The Asian Angler

The Asian Angler
Issue 54
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Salty Max Plus

Low Profile Reel
A Smooth & Powerful

Performer Made For
Saltwater Fishing.
t Have Power & Affordability?
NEW
201
7
5
• 2 Stainless steel ball bearings + 1 roller bearing
provides smooth operation
• One piece graphite frame
• Graphite sideplates
• Machined Aluminum spool provides strength with
out adding excess weight
• Power Disk drag system gives smooth drag perfor-
mance
• Duragear brass gear for extended gear life
• MagTrax brake system gives consistent brake
pressure throughout the cast
• Compact bent handle and star provide a more er-
gonomic design
• Recessed reel foot allows for a more ergonomic
reel design
• Flip Switch on reel that gives anglers the ability
to engage/disengage the spool with one hand (This
feature eliminates the need for anglers to turn the
handle for engagement and is perfect for pitching,
flipping or back trolling fishing techniques)
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Description: Salty Max Plus LP
Reel
Salty Max Plus-L LP Reel
Weight: 225g
Max Drag: 5kg
Line Cap.: PE 2 / 200m
Ball / Roller Bearings: 2+1
Retrieve Rate Per Turn: 28in
Gear Ratio: 6.2:1
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Oceanfield 7
Low Profile Reel (JDM)
When Only Success

Matters; The Oceanfield
7 Is Your Sure Bet
r The Discerning Angler
• 3 Stainless Steel ball bearings + 1 roller bearing

provides smooth operation
• Machined aluminum spool provides strength with
out adding excess weight
• MagTrax brake system gives consistent brake
pressure throughout the cast
• Recessed reel foot allows for a more ergonomic
reel design
• 95mm Crank Handle Included in box
• Big Round Knob Handle with 2 adjustable positions
(60-70mm)
• Includes Tool for Handle Exchange
• Optional BF Spool for bait finesse
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A Versatile Reel For Many
Conditions
Oceanfield 7
Low Profile Reel (JDM)
Description: Oceanfield 7 | Oceanfield 7-L

Weight: 217g
Max Drag: 7kg
Retrieve Rate Per Turn: 29in / 74cm
Gear Ratio: 7.1:1
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Contents Click To Go Directly To Article
Viper Perseus Sea Lion Hotel,

Coastal Game Ketam Island
Lightweight Selangor, Malaysia
Monster Fighter Abu Garcia
Axecutor; The New
Page: 20 Page: 122
Ultra Light Fun Rod
GT-Zero AIR Café

PE BRAID, The
Page: 44 Lumière, Kuala
Microfiber Braided
Selangor, Malaysia
Line
Abu Garcia
SaltyStage KRX
Page: 58 Page: 142
Light Jigging
Abu Garcia Ho Dai Sek
Silver Max 5; Ultra Promotion @The
Light Fishing Reel Page: 70 Blossom, Swiss-
Garden Beach
Coleman Deluxe Resort Kuantan
Comfort Relax Out-
Page: 82 Page: 152
doors Chair
Natural Exotic Coleman Instant
Fish Fishing Pond, Shelter
Page: 96
Behrang (New)
Page: 104 Page: 160

Abu Garcia
LAYERED HOODIE
2
Victorinox Abu Gacia
SwissTool Pocket SALTY STAGE
Tools Page: 178
KR-X LIGHT
JIGGING (JDM)
Abu Garcia
REVO LT7 LOW
Page: 162 Page: 188
PROFILE REEL
(JDM) BERKLEY®
Catalyst Case
For Apple Watch TRILENE® BIG
Page: 180
(42mm) GAME™
Abu Garcia
SALTY MAX PLUS
Page: 164 LOW PROFILE Page: 192
REEL
MGFA UL Micro
Clinic With Ginson
Page: 184
Tan & Kenny Chee
Page: 166
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Test Drives The Asian Angler
Perseus COASTAL GAME
Testing Grounds: Natural Exotic Pond, Behrang

