tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718840787763624702023-11-15T21:11:11.237+08:00My Fishing JournalName: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-11316574659635197402010-11-14T20:04:00.004+08:002010-11-14T21:10:57.043+08:00Fishing for fun at Batam View Beach ResortAfter my Birthday on the 11th of Nov, I took a short trip to Batam View Beach Resort for 1 night. I set out on the 12th of Nov morning. Mainly my trip was just to relax, get away for awhile and just try fishing for fun. <br /><br />I'm not going into detail about my bla bla bla trip cos you don't really care.<br /><br />What I'm going to do, is talk about fishing!<br /><br />After having my dinner at the seafood kelong, I kept looking at the jetty, hands itchy like hell. So I gulped down my food and called for the bill. But the fucking retards there took 30mins to get my bill so I said, "Fuck it, I'm heading down to check the Jetty out, if you want me to pay you come to me".<br /><br />There were only 2 ppl fishing at the Jetty. One guy got 3 decent sized sotongs and the other got KOSONG. <br /><br />Using my superhuman investigative skills I learned from 8 seasons of CSI, I scanned the floor looking for the best sotong spot. The spot with the most ink = my spot.<br /><br />Quickly, I called the resort buggy to take me to my room, grabbed my stuff, and got him to drive me back.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2819.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2819.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I wasn't gonna fish in my Ralph Lauren polo T, so I quickly changed into my trusty Giordanos and started jigging for sotongs.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2815.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2815.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2814.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2814.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2813.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2813.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Firstly, I've never caught a sotong in my life.<br />Secondly, I didn't know what size jig or what type to buy. So I bought size 2.5 and those that flash a red LED light.<br /><br />I felt like an idiot lol. The others had small sotong jigs, mine was huge and blinking red. Quite funny. They looked at me like I was some atas celebrity fisherman. Hahahhaha!<br /><br />Cutting the story short, they left after 30mins and I left after an hour. No more sotongs. I did get a hook up but apparently I pulled to hard and ripped the sotong in 1/2. So technically, I only caught 1/2 a sotong. Better 0.5 sotong than kosong right?<br /><br />No matter! I bought some frozen prawns from the kelong and I was gonna go back to my room to fish! <br /><br />How?<br /><br />Cos my villa's balcony looks out into the sea.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2786.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2786.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Nice?<br /><br />Nice....<br /><br />This was taken from the living room sofa.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2801.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2801.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After setting stuff up, here's what it looked like.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2844.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2844.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2843.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2843.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2842.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2842.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2841.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2841.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I saw a post on my fishing forums of some people fishing from the exact same spot as I did. They caught a lot of 1/2 a palm size coral fishes. Hmmm... I didn't think I would get any cos in my experience, those fishes only bite during the day. I was fishing at night.<br /><br />Furthermore, there was TONS of seaweed. I read people say they got "sangkot" or stuck in the rocks a lot and were losing rig after rig. Hmmm.. I didn't get sangkot a single time. But the seaweed really pissed me off!!!! Thank God I was using a 30 pound braided line. I brought it on purpose so I could pull and rock or seaweed out lol. And it was a good choice!<br /><br />So I casted, stuck the rod into the chair, and watched Batman: The Dark Knight on HBO with a can of beer in the air-con room. Hahhahahaha.<br /><br />After 20mins, I decided to check on my line and I reeled and I reeled and pulled and pulled. You cannot imagine how much seaweed I brought up hahahahhaa...<br /><br />When my rig finally came up, I noticed something trashing amongst the seaweed.<br /><br />OMG! I GOT A FEEEEEEEEEEESSSHHHH??????<br /><br />Yessum, I gots a feeeeshhhh!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2821.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2821.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Zzzzzz Ah fucking Seng follows me from Singapore to Batam.........<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2823.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2823.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2822.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2822.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2824.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2824.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />"F OFF U MOFO HOBO!"<br /><br />Casted again and back to seeing Christian Bale kick Heath Ledger's smiley ass!<br /><br />After 30mins I decided to check on my line again.<br /><br />Once again, 985787348734985 tons of seaweed. But this time, it was different. I could feel a fish on my line moving! I was so excited. <br /><br />But the fucking seaweed was like a fucking cock blocker. Preventing me from getting to the end of the line!!!!!! Hahahhaha.<br /><br />Finally....<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2825.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2825.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Look harder, can you see a little of the fish?<br /><br />Omg what fish is that???<br /><br />When I finally go the cock blocking seaweed off, I was like... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz <br />LENG CHIAM FOLLOWED ME FROM SINGAPORE TO BATAM!!<br /><br />Ey.... Hmmm... On second thought, maybe not leng chiam....<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2826.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2826.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2827.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2827.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2829.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2829.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2828.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2828.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Wow!!! Sea Bass!!!1111one!!!one1!!!<br /><br />I've NEVER EVER gotten a Sea Bass on a boat and I always wanted one ; ;<br />And I finally got it while watching Batman, drinking beer, sitting on the sofa in an air-conditioned room! FWAH!<br /><br />And the size was purrrrrrfect for eating too!<br /><br />I don't like the meat of the Sea Bass you buy from the market, I always wanted to try the other smaller species from the sea... Oooooooooooooo...<br /><br />So for the 1st time in my life, I descaled a fish, cleaned it and cooked it.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2831.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2831.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2833.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2833.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2837.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2837.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2838.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2838.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Boy it was hard work!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2836.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2836.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2835.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2835.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2834.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2834.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Finally... I didn't have any condiments. All I had was leftover food from dinner. So I had to reheat and use whatever sauce I had left.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2839.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2839.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />7mins later...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2840.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2840.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Geez he looks shocked.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2846.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2846.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2845.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2845.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2847.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2847.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2847.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2847.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />OK WARNING!<br /><br />WARNING<br /><br />WARNING<br /><br />Disclaimer: The next few pics are going to make your mouth water and make you wonder how snow and fish meat would taste like. If you haven't had your lunch or dinner, I suggest you click the X button right now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2851.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2851.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2850.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2850.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2854.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2854.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I didn't expect to have anything to post from my Batam Trip, but it turned out really well. Really a surprise catch and I guess I was really lucky. I didn't bother fishing after that cos this one is already a WIN!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2798.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2798.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Finally, a hammsumm pic of me just for u!~<br /><br />Bwahaha...Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-56602993858245739112010-11-14T19:55:00.003+08:002010-11-14T20:02:52.799+08:00My 25th Fishing Trip - Southern IslandsOk, this is like really really overdue. I got lazy! Since I started lazy, I'm going to end lazy by just posting pics and not writing anything. It was a really eventful day though. We ran out of bait at like 2pm and went to Pulau Hantu to pluck coconuts. Omg the juice DIVINE! Enjoy the pics :D<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2562.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2562.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2563.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2563.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2564.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2564.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2565.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2565.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2566.jpg" 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24th Fishing Trip - Undisclosed KelongJesus it's been a long time. No I haven't forgotten about my blog and neither have I been too lazy. I did go on one trip since my last but I'm not going to post that for personal reasons. The rest of the time, I've either been really busy at work (god damn I hate shift work) or been really busy trying to get through my quarter life crisis lol. Problem is... I've delayed this post a few days so some things abit rusty :( But I'll try my best anyway.<br /><br />Breaking news: I've been nominated as spokesperson among my kakis!<br /><br />And as your dearly appointed spokesperson the first thing I would like to say is..<br /><br />FUCK U GUYS!<br /><br />Bwahahahhahaha!<br /><br />Let's roll!!!<br /><br />So today was going to be different. After tedious hours we spent studying. All of us packed out ammo and headed out to an undisclosed kelong! However, this time, our most powerful weapon were not our rods (or my handsome face)... Today was going to be different... We were armed with the MOST powerful weapon of all!<br /><br /> OUR RESUME<br /><br />PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE<br />Seek a job as marine biologist to utilize my vast experience.<br /><br />JOB DETAILS<br /><br />Killlsomefish & Co, SG<br />2009 - Present<br />Sr. Marine Biologist<br /><br />Fishcrywhentheyseeme & Partners, SG<br />1984-2009<br />Marine Biologist<br /><br />Key responsibilities are:<br /><br /> * Studied the seas related plants and animals, and sea life.<br /> * Also studied on what they eat, what they don't like, and their enemies.<br /> * Watched fish,plants,rocks,and algae for study purpose.<br /> * Observed color, shape, size, and classification of sea animals and plants.<br /> * Studied the beginning, activities, diseases, and heredity of animals and wildlife.<br /> * Determined the environmental effects on marine animals and plants. <br /><br />PROFESSIONAL SKILLS<br /><br /> * Collection and analysis of biological data.<br /> * Study organisms which live in the marine environments.<br /> * Specialize in wildlife research and management.<br /> * Huge experience as marine biologist.<br /> * Able to carry work as a team member.<br /> * Good knowledge of principles used in the management of wildlife and fish populations. <br /><br />SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION<br /><br /> * Master Degree in Biology, Kampong State University, MS(1989).<br /> * Bachelor Degree in Biology, Kampong University, AL (1987) <br /><br />IT KNOWLEDGE<br /><br /> * MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint<br /> * MySQL, Oracle, Access, DB2 <br /><br />I left my house at 0645hrs, hands itchy like hell. I needed a break, needed to get away from alot of shiat that seems to naturally crystalise around me. Within 30mins, I was at Punggol Marina once more. And I met up with my dear lieutenant and his understudy, Khai & Suhaimi. Haven't seen you pricks for some time, pictures are in lieu.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2517.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2517.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2518.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2518.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2519.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2519.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Today's pictures are half from my Canon, half from my iPhone 4. Some idiot kept recording videos and killed my camera's battery. Fuck you. <br /><br />Please remember to watch the videos in HD 720dp. I'm also having problems rotating the pictures correctly. I think it's due to the iPhone 4's longish photos conflicting with my blog's template. If anyone knows how to fix this please let me know!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2521.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2521.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Riz, my dear Rizal... Go to work always late, come for fishing always 1 hour early...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2522.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2522.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Ready to go!!! Wait... Where the f is Chee Keong? Omg fucker still at MRT station and never call anyone!!! Suhaimi! Go pick him up bitch!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2525.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2525.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Once on the boat, we all sat down patiently listening to Suhaimi tell us stories of his adventures.. yawn...<br /><br />When we reached the Kelong, honestly, I was surprised. I been to a Kelong to fish once before (can check my previous posts) and it was SHIATE. But this place was huge! Then I remembered. I ever passed by this place before and said, "Eh, looks good man, must try one day, dunno can or not". Well, here I am.<br /><br />Uncle R***** was our contact person and a super nice dude. Once we alighted, he told us that we couldn't fish till 12pm........................ What the fuck............ Well, apparently, some Buddhist association were coming at ten-ish to perform some rituals and then release some fishes into the wild. So... If they had come here to release fishes and they see us fishing.... Well it's a little lame... hahahaha...<br /><br />But Uncle R***** said that in exchange for our loss of time, we would all get one free try at the sure catch pond they have. Usually, it's $12 a pop for the sure catch pond. $12 a pop??? Fishing is better than sex... AND CHEAPER WOOT!<br /><br />So we staked out a camp spot and laid our bags and ammo to rest.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2530.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2530.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I thought I was gonna be bored. But by God... This is the funnest Kelong ever! So many things to do and see to kill time. Apparently, they were ordered by AVA to rear Cobias. So... They had 9457984759845 Cobias! Check this out!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2534.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2534.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vO9NWgDIFe0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vO9NWgDIFe0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br /><br />Cobia feeding is no joke! Really ferocious fishes.<br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ze-Kfn_YL2o?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ze-Kfn_YL2o?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br /><br />Soon, we used the Kelong net to get some bait fish. <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2541.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2541.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And to kill time, we used the bait fishes to feed the big ones. Now, there was this one section that the owner kept fishes that were oversized and could not be sold. Inside this net, were 1.5m long Cobias, 5kg GTs and two 40kg and above Queensland Groupers. It's like their fish tank. Check out Riz trying to feed them... But he scared... But I won't tell you all that he was scared... :X<br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AaTs9WZozTo?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AaTs9WZozTo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br /><br />Actually, in all honesty, I have no idea why I am the spokesperson guys... Is it because I'm Chinese? You fkin racist assholes. Why do I say this? Well, an Ang Mor family kayaked over and came up onto the Kelong to have a look. And the lady started talking to Riz.<br /><br />Lady: "What fish is this?"<br /><br />Riz: "This one called Cobia".<br /><br />Lady: "Oh cool, so do you work here?"<br /><br />Riz: "No, we are Marine Biology students being attached to this Kelong for a week. We are here to write our report on how fishes fare in Singapore waters these days. There has been alot of talk that Singapore waters might not be conducive for most marine life, we are here to prove that wrong. Also, we are here to determine the diet of fishes in Singapore, we use prawns, crabs and fish meat and see which one they like to eat. Lastly, we are also here to risk our lives for the better of our fellow Singaporeans".<br /><br />Lady: "Huh? How?"<br /><br />Riz: "We use ourselves as Guinea Pigs to see if the fish in Singapore waters fare well in our tummys".<br /><br />Lady: "Wow you are so smart!" <br /><br />Here's another video of the Buddhist people getting Milkfish to release. Looks how excited the doggies are!<br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hx8x54jKQr4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hx8x54jKQr4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br /><br />Ok, I'm not trying to be an ass, but... Releasing things like birds and fishes into the wild for a good cause, ain't exactly a good cause... You know those birds that fly and smack into window buildings or get sucked into plane engines? Ya, those are probably the birds that have been in captivity their whole life and "set free". They won't know how to look for food and probably die either way.<br /><br />Now for fishes, when the Kelong people load them into the pails, they actually add some sort of muscle relaxant solvent into the pails. Why? Fishes are strong things, if they don't do that, there will be no way they could pail them up. And when you release these half asleep fishes into the sea. Well guess what? Bye bye. Competition in the sea is fierce. Eat or be eaten, or just die. These guys won't know how to fight for food etc. Therefore, while in concept what they are doing is really sweet and kudos to you people, but the reality of it is pretty sucky.<br /><br />And that's the end of my thesis thank you very much. LOL.<br /><br />BACK TO FISHING WTF!<br /><br />By the time they left, it was 1330hrs. /cry.<br /><br />We whipped out our gear and threw our lines and just relaxed in the sun. True enough, this Kelong was a good fishing spot. Suhaimi landed two Rays in minutes. The small one was released. Bites were consistent too. Oh heck I'm just gonna load all the pics of the fishes in one go. SO HERE YOU GO!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2545.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2545.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2546.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2546.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_2547.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_2547.