[Kuala Rompin, anyone interested]

I'm thinking about organising a trip to Kuala Rompin this year.

If you dont know about Kuala Rompin do yourself a favour and google it. Its famous because:

- the fishing is awesome (apparently), largely focused around sailfish

- its very accessible

- the weather in our winter/spring pretty much gaurantees that every day is fishable

KR is in Malaysia, East Coast, above Singapore.

There is only one or two of us (2nd person not confirmed but nearly so) so would need 2 more.

The way I figure this trip would work is:

- You're responsible for your own travel

- youre responsible for your own accommodation, meals etc

- we just book a boat together

- we all pay the same, and take the same risks of cancellation etc, myself included. However we make the decisions on how we spend the boat time as a group with equal input.

So we are just independent travellers with a shared boat booking.

I prefer to do it this way because I have a number of reasons for going to Malaysia and will be pursuing them before and after the fishing. I dont want to be locked into a commercial operators schedule.

However I recognise that you cant go to KR on your own and expect to just book a spot on a boat. Its got to be organised and its got to be a full charter of the boat.

And I genuinely prefer boat fishing with a group of people, not on your own.

So I'm thinking:

- booking 4 day-long boat trips. I think its best if they are each 2 days apart, that spreads the fishing over 6 or 8 days. If the trips are all consecutive, you risk them all being adversely affected by weather or bad fishing conditions. I've learnt that one the hard way.

- probably chasing sailfish for 3 days, and on one day trying for whatever other sportfish occur locally - seems to be mainly gt and cobia. Shld keep it flexible though.

- booking with 2 different operators - 2 days each. Minimizes the risk of having the whole trip ruined by an operator who is below par. I've learnt that the hard way too.

I know there are various operators who offer complete fishing/transport/accommodation packages to KR. I've looked at them, they are not what I'm looking for.

Anyone else interested?

Cheers

Arron

Hi

fished Rompin, last july with my son.

We had a great trip and the guy we dealt with was excellent, a Singaporean guy who was very organised.

Check out my TA review

http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g664083-Activities-Kuala_Rompin_Rompin_District_Pahang.html

We'll def go again.

[Cooking dolphin fish]

I tried a new way of cooking Dollie fillets the other day (for me anyway) and they came up a treat. Thanks to Neil Perry for this one,,,,

These ingredient quantities were used on 2 x 70cm filleted dollies , so vary amount according to your fish size

Dollie fillets are best cooked with skin ON, easier to cook and better for you.

SIMPLE MARINADE:
Zest a lemon (use a zester - not a grater)

Zest a lime

zest a clove of garlic or two if you can manage that without zesting your fingers..

chop a chillie

3 TBS of good olive oil

Mix together and rub marinade over the fillets and leave for 20 mins (30 max, as Dollies have delicate flesh and even the zest will soften the fillets if left too long). Leaving the fish to marinade out of the fridge will bring your fish to room temp for cooking,

Before cooking, sprinkle fillets with salt flakes. On a hot BBQ plate, cook SKIN DOWN for a couple of minutes, then SKIN UP for another couple. Vary times according to your fillet thickness.

This worked a treat on Kingfish fillets too - even better actually.

Bob

[STACER or HORIZON for a large tinny - Any advice?]

THANKS 'EmptyHooks'

2nd opinion appreciated, will rethink my needs.

Figured 60 would be heaps, but maybe not eh..Am still coming to terms with the bung left out and bow in the air dragging a wakeboarder....

[STACER or HORIZON for a large tinny - Any advice?]

Thanks Huey for yr prompt response, I figured my burley trail would bring out some good advice.

I was planning a run up the Hwy to check yr place out anyway, but will call first.

I was thinking more of an unpainted no fuss hull like the seahorse model, no front windscreen, just the bare boat.

[STACER or HORIZON for a large tinny - Any advice?]

Hi to the Tinny Raiders out there.....hope you can give me some experienced advice?!

Im a long time fisho, but a newbie on FR so here goes..

Im looking for my best option in a large tinny, say 4.8-5.2m range, a centre or side console, STACER or HORIZON, with either a Yamaha or Suzuki 60 4 stroke.

My needs are 75% inshore (Lower Hawkesb, Pittwater, Syd Harbour) and 25% offshore (Palmy-Long Reef) with the occasional run out to the FADs in guaranteed good weather. I also want to whack a ski pole of some kind on there, for wakeboarding and keeping the older son interested and on the water (he hates fishing, can u believe!)

In the past, I had a heavy horrible fibreglass cuddy, this time Im after a lightish, no-fuss open boat with room for casting lures, crab traps, transporting surfboards to Box Head ...abit of everything really, get the drift?

My initial impression is that Stacer is more popular, but is that just due to better marketing I wonder? Horizon seems pretty tough and design seems fine, with plenty of options, but why arent there more of them out there? Is it just down to marketing?

IF ANYONE'S HAD EXPERIENCE OF BOTH STACER AND HORIZON tinnies in the larger size range - Id be grateful for some pros and cons on both.

Thanks.