Series: Viper Perseus Coastal Game
Model: VP612 SJ
Opponents: Amazon Redtail Catfish, Asian
Redtail Catfish, Aligator Gar
NEW
J igging is lots of fun and is the current “in thing”

in our region, with more and more anglers picking
up the sport. That said, we see a lot more jigging
tackle in stores these days compared to a few years
ago. One of these is the Viper Perseus Coastal
Game rod.
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Lightweight Fighter
The Viper Perseus Coastal Game is a lightweight

and very well balanced rod built on a 24 ton graph-
ite blank. Pick up the rod and put on a reel, and at
a horizontal position the weight disperses through-
out the rod making it feel lighter.
Components
When it comes to components, the Viper Perseus

Coastal Game rod comes with standard reel seats,
standard guides, and quality EVA handles; keep-
ing the prices within the lower end of the spectrum
thus allowing anglers to upgrade as and when
they want to.
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Made For
Light Jigging
The Viper Perseus Coastal Game rod is a rod

made for light jigging. It is rated at PE 0.8-2.0
and has a recommended max jig weight of 60g.
Being 6’1” in length, it can cast pretty well too,
shooting our baits to very good distances.
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Battling Giants
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Ground Zero
To test the Viper Perseus Coastal Game rod we

took it to the new Natural Exotic Pond in Behrang,
the new home of the hard fighting gladiators such
as the Mekong catfish, Amazon redtail catfish, Sia-
mese catfish, etc.
Casting is certainly not an issue as we got our
baits to where the gladiators sit back and wait for
a fight. When the fights broke out, they were in-
tense. The gladiators knew where the snags were
(underwater pipes) and we had to force them out
and away from the danger zone. The Perseus had
no issues doing so.
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The Viper Perseus Coastal Game rod is a
very good rod and priced at a very attractive
price range. It is a very capable rod landed
hard fighting fishes without issues, even high
drag settings. It feels like a higher end rod as
it lightweight, well balanced, and has a good
feel.
> Landed lots of these gladiators without issues.
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Fishing Rods
Built Quality
Finishing
Ergonomics (Feel)
Balance
Weight
Components (quality)
Castability
Sensitivity
Power
Rating 7.6
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Bass Field Rod (JDM)BG
OCEANFIELD
A Versatile Rod For The
Versatile Angler
• Magtrax brake system • Dura g

• Power stack carbon matrix drag • Recess
• Backup ratchet • Lower
• 3 position power handle • 105mm
• EVA big round knob special t
• 4 HPCR bearings
A high performance low profile reel with 10Kg max drag, l

included, suitable for saltwater jigging, octopus fishing an
If you love fishing for bass this rod is for you...

Material Description Weight Max Drag Line Capacity (PE 3) Su
1417877 Oceanfield BG 347g 10Kg 260m

Created by Abu Garcia’s Japan team for bass
fishing,
1417878the Bass BG
Oceanfield Field
– L is347g
a great10Kg
rod for all 260m
anglers
whatever the level.
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Casting Rods
Comfortable grip.
Quality Fuji O-Ring Guides.
BSFC-662 M - Length 6’6”

Line 8 – 20lb • Lure 3/16 – 3/4oz
2 piece, Medium Action
_____________________________
BSFC-672 MH - Length 6’7”
Line 10 – 30lb • Lure 1/4 – 1 1/2oz
2 piece, Medium Heavy Action _
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Spinning Rods
Comfortable grip.
Quality Fuji O-Ring Guides.
BSFS-622 UL - Length 6’2”

Line 2 – 6lb • Lure 1/32 – 1/4oz
2 piece, Ultra Light Action
_____________________________
BSFS-672L - Length 6’7”
Line 2 – 8lb • Lure 1/32 – 5/16oz
2 piece, Light Action _
Bass Field Rod (JDM)BG
OCEANFIELD
Well designed contoured rear EVA grip for better support.
• Magtrax brake system • Dura g

• Power stack carbon matrix drag • Recess
• Backup ratchet • Lower
• 3 position power handle • 105mm
• EVA big round knob special t
• 4 HPCR bearings
A high performance low profile reel with 10Kg max drag, l

included, suitable for saltwater jigging, octopus fishing an
Material Description Weight Max Drag Line Capacity (PE 3) Su
1417877 Oceanfield BG 347g 10Kg 260m

