We were fishing off Rompin for Sailfish with artificials and hoped to catch some action on camera. Anyone who's attempted popping for Sailfish will testify - they are darn difficult to catch! And it doesn't help that the Rompin sails are super educated!!
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Sunrise at Kuala Rompin
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Ready to go!
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Poppers we used - Skitter Pop & X-Walk. We found out that the finer gauge hooks penetrated the hard bills of the Sailfish easier. Go for Owner or Gamakatsu for a better hooksup
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Size 5000 reel with about 280yds line should be sufficient
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Beautiful fish!
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