During fishing, we often meet all kinds of people and their ways. Some are hilarious and full of joke, others can be nasty and inconsiderate but a few can be the best fishing kakis you have ever fished with. After pondering over some leadership bad leader/good leader comparisons in my corporate work activities, I realized that the solo fisho/team fisho model was fairly similar. So here it is! My take on the above which probably revolves around the burning question in your fishing brain - Who do I jio for a fishing trip and why? In fact, I noticed that "bad" fishing kakis often are pretty Solo in their fishing life. They are also often very negative or pessimistic and generally are inconsiderate. Do you agree? Which are you? Team or Solo? Here's a comparison of the differences: Team Fisho Solo Fisho Says We (Let’s all catch some fish) Says I (I want to catch a fish) Shares tips and techniques to develop good fishing pra...

Nothing like a good ol' #BeLikeBill meme for all you fishing Husbands or Boyfriends who have WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends) out there. Listen to Bill and go fishing!

With anglers in Singapore now armed with Madai Jigs and Slow Fall Jigs when they go offshore fishing, it's no wonder the days of the Paternoster Rig (Apollo Rig) and Running Sinker Rigs are numbered. Madai Jigs complemented with live prawns (Maprawns) are very effective and proven in Southern Island or even Changi Offshore fishing. That said, does everyone truly know how to use a Madai Jig with bait? Most newbies will ask what do I do with the Madai Jig and what's the best sure win tactic to get the fish? You'll be surprised at the questions that I get when people ask me how to use it. I get questions like do I cast the Madai Jig! Before you use a Madai Jig without bait, I put together three sure-win or surecatch methods that will definitely make a difference to your offshore fishing if it's your first time using a Madai with bait. Forget about what people tell you about how to hook, how to tie, what rhythm to use or what tactic to use. When drifting, just obs...

  Community Managers have always existed... It doesn’t matter which industry of work you’re in because you surely have seen the curious job title of “Community Manager” everywhere. While not everyone will eventually be a Community Manager, it’s crucial to understand how this evolving (yes I reckon it is still in its premature stage) role can help businesses. People often tell me, “Hey Nigel, forget about community management because it’s just a title that the big boys that Apple or Google come up with.” Thoughts like that put me to sleep because if you still think like that, you risk being left out of the new world. If you’re like the people above, quit reading this now. The truth is that community management has been existing even before the big boys coined the titles and formal roles. As a teenager that grew up with online gaming, I saw community management everywhere in that industry. The people that ran the IRC chat rooms (to organize multiplayer games), t...

An excellent day of fishing for groupers with Joe Chan It's not always that we have both comfort and good fishing on fishing charters in Singapore. When the fishing is good, it's likely that the fishing captain is not really the cleanest guy around or service may not be the best (since he/she let's the fishing do the talking). That brings me to fishing with Joe Chan and I wasn't disappointed. Fishermen are often skeptical of "comfortable" fishing charters since most productive boatmen are old timers and they don't really own luxurious boats. Joe Chan shatters all of this with his huge boat equipped with air con cabin and even a sun deck. The first trip with Joe Chan to Southern Islands was a real treat and it shook me so much that I am writing about him! Below are five points that you can consider if you are taking his boat. 1. Fishing on Joe Chan is actually cheap Air con cabin with two deckies & still affordable? Joe Chan's boat ...

Hey folks, check out my Facebook page on how you can take part in a special social media contest to win a single entry ticket to the upcoming Singapore Red Cross Family Fishing Fundraiserat D'Best Fishing Pond also known as Pasir Ris Main Fishing Pond. Please check out my Facebook page below for the contest post and details: Singapore Red Cross will be holding the 1st ever Family Fishing Fundraiser "Fish For Food" at D'Best Fishing! All... Posted by baktao.com on  Sunday, 22 November 2015

The Dragon Tiger Group - Not too bad a fight for my custom St Croix 8-14lbs! As wild fish stocks in Singapore and the rest of the world start to decline, paying money to fish in a stocked artificial pond will be lucrative business. We've seen "catch and keep" payponds in Singapore do well but recently more ponds are using the "catch and release" model. This model sees more ponds stocked with huge Tiger Groups and Dragon Tiger Groupers which are popular among our local Singapore anglers. Various ponds locally and regionally are now stocking these fish. We even have a new "catch and release" fishing pond in Batam, Barelang. While I do not usually fish at pay ponds, I can't deny that such ponds give newbies or beginners a good first experience. Such ponds are usually high on bite rate and well stocked so newbies won't have the problem of "fish not biting". This was exactly what happened when I brought first time budding fisher-wo...