Mall of Asia Bike Ride 2013-Oct-15

Tonton's first long ride and she's sore but happy.  Not bad for her first ride.  The longest she's ridden is less than 5km.

We were supposed to stop at PICC and join the people there but decided to go farther.

I missed the feeling of those long rides.

According to STRAVA

Time - 2 hours 55 mins and 2 seconds.
Distance - 22.5 km
Avg. Speed - 8.7 km/h

I had to check on her as she's riding shotgun.  Based on experience, i prefer riding shotgun.

As to Coolawesome, she did well.  Rode her fast and hard and she held up.  Santi was ok too.

Something Different, Something New....

Bike Ride...

Let's try something healthy...lol

Bought this bike last week to help me lose weight and be fit and healthy.  

Tested the ride tonight around the block.  Rode it with different settings just to see which would be my sweet spot.  

Comments would be a longer bike handle and softer seats.  Hahahaha.

Tomorrow i would ride her hard and fast.  

 This is my ride...My son, Jarred christened her, "Coolawesome" because its cool and its awesome.

And this is my wife's ride, named SANTI, because of the difficulty we had trying to bring her home.

Both are still stock and no upgrades yet.

New plastic organizer

Found these plastic organizers while rummaging about in your favorite japanese surplus shop...

I believe you can use this if you're on the go and want to go exploring a certain fishing area without bringing your bulky tackle box.  You can put a few hooks, swivels and some weights.  This box can accommodate your lead weights up to 1/2 oz in size.

You can configure the compartment depending on what you want.  There is a small tab on one side with a hole where you can put a cord or lanyard but i wouldn't recommend it as it might tear easily.
Size of the box is 5in x 2.5 in x 1 in.

I also found this one.  Tackletour.com has a review of the same box from Plano.  This one is unbranded of course.
Here is the tackletour.com review..http://www.tackletour.com/reviewplano3640.html

I found 3 sizes of this box.  Again the compartments are configurable depending on what you need.

This is the smallest box with a size of  9in x 4.5in x 1.25in.  Since this is a bit big, the space between the lid and the dividers are a wide enough to let your hook travel from divider to divider.  I wouldn't put anything smaller than the 3/8 oz lead weights  Anything smaller would get mixed and move from compartment to compartment.

This is the medium size of the box.  This is perfect for your lures.  I think this is the same size that was reviewed by tackletour.  As you can see, i have used this as a storage for my lead weights at home.  Too heavy to bring on your fishing trips.

Here is the comparison with an original Plano box.  The compartments are exactly the same.

I would agree with the Tackletour review.  This is not a waterproof box though if it falls in the water, you would have enough time to get it before it gets completely submerge as this box floats plus the seal slows the water from coming in but does not stop it all together.  Size of the box is 7in x 11in x 1.75in.

There is another size but a big bigger 8.5in x 14in x 2in. which I'm using for my tools.

Here is the organizer stack on top of each other.

Another "GRANDe" time at Subic Bay...

Went fishing last weekend at Grande Island Resort in Subic Bay, Olongapo.

I brought my 3-8lbs rod and small reels spooled with 4lbs and 6lbs test line and i used a size 12 and 14 beak hook.  

I wanted to try some micro fishing but the water was so clear and calm, the bites were too far in between but still got to take home some nice plate size emperor and snapper fishes.

These guys were released back to fight another day....Forgot to take pictures of the small talakitok (trevally) and the small "matang baka" i caught and also released back.

The place is relaxing.  Too calm waters though.  Bad for fishing.  

Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade

Having been servicing a few reels the last few months, investing in a good and quality tool is a must.  Saves you the trouble from stripped screws and slipping wrenches.  

Here are some of the tools i'm using and some of my wish list for upgrading these tools to a much better quality.

These are the Wica Precision Tools...
Very nice tool and the feels good on my hands.

This is my Stanley screwdriver set.  I only use the standard screwdriver and not the philips head.

This is my favorite screwdriver set.  These are Japanese Industrial Screw driver.  There is a small difference between a Japanese Industrial standard and the Philips head screw driver.  These Vessel set is supposed to minimized the stripping of the screw head.

My Hedgehog Spool Pin Remover, arrived just recently and have been very happy with the ease to use this very small tool.

For those spool shaft that I can remove prior to removing the rotor, this is what i use to remove the rotor nut.

If the spool shaft can't be removed, the old standby wrench goes to the rescue.

I have yet to remove the shields of any of the bearings i have cleaned and if and when I do, these would be what i would use.  These are dental tools. 

This is what i use to remove those pesky e-clips.

I would like to upgrade this to a digital caliper.  But it does its job.