tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70017943212953183192024-03-14T09:51:08.242+08:00Lightspeed Custom Baits & TackleOnline blog & small online retail shop dedicated to giving the best lures and gear to the local angling scene. We are also a distributor for Hedgehog Studio's performance tuned reel bearings in Malaysia.LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-14134744768346334622022-12-06T16:02:00.000+08:002019-12-09T19:46:48.199+08:00Hedgehog Studio's ZR "Kattobi" Bearings and Alchemy Oil (Ultra Light) - Malaysian ResellerIt's been a while since we have posted on this blog.<br />
Work and family has gotten in the way lately.<br />
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But all things aside, we are back and are proud to tell you that Malaysian's casters and reel tuners are able to purchase Hedgehog Studio's ZR "Kattobi" bearing sets and Ultra Light Alchemy Oil from our <a href="https://bit.ly/38ealk3" target="_blank">trusted seller</a> on Shopee.<br />
Please note that this is for baitcasters and only the "ZR" series are in stock at the moment. Check out the seller's Shopee page as other series could be updated from time-to-time.<br />
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If you need the other series - "ZHI", "AIR HD", "AIR" and "AIR BFS". Please do go directly to Hedgehog Studio's <a href="https://bit.ly/2LtT2SB" target="_blank">official website</a>.<br />
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For bearing sizing and reel compatibility, you can check out Hedgehog Studio's official page <a href="https://bit.ly/340hRMs" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-84828934135433117642019-12-09T21:30:00.001+08:002019-12-09T22:13:17.576+08:00Fishing Trip With Guides In Malaysia (2019)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Are you here on a business trip or holiday and want to experience the thrill of fresh water fishing?<br />
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There are a few professional fishing guide services and fishing charter available in Malaysia. For the purpose of this post, I am only listing two of what I am sure are not sketchy.<br />
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1. <u><b>The Hardworking Angler</b> (Freshwater Fishing)</u><br />
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This guided fishing service will hook you up with the local "Toman" (Giant Snakeheads) and Peacock Bass.<br />
If you are in Kuala Lumpur and have limited time for fishing, you can choose their "Urban Peacock Bass Fishing" package. This fishing spot lies just outside of greater Kuala Lumpur.<br />
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With a lot of idle time on your hands, you can try the adventurous "Wild Peacock Bass Fishing" package which will bring you to the state of Perak where the Peacock Bass thrive.<br />
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There are Giant Snakehead fishing packages in Temenggor, Air Ganda or the Royal Belum State Park as well.<br />
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Check out their <a href="https://www.hardworkingangler.com/" target="_blank">website</a> to get in touch with them.<br />
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2. <u><b>Fishyology</b> (Freshwater or Salwater Fishing)</u><br />
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Fishing charter and guide service for saltwater or freshwater fishing. These guys are the real deal.<br />
For freshwater fishing, they will take you up to Temenggor or Royal Belum State Park. This place is the holy grail for Giant Snakehead anglers.<br />
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As for saltwater fishing, you can choose from a few designated spots - Kuala Rompin, Port Dickson, Pulau Jarak or Pekan.<br />
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Check <a href="http://www.fishyology.com/" target="_blank">them</a> out.<br />
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*The lists are correct at the time of writing.<br />
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<br />LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-54332698067225618032019-12-09T19:38:00.002+08:002019-12-09T19:50:38.031+08:00Deeper Sonar - App Update (Google Play) - 5/12/2019Deeper UAB has released a new update for the Deeper Smart Sonar app for Android phones.<br />
If you have not done so, update your app from Google Play.<br />
Updated on Google Play on <b>5 December 2019</b>.<br />
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<br />LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-91558627724015930132016-08-09T23:06:00.000+08:002019-12-09T23:15:54.359+08:00Pro Staff - Amirul Irfan (Swimbaitfreak)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are proud to have Amirul Irfan (a.k.a swimbaitfreak) on board as our first ever pro staff.<br />
Amirul has the tenacity and emotional balance as an angler and is currently working closely with our lure development team so we can produce only the best lures for our customers.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">With a nice Mayan Cichlid</span><br />
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He is a currently a fisheries student and also a part-time junior writer for The Asian Publisher and contributes his fishing stories and reviews there.</div>
