try not to use grease as u might wanna clean off everytime u un-joint it, this is to make sure no sand particles or anything small tat could damage or scratch your rod get attached to the sticky surface
therefore nose oil will do hehehe… it’s free! no need get top end oil even cooking oil will do
I only have 13 years of fishing experience, so must beri tunjuk ajar!
for ferrules, use wax only.
in case of tight joints. u can buy the rubber grip to remove to section of the 2pc rod. i dont know wats it called but it looks like a pc of rubber tube with a slit in the middle to slot the top section of the rod in.
the trick to secure a 2pc rod tightly is to twist jammed it in. needs some practice to perfect the alignment though
kill the friggin’ netters
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Originally posted by wusharoxin case of tight joints. u can buy the rubber grip to remove to section of the 2pc rod. i dont know wats it called but it looks like a pc of rubber tube with a slit in the middle to slot the top section of the rod in.
if encounter problem removing the 2 pc rod due to “tight tight” joint, i normally just squeeze in some KYbefore twisting and remove them…joking, LOL
use those rubber mat which is normally placed on car dashboard to secure sun glass, key and etc…cut into two pieces and use that to secure the two sections of the rod to gently twist and pull…
In the end, i decided to take abu garcia hornet stinger 8-20lb instead. It is quite costly to my budget, but in the end of the day, it really do pays off. walk the dog performs better and relatively easy to do with rather than my ofmer spinning rod(8-17lb). Plus, i get to throw it farther than the latter, which is btw only 5 feet long. The only downside of it is that it really do tire me down only by throwing it a few times. Well, it might take me some time before i get accustomed to it. Thank you all for your generosity in giving me advises in choosing a rod. My hands are itchy to go fishing. Now the only thing that is still missing from my fishing tackle are good bearings. I WANT BOCA BEARINGSSSS!!![:D]
just an opinion
for me i choose abu bass beat 8-16lb 6’3
2pcs rod n it is much cheaper arround rm220(in my hometown)
coz last time im using hornet 8-20lb, i felt a bit heavy
when i match it wit my zilion(hehe lazy hand)so far it perform well
n the rod tip is stiff compare to the hornet that is quite soft
easy to strike the degil toman n haruan under the lilypad
just an opinion from me the newbie in lure casting fishing
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Originally posted by kang
In the end, i decided to take abu garcia hornet stinger 8-20lb instead. It is quite costly to my budget, but in the end of the day, it really do pays off. walk the dog performs better and relatively easy to do with rather than my ofmer spinning rod(8-17lb). Plus, i get to throw it farther than the latter, which is btw only 5 feet long. The only downside of it is that it really do tire me down only by throwing it a few times. Well, it might take me some time before i get accustomed to it. Thank you all for your generosity in giving me advises in choosing a rod. My hands are itchy to go fishing. Now the only thing that is still missing from my fishing tackle are good bearings. I WANT BOCA BEARINGSSSS!!!![:D]
Hi bro, just PM me and we’ll work out on boca bearings
I only have 13 years of fishing experience, so must beri tunjuk ajar!
but u have to let me know which reel u r using so i can see if the size is ngam for ur reel
I only have 13 years of fishing experience, so must beri tunjuk ajar!
TJS, you’ve got mail.
mr. sinister, I have to admit, yes, the rod is quite heavy but it is to my liking. I never tested beat, but any stiffer than hornet 8-20lb going to make me lose more fish IMHO. I used the rod for haruans today and a few bites were wasted due to the stiff of my rod. I don’t know why but it seems as if they spat it out once they bit and tried to go away, before I even managed to lower the rod to let them chew or swallow my SP.
Well, I only have a few months of experience in fishing, so if there’s any otai² that wish to refute my claims, I am greatly honoured and ready to learn from you guys. [:D]
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Originally posted by kang before I even managed to lower the rod to let them chew or swallow my SP.
i am a bit lost here…why would you want to do that? shouldn’t you set hook the moment the haruan took bite of ur SP? or, am i missing something?
For better hookup?? Cos some haruan tend to chew the sp tail, not the whole lure, from my experience.. Again, maybe its just curut.. Who knows.. [:D][:D]
Born to Cast,
Live to Fish,
Force to Work.
knht is correct. Anybody who waits to watch the bubbles when he uses a sp runs the risk of it getting spat out before he can move. As many have said before - when using a sp, strike the moment you feel the bump.
