Sailfish and Kelong Fishing – Kuala Rompin /Penyabong

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Kuala Rompin - Penyabong

 

Having hailed from Kuala Rompin as a kampung boy, spent my secondary school days outside Rompin, and varsity days in Australia, its always give me the urge to help out whatever I can to promote this home town of my mine to the outside world.

Malaysian, let alone other nationalities, are never be able to be enchanted by the warm and beauty of what Kuala Rompin can offers. Kuala Rompin is never being promoted in the same manner as Cameron Highland, Genting Highland or Gunung Tahan Forest Reserve. Its has been sidelined by the federal and state government for such a long times of its capability to lure tourists and by passers. Until sometimes ago some fisher man accidentally found out about it’s a breeding ground for sail Fish from Feb – Nov, when those migrating from the North to the south.

With that Kuala Rompin slowly but steady becomes the focal points of Sail/Bill Anglers around the world, and the support industry sprung out like mush room after rain, and directly contributed the back bone of economy in Kuala Rompin, which used to depend largely on small skills fishing and farming.

Sailfish has put Kuala Rompin on to the world map, hence it’s not an option but to preserve the whole eco-system and responsible fishing be strictly enforced to ensure survival those fish. From my conversation with some fishermen, apparently some sail fish ended up inside those fishing net and be make as fertilizer (as no one really eat sailfish, fortunately).

Releasing Sailfish not in correct manner also the fish caused the fish drawn without sufficiently having enough water pass through the lung, likewise holding the fish out of water for too long.

Sailfish is not only the fishes could be found in Kuala Rompin, obviously no other fishes could beat the thrilled and fighting spirit of Sailfish. Other fishes (eatable) that could be found around the sea are Parrot, grouper, Ibu gelama and others. All the Sailfish boat operators there would be able to provide exact fishes name and spots, for you to bring back some fishes for Barbeque, but Sail/Bill fish is absolutely and definitely no, it’s protected creature. So remember, its still many other fishes besides sailfish.

About 35 minutes down south from Kuala Rompin, passing through Endau, Johor, is a small malay fishing village, Penyabong (Penyabung), located two kelong (Residency in the middle of sea for anglers – picture), whereby you stay, fish, sleep, bath, eat (food & drink provided, BYO your own Beer or liquor or buy from them). Once you reach Penyabong, the Kelong operators would ferry you to the Kelong using a small fishing boat. Anyway, advance booking is required whether you would try your skill for one night or two.  Those two kelong are located quite close to each other and it’s around three nautical miles from the shore.

The type of fishes depend on seasons as well your luck, certain season is only cattle fish. Arrangement can also be make with the kelong operator to venture out to the sea during night times.

Kelong fishing is more fun when you have a big group, anyone of this Kelong capable of housing 50-80 persons at any one time. You should be able to sumptuous the most fresh seafood inside the kelong, and Barbeque could be arranged if your group is big enough.

 

 

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Kehidupan haiwan, keindahan tumbuhan semula jadi dapat dirasai di Setiu Wetland

Oleh Siti Salmiah A Hamid
salmiah@hmetro.com.my

DAMAI…pelbagai tumbuhan menghijau tumbuh subur di sepanjang sungai.

PENYU, batik, ulik mayang dan keropok lekor – antara koleksi cukup sinonim dengan negeri di Pantai Timur ini.
Terengganu Darul Iman memang kaya dengan adat budaya, warisan dan sejarah yang menjadi tunjang kepada perkembangan ekonomi dan sosial masyarakat setempat.
Sempena Tahun Melawat Terengganu 2013, kerajaan Terengganu aktif mempromosikan negeri ini bagi menyingkap keunikannya di mata dunia.
Tanah Lembap Setiu (Setiu Wetland) antara lokasi yang menjadi tarikan utama di negeri penyu bertelur itu.
Terletak di Kuala Setiu, kira-kira 50 kilometer dari Kuala Terengganu kawasan ini berkeluasan 230 kilometer persegi.
Bagi pencinta alam, Setiu Wetland memang kawasan yang kaya dengan pemandangan alam semula jadi selain keindahan flora dan fauna.

MUDAH…tiram yang dibiarkan hidup secara semula jadi.

Pelbagai spesies burung seperti helang, bangau, raja udang dan tiong mudah dilihat sama ada hinggap di tunggul kayu mati, di sarang atau di dahan pokok.
Pengunjung pastinya terpegun dengan pelbagai spesies, warna dan saiz hidupan liar di Setiu Wetland selain lotong, kera, belacak dan pelbagai spesies ikan.
Spesies tuntung laut (callagur borneoensis) dan tuntung sunqai (batagur baska) yang jarang ditemui turut terdapat di sini malah tanah lembap ini menjadi pusat pemuliharaan tuntung di bawah Tabung Alam Sedunia (WWF) Malaysia.
Setiu Wetland dikatakan unik kerana mempunyai sembilan ekosistem yang saling berhubung iaitu antara pantai, laut, lagun, dataran lumpur, muara, sungai, pulau, hutan pantai dan hutan paya bakau.
Malah, pertembungan secara semula jadi antara air tawar dan air masin yang membentuk air payau membolehkan habitat semula jadi seperti tiram hidup di kawasan ini.
Kelihatan sekumpulan kecil nelayan sibuk mengutip kerang, kepah dan lokan di kawasan air cetek malah kegiatan itu antara sumber rezeki utama.
Justeru, kawasan berair seluas 880 hektar itu memberi pelbagai faedah kepada masyarakat setempat serta flora dan fauna yang bergantung hidup dengannya.
Setiausaha, Persatuan Pemandu Pelancong Negeri Terengganu, Putih Dalib @ Intan, berkata Setiu Wetland berfungsi sebagai habitat kepada pelbagai spesies hidupan liar termasuk mamalia (29), reptilia (28) dan burung (112).
“Industri perikanan dan aktiviti pelancongan berjaya meningkatkan sumber ekonomi setempat menerusi pelbagai program yang diusahakan sendiri penduduk di sekitar Kuala Setiu.

KREATIF…menggunakan lidi pokok kelapa untuk hasilkan bakul.

“Industri memproses makanan laut seperti budu Terengganu selain keropok ikan, ikan bilis dan belacan.
“Aktiviti komersial seperti menternak ikan siakap dan kerapu dilakukan menerusi rakit atau sangkar.
“Seorang pengusaha mempunyai lebih daripada 20 petak rakit namun bergantung kepada kemampuan individu.
“Namun, hanya 60 peratus daripada 1,000 benih anak ikan diternak,” katanya.
Pada masa yang sama, penternakan tiram turut dijalankan sebagai aktiviti sampingan kerana proses menternak tiram secara komersial perlu dilakukan secara teliti dan teratur.
Namun, tiram yang hidup secara semula jadi turut menghasilkan pulangan yang besar kerana mendapat permintaan setempat terutama daripada Terrapuri Heritage Village yang terkenal di Kampung Mangkuk, Penarik.
“Isinya besar, pejal dan lazat, justeru tidak hairanlah ia mendapat permintaan tetap daripada pusat peranginan terbabit yang menyajikan makanan ini sebagai menu utama,” ujarnya lagi.
Setiu Wetland tidak pernah sunyi dengan aktiviti penanaman bakau justeru kumpulan media turut diperkenalkan dengan pokok kayu bakau kurap dan bakau minyak yang masih terpelihara.
Kawasan di bawah kelolaan Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) ini sering dijadikan tempat lawatan bagi penyelidik tempatan dan luar negara.
Jurucakap Ping Anchorage Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd, Wan Masria Wan Mohd, berkata pakej lawatan ke Setiu Wetland membolehkan pelancong mengenali lebih dekat peranan pokok kayu bakau.
Meskipun kawasan paya bakau dipantau agar tidak lagi berlaku sebarang penebangan haram, penduduk Kuala Setiu berharap lebih banyak pihak memandang serius usaha memelihara dan memulihara kawasan penanaman bakau di Setiu Wetland ini.

LAZAT…dimakan segar dengan perahan limau.

 
>>INFO:
> Di bahagian utara dan barat laut Terengganu bersempadan dengan Kelantan manakala di bahagian selatan dan barat daya pula bersempadan dengan Pahang.
> Jaluran pantainya menganjur sejauh 225 kilometer dari utara (Besut) ke selatan (Kemaman).
> Sebelum tahun 1947 terdapat sembilan daerah di Terengganu – Kuala Terengganu, Kemaman, Kemasik, Paka, Dungun, Marang, Hulu Terengganu, Besut dan Setiu.
> Kemudian dikurangkan kepada enam – Kuala Terengganu, Kemaman, Dungun, Marang, Hulu Terengganu dan Besut.
> Bermula 1 Januari 1985, sebuah daerah baru iaitu Setiu dibentuk dan menjadi daerah ketujuh di Terengganu.
> Jarak Setiu Wetland dari Kuala Terengganu (50km), Kota Bharu (100km) dan Kuala Lumpur (490km) melalu Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur.


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I’m in the middle of getting all my kit together for a Far North kayaking expedition; I have equipment checks underway, gear lists to sort through, and tackle to accumulate.
Everything is sitting in one, big, well-organized heap (as Tui succinctly put it: Yeah, right…!) when a bright spark wanders past and asks, “So what can you leave behind?”
The none-too subtle reference to the size of the mountain in the middle of the floor, and a purely coincidental thread on a kayaking forum (thanks Mental, “Et tu, Brute?”) had me thinking about my most critical accessories.
I’m not talking about essential safety equipment; that’s a non-compromise area I would struggle to rank for importance. Also, I’m not considering items like leashes and anchoring systems, which I consider essential to efficient kayak fishing. What I’m looking at here is the rest of the equipment I wedge onto my kayak: what’s the most important, and are there any items I would miss severely if they weren’t there?
Here are my top seven non-essential ‘must have’ items – the ones that would severely hamper my fun if I left them behind on any expedition.

#1: Fish stringer

This piece of equipment goes right back to my earliest saltwater kayak-fishing days. I had the good fortune to get amongst monster Northland moochers almost from the first bait in the water. Consequently, I was suddenly confronted with trying to get heavy fish into the rear well of my Swing, and have them stay there, regardless of conditions.
As an avid freediver and spearo, it was a natural extension to pioneer the use of fish stringers for securing catches on kayaks. Then, as the system improved and simplified, it didn’t take long to discover how valuable the fish stringer could be in managing one’s catch in the cockpit, at the side of the kayak, and for assisting in getting bigger fish into the rear well (the Swing had a longish rear deck between the seat and rear well, making it a reach getting fish into the back).
Over the years I’ve developed the habit of using my fish stringer so I can work with my catch at the side of the kayak without having to bring it into the cockpit. This has greatly reduced the risk of being spined or bitten, and nor have I been nailed by any spare hooks not imbedded in my catch. Now, the only time I bring fish straight on board is when targeting tuna (you never know when there’s something lurking around to snatch your catch) or when needing a photo.

#2: Sounder

Forgetting my fish-finder is one of the few times I’ll consider losing valuable fishing time and heading back home to collect it.
In the early days I used to be content with sneaking around known marks (or new ones spotted from high ground while on land-based excursions) and stopping to anchor and berley the fish to me. With all the paddling involved in getting to and from these known areas, I had to be passing over equally productive spots, but had no way of knowing for sure.
As a result, my first sounder had a dramatic impact on my paddling and fishing; suddenly in some areas I was covering only a fraction of the distances and catching bigger and bigger fish. Case in point is the fishing I was doing in the Bay of Islands. Instead of heading straight out to classic locations like Red Head and Whale Rock, or paddling all the way to Cape Brett, I was boating and releasing multiple eight–10kg fish only minutes from my launching spots. These fish were all coming from small spots boaties ignored (because it’s too easy to put the throttle down and head for the horizon), but needed a sounder to locate.
Now it’s gone full circle and I’m back paddling for the horizon, but I’m using my sounder, too. Nearly all my current crop of prime fishing locations have come from watching the sounder closely. Whether I’m trolling lures for pelagics or simply heading for some distant location, any bump or bit of structure is noted, no matter how small. Some of the best spots are no larger than a couple of coffee tables pushed together, yet they produce fantastic fishing time and again!

#3: BCD knife

This is the little yellow knife that resides on the front of my PFD. Though it does have a safety role as backup to my larger free-dive knife on my leg, its primary role is as a utility blade and iki jime tool. It has become indispensable, simply because it’s so convenient, ready at hand, and ALWAYS there.
Having it on the front left of my PFD makes it easy to locate and grasp with my right hand when dealing with big fish. The shorter blade also makes it safer to use than my larger/longer knife when dispatching fish. One very important point is that by using this smaller BCD knife as my utility tool, my free-dive knife stays razor sharp and ready for use in an emergency.

#4: Sun glasses

These have definitely become a ‘no compromise’ item, and leaving them in the vehicle on a pre-dawn start will trigger an automatic return to the beach to get them. They’re so important I always carry spares in the vehicle. Our high UV levels create plenty of glare, even on cloudy days, and there’s always the very real risk of the kayakers equivalent of snow blindness creating damage, because we sit so close to the water.
I’ve tried many different types of fishing glasses for kayaking and have decided the following features are critical to my needs:
•Broad spectrum UV protection– obviously I don’t want to suffer any damage.
•Polarizing– greatly reduces glare, allowing me to see the areas of weed and reef better, as well as my catch during the last stages of the battle at the side of the kayak.
•Polycarbonate lenses– these are 20 times more impact resistant and three times lighter than glass, while still allowing excellent clarity of vision. Most of the better quality lenses have a scratch-resistant coating to improve durability.
•Hydrophobic coating on both lens surfaces– repels water and fogs less when paddling hard for a clearer field of view.
•Semi-rimmed design– I’ve fallen in love with frames that don’t have a bottom rim on the lenses. This eliminates the buildup of salt as drips run down the lenses and drop off the bottom of the glasses. It also makes it much easier to give your sunnies a squirt of water from your drink bottle to clear them of crusted salt on heavy wind days, rather than wiping them and risking scratched lenses.

