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PRANAB (Seaexplorer)
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Post Number: 590
Registered: 2-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 - 3:46 am: | |
Dear Memed ,
Yes i rememeber you and we met once near creeak entrance years ago . I no longer go for shore fishing . But i hv friends who report two spots one is known as KFC on the beach road near the rocks of the fishing village . People who go there report catching kings on live bait .
The other spot is Umm ul quain behind the palace people are hitting big sherries .
My self as i said hv not been either places as i just go for deep sea fishing .
With regards
Pranab |
Michael Ross (Naseer)
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:19 am: | |
Hello again,
The competition is by Leading Edge (www.leadingedge-s.com). Interesting! |
Michael Ross (Naseer)
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:05 am: | |
Hello, Are you aware of fishing competition this week end in RAK? It is on the 11th Dec!! |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Post Number: 357
Registered: 2-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 11:28 am: | |
For the Penn 130VSX, try checking Sun & Sand Sports, Knotica Marine Mall or Barracuda Fishing Tackle Shop. |
nermine (Nsns)
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 11:06 am: | |
Guys do you know where can i buy a PENN 130 VSX interantional reel from dubai or abu dhabi |
nermine (Nsns)
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Registered: 12-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 11:04 am: | |
Hi guys,
I was wondering where can i buy a PENN 130VSX international reel from dubai or abu dhabi.
Thanks |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Username: Kd_rapala
Post Number: 55
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 10:35 am: | |
Hey everyone....
heres the website i use to check wind speed and it is extremely accurate. It tells you the wind speed in knots by the hour and direction and everything in between. Its great and does not lie... extremely useful
http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/dubai |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 54
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 10:31 am: | |
Russel,
i fish from a fishing kayak and live bait the areas around the buoys and light posts farther from the breakwaters, but the general area is the same. For live bait rigs, i usually have 1 rod out on a flatline/freeline. This way the bait is just swimming freely and can go to where it would naturally go when it is panicked and it can cover a lot more water. I give the live bait about 20 meters of line to swim around. Then, on the other side of the kayak, i have a live bait hooked on either a helicopter rig or a carolina rig (i like carolina rig better). This way the sinker will hit bottom, and my leader is about 3 feet long so it can swim in that radius of the sinker on the bottom. While these 2 poles are casted and waiting in the rod holders, i am usually working topwater, shallow running, or deep diving lure. My other pole is for sabiki which stays unactive after the beginning for catching bait. |
russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Username: Twistedthoughts
Post Number: 9
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 8:12 am: | |
KD, one more thing, I just saw that you are looking for light/medium action rods; Just try out North west marine (http://www.nw-marine.com) in Ghusais. They don't have a big collection, but there are some composite rods (Australian) for general fishing. I saw some really thin looking & light weight rods there aswell priced at around 100AED, but since I'm a not an expert in Luring, can't really comment on the quality of the stuff. |
russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Post Number: 8
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 8:04 am: | |
KD, best of luck with the new lure...
Just out of curiosity, what kind of rig do you use for live baiting ? Have you tried the cable car rig ? I never tried it myself, but read somewhere that it is good for fishing from breakwater. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 53
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 5:39 am: | |
Hey
Ive been trying out the usual live baiting with small sherry, bream, trevally, and needlefish. Nothing big yet.
My brithers will be coming to Dubai soon so i will feel safer going offshore on kayaks with them. Since the weather is getting colder, i am hoping to see some king fish coming closer inshore. My tackleshop received some new red head lures so i bought 1 its from storm floating diving about 5 ft. Looking forward to trying it out but nothing big yet |
russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Post Number: 7
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 5:25 am: | |
Thanks Shaz for the quick response. It's soo nice of you... :o)
Tight lines...
K.D How's your fishing going on; Hope you managed to land some big ones!!! |
sultan (Fishingfreak7996)
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Post Number: 8
Registered: 8-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 2:56 am: | |
hi,actually the prices r according to how many persons & how many hours u wanna go for fishing... try calling who ever here is interested to go. well it wont be expensive if u make a group so all can pull in cash...
take care
CHEERS! |
Memed (Memed)
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Username: Memed
Post Number: 16
Registered: 4-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 1:36 am: | |
Hi Pranab,
How are you,we didn't talk since long time.Am memed if you still remember me..How is fishing..I want to know what are the good spots in dubai..
