Malaysian FlyFishing Tournament 2006

[Qwek]

MALAYSIAN FLY FISHING TOURNAMENT 2006
(MFFT 2006)

1. VENUE
• MFFT 2006 will be held at Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort.
• Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort’s address is as follows:
Lot 6019,
Jalan Changkat Larang,
31000 Batu Gajah,
Perak Darul Ridzuan,
Malaysia

• Clearwater Sanctuary has kindly agreed to open up a new fishing ground called the Peninsula specially for this tournament. The club is currently undertaking the task of clearing up undergrowth to get it Fly Fishing Friendly and ready by tournament date.


2. DATE
• MFFT 2006 will be held on 30th of April 2006 (Sunday). The next day is a public holiday (Labor Day)


3. TIME
• MFFT 2006 will commence at 7.00 am on 30th April 2006 and conclude at 6.30 pm on the same day.


4. ITINERARY
• The Itinerary for MFFT 2006 is as follows:-

a) Registration and briefing 7.00 am – 7.30 am
b) Fishing Competition 8.00 am – 1.00 pm
c) Lunch and briefing 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm
d) Distance & Accuracy Casting Competition 2.30 pm – 5.00 pm
e) Tea and prize giving ceremony 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm


5. ORGANIZERS
• MFFT 2006 is jointly organized by:-

• Psage Merdana Sdn Bhd
• Tackle Box Adventures Sdn Bhd
• Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort

6. SPONSORS
• The Sponsors for MFFT 2006 are as follows:-

Ross Reels
Orvis Fly Fishing products
Psage Merdana (M) Sdn Bhd
Tackle Box Adventures Sdn Bhd
Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort
Sure Catch Tackle Supplies


7. PRIZES
• A total of 5 attractive prices with a total value of approximately RM 10,000.00, awaits potential winners. The prizes to be given away are:

• The New Zero Gravity Orvis Fly Rod
• Orvis T3 Fly Rod
• Ross Canyon Big Game Fly Reel
• Ross Evolution Fly Reel
• A Two Night Stay (with breakfast) at CWS Golf Resort.


8. Others
• Participation is opened to all Fly enthusiasts from Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand.
The number of participants will limited to 60 persons only and shall be on a first come first serve
basis.

• Registration Fee: US $20.00 (RM 70.00) per participant inclusive of the RM 10.00 CWS Fishing fee.
- Registration Closing Date: 15th April 2006
- Registration will not be accepted if full payment is not received before the closing date
- Please include and additional sum of US $ 5.00 for Bank Charges if the payment is made by Bank Transfer (TT)

• Lodging can be arranged for the 29th of April at CWS Golf Resort.
US $ 48.00 (RM 170.00) per Room – Quart Sharing
US $ 45.00 (RM 160.00) per Room – Triple Sharing
(Note: All Room booking must be paid in full before the 15th of April 2006)

• A rule booklet will be issued upon registration and payment.

• The organizers reserve the right to amend any of the above without prior notice

• Terms & Conditions apply

For more details and registration please contact:
Mr. Nick Ooi (Tackle Box Adventures) at 03-56370268, or call in directly at:



Tackle Box Adventures
No 99, Jalan SS15/4C
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor.


For those interested please contact Henry at Coho, for more detail. We are organising a team to complete and will be up at CWS a couple of days earlier for a spot of fishing.

Cheers
Qwek

[Qwek]

RULES

A. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TOURNAMENT

1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

1.1 The object of this tournament is to test the Participant’s proficiency in various facets of fly fishing.

1.2 The Participant will be tested on his fishing as well as his casting skills.

1.3 The tournament consist of three events namely:-
a) Fishing event
b) Distance Casting Event
c) Accuracy Casting Event

1.4 The Participant will be allotted points in each event depending on his fishing and casting skills and capabilities.

1.5 The Participant’s total number of points obtained from each event will be added together to determine the Participant’s overall points.

1.6 The participant who has accumulated the most amount of points will be MFFT 2006 Champion.

1.7 In the event of a tie, the distance achieved in the Distance Casting event will be taken into account to resolve the tie.