# 5: Insulated fish storage

Not a lot needs to be said here. I grew up with the adage ‘if you’re not going to eat it, don’t kill it’. If you’re bringing catch home, you need to keep it in good order. Insulated covers give fast, easy access to the rear well in rough conditions, and allow easy transport of larger or longer fish like big kingfish. Fully insulated bags are affordable and give better insulation. For those doing lots of surf transitions, they’re also better at keeping your catch retained if you turn turtle in the waves. Chill-Pods provide the ultimate in catch storage and minimize any fishy leakage while on the water or when transporting your catch home.

#6: Seat cushion

I must be getting old, but this is one item that’s unashamedly about comfort. I’ve served my apprenticeship in the numb-butt department, and my seat cushion is now a constant companion on the water. It’s warm during the cold winter months and truly makes the difference between a fun and enjoyable day on the water, and one that becomes a trial that has you asking why you took up this crazy sport in the first place!

#7: Lightweight carbon paddle

Yes, I know a paddle is essential and possibly shouldn’t be on this list, but in this case I’m talking about upgrading from your average ‘armstrong outboard’ to something a whole lot better. I would find it difficult to be without my incredibly light, diabolically rigid, fully adjustable piece of high-tech carbon fiber. This non-essential upgrade greatly improves performance and efficiency, but the gain I find most significant is the reduction in weight. Most good quality glass-shaft paddles weigh just over 1kg; the paddle I’m currently using comes in under 700g without compromising robustness and reliability.
My average kayak-fishing session throughout the year sees me cover up to 30km for the day – further if I’m chasing tuna or plumbing the depths for puka. Since I roughly average a metre per paddle stroke, that’s going to mean somewhere between 20,000–30,000 paddle strokes each trip; a daunting thought when so baldly stated! Based on that very simple piece of mathematics, I have no problem justifying the extra cost. Grams definitely do count, and a 30% weight reduction is always going to be significant!
 

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A newly identified species of 'walking' shark is a boon for conservationists in Indonesia.

 

     

The epaulette shark species of 'walking' shark, discovered in Indonesia. (Conservation International/Mark Erdmann)

Published: Aug. 30, 2013 at 2:18 PM

By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com | Blog

A new species of walking shark has been identified in the reefs of Indonesia, a discover conservationists hope will grow biotourism interest in the area.
"This is the third walking shark species to be described from eastern Indonesia in the past six years, which highlights our tremendous shark and ray biodiversity," said shark expert Fahmi. "We now know that six of the nine known walking shark species occur in Indonesian waters, and these animals are diver favorites with excellent potential to help grow our marine tourism industry."
The shark, identified as the epaulette shark, or Hemiscyllium halmahera, was first photographed in 2008 and formally identified as a new species in the journal Aqua.
Walking sharks like the epaulette shark uses its pectoral and pelvic fins to move across the sea bottom while foraging for food. A distinctive pattern of brown spots on its head distinguishes the epaulette shark from other working sharks.
Indonesia has been the largest exporter of dried shark fins and other similar animals such as rays and skates, but the economic benefit of these creatures alive -- up to $1.9 million in over the course of its lifetime, rather than $40 to $200 in meat -- has given the government incentive to protect them.
"If you asked me a year ago about the long-term future of shark populations in Indonesia, I probably would have responded: 'Bleak,'" wrote Dr, Mark Erdmann for the Conservation International Blog. "But what an amazing difference a year can make!"

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Ikan Baung ( Sumber ilustrasi http://4.bp.blogspot.com )

Oleh J. Haryadi

Sore itu Balkan bersama mertua dan kedua rekannya bermaksud memancing ikan Baung di sebuah sungai yang cukup besar di pinggir sebuah desa di Kotabumi, Lampung Utara. Mereka berempat berangkat dari rumah mengendarai dua buah motor berboncengan. Lokasi memancing ikan cukup jauh dari desa dan agak masuk kepedalaman, sehingga motor hanya bisa parkir sampai ke sebuah gubuk ditepi ladang milik salah seorang petani. Motor lalu dititipkan kepada seorang lelaku tua paruh baya yang berpakaian lusuh.

Mereka berempat sebenarnya belum pernah memancing ke daerah tersebut, namun mereka tahu lokasinya atas petunjuk teman mereka yang pernah memancing disana. Mereka bertanya kepada lelaki tua itu lokasi yang tepat untuk memancing ikan Baung, lalu pria ramah tersebut memberi tahu ancar-ancar lokasi sungai yang biasa dipakai orang memancing. Menurutnya, mereka harus berjalan ke arah Barat dengan menyusuri jalan setapak yang berjarak sekitar 3 km. Patokannya adalah sebuah pohon beringin tua, tak jauh dari sana akan ditemui sebuah sungai yang cukup besar.

Mereka berempat berangkat menuju sungai dengan menyusuri jalan setapak yang sempit dan dipenuhi dengan rumput ilalang. Kiri-kanan jalan masih banyak ditemui hutan yang cukup lebat, sesekali melewati beberapa ladang penduduk. Sekitar setengah jam perjalanan, akhirnya mereka menemukan pohon beringin tua yang cukup besar. Tidak jauh dari pohon beringin tersebut terdapat sungai yang cukup luas dan dalam. Air sungai berwarna kecoklatan mengalir dengan tenang. Beberapa pohon bambu yang cukup lebat menghiasai pinggiran sungai tersebut. Mereka lalu menyisir tepi sungai sambil mencari lokasi yang tepat untuk memancing. Mereka tiba ketika hari sudah menjelang Maghrib.

Balkan, mertua dan kedua rekannya mengambil posisi memancing dengan posisi berlainan, jarak diantara mereka kira-kira 30 m.  Diantara mereka tidak saling terlihat karena dihalangi oleh semak belukar dan pohon bambu yang rindang.

Sudah menjadi kebiasaan masyarakat di Lampung, kalau memancing ikan Baung menggunakan umpan kucur, yang terbuat ikan dan daging busuk yang dicampur kapuk. Balkan tidak menyia-nyiakan waktunya untuk segera memacang umpan kucur di mata pancingnya. Perburuan ikan Baung pun segera dimulai.

Sudah satu jam berlalu, langitpun sudah berubah menjadi gelap. Namun cahaya rembulan di malam itu cukup membantu membuat suasana menjadi remang-remang. Anehnya, sampai saat ini tak satupun ikan Baung diperoleh Balkan. Lalu dia beranjak dari tempat duduknya dan bergerak menuju tempat memancing temannya yang terdekat. Didapati temannya sudah mendapat dua ekor ikan Baung yang cukup besar. Entah karena solidaritas atau ingin memiliki privasi sendiri, rekannya itu justru  berpindah memancing  ketempat lain. Tentu Balkan tidak menyia-nyiakan kesempatan baik ini, lalu posisi rekannya digantikan oleh Balkan. Dalam hati dia berpikir, pasti akan mendapat ikan Baung seperti temannya tadi.

Kembali Balkan menyiapkan umpan kucur dan melemparkan mata pancingnya ke arah sungai, dibawah pohon bambu hutan yang sangat lebat. Tiba-tiba tali senarnya bergerak lincah kesana kemari. Pasti ikan Baung besar sudah memakan umpannya, pikir Balkan. Pergumulan pun segera dimulai. Balkan segera memainkan keahliannya menarik dan mengulur senarnya sedemikian rupa agar ikan Baung tangkapannya tidak lepas begitu saja. Beberapa detik kemudian pancingnya tersentak keras dan Balkan merasa mata pancingnya terlepas, karena tarikannya menjadi enteng sekali.

Segera digulungnya senar pancingnya untuk memastikan apa yang terjadi. Ketika ujung senar muncul ke permukaan air, ternyata mata pancingnya tidak putus, bahkan umpan dan timah pemberat pancingpun masih terpasang rapi. Alhamdulillah, hati Balkan tidak terlalu kecewa karena tidak perlu mengganti mata pancingnya. Namun dia mulai merasa aneh dengan kejadian ini.

Mata pancing kembali dilemparkan ke dalam sungai. Tak lama kemudian, kembali senarnya mengencang. Kali ini Balkan tidak mau menyia-nyiakan kesempatan dalam memainkan pancingnya. Dengan berbagai teknik dan pengalaman yang dimilikinya dia berusaha mengalahkan Ikan Baung yang sedang memakan umpannya. Pergumulan kembali terjadi dengan sengit, tarik menarik antara Ikan dan Balkan berlangsung beberapa menit lamanya. Sayangnya, kejadian pertama tadi terulang kembali. Tiba-tiba dia merasa ikan itu menyentak pancingnya dengan keras dan beberapa detik kemudian tarikannya terasa ringan sekali, pertanda mata pancingnya terlepas dibawa ikan.

Kembali kekecewaan Balkan terobati karena mata pancingnya ternyata masih utuh, seperti tidak terjadi apa-apa. Tentu saja Balkan semakin heran, seharusnya mata pancingnya putus karena tarikan ikan Baung tadi keras sekali. Tetapi dia masih penasaran dan kembali melempar mata pancingnya ke tengah sungai.

Baru juga masuk beberapa detik ke dalam sungai, umpan kucur di mata pancingnya terasa ada yang memakannya. Kejadian seperti sebelumnya kembali terjadi. Pergumulan antara Bakan dan ikan lebih seru dari sebelumnya. Tarik menarik berlangsung lama dan cukup menguras tenaga. Akhirnya kembali lagi Balkan dikalahkan oleh ikan misterius tersebut. Dia merasa mata pancingnya kali ini pasti benar-benar putus, karena tarikan senarnya sudah langsung mengendur. Tetapi ketika sampai ke permukaan air, mata pancing dan timah pemberatnya masih terpasang rapi, kecuali umpan kucur yang sudah tidak ada.

Mungkin karena kesal sudah mengalami kejadian ini selama tiga kali, kesabaran tukang ojek yang merangkap sebagai guru ngaji ini pun mulai hilang. Sumpah serapah keluar dari mulutnya.

“Dasar ikan sialan ! Kalau mau makan umpan ya makan saja, jangan main-main. Kalau kamu setan, muncul saja sekalian …,” teriak Balkan dengan kesal, setengah menantang.

Sambil duduk bersila, Balkan memegang mata pancingnya dan bermaksud memasang kucur yang ada disisi kanannya, sambil menyalakan batere kecil sebagai penerangannya. Ketika kepalanya menoleh ke kenan, alangkah terkejutnya karena disampingnya ada seorang nenek-nenak sedang jongkok berpakaian kebaya zaman dulu dengan kedua bola matanya yang panjang melotot dan wajah berantakan dipenuhi benjolan-benjolan seperti orang terkena penyakit kusta. Sontak semua bulu kuduk dan semua rambut yang dimiliki Balkan berdiri tegak seperti landak.

Beberapa detik lamanya badan Balkan tidak bisa bergerak dan saling pandang dengan hantu wewe gombel yang ada dihadapannya. Masih beruntung, dalam kondisi takut yang luar biasa, dia teringat nasihat almarhum ayahnya. Beliau pernah bercerita kalau ketemu dengan hantu, hujamkan pisau atau benda tajam lainnya ke bumi, maka hantu itu pasti akan hilang. Dengan sisa kekuatan yang masih tersisa, secara repleks Balkan mengambil pisau belati yang tersimpan dari balik bajunya dan menghujamkannya ke bumi sambil mengucapkan sumpah serapah. Sontak saja wewe gombel itu tiba-tiba menghilang dari pandangannya.

Kemudian Balkan segera berdiri dan berteriak minta tolong sambil memanggil mertuanya. “Toolooong …a..a..baaah !”

Beberapa kali Balkan berteriak, tetapi anehnya, suara dari mulutnya seakan-akan terganjal di tenggorokan. Dia merasa sudah berteriak sekeras-kerasnya, namun hasilnya justru nihil, tak terdengar suara sedikitkpun dari mulutnya.

Dengan sisa kekuatan yang ada, Balkan berusaha berjalan sambil mulutnya terus berteriak. Tetapi langkahnya terasa berat sekali. Satu langkah itu terasa seperti membawa beban yang sangat berat, tetapi dia terus berjuang sambil berteriak dan membaca ayat suci Al-Qur’an dalam hati. Baru pada langkah ke tujuh kakinya terasa ringan dan tiba-tiba teriakannya menjadi normal dan kencang sekali.

Sayup-sayup terdengar jawaban diujung sungai. Balkan segera bergerak cepat mencari rekan-rekannya, namun mereka tidak ditemukan. Balkan terus menyusuri tepi sungai dengan cepat. Akhirnya setelah bergerak beberapa menit mereka ditemukan. Ternyata rekan-rekannya berada cukup jauh darinya, sekitar 1 km dari lokasi kejadian.

Mereka berempat sepakat untuk menghentikan kegiatan memancingnya dan kembali ke gubuk petani. Sesampainya disana Balkan menceritakan kejadian yang dialaminya ke pak tua. Petani itu kemudian menjelaskan kalau tempat tersebut memang angker dan Balkan bukan orang pertama yang mengalami hal serupa. Beberapa pemancing pun pernah mengalaminya. Ternyata menurut pak tua, tidak jauh dari lokasi kejadian terdapat makam tua yang tidak terurus. Mungkin penghuni alam gaib yang ada disana merasa terganggu dan marah dengan kehadiran mereka sehingga menakut-nakuti mereka.

