Bye 2015, Hi 2016

2015 had been pretty uneventful, so here's a long overdue update on the several last catches that helped me capped off the year. Here's to a more "fish-ful" 2016 and I hope to have more opportunity to hit the waters more regularly.

LURE REVIEW - JACKALL SUPER ERUPTION JR

Jackall Super Eruption Jr Review:

Build:
This lure comes in 3 different sizes: 1/4 oz, 3/8 oz & 1/2 oz, so no matter what fish or depth of water column you are targetting, this lure has got it all covered. Comes in tandem spinner-blades combination, which is my preferred model for being the best of both worlds, where the colorado blade emits strong vibration and the streamline willow leaf blade makes it suitable for fishing around cover. Durability is excellent, where the skirt remains very much intact and the hook does not get bent despite hooking up numerous fish. Lastly, being a huge fan of fine details when it comes to lure design, this is one of the few favourites of mine due to an emphasis on detailing on the lure, which gill plates are nicely marked out and finished with quality paint jobs and realistic 3D eyes.

Action:
Combinations of how this lure can be worked is endless, such as from straight retrieve to a lift-and-fall retrieve, I have personally caught fish on any possible retrieval, even when I'm slow-rolling it across the water surface. This lure is definitely has quality construction, where even the slowest of retrieve is enough to start the spinning of blades, making it easy to work.

Casting:
Nothing spectacular when it comes to casting, however, it is able to hit decent distance easily despite spinnerbaits not designed to be aerodynamic. Lastly, a smooth path in casting can be easily achieved, as long as the wire arm does spins wildly in flight, which does occurs occassionally, being one minus point to this quality lure.

Collection of Victims:

BACK INTO THE GAME

It's been a long time since I last went fishing due to my busy school schedule, leaving my set-up to collect dust at home until I finally found some free time to do some first light fishing few days ago. A thunderstorm went past hours before the trip and I thought it will be a good day, due to my experience on that particular waterhole, where bite-rate will significantly increase after a rain.
As expected, I can conclude that the trip was pretty decent, with numerous juveniles landed, along with a couple of 2lb-ers and a decent 4lb-er, not a bad result for a come-back trip.
Definitely expecting the my catch to improve, and with half a year gone, I have yet to achieve any of the target I have set for myself. So with my fingers crossed, hopefully my luck will turn in the second half of the year.

Rod - Majorcraft Corzza BFS 3-10lb
Reel - Shimano Aldebaran BFS XG
Line - YGK Nitlon FC 8lb
Lure - DUO Tetraworks Yurameki

Hit the lure right after it came unstuck from a rock. Reaction strike!

Size doesn't matter when it's a topwater strike.

Rod - Majorcraft Corzza BFS 3-10lb
Reel - Shimano Aldebaran BFS XG
Line - YGK Nitlon FC 8lb
Lure - Jackall SK-Pop

Did some pond fishing for a change, rewarded with a small patin which pulled my set-up into the pond, was lucky to react quick enough to catch the flying rod.

Bad Luck strikes..

It's been some time since I last updated rhe blog, as I haven't been fishing much lately and dry-spells came one after another, making my "fishing year" a bad one so far.

Hopefully bad times will be gone soon (fingers crossed), while I share an old catch I just came across in my phone.

Rod - Majorcraft Corzza BFS 3-10lb

Reel - Shimano Aldebaran BFS XG

Line - YGL Nitlon FC 8lb

Lure DUO Realis Spinbait 80

Back in the Game!

Finally back to fishing after a month-long hiatus due to busy schedule. Here, I'm rewarded with this haruan caught on the usual suspect - Jackall Super Eruption Jr. However, fishing time for me will be reduced due to the upcoming internship programme which will "eat up" majority of my holidays.

Firm hook-set on this bugger.

Bye-bye 2014!

Just a late post on my last fish before I summed up 2014...
So I have not hit the waters for a month and finally managed to free up some time on the last day of 2014, so I thought why not try to land a >50cm butterfly peacock bass(a target I aim to achieve within 2014)? My decision proved right where I managed 4 bites, 2 of which are good-sized specimen >40cm. I lost the slightly bigger one, but managed to land the other to help me end off the year on a high. Oh well, I had to bring this target over to 2015 then...Talking about targets, my targets for 2015 would be - 1) Break my personal best record, 2) >50cm butterfly peacock bass 3) First adult toman.

Rod - Majorcraft Corzza BFS 3-10lb
Reel - Shimano Aldebaran BFS XG
Line - Sufix Castable FC 8lb
Lure - OSP High Pitcher

45cm specimen...currently my personal best in terms of length.

A smaller one to end off 2014.

Maximum effort, minimum reward

Exams are nearing and my kakis and I decided to head down for a final trip before the studying starts. So we headed to a secluded waterhole in an attempt to land a good-size bugger. However, it seems like it's turning out to be yet another "zero-day" until our hardwork of a good 30 minutes trek was rewarded with a small guy on my trusty spinnerbait. At least we had good company and a scenic location to fish at, which helps us to loosen or minds.

Rod - Majorcraft Corzza BFS 3-10lb

Reel- Shimano Aldebaran BFS XG

Line - Sufix Castable FC 8lb

Lure - OSP High Pitcher (3/8oz.)