Malaysia Rompin & Tioman Fishing Guide

I created some slides and decided to convert it to a video. I have people asking the same old questions and so doing this is more a more efficient use of my time. For any other questions, I shall address them in another video.

Below are some of the suggest tackle from the video.

SAILFISH

Live Baiting

• Tackle –
• 5-6ft PE4-6 boat rod
• Reel that can set 10kg drag (line must withstand, duh)
• Line capacity of at least 250m 
• Spinning set up is preferred
• Rig – 
• 60lb leader or more
• Circle Hooks of Mustad Size 6/0 – 8/0 equivalent.
• Ask the crew for preference
• Others method such as popping, luring, flyfishing, you probably have your preference and you can get expert advise elsewhere. 

SQUID

Squid Jig

• Tackle – 
• 6ft light rod (PE0.5-1.5)
• Reel to match the rod (Shimano 2000-2500)
• Set minimal drag to bring the squid to the surface
• Rig – 
• Squid jig #2.5/#3 with additional weight 
• Paternoster rig with squid jig.
• Do not bring your 8ft eging rod to the boat, you don’t need to cast far and the soft rod cannot work well with the additional weight.

BOTTOM FISH

Baiting

• Tackle
• Rod – PE4-6 boat rod that can handle >250g sinker comfortably. 
• Reel – Drag capable of more than 5kg else you need to thumb.
• Rig  
• Paternoster rig with 60lb leader. Just one branch is enough.
• Daiichi DX SOI #20/#22 J hook or equivalent size. 
• Bait  
• Live fish or squid strips are preferred. 
• “Butterfly” the dead fish for better presentation
• Again, the deckhand will know what is effective.
• Not recommended to use rigs with very long paternoster branches because it will annoy everyone around you and the rig will probably get stuck on the sea bed.

SPANISH MACKEREL

• Live Baiting
• Use 7x7 uncoated wired leader
• Luring
• Use 35-60g Sinking Minnow
• Jigging
• Use treble and/or wired assist hooks

Hope this is helpful.