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />So we hung around till about 1730hrs. So you think this is where my story ends...<br /><br />THIS IS WHERE MY STORY BEGINS!<br /><br />Ok so honesty... Is going to be my best policy today ok? Guys, don't hate me, I just wanna tell the truth. And no, not the truth about how handsome I am, but about what was going to happen next.<br /><br />Uncle R***** said it was time for us to use the sure catch pond... That was around 1745hrs. Let me put it this way. By the time we left, it was almost 1900hrs. LOL.<br /><br />In the next 1.5hrs, all that happened was...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />lol...<br /><br />After our free go, someone said, "Eh, $12 only, shiok lei the feeling, one more last".<br /><br />LAST YOUR C*** B*E! LAST LAST LAST! LOL!<br /><br />Please enjoy the pictures and videos! Took lots of pain uploading them :(<br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_OKHCqxZj0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_OKHCqxZj0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0153.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0153.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />My Sea Bass.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0174.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0174.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />My Golden Snapper 1.<br /><br /><object width="800" height="475"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bU-sPpEy_jc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bU-sPpEy_jc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="475"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0168.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0168.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />My Golden Snapper 2.<br /><br />lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0169.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0169.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0170.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0170.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WojNZJ1q8U8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WojNZJ1q8U8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br />Watch Khai's Sea Bass jump! But the bodoh let the fish escape lol!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0171.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0171.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q_zR_lNsVSc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q_zR_lNsVSc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0175.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0175.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0149.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0149.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VyroPEGgs1I?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VyroPEGgs1I?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0157.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0157.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><object width="800" height="625"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ztda4x5wIqg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ztda4x5wIqg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="800" height="625"></embed></object><br />Mr Riz.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0179.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0179.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0180.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0180.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />My God, what a fun day! <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screaming lines > Moaning girls!</span><br /><br />FISHING IS BETTER THAN SEX! <br /><br />See you next time!<br /><br />*If you can't see the videos, it means it's not done uploading and I haven't linked them. Please do check again soon*<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_0182.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_0182.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-36720446204259350122010-06-26T18:05:00.003+08:002010-06-26T19:09:04.216+08:00My 23rd Fishing Trip - Desaru JBGosh am I tired...<br /><br />I just came back on the 23rd from a 8 day escape to HK, Macau, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. Only had the 24th to rest! Desaru was on the 25th... But we had to gather at 5am to make our way down. Jesus. So damn tired. Back to work today... Sigh!<br /><br />Frankly I didn't take as many pics for this trip for several reasons.<br /><br />1. I was fucking tired.<br />2. The weather was horrid!<br /><br />I left my place around 0430hrs to make my way down to Woodlands. Patrick was gonna drive us in.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1866.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1866.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />But before I get to that, I wanna share with you guys a kelong I visited in HK, Sai Kung. We went there to fish but had no gear, only handlines. So as expected we didn't really get anything but the scenery was breath taking. The waters were clean and filled with life. I'm sure if I had proper gear we could have gotten alot of fishes. Enjoy the pics! By the way, it only costs 80 HKD for as long as you want! My HK friends Thomas and Gavin never came here before either, so it was a relaxing getaway for all of us!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1358-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1358-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1419.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1419.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1418.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1418.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1422.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1422.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1412.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1412.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1404.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1404.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1403.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1403.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1393.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1393.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1414.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1414.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1436.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1436.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1440.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1440.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />My two great buddies Thomas and Gavin!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1442.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1442.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />On another side note, a bird built a nest and laid 2 eggs on my bamboo tree beside my window. After my trip, the eggs have hatched! They are cockatoos! Very tempted to keep them lol.<br /><br />Before I left<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=28727_397935287540_544432540_470521.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/28727_397935287540_544432540_470521.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After I came back!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1864.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1864.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Okay back to business!<br /><br />After a short drive, we arrived at our breakfast spot, wanton mee!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1868.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1868.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After our meal, we traveled more than an hour and picked up some prawns along the way.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1873.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1873.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1871.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1871.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1872.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1872.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Kakis today were Patrick, ZY, Jimmy and myself. We arrived at the Desaru beach and helped the boatman unload the boat into the waters.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1877.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1877.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1879.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1879.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1878.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1878.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1881.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1881.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1882.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1882.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1883.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1883.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Sigh, then it got shitty. Waters were supposed to be calm and nice. But within 2mins of anchoring, the angry storm hit us. The wind was so damn strong and so were the waves. The rain didn't let up either! Dammit. Obviously no fish were biting and I was starting to feel a little seasick so I took a nap. <br /><br />The boat's design is really weird, very hard to move around and not very comfortable to fish. Somehow, amongst all the rocking, I managed to pop a seasick pill and slept.<br /><br />I woke up around 1230pm and the water started to calm down, and then the real fishing began. Bite rate was decent and all of us managed to get hook ups. Patrick was the luckiest angler on this trip. He got 2 Groupers around 1kg and one Kim.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1902.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1902.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1904.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1904.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1898.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1898.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1887.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1887.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1889.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1889.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1901.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1901.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1897.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1897.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1899.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1899.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Boatman was pulling up a gazillion Selars so I joined in. Really good fun! Some Selars were huge and put up a nice fight on a light tackle. I also got a few 水晶 on my Stabiki and boy was it fun. They really put up a decent fight!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1892.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1892.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1893.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1893.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1895.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1895.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1891.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1891.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I changed to my light tackle for bottom fishing as there didn't seem to be big fishes around, I kept getting >500g Snappers. <br /><br />When suddenly...........<br /><br />Shit, Sangkot... Rod totally stuck cannot move. So I stood up and gave it a strike hoping to get it loose. BOOM! The damn thing took off! My light tackle went straight into the water! I was totally unprepared! I tried to hold on... I already maxed my drag but it still pulled it out omg? And my S4000 reel had totally no chance against the monster. It pulled and pulled and my line snapped! OMG!!! CRY!!!! I didn't even have a chance to see what the hell it was!!<br /><br />I'm pretty sure it's not a Grouper. I suspect it's a Cobia or Stingray. There was no initial pull and it didn't trash around, it just took off! The boatman scolded me for like 10mins telling me how shit all of us were and we will never catch big fishes. The fucker was really emotional and angry. Wtf? I go fishing also get scolded? Fuck u asshole. He kept saying we were here to release fish not to catch fish. Sibei guai lan. Damn irritating.<br /><br />Anyway, soon it was time to go and we had a million Selars! We went for seafood dinner and had them cook the 4 huge Arumugums we had! But first, sorting our loot!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1910.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1910.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1911.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1911.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1912.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1912.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1913.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1913.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1914.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1914.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1915.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1915.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1916.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1916.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1917.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1917.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1918.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1918.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Our dinner! One Grouper each :D<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=28480_790933612538_199716910_473681.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz<br />/28480_790933612538_199716910_473681.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=34014_790933607548_199716910_473681.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/34014_790933607548_199716910_473681.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This is what I took home. Although I was full, I immediately steamed the two biggest Selars for my CEO to eat. Heh. Was a fun trip in all just too bad I was exhausted from my HK trip. Let's do it again guys! Thanks! <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1921.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1921.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-63538755624282353352010-05-23T21:44:00.004+08:002010-05-24T00:29:31.062+08:00My 22nd Fishing Trip - Southern IslandsHellloooooooooooo peopleeeee!<br /><br />Few things to point out for this trip before I start my usual grandmother stories k!<br /><br />1. MY BEST FISHING EXPERIENCE EVER!<br /><br />2. I'm going to refer to Ah Ho as "The Hoe" from now on with every single pun intended.<br /><br /><br /><br />This morning... For the first time ever... <br /><br /><br />I COULDN'T WAKE UP!! Wow, me not being to wake up for fishing! I haven't slept much/well/at all for the last 4 days or so for reasons I cannot disclose lol. Fucking tired. Jesus...<br /><br />Today's trip was quite rushed cos... I booked "The Hoe" (hehehehe) two weeks ago, but I didn't really have time to get down to finding Kakis. After a ridiculously disastrous last trip to Southern Islands with Ah Chong (Fuck you motherfucker), I kept annoying ZY saying that we HAVE to make this trip then he will understand how good/fun Southern Islands could be.<br /><br />The trip was only Sunday and I only posted that I was looking for 3 more on Wednesday. And come Saturday, I still didn't have 5 people omg. So I posted again and luckily found them...<br /><br />So this trip was to be made by Me, ZY, Peter, Suhaimi and Khai. And the boatman was The Hoe.<br /><br />Hmmm not sure why but I don't really feel like typing today so I'll just post the pics in a chronological order...<br /><br />I guess I had so much fun that I'm too bummed out for anything now...<br /><br />Before I post the pics, I need to say...<br /><br />I GOT MY 1ST CORAL TROUT THAT I'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR!!!!!!!!<br /><br />The Hoe said, "Here got Ang Gao, why you so lousy always get Michael Jackson only?"<br /><br />I said, "God is giving me a test ma. I need to catch 1000 Michael Jackson before I can get an Ang Gao".<br /><br />Btw, Michael Jackson is an Arumugum lol.<br /><br />FUCK U! I SHOW U BITCH!!!!!!! Bwahahahahahhaa!!!<br /><br />THIS IS THE FACE OF A FUCKING CHAMPION OK?<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010104.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010104.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010103.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010103.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010105.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010105.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010108.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010108.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010107.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010107.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010106.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010106.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here are the pics in chronological order.<br /><br />Back to RYFC again!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010068.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010068.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010070.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010070.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010069.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010069.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010071.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010071.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />OH YA! FORGOT TO COMPLAIN! Why is it that I always need something fucked up to happen before the trip in order to have a good trip? When we boarded the boat today, I asked The Hoe, "???? Prawn where???"<br /><br />He was supposed to buy them......<br /><br />FUCK!!!!<br /><br />He forgot!!!<br /><br />You should see everyone's face lol. But The Hoe was very accommodating and nice, he drove out to buy, took 20mins. But still... WTF DUDE!<br /><br />Relaxing while waiting for The Hoe.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010072.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010072.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010073.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010073.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010074.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010074.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />First "FISH ON" of the day goes to Mr Khai who landed a HUGE Batfish! Good job bang!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010075.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010075.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010076.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010076.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After that, it was all me... Joking la, but I did get alot of hookups :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010078.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010078.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010080.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010080.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010081.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010081.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010086.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010086.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010093.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010093.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010094.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010094.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010095.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010095.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010096.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010096.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Dunno why this pic I look like I have a huge ass double chin. Meh, I'm not one to edit photos, so here it is, laugh if you want lol.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010099.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010099.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010101.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010101.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After taking so many "lessons" from The Hoe, ZY started to get fish after fish!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010112.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010112.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Why no fish and we all gotta stand around and chit chat for so long? Stupid Boatman!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010114.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010114.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />So many weird things happened today too. And I mean like... Weiirrrrdd.....!<br /><br />Weird thing 1: I kept getting this fucker on stibaki!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010085.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010085.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Weird thing 2: Caught the most Champion Fish. World record!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010083.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010083.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Weird thing 3: The water was so clear I couldn't believe it was Singapore water.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010091.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010091.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010090.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010090.