snakeheads in the philippines
Submitted by cman on Wed, 2008-07-16 12:04
hi guys,
went to a snakehead comp last weekend. was lucky to net a 5.2kg snakehead. in malaysia they call it toman while in manila we call it dalag. i used a shakespear contender 6'6" baitcast rod with a prodigy reel. loaded with 10# tufline and 20# floro. i used a squidgy 100mm fish green on a 3/8 jighead with a 2/0 hook.
btw, mods if ot kindly move to the proper forum. thanks
alfred
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The Toman or it's smaller
The Toman or it's smaller cousin the Aruan is my fav fresh water fish to catch. Strong powerful runs, head shakes and jumps as well!
Can't see you pic cman.
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hlokk
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Nice fish and I like all the gear info.
Where abouts in Malaysia were you fishing?
Do they tend to live in quite weedy/snaggy areas or fight relatively cleanly? (well, apart from the runs, headshakes and jumps, now when can I go catch one :p)
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cman
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hi bro, actually im not
hi bro,
actually im not from malaysia, im from the philippines. i caught it in an impoundment 2hrs from our capital city , manila.
yes, they live in weedy and snaggy areas. i lost 5 plastics from snags before i got a proper hookup. you can find them in the philippines, thailand, malaysia and indo.
Loco
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Awesome fish dude!
Great catch there. A 5 kilo Toman is a monster! Even better to get it on a lure. And yes Haruan is also very prized catch. Very expensive fish back home in Malaysia.
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cman
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thanks bro!
it was really a lucky catch. not really into freshwater, used saltwater techniques and worked =).
what do you use for toman in malaysia?