The "KURAW"

At my previous post  ( http://sharingfishingtips.blogspot.com/2010/01/kuku-fish.html ), i'd mentioned a local fish from my island, that we named it "KURAW" or "KOORAW".
I wonder if this fish could be find in other country, 'coz i never saw any article about this "KURAW" from other places.

This fish is one of the most wanted for many anglers in my island. Even i never get it striked for myself. Just saw my friend, who always be with me at most trips, cought it twice. The first one just a 3kg, and the next is 4,8kg. I heard it could be at 20kg at max. Rivers in my hometown are salt. So it's salt water fish. The bigger cought of these "KURAW" are always at the opened sea by local fisherman. It's a fiery predator, loves to strike for "BELANAK" ( our local minnow ).

My friend used his DAIWA Appollo and Pioner 4000, with 0.32mm Pioner line, and a prown as live bait. That's a clear day. Water was clear to, with 6-7 metres depth. Then about 05:30pm his rod bent for a great striked. He fought carefully because as my senior angler, he knows what is on his hook. He fought for the "KURAW" for 20 minutes.

We didn't bring our phones, so we took the pictures when we got to his home. We put it on a scale, it was 4,8kg. This is the picture of my friend, Panjang, with the "KURAW".

This is the spot we get the "KURAW", the DOMPAK River. Man in the photo is my friend in the previous picture above.


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The "KUKU" Fish

It's abaut 6 month since my last fishing trip ... I'm too busy to get on a new trip.

I'll share some photos from my several trips ...

This is the place i'd spend my weekends with my friends ( Dompak River ). Some spot with few small groupers . But most exited is the "Kurau" ( the local name ). I'd never got this one, just saw my friends enjoying the fight whith the "Kurau". Commonly they're 7-8 kg. Maybe some other day i'll pull this fish up ...

We call this is the "Kuku" fish. It bites the lures slowly, but when the strike is on, it's a fast swimmer, getting wild, and keeps diving deeper. I love this one.

Here's the other one, with a bigger size. It becomes whiter ( a bit pale ) when it dies.

I used live bait for this "Kuku" . Prown with a finger lenght.
Wish i'll get a bigger one next time ...

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Pacu (Tambaqui)

Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, family Characidae. It is also known by the names Pacu, Black pacu, Black-finned pacu, Giant pacu, Cachama and Gamitana. It is the only species of the genus Colossoma.

The tambaqui is the largest characin of South America, can be found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in its wild form. However, its pisciculture form largely distributed in South America.

This species is usually solitary. Adults stay in flooded forests during the first 5 months of flooding and consume fruits and grains. Young and juveniles live in black waters of flood plains until sexual maturity. The tambaqui feeds on zooplankton, insects, snails, and decaying plants.

Male and female tambaqui can be differentiate by looking the abdomental/ventral part. The female's is bigger, and the male's ventral is thinner and the colour  is brighter.

They're breeding in the rainy season, like June-July in the Amazone and Venezuela. Mostly they're gathering at headwaters for the breeding.

It may reach more than 1 metres in total length and 30 kilograms in total weight. It is similar in shape to the piranha and is sometimes confused with the carnivorous fish (the pacu is tall and laterally compressed with large eyes and a slightly arched back). Body color is basic black to gray with spots and blemishes in its mid body. All the fins are black and the pectoral fins are small. Around 10 percent of a tambaqui's weight is fat. The world record recognized by IGFA belongs to the Brazilian Jorge Masullo de Aguiar with 32,4 kg.

Teeth of Pacu

sources are from wikipedia




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