Sailfish

                  Sailfish are two species of fish, living in warmer sections of all the oceans of the world. They are predominately blue to gray in colour and have a characteristic erectile dorsal fin known as a sail, which often stretches the entire length of the back. Another notable characteristic is the elongated bill, resembling that of the swordfish and other marlins. They are therefore described as billfish in sport fishing circles.

                
                    Both species of sailfish grow quickly, reaching 1.2–1.5 metres (3 ft 10 in–4 ft 10 in) in length in a single year, and feed on the surface or at mid-depths on smaller pelagic forage fish and squid. Individuals have been clocked at speeds of up to 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph), which is the highest speed reliably reported in any water organism. Generally, sailfish do not grow to more than 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length and rarely weigh over 90 kilograms (200 lb).
The sail is normally kept folded down and to the side when swimming, but it may be raised when the sailfish feels threatened or excited, making the fish appear much larger than it actually is. This tactic has also been observed during feeding, when a group of sailfish use their sails to "herd" a school of fish or squid.
                     Sailfish are highly prized game fish and are known for their incredible jumps and great speed. They can appear in a startling array of colours, from subdued browns and grays to vibrant purples and even silver. Their body colours are often highlighted by stripes of iridescent blue and silver dots. Sailfish can change their colours almost instantly - a change controlled by their nervous system. The sailfish can rapidly turn its body light blue with yellowish stripes when excited, confusing its prey and making capture easier, while signalling its intentions to fellow sailfish.

          
                      Though saltwater fishing off shore Kuala Rompin and Pekan normally means catching the acrobatic Sailfish, there are many other fishes in the South China Sea! It's also one of the largest fish I caught off shore! 

30kg Sailfish caught at Offshore Rompin

Bryan Lo with his caught at Offshore Pekan. Catch using Rod: Sasame Extreme PE 3   Reel: AnyFish AP Power  Line: Magnum Sensor 30lb

Popping For Sailfish and GT at Offshore Pekan! Depends on Luck. A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work xD

                      
 This is what I prepared for the sailfish fishing!

 Circle hooks size : 5/0 – 6/0
 Leader : 40 to 80lb (Depends how you fight)
 Mainline : 30 - 80lb braid line (Depends you want to go for a heavy or a light one)
 Reels with smooth drag
 Fishing rod of PE3 above
 Balloons to use as float
 Sabiki or Apollo jigs to catch some live bait
 Poppers
 Jigs below 80g (can do some light jigging there if you want)


 Catch and Release


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Bighead Carp

The bighead carp  (Richardson, 1845) is a freshwater fish, one of several Asian carps. It has a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head. Adults usually have a mottled silver-gray coloration. Adults can be quite large. Record sizes occasionally approach 143 lb (65 kg) and a total length of 145 cm (56 in); one this size was collected in Furnas Reservoir, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in 2006, but most places in the Mississippi River basin, a fish over 40 lb (18 kg) is considered very large. Bighead carp are popular quarry for bowfishers; the bowfishing record, captured in the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, in May 2008, is 92.5 lb (42 kg).
Bighead carp are native to the large rivers and associated floodplain lakes of eastern Asia. Their range extends from southern China to the Amur River system, which forms the northern border of China and the southern border of Russia.
The bighead carp has a tremendous growth rate, making it a lucrative aquaculture fish. Bighead carp, (unlike the common carp, with which Europeans and most North Americans are more familiar), are primarily filter feeders. They are preferentially consumers of zooplankton but also consume phytoplankton and detritus.

     I had enjoy myself fighting with this fish.. It's awesome! I mean the way they swim when they fight back! It is one of the biggest fish I caught in Malaysia. 