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You can check out Amirul's blog <a href="https://amirulirfanfishing.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and also his fishing related videos <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSnakeheadAngler/videos" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/irfan_cast/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</div>
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<br />LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-7175806810673604662015-07-24T20:02:00.002+08:002015-07-24T20:02:51.511+08:00Short Fishing Session - 16th July 2015<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While on a roadtrip, I stopped to take a break and decided to fish. It was a very hot day and it was around 1pm so had to keep the fishing session short.</span><br />
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<br />LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-74133049718284851642015-04-15T12:41:00.000+08:002015-05-26T19:41:50.749+08:00Deeper Fishfinder with New Packaging - 2015<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have have numerous success using the Deeper wireless fishfinder and now, Friday Lab have come up with a new, compact packaging. That's not the only thing, battery life has now been improved so we can fish longer on a single charge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that the Deeper will be flashed with new features <b>IF</b> there are firmware upgrades. If not, only the app will be updated. This is done automatically.</span><br />
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<br />LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-71183227122663210882015-02-10T11:55:00.003+08:002015-02-10T11:55:29.122+08:00Live Target Koppers Frog with Deeper Smart Sonar<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had the opportunity last weekend to get our gear out for another field test. This time, we brought along the Deeper smart sonar and Live Target's Koppers Frog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Locating fish is made very easy with the Deeper as in my previous entry. But enticing the fish to take the bait is another story altogether. Even though we know that there are fishes in the area, we can't really tell what species of fish they are. All is comes down to is guesswork (with a little common sense).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We won't bore you with how to use the Deeper as that topic has already been covered. As you know, we located fishes in the area and we were sure that they were of the Channa family so we took out our top water lure - this time its the Live Target Koppers Frog in Tan/Yellow colour. This lure took many hits before but the hookup ratio is low. We made one improvement to the hooks - we bent them outwards just a little and we got hookups!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got to work as soon as we received the Deeper fishfinder sonar unit. And we had the chance to use it at our newly found pond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We already downloaded and installed the Deeper app prior to getting the Deeper sonar unit so everything was ready. (You can find the Deeper app on iTunes & Play Store free to download). <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fridaylab.deeper&hl=en">Deeper on Play Store.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We used one of the supplied attachment loop and screwed it into the middle hole of the sonar unit. Please remember to be extra careful to not let the attachment loop fall on the ground while you are doing this. Losing the attachment loop will rapidly decrease your fishing excitement. Making sure that the Deeper sonar unit is screwed on securely as the orange seal is to keep water out from the insides of the unit, the Deeper sonar unit was quickly but securely tied to a monofilament line of 15lb strength (this is our mistake, please use at least 40lb braid line). Our spinning rod was medium heavy and it bent under the load.<br />
The weight of the sonar unit was a little heavy for the rod and we carefully casted the sonar unit very lightly towards the water. It certainly made a distinctive splash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are impressed with the capabilities and it sure does have potential for our fishing needs. But as with other sonar devices, you must understand the limitations. The sonar can definitely tell if there are fishes in the area but it cannot tell you what species. And it won't guarantee that the fish will take your bait as in our field test example.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This sonar is a valuable tool for recreational fishermen and especially for those who operate small fishing charters at freshwater <u>locations</u> with fibreglass boats as customers can have peace of mind that you are leading them to places where there are fishes. It is portable and works wirelessly with your existing mobile phones or tablets.</span></div>
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LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-24479831266294442582015-01-25T14:24:00.001+08:002015-01-25T14:37:55.615+08:00New Test Area - Revisited<p dir="ltr">Remember the new test area I discovered yesterday? Well, I went again this morning to hopefully hook up with a fish this time. And I wasn't disappointed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Arrived at around 10:35am and rigged up the ever producing Keitech Swing Impact in flash minnow colour.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Changed spot to the overhanging tree where I got hit yesterday and started fan casting the area.</p>