Let me know when are u going for fishing to join u.
takecare
memed |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Username: Amira
Post Number: 264
Registered: 5-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 12:11 am: | |
I think his name is Salem and he charges AED 1500 and his boat can accomodate around 8 people. |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Username: Shaz
Post Number: 47
Registered: 6-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 10:28 am: | |
hi sultan,
do u have any idea what r there charges? |
sultan (Fishingfreak7996)
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Post Number: 7
Registered: 8-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 5:00 am: | |
hi,everybody.. i read here some of u guys r interested to go for fishing i have a number of a Captain if anyone of u would like to contact him he is good.... takes u frm sharjah the no. is 050 6355257... try him!!
ENJOY.. |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Username: Shaz
Post Number: 46
Registered: 6-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 1:30 am: | |
hi russel,
please give them your residence add. they will deliver within 4 days to your door steps.which mode of shipment you select? my suggestion is if u r not ordering rod then go for surface shipping. its take same time like air shipping and u can save money.but only thing for surface shipping they r not deliver at your door step. they wall call u from post office.even in Ajman i ordered thru surface shipping and i received call from Ajman post office that my package is arrived.
happy fishing russell. take care.......
shaz |
russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Username: Twistedthoughts
Post Number: 6
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 12:35 am: | |
Guys
I've tried to place order from Cabela's but they can't seem to ship to POBox address. How do you guys place order normally ??? |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 52
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 7:35 am: | |
I went on a 6 hour trip with them and caught 1 baby grouper...... |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Post Number: 263
Registered: 5-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 3:55 am: | |
yes, but they are very expensive |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 51
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 2:15 am: | |
Have any of you had luck with the charter company "Team Soolyman" ? |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Username: Amira
Post Number: 262
Registered: 5-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 7:56 pm: | |
Hi Shahzad,
I do not have the charter guys number however, I saw the number on the notice board of hotel (Golden Oasis).
Advertisements of charters are posted on all hotel lobbies and they charge around AED 1200-1500 for 4 hours of fishing.
Thanks |
Abdul Mujeeb (Abdulmujeebb)
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Post Number: 23
Registered: 3-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 2:52 pm: | |
Hi
Thanks shaizad for the info ,and thanks Pranab. |
PRANAB (Seaexplorer)
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Post Number: 589
Registered: 2-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 9:18 am: | |
Dear Mujeeb ,
Sorry for the late reply . As shazad said
www.cabela.com
www.digitaldagger.com
are good sites but of course cabela has got better variety and choice of items with special blow out sales at times on different items .
My email pdass06@rediffmail.com
with regards
Pranab |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Post Number: 45
Registered: 6-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 9:01 am: | |
amir,
nice catch.please can you give me charter details. may be i will go on national day.
regards.
shaz |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Post Number: 261
Registered: 5-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 6:54 am: | |
Had a family trip arranged for Muscat with freinds and family . Reached muscat on thursday with no great intentions to fish. However when reached the hotel, then noticed a charter guys name. Then immediately booked a trip for friday(eid day).
Left the marina with another friend at 6 am and reached the spot in 20 minutes targeting dorados. First trolled a plastic bait and action was immediate. After a 7-8 minutes fight brought on board a beautiful dorado. This was my first ever dorado and it fought very well. Then we started live baiting with scad eyes and caught another three dorados. Released the biggest one and kep three for the table. All four were fought by me. enjoyed the beautiful flight of the fish.
After an hour of fishing for dorados, I asked the boat guy that we should try out some bottom fishing for groupers.
Reached the spot in 20 minutes and tried bottoming for an hour or so but only managed to get two baby sharks which were released back. The water was around 80 meters and I got pretty tired of reeling in that amount of line, therefore cut the trip and returned back by 9:30am.
Overall an excellant day of fishing.
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kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 50
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 12:36 am: | |
for me, the heavier the lure the better i can cast
i can cast a mile with my 30 gram lures and if i cast a 13 gram lure it wud go farther if i just flicked it |
russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Post Number: 5
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 12:08 am: | |
Hi Shaz
One more newbie question; how far can you cast a 13gm rapala with the setup that you have ? |
russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Post Number: 4
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 27, 2009 - 2:10 pm: | |
Hi Shaz
Thanks for the quick reply; I've checked Cabela's and they have it in stock. Guess I'll go for the rod and use the okuma reel which is available with me.
