Here are some fantastic picture from Royale Belum dated late February 2007 by Wusharox and his crew.Feed your eyes for some awesome catches.Wusharox bro will answer to all your queries.
ps:sorry bro for the late post ups…cheers mate
Here are the pics
once an angler, always an angler
Beautiful fishes, nicely done with a cool pose..
Good job wusharox.
How much was the cost to belum per pax?
hi,
geno: its RM 650 for 4D 3N per head, includes everything. i suggest u go during dry spells. we wanted a more compact group, so we had more room for ourselves to fish. due to the new law banning fishing in Belum, i m still in the dark on the current issue. hopefully netters will be banned and angling still permittable…
this trip is considered a washout, water level is too high. during low water level, lubuk toman is the place to be… imagine 3 boats inside one lubuk and everyone casting only poppers! happy hour man!
thanks Ming for the upload, i was in Pulau Tinggi last weekend. we caught a 7kg mackerel and 15kg cobia… thats about it lah, but wat i really felt sore was i lost a biggie while trolling… the Mustad 5X strong treble straightened on 2 occasions! btw hows Kangaroo land? =)
kill the friggin’ netters
Wow great and nice pictures…make us salivate…alot of branded stuffs from tackles, accessories and clothing…[:D] everyone look like a model!!![8D]
Cheers
BE A SPORTFISHERMAN USE LURES!!!
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT!!!
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Originally posted by geno
Beautiful fishes, nicely done with a cool pose.. Good job wusharox. How much was the cost to belum per pax?
Congrats guys! best pictures so far. Well done!!
wusharox bro,
not to bad with your catches there in pulau tinggi,at least there is still fishes for u to get hold of..hehehe..reading and listening to so many views abt our waterways will one day dry up and fishes will go extinction by year 2020..ehehe..thats wat all abt over in melb here..the awesome waters of Murray river is currently facing major drought and in a few months time the water is gonna dry up and the best thing is that, melb ppl are relyin on that water source for daily usage..eheheh..
Apart from that, fishing down here has been goin quite slow for me.Really busy wit uni work and more work is pilling up day by day.Im on my one week easter break, manage to check out some freshwater lake up north east of melb,its abt 45 min drive from where i stay and the results were ZERO..expecting there will be some brown trout, rainbow trout,redfin and even the carps there are not showing any signs.Not even a single bite,weather was rather chilly abt 18 degrees with a fair strong wind, water was cloudy due to slight showers and thats wat i think, fishing on that day was horrible…ehehe..well i guess thats wat u call fishing..apart from that 27cm - 32 cm snappers and breams are not a prob for me to get hold of them in the nearby piers..but hunting them at times could be realli tricky…i guess more reports are shown in the fishing report section under Fishingboy’s thread..hope u are doin well there and don forget abt me when im back home yeah..eheehe..i wan to go to belum and other awesome spot yeah!!!..make sure u hav a list of spots to take me around..ehehe..hands are itching for the dam tomans and sebbie’s feel…cheers bro.
once an angler, always an angler
uncle thomas,
its just an ordinary day, we brighten things up =)
badushunter,
well planned and lots of posing practice beforehand =P
no lah, mostly we learned from japanese magazines and i like their style/art
ming,
settled in nicely? yeah,when u’re back we’ll go camping n u’ll cook yah! hehehe hmmm Belum still harbours some good specimens, i m sure when u get back we got time to go… i m thinking of getting a small cartopper to increase our casting adventures, btw uncle thean said the baung spot in AK is dried due to low water lvl. need to do more recce already when got more free time
cheers
kill the friggin’ netters
hehe..well in fact truly jap style of snapping pics..
yeaps..ive settle in quite well here…yeaps definitely will cook for u guys…gotta admit my cooking skill has improve vastly!!!..eheheh..well im sure ill look forward for belum and other awesome honey holes..ehehe..yeaps u shud get a cartopper…but i thought u had one already maybe a cartopper rack shud be good..eehe…hmm baung spot missing dee…they might migrate to other deeper area filled with rubbish..heheh hope u guys hav lotsa fun there..at the mean time recce other secluded areas…im sure they do harvest better catches…cheers bro..u take good care there..
once an angler, always an angler
Hi Wusharox n Guys,
Nice n great fishing, you are pouring poison on me kau kau man. I will be going there too soon, hope I can get some of your results. BTW can you guys comment on how your fishing gears performed? Can the Fantasista (8-16 lb) handle the biggies?