Now in terms of using a stiffer rod - the fish strikes and feels the pull of the stiffer rod unlike when a softer rod is used. A softer rod has more " give " and buys you some time to get into action.
Does this mean that the softer rod is the only way to go ? … not really. If you have the reflexes of a cat - no problem. But if you are like me, the softer rod gives me a few precious milli seconds to let my brain engage my wrist.
Kang bro, sorry didn’t receive ur mail.. i think it’s better u click on my msn link on top of this post and email from there or add in facebook easier lol
I only have 13 years of fishing experience, so must beri tunjuk ajar!
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Originally posted by knhtquote:
Originally posted by kang before I even managed to lower the rod to let them chew or swallow my SP.i am a bit lost here…why would you want to do that? shouldn’t you set hook the moment the haruan took bite of ur SP? or, am i missing something?
Wah, I managed to attract otais, hehe. Yup, you are right and I tend to do it most of the time, but how can I explain this. Hurm, you must have experienced it before, you felt or saw fish took your lure and in that split seconds it just spat or slipped through its mouth without a hookup. To my understanding, some literate (bijak) fishes do have the tendency to spit when it feels suspicious of the lure it just ate, and that tend to happen more with stiffer rod because the rod will instantly gives a jerk when the rod returning to initial state. Not all of the time fish managed to strike a whole lure. As i iterate before, im still new in this realm. Thanks for the motivated comments! [;)]
hmmm… as ur question suggest… i think it’s very depending…
so far, i think i use soft bait more than any other types of lure combined, from the time i start casting perhaps 10 years and average fishing once or twice a week
i found that, for haruans… too much variables to take into consideration. Locale of the area, tackles, plastic size, weight, sinking rate, hardness, length, size of fish, fish aggressivenes and so on and on i don;t think u all interested
ok, the truth is, hornet stinger is one of the best sp rod i ever have the priviledge to handle, but mine is 8-20 6’11’. Usually i love longer rod for plastic application. The stiffness of the rod is ngam2 so that u can feel the bite yet can strike in time
as for the lucut u experience, no worries it’s just an experience that will teach u to be better next time. Timing is crucial when setting hook using sp. But depend on situation, nowadays my standard is 2-3seconds before striking
but that will varies according to condition. If the fish are bitting fast and letting go even faster, i strike the moment the fella take, but most of the time i lose the fish, in that kinda situation i lost more plastic than usual but our ultimate goal is always the fish, right… but why 2-3 seconds? because not everytime fish hang on to ur bait, i like to feel the bait move a lil before i confirm it’s a hook up. There’s even time i leave my bait for the fish to hold for over 5 seconds, esp if telltale sign it’s a biggie( but tat will risk the fish being gut hooked, usually wont be as bad as using bait no worries)
it is better for the fish to spit out of ur lure than u strike blankly, as everytime u do so the haruan would be spooked. I would work the place again if that happen, or change to other plastic, or even reaction bait like cranks tat have better hookup rate or spinnerbait. As long the fish is not spooked, chances are u still have a second chance
well, last but not least, this is wat i found for haruan soft plastic fishing ONLY, other fish other style.
think i must have bored u all haha… anyway good luck and be confidence in fishing!
I only have 13 years of fishing experience, so must beri tunjuk ajar!
me not otai la, bro kang…still newbie…i like to use SP for one reason only, because it’s cheap and even sangkut also no heart pain. I normally use SP to “sapu” the bottom first to scout the snaps before changing to hard lure. But then i found it to be effective and thus took a preference for SP…Keitech rulezzzz, LOL
TJS sharing gave another perspective from a SP sifu…one thing to note though, his strike to set hook is quite different from my style of setting hook, or shall i say, more “violent” than mine, LOL
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Originally posted by Tan Jiin Sheng
i found that, for haruans… too much variables to take into consideration. Locale of the area, tackles, plastic size, weight, sinking rate, hardness, length, size of fish, fish aggressivenes and so on and on i don;t think u all interested
Nope, you did not bore me down, haha, do elaborate on that if you pleased [:p]. Anyway, you’ve got mail, again.
http://www.mudah.my/Ryobi+Stardust+10+25LB+casting+rod-13645346.htm
for those who might still be interested