<p dir="ltr">On one of the cast, the bait got hit when it hit the water. Gave it a slight jerk and hooked up with the fish. It as a fine Haruan.<br>
The soft and supple plastic on the Keitech bait really made a world of difference (also easily ripped if you catch it on bushes and give it a tug).</p>
<p dir="ltr">All is good and then I decided to put on the Pocket Frog. Again, got takes but couldn't get the hookset right.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Went home at around 12:45pm</p>
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The soft frog (better known as the hollow bodied frog) however needs more varying retrieves and the hookset needs to be spot on which increases the challenge and ultimately the stress of fishing.<br>
The Jump Frog is usually carved out of wood and floats. There are double hooks extending out from behind the body of the lure and these are pointed upwards. It could be made weedless with the addition of small tubes covering the points of the hooks. And like I mentioned earlier, the lure is usually retrieved with haste.<br>
Origin - Thailand. Where it is used to catch Tomans (Giant Snakeheads).</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://youtu.be/_dcNeDJvxLI">The Jump Frog in action.</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">They are used with great success in Malaysia.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For us, we are more inclined to go down the unbeaten path where soft frogs are fast becoming forgotten compared to jump frogs.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The thing about soft frogs is that you need to get the retrieve right and remember that these lures are made for Bass. Hooksets are also a skill that needs to be learned through experience as waiting a few seconds and waiting until you feel the fish's weight before setting the hook, does not guarrantee you a successful hookup.</p>
<p dir="ltr">And most of the time, the fish does get away and you seldom would get a second chance in the same area after losing that fish. And such missed hookups will haunt you in your dreams.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So, whatever your fancy. Happy fishing.</p>
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Drove around 11:30am (very late) to find a new test area. Used Google Maps to locate likely spots and just drove there using the navigation.<br />
Arrived and started casting the Pocket Frog around...no takers. Maybe my presentation is bad. Looked around and saw 2 anglers fishing on the opposite bank using live frogs. Within 5 minutes, they caught fish.<br />
I moved spot to find another adjacent pool, casted and casted while moving...only small takes not enough for a hookup. The lake was too big and it was midday. So since the bites are slow, went back to the original pond and this time went west from where I started fishing. Saw some surface activities and it looked promising and since it was 2pm+ I casted into shades and under trees. This is when magic happened.<br />Began casting the Pocket Frog under a tree near the bank and saw a v-shaped wake speeding towards my lure and in seconds, a hit. Waited 3 seconds and pulled my line slowly to feel if the fish still had my lure...and...yes, the fish was there! I prepared to set the hook and struck. I felt the fish was still on and a sizeable one too...and then while reeling the fish in...the lure came flying back to me. What?<br />
I was devastated.<br />
Cast under the tree again and again but no follows. So I packed up and went straight home. Took a shower. Wrote this entry.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once it reached our hands, we straight away put the bait through a field test - hunting for Tomans & Haruans. The latter seems to have a particular interest in this bait.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Construction is stunning as the manufacturer captured all the lifelike features of the frog in this bait. All is good and anatomically correct apart from the legs which are made from silicone or rubber skirts. As with any other hollow bodied frogs, the body is easily collapsible making hooksets easier. They even come with detailed instructions/tips on how to use the bait. These instructions come neatly folded and stashed inside the bait's box, which is cool.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Size:</b> 1.75in</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Weight:</b> 1/4 oz</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We kept looking at the frog and admired how good it looks. The detailing would be useful if an angler fishes in clear or lightly stained water situations.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are 12 colours to choose from and they all look sweet. Wish we bought this bait in all available colours (financial issues prevented this from happening).</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The double hooks look durable enough to handle up to big sized fish (although this needs further testing from us). But accidentally hooking up with a monster fish would definitely wet our pants.