Btw, * * * Eid Mubarak to all * * *
and happy fishing during the holidays. |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Username: Shaz
Post Number: 44
Registered: 6-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:09 am: | |
hi russel,
just now i m using one setup for tossup lures. the rod is shimano teramor, 7'-6", lure weight 1/2-1.5oz
extra fast, very light and i match this with daiwa tournament ss 2600 reel very good reel with excellent drag. i use braid on this setup power pro 20LB with shock leader of 30LB.very light weight setup. may be this not the best but it is good, may be someone can give u his input to finalise your setup.
good luck happy fishing.
regards..........shaz |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 49
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 27, 2009 - 7:44 am: | |
i cut of my penis today and used it as a tube lure |
russel (Twistedthoughts)
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 27, 2009 - 1:29 am: | |
Hi Shaz
Can you pls recommend a good rod/reel combo for luring from shore... |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Post Number: 356
Registered: 2-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 8:29 am: | |
Abdul Mujeeb,
Try checking www.jamestackle.com
cheaper prices and lower shipping costs..... but the selestion might be a bit limited.
Ciao! |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Post Number: 43
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 6:44 am: | |
hi mujeeb,
try cabela.com . i always order on that for U.A.E.
they have good service. try it.
shaz |
Abdul Mujeeb (Abdulmujeebb)
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Post Number: 22
Registered: 3-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 5:47 am: | |
Hi Pranab,
Can you please give me the name of a few website where i can buy fishing rods,reels .i wanna buy it online and have it shiped to K.S.A. thanks would really appreciate it.and can you please give me ur email address so that i can keep in touch with ya. |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Post Number: 260
Registered: 5-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 2:19 am: | |
Does any one know of a charter or a local who could take us out of muscat.
The charges should range between 80-100 OMR
Thanks |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Post Number: 355
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 12:39 am: | |
Roger,
Check out www.oceanactive.com
It's not going to be cheap BUT it's the best we had ever experienced..... especially for POPPING & JIGGING in MUSSANDAM!  |
Roger Thorne (Roger_thorne)
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Registered: 11-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 9:18 pm: | |
Hi - looking for help. Recently hired a boat with Arabia Horizons who promised us a yacht with all facilities including fishfinder etc. They subcontracted the whole event without telling me and we had a disastrous days fishing which cost me 3,500 aed. Can anybody recommend a fishing charter who actually does what it says on the tin - good days fishing
regards Roger |
PRANAB (Seaexplorer)
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Post Number: 588
Registered: 2-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 4:38 am: | |
Dear Adam ,
Do you have any more of those boat fishing rods from abu garcia . I lost the rod which i got from you last week on sea trip from the boat rod holder after a big hit . Would love to pick it up if you have any more . I lost your telephone no hence posting here and would be in ABUDHABI coming weekend . Give me a shout if you still have them
regards
Pranab
0506789546 |
Musa Sharkawi (Moosa)
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Post Number: 31
Registered: 6-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 23, 2009 - 11:46 am: | |
Hey there fellows!
Was an active member in this forum a while ago. Moved to Ireland but im coming bak this winter to Dubai.
Would be nice to see more fishing updates on spots and all.
I dont know why some people on this forum considers it "showing off" when people show pics of their catch! I would love to see pics of catches with some info on how they caught those poor fellows. Cant wait to get back and would love to meet up with any of you lads for a trip.
Tight lines and all the best!
Musa |
shahzad (Shaz)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 8:32 am: | |
hi kd,
100% agreed what fishing king described. follow that, my opinion is , if fish is there it attacked on any color lure.no need to go deep in this phenomena.
take care....regards
shaz |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Post Number: 39
Registered: 6-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 5:42 am: | |
you will not need anything more than 20lb.
You can fish to catch fish or you can fish to have fun & for the thrill of it.
If you want to yank the fish out, go heavy, if you want to have the thrill of fighting the fish & giving the fish a chance of survival (escaping) go light.
