Featherback Attack!

[kios]

Past C&R Photo. Note: pls release all featherback asap back to water as they are not a tough fish. ATTENTION to all "Bag Packers" pls do not tua pau any of this fish! They don't taste good!

[mtshark]

Kios,

Nice feathers you have there.

Indeed, this fish doesnt taste good and from those who had eaten them before, they told me that this fish is a bone bag. Watch out for bones if anyone here is really going to eat them... I hope not.

Hopefully, Team Tackleworld could go fish together sometimes locally too.

Thank you for sharing. :)


Regards,
Edward Ng

[fish tackler]

is that place kranji reservoir or some where else?what did you use to catch them?lures?

[JONATHAN LOI]

U r right Edward......Tackleworld leader should arrange 1 outing fishing in local freshwater for some FeatherBack...How's the fight kios?

[kios]

yes! Its all on rubber lure, let your lure sink right to the bottom and crank it back really slowly. Er....as for their ablilty to fight i think more or less like a weaker version of saltwater queenie. FIRST reaction of them during a hook-up will be a few jump trying to shake themself off. I lost many battle with them on their acrobatic stance.

[fiore]

ooohh.. nice photos bro. Anyway is it as difficult to get this fish as compared to toman?

[kios]

Hi Fiore! Hehe.. i think Toman is quite easy for me to catch on poppers. So i think featherback will be a greater challenge for me.

[strikeseeker]

Isn't this a cousin of the African Knifefish..?

If its indeed from the knifefish family... if I am not wrong, they are noctunal.. meaning there are more active at night.. at least ... during dawn and dusk period (correct me if I am wrong!)

They have very large mouths.. I've seen one feeding in an aquarium.... they're not great swimmers.. but they are known and are capable of jumping out of the water (>1m)

[Baitsareforfish]

HI there im new to this forum and im just wondering if you guys could give me some advice on which reserviors to fish at and wad kind of lures to use? THANKS! =)