Bighead Carp 20kg

17KG

     Bait :  Fish pellets mix with Sweet Corn
      Main Line : 30lbs
      Leader : 30lbs
      Hook Line : Braided line 50lbs
      

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Grass Carp

The grass carp  is a herbivorous, freshwater fish species of family Cyprinidae, and the only species of the genus Ctenopharyngodon. It is cultivated in China for food, but was introduced in Europe and the United States for aquatic weed control. It is a large cyprind native to eastern Asia, with a native range from northern Vietnam to the Amur River on the Siberia-China border. It is a fish of large, turbid rivers and associated floodplain lakes, with a wide degree of temperature tolerance. Grass carp are usually thought to enter reproductive condition and spawn at temperatures of 20 to 30 °C (68 to 86 °F), but have been shown to sometimes spawn at temperatures as low as 15 °C (59 °F).
In the United States, the fish is also known as white amur, a name developed to avoid use of the name "carp", which has derogatory connotations in North America. The name derives from the Amur River, where the species is probably native, but has never been abundant. This is not to be confused with the white amur bream which is not a particularly close relative as Cyprinidae.

Grass carp grow large and are strong fighters on a rod and reel, but because of their vegetarian habits and their wariness, they can be difficult to catch. Chumming with corn adds to success. They will eat canned corn, cherry tomatoes, and, despite their primarily vegetarian habits, will also sometimes eat other vegetarians. Chumming with white bread, and a piece of bread pinched on a hook and floated on the surface works well, especially for pond grass carp. The fish are popular but wary quarry for bowfishers where bowfishing for grass carp is legal.
When searching for grass carp to fish, one may often spot fish cruising near the surface or very close to the shoreline. Often, an angler will spot a telltale swirl in the water near the shore without even glimpsing the fish. Grass carp often feed or rest near the shoreline, and are very wary in such places. They usually will dart away at the first sight of a person walking nearby. Stalking the fish to place a piece of bait nearby is sometimes successful. Casting bait on top of the fish usually results in spooking the fish.
Grass carp caught in ponds and lakes where they were stocked for weed control should be handled with care and released without harm

      Well.. I'm Lucky I have caught a few before. Is not that small not that big but at least i try. There are a few picture for you to see.. I hope you like it! xD

1.5kg Is a small one

3.7kg

         The Bait i use  works in Malaysia! But I'm not sure it works at other ponds or lake

      Bait :  Fish pellets
      Main Line : 20lbs
      Leader : 20lbs
      Hook Line : Mono line 20lbs
      

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Rohu Fishing

Rohu is a fish of the carp family Cyprinidae, found commonly in rivers and freshwater lakes in and around South Asia and South-East Asia. It is an omnivore. It is treated as a delicacy in Bangladesh, Nepal and Indian states of Bihar, Orissa, Assam, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The Maithil Brahmins and the Kayastha community of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh treats it as one of their most sacred foods: to be eaten on all auspicious occasions. Rohu is common food in Pakistan and is usually eaten deep fried, or in a sauce with spices.
It is called rahu in Nepali. In Hindi it is called rehu (rawas is the Indian Salmon, which is quite different).  It is popular in Thailand, Bangladesh, northern India and Pakistan. It is a non-oily/white fish.

                                                                              

                     In Malaysia Rohu Fishing is very famous! Most of the freshwater lakes have this fish.
In this case by catching them theirs is a lot of ways to catch them! They like bread floating on the water and Fish Pallets for bottom fishing. Usually I like to mix together, Bread and Fish Pallets! I'm lucky to caught some and their are some pictures to show you!

Rohu 4kg

                                                            
 

Rohu 4.5kg

                                                     

Ready For Action

Just Hook Up

Hallo Rohu

5kg Rohu

4.6kg Rohu

Ready For Acton

Action Time

Rohu 7kg

Rohu 7kg

  

                      

      Bait :  Fish pellets ,  Bread   
      Main Line : 20lbs
      Leader : 20lbs
      Hook Line : Mono line 20lbs
      

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Black Carp

The Black Carp or Black Chinese Roach is a species of cyprinid fish indigenous to China, and widely cultivated for food and Chinese medicine. It is the sole species of the genus Mylopharyngodon. The black carp grows to a length of up to six feet (2 m), and over 220 pounds (104 kg), generally feeding on snails and mussels. Black carp, together with bighead, silver, and grass carps, make up the culturally important "four famous domestic fishes" used in polyculture in China for over a thousand years, and known as "Asian carp" in the United States. Black carp are not as widely distributed worldwide as the other three.
In China, black carp are the most highly esteemed and expensive foodfish among the four domestic fishes, and partly because of its diet and limited food supply, is the most scarce and expensive in the marketplace.