Btw, if you plan on releasing the fish, the fish will have a better survival rate if it is yanked out. the reason for this is; if you go light & land the fish, the fish is bound to be tired & in all probability come to the surface sideways. On releasing these fish they either drown (yes fish can drown too) or they are eaten by other predators.
the choice is yours.
fish smart - not too light, not too heavy. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Post Number: 48
Registered: 9-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 11:12 pm: | |
I was reading some more on why fish hit these odd colors. And what i found was that they are best to be used when fish are very agressive so that it brings out the garession in them and causes them to strike. Clown colors and firetiger for example are odd in saltwater but it may entice the fish into feeding especially if you retrive it fast, it brings out the agression in them. I got a sinking firetiger rapala magnum and a down deep husky jerk. Wish me luck. By the way, my tackle stores are underkill and overkill. They go from 10 lb test to 50 pound test. Theres no ay in hell im spooling with 50 lb, is 10 lb too light for cudas small kings, grouper, etc.? |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Post Number: 38
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 11:07 pm: | |
KD,
this is an interesting read.
It doesnt give any answers, but raises more questions.
http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/article.jsp?ID=21012722 |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Post Number: 37
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 11:02 pm: | |
HI Kd,
good to know that you are following up on the internet & doing some reading. Just what the doctor ordered
:o)
I too have heard different stories the fish can see colour, fish cant see colour & fish see shades of grey.
ultimately, it is up to you to believe what you experience & to me, shades of grey make the most sense.
Ever seen flourescent yellow / pink / orange colour baitfish in the area where you cast your lure ?
Atleast I havent.
Why then do predators hit such lures ?
According to what I have experienced, the swimdepth, the wobble of the lure & the pattern on the lure make a difference between a strike & fishless fishing (some call it luck).
A lot of people say that barracuda will hit anything shining, yet many more have caught them on lures that dont have a hint of shine.
People say its impossible to catch kingfish without livebait, others swear by the readhead (lure) for kingfish, saying that it is the only lure for kingfish.
No doubt that red heads work fine, but many other lures work as well. I have caught more kingfish on lures that are very dull colours which others wouldnt even hook up for kingfish.
Fishing / angling can be explained to a certain extent by science, but then again, our personal experiences always makes the most sense to us.
I will not disagree that fish may/may not see colour, but that just doesnt make sense to me.
Ask yourself.....would you eat chicken if it was a wierd colour ?
Good luck with your fishing & dont try too hard.
Lke Amir mentioned earlier, it would be better if you accompany some good experienced anglers for some trips first. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 2:03 am: | |
Fishingking, i researched if fish can see color, and i only saw two sources that said they do not and dozens more that said they do, maybe a recent study came out that proved they do....
The shades of grey idea is like you said when certain colors hit a certain depth, they turn to shades of grey. |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 12:48 am: | |
Fish do not see colours, but only shades of grey.
What may seem like a wierd colour, could infact appear like an injured fish. Besides, the wobble produced in rapalas & youzuri lures defnately imitates an injured fish.
I'm sure you are also aware of the spectrum (colours of the rainbow - Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange & red). While violet is most visible under water, red is the least.
The reason for many people now changing their lines to red colours is because it is invisible @ 30mtrs of water. Of course, our waters are not as deep, but never the less the visibility is reduced. |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 8:37 pm: | |
Everwhere i read, people say you should match your lure color to the forage in your area so it looks like the natural prey. So, why are there colors out there that are hot pink, clown, and all these non-realistic color patterns? Won't the fish be scared because it looks so not natural? I have seen people having success with these fake colored lures though, why do fish hit them? |
Rami Tamimi (Rtamimi)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 10:01 am: | |
http://floridasportfishing.com/magazine/the-rigging-station/i-mean-com e-on-now-fish-eat-fish.html
Kd, check the above link and you can learn something about artificial baits.
Thanks
Rami |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 7:44 pm: | |
KD,
I think u need to accompany some of the experience anglers |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 9:35 am: | |
Most lures i have are floating then dive when retrived
some lures though are labeled as sinking, so once you cast them they begin to sink, but once you stop it then start to reel, will it dive any deeper or stay at the depth u stopped it after sinking?
it doesn't say how deep it dives... |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 5:09 am: | |
hey guys sorry bout causing so much argument here
fishingking, im just trying to ask some questions that deal with dubai specifically, since on the net u get general info. every place is diifferent, i didnt mean to "disrupt" the fishing forum by asking questions about fishing, i dont now what i was thinking
ill try going to school 24 hours a day as well if that will make things better
im fishing 15 meters of water ijlal
i do use a sabiki rig for bait and catch bream, sherry, and trevally but they are just baitfish under half a foot so ive been using them as live bait for flatlining/freelining and another pole for live bait fishing on the bottom with a sniker |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 4:29 am: | |
Kd,
dont fish more than 2 rods at a time.