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, the flooding of hollow bodied frogs in our country from various manufacturers would easily make this lure redundant. But being the hardcore anglers that we are, we would not be dazzled by just any other hollow bodied frogs (even though they are very affordable) - we are looking for quality, value for money and detailing. Which is what brought this frog to us.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the body will get scratched from rubbing with the hook points after a while, and this would never hurt but it is worth noting.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did I mention the detailing on this hollow bodied frog? Man oh man.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comparing this with the River2Sea's Bully Wa 45, this frog is slightly smaller and is better suited for our local Channa Striata (Haruan). The legs extend on the retrieve, exactly like it's big brother. We have had several takes in the first few casts on our field test session. This is promising as this time we conducted the test in a heavily pressured area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopping this frog onto or near vegetation really made the magic happen as the frog was thrown about because of fish strikes. Casting this lure is effortless (must be due to my Hedgehog Studio's ZR bearings) and smooth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We caught one nice Haruan on the very first cast, without even reeling in! When the frog touched the water, it was taken immediately. I waited a few seconds before striking and got the Haruan solidly hooked. After landing the fish, I wanted to remove the hooks but the frog was totally engulfed by this fish and the hooks were stuck solid on the fish's lower mouth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It was a juvenile haruan which took my offering and even though its size is small, the fish totally swallowed the bait.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rubber on this frog had some teeth marks from the Haruan and although it is easily collapsible, durability is a bit doubtful as our predatory fishes are all equipped with sharp teeth. But as with other soft plastic/rubber frog lures, they were made with the American Bass in mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The double hooks look well built and I would need to hook up with a lunker fish in order to really know its durability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember the Lunker Frog? Well, it had so many takes but hookup was bad maybe because of the smaller sized fishes. It was named "Lunker Frog" because is was made for big sized fishes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I can't wait to conduct more field tests with the Lunker Frog & Pocket Frog. Hopefully, I can also test out the new Deeper Fishfinder that's on its way. Fishing from the bank would limit my tests but I will definitely use the Deeper Fishfinder on a friend's boat once I get the chance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, the Pocket Frog is a fun frog to have and enlightens you with it's flailing legs when the bites are slow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lure comes in 10 colour options. The Pocket Frog and Lunker Frog can be ordered online from popular e-tailers.</span><br />
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<br />LightspeedLureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675810508721373662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001794321295318319.post-49782302128790775002015-01-03T21:23:00.002+08:002015-01-06T11:32:21.331+08:00Lunker Frog Review<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This looks like just another soft plastic frog lure with the exception of the legs. Instead of having silicone skirts for legs, this frog has realistic soft plastic legs. And the box claims that they will retract when paused and straighten when retrieved.</span></div>
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The plastic of the frog feels soft and supple and like any other hollow bodied frog, will expose the hooks when the body is compressed.</span></div>
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LH is tattooed on the left ribcage and realism is good as this particular paint scheme (King Toad) matches the favourite frog for our local haruans and tomans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rod:</b> Abu Garcia Vendetta 5'6" Medium Heavy</span></div>
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We tested the Lunker Frog at a disused pond and found that the lure casts pretty well because of its weight (1/2 oz). It lands on its belly almost every time. Its does take in some water and sits bottom slightly down. The hooks are pretty sharp and the body collapses easily under pressure. But our expectations of the lure's legs to extend almost fully on the retrieve were quickly diminished as it only extends slightly.</span></div>
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This lure does attract fish as we got hits and misses during our 3 hours of testing. One fish (our guess is Channa Striata or Haruan) that was of significant size shook the hook as it was nearing the bank. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had the Dengkil anglers use the most common soft plastic frog found in most local stores against our Lunker Frog and found that size does matter. The Dengkil team had caught a sizeable Haruan (Channa Striata) on their plastic frog which is sized similar to the River2Sea's Baby Bully 45. Whilst our Lunker Frog, which is bigger, managed to get numerous hits and hookups, but failed to land a fish. (This is due to the fish being able to shake off the hooks when nearing the grassy banks)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Durability is quite impressive as the colours and plastic are intact even after numerous missed casts, hookups and casting the lure (accidentally) onto rocky banks.</span></div>