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010089.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010089.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010088.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010088.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Weird thing 4: Some monster did this to me!!!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010110.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010110.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010109.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010109.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Weird thing 5: What the fuck?? I FISHED THIS UP! The fucking Hoe kept laughing at me. Bastard.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010116.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010116.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010115.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010115.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Weird thing 6: I saw this little fella at my doorstep when The Hoe sent me home. Sign of good luck?<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010131.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010131.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Weird thing 7: Um... I fell asleep on the way back... ZY woke me up and said... MATT!!! LOOK!!!!! FASTER TAKE PHOTO!! Wtf that's ALOT of kites, can you count how many?<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010118.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010118.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Weird thing 8: AND THE WEIRDEST PIC OF THEM ALL!!!<br /><br /><br />GAY HOE!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010113.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010113.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Okie end of pics. I just want to add that The Hoe is probably the nicest boatman I've ever met. He is a boatman cum fishing consultant PHD cum deckhand cum fishing assistant cum transport manager lol. He spent the whole trip teaching ZY how to fish here. Check out this video hahahahahha.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bUpraDStGoY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bUpraDStGoY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Don't say I never say you good!<br /><br />Here's the total haul for the day!!!! Pretty darn impressive I'd say...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010120.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010120.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010126.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010126.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010124.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010124.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010129.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010129.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010128.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010128.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Seriously fun day. Hoe and I had coffee before he sent me home, and I agree with him that we could have gotten more if everyone else knew what to do. No worries! Next time!<br /><br />Thanks everyone, let's do it again soon.<br /><br />Special thanks to The Hoe for being such good company.Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-17729742111879846892010-04-14T18:37:00.004+08:002010-04-14T21:22:00.195+08:00My 21st Fishing Trip - 14 April - Southern IslandsSo, I had the worst and best trip ever today!<br /><br />My day started off really fucked. I was so fucking pissed off. This trip was organized by one of my work colleagues and I've never gone fishing with him before. He told me to meet 0815hrs at NSRCC. And I was like, "NSRCC??? They have a berth there?" He said, "Yaaaa confirm!!! 100%!" <br /><br />Huh? Maybe leaving Singapore for a few years saw NSRCC build a berth or something, or maybe it was always there and I never knew?<br /><br />By the time I got home from work the previous night and went to bed, it was near 0400hrs. And I had to wake up when the fucking sky looked like fucking this.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000953.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000953.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />NSRCC is quite a distance from my place and I didn't wanna get caught in the peak hour rush, so I left early.<br /><br />(Note: if you haven't already noticed, these few paragraphs are going to contain the word "Fuck" ALOT. Skip if you're underaged, easily offended, or just gay).<br /><br /><br />F U C K<br /><br />I kept wondering where the FUCK the berth was at NSRCC. Tired and weary, I asked a cleaner. "Ooooooo", he said. "That way!"<br /><br />F U C K<br /><br />Talking nonsense! I went this way and that way and no FUCKING berth.<br /><br />So I asked another fucking cleaner.<br /><br />And........<br /><br />F U C K<br /><br />He said, "here where got boat go out? You mad ah?"<br /><br />So I called Joe (my friend) and said..... F U C K<br /><br />He said, "Sorry sorry sorry please don't fuck me, it's not NSRCC, it's RSYC".<br /><br /><br /><br />FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK YYYYYYOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />One east and one west. I FUCKING spent $60 on taxi this morning. FUCK was I pissed...<br /><br /><br />FUCK!<br /><br />And when I FINALLY reached RSYC, I had to wait another 30mins for them...<br /><br /><br />FUCK!!!!!!!<br /><br />(Ok kids, you can continue reading from here).<br /><br />Now, why I said I had a great day too was because this was only my second time visiting the Southern Islands. The first time was also my first ever off shore trip and it was at night. So I didn't really know what was going on lol, I just sat there like the dumb fool I am. The trip today was also fantastic, the bite rate was awesome and the people and boatman were really funny. So entertaining...<br /><br />Now that I'm working in an environment that's crowded, rowdy and really really smoky, I seem to appreciate my fishing trips so much more. The fresh air, the gentle breeze, the serenity and of course, the "I-can-off-my-phone-and-say-cos-no-reception". The immense difference of hearing people shouting at me all the time to the gentle caressing sound the waves make when they stroke upon the boat is incredible.<br /><br />Fishing is so much better than sex.<br /><br />I didn't say that.<br /><br />Alright! Cut the crap, I have 44 pictures to paste in this post! I better get started.<br /><br />While waiting for them, I took the chance to snap a few shots of RSYC (Republic of Singapore Yacht Club). Y-a-u-t, not Y-a-t-c-h. Say Y-a-t-c-h to me and I'll slap you harder than your mama did when she first saw your face.<br /><br />Wtf, I sound kinda disturbed. Hmmm...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000954.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000954.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000955.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000955.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000956.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000956.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000958.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000958.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Soon, Joe and his entourage came and we introduced ourselves and got on the boat. Boatman's name is Ah Ho.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000959.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000959.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Ah Ho said that we'd be doing more reef fishing today and he told me what better rigs to use. So I did.<br /><br />I think I'm gonna cut my grandmother stories short today. So I'm gonna summarize most of the day into a few sentences. I'm only gonna tell grandmother stories on my catches. If I was gonna write up on every catch, this would be a thesis!<br /><br />Basically, to me, the bite rate was incredible. We all had a constant pull up of fishes<br />all day long, and the variety was amazing. Also, because the Southern side of Singapore is full of reefs as compared to my regular East side fishing, even if there was no big take, there would ALWAYS be a constant nibble on your bait the very minute you put it down. This small thrill makes the day more entertaining anyway. Bad part is, we ran out of prawns as fast as you can count the number of moons in the sky.<br /><br />Kakis William and Raymond started of really well, and I didn't get a single bite.<br /><br />:(<br /><br />So I said, "I'm waiting for the big one la".<br /><br />I turned around, and BAM!!!! FISH ON!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I must have said "What the fuck" to myself at least 5 times before the fish surfaced. Maybe it was because I wasn't used to my new light tackle set up. I don't know. The fish was freakin' strong! It kept pulling me down and down and down. It pulled so hard that I couldn't even reel it! What the fuck man? Mr Fishy gave my rod a nose dive at least 5 times and half my rod was in the water. I was so scared it was going to give way lol.<br /><br />Steady now!!<br /><br />I tried to keep clam.. But failed... lol... It's been sooooo long since I upped something decent and this was giving me a run for my money! I was so freakin' excited I almost lost the fish lol.<br /><br />This bugger tugged me for close to 5mins. Yea, I know 5mins isn't long, but fishys in Singapore usually come up after 2mins! And 5mins fighting a fish is like... Let's see... Hmmm... You know that few seconds when you know you're gonna hit the Big O? That few seconds of super highness and shiokness? Can you imagine it lasting 5mins? Think about it! hehehehehe :D<br /> <br />After that tug of war, HELLO Mr Sagai!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000968.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000968.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Wow, Sagai, I don't even know what a Sagai is lol. But they said "GOOD!" so... GOOD!<br /><br />Something funny happened during the taking of this photo.<br /><br />I was trying to get it into a good position when I suddenly saw blood steaming down it's gills. Like, really flowing... Raymond was trying to help me take this shot. Before I could do anything, the bugger flipped and poor Raymond was smacked with a splatter of fishy blood. lol. Sorry ah!<br /><br />Take a look at the aftermath. Looked like we just killed someone. :D<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000969.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000969.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000970.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000970.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Ahhhh, I don't know how to put it. This feeling is sooo rewarding. After getting this fish, I just sat there with my feet dangling over the glassy waters and just... enjoyed the feeling... I was smiling like a mad man inside, but you know we guys must act cool one, must act as if small thing only... heh...<br /><br />Aiyah... Ok, taste of victory must end now, need to focus back on fishing. So I chose a pretty little prawnie and put her ass in.<br /><br /><br />Whoooooooooooooooooooop!!!<br /><br />FISH ON... AGAIN!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Wah, this one also quite power! Strong stuff. I had my next 5 mins of fun before it surface. And I swear to God, if someone had a camera pointing at my face when I saw the fish, you'd see a great, big....... ?? on my face.<br /><br />What the hell.<br /><br />Firstly, what the hell is this fish?<br /><br />Secondly, why the hell is my hook by the side?<br /><br />Ohhhhh foul hook! lol..<br /><br />Must be plenty of fishes down there for me to even foul hook one. I didn't even move my line, it probably just swam right into my hook lol.<br /><br />Here she is...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000980.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000980.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000985.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000985.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000986.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000986.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />They said, "Hanzi Yu". Huh? Tapioca fish? Ahhh, checked online, it's called a Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier.<br /><br />After that I got tons of other fishes. Mainly, I got Spanish Snappers. Actually, everyone did. Our whole freakin' live well was like a Spanish Snapper aquarium.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000996.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000996.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000994.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000994.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000995.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000995.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Oh yea, I got this poor guy too. He was bleeding all over but they said it tasted like shit and threw it away.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000993.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000993.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Actually, we threw away alot of fishes today and they were all table sized fishes. The total catch we kept you will see at the end of my post is like 75% of what we actually got.<br /><br />Here are various photos from today. Check out the Ang Gao (Coral Trout) we got! Super rare and expensive fish!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000979.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000979.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000992.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000992.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000998.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000998.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000960.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000960.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000961.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000961.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000963.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000963.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000974.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000974.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000967.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000967.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000966.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000966.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000978.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000978.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000997.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000997.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Ang Gaooooooooooooo..... Wooooooooo.......<br />First time seeing... Woooooo.......<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000971.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000971.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000972.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000972.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000973.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000973.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Oh... One time, Raymond pulled this fucking sick looking shit out of one of the fishes he caught. It came out from the mouth.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000999.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000999.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Eeewww... I swear to God it was the fucking biggest mite I've ever fucking seen. Dear Lord... It was the size of my small finger.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010001.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />You can see how it looks like here: http://www.handlinefishing.com/whatsthisfish/otheraquatics/cymothoidisopod.htm<br /><br />Some random scenic shots of Raffles Lighthouse etc...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000989.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000989.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000975.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000975.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000990.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000990.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000991.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000991.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Alrighty, need to end this, tired. Wow my photos not even done uploading. Argh! Anyway, here's what we decided to take home. Half of them were still very much alive, so it was kinda hard to get a nice pic.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010006.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And this is my share for the day. Mother no need go market for one week. :D<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1010008.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1010008.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Ah Ho commented on the way back that this trip is considered as "Fucked". But I said, "We were all constantly pulling something up, that's what's important ma, everyone had fun!" We laughed and made our way home...<br /><br />Great fishing trip. Great Kakis and Boatman. I'm definitely going again. ZY and Riz, I can see you two salivating!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-24007692666575579522010-03-18T21:41:00.002+08:002010-03-18T23:05:46.250+08:00My 20th Fishing Trip - 18 March - Ubin WatersOne word.<br /><br />Shite.<br /><br />Really dunno what's wrong with me. Maybe it was the lonely trip to Sibu Island alone, maybe it was the lack of sleep, I really don't know. But I was really moody and emo today, that I admit. Mmmm, usually not like that, don't know what's wrong!<br /><br />I was totally disinterested. <br /><br />Jesus.<br /><br />I didn't even take that many pictures although I brought my good camera today.<br /><br />No mood to write crap as usual so I'll just briefly describe the trip and paste all the pictures I have.<br /><br />Today's trip was with James the boatman again. Attendees were, Melvin, ZY, Rizal, Ethan and myself. Melvin hit a Chermin less than a min from line down. Here and there we caught a few fishes, and everyone had one, except me. Then it started to rain and it kinda made things worst for me. ZY got 2 pretty cool shots of our heroic boatman James in action. Fell asleep for a long time. Woke up, everything was wet and gloomy, fished for awhile and that's it.<br /><br />That's all I'm gonna say today. Sorry :(<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000892.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000892.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000898.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000898.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000900.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000900.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000902.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000902.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000905.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000905.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000907.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000907.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000908.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000908.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000915.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000915.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000916.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000916.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000917.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000917.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000918.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000918.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1000923.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1000923.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Mother fucking quarter life crisis. Fuck off!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-90274344864471807142010-03-03T20:17:00.003+08:002010-03-04T07:20:49.162+08:00My Ninteenth Fishing Trip - 03 March - Ubin WatersI watched The Godfather part I and II back to back. So I ended up getting shut eye at only 0345hrs and waking up at 0545hrs. And boy oh boy, my brain was not functioning at all. <br /><br />As I walked down the dimly lit streets of my estate, and with not a single pulse resonating in the eerie deafening silence, I kept pondering in unwavering pessimism about my future. I was getting annoyed. Just then, it started with a ring, then it got louder and clearer, a song stared playing in my head.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"It's a bit early in the midnight hour for me<br />To go through all the things that I wanna be<br />I don't believe in everything I see<br />You know I'm blind so why'd you disagree?<br />Take me away<br />Cos I just don't wanna stay<br />Cos the lies they make me say<br />Are getting deeper everyday<br />These are crazy days but they make me shine<br />Time keeps passing by"</span><br /><br />Thank you Oasis...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Omg? Why is this sounding like an emo blog?? Noooo!!!</span><br /><br />I ain't here to bitch about stuff... I ain't here to be emo...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT FISHING!</span><br />(I just wanted to show you guys how an emo blog post starts lol)<br /><br /><br />Na Na Na...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">TO THE GUYS: Read the next few lines.<br />TO THE GIRLS: Skip the next few lines</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">To the Guys: Honestly, sometimes fishing is so much better than sex. You know you agree.