Anyone fished Kuala Rompin?
Submitted by Ninety Mile on Fri, 2012-08-31 14:35
G'day All
Has anyone here fished Kuala Rompin before? If so would be great if you could share your experience. Myself and some mates are headed there mid-September for 3 days fishing.
For those that don’t know, Kula Rompin is a small fishing town on the east coast of Malaysia, about 3hrs drive from Singapore (possibly more by the looks of the map!) Its renowned for its sail fish, with huge numbers and anglers getting into the double figures on a days fishing!
Look forward to hearing any reports and I’ll provide one myself on my return!
Cheers
Jarrod
dodgy
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Pretty sure Twitchy is headed
Pretty sure Twitchy is headed there next week.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
topperQ
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I Fished there a few times
I Fished there a few times Jarrod
The hard part now is if you are going to book for a boat for Sept, its kind of difficult.
Unless it is on a weekday, but still not guarenteed, the place is red hot.
Sept is a good time for sailfish, which i think you were after. It should be the beginning of the season.
My record was 16 (3 of us) landed in a day and many more spat the hook, but that was 10 years back
The way they fish is heading out and look for bait fish at 0800
once the live bait tank is filled, about 20 - 30 of them, they take you to a FAD
Once you arrive and anchor the boat, you start the bait drifting, about 10m under a balloon
My largest sail landed was about 45kg over there and had a small black (20+kg) before at the same place.
There is always plenty of squid near the FAD and while you are waiting for the run, those alien can keep u entertained
The popular method younger gen. do right there now is to pop for sail with a pe2 gear. nice fun!
Try and get a boat now if you are really keen, that place is promising for sail.
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Uluabuster
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Dan Konig was there last
Dan Konig was there last year， so he may give a more up to date info。
Ninety Mile
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Hi Topper, sorry i didnt
Hi Topper, sorry i didnt mention we are actually booked in for the 17,18,19th Sep with Hook line and Sinker charters.
We are bringing some of our own fishing gear, however I believe they supply some decent gear anyway.
16 fish is amazing, I'll be happy if we can even get close to that over the 3 days!
Jarrod
topperQ
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See, if that's the case,
See, if that's the case, locaion may be a slight different to sail.
Bottom fish spot have usually no FAD as that reef or man made reef is widely known by all boatman, both private and commercial
Each year after the monsoon, those sail fisherman will only plant their FAD at a location where no one or only their group of fisho is aware of.
Therefore, you may need to tell the boatman what you are after.
Both locations are lack of another species in a way.
As Dkonig mentioned, stick baiting is fun for sail. I suggest you try that but be aware, hardworking is a must.
I will be going over on 23rd next month to a place north of Rompin, a small town name Pekan, for fishing of course.
Before that, i shall be flying over to Perth to meet a friend end of this month for 3 weeks
After some light & medium gear fishing between Albany to exmouth.
Hope the weather in exxy to be gentle while i'm there.
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dkonig82
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Hey JarrodYeah as Eric says
Hey Jarrod
Yeah as Eric says I've been there the last few years running.
Good fun, but I suggest you take some light popping and stickbait gear. Livebaiting is fine to get your first few on the boat but once you've got them it becomes a bit easy so good to try mix it up with some casting. Guys seem to have the most success rigging stick baits with an extra long assist hook off the nose rather than the usual belly/tail hook combo.
Should get some action with makkies and cobia too, but if you want the macks you obviously need to get them to rig your livies with wire (though this will reduce strikes from the sails).
Also take your own light gear, as the sails are usually not very big. Often the companies will supply heavy gear, but not the light stuff. My favourite combo for them was a Stella 5000 running PE3 and a Yamaga Blue Sniper 65/3. Landed all my sails last trip on this combo including my PB (admittedly that did almost spool me and would have had we not followed it with the boat).
Feel free to PM if you have any questions
Dan
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
Ninety Mile
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Thanks for the advise DanIm
Thanks for the advise Dan
Im taking a 4000 stella and a 6000 sustain + rods rodswith me so i hope this will cover me.
Noted on the lures, i'll check with the charter operator and see what they will provide incase I need to buy some before I go.
Cheers
Jarrod
dkonig82
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4000 Stella might be a bit
4000 Stella might be a bit tight for capacity on the first couple of runs unless you are running PE2, will keep things interesting though!