Sejak saat itu Balkan tidak berani lagi memancing ikan Baung ke daerah tersebut dan kejadian itu menjadi pelajaran berharga baginya sampai sekarang.

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Kamus :

- Ikan Baung : Sejenis ikan lele yang biasa hidup di air tawar.    Baung adalah nama segolongan ikan yang termasuk ke dalam marga Hemibagrus, suku Bagridae. Ikan yang menyebar luas diIndia, Cina selatan dan Asia Tenggara ini juga dikenal dengan banyak nama daerah, seperti ikan duri, baong, baon (Malaysia.), bawon(Betawi), senggal atau singgah (Sunda), tagih atau tageh (Jawa), niken, siken, tiken, tiken bato (Kalimantan tengah), dan lain-lain.

Baung masih sekerabat dengan lele (bangsa Siluriformes). Nama marganya, Hemibagrus, berasal dari kata bahasa Latin hemi yang berarti “setengah” atau “separuh”, dan bagrus, yang dipungut dari pelafalan Muzarab bagre atas perkataan Yunani pagros, yakni nama sejenis ikan laut (Inggris: seabream).

- Kucur adalah sejenis umpan untuk memancing, khususnya terhadap ikan baung. Umpan kucur ini terbuat dari bahan dasar ikan. Sebelum menjadi umpan yg dinamakan kucur, ikan ini akan melalui proses pembusukan dengan bahan campuran kapas.Setelah masa atau proses pembusukan selesai maka ikan yg telah membusuk tersebutsudah siap utk djadikan umpan memancing. Perlu anda ketahui bahwa umpan ini mengeluarkan aroma yang tidak sedap disaat pemakaiannya.    

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Kayak Make & Model

Manufacturer:

Ocean Kayak

Model:

Prowler Trident

MSRP ($):

899.00

Length (ft):

11.5

The Ocean Kayak "Prowler Trident 11" is a smaller kayak with many of the features of the larger fishing kayaks in the Ocean Kayak’s product line. With options like optional rudder, large bow hatch with battery compartment, Humminbird ready scupper, oversized tank well, and Rod Pod™, the Trident 11 makes a great bay or small lake fishing kayak.

Features: Rod Pod™ Comfort Plus™ seat back Flush mounted rod holders Battery storage bag Adjustable foot braces Paddle keepers

Specs: Width: 30.5" 77.5 cm Weight: 54 lbs 24 kg Capacity: 350-400 lbs

 

Editor review

This fishing kayak review is a long time coming. When originally purchasing this kayak I had 2 requirements. The kayak must hold a decent amount weight and be easy to transport on top of my vehicle. After weighing various options, makes and models I decided on the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11.

Taking a close look at the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11, you can see the thought that Johnson Outdoors put into this line of kayak.

Starting at the bow there is a drain plug perfectly located, allowing you to drain any water from the hull with ease. It doesn’t require any awkward twisting or turning of the yak to get all the water out, you just lift the stern and point the hull to the side. The bow handle has bungee going through it which pulls it tight against the kayak when not in use. A very simple fix keeping your bow tidy with less line snag points.

The bow hatch is very water tight; the hatch and gasket fit snuggly with the locking Cross Lock™ straps. Inside the hatch is a battery bag that is suspended inside the bow. This keeps your battery up and out of any possible water that might accumulate in the hull.

Another great feature of many of the Ocean Kayaks is the enlarged scupper hole that accommodates many Humminbird Fish finder model transducers.

All three of the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident models come with the Rod Pod™. This ingenious solution for securely storing your rods and gear for surf launches or white water is one of my favorite features of this line of yak. I did opt to remove my locking straps and replace them with bungee for ease of use. This dose sacrifice the seal of the Rod Pod™ allowing a little water in, but not to the point where it’s a liability. The Rod Pod™ also has a built in cup holder that usually becomes my make shift lure holder.

Moving back the T11, has adjustable foot braces and paddle keepers on both sides. Right behind the seat are two sealed flush mounted rod holders.

The tankwell has been designed to hold a Plano dry box and also has a molded ring to secure a five gallon bucket.

Now to the good stuff…

Performance: The Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11 isn't going to win you any races. Its short stocky frame was created to find a happy medium, between speed, stability and mobility. The T11’s tracking isn’t great, but they do offer a rudder upgrade which should make a world of difference. This boat drains very well, with very little pooling of water. When installing your transducer in the scupper hole make sure you don’t add any sealant or goop. I did on my transducer install and now the right scupper doesn't drain… The hull handles well, and is much quicker and more maneuverable than the T13 or T15. Performance I rated the Trident 11 at an 7.

Fishability: This kayak is quite stable, allowing you to stand and sight fish with ease. The hull is very quite with no scupper slap. The Rod Pod™ is easily accessed while on the water, I’ve never had an issue getting out my gear. The 400lb weight capacity is considerable for an 11 foot kayak. I weigh 220lb’s and have never had an issue carrying all my fishing gear. The flush mounted rod holders are positioned very close to the waterline. This causes your reels to get extremely wet; a simple fix is to add PVC rod holder extension. Fishability I gave the T11 an 8

Portability: Because of its relatively light weight and short length. This kayak is extremely portable and easy to throw up on to your vehicles roof. Keep an eye on the side handles; I’ve had both of mine snap off. The handles are riveted in which after time allows the webbing to snap off. Ocean Kayak was quick to send a replacement free of charge. Portability I’d rate a 7.5 “It would have been higher if the side handles didn't snap off”.

In summery, the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11 gets my stamp of approval. It's a great compromise between portability and performance, and a highly capable fishing vessel.

Overall rating		4.0
Speed		3.0
Stability		3.0
Durability		5.0
Features		5.0
Value		4.0

  Reviewed by YakSushi   

A great compromise between portability and performance

This fishing kayak review is a long time coming. When originally purchasing this kayak I had 2 requirements. The kayak must hold a decent amount weight and be easy to transport on top of my vehicle. After weighing various options, makes and models I decided on the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11.

Taking a close look at the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11, you can see the thought that Johnson Outdoors put into this line of kayak.

Starting at the bow there is a drain plug perfectly located, allowing you to drain any water from the hull with ease. It doesn’t require any awkward twisting or turning of the yak to get all the water out, you just lift the stern and point the hull to the side. The bow handle has bungee going through it which pulls it tight against the kayak when not in use. A very simple fix keeping your bow tidy with less line snag points.

The bow hatch is very water tight; the hatch and gasket fit snuggly with the locking Cross Lock™ straps. Inside the hatch is a battery bag that is suspended inside the bow. This keeps your battery up and out of any possible water that might accumulate in the hull.

Another great feature of many of the Ocean Kayaks is the enlarged scupper hole that accommodates many Humminbird Fish finder model transducers.

All three of the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident models come with the Rod Pod™. This ingenious solution for securely storing your rods and gear for surf launches or white water is one of my favorite features of this line of yak. I did opt to remove my locking straps and replace them with bungee for ease of use. This dose sacrifice the seal of the Rod Pod™ allowing a little water in, but not to the point where it’s a liability. The Rod Pod™ also has a built in cup holder that usually becomes my make shift lure holder.

Moving back the T11, has adjustable foot braces and paddle keepers on both sides. Right behind the seat are two sealed flush mounted rod holders.

The tankwell has been designed to hold a Plano dry box and also has a molded ring to secure a five gallon bucket.

Now to the good stuff…

Performance: The Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11 isn't going to win you any races. Its short stocky frame was created to find a happy medium, between speed, stability and mobility. The T11’s tracking isn’t great, but they do offer a rudder upgrade which should make a world of difference. This boat drains very well, with very little pooling of water. When installing your transducer in the scupper hole make sure you don’t add any sealant or goop. I did on my transducer install and now the right scupper doesn't drain… The hull handles well, and is much quicker and more maneuverable than the T13 or T15. Performance I rated the Trident 11 at an 7.

Fishability: This kayak is quite stable, allowing you to stand and sight fish with ease. The hull is very quite with no scupper slap. The Rod Pod™ is easily accessed while on the water, I’ve never had an issue getting out my gear. The 400lb weight capacity is considerable for an 11 foot kayak. I weigh 220lb’s and have never had an issue carrying all my fishing gear. The flush mounted rod holders are positioned very close to the waterline. This causes your reels to get extremely wet; a simple fix is to add PVC rod holder extension. Fishability I gave the T11 an 8

Portability: Because of its relatively light weight and short length. This kayak is extremely portable and easy to throw up on to your vehicles roof. Keep an eye on the side handles; I’ve had both of mine snap off. The handles are riveted in which after time allows the webbing to snap off. Ocean Kayak was quick to send a replacement free of charge. Portability I’d rate a 7.5 “It would have been higher if the side handles didn't snap off”.

In summery, the Ocean Kayak Prowler Trident 11 gets my stamp of approval. It's a great compromise between portability and performance, and a highly capable fishing vessel.

User Info

Waters Fished:

• Large Rivers
• Small Creeks
• Large Lakes
• Small Ponds
• Salwater Flats
• Saltwater Bays

Used:

31+ trips

Modifications:

Added center circular hatch with bag to the rod pod (I hardly use it). Added a no drill anchor trolley using the existing kayak hardware. link: No Drill Anchor Trolley

Pros & Cons

Pros:

Well thought out design, easy to manage

Cons:

Wet butt and unconformable seat, not the best tracking, wet

  

 

 

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WAJAH...Bangunan Sultan Ismail.

PELUANG mengunjungi Johor memang dinanti-nantikan walaupun beberapa kali mengunjungi negeri di selatan tanah air itu.
Johor memang unik. Keunikannya dapat dilihat daripada budaya, penduduk, alam semula jadi, sejarah, makanan sehinggalah tempat menarik untuk dikunjungi.

SENIBONG... memang terkenal dengan deretan restoran makanan laut yang mempunyai pelbagai jenis masakan.

RESTORAN 6 CORNER
SEMARAK bauan ikan bakar pastinya membuka selera sesiapa yang mengunjungi Restoran 6 Corner di Kampung Senibong, Permas Jaya.
Kampung Senibong adalah lokasi makanan laut yang sering menjadi tumpuan pelancong tempatan dan asing. Berse belahan dengan laut, pastinya ia menyajikan pemandangan yang menarik dengan barisan bot berdekatan jeti.
Restoran 6 Corner menawarkan pelbagai hidupan laut segar yang ditangkap di Selat Melaka dan Selat Johor. Antara yang menarik ialah ketam masak lada hitam, udang majerin, sotong tepung, siakap tiga rasa dan kerang masak pedas.
Sambil menghirup udara laut yang segar, pengunjung pastinya berselera menikmati juadah disediakan.
Alamat: Restoran No 6, Jalan Persisiran, Kg Senibong, Permas Jaya, Masai.
 
BAZAR JB
SEOLAH-olah wujudnya karnival, begitulah riuhnya sua sana di Bazar JB di Jalan Segget. Selain barangan antik, aksesori, pakaian dan makanan, pengunjung boleh me nikmati shisha diiringi persembahan karaoke.
Diperkenalkan pada 2009, Program Bazar Johor Bahru (Bazar JB) menghidupkan kembali aktiviti perniagaan di kawasan itu.
‘Uptown’ baru ini adalah rangkuman beberapa aktiviti perniagaan seperti pasar malam, bazar orkid, bazar lambak, lutan van, ‘car boot sale’ serta pasar tani.
Aktiviti bermula dari jam 6 petang hingga 2 pagi.
Bazar ini turut menyediakan beca yang boleh dinaiki pelancong mengelilingi bazar dengan bayaran berpatutan.
Alamat: Bazar JB, Jalan Segget, Johor Bahru
 

SELERA...pelbagai masakan yang menjadi perhatian pengunjung di Damai Seafood Village.

DAMAI SEAFOOD VILLAGE
JOHOR memang kaya dengan makanan laut dan buktinya restoran makanan laut Damai di Kampung Danga.
Dibuka setiap hari bermula jam 12 tengah hari hingga 12 tengah malam, restoran ini sentiasa mendapat sambutan pelanggan.
Juadah popular di sini ialah siakap goreng ala Sri Danga, ketam masak lada hitam, udang majerin, daging ala Mongholian dan tauhu Jepun goreng.
Lokasi dan dekorasi restoran ini turut mencuri tumpuan ramai. Tidak hairanlah restoran ini menjadi pilihan ramai bagi sebarang keraian.
Alamat: 50 Jalan Kassim Noor, Kg Danga, Persisiran Perling
 
BANGUNAN SULTAN ISMAIL
KOTA Iskandar di Nusajaya seperti juga Putrajaya dibina dengan pelbagai bangunan cantik. Selain itu, landskapnya begitu indah dengan binaan rumah ukiran lama seperti rumah limas dan rumah Bugis.
Kebanyakan bangunan di Kota Iskandar dibina ke arah kiblat di Makkah berbanding binaan konvensional ke arah utara dan selatan.
Lawatan ke Galeri Siar Jauhar di Bangunan Sultan Ismail membolehkan pengunjung tahu asal-usul Johor.
Bangunan ini hasil rekaan gabungan Johor-Melayu dan Moor-Andalusia menghimpunkan galeri, muzium, Parlimen dan kehijauan taman. Ia dinamakan bersempena Sultan Ismail Al-Khalidi ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur.
Namun, terdapat tiga bahagian menarik di Kota Iskandar ini iaitu Dataran Mahkota, Bangunan Datuk Jaafar Muhammad dan Kompleks Bahagian Negeri (mengandungi tiga bangunan utama) yang belum diterokai sepenuhnya lagi.
Alamat: Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Negeri Johor, Kota Iskandar, Nusajaya
 

JPO...Johor Premium Outlet menjana ekonomi Johor.

