Taiwans pics.......

[MarkR]

I still prefer fast action rod which has good lifting power.

Hi Edros,

Thank you for the info on the J/M 500g special.

I am leaning towards fast action rods for jigging too although I know some of my mates like the parabolic action.

I used a seed 56H, J/M 600 and calstar 760L in WA. I must say that the seed had the fastest action and was light but very stiff in the butt, was very fond of it until it broke. The J/M 600g cut to 5'1" was very easy to jig with but not very suitable when using high drag. So after all...I found the good old calstar to work very well although the rod I used was not purpose built for jigging. Can really pull damn hard with the calstar. Fight time cut down too. Some people say fast action, fish die you also die but I find that the shorter the fight the better for fish and angler too, less tiring man!

Hey guys, there is a new 6 foot prototype calstar in sabre supposedly 30-80lb rated but has a softer tip than the 760L. The taper seems to be more drstaic than the 760L but still has similar butt power. No model number given yet and it is not a 7460 model according to mike. Just got one built.

May be the more parabolic rods are suited for fast running dogtooth and other tuna, better cushioning?

cheers,

mark

[MarkR]

Hi Jason,

Going to Bali. Short weekend recce trip

Saw the video of your trip last night, pretty nice stuff although fish were not that big. Saw Simon lose the big one on the strike

You gus planning revenge trip in Sep?

See u at fishing buddy!

Mark

[physlo]

Mark / Jason,

I intend to get a 760L built for spinning. Just got myself a cheap and good second hand Daiwa spinning reel. Planning to use on the upcoming Spratly's trip and maybe for Sambo in December. If it works, i can save myself 1k plus on buying the Saltiga or Stella.

Cheers!
physlo..

[jason]

Hi Physio
Get 765XL better ......760L too heavy for your reel(U bought over Edmund izzt?).....



Cheers
Jason

[jason]

Originally Posted by MarkR

Hi Jason,

Going to Bali. Short weekend recce trip

Saw the video of your trip last night, pretty nice stuff although fish were not that big. Saw Simon lose the big one on the strike

You gus planning revenge trip in Sep?

See u at fishing buddy!

Mark

Hi mark
This time we are planning our revenge in Spralty this year.....


Cheers
Jason

[physlo]

Originally Posted by jason

Hi Physio
Get 765XL better ......760L too heavy for your reel(U bought over Edmund izzt?).....

Cheers
Jason

Jason,
The model i got is the much older version of Saltiga. It's called Daiwa Saldua G6500. It has almost the same characteristics but....let me show you when we meet. I spent 4 hours to overhaul this reel.

Cheers!
physlo..

[jason]

Hi Physio

Where did U get it from???
Show me tonight???


Cheers
Jason

[supersky]

Originally Posted by jason

Yo Edmund
The only problem is that U have to loosen the preset drag to drop the jig as there is no free spool...then tighten the preset drag again to set the drag ......Cos this reel is bulit for trolling and that explain why there is no free spool...

Cheers
Jason

Correction, there is free spool but you will only have 5-6kg drag.
Thus, what u need to do is to tighten the preset drag to higher if you require more drag.. like going for samson. I landed 10 samson in WA on the reel. Max i think can go up to 15kg. But 13kg drag will do samson if not back pain!!

But, so far Taiwan trip need not to set the preset drag... i overestimate the fish there... no biggies caught .

Up to now still don't know whether 30kg Amberjack is stronger than samson or not.


MarkR, will depend on you to land one in Bali. 55kg!!
Don't forget to let us know the catch there.

So far, i will 2 tica reels only lah. Tica dolphin 9000(surf reel) for popping in Spratlys and landed 20kg+ GT. Tica ST558 landed 10 samsons range 25 - 30+ kg.

Not sure where Hong Kuan post my photo.. need to go down and check.