           I'm Lucky to caught some at Malaysia! Fishing is all about luck , Bait rate, Food they like , Weather and alot more!.. A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work or school! xD

                                                      Black Carp 3.5kg
   

                                                         Black Carp 4.7kg
 

                                                                  Black Carp 5kg 

      

      Bait :  Fish pellets
      Main Line : 20lbs
      Leader : 20lbs
      Hook Line : Mono line 20lbs
      

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Common Carp

The common carp is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family: Cyprinidae. It is on the List of the world's 100 worst invasive species.

                 I'm Lucky to Caught Some at Malaysia  :)   Maybe this common carp's in Malaysia are small but they are a good fighter. Small and Strong!                      

                                                     Common Carp 5KG
    

 

 Common Carp 4.8kg

 

                                                      Common Carp 4.5kg
      Bait :  Fish pellets
      Main Line : 20lbs
      Leader : 20lbs
      Hook Line : Mono line 20lbs
      

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Pacu Fishing

Pacu is a common name used to refer to several common species of omnivorous South American freshwater fish that are related to the piranha. Pacu and piranha don't have similar teeth, although the main difference is jaw alignment; piranha have pointed, razor-sharp teeth in a pronounced underbite, whereas pacu have squarer, straighter teeth like a human in a less severe underbite, or a slight overbite. Additionally, full-grown pacu are much larger than piranha, reaching up to 0.9 m (3 feet) and 25 kg (55 pounds) in weight, in the wild.

Pacu is a term of Brazilian Indian origin. When the large fishes of the Colossoma genus entered the aquarium trade in the U.S. and other countries, they were erroneously labeled pacu. In the Amazon, the term pacu is reserved to smaller and medium sized fishes in the Metynnis, Mylossoma and Myleus genera.

In Malaysia have some Pacu as well! Last time South America  export to Malaysia!

I have caught a few Pacu as well :)

                                                      Action Time with the Pacu
    

 

Pacu around 5kg ++

Pacu 3kg

 Pacu 5.5 Kg

 

Pacu 4kg

                                                                  Pacu 6kg

 Bait :  Live Bait , Fish pellets and Nuts (  Normally I like to use Fish Pellets and Live Bait )
 Main Line : 20lbs
 Leader : 20lbs
 Hook Line : Braided line 80lbs

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Java Barb Fishing

Java Barb is a freshwater fish! A lot of Malaysian anglers like this fish! Java Barb above 1kg ++ is nice to eat.. But I'm a Sport Fisherman! Sport Fisherman like to Catch and Release :)

                                        This is a Small Java Barb around 400g

                                          Another Java Barb around 600g

   Bait : Fish Pellets

  Main Line : 8lbs 

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FreshWater Fishing at Malaysia

As for the "fresh water" fish, the area : Fish Valley Semenyih , Hulu Langat , Kolam Kesumba Rimba , Sukida Pond ,  Natural Exotic Fish Fishing Pond  and 

Tow Foo Pond 

 

 It's a Grass Carp caught at Hulu Langat , Malaysia

Around 4kg +

What Makes Me Like Fishing

Hallo everyone! I'm here to share my Fishing experience to you! I hope you enjoy it :)

That picture is when i was 10 years old!

What makes me  like fishing?

I am truly intoxicated with this sport because I have acquired much knowledge from it. From astronomy to geography, experience the wild and nature of mother earth and understanding the habits of individual living creature (especially fishes). I started fishing when I was 5 years old.

The biggest benefit I gained from this activity is that fishing enhances my physical fitness and my intellect gives me a great chance to get in touch with nature, a place to release my tension and fill my poor lungs with fresh air. Such a "wholesome" and "enrich" activity that I will continue to love it and will never give up on this .

Countries and places that I have gone fishing before?

I do not have much experience of fishing abroad. However, I do have many great fishing experiences within my native country - Malaysia; I have travelled across a number of well-known fishing spots in Malaysia.

Just to name a few of my "salt water" fishing areas: Off the coast of  Melaka, Crab Island, Pangkor Island, Tioman Island, offshore of Rompin, and Pekan