##I have Technas, Megabasses, Fantasistas, Ardito, Certate, Steez, Luvias,Twinpower, Zillion, Antares, Fenwicks and Abus all ready to give to my grandchildren. I only hope there will be fishes left on earth though##
Whaaooo. nice catches. Where’s my invite?
Interesting to see most the toman caught on orange lures, which is in the contrary to this months RnL article.
Did you guys CnR? If you do CnR, please don’t dangle large fish by the lip grips, it is very damaging to them.
quote:Wusharox bro, thx for the reply.. Hopefully the state goverment would only ban commercial fishing and not angling all together.. I would be happy if they close the place but open up on selected seasons for angling.
Originally posted by wusharox
hi,geno: its RM 650 for 4D 3N per head, includes everything. i suggest u go during dry spells. we wanted a more compact group, so we had more room for ourselves to fish. due to the new law banning fishing in Belum, i m still in the dark on the current issue. hopefully netters will be banned and angling still permittable…
this trip is considered a washout, water level is too high. during low water level, lubuk toman is the place to be… imagine 3 boats inside one lubuk and everyone casting only poppers! happy hour man!
thanks Ming for the upload, i was in Pulau Tinggi last weekend. we caught a 7kg mackerel and 15kg cobia… thats about it lah, but wat i really felt sore was i lost a biggie while trolling… the Mustad 5X strong treble straightened on 2 occasions! btw hows Kangaroo land? =)
kill the friggin’ netters
innerzen,
honestly speaking, i think max power for standard Abu fantasista 8-16lbs would be 5kg toman. below that, no line comes out… dragset for the abu rod on my alphas was at 70%, anything less cannot control the toman head. infact when i striked 3 times, the 20+footer boat dashed forward too. kinda amazing wat this rod can do, overall i would give it a 6/10
lastly my style of fishing is agressive and quick kill. in my opinion, i think its best if u understand how the rod works n its maximum leverage, then u can truly feel its power. i would say for me, this rod kinda under for belum toman, coz we lost quite a few on our 12-25’s rods. it would serve nicely for 3-4kg size for snaggy areas and 5kg+ for open areas. but then again its down to your experience, i hope to see a monster landed by the 8-16 abu fantasista. so the pressures on you innerzen!! =) the ball is already in your court
i think the registra series will be able to smash some biggies up, coz the backbone is so strong. as for yabai no comment…
the megabass rod performed like a dream, casts a mile and fights like a knight. the rod works for u =)
fizzy,
all the tomans we kept in our wet dream box only. yeah, i totally forgot about damages to big fishes n lip grip. but then again we didnt hang them up too long coz we already got the videos. few clicks then they’re off with a sore tooth, with lures dangling whilst picture being taken, i think its too dangerous to hold the toman by the belly or neck with bare hands. our safety comes 1st
hmm i should change the way i hold the toman, maybe add support to its belly or tail to minimize the stress on the fish. like my 11th picture(red sky) and last picture
geno,
yeah, but so far no news yet coz i might be going in may again. so hopefully is just the netting activities
kill the friggin’ netters
Bro, it’s not just the jaw damage from being hung, it is also possible to damage internal organs by being vertical.
Ideally you should use the lip grip for CONTROL but support the fishes weight with the other hand with the fish in a horizontal position in you want to release it.
While pics 11 & 13 are better, I would guess at least 90% of the weight still on the jaw and fish still virtually vertical.
It’s all to do with the fact the fish has evolved under water and its mass is supported all over by the water. To take it out and have gravity do its thing is actually not that kind on large specimens such as you have been lucky to catch.
I wanna go there and try my luck, is it open for fishing? Boatmen still operating?
You have poisoned me ; )
Wusharox,
Thanks for your infos, the Fantasista is rated 8-16 lb, so for it to handle Toman 5kg is pretty good. I shall use Rigista Texas Rig also 8-16 lb but it is stronger like you said.