B. FISHING EVENT RULES

2. REGISTRATION

2.1 All Participants are required to register before taking part in this Tournament.

2.2 Upon registration the Participant is given a participant number.

2.3 During registration the Participant will also be required to draw a number from a container that will determine the Participant’s fishing sector.

3. FISHING SECTOR

3.1 Each fishing sector will be clearly marked out at the fishing ground.

3.2 Each fishing sector will measure approximately 10 feet in length.

3.3 Participants that have been designated their fishing sector will be required to only fish within the said sector.

3.4 In the event the Participant breaches the boundaries of his fishing sector and intrudes into the fishing sector of another angler, the Participant will be penalized 3 points.
In the event the participant has not accumulated any points or enough points to satisfy the penalty at that point in time, the Marshals will suspend the Participant 10 minutes for every point that the Participant is penalized for.
During the suspension the Participant is not allowed to fish and is required to check in with the Qualifying Marshals until the suspension period is over whereby the Participant may resume fishing in his designated fishing sector.

3.5 Any fish hooked by a Participant during the breach of the boundaries of his fishing sector will be disallowed and no points will be accorded to that hook up.

3.6 The Marshals after proper investigation will have the sole discretion as to whether the Participant has breached his fishing sector. Participants that fail to accord to the Marshals directions and decisions may face disqualification and upon such disqualification will be escorted from the fishing ground.

3.7 The fishing sector will be rotated every 20 minutes wherein participants will be relocated to a new fishing sector.

3.8 Participants will be allotted points depending on the size of fish caught which are as follows:-
a) Fish that are smaller then 6 inches - 1 point
b) Fish that are larger then 6 inches but smaller then 1 feet - 3 points
c) Fish that are larger then I feet but smaller then 1feet 6 inches – 5 points
d) Fish that are larger then 1 feet 6 inches - 7 points

3.9 The Participant can only use fly fishing tackle throughout the Fishing Event.


C. GENERAL RULES FOR DISTANCE AND ACCURACY CASTING EVENTS

4. RODS

4.1 Only fly-fishing rods are allowed.

4.2 All rods must not be longer then 9 feet in length.

4.3 Any weight rod may be used.

4.4 The rod must possess standard rings and guides.

4.5 The rod utilized must be fastened to a standard fly-fishing reel.

4.6 The caster must use the same rod and reel throughout both the Distance and Accuracy Casting Events.

4.7 In the event of rod breakage, the Caster will not be allowed to substitute the rod and the remaining casting attempts in that particular event shall be scored zero.

5. LINE

5.1 Only standard weight forward floating lines are permitted.

5.2 Any weight line may be used.

5.3 The Caster must use the same line throughout both the Distance and Accuracy Casting Events.

5.4 In the event of line breakage the Caster will not be allowed to substitute the line and the remaining casting attempts in that particular event shall be scored zero.

6. LEADER

6.1 The Caster is allowed to use a minimum length of 1 meter as leader. There must be at least 1 meter of leader from the end of the fly line to the casting yarn.

6.2 There are no restrictions as to the maximum length of the leader.

6.3 All leaders must be constructed with standard fishing nylon.

6.4 There are no restrictions as to the manner of construction of the leader.

6.5 The Caster must use the same leader throughout both the Distance and Accuracy Events.

6.6 In the event of leader breakage the Caster will not be allowed to substitute the leader and the remaining casting attempts in that particular event shall be scored zero.

7. CASTING YARN

7.1 The casting yarn (hereinafter referred to as the yarn) which represents the fly will be furnished by the organizers.

7.2 No alterations to the yarn are allowed.

7.3 The caster will be given one yarn that will be used throughout the Distance and Accuracy casting events.

7.4 The Caster will only be given a replacement yarn upon damage or loss of the same during the cast. The Marshals will have the sole discretion as to whether a yarn shall be replaced.

7.5 In the event a cast is made without a yarn being attached to the end of the leader, the cast will be disallowed


8. QUALIFYING FOR THE DISTANCE AND ACCURACY EVENTS

8.1 Before a Caster is allowed to make the cast in both the Distance and Accuracy casting, the Caster must first qualify himself for the events.

8.2 In order to qualify for the events, the Caster must first check in with the Qualifying Marshals at the qualifying desk, who will verify that the Caster has conformed to all requirements pertaining to tackle.