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The legs were still intact after the hits and misses but it would be a whole lot better to use the smaller Pocket Frog or River2sea's Baby Bully 45 for our local species.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this lure, its all about the legs as they flail around when retrieved and are durable to stretch. BUT, the main concern is where the legs join the body. This is its weakest point and if a fish were to pull one or both of the lure's legs hard enough, they will certainly detach from the body. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A way around this is to glue the joints where the legs meet the body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are no spares for the legs even when contacting the manufacturer, they told us that they do not sell the legs separately and given the cost to purchase one of this lure exceeds the RM40 mark, we believe that this lure is not cost effective for local anglers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comparing this lure to the River2Sea's Baby Bully, the build quality is better on the Lunker Frog as the outer skin did not flake off like in the case of the Baby Bully.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find numerous manufacturers producing the soft plastic frogs nowadays, and they range from below RM10 to RM20. From small to large frogs, you can source them from local tackle stores nationwide. This is the most economical alternative we can find to the Lunker Frog. Legs or no legs, plastic frogs are fun to fish and this is the most important point in fishing - Fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lunker Frog comes in 10 colour options to choose from and can be bought online at Tackle Warehouse (they don't ship to Malaysia) and Bass Pro Shops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alternative frogs that can be sourced locally includes TCE Tackle's frog, SAS, Starlit and etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any type of spinner work with Sebaraus (Hampala Barb) but the Bluefox Vibrax simply work wonders. The bell/bullet shaped head is to emit vibrations that attract fishes and the blade provides flash to get the Sebarau's attention. It's made out of machined brass and is silver or copper plated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The blades spin freely and provides maximum flash while the lure is being retrieved. They are either silver or copper plated and depending on the colour options you choose, come with painted or printed patterns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The venue for the test is at Tasik Raban as I was passing through the place to get to the east coast. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Long story short, I got 1 Peacock Bass and 1 Sebarau during my 2 hour of fishing using the Zara Puppy. I didn't even change lures in this session. The sebarau really slammed into this lure and fought well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This lure is great when fishing in lakes, ponds and other bodies of water filled with vegetation because of it's weedless design. Hollow bodied lures allow the body to collapse when a fish bites down on them, exposing the hook(s) and hopefully hooking the fish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The general rule with hollow bodied frogs is to wait around 2-3 seconds after feeling the weight of the fish and then setting the hook. But also with any other topwater lures, the explosiveness of the fish taking the lure would make the best of us jump and pulling the lure away from the fish before it can engulf it properly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing beats top water strikes as they make our heart skip beats when fish suddenly strike them (often when we are not paying attention).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Haruans and toman are favourite quarry for these frogs as they are ambush predators and like to hide near vegetation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the event of hollow bodied frogs in Malaysia, the options are limited. We would love to get our hands on Lunker Hunt's Lunker Frog but the cost is too much for us to bear as they cost around RM45 each!