The Poison of Lures

Since the day i caught my first fish on lures, i just can't stop myself from trying out different brand of lures in order to test out the effectiveness. For the past few years, i have totally lost count on the lures which i bought and have not really organise it after using it. I was shocked to know the amount of lures i have and the above photo taken is just a small fraction of lure collection. I really got to spend some time arranging it or else, will be a big headache for me when my boy learnt to know about my hobby :)

My new gift, New Okuma Offshore Bait-casting reel

Yesterday, got a call from my Ex-colleague who has been station in USA for the past few years saying that he has been transfer to Singapore for few months on his company project. Since he is free,he asked me if i'm interested for a cup of coffee nearby my place. Since i have nothing much to do beside being a nanny for my newborn, and have granted permission by wifey to be away for a few hours, its a good opportunity for me to relax myself as well. After chatting for nearly an hour at a nearby Coffeeshop, my friend went to his car and brought me a gift which he got it from USA. I opened out the bag and its was a Okuma fishing reel and some newborn baby stuff. Was told that Okuma is quite popular in USA and the new range of reel manufactured by Okuma is pretty solid reel to own. I have read some review on this reel and most of the reviews are positive towards Okuma. After some research on the web, the main reason behind this is because Tiburon USA has delivered their secret recipe on making a good offshore reel for Okuma and hence, the new range of reels produce are highly promising stuff. After holding on the Okuma Cortez CZ-10CS on my hand and play with it for nearly 15 minutes, my comment on this reel is that Okuma has something to proof to Daiwa and Shimano that they are coming back strongly to take back their market share. Even though CZ-10CS is not the top of the range, it is comparable to Shimano Torium or even Daiwa Saltist. So, will this Okuma Cortez  win back the market share for budget offshore reel, time will tell.

A nice gift from my friend in Japan

Last week, i received a parcel from my Japanese friend living in Osaka. To my surprise, its the Bishamon Long Dancer squid jig!!! Previously, when i visited Japan, the tackle shop owner told me that this Squid jig is pretty effective and ask me to buy a few to try it out. At that point of time, I don't really believed in him at all, thinking it might be their sales tactics and all those "BS" but in the end, i still purchase 2 pieces. Amazingly, the catch rate was awesome which is comparable to Yamashita or Yozuri Shrimp hunter which give me another alternative. Unfortunately, its the biggest mistake not to buy more of this!!! I call up my Japanese friend of mine asking her to help on replenish my stock but was told that the shop has sold out every single piece and have to wait for the arrival of new stock. Waiting for more than 10 months, my ammo finally came and it's worth waiting for :)