Glen Is In China - But Where Are The Fish?

[glen]

That is actually not all the jigs I bought but the only ones I left out were a few cheapie Chinese made ones that I bought. They were "no brand" but looked ok.



I actually boat more float fishing stuff than squid fishing stuff.



I tried out my 4 metre pole at mt martha on sunday. Now I realise it really is too short for this spot unless the garfish come up real close!! Any they never turned up so I didn't do much with it! Oh well. Live and learn!



One of the shops I went to in Hong Kong was "warehouse" like. It was called SEVEN ISLANDS.



Here are some of the places I went:



Po Kee Fishing Tackle Co. Ltd.

1st Floor, 6 Hillier Street

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

[url="http://www.pokeetackle.com/"]http://www.pokeetackle.com/[/url]



TRITON FISHING EQUIPMENT CO

Wan Chai Shop

1/F.&2/F.,Pinnacle Building,

9 Ship Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Tel852) 2866-8551

[url="http://www.tritontackle.com"]http://www.tritontackle.com[/url]



SEVEN ISLANDS HONG KONG CO.

RM 605, 6/F Bonham Commercial Centre.,

44-46 Bonham Strand West,

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

[url="http://www.sevenislands.com.hk/wordpress/"]http://www.sevenislands.com.hk/wordpress/[/url]



I also went to the 3 market stalls at the Sham Shui Po market (north end of Apliu St...ie the Dragon centre end. I tried bargaining here but was not terribly successful! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':boat:' />



I also stumbled across one other store with a big "fishing" sign out the front (and some chinese name i can't remember) that actually had a cool squid fishing tshirt but they wanted $240hkd for it so I decided it was too expensive <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wh' />

[tomcat815]

[quote name='Nautilusly' post='15565' date='Jun 2 2009, 09:03 AM']Geez glen, is that just some of the jigs you bought? aint you gonna show us all



i went to Hongkong early last year, and yes their tackle shops are quite different - the ones that stock the "goods" are generally rude and somehow not will to deal with the public - very weird. in some instance, I had to "pretend" to be a dealer in order to get in their shop (more like a stock room) to have a look... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/zorro.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



Their stocks are very different from here. its basically all jap domestic models, and i didnt find any familar fishing rods. was lucky that i found some nice daiwa reels. they do bulk deals so if you order over like $1000 you get 30% off the total <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> picked up some luvias for about $240 each with the killer conversion rate, along with enough gama hooks and jigheads that would last a long time <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]





i think it's because of u went into wholesale stores...of courese they don't like people just buy few stuffs and go...



also it's much more expensive to get things from those stores if you just get 1 or 2 things, unless you know the owner



by the way, one of the best fishing product stores in hong kong is nearby the old hong kong airport in kowloon city, i can show you guys if have chance...



i will go back to hong kong at the end of july

[tomcat815]

[quote name='glen' post='15580' date='Jun 3 2009, 02:37 AM']That is actually not all the jigs I bought but the only ones I left out were a few cheapie Chinese made ones that I bought. They were "no brand" but looked ok.



I actually boat more float fishing stuff than squid fishing stuff.



I tried out my 4 metre pole at mt martha on sunday. Now I realise it really is too short for this spot unless the garfish come up real close!! Any they never turned up so I didn't do much with it! Oh well. Live and learn!



One of the shops I went to in Hong Kong was "warehouse" like. It was called SEVEN ISLANDS.



Here are some of the places I went:



Po Kee Fishing Tackle Co. Ltd.

1st Floor, 6 Hillier Street

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

[url="http://www.pokeetackle.com/"]http://www.pokeetackle.com/[/url]



TRITON FISHING EQUIPMENT CO

Wan Chai Shop

1/F.&2/F.,Pinnacle Building,

9 Ship Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Tel852) 2866-8551

[url="http://www.tritontackle.com"]http://www.tritontackle.com[/url]



SEVEN ISLANDS HONG KONG CO.

RM 605, 6/F Bonham Commercial Centre.,

44-46 Bonham Strand West,

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

[url="http://www.sevenislands.com.hk/wordpress/"]http://www.sevenislands.com.hk/wordpress/[/url]



I also went to the 3 market stalls at the Sham Shui Po market (north end of Apliu St...ie the Dragon centre end. I tried bargaining here but was not terribly successful! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



I also stumbled across one other store with a big "fishing" sign out the front (and some chinese name i can't remember) that actually had a cool squid fishing tshirt but they wanted $240hkd for it so I decided it was too expensive <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]



Haha...they usually raise the prize up to the one who is not a local

[glen]

The prices were marked on most of the items. So unless they give locals a big discount then I think I paid the normal retail price!



It would be good to get the address for the shop near the old hong kong airport in kowloon city. i would like to make a note of it for next time <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[fishingt]

Hi,Glen,



Welcome to China.



Betty

[glen]

Hi Bettty!



I am back in Australia now <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> But I had a great time in China!

[fishingt]

Dear Glen,



Glad to know that.Next time,if you come to China and Weihai,Maybe we can have a talk if you are free.



Best wishes.

[glen]

Hey there. There are plenty of squid in Hony Kong! I hope you catch a few.



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