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for now, we would be doing a small write-up on River2Sea's Bully Wa 45 frog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We procured the big brother of this frog - Bully Wa 55 a few years back and had quite a few strikes with it. We got them from a famous fishing retailer in Kepong and at that time, there were a whole lot of them stacked on their shelves - ranging from the Baby Bully 45 to the Bully Wa 65 in all available colours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year, we decided to purchase some more but could not find any of these over there so we went to a retail store in Puchong instead. Fortunately they do stock them but the Bully Wa 55 was sold out, they only had the Baby Bully 45 in 3 colours - I Know It , Tonic and Coot. We went ahead with buying 2 of the "I Know It" colour and 1 of the "Tonic" colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These frogs are soft, and would expose the hooks fairly easily when a fish bites down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The finish looks good but the durability is adversely affected after strikes from our predatory fishes. The lure would take in some water but it can be quickly dealt with by squeezing the frog to let out the water. Doing this every 8-10 casts would probably annoy the average caster though. The skirts work really well with this lure, you can trim it to your desired length if you need to. Hooks are strong enough to handle Haruans but it would be interesting to find out whether they could withstand a massive Toman (we couldn't get one to bite).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone should have at least one of these frogs in their tackle box because we know that even on bad fishing days, the Channa Striata would just jump on these.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Baby Bully is 4.5cm long, not including the length of the skirts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Working the frog is easy but making it "walk-the-dog" like the box says, would take some getting used to. We just used the age old "retrieve-pause-twitch-pauuuuuuuusssseee-twitch-twitch-twitch-retrieve" method.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sad to say, we've lost 2 of our Bully Wa 55 and 1 of our Baby Bully 45 since our last outing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all this is a good frog to use and have. The colour range is more than enough to satisfy the most demanding angler. Although durability could have been improved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another trip to the tackle store is inevitable. </span><br />
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What I'm saying applies to lure fishing.</div>
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I have had the opportunity to experience this myself, even though I was confident with my terminal tackle and line ties.</div>
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I recently bought a Japanese snap called the "Egg Snap" and even though it was rated to withstand up to 30lbs of pressure, it broke open after i tried freeing my lure from grass near the bank!</div>
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Japanese products are always related to quality - or so i thought. With this bad experience, I would go back to using the snaps that I'm used to - RM2 per 10 snaps.</div>
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UPDATE: The failure could also be attributable to the superline (braid) I used. Maybe the snaps weren't made to handle superlines.</div>
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Can take up to 30lbs of pressure." class="photo_img img" src="https://scontent-b-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/380510_2904907704766_280320516_n.jpg?oh=820ea0c4fc362f1d46dd1242c8d07dc7&oe=55449386" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Can take up to 30lbs of pressure." /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Can take up to 30lbs</span></span></div>
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<strong>Hunting Area:</strong> Area 52</div>
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<strong>Time:</strong> 9:25am - 11:15am</div>
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<strong>Water:</strong> Slightly Stained</div>
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<strong>Rod:</strong> Abu Garcia Vendetta Medium Heavy (5'6")</div>
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<strong>Reel:</strong> Abu Garcia Revo Skeet Reese Baitcasting</div>
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<strong>Line:</strong> Berkley Fireline Braid (40lb)</div>
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<strong>Lure:</strong> 3/8oz Buzzbait</div>
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This morning, I decided to hunt in Area 52. Arrived at around 8:35am and stayed in the car as it was raining heavily, but by 9am the rained finally let up. Started to fish at 9:25am and used the same lures - buzzbaits & soft plastics.</div>
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Alternated these two types of lures and at around 10:50am hooked up onto a parent Toman after running the buzzbait through a circle of Toman fries. The fish pulled out line at a rapid speed even with full drag , but this time I was prepared...thumbed the spool to stop the fish from reaching underwater trees.</div>
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Could feel that it was a big fish by the way it took off with the lure, even with thumb pressure, it succeeded in reaching some underwater structure (I could feel the line scraping against something woody), still kept some pressure on the fish but pumping the rod won't budge the fish, it felt like the lure was stuck.</div>
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Keeping steady pressure, I waited.....and waited......I pumped the rod, trying to free my lure....then, I could feel something..... THE FISH! It was still on the line, after feeling it move a little bit, I pumped and reeled the fish frantically, so that it would not wind my line to the underwater tree. It worked!</div>