1417878 Oceanfield BG – L Pure
347g Fishing
10Kg Malaysia260m
Sdn. Bhd.
(515617-x)
T: 603-78323380

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Abu Garcia
Axecutor
e w U l t r a
T h e N
Testing Grounds: Barramundi Pond, Jugra

Series: Abu Garcia Axecutor
Model: AAXS601UL A
Opponents: Barramundi
NEW
L i g h t F u n
I have for many years enjoyed ultra light tackle

fishing and every now and then I indulge in it. I
often go looking for some ultralight fishing tackle
to play with. I recently got to test Abu Garcia’s
new ultra light rod; the Axecutor.
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Lightweight
Rod
The Abu Garcia Axecutor is a light weight
rod that looks good coming in black and gold
cosmetics that gives it a sporty looks espe-
cially with the carbon fibre section. It comes
with a 24 ton graphite blank that gives it a
more forgiving flex that an ultra light tackle
rod needs providing needed absorption es-
pecially when fishes make a sudden dash.
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Quality Com
The Axecutor comes with stan-
dard stainless steel K-guides,
quality Fuji reel seat, quality EVA
handles that have been con-
toured for a more comfortable
grip. This setup helps keep the
rod within an affordable range
preserving good performance.
mponents 49
Field Test
To field test the Axecutor we took it to the bar-

ramundi pond in Jugra. The barramundis in
this ponds fight well although not as powerful
as those in the wild and they have open up
hooks (light tackle hooks). This make them
ideal test subjects to test the Axecutor on.
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Casting Ability
The Axecutor casts well and with confidence;
not wobbling during the cast. It has a tip that
gives a pretty good flick, easily shooting my
1 inch grubs to very good distances allowing
me to cover more area thus increasing my
chances of attracting a fish to bite.
Fish Management
The Axecutor handles very well. Being an ul-
tra light tackle rod it does not come with a
stiff backbone but the Axecutor certainly has
enough power to manage the battles here
without losing any fish. Every battle was well
fought with plenty of ultra light tackle fun.
> Barramundis are fun to play with on ultra light tackle.
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> Good size fighters subdued by the Axecutor.
Verdict
Fishing Rods
Built Quality
Finishing
Ergonomics (Feel)
Balance
Weight
Components (quality)
Castability
Sensitivity
Power
Rating 7
The Abu Garcia Axecutor is a good per-

former especially with ultra light fishing. It
is lightweight, well balanced, looks decent,
cast well, and can managed fish well. It is
also within an affordable price range making
it even more desirable. Two thumbs up for
the Axecutor.
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Contents Page 57
F ishing lines are super important and
all anglers want lines that are capable
and able to improve their chances of
catching fish by allowing for better sen-
sitivity, better break strength, and lower
diameter. A line that meets all these cri-
teria is braid. We recently got to test out
the new GT Zero Air PE Braid.
Testing Grounds: Natural Exotic Pond, Behrang

Series: GT-Zero AIR PE BRaid
Poundage: 20lb
Opponents: Amazon Redtail Catfish
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Good Castability
The GT Zero Air PE Braid is a pretty

smooth line and being smooth allows
it to easily glide through the guides
of the fishing rod with low amounts
of friction. This is probably due to the
Teflon coating on the line that also
acts as a protective coat. This trans-
lates to improved casting distances
of which means that one covers more
ground (or water) with every cast.
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8 Strands
The GT Zero Air PE Braid
is braided together by eight
tightly weaved strands of
premium microfiber yarns at
32 weaves 32 weaves per
inch. Being tightly weaved
with 8 strands of microfiber
yarns gives the GT Zero Air
PE Braid a smoother body
with added strength.
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Pl a y i n g W i t h
G l a d i a t o r s
We recently took the GT Zero Air PE Braid
to the new Natural Exotic Pond in Tan-
jung Malim, Perak; testing them against
the hard fighting gladiators that lie await
in these newly built arena.
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M a n a g i n g
Fig h t s
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The GT Zero Air PE Braid certainly casts
pretty well sending our baits (fish meat)
towards the area where the gladiators
were hiding out. Within minutes our
fishing rod took a bow signalling that a
gladiator has taken the bait.
With the drag set high, we started the