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To the Girls: I told you not to read that first part but you did anyway. But you know I'm lying, I'll have sex with you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok I'm sorry, I'll start my report.<br /><br />The first thing I realised as I got onto the train was I forgot to bring a memory card for my camera. Sigh. This was really disastrous. My friggin' camera is REALLY important to me cos each shot I take I plan my blog post. So it's like a step by step system for me. Although I knew ZY would bring his camera and I could take his pictures, it just doesn't flow in my magnificent mind! So all the pics you see today are from ZY's camera, I took his memory card home. <br /><br />I'm sorry Ponggolians but I gotta say this, no offence k? I've never been to Ponggol MRT, and when I got off the train and made my way up, I let out an earth shattering <span style="font-style:italic;">WHAT THE FUCK?</span> Sure, the Aunty beside me dropped a few eggs, but no one else was hurt. I stood at the ticketing booth like a friggin' hillbilly staring at the empty emptiness that is Ponggol MRT. I muttered, "What in the barren... There's nothing here! Jesus H Christ!" Ok la, I'm exaggerating as usual, but you get my point.<br /><br />So ZY came 2 trains behind me, as usual, and then we proceeded to wait for this dude (who turned out to be really cool) Patrick. ZY met Patrick on the fishing forums and thus this trip. There were going to be four of us. Soon, Patrick came, picked us up in his car, and off to Ponggol Marina we went.<br /><br />Wow am I being super concise or what.<br /><br />This is Ponggol Marina.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090709.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090709.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090710.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090710.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Anyway, we met up with Patrick's friend there, Clifford. When he shook my hand he looked me in the eye and exclaimed, <br /><br />Clifford: "Zomgzors! I fink I know you!"<br />Me: "Really?? No way!"<br />ZY: "Zomgzors Matt, you're famous!"<br />Me: "Laike fer realll? No wayyyy!"<br /><br />Ok end of bimbo moment.<br /><br />You know that's not how it went down. But he did say he knew me and we realised we saw each other before when he was a Navy regular and I was a Navy irregular a few years back.<br /><br />Not before long, we hopped on the nice little 25ft fiberglass boat and off we went.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090714.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090714.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090715.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090715.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />On the way there, I set up my gear at lightning speed as usual.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090718.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090718.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here's a vid of me relaxing in the sun and wind :D<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7bTwOOuebBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7bTwOOuebBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The boatman's name was James, and his boat wasn't exactly the BatBoatBil so everyone had time for some candid shots. Smiles all around getting away from work, wives, ex-wives, bla bla.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090721.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090721.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090799.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090799.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090726.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090726.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090727.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090727.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />What the hell, talk so much for so long I forgot to say the most important thing! I bought myself an awesome new set-up and was soooooooo eager to use it... OMG! I bought a Eupro 15-25lb rod which looks friggin' awesome and is lighter than a pack of cigarettes, and an Abu Garcia spinning reel. After working a few months now, I kinda can afford some decent gear for myself, besides, I already sold my boat set to ZY anyway so I needed one. Justified!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07192.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07192.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07193.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07193.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />(Ma sweet set-up)<br /><br />It was awhile since we put our lines down, when suddenly...<br /><br />BAM! Fish on!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />He fought and he fought. Actually he was just reeling la, but I could see that whatever was on Patrick's line was hella heavy! Slowly and steadily, Patrick brought up this 1.5kg beauty.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090735.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090735.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090736.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090736.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090737.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090737.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090738.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090738.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I wouldn't say I doubted James the boatman. But all the areas he brought us to were so near shore and kelongs. I just always felt more comfortable far out at sea, but since I was new on his boat, I decided to shut up and see how it goes. Well, so far so good.<br /><br />That's James on the left and Patrick on the right.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090747.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090747.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This Patrick ah, damn retarded lol. But cute la, I like him, makes the trip more fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090757.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090757.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090760.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090760.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />(Chao Ah Beng analysing the waters wondering where the fuck are all his fishys).<br /><br />Patrick was really on a roll. He was pulling up fishes consistently. This time, he even pulled up two snappers on one line! Give chance lei!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090764.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090764.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />At this very spot, James came to check on me (I was infront) and he was lucky not to slip and fall over all the dejection juice oozing from me. Then he told me, "Eh, this area got Tamban, you want to try?" Tamban? I know we're near the shore but there ain't no structures around here, cos Tambans only school around structures like poles, jetties, etc...<br /><br />Siao, crazy fella, go away, don't rub it in. In less than a minute, James reappeared with a Tamban stibaki set up and passed it on to me. Tambans are the fishes you eat with your Nasi Lemak, and they are great bait fish. Aiya, whatever la, since my rod also bo seng li, just try lor. So I parked my rod down and took his. I let the line down and...<br /><br />What the fuck?<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090755.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090755.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Full house! 7/7!<br /><br />Eh how much Casino pay out bonus for jackpot on full house har?<br /><br />Happy already! See my stupid face?! Cheap thrill is better than no thrill baby!<br /><br />After catching like 549687459687489 Tambans, I decided to see how the guys were doing at the back, so I went over. To my surprise, I saw balloons floating around. Da fvk? "Eh Clifford, simi sai?" Clifford told me it was a technique James asked him to try. The balloon was to keep the bait afloat just right at the surface. And the balloon was tied in a way that if a fish strikes, the line pulls, and the balloon floats away. Da fvk man, whatever rocks your boat.<br /><br /><br />Boy oh boy did I eat my words. lol.<br /><br />POMP!<br /><br />Followed by a "Wahhhhh!!!!"<br /><br />Fish On!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Clifford was having fun! It was a Queenie he was tugging and she was a beauty.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090763.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090763.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090765.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090765.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090766.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090766.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Sigh... See la, how lian go and laugh at people. Kick myself, kick myself! Poooi!<br /><br />See us trying to blow balloons like idiots after seeing Clifford get a fish? lol. Ok la not us, just ZY... Hahaha sorry brother!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090810.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090810.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Come on man, gimme a friggin' break. I finally get a chance to fish again, with my new gear bundled with a ton of anticipation and excitment, GIMME SUMFIN for God's sake. (Hehehe you know when I say this, something's coming up!)<br /><br /><br />Doing Doing said James rod who was parked next to me. <br /><br />But I ignored it. I knew something was screwing with his prawn. But fuck it, probably just a delinquent small punk of a fish.<br /><br />Doing Doing again 5mins later. Still not interested.<br /><br />DOING DOING?? HELLO??<br /><br />Ok la, whatever, I thought I'd be nice and help him check his bait which I presumed would be gone. It's a habit of mine to pump a parked rod once just after taking it out to check for possible fish. So I did.<br /><br />O.O"<br /><br />Got something!<br /><br />Eh... Like have but like don't have... Heavy but not moving. Even Groupers move a little. But nothing lei... So I concluded that it was just my imagination. But when the line was almost in, I FELT MOVEMENT!! MOVEMENT FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD!<br /><br /><br /><br />Ok that's it....<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FISH ON!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Woo Hoo! Fish on for me at last! James was at the back of the boat, and since I haven't had a fish on in a long while, I was too excited to go call him. IT'S MINE. But by this time, it was already going to surface any moment. You know what I love about fishing? Sometimes, you get so excited after a dry run that even though you can probably guess what fish you've hooked up through experience, your mind goes totally blank. And that sense of anticipation you get waiting to see it, is better than sex. (Again girls, you know I'm lying).<br /><br />Man oh man... What did I get????<br /><br /><br /><br />Soon, very soon....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It surfaced!! <br /><br />Oh my God, what a beauty!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090769.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090769.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090768.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090768.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090772.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090772.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090773.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090773.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090775.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090775.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I could see her vibrant blue spots shimmering against the water's glare. My heart was heavy and filled with admiration. My face was cramp from smiling. See...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090779.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090779.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090780.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090780.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Dude, I don't care if it's your rod, it's mine!!!!! Bawahahahaha!<br /><br />After this, everything was as barren as Keira Knightly's chest, as barren as Ponggol MRT station. Oh well! I got some small Groupers here and there but I tossed them all back. No point taking pictures, let them live to grow up to be hunted by me again.<br /><br /><br />A sip of cold Root Beer on the way back...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090801.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090801.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A bucket full of retardness on the way back...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090805.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090805.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A quickie on the way back...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090807.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090807.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Fun people, love them.<br /><br />Back at the Marina we all posed for the camera with our haul. Ooops a bit pathetic to be labeled "haul". <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090820.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090820.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090822.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090822.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090824.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090824.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I tried to take a last close up of my beautiful baby before she was butchered but this inhumane asshole. A certain murderous fishmonger was chasing me to hurry up.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090826.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090826.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Murderer!!! You die!! You die and you burn in hell!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090827.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090827.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090828.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090828.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />All in all, a fantastic day. Real good fun, got to know some really great folks, getting away from work, and finally getting meself not only a Sting Ray, but a real beauty at that.<br /><br /><br /><br />Burnt and battered, but not a single regret.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=P1090834.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/P1090834.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Thank you James, Patrick, CliffordName: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-36823423921231700042010-01-21T16:04:00.007+08:002010-01-21T19:55:57.497+08:00My Eighteenth Fishing Trip - 10th Jan - KelongErrr, it's the 21st of January 2010 now, which means this CR is longgg overdue. Sigh so busy at work that I didn't have time to write. On the bright side, everything is more settled down now and I finally had time to go fishing!<br /><br />This trip was jio'ed by ZY and today's conquest was XXX's kelong. Sorry ah don't think it'll be appropriate to disclose the kelong's name here cos as you know, by right we cannot fish on kelong's in Singapore... by right.... hahahhahaha. This trip only consisted of 4 people. ZY, his gf (sorry forgot your name :S), Rizal and myself. I got to know ZY and Rizal from this blog and they are awesome dudes!<br /><br />So, the plan was, to meet at Sembawang MRT at 8am. Omg, I eat until so big, I've never been to Sembawang lol. The nearest I've been to this place was when I was still in the Navy and we had to go to Sembawang Naval Base for some exercise. Oh, we were supposed to take the Kelong's speed boat from SAF Yacht Club which was next to the Naval Base anyway.<br /><br />So... Since I had no idea how far Sembawang was, I woke up FRIGGIN' early so as to have some buffer just in case. And this is how the sky looked like outside my place when I started walking.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07124.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07124.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07127.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07127.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I bought a new super zoom prosumer Lumix camera but I didn't use it for this trip cos too precious already. Used back my old cheap Sony one!<br /><br />So anyway, after a long ass train ride to the end of the earth, "Ding Dong... Sembawang.. toot toot toot toot toot... Please stand clear of the yellow line... toot toot toot toot toot." On the way there especially near the Khatib area, I saw tons of people fishing in the lakes and reservoirs, and it put a smile on my face. Why? Cos it's been so long since I last fished, so long since I last saw people fishing. But most importantly, I was going fishing! For the last one over month I been in tedious work training, staring at the casino everyday indoors. Man I needed my outdoor nothingness fun.<br /><br />Rizal came at 8am on the dot and we chatted up a lil'. And ZY came late but his excuse was cos he had to buy us food as per my request. Sigh, he like that say, I cannot scold him lol. First thing I asked when he came, "so where are the prawns?". Diao~ He brought dead ones..... Alamak.... When he said he'd bring prawns I thought he meant live ones!<br /><br />We then proceeded to NTUC to stock up some drinks and took a cab down to the Yacht club. It was already 9am.<br /><br />Upon reaching, his contact was nowhere to be seen and we had to wait about 30mins. So we took some pics. When I suggested to take some pics, straight away they said, "Uh oh, we gonna be on his blog". Your wish is my command! lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07129.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07129.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is ZY.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07131.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07131.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is Riz. (Eh bang, don't intro or call yourself Riz lei, just say Rizal. Riz is not much shorter that Rizal and it's not hard to pronounce ma. You want to be associated with the other Ris is it? lol).<br /><br />Two random pics while waiting...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07128.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07128.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07130.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07130.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Soon the boat came to pick us up!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07132.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07132.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Actually, this is my second time trying a kelong in Singapore. I didn't even bother posting up the other. That other kelong I went to a few months back was terrible. There were nothing but 5 million Glass Fishes. The live prawn I casted out early in the morning was still alive by the time we left. My 5ft small fish jigging rod only yielded Glass Fishes. It was really bad and boring. So this time, I also didn't expect jack shit, I just needed to get away.<br /><br />I always used to wonder, is it just me that can set up my stuff at lightning speed, or is everyone else just very relaxed. I found out it's just me. Within 20secs upon reaching, I was already casting, they barely joined their rods together lol.<br /><br />The first thing I noticed when we got there, was that this place was huge! It was like 2 bungalows joined by a bridge. On one side, was where they reared fishes.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07163.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07163.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07164.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07164.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And on the other, was where they had this hugggeeeee kelong net that was motor operated. It was also where the kitchen was.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07166.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07166.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />We started fishing around the fish rearing areas first, as it would be logical that wild fish would hide near the nets where they feed their farmed fish.<br /><br />Nothing.<br /><br />So then I tried casting under the kitchen area side. and Bam! Instantly got a small fish. Didn't take any pic of it as it was kinda lame. Then everyone started trying and got the same kind of fish. I have no clue what fish it is but it looks like a baby Guhood (Grunter) and it kept grunting!<br /><br />Soon I realised that the end of the kitchen side of the kelong actually had a nice balcony and fishing area with chairs, fishing stands etc. They even had 2 BBQ pits there. So I made everyone move there. Once there, I set up my 7ft casting rod and casted, then continued to play with my small rod.<br /><br />It was kinda quiet. <br /><br />Then suddenly...<br /><br />ZY screamed and his girlfriend shrieked..! <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I looked over and was like.. wtf......<br /><br />He pulled up an eel.. eeee...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07136.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07136.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07138.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07138.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />ZY was excited at his first eel that he spent too long taking pictures. And cos he took so long, the eel started to twist and turn and got entirely wrapped up in his line and was bleeding all over.. Eeewww not a very good sight. I have pics but I won't post it, so cruel! lol.