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OHOR PREMIUM OUTLET
PUSAT beli-belah sering dikaitkan dengan wanita, namun jangan terkejut jika berkunjung ke Johor Premium Outlet (JPO) di Indahpura, Kulaijaya.
Dengan barisan 80 butik berjenama seperti Gap, Lacoste, Michael Kors, Nike, Oroton, Ralph Lauren dan Salvatore Ferragamo tidak hairanlah ia menjadi kegilaan membe li-belah sekeluarga.
Mula dibuka pada November 2011, JPO menjana ekonomi Johor malah membuka peluang pekerjaan kepada penduduk tempatan.
Bakal menjadi pusat beli-belah unggul pertama di Asia Tenggara, ia menawarkan lebih 90 barangan berjenama seluruh dunia, antaranya barangan kanak-kanak, sukan, fesyen, aksesori dan barangan kemas pada harga berpa tutan.
Lokasinya dikatakan strategik kerana berada di laluan utama Lebuhraya Utara Selatan dan Laluan Link Kedua serta kemudahan udara, Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail, Senai.
Alamat: Johor Premium Outlets, Jalan Premium Outlets, Indahpura, Kulaijaya
 
 
LADANG HERBA NASUHA
APABILA disebut herba sudah tentu ia membabitkan pelbagai tumbuhan berkhasiat yang sukar didapati pada masa kini.
Dibina pada 1976, kedatangan peserta disambut dengan pengenalan kepada 108 produk yang jarang ditemui.
Diasaskan Nasuha Kasian, ladang seluas 800 hektar ini adalah ladang herba dan rempah ratus terbesar di Asia.
Ia mampu menghasilkan 10 tan metrik bahan mentah setiap hari.
Selain menanam dan mengilang tumbuhan herba, ladang Nasuha ini turut mempunyai kemudahan lain seperti kabin, dewan mesyuarat, jakuzi, spa herba dan terapeutik, restoran herba serta kem motivasi yang mempunyai pelbagai ke mudahan menarik.
Ia turut mengeluarkan pelbagai produk herba kesihatan dan masakan di bawah jenama CT Herbs Spices Nasuha dan Mak Siti.
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Persediaan memancing ikan di pantai

SOAL: Saya ingin tahu cara terbaik memancing di pantai. Apakah yang terbaik bagi -
1. Umpan
2. Saiz batu
3. Perambut
4. Keadaan air
5. Waktu terbaik



JAWAB:

1. Umpan untuk kegunaan memancing di pantai boleh disenaraikan seperti berikut:

i) Udang segar (hidup lebih baik).

ii) Perumpum sarang/pantai.

iii) Hirisan ikan (kembung, selar, selayang).

iv) Sotong pasar (cumit sesuai).

v) Sotong kurita.

vi) Anak ikan belanak.
vii) Ikan muara seperti beliak mata, selangat, bilis air, bulu ayam, rencang rebung dan kasai.

viii) Ketam angin/anak ketam batu.

ix) Roti untuk umpan belanak besar.

x) Roti canai/daging ayam untuk ikan kuku.

xi) Siput, kerang, kupang dan isi cengkerang lain.

2. Saiz batu ladung boleh menentukan jarak baling. Tetapi pastikan batu yang digunakan dapat ditampung oleh hujung joran ketika lontaran dibuat. Jika tidak, hujung joran mudah patah ketika permulaan lontaran. Saiz batu juga boleh ditentukan melalui keadaan pasang surut serta permukaan. Bermula nombor 8 hingga 12 adalah saiz yang lumrah digunakan pemancing pantai. Pilih batu jenis lonjong memanjang supaya ia kurang memberi rintangan angin dan arus.

3. Perambut mulakan dengan 20 hingga 60 paun bergantung kepada kekuatan tali utama, saiz mata kail, kapasiti kekili dan kekuatan joran yang digunakan. Pilih warna cerah dengan panjang perambut antara 1 hingga 2 kaki. Kalau memancing ikan bebulus di pantai perambut setengah kaki dengan kekuatan 12 paun amat sesuai.

4. Kunjungi pantai ketika keadaan air yang kurang gelombang dan berangin. Pastikan tiada hujan sebelum kunjungan dan air yang hampir jernih (jika air terlalu jernih, ikan biasanya kurang galak memakan umpan).

5. Waktu terbaik ialah ketika air pasang penuh. Ketika itu, ikan akan merapat ke pantai. Pada sebelah malam pula, ikan lebih efektif daripada siang. Secara ringkas waktu paling sesuai ialah lewat petang hingga sebelum fajar. Terbaik ialah lepas solat Maghrib hingga sebelum habis waktu Subuh. Sebagai tambahan, menggunakan joran panjang tidak kurang 10 kaki (3.5 meter) adalah satu kelebihan. Kekili jenis terbuka dan gegendung jenis panjang sesuai jika pemancing berhajat membuat lontaran lebih jauh.

Teknik Memancing Pantai

Teknik terbaik ketika memancing pantai ialah dengan membuat lontaran paling jauh yang mampu dilakukan sambil pastikan tali dalam kedudukan tegang, tunggu jika ada getuan dengan memerhatikan hujung joran.

Jika tiada, karau sedikit tali dan tunggu lagi. Ulangi proses ini sehingga umpan pancing sudah berada hampir dengan pantai. Berhenti karau jika terdapat getuan. Teknik ini ialah untuk mengetahui lokasi ikan bermain ketika air pasang mahupun surut. Oleh kerana laut adalah terbentang luas di depan mata, sukar untuk meramalkan lokasi ikan kecuali dengan teknik ini.

Kalau boleh buat ‘tanda’ jarak yang berpotensi sebaik saja umpan menerima getuan. Sesetengah kawasan pula ombak sendiri akan menolak umpan pemancing ke arah pantai ketika air pasang. Jika ini berlaku kita perlu memastikan tali sentiasa dalam keadaan tegang dengan mengarau tali yang kendur.

Jika kadar tolakan ombak dan arus kuat, gunakan ladung yang sesuai bagi mengelakkan tali kendur. Saiz ladung besar boleh mengurangkan umpan bergerak apabila ditolak ombak atau arus.
Cara melontar yang berkesan ialah letak ladung dan umpan di atas pasir dengan kedudukan joran mendatar ke belakang.
guna ladung hidup pun buleh kalau memancing di pantai berpasir, atau ladung mati di pantai berlumpur. Kelebihan guna ladung mati - balingan lebih jauh sebab berat kat hujung tali, bukan kat tengah berbanding ladung hidup. Atau gunakan ladung khas dibuat untuk surfcast yang mampu menahan dari tergolek ditolak arus
Pemancing perlu berada dalam kedudukan seperti atlit merenjam lembing. Teknik ini boleh dipelajari secara mendalam dengan merujuk kepada ‘basic surf casting’.

Di Malaysia sendiri terdapat kelab pancing ‘surf casting’ yang aktif. Menerusi teknik ini, pemancing akan didedahkan mengenai langkah lontaran, cara lontaran, aspek lontaran, teknik ikatan dan jenis perambut yang sesuai serta kombinasi peralatan termasuk joran, kekili, muatan dan saiz tali.

Mata kail paling besar yang disyorkan ialah saiz No 1.

Lebih kecil lagi baik asalkan ia kuat dan tajam. Lazimnya jika tali tangsi dipilih sebagai tali utama, maka tali dengan kekuatan 20 paun adalah pilihan tepat manakala tali 40 paun pula sesuai untuk tali jenis sulam.

Bagi memudahkan persiapan anda, pilihlah tali perambut kekuatan dari 30 paun hingga 40 paun mengenai umpan hirisan ikan dikerumuni ketam. Cara terbaik mengatasinya ialah gantikan terus umpan berkenaan dengan menggunakan udang hidup atau perumpun sebagai pilihan lain.

1. Umpan untuk kegunaan memancing di pantai boleh disenaraikan seperti berikut:

i) Udang segar (hidup lebih baik).

ii) Perumpum sarang/pantai.

iii) Hirisan ikan (kembung, selar, selayang).

iv) Sotong pasar (cumit sesuai).

v) Sotong kurita.

vi) Anak ikan belanak.

vii) Ikan muara seperti beliak mata, selangat, bilis air, bulu ayam, rencang rebung dan kasai.

viii) Ketam angin/anak ketam batu.

ix) Roti untuk umpan belanak besar.

x) Roti canai/daging ayam untuk ikan kuku.

xi) Siput, kerang, kupang dan isi cengkerang lain.

2. Saiz batu ladung boleh menentukan jarak baling. Tetapi pastikan batu yang digunakan dapat ditampung oleh hujung joran ketika lontaran dibuat. Jika tidak, hujung joran mudah patah ketika permulaan lontaran. Saiz batu juga boleh ditentukan melalui keadaan pasang surut serta permukaan. Bermula nombor 8 hingga 12 adalah saiz yang lumrah digunakan pemancing pantai. Pilih batu jenis lonjong memanjang supaya ia kurang memberi rintangan angin dan arus.

3. Perambut mulakan dengan 20 hingga 60 paun bergantung kepada kekuatan tali utama, saiz mata kail, kapasiti kekili dan kekuatan joran yang digunakan. Pilih warna cerah dengan panjang perambut antara 1 hingga 2 kaki. Kalau memancing ikan bebulus di pantai perambut setengah kaki dengan kekuatan 12 paun amat sesuai.

4. Kunjungi pantai ketika keadaan air yang kurang gelombang dan berangin. Pastikan tiada hujan sebelum kunjungan dan air yang hampir jernih (jika air terlalu jernih, ikan biasanya kurang galak memakan umpan).

5. Waktu terbaik ialah ketika air pasang penuh. Ketika itu, ikan akan merapat ke pantai. Pada sebelah malam pula, ikan lebih efektif daripada siang. Secara ringkas waktu paling sesuai ialah lewat petang hingga sebelum fajar. Terbaik ialah lepas solat Maghrib hingga sebelum habis waktu Subuh. Sebagai tambahan, menggunakan joran panjang tidak kurang 10 kaki (3.5 meter) adalah satu kelebihan. Kekili jenis terbuka dan gegendung jenis panjang sesuai jika pemancing berhajat membuat lontaran lebih jauh.


Memancing di batu karang.

MEMANCING di tepian berbatu karang adalah kawasan berpotensi menjinakkan ikan juga paling kerap kail tersangkut. Batu atau karang di situ menjadi kegemaran ikan berlindung dan memburu mangsa. Namun begitu, ia mendatangkan masalah kepada pemancing lebih-lebih lagi jika kita memancing dari tebing atau pantai. Masalah sangkut adalah lumrah di kawasan sebegini lebih-lebih lagi jika memancing dasar. Ia hampir tidak dapat dielakkan sepenuhnya jika kawasan batu itu ada karang dan teritip. Walaupun tiada jalan penyelesaian mutlak, pemancing boleh mengamalkan beberapa teknik bagi menewaskan ikan batu karang, antaranya:
Gunakan teknik pancing apollo di mana ladung di bahagian bawah sekali. Jika tidak mahu kehilangan ikan, tangsi yang diikat pada ladung mesti lebih halus daripada perambut untuk mata kail dan tali utama. Oleh kerana ladung mencecah dasar, peluang untuk ia sangkut adalah tinggi. Jika tersangkut, pemancing masih boleh menyelamatkan kail dan ikan kerana tali lebih halus bagi mengikat ladung, akan putus terlebih dulu. Berikutan harga ladung semakin mahal, guna bahan lain seperti batu dan skru terbuang sebagai ganti.

Teknik tanpa pemberat (ladung), juga sesuai jika kawasan itu lemah arusnya atau arus menolak ke arah laut. Umpan seperti isi ikan dipasang terus hingga menutupi seluruh mata kail dan di lontar ke sasaran. Umpan akan mengambil masa untuk sampai ke dasar. Ketika menjunam, umpan menjadi sasaran ikan dan pemancing perlu mengarau tali jika ada tanda sambaran yang biasanya berlaku pertengahan air dan kawasan di mana kadar sangkut mata kail adalah minimum.

Teknik menggunakan pelampung memerlukan pemancing bijak menentukan kedalaman air setempat. Untuk teknik ini jika umpan dapat dilabuhkan kira-kira 0.5 hingga 2 meter dari dasar potensi sambaran adalah tinggi. Jika terlalu rendah atau jauh ke dasar kemungkinan sangkut pada karang.

 

 

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September 3, 2013, 9:48 am

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Salam sejahtera.
Sebenarnya tiada peralatan khusus untuk memancing di pantai. Namun demikian, untuk mempelbagaikan tangkapan ada baiknya kita menyediakan diri dengan peralatan-peralatan pancingan yang menjadi kegunaan pakar-pakar pancing pantai yang saban kali dapat memikat ikan-ikan besar yang bermain agak jauh dari pantai. Dengan itu ingin saya berkongsi beberapa asas yang boleh dijadikan panduan untuk memancing di pantai.

Joran

Eloklah menggunakan joran sekitar 12 kaki hingga 13.5 kaki. Saiz ini tidak terlalu panjang atau terlalu pendek dan lazimnya agak mudah untuk dikawal. Pilih lah joran yang bahagian tengahnya agak mudah untuk dilentur supaya ketika membuat lontaran umpan dan ladung ia akan membuat lontaran yang lebih jauh kerana kadar kompresi yang tinggi. Ia juga membantu ketika berlawan dengan ikan yang besar seperti pari. Jenis joran terpulanglah kepada kemampuan anda. Tidak semestinya joran yang murah harganya tidak dapat melawan ikan yang besar.



