Sinful Indulgence?

Received a total of 4 overseas parcels this month.

1 from England, 3 from Japan:

My new waders from England arrived together with Hedgehog Studio Japan on the same day.

No photo of the waders as it's just some simple rubber boots.

Had to ship it in from England as it's length cannot be found anywhere locally or across the causeway.

A friend just went to Osaka and although it is available there, it's soles were made of felt making it rather useless for local terrain.

So far, my purchases from Hedgehog Studio have been prompt and speedy.

Their international shipping rate is also one of the cheapest around at only SGD 11 regardless of weight and volume.

A safer and easier to use spool bearing removal tool, specialized hex wrench and hex driver, knob bearings and AIR spool bearings for my IS79UC.

Small package at the bottom right contains tuning kit for TD-ito belongs to Shawn.

This weird looking gadget is actually a monocular.

Not really fishing related stuff but I have been wanting one for a long time now.

There are instances when I needed a pair of binoculars while fishing but refused to get one because of it's weight and bulkiness.
This is when the monocular comes in handy.

It's basically a pair of binoculars split into half and lightweight/small enough to carry around in a bag.

I guess I'm the only freshwater angler in Stinkapore who brings this out for fishing.   lol




What happened before that prompted me to buy this?

1) PUB boat spotted far out. Need to see whether the officers are looking at my direction or not. If yes, run. If no, hide until they're gone and resume fishing after.

2) Toman fries swam to opposite banks' vegetation. Need to see whether they're still there hiding or gone home with mama.

3) Anglers spotted at opposite bank. Need to see their faces to identify them so as to know who are the characters fishing at the same spot that I do.

4) Before trekking back to car, scan surrounding for potential Npark officers who might be waiting in ambush in the vicinity of parked car.

5) Spotted some beautiful birds before but couldn't approach near enough to take a closer look without spooking them. 

6) There might be a day when some adventurous young ladies decide to go skinny dipping in our local reservoir. Can observe them frolicking from far without blowing cover.




Anyway, next comes the highlight:

I have been waiting for these rare goodies for ages now. 

Fuji hook keeper, Mo gear grease and reel stand are nothing to shout about. 

It's the rest of the items which are the gems. 

The CV-S reel pouch has been out of stock for over 2 years until now. 

555 drag grease.

The best drag grease money can buy. 

E-clip tool. 

Duel Hardcore TT Lipless Minnow. 

Had great success with it's predecessor catching countless fishes and species.

To the point where every single friend who had fished with me before are convinced that the Duel Hardcore Lipless Minnow 2010 is the best minnow around.

Eventually, I got bored of using it constantly and challenged myself to maintain (or surpass?) my hookup frequency with other lures.
Shelved them all ever since then...

I'm always the trend setter.   lol
It's a form of flattery but sometimes, it gets on my nerves when some people goes over the line.


This year, Duel launched a new version of the lipless minnow series.
I have been stalking the internet daily waiting anxiously for it's release.

The moment it was made available for purchase, I ordered 14 pieces of my favorite coloration:

Shawn wanted 4, Rong wanted 2.
That leaves me with only 8 pieces...

Just look at the beautiful finishing on these things...

My favorite coloration.

This is the mid-diving, larger and heavier floating version of the series.

On box, it states a depth range of 40-120cm.

Looking at it's new lip design with the kind of leader line's poundage I'm using, I predict they will dive to an approximate depth of 80cm with my IS79UC setup.

This time round, it uses a 2 hooks (size 3s) configuration instead of the previous 3 (size 6s).

3 x 6s = better hookup rate.

2 x 3s = larger gauge hooks, confidence for larger specimens.

Get the idea?

Hopefully, I'll have time to try them out this weekend and see how they fare.

Been having bouts of fever recently on top of my hectic work schedule...