<br /><br />After that, it was all quiet again... Sigh... Oh well... Not like I didn't expect this from a Singapore kelong right?<br /><br />So I moved down back to the fish rearing area where alot of activity was happening. The workers were feeding and cleaning the fish. I saw how the sorted the Groupers out and checked for diseases etc. Quite interesting. It was then that one of the Uncles asked me if we got anything. I said no. So he took me to this spot and O M G this magical little hole gave us all fun for the whole day!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07151.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07151.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />THE SECRET MAGICAL HOLE!<br /><br />He opened up 2 other smaller holes for the other guys. But mine... was the magic one! I looked around and picked up an old rig left lying on the table, it had really small hooks. I decided to use it cos I was too lazy to tie my own lol. I put some small prawn pieces on and let my line down.<br /><br />Wow, immediately I felt so many nibbles. But I knew... I knew these were small fishes. Suddenly, I had another small nibble, but the consistency of it's vibration was different. Ah... I might be on to something! Wait for it, wait for it...<br /><br />BAM! FISH ON!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Ahhhh!! This fish was stronggggggg! And I was using that small tackle set up that I had and I was so scared it would snap! I kept reeling as fast as I could and I saw my line going round and round in circles. The fish was swimming in circles and trying to dash for the wooden planks down below. NO! Cannot let that happen or everything finish!!! JUST WACK! So I reeled and reeled and finally....<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=gifbinbubblebreak.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/gifbinbubblebreak.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Like a raging bullet through a delicate bubble, I burst any of the fish's hope for escape! Wah I like this pic, so drama lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07135.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07135.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />First good fish of the day!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07133.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07133.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Tada, this is what came up :)<br /><br />So this is called a Kim Kor (Spotted Scat). The uncle told me this was the very popular fish we eat during Chinese New Year and the price goes way up during this time. And I have a good eye for danger lol. One look at this bugger, I knew his spines cannot be touched. So together with the guys, we took the hook out and threw it into a net to keep him alive. We were all careful not to get impaled if it were to suddenly jump.<br /><br />Wow. This small fishy gave me a tremendous fight on my light tackle. Shiok man! All the weeks of waiting for a fishing trip was worth it! I remembered how it felt like and that feeling is superb! <br /><br />My super magic hole yielded Kim Kor after Kim Kor, providing me with so much fun. <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07139.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07139.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Again...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07142.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07142.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />And again... This time a Cat Fish that was duly released.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07145.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07145.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />And again...<br /><br /><br />For the next 15mins, I pulled up more than 10 of them when suddenly...<br /><br />I dropped my line down as usual. By this time, I could identify immediately if it was a Kim Kor eying my sweet prawn. Nibble... Nibble...<br /><br />STRIKE! FISH ON!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />But this time it was different. Halfway through enjoying the fight and thrill, it pulled really really hard. And my line bent all the way down and it was really heavy! Usually I would feel it trashing violently in circles, but this time it felt like it was trashing in different directions! Omg, what did I get?<br /><br />Wanna know?<br /><br />Really wanna know?!?!?!?<br /><br />I got...................<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />TWO KIM KORS! lol!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07141.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07141.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07140.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07140.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is the exhilarated face of a fkin champion lol.<br /><br />Ok anyway, time to stop the self praise lol... I gave my spot up to the others so everyone can take part in the thrill. And they did :) But for some reason, after I gave the spot up, hook ups were far and slow for them. Either I genocided the entire school, or I was just lucky. I kept telling ZY he not handsome enough that's why they don't come haha.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07150.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07150.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />ZY n his gf (sorry I keep refering to you as gf) with their hook up. <br />P.S please excuse ZY's protruding nipple.<br /><br /><br />I don't know why but I don't seem to have any pics of Rizal and his catches. Hmmm, I could have swore I took a few... Bang, you not handsome enough la my camera deleted you itself. Sorry ah...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07146.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07146.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I think this is one of Rizal's catch.<br /><br />Soon, the bites slowed down, but everyone had a great run and fun. We decided to pack up around 6pm and gather the fishes for sorting and ta paoing. <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07157.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07157.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Out of the 16 Kim Kors, I got most of them. We split everything down evenly so that everyone had a good share to take home. Those small Grunters were all taken home by Rizal to make fish biscuits :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07159.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07159.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />A group shot of the gang.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07160.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07160.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Solo shot!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07171.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07171.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />My share.<br /><br />Everyone had a ridiculously good time and swore we would visit again. The place was clean and spacious. Oh I forgot to mention that the toilet here SHOCKED me. The toilet was really huge and it had a toilet bowl with a full flush system! A KELONG WITH A TOILET BOWL! Omg that's really something. Also, it was very new and clean. Amazing! I would definitely take my friends there. Even if not for fishing but an overnight makan, BBQ chill out session.<br /><br />Soon, we headed home and it was the end of a great trip. Thank you guys for being such great fun.<br /><br />Here's a preview of the magic hole. We were actually trying to capture a hook up scene since it was quite quick. But the fishys' were camera shy and so it didn't happen. But still.. Enjoy!!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kg7p7wp7tRI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kg7p7wp7tRI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Till next time! Rawr!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-2398966656171577332009-12-01T11:48:00.004+08:002009-12-01T12:25:09.377+08:00My Seventeenth Fishing Trip - 28 Nov - Changi WatersHmmmm... It seems that my beginners luck has run out. The last two trips I made, I went home empty. And for this trip, I went home empty again. While I did get two small orange spotted groupers, I released them to get bigger. They were only about 500-700g. Most people still take this size home, but I decided to let mine go. Anyways, third trip in a row I had to go home empty. <br /><br />Also, today will be the last trip I will be making for awhile. I start my full-time job on the 7th of Dec and during my 3 month probation, I really wanna do as well as I can. Not to mention monsoon season. So I'd probably only resume early next year, 2-3 months from now.<br /><br />Lastly, I am planning on selling off my current set-up.<br /><br />Shimano Charter Special and Penn Power Stick. Both for $140. But if you're interested in purchasing them individually just let me know. Just leave a msg in my shoutbox if anyone is interested yea?<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06965.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06965.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06966.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06966.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />So anyway here are pics from this trip :)<br /><br />All anglers have alot of stories to tell. From fighting the biggest most fearsome fish in the most exotic spots, to what they had for dinner last night! I'm sure everyone at one time or another has heard these fascinating stories, and whilst telling the stories, the storyteller always has many actions! Here they are!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06992.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06992.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />My fish hor... So long lei!!!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06997.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06997.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And then I strikeeeeee!!!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06993.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06993.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Today, we were on Ah Fong's boat once again. Anglers were GM Apollo, Ah Huat, Roland, Jack, Ah Bao, a nice couple, and myself. Besides getting prawns today, Ah Huat and Jack used the Kelong net to bring up some Orh-He (Mullets) as well.<br /><br />Mullets swimming with our prawns.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06995.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06995.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Action was low today, only a few lucky anglers managed decent catches and here are their pics.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07003.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06998.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06998.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07000.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07000.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07009.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />This is the small grouper I brought up. It was quite fascinating actually, cos while I was trying to unhook him, he spat out loads and loads of He-bi (small shrimp). I was kinda amused for awhile heh.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07011.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07011.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07014.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07014.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here's a cute Cuttlefish that was attached to our baits!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07015.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07015.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07016.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Ah Fong was quite sporting. I saw him looking ridiculous in his straw hat and asked him to pose for me to post online. He took like 5mins taking the hat off and putting it back on to look "nicer" lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />In some areas today, the water was b-l-a-c-k. Looked like coffee! Quite eerie but they say it's good for catching snappers. Apollo caught his here :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07007.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07006.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here are the total catches for the day!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC07018.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC07018.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Yea I know this post is kinda less enthusiastic from my previous ones, but as you can guess, I'm kinda demoralized lol. Main reason is cos as I said, it was my last trip for the year :(<br /><br />Anyways, I will never give up fishing and will be back soon!<br /><br />Just in case I have no more posts till next year, Merry Xmas and Happy New Year everyone :)Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-52313509373250302782009-11-24T20:19:00.008+08:002009-11-24T21:29:59.102+08:00My Sixteenth Fishing Trip - 24 Nov - Changi WatersToday be a HORRRRR - REEEEE - GEEEE - BLEEEEE day!!!!<br /><br />Today's trip was planned mainly for my personal friends, Melvin and Ethan. This is Melvin's first offshore trip and Ethan's second. As I start full time work soon, we reckoned that this trip was a must. Which is why although I'm still new to all this, I still tried my best to organize it.<br /><br />Two more kaki's joined us, Roy and Bruce.<br /><br />Boatman for today was Uncle Soh.<br /><br />Today's trip wasn't good at all. The wind was ridiculously strong, that it made the usually docile Changi Waters seem like the South China Sea. No, I'm not exaggerating, ask anyone who went out today! We had no bites at all today, and caught only one fish. But please do continue to read on as it was still a fun and interesting trip due to the company.<br /><br />In the morning, Melvin, Ethan, Bruce and I met up and made our way down to Bedok. Since we were late, we took a cab from Kallang. We had to go to Sheng Shiong at Bedok to buy prawns. Unfortunately, the live prawns hadn't arrived yet and we were kinda lagging behind in time. When they finally came, I picked up 2kg. <br /><br />I have to say this about Sheng Shiong. The service really sucked and they were really rude. Also, being inexperienced, I didn't know they had no air pump to balloon up the prawns, so they were all squashed with very little water into a small plastic bag. By the time we arrived, more than half were dead. This really sucked. Also, Sheng Shiong prawns while dirt cheap, are mixed with some chemicals and freshwater. This makes the prawns die in natural saltwater!!! WORST STILL, god damn Singapore fishes can smell the chemicals and WON'T BITE.<br /><br />Soon we gathered at SAF Yacht Club. <br /><br />Note: Guys, please stop saying Y-a-u-t-c-h, it's Yacht, pronounced Y-a-u-g-h-t. No "ch" sound okie? lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1368.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1368.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1349.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1349.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Wow, to me, this place was beautiful. Looks alot more "up class" than the norm I was used to! Uncle Soh's boat was really cosy and looked great. I couldn't resist but to snap a few more shots before leaving.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1350.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1350.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1351.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1351.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Roy looking pissed off again at my clicking... Why do you always look so pissed Roy!?! No curry puff today?! Hahahahaha.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1356.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1356.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After a few changing of spots, here was our problem. In some areas, the current was ridiculously strong, size 10 sinker flew like a butterfly. In some areas, the wind was crazy strong, creating very very choppy waters, but no current at all below. This was terrible. And due to this, we had no bites at all.<br /><br />All this time, Melvin's face was green, and eventually white. He didn't know he had sea sickness as it's his first trip, plus the water was very unforgiving today. Poor Melvin, even with his very very fierce eagle tattoos had to cower into a corner with his head pinned to the railing. I knew he was feeling terrible but he didn't want us to turn back for him. I didn't wanna take a candid shot of him in case it made him feel worse. Luckily Bruce passed him a few pills to pop.<br /><br />We concluded that maybe the prawns were fucked, so we decided to get some live bait of our own. And since the normal Changi kelongs were too far away to get to for prawns, we proceeded to some productive buoys to jig for Tamban and friends.<br /><br />Roy threw his Tamban line down, and immediately hit full house!<br /><br />Roy trying to juggle Tamban and Kunnings.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1357.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1357.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After a few casts (everyone had their turn for a cheap thrill) we were overfilled with bait fish.<br /><br />Live well was full.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1359.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1359.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />So the remainder spilled over here.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1358.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1358.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Not long into our next spot, Melvin pull this up attached to his prawn.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1360.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1360.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Uncle Soh looked at it and said, "Oh, snail la!"<br /><br />Really? I peeked inside and saw a pair of eyes looking back at me. It's head was round. Then it started to crawl out of the shell. WTF!!!! I quickly put it down and guess what crawled out?<br /><br /> AN OCTOPUS!!! Baby Octtie :)<br /><br />It was sooo cute but before I could whip my camera out, Uncle Soh threw it into the live well. Grrr...<br /><br />Oh yes, I need to specially dedicate a paragraph to Uncle Soh. So here it goes please read!<br /><br />Although this was my first trip with Uncle Soh, I've read many kind comments on his companionship and service. Guys, Uncle Soh is the most awesome boatman ever. Why? First, he brought a watermelon along. And in the crazy burning sun today, he fed us with the cool, sweet, mouth watering fruit. Then, he proceeded to make coffee for all of us. And my god, his coffee was REALLY good! Also, everytime a spot was unproductive and I requested to move, he never complained and was very willing to help us get something. Excellent excellent boatman. Which boatman gives you free food and drinks?!?! He even bought kelong sotong for us!! The boatmen that I'm used to, TAKE OUR FRUIT, TAKE OUR DRINKS AND TAKE OUR BAIT.<br /><br />Melvin, who was feeling better, was getting bored. So he hooked his rod up onto the stand and proclaimed, "Sian, I'm going to watch movie on my pee... esss..." Before he could say "pee" again, ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT~~~~~~~!<br /><br />His rod flew and smacked against the boat, and the fish was so strong that he couldn't even take the rod out of it's stand!<br /><br />Here's the man in action!<br /><br />Melvin Aza Aza Fighting with serious face lol. I'VE NEVER SEEN HIS SERIOUS FACE.<br /><br />Fighting Man 1<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1361.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1361.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Fighting Man 2<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1362.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1362.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Ask him shoot he say too heavy cannot shoot, this is all he could do lol.<br /><br />Fighting Man 3<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1363.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1363.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Roy tried to net it but missed a few times, and said, "Wah so clever, see net only shoot straight down". No dude, the fishy didn't run when he saw the net, HE SAW YOU! LOL.<br /><br />The fish was really heavy and was giving Melvin a run for his money lol. It also entangled all our lines together. This was kinda dangerous cos the fish might escape. But with a Aza Aza Fighting face like Melvin's, no way IN HELL this fish was going to win!<br /><br />Slowly but surely, Roy netted this big bugger up, and it was a Threadfin!! Wow!! Rare, delicious and expensive, what more can you ask for Melvin?? It weighed in close to 3kg too!<br /><br />Melvin with his prize.<br /><br />Taxi fare= $15<br />Bait cost= $26<br />Boat cost= $76<br /><br />Melvin's expression? Take a look!<br /><br />Just finished fighting, too shocked and dazed to realise what was happening!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1364.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1364.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />It's coming... It's coming....<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1365.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1365.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BIG SMILES ALL AROUND!!!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1366.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1366.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">GOOD JOB MELVIN!