Cheers,
Vincent

[edylie]

Yo Vincent,

Looks like the Tica reel is cost effective. What rod and line are you using it with?
Cheers,
Edy

[supersky]

Originally Posted by MarkR

Hi Jason,

Going to Bali. Short weekend recce trip

Saw the video of your trip last night, pretty nice stuff although fish were not that big. Saw Simon lose the big one on the strike

You gus planning revenge trip in Sep?

See u at fishing buddy!

Mark

Mark,

Some advise for you if you go Taiwan on Sept.
The red color fish you see on the photo here is call "big eye lian".
Selling more money than Amberjack. Almost 2 times higher per 600g.
So, better keep.
Bottom fishing is fun and table size red grouper is $$$$.


Cheers.

[supersky]

Originally Posted by edylie

Yo Vincent,

Looks like the Tica reel is cost effective. What rod and line are you using it with?
Cheers,
Edy

Yo Edy,

I pair with Jigging Master 600g and pioneer braided line which so far never fail me.


Vincent

[edylie]

How is the drag on the reel after your samson trip? The washer and everything still intact? What i am afraid is ... after 1 time "heavy usage" all the drags or washer will be "gone"

Did you modify the default drag or ?

PS. wanna go rompin with me or not? April 9 and 10.

Cheers,
Edy

[supersky]

So far no problem everything still intact.
Can bring down Hong Guan to grease it for u.

I did not modify the default drag.
Maybe it time do modify it.

Rompin on April 9 and 10. I am working on 9. Not able to apply leave last minute. Maybe next time. Let me know earlier.
I still have Tanjung Pinang, Sedili and Spratlys trip coming up.

Cheers.

[edylie]

That sounds like a cost effective reel! I will check it out sometime next week in Hong Guang.
Actually the Rompin trip is not last minute ... maybe you did not see my post but it is all good

I guess this year no Spratly for me again *sigh*

Cheers,
Edy

[supersky]

Yo Edy,

Rompin trip fish on Sunday one day only rite?
Sat what time departing?
If timing ok.. then i join u for rompin.
Mainly trolling?

[edylie]

Hi Vincent,

Rompin Sat about 2.30pm we goto JB to meet up with my malaysian friends and then we will go all the way to Rompin.
Stay one night there and Sunday we go fishing and back to Singapore on Sunday evening.

This trip we are doing bottom and targetting Ebek and Parrot.
Cheers,
Edy

[supersky]

Sound ok to me. ON lah.. just to company u skip working lor..
Cost rougly? in RM?

[edylie]

Wah! I like your Style!!! Power lah!

The boat itself is RM650 to be shared by 5 of us (3 from Singapore - including yourself and another 2 friends from JB)
One night stay at Rompin is RM$30/pax and we will need to bring some money for food (dinner), drinks and etc.

So what happened right now is we have 3 pax from Singapore and i am trying to finalise on the transport cost, From Singapore to JB to Rompin.
You got lobang on transport?

Thank you.
Cheers,
Edy

[supersky]

U want transport from SG to JB and then continue to Rompin?
Can check but no sure whether to Rompin or not.

[edylie]

If you could find out the costs for transport from SG -> JB -> SG that would be nice.

Please make sure that the transport is big enough to store 3 ice boxes and our tackles also.

As for JB -> Rompin -> JB, i think the other 2 malaysian friends are able to help.
What do you think?

Cheers,
Edy

[supersky]

Ok. I will check up for SG -> JB -> SG transport cost.
Need to know the stopping point in JB in order to check the price.

[edylie]

Ok... right now i dont know where ... I will ask him on Monday ... tomorrow i am going to Tanjung Pinang
All right man. I am going to sleep now.

have a good night.
Cheers,
Edy

PS. do you have my mobile number?

[supersky]

Yes.. i got ur mobile.
Once i got the price will let u know.

[edylie]

All right.
Thanks man.

I will move some part of our rompin conversation to the offshore thread tomorrow morning since this thread is to discuss about Taiwan

Cheers,
Edy