Most of the operators wont provide much in the way of lures, would definitely suggest bringing your own.
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
Uluabuster
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4000 is too small unless you
4000 is too small unless you are chasing every single fish.
But that would be the right size if the operators wouldn't bringing you for some light jigging action. The water there is fairly shallow so I wouldn't be bothered with anything greater than 80g. 40 -60g is ideal and it matches the anchovies there very well.
To be safe, call up the operator and check.
Whilst you are there, try some of the deep fried baitfish - yellowtail, yakka etc. You have no idea how good they taste. So don't throw away your unused live-bait..
Ninety Mile
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Thanks for the advise guys,
Thanks for the advise guys, the Sustain 6000 will be doing most of the work. Its the new FG with 30lb Braid on a Shimano Terez 15-40lb rod. As for the Stella, I'll be sure to risk being spooled at least once. especially if they are thick it will be a challenge on the lighter gear.
I have jigs ranking from 60-200grams, any suggestions for stick biats?
Thanks for all you other suggestions
Cheers
Jarrod
Ninety Mile
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Sorry guys, what does PE2
Sorry guys, what does PE2 gear refer to. Seen the term numerous times on this board, I assume its a class of gear?
Ben85
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Line diameter rating
Line diameter rating dickhead
jonesamd
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How?
Did a double take when I read this. How is he a dickhead for not knowing what PE2 means? Surely I'm missing something?
pelagicyachts
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Ben85, nice one - good show
Ben85, nice one - good show of character............. tosser
Versus
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There goes the thread
There goes the thread
pelagicyachts
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ooops i think Ben85 was
ooops i think Ben85 was joking.........ie must be mates with "ninetymile"??
if so retract my comments
rob cinquini
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Rompin
Ive fished Rompin the last three years now & am actually going back again on sunday for my 4th time.
We mainly use pe2-pe4 gear (i use stella 600 saliga 4000 reels) & we pop stickbaits or popers for saily's, the stickbaits are about
160 long & also the poppers & they like using floating stickbaits & lures (better for hookups)
Twin assit hooks are normally trailing at the rear of the lure (if you have another at front or middle they sometimes get tangled)
I like to use a rod that is a little bit stiffer while popping so you can set the hooks better but note that is by no means easy to get a
hookup using this method it is bloody hard! But what you will get is a sailfish lighting up & chase your lure & the odd time one will
have a swipe at it then your adrenalin will rushing through you & on the rare occasion get that hookup
The popping method we have worked out is the best method of luring your saily to the boat then you have a livey either out the
back or one ready for casting at it. This normally always ends up in a saily on the end of your livey.
On our trip last year on our first three days we would have averaged about 10 sailys but on the last day we had 4 up until lunch
On the last three hours we landed 16! It was mayhem, an amazing memory.
Some of the other great things about the place is that the water is basically dead flat every day, the food is great, beer is cold & the
people are great fun.
I wont get to see you there because i leave 1 day before you but i do know Anthony & Aziz (they are who i go with) from Hook Line Sinker
& i know they will help you & show a good time I highly recomend them.
Hope this helps if you want any other info get back to me before wed arvo because i'l be away
Enjoy
Ben85
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settle down boys, he's my
settle down boys, he's my brother haha
pelagicyachts
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hahaha thats funny (now)
hahaha thats funny (now)
Ben85
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haha just thought i'd give
haha just thought i'd give the thread a bit of a shake-up.
Anyway back on topic, Rob- when rigging stickbaits/poppers with twin assist hooks, I assume both are rigged to the tail at different legths? From what i've read there seems to be a bit more faith in the stick baits over the poppers?
Also another important question- are there any bars in town worth a mention?
cheers/Ben
rob cinquini
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Yeah Ben we do rig the stick
Yeah Ben we do rig the stick baits with double assit at different lengths.
If you are with hook line sinker you will probably stay in the shalets right next to the jetty where all the boats are (about 50 meters away)
there is no bar there but there is the resturant right there where you eat & the owner James sells beer there which is quite cheap & cold
but if you drink spirits you will have to bring your own & buy the mixers off him.
Also if you want some beer to bring on the boat it would be best to get in contact with your tour operator & if its Anthony he will organise
some cartons for that.
Ben85
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Thanks for that Rob, yep
Thanks for that Rob, yep we're going out with Anthony so looking forward to it, especially after your feedback on his charter.
cheers/Ben