</span><br /><br />The next few spots Uncle Soh brought us too were too ridiculous to fish. The waves crashed at us, slapped us, and even spat on us. Not a good sign when waves spit on you. Everyone else had no bites at all. We decided to call it a day soon.<br /><br />Roy said that he and I, have no karma, cannot fish together. Everytime I'm around he ends up with nothing, which never happens apparently. Well Roy, I guess this is our long goodbye. :( Goodbye Roy.<br /><br />Hahahahhaa!<br /><br />NO! I will go for all your trips to annoy you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In the end, it's not about the fish. It's all about the feeling of friendship that is irreplaceable. Just the simple joy of best friends hanging out and doing something we enjoy together. In many years to come, we will all look back on this first trip out at sea together, smile and feel all fuzzy in our hearts :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1355.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1355.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1a373.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1a373.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />While Melvin was the Champion today, we all left as Winners :)</span><br /><br /><br />Awwwww, so sweet right? It was a great trip and a moment to remember.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=IMG_1369.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/IMG_1369.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ETHAN WU SHAO WEI TODAY IS THE 24TH, ON THE 30TH, I BETTER SEE SOME NICE DIGITS IN MY BANK ACCOUNT, DON'T THINK NOW I TALK SO SWEET MEANS I WILL FORGET OK? F U!</span>Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-29605655416496144212009-11-23T16:47:00.005+08:002009-11-23T17:33:33.206+08:00My Fifteenth Fishing Trip - 21 Nov - Changi WatersToday be the day I be emo!<br /><br />Truth be told, I wasn't really planning to go for this trip, mainly due to the fact that I didn't know anyone. But the organizer, Ben, told me that he lived very near to me and would pick me up in the morning and send me back! Wooohoo, good offer! So off I went.<br /><br />Monsoon, everyday rain rain rain. All I could do was keep my fingers crossed for some decent weather.<br /><br />Ah... Yes... I was very excited about one thing this trip. I had bought myself a new set-up! It would be my first overhead set-up too. For my reel, I bought a Shimano Charter Special which apparently is an awesome newbie reel. I paid $110 for this reel. It was only used once, warranty just barely expired and the condition was flawless, not to mention the previous owner was a very nice dude, plus he gave me a free power handle. For my rod, I bought a Penn Power Stick 15-30LBs for $30. Little bit of rust here and there but for $30 I wasn't really expecting anything better lol. Here's a quick look at my new set-up!<br /><br />Shimano Charter Special<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06965.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06965.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Penn Power Stick<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06966.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06966.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Before heading down, we had to make our way to Toa Payoh's tackle shop (Fishing Buddy) to pick up some live prawns, as this boatman doesn't go to the kelong to buy them like Ah Fong. More importantly, I had to buy some line for my new reel. After finishing up here, we made our way down. But Ben made a wrong turn from PIE to ECP and we ended up at Changi Airport. Then he missed another U-Turn and we ended up at the arrival hall lol. <br /><br />Our boat was leaving at 8. And by the time we got out of Changi Airport, is was 0810 lol.<br /><br />Roy, a nice gent that I met on my last trip would be joining me today. Just the night before, Ben called me and told me someone pulled out and if I could find a replacement. Called Roy and he was on!<br /><br />By the time we bought ice, food and drinks from Changi and proceeded to board Ah Chai's boat, it was like 0840.<br /><br />As the boat moved off, I looked up into the sky and saw this...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06949.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06949.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Ahhh hopefully a sign of good weather!<br /><br />As usual, after setting up gear and rigs, everyone took a break to relax or power up on some food as the boat cruised gently to our first location. Here are some pics of the dudes relaxing.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06950.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06950.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06953.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06953.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06954.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06954.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Roy enjoying a well deserved curry puff lol. (He almost looks oblivious to my furious clicking)<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06952.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06952.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After we reached our first spot, lines down quicker than you can say "lines down". And within 3 mins, I heard a HUGE splash in the waters. I looked up and Zac had a fish on! We were all amused and shocked to see this. Just then, no one knew what fish it was as it kept doing acrobatic jumps. It leaped out of the water countless times, swam around the boat 50 times, and was ridiculously strong. Best of all, it was seemingly not ever going to give up! As it swam the near boat, I managed to snap a shot of it.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06957.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06957.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06960.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06960.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Boatman Ah Chai was standing by with his net. This fish was huge! And after a huge struggle and tug of war, Zac finally managed to land the fish.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06962.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06962.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06961.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06961.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Zac and his prize.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06959.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06959.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The minute I saw it, I knew what it was! Just the other day in the forums, someone posted a CR (Catch Report) regarding this fish. It was a Giant Herring. I have never seen this fish before and so did some others. It was obviously the season for them now.<br /><br />The day was very uneventful after that. We changed locations several times with no fish. Ah Chai sat and chatted with me. He told me that due to the rain, the water condition was "yellow", I think he meant murky. He said that when the water is murky, fishes can't see the bait and therefore, no fishes. I don't know if what he says is accurate cos I was under the impression fishes use more of smell rather than sight to look for food. Ah Chai also said we won't be going out far as the waters outside were extremely murky and only the area near the Naval Base was clear as it's blocked.<br /><br />Short drizzle and lack of bite left everyone in snooze mode. Then Ah Chai decided to take us back nearer to Changi side to try again. I don't know if it's just today, but Ah Chai's spots seem to all be ridiculously shallow. Some areas he brought us were only like 2 meters deep. Oh and his boat, while I must admit is very spacious, comfortable and very steady, is FRIGGIN' SLOW. The ride back to Changi area felt more like a friggin' boat cruise and took FOREVER. So bored I decided to take some photos.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06971.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06971.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After we arrived back at Changi side, everyone was getting hook up's on the Giant Herring once again. While they say it doesn't taste good, the fight is priceless for Singapore waters. I kept moving around the boat as I didn't get to choose a good spot that I would have liked due to our lateness. Also, I didn't get a single bite. While everyone onboard was having the time of their lives, I was kinda bored.<br /><br />Edmund with his catch.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06973.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06973.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />So I put my rod on the stand to have a quick bite. Suddenly..... PIAK! I saw my rod bend and snap! I was shocked so I reeled up to take a look. W o W, my whole hook was gone. I reckoned it was that herring.<br /><br />Ah Chai extended our time by an hour or so. During this time, I actually had 2 hook-ups but I lost both. This was due to my inexperience and unfamiliarity with the reel i was using. Only have myself to blame.<br /><br />However, I must say, the fight was incredible. I have never ever fought a fish with this power. When they bite, you'd have no clue at all, no feeling. But suddenly, you'd see the fish shoot straight up in the air twisting and turning trying to get the hook out of it's mouth. During the whole fight, your drag must be set less than 1/2 so the fish can pull, otherwise, your line will snap. Both times, I lost the fish when it darted under the boat and I couldn't pull it back out.<br /><br />On Tuesday, I have a trip with Uncle Soh (first time trying). This trip will be with 2 of my personal friends who are new to boat fishing, Roy, and Bruce. So 5 of us in all. I will take Uncle Soh to this location (saved on my GPS, new phone hehe) to try for my herrings. And this time, I'll work harder and do better! Looking forward to it very much.<br /><br />In conclusion, I didn't land a single fish this round and missed 3. It was still a very enjoyable trip and the weather was fair. Some of our other catches include, Ang Kuey, Groupers and even a Flounder. Here's a pic of our total catch.<br /><br />These herrings are really huge. I took two home but I'm not sure how we're gonna cook them as they have loads of bones. My fillipino maid was very happy though, according to her, fillipino's love these fish so I guess we'll just leave it to her :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06979.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06979.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06978.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06978.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />That's all for today folks, tomorrow is Tuesday already so look our for my report in the next few days!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-60456528250216355322009-11-14T19:23:00.010+08:002009-11-14T22:14:53.896+08:00My Fourteenth Fishing Trip - 14 Nov - Changi Waters<span style="font-weight:bold;">TODAY BE THE DAY OF THE ARRRRGGGGGHHH-AMUGUN!</span><br /><br />But before we get to the Aramugums, as any good story should be, it needs to start off with the build up! For those who are thinking, "What the hell is an Aramugum", all the more you should read on!<br /><br />For starters, my Birthday was on the 11th of Nov, and it was one of my best Bdays ever! Awesome dinner with loved ones and friends, new beautiful watch, new wallet, new BlackBerry Storm, and best of all.... A job offer from the company that I was reaaaally hoping to get into! Looks like this fisherman is ready to take on the world today ya?! After such an awesome bday this week, I was keeping my fingers crossed that end-week would still reap good luck. If you've noticed, I have this realllly weird trend of, being the first to get a decent hook-up, getting the 2nd decent hook-up not long after, then BAM no more fishy till the end. Every trip is the same and always just two fishes. I wanted to break this curse!<br /><br />And waddaya know... <br /><br />I was kinda late today, train stopped halfway for no reason, and I had a taxi driver from hell. He was so damn dumb and his taxi was FULL of artificial flowers, really weird asshole. It usually costs me $5+ from Pasir Ris MRT station and this guy's bill came to friggin' $8. He had no change too, I had to wait for him to buy a coffee to get change. And instead of just taking my $10 bill to pay for his coffee, he took his whole change bucket along, I really don't understand. Bucket is kinda an understatement, more like a friggin' PAIL. At least he offered to buy me some watermelon. BUT DOOD, I'M LATE LETS GO!<br /><br />After meeting some Kaki's for breakfast, we gathered at the pier (some people were actually later than me!). Today's boatman is Ah Fong again. I like this guy, very funny, talks alot of crap.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06900.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06900.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Then, as usual we proceeded to purchase some cute lil prawns to torture for the day.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06901.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06901.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Everyone worked at lightning speed while the boat was moving towards the first fishing spot.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06902.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06902.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Those who finished setting up too early just sat and stoned, too early in the morning :(<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06903.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06903.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />It has been raining all week as the monsoon period is arriving here in Singapore. I prayed and prayed for good weather today. And this morning, it was scorching hawt! Although I really detest the heat here in Singapore, I'd very much rather big heat and many fishes than sitting cold and miserable under cover while fishing.<br /><br />Soon after reaching our first spot, I stared at the prawnies trying to search for the lucky one calling out to me, then I picked a nice spot and let my line down. "Ahhhh, nice weather, abit too hot but it's okie. Wonder if I'll get the first hook up again today?"<br /><br />Guess what?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />FISH ON!!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Having some experience now, I KNEW it was a Grouper! No nibble, no warning, just... <span style="font-weight:bold;">BOOMZ!</span> This time, I also knew it was a big one! I was sure this was bigger than any other I had ever gotten before. The initial pull was huge and my rod's tip touched the water's surface. Woahhhh... Dammit.... Although it stopped fighting me after like 10 secs, it was heavy and I had alot of line out. It felt like forever reeling it in and it was tiring........ But that 10 secs is all it takes to send your adrenaline pumping. Actually, it sets everyone's adrenaline pumping too! The first catch always makes everyone wake up and start getting that hopeful glimmer in their eyes lol!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Mr Grouper!<br />This nasty little bugger weighed in at 1.1kg which is the biggest and heaviest for me!</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06904.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06904.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06905-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06905-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />After some quick photo taking sessions with that hottie, i quickly set my line back down. Remember that hopeful glimmer in their eyes I was talking about? Eric, who was sitting beside me wasn't shy to show me that glow in his eyes haha. Thirsty, turned around to get a drink...<br /><br />Suddenly... I heard the sound of a plastic chair being pushed and scraping against the wooden boat's floor! I turned and saw Eric having the fight of his life! Check out these cool pics!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Steady... Steady...<br /></span><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06906.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06906.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wah! Rod starting to bend aloooooot! Time to get serious Eric!</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06907.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06907.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Everyone was getting excited and started to crowd around Eric. But Apollo and I had special passes cos we're from the Photography cum Super-Kaypo-Club. That being said, Apollo and I still had to squeeze our way to the front with cameras on standby. Wow, this was taking way longer than I expected! I could see the fish had stopped fighting. But... It was really, really, really heavy! I was thinking HUGE GROUPER! After a 5min tug of war plus another 7-8mins of pumping and reeling, this HUUUUUGE fella emerged!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">OMG....</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06908.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06908.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Oh... My... Gawd... Although it was an Ah Seng (Catfish) that most of us hate and treat as pests, ARE YOU SEEING THE SIZE OF THIS?! This is/was and most probably will be the biggest Catfish I have ever seen! We Chinese may not really like to eat Catfish, but the fight and photoworthiness is more than enough!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Check out this HUGE ASS Mama that weighed in at 5.5kg!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06910.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06910.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06918-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06918-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Can you imagine the adrenaline Eric had? Hahaha. Good stuff bro!<br /><br />Eric's fight was probably very moving. So moving that someone up there decided to shed some tears too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">:(</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06914.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06914.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06915.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06915.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />It's kinda a weird feeling this... One minute the sun is blazing, trying to dehydrate every cell in your skin, the next a blanket suddenly stretching itself across the sky and it was so dark, it was like night time. Errr, maybe it's cos I was wearing sunnies. Whatever...<br /><br />Drops of rain started to fall, and all of us cuddled under the shelter for about 20-30mins before it stopped. Before the rain came to a complete stop, those of us who had raincoats or ponchos decided to brave the drizzle for some action! I recently bought the BOOMZ shirt at New Urban Male as a birthday present and they gave me a free poncho, so I used it.<br /><br />Wahhhh, I had so much space. Most were still hiding under the shelter, I had the whole back area to myself! Waiting... Waiting... <br /><br />Then.... I felt two nibbles. I knew this was something catchable! Because sometimes, we have our baits attacked my small fishes that are too small to get hooked. And in my experience, their bites are like a machine guns. Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat. So if something bites like that, I know it's a small fish and I don't bother striking. But when something takes only 2-3 nibbles moderately at a slower rate than the small fishes, I knew this was something I could get! <br /><br />Patience.... Wait for it... Wait for it...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">BAM!<br />FISH ON!!</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Hmmmmmmm!!! This doesn't feel big at all... It was making some left and rights but it was not much of a fight for my overkill PE2-4 rod... Hmmm.. What is this? Pump reel, pump reel. Shoooot! My line was once again very very far out as the current today was really strong, so I had a TON of line to reel back and my arms were killing me... Argghhhhhh! THE SUSPENSE! GOODNESS!!!<br /><br />Haha ok I'll stop trying to prolong this shit lol.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">oooo what's that emerging?<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06919.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06919.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Why hello Mr My-First-Ang-Zho-ever! (Snapper)</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06911-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06911-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Well I've seen Ang Zhos being upped almost every trip I have been to, but I haven't gotten one before! It's an awesome eating fish I know, and finally my time had come. Yup, it's kinda small so not much fun in the fight for me. Nonetheless, my first Ang Zho ever.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Ah... Eric got an Ang Zho too. But I was walking around the boat so by the time I got there I was only in time to take a pic. I had no idea of what happened for the story build up so I ain't got one to tell. (It's not because I'm totally too lazy to write someone else's build up and just giving an elaborate excuse). lol<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Eric's Ang-Zho-that-is-smaller-than-mine-lol</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06920.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06920.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Oh right!!!!!!!<br /><br />A R A M U G U M S !!!!<br /><br /><br />Actually, all this while, the people fishing at the front of the boat were getting Aramugums very regularly, much more than they'd like I presume :P Aramugums are a type of Grouper. However, they don't grow very large, definitely not table size. They're like a pesky Grouper and just one of the many pests people get on Singapore offshore trips. Personally though, I've never got one, my beginners luck only brings in the hot mamas lol.