8.3 Each Caster has to appear at the qualifying desk on the First Call of the Qualifying Marshals to be verified. In the event the Caster is unable to appear on the first call his name will be skipped over and the subsequent Caster will be called.
The Qualifying Marshals will have the discretion to recall the Caster [the Caster who failed to appear on the First Call] for the second time (Second Call) at any time thereafter. Upon the Second Call, if the Caster still does not appear the Qualifying Marshals shall after 30 seconds from the Second Call, disallow the Caster from participating in the events.

8.4 Upon the First Call, If it is discovered that the caster has not complied with all rules pertaining to tackle, the Caster will be asked to rectify the irregularity before the Second Call. Upon the Second Call, if it is discovered that the Caster has not conformed to all the rules pertaining to tackle, the Caster will not be allowed to compete in casting both events.

8.5 Upon the Qualifying Marshals verifying that the Caster has conformed to all the rules pertaining to tackle, the Qualifying Marshals shall allow the Caster to participate in both the Distance and Accuracy casting events.

8.6 Casters that are not qualified by the Qualifying Marshals shall not be allowed to compete in both the Distance and Accuracy events.

9. CASTING PRELIMINARIES

9.1 Upon being qualified the Caster is allowed to strip line from the reel and lay it into a line tamer/stripping basket/laundry basket or any other container utilized for the purpose of laying the fly line. The Caster is allowed to use any size container as the line tamer so long as the Qualifying Marshals do not deem that the said container hinders the proper conduct of the event or renders an unfair advantage to the Caster.

9.2 The Caster may also choose not to use the aid of a line tamer in which case the caster is allowed to lay line on the casting mat. However if the Caster elects to lay line on the casting mat he will not be given any extra time to do so. In such a scenario the Caster is given three minutes to lay line and to deliver all three attempts within the time limit [3 minutes].

9.3 Upon the first whistle of the Casting Marshal, the Caster is given 3 minutes to deliver all three attempts in either the Distance or Accuracy casting events.

9.4 Time [3 minutes] will start at the first whistle of the Casting Marshal and will stop at the expiry of 3 minutes or when the Caster has completed all three attempts whichever is the earlier.

9.5 Upon the first whistle of the Casting Marshal the Caster is required to take his position on the casting mat and assume the casting position.

9.6 The caster will assume the casting position by griping the yarn in the Caster’s hand with no more than 5 feet of fly line outside the tip-top.

9.7 Only upon the Caster assuming the casting position and the Casting Marshal after verifying that the caster is in the proper casting position, shall blow the whistle for the second time to indicate that the Caster can deliver the cast. The Caster is required to wait for the Casting Marshal to blow the whistle before every attempt.

9.8 All three attempts either for Distance or Accuracy Casting, must commence from the Casting Position. In the event the Caster delivers a cast without assuming the casting position at the beginning of the attempt, the said cast will be disallowed.

9.9 The Caster shall deliver each cast from a casting mat. In the event the Caster steps beyond the boundaries of the casting mat during a cast, that cast will be disallowed.

9.10 The Caster is allowed to make as many false casts as desired in any one attempt.

9.11 In the event the yarn touches or makes contact with the ground during the execution of a cast, that cast will be disallowed. The Casting Marshals will have total discretion as to whether the yarn has touched the ground during any one cast.

9.12 All attempt made by the caster outside the time limit of three minutes will be disallowed.

9.13 Each attempt is only considered complete when the Caster retracts the line and assumes the casting position.

9.14 The Caster’s three attempts is deemed complete, whereby time shall be stopped, when the Caster delivers the final cast, retrieves the line from the final cast and assumes the casting position.

9.15 In the event the Caster delivers the final cast within 3 minutes but fails to retract the line and assume the casting position within the said time limit, the final cast will be disallowed.

9.16 The Marshals shall have total discretion as to whether a certain cast shall be valid or the distance or accuracy achieved by a certain cast.

9.17 If the casting yarn is separated from the hook during the cast, subject to the discretion of the casting Marshals, time is stopped off, and the Caster may reattach a new yarn. Time starts again as soon as the new yarn has been replaced, wherein the Caster would have to retrieve line to the casting position to commence the cast again.

