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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

RAINFOREST BASHING!

Into the pristine rainforests we go again. This time the hunt is for the predatory fishes which call the clear streams and rivers home. The plan was to explore a couple of river systems with the help of some locals and their boats. Here's how this adventure went...

Our mode of transport and our fishing platform...

The curtain of mist unveils the untouched rainforests, millions of years old...

After a slow start we get going late on the first day with this prime example of the Red Mahseer...

With its might it ripped the rear hook clean off the Jackall Gillcra crankbait...

Not your typical predator, but this greedy Tinfoil Barb is a welcome surprise on the IMA Pin Jack crankbait...

We kept self-sustained in the jungle, relying on the fish we caught for a meal. Couldn't get any fresher...

Next morning we find this Mahseer at the head of a quick run. It fell for the Imakatsu Scare Brow 57, a lure that would prove very useful throughout this trip...

A little further downstream we find a nicer one which gave the Major Craft Corzza rod a good run for its money...

This one liked the Jackall Aska 60SR shallow crank very much...

We were always kept entertained by the abundance of Jungle Perch in these rivers...

The DUO Realis Crank is rarely ignored...

No shortage of new species as bycatch too. With the small IMA Sasuke, we picked up quite a few fresh faces...

No idea what they're called but they sure like IMA Sasukes...

The Tinfoil Barbs in this system sure do get aggressive. This one went ballistic on a DUO Realis Pencil 85...

The DUO Realis Crank finds an odd one...

We were hoping for some monster Jungle Perch but thus far they were still illusive. Smaller ones like this provided the entertainment nonetheless...

Chucking the big Jackall Aska 70SR in the hopes of a big one...

Smaller lures like this Zipbaits ZBL Minnow would be smashed by the ever-present smaller Jungle Perch...

Then a big crunch on the Imakatsu Scare Brow and a strong fight resulted in this...

A more decent Jungle Perch than the ones we had encountered, but still no trophy...

Then it was back to pulling the smaller ones...

This one fell for the sleek OSP Blitz crank...

While this one liked the Imakatsu IK-Crank in shocking fluoro...

A strong hit followed by a short fight finds this Black Bass on deck courtesy of the strong Evergreen Zephyr MJ Racing stick...

The Imakatsu IK-Crank makes the kill...

Swapping to a topwater lure gets the fish on the first cast...

Its the FEED BULB8 with a Jungle Perch...

From behind a rock on a fast section of the river comes this fat Red Mahseer which gave the angler a good workout...

The battle scarred Imakatsu Scare Brow 57 crank scores...

Then its ultralight fun with the FEED BELL8 popper and some Jungle Perches...

They aren't afraid to hit the topwater lures with gusto...

Here's one that's slightly more decent. On the Evergreen Kaleido Spin Cobra Q7 spin rod it is great fun...

The FEED BELL8 shines in this scene...

Sticking to the trusty crankbait pays dividends when this hefty Mahseer hits it hard...

Its the Imakatsu Scare Brow 57 again...

Sticking to the topwater popper also results in a fine reward in the form of this nice Mahseer...

The FEED BELL8 is in its element...

Next up the BELL8 finds itself head first in a Jungle Perch's gob...

Another rare species falls for the topwater offering, in the form of this beautiful Sultan Fish strain...

The FEED BULB8 worked...

The BULB8 also finds a Tinfoil Barb...

In a deep, calm bend of the river this OSP Blitz crank is belted hard but is no match for the Evergreen Zephyr MJ Racing rod...



Turns out to be the largest Mahseer of the trip. The hues are beautiful on its large scales, no wonder they are such a prize...

Every creature seemed hungry on this river...


And we wrap with another hungry Tinfoil Barb which reacted to the loud FEED BULB8 popper...


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Saturday, July 23, 2016

AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE!

Spent a day at the pond with the ultralight Major Craft Nextino Area Trout Rod for some thrills with some tropical freshwater species...

After a few misses the first fish landed is a large Common Snakehead on the Jackall Mask Gene soft vibe, a must-have for fooling the smartest of fish...

The fish is not in the best of condition, being super skinny and mal-nutritioned...


Then its some topwater fun with a finicky Tilapia on the DUO Poco Poco popper...

Even small fish go hard with the Major Craft Nextino ultralight rod...

Another Tilapia on the DUO Poco Poco popper...

Then we hit paydirt with a bigger Tilapia...

This one took a Bassday Sugar Minnow Lipless lure...

The Nextino is loaded to the max here on a large and fast fish...

It takes a while to recover the light line...

Turns out to be a decent Pacu which took a DUO Spearhead Ryuki to end the day...

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