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I could feel the fish getting tired (the runs were shorter and felt like the fish was just using its weight instead), then carefully, dragged the fish to the bank.</div>
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When I first saw the fish, I was overjoyed as it certainly was big - the biggest for me, at least. My hands were trembling from the fight, so I dragged the fish way up the sloping bank so that it would not escape (as in the previous case). This is because I just had to take photos of the fish before releasing it.</div>
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Placed my rod next to the fish and started photographing away with the mobile's camera. (Sorry about the out of focus pics, my hands were still trembling when I took photos)</div>
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Estimated to be around 6-7 kilograms (13lb +), the fish was released after photographing, as usual. Used a flimsy camera phone to take the pics, so I must apologize for the quality. Plus, I had no one to take pics of me and the fish.</div>
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The buzzbait was bent, but still holding. The sharp hook did its job very well, and so dd the wire....it bent under load but didn't fail.</div>
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Was happy with the quality of the lure, it stood up to a very formidable adversary.</div>
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Recently I've had the chance to procure a packet of plastic worms from Keitech.<br />
The packaging is kept simple and functional - i like.<br />
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Keitech Lure - Field Test Packet" class="photo_img img" src="https://scontent-a-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/387492_3016897944452_1947282946_n.jpg?oh=3b7b67b4b940345a74753b468b05ebe5&oe=55001F00" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Keitech Lure - Field Test Packet" /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Keitech Lure - Field Test Packet</span></span><br />
<em>Keitech Swing Impact 4" Worms.</em><br />
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For this particular test, "Area 52" was chosen as the location. "Area 52" is typically a natural lake and the fishes are finicky about what they eat as it has been under fishing pressure for quite some time.<br />
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<strong>Test Location:</strong> Area 52<br />
<strong>Time</strong>: 9:45am - 11am<br />
<strong>Weather Condition:</strong> Sunny<br />
<strong>Water Clarity:</strong> Stained<br />
<strong>Rod:</strong> Silstar 6 feet, Medium Heavy Spinning Rod<br />
<strong>Reel:</strong> Pinnacle DTF 40 Spinning<br />
<strong>Line:</strong> Maxima Chameleon 15lb<br />
<strong>Leader:</strong> Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon 17lb<br />
<strong>Hook:</strong> Fire Eagle 2/0 Offset / Fire Eagle 1 Offset<br />
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<strong>Product Spotlight:</strong> Keitech Swing Impact 4" Plastic Worm (Silver Flash Minnow)<br />
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Keitech Lure" class="photo_img img" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/377545_3023223102577_1980398966_n.jpg?oh=839fae8dd0aaeb388e1dcddc649ad02b&oe=55114B97&__gda__=1426732633_4eaec2582940a3009ff5322d2368a337" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Keitech Lure" /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Keitech Lure</span></span><br />
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The worms comes packed in a blister case and is scented.<br />
Rigging the worm is very easy, as the worm itself is very soft. On this test, I rigged the worm weightless for finesse fishing.<br />
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On the very first cast at the edge of the underwater grass area, I had a hit. Reeled in a fast as I could as the fish was headed straight under some lotuses but could not stop it on time, and while trying to "persuade" the fish out, the fish shook the hook free. Since it was too hot to continue, I called it a day.<br />
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Fish 1 - Me 0.<br />
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Hunt - Area 52" class="photo_img img" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/397678_3016907824699_1947756725_n.jpg?oh=e41401ab11f750224f3709ab9f4e723c&oe=5503EF51&__gda__=1427134906_5792f9b03e3dd2780ff744750a868d6f" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Hunt - Area 52" /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Hunt - Area 52</span></span><br />
<em>Area 52.</em><br />
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Continued field test on the next outing.<br />
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Fishes were actively feeding on the surface not too far away, so i concentrated my casts within the vicinity of that area.<br />
A few casts later and i hooked up on a decent sized fish, which came hurriedly from under some clump of lotuses. Quickly set the hook, reeled him in and took the customary photos and released him back into the lake.<br />
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It was a beautifully coloured Toman ( Channa Micropeltes). Although not huge in size, it was definitely proof of the fish enticing quality of the bait.<br />