9.18 The Participants should at all times maintain discipline and sporting manners. It is compulsory for each caster to act in a sporting and friendly manner and follow all advice from marshals.

D. PARTICULAR RULES IN RELATION TO DISTANCE CASTING

10. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EVENT

10.1 The objective of this competition is to achieve the furthers distance possible by casting a yarn, which represents a fly, utilizing fly-fishing tackle.

10.2 The Caster is given 3 attempts at casting.

10.3 Each attempt consist of 1 cast.

10.4 Each attempt will be scored according to the distance achieved by the cast.

10.5 The points obtained from all three cast will be added together to determine the overall points obtained by the Caster in this event.

10.6 Any cast that is disallowed will be scored zero.

11 THE DISTANCE CAST

11.1 Upon the Caster making the cast, the cast would be first marked by the Casting Marshal.

11.2 After the cast having being marked, the Caster is allowed to retrieve the line and to assume the casting position to deliver the next cast.

11.3 In the event the Caster retrieves line before the cast is marked, the cast will be scored zero.

11.4 The distance of each cast is measured from the casting maker, which is placed directly in front of the casting mat to where the casting yarn finally comes to rest at the end of the cast.

11.5 Participants will be allotted points depending on the distance they achieve per cast which are as follows:-
a) 0’ – 10’ – 1 point
b) 10’ – 20’ – 2 points
c) 20’ – 30’ – 3 points
d) 30’ – 40’ – 4 points
e) 40’ – 50’ - 5 points
f) 50’ - 60’ - 6 points
g) 60’ - 70’ - 7 points
h) 70’ – 80’ – 8 points
i) 80’ – 90’ – 9 points
j) 90’ – 100’ – 10 points
k) 100’ – 110’ – 11 points
l) 110’ – 120’ – 12 points
m) 120’ feet and above – 13 points

11.6 The longest cast made by the participant from all three attempts will be recorded for tie breaking purposes in the Tournament.

E. PARTICULAR RULES IN RELATION TO ACCURACY CASTING

12. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EVENT

12.1 The objective of this event is to test the Caster’s casting accuracy.

12.2 The Caster is given 3 attempts at accuracy casting.

12.3 Each attempt consists of the Caster making two cast. The first cast is to a target 30 feet away and second cast is to a target 50 feet away.

12.4 The distance of each target will be measured from the casting marker to the to placement of the target on the casting ground.

12.5 Each target will have a diameter of not less then 1 feet

12.6 Upon making the cast to the target at 30 feet the Caster is not compelled to retrieve line and assume the casting position. The Caster is allowed to lift line and haul as many times as desired to make the cast to the target at 50 feet away.
Only upon the Caster delivering his cast to the target at 50 feet is he required to retrieve line and assume the casting position as this would be considered the conclusion of the first attempt. The Caster is required to assume the casting position before every attempt.

12.7 The Caster that puts the yarn within the both targets consistently for three attempts will achieve the most number of points.

12.8 The points obtained from all three cast will be added together to determine the overall points obtained by the Caster in this event.

12.9 Any cast that is disallowed will be scored zero.

12.10 The diagram of the Accuracy Casting scenario is herein annexed and marked as Annexure A for ease of reference and understanding.

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If you have any query please drop me a pm and I will forward them to our Malaysian friends.

Do take this opportunity to test your flycasting and flyfishing skill. I am always impressed by their hospitality and willingness to share in fishing ideas.

Cheers
Qwek

[Mattseah]

5.1 Only standard weight forward floating lines are permitted.

is there a purpose for this? Im thinking this is going to lower the no. of fishes caught since sinking lines are often used there due to the depth of their lakes.. even their guide siva encourages the use of sinking lines..

oh well.. guess it saves me the money of getting a 5wt sinking line

[Qwek]

Hi Matt,

5.1 Only standard weight forward floating lines are permitted.... refers to the Line use for the Distance and Accuracy casting events.

3.9 Stated that "The Participant can only use fly fishing tackle throughout the Fishing Event."

That means any flyfishing tackle using forwarding, immediate or sinking line is permitted. But let me check if the line (ie if using floating line) be the same line thoughtout the fishing event.

Thanks for bringing it up.

