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[29 Sep 2008 | No Comment | ]
Puerto Princessa Subterranean National Park

Vote for it to be one of the New 7 Wonders of the World!

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[29 Sep 2008 | One Comment | ]
Barramundi in Metro Manila

Freshwater monster in the heart of metro manila.

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[28 Sep 2008 | 2 Comments | ]
Bottom Fishing – Rigs and Techniques

The most common fishing technique in the Philippines.

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[25 Sep 2008 | No Comment | ]
Laiya and Lobo Batangas Fishing

Crunch-Time-Angler Alan had a free sunday from his busy sched and decided to go fishing and tagged along me and johnnyboy. When we left santolan around 2:30 am, we were contemplaing on what to do; trolling? jigging perhaps or bouy hopping? Definitely all three of us wanted to try jigging so it’s one of the agenda. Arriving at Laiya a little before 6am and asked Tereso and Rosen what are biting. It’s definite daw that there’s no dorados so it will be trolling and jigging.

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[25 Sep 2008 | No Comment | ]

The Mahi-mahi, dolphin-fish or most commonly known as the dorado, would probably be the first gamefish any avid filipino angler will catch.   Dorado are ray-finned fish found in off-shore tropical and subtropical waters worldwide and love to hang around floating objects such as logs, kelps, debris, shipping bouys and fish attracting devices (FADs).

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[13 Sep 2008 | 2 Comments | ]

A sailfish would probably be one of the fishes that would fulfill the fantasy of any angler.  The scream of your the reel upon hookup and peel your line in a matter of a few seconds,  and the fantastic tail walks would definitely bring any angler into orgasmic delight.  The Philippines is blessed to be in migratory path ofthese magnificent creatures.
Pelargics, such as the sailfish, are known to stay near warm ocean currents.  The second largest current, the Kuroshio current, starts from the northeastern tip of the Philippines and …

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[9 Sep 2008 | 2 Comments | ]
Fishing the Capones and Camara Islands

Capones and Camara Islands are small Islets located in the area of Pundaquit town in San Antonio, Zambales. A mere 45 min. bus ride from Subic or a 3-hour from Manila (Victory Liner station in Monumento)
JL, Randy and I, already went there a month or two ago. We came there almost after a storm, ended up soaking wet, and caught a few small snappers, groupers but none were notable sized. I caught two papakols around a kg each but I wasn’t able to take a pic. I think it’s still …

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[2 Sep 2008 | One Comment | ]
DIY Rod Huki

A cheap (P50.00) alternative to a fighting belt.

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[2 Sep 2008 | One Comment | ]
1st FilipinoAnglers.Org Fishing Trip

The group that became family.