first few fights using a “tug of war” tech-
nique where we the battles ensued using
brute force against brute force. Despite
high pressured fights the line stood its
ground landing every fish that took the
bait.
Conclusion
With many wins and plenty of photos, we had a satis-

fying and successful field test. There was zero tackle
failure and as far as the GT Zero Air PE Braid goes, it
performed very well. Good knot strength, smooth, easy
to cast with, and strong.
More on this new pond in this issue. Click here to read.
Contents Page 69
Note: Products in this section may have not been tested by The Asian Angler magazine
Introducin’ The Asian Angler
Abu Garcia
t a g e K R X
S a l t y S
Light Jigging
H ere’s some news for those into light jigging.

Abu Garcia recently launched the new Abu Garcia
Salty Stage KR-X Light Jigging rod. I managed to
take a look at the 3 piece model and that got me
really excited. In all honesty I have not fished with
it yet but it feels really good.
NEW
The Abu Garcia Salty Stage KR-X is one sporty looking

rod with carbon fibre reel seat nuts, metallic light blue
ring washers, carbon X wrapped blank, and nicely con-
toured EVA grips. All these on a black base adds to the
sportiness and tough stance of the rod.
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Lightweight And Wel
The Abu Garcia Salty Stage KR-X

is lightweight rod that is very well
balanced, capable of making rods
two to three times its price; feel
shy. This rod that is designed by
Abu Garcia’s team in Japan cer-
tainly feels very high-end but in re-
ality it comes with a very reason-
able price tag.
ll Balanced
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Comfortable Grip
The grip of the Abu Garcia Salty Stage KR-X Light Jig-
ging is ergonomically designed and is comfortable to hold.
This level of comfort allows for hours of fishing without
feeling fatigue. It also allows for a good and steady grip,
an important factor especially when fighting the fish.
Great Fish Handling
Rod twisting on the Abu Garcia Salty Stage KR-X is re-

duced thanks to its carbon X wrapping that strengthens
the blank giving it additional fighting power with better
control over the fish. It also has a good backbone to han-
dle the fights of hard fighting fishes.
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Quality Components
The Abu Garcia Salty Stage

KR-X Light Jigging comes
with high quality compo-
nents that gives this rod
its prowess. It comes with
Fuji tangle free K-Guides
with SiC ring inserts for
lightweight and smooth line
movements with capability
of handling super lines.
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The reel seat on the Salty Stage KR-X allows for a good
feel of the blank via am exposed section at the bottom pro-
viding contact for the angler and the rod. Coming with a
high quality composite blank certainly gains more points,
adding better sensitivity to the mix.
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Conclusion
While I personally have not fished with
the Abu Garcia Salty Stage KR-X , all I
can say now is that it has already im-
pressed me with the way it looks and
more importantly, feels in my hands be-
ing lightweight, well balanced, and with
an ergonomic grip that provides for a
comfortable and confident grip. Now, I
am left with one issue. I want this rod so
badly that sleep has been eluding me.
It will be soon that I get my hands on
one. Lookout for more reports in issues
to come.
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Abu Garcia
5
Silver Max
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Fun Reel
Abu Garcia has been bring-
ing us reels for many many
years now. Recently we
fished ultra light with Abu
Garcia’s Silver Max spin-
ning reel; having ultra light
fun with barramundis at a
barramundi pond in Jugra.
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Looks
The Silver Max spinning
reel good having a simple
and unassuming design. It
comes with a grey body and
gun metal spool colours,
with a black handle. Decent
design and cosmetics in my
opinion.
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Weight
The weight of the Silver Max
spinning reel, this model es-
pecially, is quite light being
an ultra light reel. It feels
solid too and that is good
especially for adding con-
fidence to anglers when in
battle with a fish.
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Good Pair
I paired the Silver Max spin-
ning reel with Abu Garcia’s
Axecutor Ultra Light rod and
they made a good pair being
well balanced. There was no
feeling of fatigue fishing the
entire six hours (almost).
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Perfor mance
I was fishing with 4lb braid-
ed line and smoothness is
important as a jerky sticky
spool will cause the line to
burst. The Silver Max spin-
ning reel performed smooth-
ly and had zero line burst. It
has enough drag to play and
tire the fish out allowing for
lots of fun, even with bigger
fighters.
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Features:
5 ball bearings + 1 roller bearing pro-
vides smooth operation
Lightweight graphite body and rotor
Machined aluminum spool provides
strength without adding excess weight
Everlast™ bail system for improved du-
rability
Slow Oscillation provides even line lay
with all types of line
Rocket line management™ system
provides better control for all types of
lines
Rocket Spool Lip Design™ allows bet-
ter control of line coming off the spool
Gear Ratio: 5.2:1
Summary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPsrGjbFiMI
I personally find the Abu Garcia Silver Max spinning reel