Kekili

Ada dua jenis kekili yang sering digunakan oleh pemancing pantai. Yang mampu dan yang sudah biasa dengan kekili mendatar atau multiplier, lebih suka menggunakan kekili jenis ini kerana saiznya yang kecil dan ringan tetapi mampu untuk membantu membuat lontaran yang jauh. Tetapi untuk menggunakan kekili jenis ini latihan perlulah diadakan supaya akan lebeh selesa menggunakannya di apa jua keadaan. Carilah kekili mendatar yang mempunyai ‘magnetic brake’ supaya dapat membantu kawalan tali keluar ketika lontaran dibuat. Ini akan menggurangkan kejadian ‘birdnest’.



Kekili ‘spinning’ juga mampu melontar jauh tetapi selalunya perlu menggunakan kekili yang agak besar saiznya. Untuk memilih kekili sebegini elok lah kita memilih kekili yang mempunya ‘long spool’ supaya lebih banyak tali boleh dimasukkan dan akan menjadi lebih effisyen untuk tali keluar ketika lontaran dibuat.



Tali

Tali berdiameter yang sesuai perlulah diperkenakan dengan kekili. Lazimnya tali berdiameter 0.30mm – 0.35mm adalah sangat sesuai untuk memancing di kebanyakan pantai. Namun sekiranya memancing di pantai yang berbatu ada baiknya ‘shock leader’ bersaiz 0.60mm-0.70mm disambung kepada tali utama. Ia akan dapat menahan geseran kepada batu-batu ketika menarik ikan gergasi atau ikan-ikan yang aggresif. Perlu diingat, jika kesan geseran sangat tinggi ‘shock leader’ ini perlu diganti dengan serta merta. ‘Shock leader’ juga berguna kepada pelontar-pelontar yang aggresif dan ia akan mengawal lontaran supaya tali tidak putus dengan senangnya ketika desakan lontaran yang kuat atau desakan ikan yang kuat.


ikatan ‘shock leader’



       

Batu Ladung

Batu ladung adalah antara aksesori yang penting ketika memancing di pantai. Ia membantu kita melontar umpan kita dengan lebih jauh di samping dapat meletak (anchor) umpan kita disasaran yang kita mahukan. Namun begitu perlulah kita sesuaikan batu ladung ini dengan joran yang kita pakai. Sekiranya kita menggunakan joran yang lembut maka adalah tidak sesuai untuk kita kenakannya dengan batu ladung yang besar lagi berat.
Di dalam sukan memancing pantai ini kebanyakkan pemancing yang berpengalaman akan menggunakan batu ladung jenis lonjong yang berbentuk seperti peluru. Saiznya juga adalah di antara 100gram ke 125gram.  Apabila keadaan arus agak laju, lazimnya pemancing-pemancing ini akan menggunakan batu ladung yang terlekap dibadannya dawai-dawai tahan karat. Dawai-dawai ini dapat menanam diri didasar laut dan membantu supaya umpan yang dilontar tadi tidak hanyut menyilang tali rakan pemancing berdekatan mahupun hanyut kepantai dipukul ombak.
Namunbegitu, oleh kerana harga batu ladung seperti yang tertera di bawah ada yang mahal harganya, terpulanglah kepada kita untuk menilainya. Ada baiknya juga kita simpan dalam stok yang kecil batu-batu ladung yang mahal ini seandainya kita amat memerlukannya. Saranan saya jika boleh janganlah digunakan di pantai yang penuh dengan batu karang kerana jika ia putus sedih juga kita lihat pelaburan kita hilang begitu saja.
Dipantai-pantai yang penuh dengan karang barangkali kita boleh lebih inovatif ia itu gunakan palam pencucuh yang terpakai yang boleh didapai dengan mudah dbengkel-bengkel kenderaan. Simpanlah saiz-saiz yang sesuai untuk kegunaan kita.
Satu aspek yang sangat penting untuk diberi perhatian ialah jangan membiarkan batu-batu ladung bersepah di rumah terutama sekali jika kita mempunyai anak-anak yang kecil kerana kita bimbang mereka akan memasukan kedalam mulut mereka. Bahan timah (lead) ini mungkin ada bahan-bahan toksik yang merbahaya.

Jenis-jenis batu ladung

Perambut

Mungkin masih tidak terlambat untuk mengucap Salam Ma’al Hijra kepada umat Islam dan juga Selamat Tahun Baru kepada semua.

Untuk bersambung topik Asas Pancingan Pantai, kini saya cuba ketengahkan suatu aspek yang agak penting dalam sukan memancing di pantai ia itu perambut.

Perambut-perambut yang akan diilustrasikan di sini merupakan perambut yang lazim digunakan oleh pemancing-pemancing pantai yang berpengalaman. Namun begitu ini tidak bermakna perambut yang digunakan ini menjanjikan tangkapan yang besar lagi lumayan. Ia adalah perambut yang bersesuaian dengan cara memancing dan peralatan yang digunakan. Jika dilihat dari ilustrasi berikut, perambut-perambut yang digunakan pemancing pantai ini membantu pemancing membuat libasan/lontaran joran-joran pantai yang rata-rata panjang dengan lebih kuat untuk dapat menempatkan umpan seberapa jauh yang boleh atau di lokasi yang pemancing merasakan adalah laluan ikan. Lazimnya laluan-laluan ini juga agak jauh ke tengah.

Jika diamati, penggunaan baitclip atau cangkuk kecil akan meminimakan tercabutnya umpan-umpan yang lembut seperti udang atau isi ikan yang dipotong ketika libasan/lontaran dibuat.

Untuk membuat perambut-perambut ini bahan-bahan seperti tali perambut, saiz mata kail dan cili (swivel) terpulanglah kepada pemancing itu sendiri. Ada pemancing yang suka menggunakan tali perambut yang lebih kecil diameter tali perambutnya dan ada yang suka menggunakan tali perambut yang bersaiz besar. Begitu juga dengan pilihan mata kail. Ilustrasi di bawah adalah contoh sahaja. Namun demikian, pemancing boleh membuat modifikasi mengikut kepandaian dan selera masing-masing.

Seterusnya jenis-jenis perambut pancingan pantai.
 

Flapper rig

Lazimnya digunakan untuk memikat ikan-ikan yang lebih kecil tanpa perlu melontar umpan terlalu jauh.

Pulleyrig

Pemancing pantai lazimnya memanggilnya big game rig kerana ingin melontar umpan jauh ke tengah dan memikat ikan-ikan seperti pari atau ikan-ikan yang bersaiz besar.

Up and Over

Pemancing pantai lazimnya memanggilnya big game rig kerana ingin melontar umpan jauh ke tengah dan memikat ikan-ikan seperti pari atau ikan-ikan yang bersaiz besar.

2 Hook Clip rig

Bila pemancing pantai ingin melontar umpan jauh ketengah.

Sumber : www.smartfishing.co.uk via Malaysiasuftcastug

Selamat memancing

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Tides - The Key to Good Fishing

September 3, 2013, 10:10 am

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By: Jimmy Cox

It sounds like black magic but a thorough knowledge of tides and their influence on fishing in your area pays big dividends. It's one key to success in salt-water fishing. Charter-boat captains and fishing guides know this and make a close study of tides, currents and their effects on the fishing in their areas. Many casual salt-water anglers, on the other hand, pay little attention to the tides and currents and then wonder why they don't catch as many fish as the other guy does. Still other anglers realize that tides have some effect upon their fishing, but they do not know why this is so or exactly how tides influence the fishing. Such anglers often waste precious hours casting, trolling or sinker bouncing when the tide is wrong. But the salt-water angler who knows tides can pick the favorable fishing periods in advance and concentrate his efforts during such times. It means fewer wasted days and more fish on the beach or in the boat. We won't go into the science of tides here except to mention that tides are caused by the gravitational forces of both the moon and the sun. The moon, being nearer the earth than the sun has the greater influence on the earth's waters. When the tide rises the water moves toward land and it is then known as the flood tide. When it drops and moves back to sea it is called the ebb tide. The "slack" tide is the period when the tide moves neither way. It takes about 6 hours for the tide to go from low to high and 6 hours from high to low. Every 24 hours the tides occur approximately 50 minutes later. Tides also vary in the degrees to which they rise or drop. When the moon and sun are on the same side of the earth in a direct line the combined influence causes the highest tides. These are known as the spring tides and occur during the full-moon and new-moon periods. At this time the tides are both higher and lower than usual in a given area. During the first quarter and last quarter phases of the moon the tides do not rise or fall as much. These are known as the neap tides. Tides are important to all salt-water fishermen, but no group studies them as intensely as the surf anglers. These hard-working men with the long sticks know that tides are vital in surf fishing. Most veteran surf anglers "fish the tides": They go out when they believe a certain stage of the tide is most favorable for the area being fished. Usually they have acquired this information the hard way: through "trial-and-error" fishing of a certain area for many years. They get so they can often predict in advance which tides are best for a given location. Naturally the novice surf angler fishing a new area doesn't have this information and can't put it to use. However, there are helpful tips and general rules about tides which can be applied to surf fishing. For example, as in boat fishing, a moving tide or current is usually more productive than no tide or current. So you'll find that "slack" water rarely provides good fishing in the surf. The start of the incoming tide is one of the most productive periods for surf fishing, especially for such gamesters as striped bass, bluefish, weakfish and channel bass. During slack water smaller bait fish often tend to scatter, and with no strong currents they can swim fast and escape the larger fish. But when the tide starts to move, these small bait fish are at the mercy of the strong currents and rips. Then the stripers and other game fish find them easier to catch. The start of the outgoing tide is also good for the same reason. In fact, the so-called change of tide, whether it occurs at low water or high water, is the time to be down at the beach casting. A little knowledge of the tides will make a big difference to the success of your fishing! Source

What Makes a Good Fishing Trip

September 3, 2013, 10:23 am

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One of the elements is a wide comfortable space, a location where you can securely place all the items you will need and reach them comfortably. This is particularly important if you are fishing from a high rock ledge. You do not want to reach for something and have it slip into the water, or worse you slip into the water. When fishing from rocks in the ocean it is also important to pay attention to the high tide mark on the rock. You need to ensure that your location is above the high tide mark and above the height of the spray from the waves, so that you are not washed off the rock. You should also verify that you have a route off the rock that does not involve wading through water at high tide. The strength of the water can be deceptive at high tide. When fishing from a boat ensure that you have adequate fuel to take you to your desired fishing location and back to the launching spot. Also ensure that you have a personal flotation device for every person on board, in the event that anyone ends up in the water. Good company is important. It is pleasant to have someone to chat with during those periods when the fish do not seem to be biting. Good company however is not necessarily someone who talks incessantly as that can cause you to miss the feel of the nibble on the line. Having a friend along is also important in the event that something bad happens. In such a situation there would be someone to provide help or get help. Liquid refreshment is necessary, especially if you are fishing in the daytime. If your refreshment is of the alcoholic kind, limit consumption so that you do not miss the nibbles of the fish on the line. Also remember that you usually have to drive home after fishing and you need to be able to concentrate on the road. Having extra of everything is important. You will want to have extra hooks, line and sinkers so that if your fishing line becomes entangled or stuck on a rock, you can easily replace it and continue fishing. You should carry different size hooks because although you planned to catch really big fish, it may be that only small fish are around. Having different sized hooks allows you to switch sizes to suit the size of the fish that are biting. It is also a good idea to have different weight sinkers to suit the strength of the currents that may be in that area. If you are fishing at night have a flashlight or lantern with spare batteries. A knife is important as you may need to cut your line, slice your bait, prepare snacks and many other tasks. Having a cellular phone with you is very useful, as you may want to call someone to share the excitement or call someone in case of trouble. Carry a Zip Lock plastic bag to place the phone in, so that it does not get wet. Having bait to attract the fish is vital and equally important is having the right type of bait. To ensure that you have the right type of bait, try to find out what type of fish is biting in the area and what they are feeding on. To learn what the fish are feeding on you can ask the residents in the area. If the area you plan to fish does not have any residents or is far from where you live, carry an assortment of bait. Choose the correct time to go fishing. Early morning and early evening are usually good times to go fishing. While fish can be caught at all times with the right bait and being in the right location, many species feed at dawn and dusk and then hide during the rest of the day. The changing of the tides is also a good time for fishing. Larger fish tend to come closer inshore at the high tide. Following the above tips should ensure that you have an enjoyable fishing trip. Now all you need is for the fish to bite.     Source

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September 9, 2013, 12:37 pm

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Semangkuk sup panas boleh menghangat badan dan menceriakan anda.

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SUP LENTIL DENGAN CENDAWAN


Waktu persediaan: 20 minit
Waktu memasak: 30 minit                                                                                                                                                
Saiz hidangan: 4
Bahan-bahan:

• 15 ml minyak zaitun
• 1 biji bawang besar, dikupas dan dicencang halus
• 250g hirisan daging atau ayam yang diasap
• 2 ulas bawang putih, dikupas dan dicencang
• Segenggam parsli, dicencang
• 150g cendawan butang, dibelah empat
• 250g lentil untuk sup pilihan anda, dicuci
• 1 sebatang daun saderi, dihiris
• Air rebusan
• Lemon secukup rasa
• Daun pudina secukup rasa

Cara memasak:
1. Panaskan minyak zaitun di dalam periuk tebal dengan api sederhana. Tumiskan bawang besar, saderi, hirisan daging atau ayam[NoA2] , bawang putih dan parsli.
2. Tumis dengan perlahan selama 5 minit sebelum memasukkan cendawan. Kemudian tumis selama 5 minit lagi.
3. Masukkan lentil dan tuang air stok cukup untuk meliputinya. Biar mereneh selama 30 minit.
4. Masukkan perisa ke dalam sup dan sedikit perahan jus lemon dan pudina secukup rasa.
5. Hidangkan dengan roti dan keju cheddar untuk makan malam yang mengenyangkan.
 