Either troll a lure or bait fish. Sabikis will also work if there are queen fish around. |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 4:25 am: | |
Dont worry Ijlal, hopefully some day soon, you will be back in the UAE & we can meet up.
Apologies are not required & I didnt start a war, just slung some dirt to make sure you washed your eyes & that would help you see a bit more clearly.
I always had good intentions for anglers in this community, unfortunately because I am blunt & straight on, people think that I am insulting & offending them.
Yes, I know that I was more than a bit harsh towards you & mentioned stuff which I should have just let lay down, but heck, sometimes a wake up call towards reality is what one needs.
I do know that you are senior & respect the fact that you have a lot of knowledge, but that doesnt put you in a drivers seat nor can one get respect without earning it.
Enough said about this topic now. I wont respond to this anymore.
Good luck where ever you are |
Syed Ijlal Hussain (Ijlal)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 1:30 am: | |
Hi Kd,
I went through some of your posts and have come to the conclusion you try doing everything at the same time. The real secret of catching fish regularly is being focussed. Try concentrating on one method even if you go fishless for days on end; perfect it till you start getting fish.
As you are on a kayak, I would suggest you use your four rods as follows: use two rods for bait fishing, rig up your lightest rod with smaller sabiki hooks, and one for spinning lures. Now, as for bait fishing, cut a 2 to 3 hooks portion from a size 20 sabiki rig and tie it to your main line either directly using a barrel knot or using a small barrel swivel in between to minimize line twist. Bait this setup with small chunks of squid or prawns/shrimps. The other rod you keep on standby for live baiting; use your sabiki rig to catch live bait. Your spinning outfit should remain on standby in case you see suface activity.
At least this is how I would probably use my four rods if I went out on a kayak.
Spinning (casting lures) does not go hand in hand with bait fishing. If you must spin then spin constantly - spinning is a tedious task but can be very rewarding; hours of spinning may produce nothing on some days.
Jigging, or vertical jigging is usually done in deep water and I dont think you have access to such deep water in your kayak so better drop that for now.
Just my two cents...
Ijlal |
Syed Ijlal Hussain (Ijlal)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 12:59 am: | |
King,
Actually, I was resonsidering my post after going through the previous posts and was about to apologize for being a little too harsh on you, but you declared war, so be it!
I would love to meet you and see who you are but unfortunately, I have left UAE...
Cheers!
Ijlal |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 11:32 pm: | |
Mr. Ijlal,
I see that you have also been a big trouble maker on the forum in the past. Look at what advice Mr. Abdul & myself have given him.
Facts are facts. People have offered a lot of help & support to KD or who ever he is (look here, no one has seen him or met him or seen any pics HAHAHAHA). yet we offered him tips. Read through the forum, before you open your mouth or spread your legs to wide.
Nowhere has anyone made fun of him. Just given him advise. If he cannot fathom simple terms, it can be confirmed that he needs to get through routes of fishing.
Besides, a 11 year old on the Kayak, fishing ??? He is either really stupid to buy a kayak to go fishing or he knows how to fish & got a kayak. In either case, he is making an utter fool out of you.
I'd say it now, cos people like you & like him have disrupted this forum over & over again.
Its not surprising that soooooo many anglers who have so much to offer have left this forum & I do recall that you were kicked out from the other forum ....oh sorry, you were a cry baby & when someone took you up on a topic, you started whining & quit the forum. Atleast you said that you did, but secretly visited the forum (without realising that your id would show if you were logged in).
Shut the F up & stop taking sides. If you have advice, then give it. People visiting this forum are not out for fatherly love, they are here to catch fish.
KD, if you are 11 years old & trying to get the sympathy of forum members, forget it. What are you doing here, spending all your time here when you should be in school ??? (I know people will agree with me on this)
Make use of resources available to you & dont abuse them. I along with a lot of people have been giving good advice upto now.
I dont expect anyone to take up sides. So please stop this kindergarden behaviour. If you want to catch fish, read through Abduls & my posts, start over & you will land fish. Ask for info which cannot be readily found on the internet & surely you will have a lot more people answering you.
