The Asian Angler October 2014 Digital Issue - Malaysia - English | Page 207

By Tengku Izzudin

rse Fishing in Malaysia
The Coarse Fishing Sport Club organized a closed coarse fishing demonstration and briefing recently at Taman Rekreasi Wetland in Putrajaya
(administrative capital of Malaysia, 30 minutes from Kuala Lumpur city
centre) for the media, Tourism Malaysia, and Kementerian Belia & Sukan
(Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia).

The usual coarse fishing gang was there to give our support and Steve
Lockett, who is currently in Malaysia to hold some coarse fishing clinics
and assist the Club, was present to demonstrate some feeder and waggler
fishing. Coarse Fishing Sport Club (CFSC) is registered with Suruhanjaya
Sukan Malaysia (Malaysian Sports Commission), Kementerian Belia dan
Sukan, thanks to the tireless efforts of my mate and the current CFSC
Secretary, Nafeez. CFSC will also represent Malaysia as a full member to
The International Angling Confederation (CIPS) in its freshwater discipline called The International Federation of Sport Fishing