TOH-MAN

TOMAN fish is the most talked about fish species in our family. Almost every family gathering, we would talk about our past experience with this freshwater Leviathan. And its no secret that the toman fish is my favourite type of fish too. So i thought why not write a post on this magnificient fish. 5kg whooper from T.Kenyir

In english, its called the Giant Snakehead or the Red Snakehead. In Malay and Indonesian it is called Toman Harimau ( it comes from the Tiger like stripes it has ) and 'Shado' in Thailand.But, in our family we would call it " Toh-MAN"

Toman fish is usually called red snakehead because during its juvenile stage it would show a striking red tone running across the body and as it grows the line u see will start to fade away and breaking into stripes.

Toman-ZHAI

toman fish is one of the most hardy and dangerous fish in the world and i'll show its awsome-ness on the video below


During the olden days, people actually use ducklings as baits to lure these beast.Just imagine a 10kilo toman attacking the duckling on the surface ! Wicked Cool..But i would much prefer to use catfish or keli as bait. Reason being they like to wiggle alot and they can last longer with a hook sticking on their tail longer than any other bait fish.

You wont wanna mess with this mouth.

toman would attack animals or even divers in Tasik Kenyir when they are in their territory. Just recently tomans in the national zoo lake have been attacking birds, injuring their legs and even devouring some of the ducks. And with the teeth like that, dun be surprise if you lose a finger or two if ur having one as your pet.

The fish is almost the same size as the kid.

So,you wanna experience the awsome-ness of this powerful fish ? Try TowFoo Sport fishing Centre, Kundang. Tasik Kenyir,Terengganu. Tasik Temenggor, Perak. All these places boast one of the largest catches of toman fish in the world.