Cheers
Qwek

[Mattseah]

ah,

That makes sense.. thanks for checking up qwek.. looks like i'll have to get myself a sinking line for my 5wt after all.. oh well... it'll be perfect at cake shop

[Qwek]

Closing Date: April 15

Those interested please put your rod here, I mean name...

1) Qwek
2) Huns

ps some of us will be there for the fishing only and will opt out of the casting part., but most importantly the name list is for booking of the chalet.

Cheers
Qwek

[AnglerAdventurer]

Hi Qwek,

Victor Mike Tango!

I see you in 2 weeks ........

Huns.

[Mattseah]

hi qwek, im good... ;D

1) Qwek
2) Huns
3) Mattseah

[Qwek]

1) Qwek
2) Huns
3) Mattseah
4) Henry
5) Mah
6) Liew

[Qwek]

Hi folks,

Here is the final list for the Malaysian Flyfishing Tournament:

1) Qwek
2) Huns
3) Mattseah
4) Henry
5) Mah
6) Liew
7) Andy

Henry has printed a copy of the Rules and Regualtion, (psst don't tell I also printed additional set) you can collect it from him.

He also mentioned that it is advisable to bring and use boots or stout shoes for shrubs and trees around the fishing area had been reduced to stumps. Stripping baskets will be a great help for bushy and thorny areas. Please take note of the Rules and Regulation, if you have not read them, well Rule No. ONE is: Have Fun!

We are planning to leave on Friday night depending on the bus leaving for Ipoh, most probably we'll leave from Beach Road area. We should arrive at Ipoh early next morning, from there we will catch a cab or two to the resort. We will depart on Sunday evening for Ipoh for the bus ride home and hopefully we have time for the famous Ipoh Hor Fun and the Big spouty chicken Rice. We should arrive in Singapore on Monday morning with enough time for a spot at cake shop or the river hehe.

Here the link to Clearwater Sanctury Golf Resort: www.cwsgolf.com.my/index.htm

Remember to tie some flies with weedguard and bring along intermediate and/or sinking lines too.

Cheers
Qwek

[Qwek]

Hi folks,

Here's a brief report on the MFFT 2006 held last weekend at CWS. With Pak Amin and Nelson making the final team of 9 flyanglers from Singapore taking part in the event, or is it 8 and a half. ;D

We left on Saturday around 1am thru the second link in 2 cars with Mah and Huns driving all the way to Ipoh. Andy took over from Mah half way, while I help Huns to sleep part of the journey for him (some co-driver I am). We reached CWS around 8am and were well received by our KL friends who showed us the fishing grounds. Since we cannot check in until 2pm, some of us rigged up and test the water after a quick breakfast.


This resort sit on a old mining area, this is the dredging buckets used in the ponds in the area.

Later, we drove to town for lunch and for provision and check into our chalets on return. We continued fishing for most of the afternoon, some of us found a few good spots. Nick from Tacklebox and some of the marshals were busy marking the fishing zone. We just hope that we were given the same spot on the competition day, but alas it was not to be. Well, luck of the draw.

For dinner, our friend from Klang took us to town for the famous Ipoh tau-gey and chicken. We wiped clean plate after plate of them and chirping away like chicken, "cheap, cheap". One good thng our fishing trips, is that no matter what the fishing may be, we always have good meals! After dinner, each of went to perform our sacred ritual, to look for offerings to appease our other half so that we can continue to have their blessing to go fishing. If not, we probably returns to see rods multiply into more sections. Back at the resort, most of us hit the sack early for we have to be at the assembly area by 6am for breakfast.

After breakfast we collected out tags and were briefed by Major Ong on how to have fun. After some group photos, we went to our destinated spot.


The whole "gin" gang and the Singapore Sling.



Some of the fishing spots that were cleared weeks before the events.



Matthew with a one-pointer.

Matthew and I got the worst spots to fish, that just luck of the draw and it make us depend on our fishing skills then luck alone.

Among us, Mah got the most fish, follow by Amin and Henry. The rest of us were dancing with lotus. Overall, Ben from KL got the most fish catch, and with enough point to sit out the casting competition. For me, I broke my distance casting record of 60ft ;D ;D but I managed a hole-in-one at 50ft.