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A R A M U G U M Z<br />They came in hard and were persistent as hell. They also came in all shapes and sizes including one the size of a 50cents coin that was INSIDE and another Aramugum's mouth. What the hell right?</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06926.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06926.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06927.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06927.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06928.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06928.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06931.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06931.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Ah yes, one last thing before I end. I actually did manage to break my cursed 2-fish-per-trip thingy. I had a total of 4 fishes upped today, I also managed to keep my stupid & lame 1 strike 1 fish record (just a personal challenge). I eventually got a small Ah Seng, less than 1kg. Ah Fong took my rod, swung it in a rotating manner, slapping the Ah Seng onto the water's surface with every rotation. I was kinda worried he'd spoil my cheap rod >.<<br /><br />After that, I had another hook up. This time, it was a Tor Sat (Catfish). Although Tor Sat's fall under the Catfish family, they're different from Ah Seng's and apparently cost $15 a kilo which apparently is quite expensive. So I took it home to try. I didn't take an individual picture of it, but it's in the group photo you will see later. When I brought fish up, Apollo screamed at me to stay FAR away from it. Ah Fong returned with a metal pipe (wtf right) and smashed it 5 times on the head lol. Apparently, Tor Sat's venom is way more potent than Ah Seng's so we all gotta be real careful. OH YA. This stupid Ah Fong kept disturbing me lol. Everytime I got a fish on, he'd stand right beside me and shout, "PUMP AH! PUMP AH!" non-stop into my ear lol.<br /><br />Apparently, apparently seems to be my favourite word when it comes to Catfishes.<br /><br />Okok! Too many words! Need to sign off! After a very enjoyable trip here are our total catches! Jesus, Eric's Ah Seng is a F R I G G I N monsta!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06934.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06934.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Thanks to Apollo, Sean, Brandy, Eric, Roy and gang for a wonderful trip. See you guys next Saturday for our overnight fishing session!!!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-66677364409109573862009-10-24T04:21:00.005+08:002009-10-27T02:26:16.709+08:00My Thirteenth Fishing Trip - 24 Oct - Changi Waters<div style="text-align: center;">HELLO I'M BACK!<br /><br />This time, instead of Ah Chong's boat, I went onboard Ah Fong's boat. Why their names all got "Ah" I really don't know, but I can tell you that all boatmen names start with "Ah". Food for thought? LoL<br /><br />This was a very last minute trip for me. In fact, I'm going offshore on the 21st of November and I didn't plan on making any trips till then. For some strange reason, I decided to call this Kaki from the forums as he posted "one available slot for sat", I called him on Wednesday I think? I was very half hearted as I lack the dough to go. But what made me wanna go, was because of the guy I called. His forum name is Apollo, real name is PohLoh... Don't laugh, not funny k. Over the phone I could tell this was one damn nice guy and was very willing to teach me, the newbie, anything and everything.<br /><br />Ok build up paragraph finished, gonna start on the trip itself now.<br /><br />Dear Mr Apollo told me on Thursday to meet up at 0720 for breakfast before departure. My SMS response was, "WTF? So early??? Cannot la brother I can't reach there in time!". But I wanted to try and make it so I got up at FIVE THIRTY AYE EMM!!! While waiting for the train at about 0600 I muttered to myself, "God dammit, it's way too early to be waiting for a friggin train. Well, at least this early on a Saturday morning, I'd have seats, maybe even space to lie down".<br /><br />Ding Dong, train arrived.<br /><br />OMG THE WHOLE DAMN TRAIN WAS FULL!!!<br />WHAT IN THE M**HER F**KI*G #@$%@#$@%<br /><br />The train was packed with these people all wearing the same shirt. So I asked one, "Oi, what's up?" He said, "Oh there's a big race today, aren't you going?"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I wanted to SLAP a big fat DUH in his face</span><br /><br />Which part of me looks physically ready to take part in a 10km race?!?!? DUMBSHIT!!!! Plus I was carrying a fishing rod? Dude, you're retarded, hope you drop dead in the race. Yadda yadda.... They all dropped off 6 stops later and I could finally rest... Ahhhh...<br /><br />Fast forward to our meeting place, Changi Village. I arrived at... lol... 7am... Hahaha... Apollo came 15mins later and we had breakfast. After a quick intro to the rest of the crew, all 8 of us boarded and our day took off.<br /><br />Ah shit, forgot to feed you guys with some pics instead of rant. Heh... Here's our bait for today. Seriously, I really think it sucks to be a prawn, there's so many ways for them to be abused, eating, cooking, BBQing, prawning, but the worst by far, is being bait.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06673.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06673.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Certain areas today had super calm waters. Look at this picture, the water almost looks like a silky blanket.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06676.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06676.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Waiting.... Waiting.... Sun burning.... Very hot....<br /><br />and then suddenly....<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BOOOOOOOOOOOOMZ!!!!!</span><br /><br /><br />FISH ON! FIRST FISH ON TODAY. GUESS WHO? ME!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wah this fish, I didn't know what it was, but it kept pulling my line straight downwards time and time again. Didn't move left nor right, just down and down. So I had to keep pulling and reeling slowly. I didn't wanna make any stupid mistake and lose my catch. I'd very much like to keep my consistency of 1 strike 1 catch. Hahaha.<br /><br />Soon after a 2-4min fight, up came the little bugger. Well this time not so little! A Grouper! Same type as the one from my last post, but this time, BIGGER! Happy ne...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06677.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06677.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everyone around still had nothing, zero-fighter. I was still feeling very excited and happy as Groupers are excellent eating fish, one of my favourites.<br /><br />So I slowly hooked on a new prawn and slowly let my line drop back down.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">During this period, my mind would always be visualizing the line sinking down to the bottom of the seabed, then I'd visualize this little fishy swimming past. Then I'd see the fish spotting my bait and chasing it from 2-3 meters away. Chasing slowly and cautiously... Eyeing the suspicious looking prawn with a red hook sticking out it's ass... Slowly... AND WHAM!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br />HUH??? I STILL DREAMING OR REALLY FISH ON?!?!?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fish On Again!!!!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=FishOn2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn2.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wow this bugger is heavy! It kept dashing left and right and up and down. It was pulling so hard that my it kept dragging more line down, I was considering tightening my drag and just pump this damn thing up. But no! "Don't do anything stupid, don't be impatient", flashed past my mind again. So I let the fish pull me whenever he darted, and when he slowed down I pulled him up more and more and more until....<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BOOM BOOM BOOOOOOOOOOOMZZZZZ!!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BOOMZZZZ!!!</span><br /><br />My very first Grunter aka Gu Huud.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=PA240246.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/PA240246.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As I was trying to calm myself down from the excitement and when I was trying to take the hook out, I was wondering, why call it Grunter?<br /><br />Just then, "GRAAAAAA GRAAAAA....", said the fish...<br /><br />The day was slow after that. Fellow Kakis started pulling up more Groupers. But two were kinda small, like the one in my last post. After about 4 more hours of baking in the sun, someone shouted, "DOOOOLLLLPHEEEEEEEN!!!!"<br /><br />Wah! Dolphin! WHERE?!?!? どこ!!!!!!<br /><br />I read before there are pink dolphins around Singapore, which is in itself, kinda hard to believe. And every time I'm on a ferry with my friends or gf, I'd always say, "Dolphin! Dolphin!"<br /><br />TODAY REALLY GOT DOLPHIN!<br /><br />I stood there mesmerized as about 5-8 of them came up and down. After awhile I realised... CAMERA WHERE?!?!?!?!<br /><br />But after that appearance, they only appeared randomly around our boat, quite far away. So it was really hard to get a picture of them. I just kept taking shots hoping that out of 10 pics, I might actually get some proof that I saw Dolphins, if not no one is going to believe me.<br /><br />Here's your proof. Near the middle right hand corner you can see a little bit of it's fin.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06685.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06685.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For the next 10mins or so, I was more interested in catching a good picture of the Dolphins that I couldn't be bothered with fishing. Haha. But the boatman wanted to move off already. Cos when Dolphins are around, all the fishes run and hide. And they said the Dolphins didn't appear to be leaving, they kept playing and swimming all over.<br /><br />Dude! Like that's a bad thing??<br /><br />Anyway, at the last stop, I had another fish on. Why no CAPS LOCK? Why no story build up? Cos, it was a damn Catfish. Don't like, pest, nuisance. Before landing the fish when I still didn't know what it was, I kept asking the guy beside me to help me take a pic of me with a bent rod cos I still don't have that shot. But when the fish came up a Catfish, everyone laughed at me, say Catfish still wanna take photo. :( So bad.<br /><br />Lastly, I just wanna thank all the great Kakis I met today. It was really fun hanging out and meeting you guys. Cheers.<br /><br />Here are our total catches for the day!<br /><br />The Happy Camper strikes again. :)<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06690-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06690-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06692-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06692-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06691-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06691-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fall in!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06689.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06689.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06693.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06693.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's all for now folks! I'll leave you with some nice scenic pictures I managed to capture. I always try to get some on each trip. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06697.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06697.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06698.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06698.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06702.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06702.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Till next time!</div>Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-50350559308122947822009-10-24T01:47:00.000+08:002009-10-26T04:23:12.557+08:00Random AnnouncementJust to inform everyone.<br /><br />In the future, all my Fish On instances will be represented by these pictures!!!<br /><br />Isn't it exciting??? <br /><br />These pics make me LoL, I love em.<br /><br />I made more actually, but the resolution and effects didn't come out to well :(<br /><br />I'll come up with more next time but for now I'm going to use these!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FISH ON!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=FishOn2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/FishOn2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-19921408973157520812009-10-05T21:08:00.004+08:002009-10-27T02:25:33.898+08:00My Twelfth Fishing Trip - 5th Oct - Changi WatersMmmmm what a day of mixed emotions! Will explain more later...<br /><br />I was very very excited for this trip as it's only my second offshore adventure, and this time, I actually had a personal maid as well!<br /><br />See...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06623.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06623.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Nowadays hor, maids very hiao, like to wear hairband and play PSP given from their Bangala boyfriends, tsk tsk tsk.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06620.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06620.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Today's venue: Changi Waters with Ah Chong.<br /><br />We gathered at 730am at Changi Jetty. Quite a few hiccups with the organisation, in the end two people pulled out as well. 730am.... Changi... We had to wake up at like... 430am, and I'm not even usually asleep by 430am lol.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06622.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06622.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here's the gang for the day. Everyone was all smiles and happy. For now...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06625.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06625.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Eddie, who was the organiser that took over from the previous one who couldn't come, said he could lend me a set up, but I felt bad having to trouble others for my own fishing, I also wanted to have a boat set myself so I went to purchase a super budgeted one. I bought a PE 2-4 Pioneer boat rod for $30 and a Daiwa reel for $20. OK! All set.<br /><br />As usual, quick as lightning got everything set up before we reached the first spot. When we finally stopped, I did something before I threw my line down. I stared long and hard at my new and first boat rod and murmured, "Eh, first boat rod ok, bring me luck ah..". Sploosh went the sinker...<br /><br />Just about 10mins into dropping our lines, Anthony who was next to me had a fish on! Maybe it's just him, I don't know, but he didn't seem too interested or excited and his expression seemed to suggest this fish wasn't even much of a fight. But I suspect that as the fish got nearer the surface, he started to feel excited cos the fish was still pulling.... BAM! As the fish surfaced, I peeked and saw a nice nice Chermin! So I helped him pull it up and that was that!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06640.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06640.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />For the next two spots, things were slow, bites were far between. The only apparent event was noticing how dark and gloomy the sky was. Kinda feels like I'm in England. Prior to leaving my house, I checked and the weather report said rain and thunder the whole day. Well, it wasn't raining now, I just crossed my fingers.<br /><br />So bored... Then my maid started taking pictures of me, I think her Bangala boyfriend gave her the camera. So I said, "Fudge you! Stop taking pictures of me hoe!"<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06630.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06630.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Sar sar sar sar sar sarrrrrrrrrdenly..................... "Poke.. Poke..." went my line. And then followed by a tug 3 secs later! Not a huge tug, but a tug nonetheless!!!! So I kept repeating in my head, "Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid, Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid, Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid". <br /><br />I fought it for like 1 minute or less and then suddenly... the line went light... <span style="font-weight:bold;">"FUDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"</span>, I screamed. Heart sank to the bottom of the cold ocean floor. QQ... What the heck reel up anyway. And just as my leader started to surface... I saw a fish! <span style="font-weight:bold;">"FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!! GAO HE AH GAO HE AH!!!!!!!!!"</span>, I exclaimed again. Unlike more experienced anglers, I cannot tell what fish is what just from it's behaviour alone. Ahhh, experienced gained, Groupers give you a tug, struggle abit, then morph into plastic bags. Sorry I have to make all my catches so dramatic, but it was my firstest firstest firstest Grouper ever!!! Ya sure, got people give "Chey" looks, but whatever! My first Grouper!<br /><br />Orange Spotted Grouper!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06632-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06632-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Huzzah, WHO'S YOUR DADDY?!</span><br /><br />So then I put Mr. My-First-Grouper-Ever into his new arctic home, and proceeded to pick another lucky prawn. Moved back to my spot which was beside my maid and slowly let my line drop back down. Maid started asking me some dumb questions just as my sinker hit the bottom, and just about 2 secs later........... WOAHHHHHHHHH huge pull!<br /><br />What the fudge? What is this thing!!! Pull so hard and left right up down, left right up down. What the fudge man!!! So I did the same heartfelt memory chant again, "Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid, Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid, Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid, Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid, Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid, Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid". Ya this time I said it more times cos I was getting really nervous! Firstly cos the pull was huge, secondly cos I couldn't believe I was so lucky getting another bite so soon!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Relax, take your time, don't do anything stupid",</span> went on for another few minutes and I could feel the fish nearing the surface. And just then... JUST RIGHT THEN... The tension died, the line died, no more weight... Fish off :( <span style="font-weight:bold;">"OH MY GOD LA!!!"</span> I believe were my exact words. What the heck, reel up change bait anyway, so I reeled.<br /><br />And then....<br /><br />As my leader started to surface, I saw something... <span style="font-weight:bold;">"FISH STILL ON LA NI NA BEI!!!!"</span> Then it started darting left and right and left and right again! What the heck is this little bugger?!?! Finally, I managed to reel him up to the surface... COBIA! Wow! One of my target fishes! I was so excited that I forgot to flick it onto the boat, I just left it down there and Ah Chong was like, "BRING IT UP WTF?". Oh my god sorry too kan jiong already.<br /><br />Then when Ah Chong saw it was a Cobia, he gave me a confused look and said, "This fish very rare to get in these waters, must go out further". Maybe that's why I only got a small small one. But still!!!! COBIA OK?!?! Good fight man this little bugger, at least for me it was! First time ok!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">CAN YOU SEE ME BEEMING WITH JOY?</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06633-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06633-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">WHO'S YOUR DADDY?!</span><br /><br />Over an hour passed and my excitement wore off. Hungry and thirsty I went to eat.<br /><br />Chik Chik.... KABOOOOOM!!!<br /><br />Oh.... my... gawd... is that thunder?<br /><br />Ploop... Ploop... Ploop... said the raindrops.<br /><br />:(<br /><br />It started to rain and continued to do so for a long long time. To us at least, it seemed forever cos that was the high tide period, best time to get bites...<br /><br />And then we all started to feel like this...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06635.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06635.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Soon, Ah Chong maneuvered his boat back towards Pulau Ubin area where the waves were less choppy. And despite the rain, we threw our lines back in.<br /><br />Choppy waters and no current = No fish.<br />Rain = No fish.<br /><br />:(<br /><br />The only other thing that happened here after the rain finally decided to pity us, was... Ah Sengs... Catfish... Sigh... Suddenly, someone got a huge pull and he was fighting it like crazy. And I said, "I bet that's a 3kg Ah Seng". HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA true enough, I was right. He didn't see the funny side of that though... wonder why... Hahahaha.<br /><br />In the end, the Catfish was given to my maid. Her Bangala boyfriend should know how to cook it I guess, since Bangalas always like to fish for and eat freshwater Catfishes caught from our canals.<br /><br />Welp, it was soon 5pm and the day came to an end. Our prawns were all used up by then anyway. Here are some shots I took for fun. No one bothered taking a picture of all the fish together, since there were only like... 5? Everyone emo. Maid also emo, but less emo after she got the Catfish.