SUP KACANG SEPANYOL DAN CHORIZO


Waktu penyediaan: 20 minit
Waktu memasak: 1.5 jam
Saiz hidangan: 4-6
Bahan-bahan:

• 250g kacang borlotti, direndam semalaman
• 30ml minyak zaitun
• 1-2 biji bawang besar bersaiz sederhana, dikupas dan dicencang
• 400g ubi kentang, dikupas dan dibelah kecil,
• 100g kubis, dimayang
• 1 liter air rebusan ayam atau sayur-sayuran
• 2 sosej chorizo (kira-kira 200g), dipotong bulat
• Garam laut dan lada hitam secukup rasa
• Paprika

 
Cara memasak:
1. Tos dan cuci kacang dan masukkan ke dalam periuk besar.
2. Didih dengan air yang secukupnya. Kaup sebarang buih daripada sup menggunakan sudu berlubang.
3. Kecilkan api dan reneh selama 30 mini sehingga masak, tetapi jangan terlalu lembik. Tos dan ketepikan.  
4. Panaskan semula periuk dengan api sederhana dan masukkan minyak zaitun. Tumis bawang besar, ubi kentang dan kubis. Tambahkan perisa secukupnya.
5. Masukkan kacang dan air rebusan dan masak selama 30 minit lagi. Masukkan sosej chorizo pada 10 minit terakhir.
6. Cedok ke dalam mangkuk dan hidangkan dengan taburan paprika dan secubit garam dan lada hitam.


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September 11, 2013, 5:30 am

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Proton Prevé – our first impressions of the IAFM+ and CFE

 

The name of Proton’s P3-21A was officially confirmed yesterday, and the date of its arrival has also been mentioned – the Prevé is set to be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on April 16.
Ahead of the car’s premiere, Proton invited the media to a preview and test drive session with the car yesterday in Putrajaya. Photography wasn’t allowed, so we don’t have photos of the Prevé aside from what you see here, which is a selection of highlight shots provided by Proton.
The test drive route was comprehensive enough though, spanning 157 km in total, with both the normally-aspirated IAFM and turbocharged CFE variants driven, so both Anthony and I gained a fair bit of input about the car, which you’ll read about later in the story, but first, other aspects about the Prevé.
Examining the proof a little closer
The Prevé is built on the P2 platform, which is currently used by the Exora. This makes the P2 platform the base in which all larger-sized Protons will be built on. It will also be used for the Exora replacement, code named P6-XXA, due about five years down the road. As for B-segment cars, Proton will be utilising the P1 platform, which is yet to be revealed.

At the preview, Proton revealed its plans in other cars, based on these two platforms – there’s the P3-22A, a hatchback that’s next on the list, as well as the P3-30A, P3-31A and P3-32A.
So, if you add in the Prevé and the P6-XXA to the list, you’ll get six cars in total. It’s unclear as to how the other four will shape up, but the streamline to have two platforms and six products will be achieved by 2014.
Meanwhile, the Prevé will enter the scene not as a Persona replacement, as earlier thought, but placed between the Inspira and the Persona, at least in the immediate term.
To ease segmentation and offer clear differentiation, the Persona will now only be available in its B-Line entry-level specification, ahead of its retirement from the Proton model lineup in about a year and a half from now. Meanwhile, the Inspira 1.8 litre variants will be dropped, though a 2.0 litre manual version is set to join the 2.0 litre CVT in the Inspira lineup.
The Prevé will come in three variant forms, with two engine permutations and three transmissions, and indicative prices are from RM62k to RM75k, as mentioned previously. The two engines are the IAFM+ and the CFE, both 1.6 litre powerplants, and a five-speed Getrag manual is joined by two Punch CVT variations, the VT2 and VT3.
The CFE, to be seen in the High-Line version, comes with a low-pressure turbocharger that delivers 138 hp at 5,000 rpm and 205 Nm between 2,000 – 4,000 rpm. The engine is mated to a seven-speed CVT Punch gearbox, the VT3, dubbed the ProTronic.

Figures include a 0-100 km/h time of 9.6 seconds and a maximum top speed of 200 km/h. As for fuel consumption, the CFE gets 8.2 litres per 100km. In all, the numbers that the 1.6 litre CFE generates is said to be similar to that of a 2.0 litre N/A engine.
As for the IAFM+, the mill equips the two M-Line versions of the car, one with the five-speed Getrag manual and the other, a six-speed CVT, in this case the VT2. A thing to note here: the engine and gearbox is the same as seen in the Saga FLX SE, but retuned for the Prevé (no output figures were given at the preview, but it should be the 108 hp as seen on the FLX). Even the accelerator pedal is tweaked to make the best out of the powertrain and drivetrain.
A quick aside on why there are two variations of the Punch CVT box. Essentially, the VT3 transmission is a derivative of the VT2 – both share the same package, but the VT3 is capable of higher maximum input torques (215 Nm as opposed to the VT2‘s 186 Nm).
Currently, the IAFM+ engine is tuned for Euro 4 emissions, and the CFE with CVT is good for Euro 5 emissions. Now, you may think that the Malaysian government has not enforced emission regulations, so why bother. Call it future-proofing, although everyone else has arrived earlier. Already, Thailand is on the verge of starting its eco-car program that gives all sorts of tax breaks to cars that have low fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions. Proton is looking at penetrating the Thai market, hence the readiness of more efficient offerings.
Indeed, Proton says that with this car, it has taken its standard operating procedures, shaken it and turned it on its head. Two notable processes, among many others, have been implemented: simultaneous engineering and early vendor involvement. Proton claims that it has already nipped many problems in the bud. It is something they desperately and urgently need to get right.
The point is, Proton has a different goal, and is no longer content with making cars that are just ‘good enough’ for Malaysians, but something with a far more global outreach. The term ‘domestic market’ to Proton now means the whole of ASEAN, specifically, Thailand and Indonesia. And this ‘rethinking’ starts with the Proton Prevé.

As we already know, the Prevé will be Proton’s first global car. The first launch will happen in Malaysia, which is obvious. Three months down the road, Thailand and Indonesia will be getting the car, and the Aussies will see the Prevé a few months after that. While right-hand drive cars are the immediate focal point, a left-hand drive version is on the cards, aimed at the Middle-Eastern market.
One of the major changes done is how the car is manufactured. The Prevé’s body structure incorporates Hot Press Forming (HPF) tensile parts, which ensures better torsional body rigidity without incurring the penalty of extra weight. The Prevé measures in at 19,000 Nm/degree, which is pretty stiff.
In total, there are 12 HPF parts in the car, strategically placed at crucial points and centered around the cabin to reinforce the passenger cell to improve occupant safety; the company even has a snazzy acronym for it – RESS, which stands for Reinforced Safety Structure.
Still on safety, the Prevé’s top shelf variant comes with four airbags, while the two M-Line units will feature two airbags. Interestingly, at the preview, Proton MD Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin mentioned that the car has been designed to hold up to six airbags. As for crash test safety, the Prevé will be tested based on Australian NCAP specifications, although no results have been announced yet.
Aside from ABS, which is standard across the range, the High-line Prevé will offer Electronic Stability Control. The system was tested extensively in Australia, where three test mules and three pre-production cars were driven on various road conditions to find the optimum delivery package.
The promise is a less intrusive system, which progressively nudges things in terms of assist – it will first trim off the yaw and the roll of the car before sawing off the speed, which is its last option.

We were told that you can turn the ESC off on the car. Hold the switch button for three seconds and you’re driving without tethers. Almost. Even with the ESC set to off, the system will turn itself on once the speed goes past 150 km/h and when you brake, and will turn itself off once again when you you drive below said speed and off the brakes.
Speaking about brakes, Proton claims that the Prevé has the best braking distance among its competitors, stopping in 36.8 metres from 100–0 km/h. The three benchmark segment competitors do the same in 37.6, 41.2 and 51.9 metres, in case you’re wondering.
The suspension system consists of MacPherson struts for the front and a multi-link with stabiliser bar for the rear. Proton looked to the Civic and Focus as a benchmark for the Prevé’s handling, and the car borrows a bit of inspiration from the Focus’ Control Blade rear, with a hybridised version of things known as a knuckle blade. As for its ride, Proton looked to Germany – BMW and Mercedes – for inspiration. Again, more on that later.
What’s also interesting is the fact that the suspension setup has been developed together with the tyre that is worn by the Prevé, in this case a 205/55 series GT Radial featuring a new silica compound and offering the promise of low rolling resistance but good grip. The Prevé wears 16-inch wheels across the range.
A last technical aside, with the choice of traditional hydraulic power steering for the car – Proton has stuck to the tried and tested, saying that its unfamiliar with electronic power steering as yet and would want to put out a product that they have little knowledge on. You’ll see it eventually, once things are sorted out in how its possible to offer all the advantages of an electronic power steering with most of the feel and feedback of a hydraulic-based system.

In terms of placement, Proton is gunning for a piece of the C-segment pie, and puts the Honda Civic 1.8 and Toyota Altis 2.0 in its gun-sights, and the Kia Forte 1.6 is also in that mix (in development, the outgoing C307 Ford Focus sedan was also benchmarked). Already, test numbers have shown that the Prevé out-paces and out-brakes its competitors.
It’s also playing up the interior space card – Proton says that with 930 mm in front and 815 mm at the back, the car offers the best leg room in its class, and for luggage space has a boot volume of 508 litres. Indeed, with all this, and allied to offering more equipment than its main competition, the company believes that the Prevé gives good value for money.
One last thing to chew on, it has been revealed that the Prevé has one last card up it sleeves, and it’ll be made known during the launch.
The Preve is in the pudding
Chris says:
I’ll start my preview at the back seat of the Prevé CFE, and I have to say that it’s a rather comfortable place to be. Definitely, there’s plenty of legroom for someone that is 5’10”, with enough headroom to clear.
The shoulder room wasn’t too bad as well. It certainly didn’t feel like the car was caving in around me. Importantly, the touch points of the car – like the door armrest – didn’t feel like it was procured for a song. I didn’t mind the quality of the materials of the door card; the rough bit is placed out of sight and the one that you’ll frequently look at is textured and soft enough to rest my head on it.
I expected the ride to be soft and bouncy, but instead experienced the total opposite. It rode towards the firmer side, much like how – dare I say – continental cars are setup. But unlike some of the European cars that crash into the road every time a bump or a hole happens, the spring and dampers dissipated the shocks with top marks. It was comfortable enough that I started to doze off when my turn at the wheel was called.

I got into the hot seat and immediately felt the want for more space, primarily in the foot well area, where my left knee seemed to be jostling for room with the centre console. Guess who won.
It could also stem from the fact that my legs are bent more than usual because one notch to the back and my arms would not be in in their ideal driving position. Even if I did move back and adjust my back rest, I would be sitting in a too-upright position. Sorry, that doesn’t work for me either. So there was this constant debate in my head if I should slide the seat back and try to get used to the arm’s length. Adding a telescopic function to the steering wheel would have helped the situation. End of rant.
Unlike Anthony, I wasn‘t too big on the design of the dashboard and the centre console; it looks rather flat to me. I also thought that the buttons and knobs could have been designed better to fill up the blanks.
Time to go and the Prevé peeled off the line without drama. It felt quick considering it has a rubber band for a transmission. It also responded quickly to the accelerator pedal and automatically kicked down when I pushed the pedal closer to the floor. The acceleration was as smooth as cream on an ice blended coffee.
There was something that I did not notice and Proton gets a huge pat in the back for it – it was the noise levels, or lack of it. Proton must have packed the Prevé with so much insulation that the volume of the road, wind and the CVT-whine have been lowered to near mute. I peeked at the speedometer and got caught off guard – the Prevé managed to remain hushed even when driving over the speed limit. Nice sorcery, this.

Another characteristic that I found impressive was the handling. Proton has got this one right on the mark. The increased rigidity of the body helped so much in making the car track flat around the corners. I could feel the amount of grip and how much I could still push before impending break happened.
The steering was responsive and accurate, although I thought the steering needed a bit more weight. Still, it was all too easy to attack the corners and come out champ. The seat also had a hand in this. It held my body firmly, so that I didn’t need to fight the physical forces to keep myself in place.
Next, I got to test the Prevé equipped with the 1.6 litre IAFM+ with the six-speed CVT. Maybe I was spoiled by urgency of the turbocharged engine, but the normally-aspirated version felt slow.
It wasn’t helped by the fact that when I depressed the accelerator further, the noise that was delightfully missing in the Prevé CFE was unhappily found in the Prevé IAFM+. Forced as such, the engine roar and the CVT whine was loud, and the only solution that I could find was to let the car come to speed on its own. Clearly, some more work is needed on this front.
Ride and handling in the Prevé IAFM+ was similar to that of the turbocharged variant, so at least there was some consolation as I returned the car back to home base.