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Field Test - Keitech - Pic 1" class="photo_img img" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/376037_3048854263340_1185698513_n.jpg?oh=38c70149d0396f2f78d827a0674faa6a&oe=550DAD63&__gda__=1430396040_f30c4c6a9c8ae05eeff08e9768c6da85" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Field Test - Keitech - Pic 1" /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Field Test - Keitech - Pic 1</span></span><br />
<em>Handsome specimen - juvenile Giant Snakehead.</em><br />
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Field Test - Keitech - Pic 2" class="photo_img img" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/394003_3048858663450_1744571841_n.jpg?oh=b48552e216556f0ef4cb16641cf2e3a6&oe=550D5B9A&__gda__=1430482271_812e8cbcf6175dc1cddb184f7722e53b" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Field Test - Keitech - Pic 2" /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Field Test - Keitech - Pic 2</span></span><br />
<em>Beautiful colour.</em><br />
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You can keep the lure swimming, even at a very slow retrieve...thanks to the design of the paddle tail.<br />
This method really works on inactive fish, as I can see a lot of "follows" from fishes coming out of the grass.<br />
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This keeps my heart pounding, just anticipating when the fish will smash the lure while on the retrieve.<br />
I also noticed that on a faster retrieve, the lure comes to the surface and the tail wags enticingly.<br />
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For the first few casts on the first day of the test, i used a size 2/0 offset hook, which was too big for the fish. This resulted in multiple fish lost. A quick change to size 1 hook eliminated this issue.<br />
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Field Test - Keitech - Pic 3" class="photo_img img" src="https://scontent-a-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/385425_3048863303566_1565954880_n.jpg?oh=b16ed61b5108e10fe220fae2121a9b4a&oe=55073BE8" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Field Test - Keitech - Pic 3" /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Field Test - Keitech - Pic 3</span></span><br />
<em>The test outfit. 19 year old fishing rod and reel.</em><br />
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<em>The fish.</em><br />
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The worm was easy to cast, even when rigged weightless. The only downside was when there is a gust of wind, your aim might be a little off. The design is excellent as the ribbed body makes the lure vibrate and the strong squid scent really attracts fish.<br />
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Made of very soft material, rigging is extremely easy but so is accidentally ripping the worm. When you get the worm stuck on underwater brush a couple of times, you might end up ripping the worm.<br />
Same thing with catching a fish, sometimes you need to change the worm after every fish caught.<br />
But with careful usage, it would last you about 3-4 fishes.<br />
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<span class="photo " style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="Keitech Lure - Ripped" class="photo_img img" src="https://scontent-b-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/408752_3077415137344_483728560_n.jpg?oh=0a00f12d1962c9edcb3c376cc9199e7d&oe=55108ECD" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" title="Keitech Lure - Ripped" /><span class="caption" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; padding: 2px 0px 0px;">Keitech Lure - Ripped</span></span><br />
<em>Photo showing the ripped lure. Rig was running sinker.</em><br />
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Calculated at just over RM3 each, the Keitech worms are expensive. But for those finesse fishing fans, its worth using.<br />
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<strong>Conclusion:</strong><br />
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The design works although the look of the lure is something to be desired. It functions well, no matter which way you decide to rig it - Carolina, weightless or Texas style.<br />
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<strong> PROS</strong><br />
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<li>Good design</li>
<li>Extra long lasting scent</li>
<li>Attracts fish</li>
<li>Easy to rig</li>
<li>Easy hookup (as the lure is soft)</li>
<li>Salt Infused</li>
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<strong>CONS</strong><br />
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<li>A bit expensive (as with any Japanese gear)</li>
<li>Tears when fishing through structure after a few casts</li>
<li>Not easy to find in Malaysia</li>
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<strong>BOTTOM LINE</strong><br />
Love the product and if I have the money, I would definitely buy lots of these. A good thing to have in your tacklebox.<br />
Quality product by Keitech. Love the simple but functional packaging.<br />
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<b><u>NOTE: </u></b>Rigging it weedless would be the best option, and hooksets should not be violent as the plastic composition is very soft. No jigheads, no problems - just use Texas rigging.</div>
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