Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Popping for sails in Kuala Rompin


Myself and 4 mates have just arrived home from 4 days fishing for sails in Kuala Rompin, Malaysia. We had a fantastic time and landed some great fish. My goal was to land one on a popper, which i managed on the final day. The popper was an Adhek mini gecko rigged with a single 7/0 owner SJ-38 on assist cord off the tail. While not the biggest fish of the trip it was by far the most exciting for me.. especially to see the surface strike!



On bait the score was: -
Day 1.. 2 fish landed for 3 strikes
Day 2.. 5 fish landed for 5 strikes including a triple hookup
Day 3.. 6 fish landed for 8 strikes
Day 4.. 6 fish landed for 9 strikes

So all up over 4 days we landed 19 sailfish and 2 spanish macks. Great fishing!

The tackle:-
Saltiga Z4500H filled with Daiwa Accudepth PE4
Caranx Kaibutsu light pleasure
10ft 80lb shock leader to a solid ring
3ft bite leader to the popper.



The famous Rompin statue

Beats with a nice fish

My biggest sail of the trip


Hooked up!



2 fish out of a triple hookup, 3rd still being fought



Little mack teeth

The poppers and stickbaits that made the journey with me.. top right is the Adhek mini gecko that landed my sail.. with an aggressive downward sweep of the rod this spits up water then dives and kicks from side to side as the bubbles escape from the face, leaving a great trail!

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4 comments:

  1. brewsteraziNovember 2, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    Awesome catch bro......i didnt manage to land any on poppers....but it was fun though watching them chase it and then shy away....

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  2. Patrick CooperNovember 2, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    Cheers bro!

    Yeah its pretty exciting seeing them rush the popper all lit up then turn away as it reaches the boat!

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  3. brewsteraziNovember 2, 2010 at 11:19 PM

    AWESOME mate.....are you living in Oz? have been thinking of fishin for Samson down under....any tips on that?

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  4. Patrick CooperNovember 3, 2010 at 1:22 AM

    Yeah mate i live in Sydney.

    The best place to jig for samsons is off Perth in western australia.. they get fish up to 40kg over there.. I haven't fished there yet but it is high up on the list of places to go! trouble is the list keeps getting longer!

    have heard the best company to go with is http://www.saltwatercharterswa.com.au/

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