There was a mixed bag of feelings with the Prevé. The overall package is sound, the features and equipment are value for money, but it is the small nagging things that still bug. As a package, the Prevé is impressive enough, but based on the short drive, that only extends to the CFE variant.
Anthony says:
I started out in the CFE version of the car, and first impressions upon getting in were positive enough – I found the overall dashboard layout very appealing on the eye, despite its rather conventional styling.
As far as interior colour schemes go, the turbo variant’s mix of black, dark grey and silver accents, replete with a gloss grey faux wood grain relief panel, is a pleasing enough composition. On the IAFM+ variant the grey is a lighter shade, and the contrast panel is a brownish-gold shade, but the surface texture on it is less visually impressive and doesn’t look like its hard-wearing.
Some fitment gaps and rough spots were evident, but to be fair the cars we were in were all pre-production units, so it’ll be interesting to see if tolerances get better for the series production vehicles.
In general, switchgear operation is ergonomically sound, the silver-coloured paddle shifters on the CFE in particular offering ease of reach and good tactile feel in use. As for the function buttons flanking the audio head unit on the centre stack, no issues with the grouping intuition or feel, but perhaps more use could have been made of the available deployment area.
The cruise control stalk, located at the lower right hand side behind the steering wheel rim, may seem a bit out of place, but activation and operation is an easy enough process – press the button on the end of the stalk, pull the lever down and you’re in cruise mode.

About the only main minus point, at least where I’m concerned, is with the ergonomics of the shifter on the CVTs. The movement of the stick to and fro between sport and drive modes could be smoother, and the gearshift knob looks more function than form; it has a painted silver top, and its angled design means that the surface will inevitably be a magnet for scratches (from rings and the like).
Elsewhere, the front seats offer good, firm support. Points too for the choice of fabric material, which looks quite premium and good to the touch. I managed to climb in the back seat in the full preview car earlier in the day, and the rear offers good scope in terms of space, both legroom and headroom wise; the curvature of the roof line also affords decent headroom perception to the door/C-pillar.
Speaking of the full preview car (the test mules were all still disguised), the lines of the car, especially at the rear, have been softened for the series production model compared to the full-scale clay sampler previewed to a small focus group of motoring writers a couple of years ago, of which I was a part of.
Then, the initial lines of the rear were inherently tauter and sharper, and closer to the Tuah concept in profile. I rather liked the original intent, but the finished article works well enough, I suppose. I do have some reservations about the inner section of the tail lamp cluster, the one that sits on the boot – it’d have looked cleaner in terms of integration shaped and sized accordingly through to the outer part. You tell me when you eventually see the car if that’s so.
As far as the CFE goes, it’s not an outright stonker in terms of off-the-line pace, but there’s enough poke to keep most happy, and I liked the midband response coming off the car. The problem is the association with the term – turbo equates to greyhound for many. If you take it for what it is, a RM75k family-oriented sedan, then the perspective shouldn’t be on absolute pace but usable pull, and the CFE has enough of that.

In terms of running speeds, the CFE Prevé will get to 200 km/h, and while it takes some time to get there in the final fifth of the equation, hauling it to the 150 km/h region is an easily repeatable affair, accomplished without huffing and puffing. The Punch VT3 does well enough, considering its operational characteristics – on the CFE you do detect the familiar whine associated with the transmission, but nothing that becomes too intrusive.
A bit on the Sport mode and its RPM range association – on the CFE, there’s about a 1,000 rpm difference at 160 km/h between drive and sport mode (3,400 compared to 4,400 rpm) on the VT3 box, while on the IAFM+’s VT2 tranny there’s a 500 rpm difference in between the two modes. And the IAFM+/VT2 combination won’t go past 5,000 rpm, no matter how long you floor the pedal; the CFE nudges nearer the 5,300-5,400 rpm mark or so on full acceleration before shifting up.
Going into the normally-aspirated 1.6 after the CFE meant retuning expectations, and truth be told, it feels underpowered. Still, part of that perception about a car lacking power is also reinforced by the point that the stiffer the car is, the more noticeable the apparent lack of power becomes, and the Preve is plenty stiff.
What I found more disconcerting was the lack of powertrain refinement vis-a-vis the CFE – the IAFM+ is a more raucous proposition, certainly a far zingier one when pushed to its higher limits. If it can be made smoother, without sounding like it wants to tear its hair – and yours – out each time you stand heavy on the pedal, it’ll go a long way.
Plenty of appeal in the hydraulic steering’s weight though (I thought it was heavy enough, as opposed to Chris’ view on it), as well as its off-centre feel, evident on both variants; the rack also feels quick, and I was told that it’s the fastest yet in the company’s stable. Essentially, it’s the same as that in the Exora, but redone with revised ratios and level of assist. As for the wheel itself, a good outing as far as handling ergonomics go.

Quite possibly, the strongest aspect of the car is in its ride and handling, which in short is nothing less than impeccable for an offering in this price and class segment, indeed, even a few notches above.
The contribution of the chassis is evident, and allied to a well-tailored suspension, offers a car that feels keen but ably planted at high running speeds – the CFE Prevé chugged along at 200 km/h and never once felt skittish or nervous. The IAFM+ gets to 180 km/h or so before running out of puff, but offers everything its more muscular sibling does in terms of ride and handling behaviour.
Trim things down and tackle corners, and it’s an ace too, tracking very nicely and inspiring driver confidence into the twisties. Push into a sweeper, go on the brakes, and the usual four-wheel drift kicks in, but the steering never goes wooly or loses communication, and everything is so progressive and catchable that unless you do something spectacular, you shouldn’t lose your wits, or the car.
Done more sensibly, turn-in is clean, as is follow-through. A positive mention for the tyres, while at it – surprisingly good grip, and quiet too. And the ESC is as unintrusive as mentioned – the level of provocation needed to get it going is quite high.
On the whole, based on the short sampling of the car, the Prevé looks a promising proposition – certainly, the CFE variant is very much so. Some overall aspects (like build quality and fit/finish) invariably need tightening, but as a full package this one proves that it’s all getting there.
Follow all our Preve coverage at our Proton Preve category index.
Report by Anthony Lim and Chris Ng


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Why make a list?

From Ronnie Garrison, former About.com Guide

 

Years ago I put together a checklist to make sure I had everything I wanted or needed for my camping/fishing trips. That list has served me well over the years and I still use it. A few things have been added since I first started it, and it is now typed and saved on a computer rather than hand written, but I still use it before overnight trips. I print out a copy and check each item as it is loaded. When fishing I don't ever want to be distracted thinking about something I forgot to bring. When I come in off the lake I like to grill a steak, take a shower and go to bed. If no showers are available I take a bath in the lake if warm enough. I camp to make fishing more convenient so I am sure my list would not include everything for people that just like to camp. Related items are in groups. Under the heading “fishing” I have rods, tackleboxes, depthfinders, charger, cords, map, sunglasses, caps, gloves and sunscreen. For “sleeping” I include bed, bags, pillows, heater or fan, flashlight, radio, lights, cords and 3-way plugs. My heading “food’ has a lot of blank space under it to add specific items. It includes cokes, coffee, cream, sugar, salt, pepper and lunch sack, but I will add things like potatoes, onions, bread, other items. I also have an “ice chest” list with room under it. Standard items include butter, cokes, ice, catsup, mustard and mayo. Other items that I might add later would be steaks, lunch meat, lettuce and anything else that needs to stay cool. My “eating” list includes plates, grill, charcoal, lighter, silverware, pot, coffee pot, cups, tongs, stove, serving spoons, paper towels, dishpan, soap, water jugs and thermos jugs. I finally made a box to contain all these things and now all I have to do is check it and load it. The “clothes” list has snowsuit, towel, cloth, rainsuit, t-shirts, underwear, jeans, long sleeve shirts, short sleeve shirts, shorts, sox, boot sox, jackets and insulated underwear. I put a number beside each item depending on the length of the trip, and carry several extras. It is awful running out of clean sox and underwear! My “shoe” list has boots, tennis shoes, good shoes and snow boots.

Making a list and checking it twice

I carry a medicine bag, and the list for it includes soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair brush, and bag. I also list several kinds of first aid medicine and Band-Aids, as well as any prescription drugs I am taking, and extra sunscreen. A final group of items is headed “morning before” and repeats items I need to load at the last minute. Things like pillows, radio, toothbrush and paste, cash, ice chest, medicine bag, suitcase and others that I load just before leaving are on it. For many years I had a dog that went fishing with me so there is a list for all the things I needed for the dog. There is room on the front of the page for other items that I might think of, such as specific lures I want to try. That way I don’t forget to try them. For trips that last several days I will list each day’s food on the back. I will do a short menu for each day and make sure I have something to eat morning, noon and night. Some meals might be “sweet rolls” while my dinner menu might be pork chops, baked potato, steamed onion and salad. I make sure each item on the back is listed on the front. Do I overdo it? Probably. Many of the items now stay in my van or motor home, hich creates another problem. For years all I camped in was a van and I could keep everything in it. Now I have a motor home, too, so I have to make sure I transfer what I need for each trip. Consider making a list so you won’t get to the lake and discover you forgot something important. Use mine as a base but add things you like and need, and make copies to check off. Spend time enjoying where you are camping, not worrying about what you might need and not have.

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              Written by  Chris Funk

   

I have never been a small guy. I have to be careful to check the weight limits of any piece of equipment I purchase. It doesn’t matter what it is: camp chairs, tree stands, kayaks, whatever - I always have to see if I am going to overload it.

From my time spent on various outdoor forums, I can see that I am not alone in my size class. There are frequent questions about the perfect kayak for us larger paddlers. Even if the question isn’t phrased about weight, most paddlers will want to know the size of the person making the inquiry to give a more informed answer.
I did my homework to see if I could help narrow the search for the right boat for those that are in the 250lbs and above group. My search criteria were that the kayak had to have at least 500lbs of capacity and it had to be a used and recommended boat on multiple outdoor forums. These kayaks are ones either I have used or were recommended by active kayakers multiple times to people making a search about a kayak for larger folks.
The great news is that kayak manufacturers have heard the pleas of larger outdoorsmen, and several of them now produce boats that are capable of carrying us and our gear. These are not just “barges” that are meant to float a heavy load; they are serious fishing machines that will allow for a safe and enjoyable trip on the water.
Wilderness Systems: “Ride 115”, 500lbs. “Ride 135”, 550lbs.

Ocean Kayak: “Big Game”, 550-600lbs.

Malibu Kayaks: “X -Factor”, 650lbs. “Stealth 14”, 550lbs.

Hobie: “Pro Angler 12”, 500lbs. “Pro Angler 14”, 600 lbs.

Cobra Kayaks: “Fish ‘n’ Dive”, 600lbs.

NuCanoe: “Frontier 10”, 500lbs. “Frontier 12”, 650lbs.

Jackson Kayak: “Big Tuna”, 500lbs.

Any one of these would do a good job hauling a larger paddler and their gear on the water. If you have questioned whether or not a kayak is right for you due to your size, my recommendation would be to demo paddle one of these at a local dealer. It may surprise you just how well one of these well-designed boats will do for those of us in the larger-than-average class.


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Man Memerang arif di Taman Negara

September 14, 2013, 11:44 am

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Oleh Osman Lisut

Man Memerang

CAKAP saja lubuk mana ada kelah di Taman Negara Pahang, beliau memang cekap dan arif mengenainya. Daripada menjejaki lubuk, umpan dan keadaan paling sesuai untuk memancing si Raja Sungai, semuanya di dalam kepala tekong muda ini.
CAKAP saja lubuk mana ada kelah di Taman Negara Pahang, beliau memang cekap dan arif mengenainya. Daripada menjejaki lubuk, umpan dan keadaan paling sesuai untuk memancing si Raja Sungai, semuanya di dalam kepala tekong muda ini.

Mohd Mahathir Abdullah Zaini yang juga mendapat nama Man Memerang mewarisi pengalaman daripada bapanya yang juga seorang pemandu bot pelancong di Kuala Tahan, amat memahami tabiat si kelah terutama di sepanjang Sungai Keniam.

Tidak hairanlah, bot beliau sering disewa pemancing, bukan saja untuk memancing kelah, malah untuk beriadah di sekitar Taman Negara terutama pada musim cuti.

Menurutnya, memancing kelah bukanlah sukar seperti disangkakan kerana ilmu yang diwarisi daripada bapanya memudahkan untuk menewaskan ikan berkenaan.

“Selalunya tekong tidak dibenarkan memancing, sebaliknya membawa penumpang ke lokasi dan kembali ke tapak perkhemahan. Bagaimanapun, saya memperturunkan tips untuk menjinakkan kelah kepada mereka yang menyewa bot, termasuk penggunaan tali, mata kail dan umpan yang sesuai.

Man berkata, sebelum ke lokasi memancing, beliau akan menjelaskan secara terperinci mengenai apa yang boleh dan tidak boleh dilakukan ketika berada di Taman Negara Pahang, termasuk larangan membawa pulang jumlah yang banyak spesies dilindungi itu.

Beliau berkata, selalunya trip menjejak kelah ke Sungai Keniam tidak pernah menghampakan, ada saja pemancing berjaya menikmati keenakannya.

“Kebiasaannya apabila buah ara masak adalah waktu paling sesuai untuk memburu kelah. Sebelum memancing saya dan juru arah menabur buah kelapa sawit yang diperam seminggu di lubuk yang dikenal pasti bagi memastikan kelah berkumpul sebelum keesokannya pemancing akan datang di kawasan berkenaan.

“Kalau hendak merasai keenakan isinya, tekong akan mencari seekor dua untuk dibuat lauk pada malam pertama trip. Ia sebagai penarik supaya trip itu kita tidak pulang tangan kosong, sekurang-kurang memakan kelah di dalam hutan,” katanya.