to be a good performer. It also does not burn a hole in
one’s pocket. Definitely a good reel for ultra light fishing.
I foresee more fun to come.
Contents Page 95
Coleman
Deluxe Relax
Chair
T he Coleman Deluxe Relax Chair is an out-

door chair that allows you to bring comfort to the
outdoors whether to the beach for a picnic, or by
the side of a lake fishing with friends and fam-
ily, or perhaps for a barbeque just outside on the
lawn.
The Coleman Deluxe Relax Chair come in a easy
to fold design with a compact frame that folds
down into small dimensions for easy carrying
and storage. These chairs do not take up much
space making them convenient to have.
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Easy To Carry
One important factor is weight. The Cole-

man Deluxe Relax Chair is lightweight with
a total carrying weight of only 3.5kg. This is
attributed to its slim aluminium frame and
lightweight cloth materials. Carrying the
Coleman Deluxe Relax Chair certainly is not
an issue.
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Sturdy &
Strong
People like me have issues with outdoor chairs

having broke a few but the rigid frame design of
the Coleman Deluxe Relax Chair is built sturdy
being able to take up to a maximum of 102kg, a
weight I am familiar with. The Coleman Deluxe
Relax Chair holds steady allowing people my
size to sit with confidence.
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Comfortable And Relaxing
The Coleman Deluxe Relax Chair comes in a design that

is comfortable to most people allowing one to sit back
and relax in comfort. It even comes with contoured arms
for added comfort. This certainly makes it more fun living
it up in the great outdoors.
Easy And Convenient
Convenience is certainly a strong point and the Coleman

Deluxe Relax Chair comes with a carrying bag making
carrying easy and convenient. One just needs to fold it
up, put it in its bag and be on one’s way. Easy for carry
and easy for storage.
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Travel & Fish The Asian Angler
u r a l E x o t i c
Nat g P o n d
Fish F i s h i n
Behr a n g , P e r a k
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W hen it comes to fishing, we anglers
want to catch lots of fish; enjoying as many
hard fighting battles as possible. When
it comes to fishing in commercial fish-
ing ponds, the Natural Exotic Fish Fish-
ing (more fondly known as Natural Exotic
Pond) Pond is one of those ponds where
one gets to fight fish after fish and go home
with slightly sore muscles and a big grin.
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New
Location
When friends want to go fishing (espe-
cially those from overseas) I normally
take them to the Natural Exotic Pond
and there have never been a single
complain. It has also been one of our
usual test labs. The pond was then in
Rawang, Selangor. It has since closed
and moved to Behrang in Perak.
Concrete Pond
The new Natural Exotic Pond is made of concrete with a

long fishing area in the middle of the pond. This fishing
area is shaded with plenty of place to sit. Rod holders
are built into the floor since metal type rod holders can
no longer be used. There are also toilets and taps nearby
making it more convenient for anglers.
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Fo o d O u t l e t s
As with the previous