I have wanted to buy the Jabberwork as it is rated 10-20 lb. I have now only one 10-20 lb rod, my Techna Av which I think is not design for Toman fishing. I will bring my Tommahawk Phobos rated 10-22lb so I think it should be more than enough unless I see the 10+kg mama toman again. I want to feel the power of the fish too and not overpowering them.
I am considering of using 20lb lines, do you feel that 30lb braided is too strong. I tested the Spider wire at 20lb dry and straight, it broke at 39.5lb and when knoted at26.4lb, so 30lb would be somewhere 55+lb straight and 40+ knoted? (test done at Purefishing)
I have not done enough Dam fishing of late, enough for me to really know what is the best set up. I guess the ball at my feet is not yet fully inflated. Lastly the fish must bite…cheers
##I have Technas, Megabasses, Fantasistas, Ardito, Certate, Steez, Luvias,Twinpower, Zillion, Antares, Fenwicks and Abus all ready to give to my grandchildren. I only hope there will be fishes left on earth though##
HI Wusharox, Eddie and the Gang,
Nice trip and photos guys… really yapun chai like…[8D]..but only thing should go is the lip grip…just a suggestion.. I love to join you guys in your next trip up there again…seems interesting… Did u guys use Steve’s boathouse for this trip? just curious since the backgrounds look familiar…Bro my yahoo ID is bossdaniel_82@yahoo.com…We have met in RHA before with your bro and Edward.. feel free to buzz me man , would like to join you guys on the next trip… Cheers!!
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Originally posted by mingmon86
hehe..well in fact truly jap style of snapping pics..
Ming bro,
care to share the jap style of snapping pics? any techniques required and how does it differ from the malaysian style?
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fizzy,
yeap, i read about the damage to the organs.
hmm as for fishing in Belum, maybe still can in the lake areas. i think only the rivers are banned.
btw we were using Yusof’s boat house. guides are ok leh, but better if u bring your own truster if u would like to cover more areas whilst casting. give those guys a break man
innerzen,
here r some useful tips.
There are 2 types of toman rise, one is it comes up n gulps the air and the other is, it comes up n moves slowly(mostly more than 3 seconds on the surface) occasionally the tail comes out like its waving to u.
During the rise, u can use popper as the hit rate will be almost 70%. fast retrieve will be good.
For the gulping air fellows, i recommend super fast retrieve with deep crankbaits or stop-jerk-retrieve technique to entice the bugger. see which technique works better for u, n bright coloured firetiger lures are hot
Sebarau, usually they like grassy areas in the evening outside the lubuks (maybe island area) facing the wind direction with waves crashing onto the banks. cast into weedy bottoms and slowly sneak your lures around the underwater bushes. confirm they’r there (using shallow/deep crankbaits)
roughneck,
wassup man, yeah! u can give eddy a buzz. he’s on holiday at the moment. we were using yusofs boathouse
FB,
japanese style emphasize alot on the 30% or 70% sky rule, if u notice the angles, mostly are from low shots. thrust the fish forward but try to avoid contact with the fish. as u know, a finger on the fish can actually tell its actual size already. basically a balanced shot would be the guy far away from the fish. there are many angles, but the best is to take a few shots, with the fish taking up 20-50% of the picture.
try not to cloud the photo and if u like to take scenery of the whole area, u can have 70% background and 30% of you+fish inside. it will look really awesome
these are just my rough guide of how to take pictures and posing to complete the photo. heheh everyday i m still learning to improve
kill the friggin’ netters
Thanks for the photography tips bro. I don’t think that the 30% 70% proportion concept is all jap. this proportion concept, and the sky landscape proportion concept is widely adopted in generic photography as well. also, from what i’ve seen in jap bass fishing pictures, the lip grip is a rare scene. most of the bass are lipped with bare fingers, which i think, doesn’t cause too much damage to the lower jaw and the “neck” of the fish. but anyway, good pictures and excelent trip. congrats to you guys!
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hehee…there u go..a complete answer to everyone..ehehe..this Belum trip sure do entice everyone there..ehehe..i also drool la..ehehe..
once an angler, always an angler
Haha ming, wait for you to come back 1st lah we can make a trip there together.. hehe
Cheers