Ijlal, the fact that you dont know who I am doesnt mean that I am hiding. I am at the coastline ever friday & saturday. & yes, I do meet up with lots of people from this forum & the other forums here in the UAE.
Let me know when you want to meet up & we surely will. |
Syed Ijlal Hussain (Ijlal)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:37 pm: | |
Lure casting from kayak! Now that seems like dangerous business to me, with all that weight shifting this side and that; anyhow, I have never fished from a kayak so cannot be sure, but be careful not to turn turtle.
As for the lures, you would mostly require shallow diving lures like Rapala F-Mags in sizes 9 thru 14, depending on the casting capability of your rods.
Hope this helps...
Ijlal |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 9:55 pm: | |
Thanks Ijlal
When casting out lures around the breakwaters on kayak, what is the best diving depth for them to target cuda, king, etc. How deep should my lures dive? |
Syed Ijlal Hussain (Ijlal)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 1:43 pm: | |
King,
Either advise with some useful information or stop making fun of people. There are many people who read the forum but shy away from writing. When people like Kd ask basic questions, these people also benefit.
You know you are a mischief-maker; you only appear when you have to belittle someone. The fact is you are a coward - you are actually hiding yourself behind this ID so you can criticise, as you are not brave enough to do it openly like I am doing now!
Guys, have you ever wondered why you have never seen any pictures of The King in fishing in UAE waters???
I wish I knew who you really are! GRRRRRR |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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GROW UP will ya ! |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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fishingking im glad you enjoy making fun of 11 year olds...... |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Fishingking,
SPOT ON!
Ciao! |
Fishing King (Fishingking)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 9:15 pm: | |
KD,
forget about all the fishing equipment details provided here. To be honest, they are not meant for you. You will get there gradually, with patience & with experience.
Right now, use mono lines (max upto 20lb test) & a 6 inch to 10inch, 20lb wire leader. This is all that you will need to catch fish in these waters. Forget about fluorocarbons, braid lines or any other fancy stuff. They will be important when you learn how to target certain species which easily get spooked with normal lines.
Kings / Breams / Cobias / Hamour / Barracuda, do NOT get spooked easily if you are using a normal mono line.
You just need 2 lures in your box, a blue/silver minnow & a firetiger. These are the most targetted lures in UAE.
Stop whining about not catching any fish. you sound really pityful & its getting painful to reply to your queries.
Anyone who can access the internet knows how vast the database of knowledge available on it is. Stop posting kindergarden questions & do a search on google / wiki. You will find all your answers there. Right now you want to be spoonfed without any real effort from yourself.
Go through all the basics of fishing & like I said earlier, "In Rome do as the Romans do". Let me know if you didnt understand this statement. I'll ask my 3 year old son to explain it for you.
Btw, if you are not catching fish & everyone else around is catching, then you are doing something wrong. Watch them & copy them. You will surely land some.
Best of luck for the coming weekend. |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:49 pm: | |
KD,
The material holding the hook is neither made of rubber or rope. Its made of kevlar cable then the knots are being covered with those heat shrink rubber sleevings.
Try doing a google search on how to attach the assist hooks. BASICALLY....the assist hook will be connected to the leader using a SOLID RING. then the jig is attached to the solidring...using a splitring.
DON'T try TOO HARD & use gears/equipments which are WAY OVERKILL..... U will only get frustrated because the fishes are being SPOOKED!
DON'T use a LONG & BIG SWORD just to pick your teeth.....just use a toothpick!
That is why we have a range of gears...to suit the different different situation and species we are targetting!
Ciao! |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 9:48 am: | |
sorry bout all the questions but i havnt caught a big fish in 3 years of hard work soooooo
on the jigs, should i put a split ring where i tie on my line or is it best to tie it on straight to the eye of the jig without a ring? |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Also, im looking at pictures of how people placed their hooks on their jigs and it looks like the material is rubber cable or rope??? cant i just use 100lb mono or wire? |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Willi get better results using 100lb mono on my leader or 20 lb nylon coted wire? I think 100 lb mono will hold up against the teeth since i have more trouble cutting it with clippers than i do wire. Is 100lb mono less visible and will it give me more strikes than 20 or 30lb wire? |
Abdul (Jigwrex)
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1) flurocarbon lines are more durable than normal lines BUT still will not be able to withstand TOOTHY FISH! This is the main reason why the jigging should be rythmic so the predator will not accidentally attack the leader. They will usually observe their victims first before attacking
2) using flurocarbon leaders will get higher strikes due to its invisibility in water compared to normal lines and wires.