place; there is a food out-
let there too. It is above
the fishing area. Food can
also be delivered to an-
glers at the fishing area
since most anglers prefer
to eat and drink where
they fish.
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> A dining area on the upper deck or foor.
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Fish
Species
There are plenty of fishes in
the pond and they will readi-
ly take one’s bait if one uses
baits that they are open to
taking at the time. Some of
the hard fighting fish species
that call this place home are
Mekong catfish (plabuk), Si-
amese catfish, Asian redtail
catfish, Siamese carp, Ama-
zon Redtail catfish, alligator
gar fish, etc.
< An alligator gar fish.
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Baits
As for baits, a variety of baits can be purchased at the

pond including fish, chicken, and chicken innards. While
my favourite bait is fish, other baits are successful at
catching fish to various degrees of success.
Casting artificial baits such as plastic lures both hard and
soft is allowed. On that note, treble hooks are not allowed
and thus all lures with treble hooks must have the hooks
replaced with single hooks. The barb of hooks used must
be removed to facilitate easier or faster hook removal
with less damage to the fish.
Sports Fishing
The Natural Exotic Pond is a strictly a sports fishing pond.

All fishes caught must be landed as safely or properly as
possible. One can pose with the fish creating nice photo
trophies. All fishes caught must be released.
*As of time of writing, purchasing of caught fish is not allowed.
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^ A view from above of an Amazon Redtail Catfish.
Facilities
Ample Proper toilets
Taps and hoses for washing equipment
and hands
Ample sitting
Shaded fishing area
Rod holders
Cafe
Restaurant (halal)
Ample parking area covered and non-
covered
Vending machine
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Infor mation
Operation hours: 24 hours
Pricing: RM100.00 for 4 hours
(+ RM50.00 deposit).
https://goo.gl/maps/oXh5PY4autn
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Contents Page 121

Rooms
Philemon Foo
Sea Lion
Hotel,
Ketam
Island
Interesting:
Ketam Island is
an island built
on top of a man-
grove island.
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Rooms
The Sea Lion Hotel Pulau Ketam offers simple rooms in 5

categories with a total of 42 rooms. All rooms come with
basic amenities such as air-conditioning, proper toilets
and bathroom, television, comfortable beds, etc. are pro-
vided ensuring guests a comfortable stay.
General Amenities & Facilities
These days WiFi is one thing that many travellers look for.
WiFi is available at the hotel. There is a recreation area
at the back of the hotel that provides for karaoke, BBQ,
etc. It is also a lovely place to just sit back and relax.
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Fish i n g
Guests can rent fishing equipment and do some fishing.
One can fish at the hotel’s recreation area when the tide
is high. The jetty is too is a good place to fish. Another
place that the locals fish at is at a ram beside the island’s
volunteer fire department..
< The lighted area on the left is the hotel’s recreation area.
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Ren t a l O f E l e c t r i c
Bicycles
Should one want to check out the island; a less tiring
way to do so is to rent an electric bicycle. Electric
bicycles are available for rent at the hotel’s lobby.
Do practise first at the square near the jetty to get a
feel of what riding an electric bicycle feels like. An
electric bicycle will allow one to visit many parts of
the island with ease.
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Bo a t T o u r s
The hotel provides boat tours (mainly for groups) such
as Sea River Cruise that brings visitors around the
island and to the nearby fish farms. These services
cater mainly to groups. More information is available
at the hotel.
^ A fish farm near the island.
131
Produce Shop
For convenience sake the hotel has its own produce shop
offering seafood or fish products such as dried anchovies,
dried shrimps, dried oysters, Ketam Island’s famous chilli
flakes, titbits, ice cream, etc.
Information
Address: S3, Jalan Merdeka, 42940
Pulau Ketam,
Contact (8am to Midnight):
+603-3110 4121 | +603-3110 5121
+603 3119 4072
Mobile: +6012-2648052 (Mr. Cha)