Mereka yang ingin merasai pengalaman menjejak kelah Sungai Keniam Kecil boleh menghubungi 017-9048345.


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September 14, 2013, 11:50 am

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Catch and release adalah cara menangkap ikan yang menjaga kelestarian lingkungan

catch and release fish

Teknik catch and release adalah teknik menangkap ikan saat memancing yang memperhatikan kelestarian lingkungan. Memancing dengan teknik ini akan menjaga kelestarian lingkungan dikarenakan kelangsungan daur kehidupan ikan bisa terpelihara dengan sempurna, setiap ikan terutama yang akan beranak akan dapat melanjutkan daur kehidupan secara sempurna.
Teknik catch and release adalah sebuah komitmen yang dapat dilakukan oleh para pemancing untuk kut menjaga kelestarian lingkungan yang memang sekarang ini sudah sangat terganggu dengan adanya penangkapan ikan komersial yang besar – besaran sekaligus polusi air dan lingkungan yang cukup parah sehingga kehidupan berbagai macam ikan terganggu dan dimungkinkan jumlah berbagai ikan pancingan di alam liar menjadi berkurang secara pesat.
Cara memancing dengan memperhatikan semangat catch and release yakni dengan melepaskan ikan tangkapan anda setelah anda mendapatkannya. Ikan tangkapan dapat anda foto untuk keperluan dokumentasi tapi anda tidak boleh membunuhnya. Dengan melepaskan ikan yang sudah anda tangkap, maka ikan tersebut dapat terus terjaga kelestariannya.
Memancing ikan merupakan sebuah aktifitas yang menyenangkan kaitannya dengan menangkap ikan, namun dalam beberapa hal, kelestarian lingkungan haruslah menjadi perhatian kita bersama sehingga hobby memancing masih bisa dilakukan oleh anak cucu kita berpuluh – puluh tahun lagi karena kelestarian ikan sasaran pemancingan masih terjaga dengan baik. Dengan konservasi alam yang ketat maka kelangsungan hobby memancing kita akan lestari.

Teknik memancing catch and release dapat dilakukan pada pemancingan air tawar maupum pemancingan air laut. Mengingat banyak jenis – jenis ikan yang ada sekarang ini sudah termasuk ikan yang masuk kategori ikan langka. Berbagai jenis dan spesies ikan laut bahkan sekarang ini merupakan ikan yang langka.
Memang di negara kita pelaksanaan teknik catch and release ini masih belum populer mengingat kesadaran lingkungan kita yang masih rendah, namun jika kita para pemancing masih bisa peduli dengan kelestarian lingkungan teknik catch and release akan membantu penyelamatan lingkungan sekitar.
Di beberapa klub memancing, ada yang menyarankan untuk menggunakan mata pancing yang tidak memiliki barb atau barbless. Barb adalah kait yang ada pada ujung mata pancing untuk menjaga ikan yang sudah tertangkap oleh pancing tidak sampai lepas. Penggunaan mata pancing barbless memang mengurangi sekali resiko kematian ikan hasil tangkapan anda, namun ada juga pendapat beberapa pemancing yang mengatakan jika mata kail tidak menggunakan barb, kemungkinan ikan sasaran dapat meloloskan diri dari kail akan mudah dan tentu saja peluang mendapatkan ikan juga semakin kecil.
Cara catch and release memang belum dijadikan aturan yang resmi di negara kita untuk konservasi alam, namun sebaiknya para pemancing sebaiknya menggunakannya sebagai salah satu bentuk kepedulian anda terhadap konservasi alam. Selamat memancing teman – teman  ….viva pemancing mania.


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Fourteen Ways To Fish A Spinnerbait

From Joe Haubenreich

 

Spinnerbaits are some anglers' bread and butter lures. Other fishermen feel they would have to use a dynamite trailer to catch a spinnerbait fish. Two anglers can tie on the same spinnerbait body, clip on the same blades, and slip on the same skirt, and one might catch fish after fish while his buddy on the other end of the boat comes up empty. Why? Maybe it is where each angler is putting his bait. When fish are inactive and holding tight to cover, a foot one way or the other or a few more yards beneath an overhang or behind flooded timber makes the difference between catching fish and a nice boat ride. But more often what counts is how the lure is presented or retrieved. Even conventional spinnerbaits are incredibly versatile. If one retrieve doesn't produce, fish might respond to a faster, slower, deeper, shallower, horizontal, or vertical presentation. Below are fourteen different ways I fish a spinnerbait. In general, the warmer the water, the faster my retrieve, while in colder months my lure creeps along like a crayfish, but any of these techniques may pay off for you year-round.  1. Buzz :: Retrieve the bait with your rod tip high, keeping the blades on the surface the entire time. Bend a willowleaf blade to increase the commotion it causes on the surface. Curl the blade around your forefinger, or put two kinks in it to create triangular panels, or just bend the back part of the blade. Experiment with angles to get the drag, flutter, and action you like. 2. Bulge :: Swim the bait just below the surface so that it produces a bulge and wake. Allow the blade to break the surface every now and then like a skittering shad being chased by a predator. 3. Burn :: Clip on undersized blades and retrieving the lure a foot or so deep at an extremely high rate of speed. For lakes with Kentucky bass, this is particularly effective. I recommend a 5/16-ounce Quickstrike with a couple of #3 willowleaf blades for spots. 4. Rip :: Sweep your rod tip to the side to create a burst of speed, and then slow it down as you reel to take up slack and rotate the rod back toward the lure. 5. Steady :: Crank the spinnerbait in at a steady rate in the "twilight zone," keeping the lure just within sight during the entire retrieve. A variation on this is to every now and then twitch your rod tip during the retrieve. This causes the skirt to flare and the blades to flutter erratically, which can trigger strikes from following bass. 6. Troll :: Anglers usually use their reel and rod to swim the spinnerbait, but don't overlook this lure when trolling. The vibrating, flashing blades and pulsing skirt attract hits as the bait passes ambush points, and the spinnerbaits' ability to bump across the bottom and crash through vegetation without hanging up is an advantage over crankbaits, especially for trolling shallow, weedy areas. To maintain depth at trolling speeds, clip on smaller, narrower spinner blades, or increase weight by clamping a rubber-core, lead sinker onto the frame (in front of the head) or to the hook shank under the skirt.

7. Bottom-bump :: Count the lure down or retrieve slowly until you feel it strike something. Keep it just off the bottom, but make it bounce on submerged brush, rocks, and vegetation throughout the retrieve.
8. Slow-roll :: Keep the bait in contact with the bottom most of the retrieve. Especially if you use superlines, you'll feel your bait scrape across gravel, sticks, and rocks. Keep it moving just fast enough to feel the "lub-lub-lub" or a big Colorado blade. In-line blade attachments spin at slower speeds and impart clearer vibration up your line than do swivel-mounted blades. 9. Drag :: Particularly effective as a cold-water technique around ambush points, I drop the bait just beyond ambush points (cypress trees, standing timber, brush piles, dock pilings), let it settle to the bottom, and then pull it slowly along the bottom like a scuttling crayfish with plenty of pauses. Use a short-arm spinnerbait like a Sidearm rigged with a single Colorado or turtleback blade. 10. Drop :: On bluffs and channel ledges, cast your spinnerbait close to the vertical face or slope. Lift or gently pop your rod tip so the lure clears the bottom, and then allow it to flutter down. Stair-step the bait all the way down the slope. Secret Weapon spinnerbaits are particularly effective as a drop bait because the free-floating inline blade assemblies swing upward and all blades rotate freely while the sinking lure remains horizontal so the hook is properly positioned for the hook-set. 11. Bump :: Any time you are able to guide your retrieve so it brushes against pilings, standing timber, stumps, boulders, brush piles and other structures or cover, kill the retrieve as the lure contacts the ambush point. Allow it to drop on a semi-slack line for a second or two. Blade vibration alerts predators to the approaching meal, and the erratic flutter of the "dying" bait launches the attack. 12. Flip or Pitch :: Swing the bait up against bridge pilings, dock structures, brush piles, grass lines, and into pockets in floating vegetation mats. Pitch or flip it to the trunk of standing timber or cypress trees and shake your rod tip to make the bait flutter down through the branches. If there's a bass there, you'll know it. If you reach the bottom without a pickup, then carefully work your lure back up through the branches, and then repeat the process one time. This, too, is best with short-arm spinnerbaits like the Sidearm. Caution: This is a high-risk but potentially high-reward presentation. If you don't feel like losing a few spinnerbaits, switch to a flipping jig with a brush guard, and clip a spinner blade attachment to the hook. You'll still get the fluttering blade action, lose fewer baits, and the ones you break off won't leave such a dent in your wallet. 13. Yo-yo :: Similar to stair-stepping your lure down a bluff or slope, but with more of a lift between each drop. Start with your bait on or near the bottom (or at the maximum depth you prefer in open water) and point your rod tip almost directly at the bait. Lift the bait with your rod tip and then start lowering your rod tip, letting the spinnerbait flutter back down on a semi-limp line as you take in slack with your reel. Another yo-yo presentation can be used with horizontal branches or the near edge of a hole in a vegetation mat. Bring the lure up to the branch or obstruction and then raise and lower it eight or ten times by lifting and dropping your rod tip. Secret Weapon's Sidearm with a single CO blade on the compact frame is ideal for these methods. And, if you ever make a cast into cover and your line ends up across a branch with fishable water underneath, you might as well try this next technique... 14. Doodle :: Cast across a branch above the water, and then pull the line up until the lure is right on the surface, and then start shaking and vibrating it to create splash and flash right at the surface. Not as good as a baby bottle nipple with a treble hook, maybe, but a lot less embarrassing to fish. Good luck retrieving that bass!

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Teknik memancing trolling merupakan teknik memancing permukaan, disebut demikian karena teknik ini mencari ikan yang sering berada berada di permukaan air laut seperti ikan tuna, cakalang, lemadang dan marlin. Jenis ikan tersebut memiliki kebiasaan untuk makan di permukaan air yaitu sekumpulan ikan yang menjadi santapan mereka, contohnya ikan teri dan ikan belanak. Maka sebagai umpannya para pemancing menggunakan umpan tiruan yang menyerupai ikan tersebut diatas. Dengan umpan tiruan keuntungannya adalah dari segi keawetannya tentu saja umpan buatan tidak akan hancur jika terkena ombak saat dipasang dan ditarik dengan perahu.



Memancing system trolling memang membutuhkan perahu sebagai alat utama. Dengan cara menaiki perahu umpan ditarik sedemikian rupa sehingga menarik ikan pemangsa seperti marlin untuk menyantapnya. Umpan ikan dipilih yang memiliki warna yang cerah dan berkilau seperti warna ikan aslinya. Penggunaan warna terang akan menarik ikan pemangsa untuk mengejarnya.
Memancing system trolling memiliki tingkat kesulitan paling tinggi, karena tidak hanya dibutuhkan ketrampilan dari pemancing saja untuk mendapatkan ikan, namun juga ketrampilan dari pengemudi kapal juga. Saat menarik perhatian ikan juga membutuhkan ketrampilan dari pemilik kapal. Bagamana ia mengatur kecepatan kapal kira  kira sampai umpan kelihatan melayang di permukaan air. Ketrampilan juru mudi juga penting pada saat fight dengan ikan sasaran. Mengingat sasaran dari mancing trolling juga besar bahkan bisa lebih besar dari tubuh pemancing sendiri, arah haluan kapal juga harus tepat sehingga saat ikan menyentak tali pancing, tubuh dari pemancing tidak sampai terbawa oleh ikan. Dengan kepandaian dari pemancing dan pengemudi kapal maka ikan bisa diangkat dari air.

Teknik Memancing
Memancing trolling biasanya menggunakan joran sebagai pengaman. Joran yang baik adalah yang terbuat dari fiberglass atau sekarang sudah terdapat beberapa joran yang terbuat dari serat karbon. Panjang dari joran yang baik adalah maksimal 1,5 M. dengan panjang sedemikian joran lebih mampu menahan beban daripada yang panjang. Joran juga delengkapi dengan penggulung atau reel untuk memudahkan penggulungan senar. Reel yang baik terdapat kuncian untuk menahan beban dengan kekuatan tertentu. Penggulung atau reel yang baik biasanya memiliki gigi dari stainless steel sehingga mampu menahan beban besar.
Target sasaran pemancingan trolling cukup besar, mata pancing yang digunakan pun haruslah cukup besar nomor 5 – 7. biasanya kalau umpan yang anda gunakan umpan buatan sudah terdapat mata pancing sesuai dengan ukuran dari umpannya. Untuk senar anda bisa menggunakan yang monofilament tentu saja dengan memperhatikan kekuatan dari tarikan ikannya. Untuk menyambung senar dengan mata pancing sebaiknya anda menambahkan tambahan sambungan berupa serat kabel baja yang berukuran kecil sepanjang kurang lebih 1 – 1,5 M untuk melindungi senar dari tajamnya gigi – gigi ikan. Senar juga harus cukup panjang sehingga saat fight dengan ikan tidak sampai kekurangan senar.
Dengan system trolling , joran yang sudah dilengkapi dengan senar dan mata pancing diturunkan di air dengan pasisi yang aman, tidak sampai membelit pancing lain. Anda bisa memakai lebih dari 2 joran, biasanya sampai enam joran. Dengan pasisi umpan yang sudah masuk air kapal dijalankan dengan kecepatan sedang sehingga umpan nampak melayang di dalam air. Karena setiap joran sudah dilengkapi dengan reel jika umpan disambar ikan maka reel akan berbunyi tandannya anda harus mulai fight dengan ikan.


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