The casting competition were keenly contested, this event do help those with trailing fishing points behind the leaders to upset the table. The casting event were held in two parts, distant and accuracy,


Participants and spectators waiting for the casting event to start.


Nick and marshalls laying out the accuracy course.


Matthew was the first caster for the distance event.


Here my attempts...


Andy on Route 66 or was it 67 ...


Mah having a go with his Reddington...


Henry and the competitors watching from the sideline, waiting for their turns...


Henry with a tight loop going for the hundred...


Pak Amin testing the wind...


Naan having fun both on the green and on the water...


"Lefty" Looi, the only angler who enjoyed spot #22 having a go on the green.


This is my last attempt for a hole-in-one, or should it be hole-in-six...


Mah's attempts at accuracy with Nick looking on...

At the end of the casting, we return to the assmbly area for tea and waited for the result. Ben was crown first overall and was awarded with the new zero-gavity rod from Orvis, Pak Amin was second, also with the new Orvis rod. Mah was third with a Ross Big-Game reel, Tan from KL was forth with a Ross Eolution reel and Henry came in fifth with a 2-nights stay at Clearwater Santuary resort.


The winners! (Mah, Amin, Ben, Tan and Henry) Congrats!

After the prize giving ceremony, we bade farewell to our Malaysian friends for our journey to KL where we put up a night before returning home the next day. Again, Looi took us for a wonderful dinner in KL, it was strange to have dinner outside a crowded resturant along the walkway whle the next shop is empty with the staff swapping at flies. So the next time you are in KL for good food, you know what sign to look for.

We checked into a hotel for a good night rest and this time we don't have to get up early. We checked out around 9am and again Looi took us for a hearty tim-sum breakfast, this guy is a walking gormet directory.

We stopped by Tacklebox for some shopping, mostly to replenlished our hooks and flytying stuffs. We left for Singapore after savouring the famous Suban chendol. Halfway south, the sky opened up and the traffic clawed to a standstill at several point along the North-south highway. We reached Singapore checlpoint around 7pm, and was surprised to clear within 5 minutes.

Overall, each of us spent around RM350 for the entire trip excluding personal offerings and shopping.

On behalf of the Singapore Slings, I like to thanks the organisers, marshals and our Malsysian friends for their kind hospitality and a wonderful time during our stay.

Thank you.

Cheers
Qwek

[Mattseah]

ok, guess its my turn to add some pictures..


one of my better sized peacock bass from behind the tennis court. The fish there were either vibrantly coloured or dull blackish.. this was one of the nicer ones.. hence it got its picture taken


getting the tackle ready for the tournament


a view of the inside of our room


and the outside


the standard fish from your balcony facilities of clearwater sanctuary


liew taking a break


and the competition begins


ah min and qwek, my companions throughout the 3 different fishing spots


my best spot


a picture of concentration


now where is that marshal?


a happy angler


Thanks hun for this shot.. turned out beautifully..


me returning the favour


this fish obviously took a liking to hun's shrimp fly


the only time i thought the lilies were beautiful


my rod for the competition


a little stream near our accomodation which yielded a few nice peacocks..

once again, i'll like to thank all the organisers of the event for putting up a great tournament and making all anglers including us feel extremely welcome.

And to all the singaporean anglers who went up. the company more than made up for the lackluster fishing. look forward to fishing with you guys again.. till than.. tight lines

[fisho]

thanks for sharing the trip!

The trip reports written in this forum r great! One can feel himself immersed as if he was there for the trip jus by reading the fun witted writings & beautiful pictures.. not to mention all the dRoolL..!

Matt - Your pics section should be rated (RA), showing tits, a fair skinned jap babe lying in bed .. while a tanned skin babe being fondled

Q - if u didn't mention the group was a Singapore Sling, i tot it comprised of ppl from all over the globe..


top row: Japanese, Korean, padawan, El-zorro-unmasked
bottom row: aussie-native, Shaolin-master, taiwanese, north african, african bush-boy ;D



Wat huge stipping baskets..!! i meant the darker green one in background



Congrats to all winners!

tightloops!

[RMG]

Hey, congrats to all the winners and kudos to all who took part in the competition.

It's really nice to see all the familiar faces out there making a name for Team Singapore...

Hope to see more of this in the fuure.

Cheers!