+6013-6723614 (Ms. Lim)
Email: info@sealion.com.my
Website: http://www.sealion.com.my/
https://goo.gl/maps/JAyZEvN21Hk
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Sea Lion Homestay Pulau Ketam
Should you prefer not to stay in a hotel but to go stay at a

homestay, Sea Lion has a homestay too at Ketam Island.
Sea Lion Homestay is further in, some 15 to 20 minutes
walk away from the Sea Lion Hotel. Should you not feel
like walking so far, transportation is provided.
Rooms & Amenities
The Sea Lion Homestay Pulau Ketam has air-conditioned

rooms in four categories for couples to family rooms, of
various configurations. It is a good place for group of
friends to stay at as they have outdoor amenities such
barbeque pits, outdoor hangout area, etc.
135
> Barbeque pits ready for a barbeque party.
137
> Pathway to pretty cool hangout areas.
Fishing
There is a long pathway with two landings or perhaps ga-

zebos that ends at a small river where river flows through
during the high tides. These gazebos are good places to
sit back and relax as well as to fish at.
139
Information
Contact:
+6012-2648052 (Mr. Cha)
+6013-6723614 (Ms. Lim)
Email: info@sealion.com.my
Website:
http://www.sealion.com.my/
Contents Page 141
Foodies
Philemon Foo
Café
Lumière
Kuala
Selangor
Interesting:
One will have to
savour the daily
specialties.
W hen in Kuala Selangor, seafood normally
comes to mind since Kuala Selangor is famous for
its fishing industry and fresh hauls from the sea.
Just go to the seafood area of Kuala Selangor dur-
ing dinner and one will see how packed these res-
taurants get especially during the weekends. That
is dinner. For other meals there are cafes to visit
and one of the latest is Café Lumière.
143
Nice Place To Relax At
Café Lumière is one cosy place to have a meal and hang-

out at. It’s relaxing ambience makes this place a good
place to relax especially if one gets to sit on the sofa
section of the cafe. Part of its contemporary decor are
big light bulbs that hangs down from the ceiling providing
some warm lighting to the place; perhaps from these bulbs
comes the name “Lumière” of which is Light in French.
Western Cuisine
Gerald and wife, Vivian; started Café Lumière in April or

May 2017 and have been hands on preparing and serv-
ing tasty food with the objective of serving up healthier
meals to their dinners. Both Gerald and Vivian has been
in the hospitality industry for many years now.
145
The concept of Café Lumière is one where they only
serve what is on the menu (main course) that day and
nothing else. During our visit we enjoyed lasagne, cream
of pumpkin soup, and spaghetti Bolognese prepared by
Gerald using only fresh herbs without any premixed sea-
soning.
As for desserts Café Lumière serves delicious cakes that
are not too sweet but yet sweet enough. The cakes come
from the coastal town of Klang in Selangor instead of
nearby bakeries as Gerald and Vivian wanted them in a
certain way being tasty yet not too sweet.
147
Eat And Relax
When in Kuala Selangor and in search
for a place to sit back and relax after
visiting the sites, look no further. Head
to Café Lumière for a tasty meal and re-
lax, allowing time to go by as you chill
out with family /and friends.
149
More Information
Address: No. 50, Jalan Stesen, 45000
Kuala Selangor, Selangor.
Contact: +6018-2912799
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Contents Page 151