3) I will only use 100lbs leaders when targetting MONSTER fishes e.g GTs, Tunas, Sharks etc. For within the gulf area...30-40lbs max should be sufficient.
4) due to NON STRETCH nature of braids/superlines, adding flurocarbon /nylon leaders will act as shock absorbers.
5) Hamour tend to go for brighter colours e.g. orange or pink (from personal experiences).
6) Assist hooks should be just positioned about in the middle of the jig as these predatory fish usually attack its baitfish at the middle. NO HARM in using the treble hooks at the back...as a safe measure.
Ciao! |
Amir Mufti (Amira)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 2:13 am: | |
For verticle jiggin, you need to let the jig hit the bottom and start the action, therefore trebble hooks are not a good option, however I have been using treble hooks, so no harm in using them |
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 8:22 pm: | |
Will barracuda and kingfish not cut through flurocarbon?
There are the jigs you described in the post but they come with treble hooks on the bottom for you. Is this okay to leave on or do i have to remove the treble and place 1 or 2 single hooks on the head? If i used 100lb monofilament for leader will it be better than wire or will it not suffice for the teeth of cudas and kings? the DUEL TAMENTAL is available here so i will buy it.....any prefered colors? i hear pink is good? can i keep the trebles on the bottom? will 100lb mono hold up against the teeth of cudas or kings? |
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Jigging actions will depends upon the species you are targetting. For bottom feeders like groupers and Shari(Sherie/spangle emperor), the jigging action doen't need to be as fast. The most effective one I had experienced for UAE waters are just bottom bouncing i.e. to drop your jigs all the way to the bottom and then just continuously do short strokes.... upto only a few feet above the sea bed.
Predatory species e.g kingfish & barracuda , on the otherhand are usually prowling at mid to almost the surface of the water so you will have to practice a relatively fast jigging (rythmic) motion till almost the surface....few fast strokes while (syncronised) cranking the reel then dropping/releasing the jig so that it will fall again. This should be done continuously in order to attract the predators. What we noticed, the more anglers jig.... the better the catch rate will be. The jigs will replicate injured bait fish.... so it is imperative that the size and weight of the jigs are as similar as possible to the "MENU of the day"... i.e. baitfish available within the vacinity.
As I said before, the most productive jig I had ever used was the JAZZ Jig 80g, highly reflective bluish/silverish.
Check out the earlier postings...
http://www.fishreports.net/fishing/messages/93/20143.html
http://www.fishreports.net/fishing/messages/93/20234.html
That particular jig was the only jig Which I had used to catch all the fish there!!!! Just after few outings....it was so badly injured!!!!
However, the closest thing to it available in the UAE is the DUEL TAMENTAL .... which Mohammed had used to catch the Hamour/grouper.
Additionally, we also noticed that if we used wire leaders, the catch rate will be much less...especially if the braided wires are used as they might be highly visible to the fishes and also (maybe) the actions of the jigs will not be as realistic.
We usually only use FLUROCARBON lines as leaders. Otherwise the next best option will be the American Fishing Wire...which are high strength, small diameter, single strand fishing wire. BUT you will need to use metal sleeves as these lines are almost impossible to tie.
Try visiting Barracuda...either along the creek...near the YAMAHA outboard engine dealer or at MARINA DIAMOND building at the Marina or KNOTICA MARINE MALL ...somewhere along Sheikh Zayed Road.
Ciao! |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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I hear the store barracuda is good? some people say it closed though...? |
kd (Kd_rapala)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 - 10:41 am: | |
Im into soft plastic fishing. I cant find any jig heads here. I have only 1 light - medium ation rod that is flexible and sensitive.
I go to al hamour marine on beach road next to johnny rockets and the tackle shop in the same lot as the gas station which also sells kayaks and diving gear.
none of them sell light to medium action rods that are thin and flexible for topwaters, soft plastics, light lures. Do you guys now any good places in dubai that sell these type of rods.
and about the jigging, i am really interested in doin it now. Do you drop it to the bottom, then pump the rod up and down while reeling in a rythmic motion or do you drop it and give it fast vertical darts in slow intervals? |