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Contents Page 165

Going Ons Amirul Irfan
MGFA UL Micro Clinic

With Ginson Tan & Kenny
Chee
Back in April I had the opportuni-
ty to attend the second MGFA UL
Micro Clinic held at Extreme An-
glers Studio 16 in Petaling Jaya. I
missed attending the first clinic as I
was still in college but my holidays
came just in time for the second
clinic. The clinic’s purpose was to
share knowledge on micro luring
and effective techniques for the
new deadly ORCraft Baby Code
and Spearyu lures. A preview of
hooks from Ichikawa Fishing Ma-
laysia and free testing samples
were also offered for participants.
From this clinic I gained a lot more
than what I expected. The dis-
cussions and sharing ventured
into the finesse concept and I will
share some important knowledge
I learned from the clinic.
167
The clinic began with a talk on the finesse concept by
MGFA Pro Staff, Mr. Ginson Tan. What I understood is
that finesse concept is about creating a presentation that
is as natural as possible. To achieve this, sizing down
tackle is important. From rod, reel, line, lure – the whole
package must be sized down. The finesse approach is
not just important but a must these days. Immense fish-
ing pressure and other factors have affected fish popu-
lations, and the fishes that are around are not easy to
catch.
Next, Ichikawa Fishing Malaysia Pro Staff, Mr. Sam
shared his knowledge on the advantages of Ichikawa
hooks. He previewed a few models which have been in
the Malaysian market such as the Ichikawa J-Spike Jig-
ging Hook, Kamakiri Trebles, B.S.P hooks, and K.O.S.H
single hooks. Being the soft plastic addict that I am, I was
definitely interested in the B.S.P hooks for soft plastic
fishing. The B.S.P wormhooks has a PTFE coating which
makes it feel kind of oily when held in hand. I believe this
can bring an advantage particularly during tournament
situations when each bite matters. The Kamakiri trebles
also have the same coating and are very sharp, making
them the perfect choice for game fish species that don’t
require beefy hooks.
169
Another interesting part of Mr. Sam’s talk was about the
Ichikawa Fishing K.O.S.H single hooks. He said that the
K.O.S.H single hooks were designed specifically to be
used for our local fishing. As we all know Malaysian game
fish such as Giant Snakeheads and Hampala Barbs can
easily destroy even the best hooks out there. The K.O.S.H
hooks certainly seemed strong and worthy of battling
such monsters.
Mr. Ginson continued sharing about suitable setups for
finesse presentations. A spinning setup is certainly pre-
ferred, but there are also casting setups capable of han-
dling light lures well, if not better than spinning setups. It
goes down to personal preference. The important part is
balancing the setup well in order to get the most out of a
lure, and the finesse presentation.
171
Mr. Kenny Chee of Extreme Anglers talked about pre-
senting your lure for a finesse approach. with a focus on
a well balanced setup in order for the finesse presenta-
tion to be effective. For example, a 3-10lb setup with 8lb
line and a 20lb leader would be unfavourable for the fi-
nesse presentation as the thick leader would dampen the
action of the lure thus hampering the presentation.
Mr. Kenny Chee continued on how to present two deadly
finesse lures from ORCraft – Baby Code and Spearyu.
The main techniques are casting it out, and jerking it con-
tinuously, as well as a jerk and pause technique. These
are mainstream approaches which have proven to catch
fish. However, what Mr. Kenny demonstrated next was
completely new to me.
173
The third approach was casting it out and letting it sink
before jerking it upwards similar to jigging and letting it
fall on slack line. Both the Baby Code and Spearyu flutter
on the drop, making them deadly for fishes such as Pea-
cock Bass. During the fall (no matter how long), observe
the slack without reeling and if the slack line begins mov-
ing, slowly crank in line until pressure is felt which means
a fish is on. This technique is responsible for Mr. Kenny’s
monster 63cm Peacock Bass (personal record).
Those are the key points that I can summarize for this
article. The discussion was long and covered a broad
range of topics which also included the type of rods suit-
able for finesse luring, what rod actions, and what kind of
reels (shallow spool or regular spools). These topics are
a bit too long to be discussed here but the key things that
you want are a balanced setup from your rod, reel, line,
leader and even swivel. Light line would be an obvious
advantage for presenting finesse lures and it would help
in detecting bites. Rod length goes down to your person-
al preference and your choice of poundage should match
your line of choice. For more questions you can contact
Mr.Kenny at:
https://www.facebook.com/extremeanglerscustoms/
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I travelled 2 hours to get to the clinic and I didn’t waste
my chance to go around the shop and snap some pho-
tos. Extreme Anglers Studio 16 has a variety of tackle
which made me drool. A majority of the tackle are from
Malaysian Game Fishing Anglers. Great place to visit if
you need to stock up on MGFA gear. These rods here are
the latest Rod Ford Creations Halfmoon Ultimate Fines-
sizm – made specifically for finesse luring. Economically
priced and well built: they are rods to consider if you need
a finesse rod.
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Contents Page 187

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