<br /><br />The Happy Camper<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06638.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06638.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06639-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06639-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Keesh Keesh?<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06637-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06637-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Golden Snapper<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06642.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06642.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Mr. My-First-Ever-Orange-Spotted-Grouper<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06641.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06641.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Mr. My-First-Ever-Cobia<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06643.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06643.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I kinda feel bad my maid didn't get to catch anything. But I promise I will take you out again and you will get a fish next time! <br /><br />Overall I had fun. Happy I got two of my targeted-one-day-must-catch fishes, unhappy that the rain spoiled everyone's fun and chances to get more fishes. Don't worry! There's always a next time!<br /><br /><br />Signing off with my victory song...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />I... am the champion... my friends...<br />I... caught two fishes... yes I can...<br />I got two nice fish...<br />Sorry you no fish...<br />We'll try again when...<br />The weather is better...<br />Don't be sad... Don't be sad...<br /></span>Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-14381760286944057972009-09-26T09:02:00.005+08:002009-09-26T13:26:12.490+08:00My Eleventh Fishing Trip - 24 Sep - Kusu IslandKusu Island... Hmmm...<br /><br />All psyched up for this trip, but when I got up around 830am, it was raining shits and peas. Sigh. So emo I tell you. Then Melvin called me and said it was raining heavily but Woodlands side stopped already, so the rain should stop soon and he was already on the train. But it looked like the kinda rain that wouldn't stop around my area. From where I live, if it rains here = Kusu Island also rains. So I looked for the weather report and my heart sank further.<br /><br /> Thursday Morning Temperature: 26°C<br />Cloudy with showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. 5 to 6 mm of rain. <br /> Thursday Afternoon Temperature: 31°C<br />Cloudy with showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. 9 to 10 mm of rain. <br /> Saturday Evening Temperature: 28°C<br />A mix of cloudy and syb with showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. 10 to 11 mm of rain.<br /><br />Geez..... My sister asked me if I wanted to cancel the trip but I couldn't although I was tempted to, Melvin and Ethan already en route. Oh yea, was taking my sister and her bf along for this trip. She's going back to UK for her studies this Sunday so I thought I'd take her at least once.<br /><br /><br />Once we arrived at Marina South Pier, the rain had barely stopped, was still drizzling though. Oh, I didn't tell anyone about the weather report till we arrived on the Island :P<br /><br />Once we arrived at Kusu, as usual, we immediately proceeded to the unused jetty and set up our equip with lightning speed. Casted the 9ft rods out and started jigging with the 5fts.<br /><br />The last trip I made, alone I got like what, 15 fishes in 30mins? So be prepared for many many many pics as 5 of us were there for 1/2 a day. But obviously I'm not gonna put every single pic up. Still, there's gonna be quite a few this post.<br /><br />Within 5mins, both Melvin and I got the same fish one after the other, me first of course, I'm the pro remember? Strange ass fish, first time seeing it.<br /><br /><br />Common Name(s): Common Bullseye<br />Scientific Name: Pempheris Multiradiata <br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06598.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06598.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />As we continued on, more and more of the usual suspects emerged. Here's one point to note. The water was great for fishing that day and the sun was up, super hot, but we weren't getting as many bites as I did previously. Also the fishes pulled up were of limited range unlike my last trip here. Here's why I think this is so. The last time I came, I used prawns bought from the market. But whenever we go fishing with Melvin, we use frozen peeled prawns. Why? Melvin is a chef and I always ask him to kope prawns from his kitchen. I always say, "High quality prawn = High quality catch". I just say that to make him bring them, but I actually think the chances are lower. His frozen prawns have no smell. After touching them, no smell. Here are some pics of the usual suspects.<br /><br />I don't know what fish this is, looks like a bream to me. In fact it's tail looks like the Butterfly Whiptail, but colour is different. So I'm just gonna list it as that.<br /><br />Common Name(s): Butterfly Whiptail<br />Scientific Name: Pentapodus Setosus<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06579.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06579.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Common Name(s): White-shouldered Whiptail<br />Scientific Name: Pentapodus Bifasciatus<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06581.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06581.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06595.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06595.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Common Name(s): Charcoal Damsel<br />Scientific Name: Pomacentrus Brachialis<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06584.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06584.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06588.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06588.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Name(s): Camera Whore<br />Scientific Name: Kameranus Fagatronis Corksucka</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06582.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06582.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Common Name(s): Scissortail Sergeant<br />Scientific Name: Abudefduf Sexfasciatus<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06594.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06594.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06599.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06599.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Many different kind of Tuskfishes today, lazy to list each name so just ima just leave you with one name :P<br /><br />Common Name(s): Blackspot Tuskfish<br />Scientific Name: Choerodon Schoenleinii<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06589.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06589.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06591.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06591.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06592.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06592.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06593.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06593.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06597.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06597.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06603.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06603.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06601.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06601.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Common Name(s): Diamond Wrasse, Bubblefin Wrasse<br />Scientific Name: Halichoeres Nigrescens<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06596.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06596.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Common Name(s): Chocolate Hind, Indian Grouper<br />Scientific Name: Cephalopholis Boenak<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06605-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06605-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06585.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06585.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />and just in case you missed it the last time..<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Name(s): Camera Whore<br />Scientific Name: Kameranis Fagatronus Corksucka</span><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06569.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06569.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />We got two of this. Sister's bf pulled up the smallest one I've ever seen. His was the size of a 20cent coin.<br /><br />Welp, thats all folks! But hey, I'm not done.<br /><br />I was determined not to be confined to that jetty today, so I planned my next stop. Since I knew there were only two ferry timings that day (one that took us there and one that would take us back), I figured no one would give a shit if I fished at the main jetty. There was a NO FISHING sign by the way. Meh, what gives? Turned out shitty and boring, less bites than the other jetty, sangkot heaven and same damned fishes anyway.<br /><br />So I moved to the beach behind the unused jetty the others were still at, Melvin was behind me. When I reached there, I dropped my rod and bait and went... "Wow..." Here's why.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06575.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06575.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06574.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06574.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06573.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06573.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Quickly snapped a few shots before Melvin came over. Looking down just at the shoreline, I saw thousands of small fishes. Thousands. And by small I mean longkang fish size small, Ikan Bilis small. Then I looked a little further by the rocks and went, "Holy Mary mother of............"<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06576.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06576.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06577.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06577.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06578.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06578.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Yep, they were the length of my forearm plus minus. Are they Threadfins? I'm not sure, haven't caught one, but sure as hell looks like it to me. Expensive great eating fishes. So you ask, "If so many, then why so expensive?" Well, do you see me catching any? They were swimming at our feet but won't take the bait. When Melvin came over and saw them, he sooooooo excited he ran back to change his line. One actually started to nibble his bait but he was so excited he struck soooo early and didn't get shit. All were scared after that. Asshole.<br /><br />Anyways, if you read my last Kusu post about the big ass fish I couldn't identify and wanted to catch at the jetty, I found out what it is. A nice forum kaki PM'd me a pic, strange he could tell what I was talking about from my vague description. Well it's a Rabbit Fish, huge ass one though. It was still there, uncatchable. Well, fuck you Rabbit Fish, I got a new target now.<br /><br />That school of Threadfins.<br /><br />Next time, I'll get you.Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-87465078430848328762009-09-17T17:16:00.002+08:002009-09-20T18:26:23.407+08:00My Ninth Fishing Trip - 15 Sep - Changi Broad WalkUrgh... This place... Urgh...<br /><br />Together with Melvin, his gf and my best friend Ethan, we tried to find this damn place a few times. Past two weeks we haven been going to Pulau Ubin, and have always been interested to try out Changi Broad Walk (CBW). Asked and asked for directions quite a few times. One time, we walked all the way to the sailing club area when we saw a dead end. And because we walked so damn far already, I thought we went the wrong way, so go back. But this was in the evening already after one long day on Ubin, so you can imagine how tired and pissed we all were. Only later did I realise that CBW was just beyond the damn sailing club. So we made it a resolution that we MUST get to this freaking place next week. So we did, and here's the story.<br /><br />Met up at Changi Village to stock up on some live prawns and other accessories. Recently, I've been having this fetish of using tamban lines, hook up some small pieces of prawns, and playing with small fishes. After some trial and error, my favourite choice is Angler's Pal brand, size 10 feathered line. Then we proceeded and took a bus there, 3 or 4 stops.<br /><br />Usually I wouldn't take a picture of the place but I HAD to take this one for being so god damn hard to find for us.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06462.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06462.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once we arrived, same drill. At the speed of light, we fixed up our long rods and casted. Then proceeded to fix up our small rods to play with small fishes :D<br /><br />Within the next 30mins, I pulled up like 30586795873498573498 of these.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06467.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06467.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I thought they were "tua baks" which is why I kept them as bait. Turns out, they were actually Glass Fishes which are absolutely and utterly USELESS. Well at least I learnt something. So I threw em all away.<br /><br />Now THIS is the actual "tua bak" which we only caught one of, around 6pm.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06489.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06489.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today Ethan bought a 7ft rod. I'm so jealous :( The rod is a Daiwa rod and I also helped him choose a matching Daiwa reel. Both gold in colour, very very nice looking. Also, the price was good! Only $25 for the rod and $30 for the reel and god damn that reel feel soooo good compared to mine. Dammit, I also want!!!!!!<br /><br />Being Ethan's second fishing trip, he everything also gong gong and blur. Besides, he's sooo stupid I don't expect him to pick up the tying and fixing up your rod thingy that quick anyway. Yup, if you're reading this, YOU ARE DUMB.<br /><br />BITE ME.<br /><br />Anyway, lucky he got help from a friendly guy there :P<br /><br />Here's a picture so everyone doesn't have to see so much text before I continue talking about him.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06478.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06478.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What I don't understand is, we were both using the same line, same rod, same reel, same everything, only difference is I MORE HANDSOME. Anyway, I kept catching the stupid Glass Fish but he got all kinds of stuff EXCEPT Glass Fishes. He pulled up a rusty fishing stand, and a rock. And you know what's amazing about the rock? The rock was solid, no holes except for one smaaaaaallll hole by the side, and his hook managed to go in... Champion...<br /><br />Suddenly he started screeching like a little girl, and I turned and saw his whole rod bend. I rushed over and saw him reeling in an enormous Box Fish. But no picture. Why? This idiot so scared his rod break don't dare to reel in and let it hang there. The fish dropped back down before I could pull it up. It would have been a really nice picture. Stupid dumbass.<br /><br />Not much else happened but we managed to pull up small fish after small fish. Melvin pulled up a Rabbit Fish which I had for dinner later :P Here are the pictures! Almost all of the fishes were released by the way. Only those unfortunate ones that didn't make it, we pulled back out of the water.<br /><br /><br />Diamond Wrasse<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06464.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06464.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Indian Snapper<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06466.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06466.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />(???)<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06471.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06471.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rabbit Fish<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06475.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06475.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Seagrass Tuskfish<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06484.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06484.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Cardinal Fish<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06485.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06485.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06487.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06487.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />THIS LAST FISH, I DON'T AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. PLEASE DON'T EAT THIS FISH. PLEASE DON'T. IT TASTES LIKE............................................<br /><br />S H I T<br /><br />LITERALLY.<br /><br />DON'T EAT IT.<br /><br />Only reason I brought it back is cos it was dead, I thought maybe I'd try. Dammit.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06481.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06481.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06472.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06472.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />Before we left, something pulled my line a little bit, then... SANGKOT! Dammit I thought it was stuck. But I gave it one huge tug and found this little bugger rounded up into a ball. Here are pictures of two friendly pests that joined us for the day.<br /><br />Before I go, I need to add one last thing.<br /><br />This thing happened to me three times that day. I swear to God I will never make this dumb mistake again. The first time, someone ran over to tell me he saw my rod bend once. So I ran over and checked. As I was reeling back, it was heavy and I thought it was seaweed. It wasn't moving but it was heavy. Suddenly, sangkot, stuck. After a few tugs, I cut my line. This happened two more times.<br /><br />Now then I realised. I'm pretty damn sure it was a stingray. If it wasn't my rod wouldn't have bent. If it wasn't it wouldn't have been stuck in the rocks in the same fashion all three times. After fishing for awhile now, I can judge the weight of my sinker or seaweed. The only reason I misjudged it as seaweed was because it was a little heavy and I was too kanjiong. I should have noticed that seaweed tends to float a little once u pull the rod up. But this one sank right back down everytime I pulled it. Whatever it is, I'm very sure it was a ray. DAMMIT! Next time I will fight the damn thing with more brains.Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-50443400776195130092009-09-02T03:36:00.003+08:002009-09-02T04:13:39.352+08:00My Eighth Fishing Trip - 01 September - Pulau UbinOn the way to Ubin, I suddenly remembered that there were many fishing shops at Changi Village. Just the night before we were fretting over where to buy bait. So we hurried down to the shops and bought 300grams of live prawns, a pump and a styrofoam box. Wow my first time trying live prawns. I always wanted to but no chance due to transport.<br /><br />After buying everything and arriving at Pulau Ubin, it started to rainnnnnnnnnn..... Boooooo... The boatman on the way there said even if it rains it will only be for a while because the clouds look like they are blowing straight into mainland. So we hurried to a coffee shop for lunch.<br /><br />Rain rain rain...<br /><br />But just nice as we were done, the rain started to subside into mere drizzle. So Melvin and I decided to go recce a fishing spot before asking his gf and her cousins to move with us. The volunteer guy said to walk 200meters in the west direction along the coast... OMG it was more than 1km can! Asshole...<br /><br />Finally, happy with the spot we found, Melvin and I started heading back. Then Melvin said, "Wah the boatman very clever know the rain will stop". What happened? 5 minutes after that sway zheng Melvin open his sway zheng mouth............... RAIN........................................... HEAVY RAIN.........<br /><br />But before it started pouring, as we were walking back, I suddenly saw something enormous fly past my face. "SIMI L** J***!" I said. Oh.. my.. god.. IT WAS A HORNBILL!!! I have never ever seen a Hornbill in the wild before. And the best part? There were two! Male and female! I quickly asked Melvin to STFU and proceeded quietly trying to snap some shots of them. Wah my lousy camera on maximum zoom plus me being nervous really cannot make it. I tried, so here are some of the better shots.<br /><br />Absolutely beautiful birds!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06429.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06429.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06432.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06432.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06431.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06431.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />So after being stuck in the volunteers shelter for 30mins *skips boring stuff* we made our way down. Oh wait, something happened at the shelter.<br /><br />We walked down to the beach when the rain stopped, then I smelt something awful. So I turned to Melvin and said, "Fuck you la! Pang pui so smelly!" Then Melvin say he never and looked around. Then he shouted LOOK! The smell was coming from a 1/2 eaten approximately 1kg Chermin. OMG PULAU UBIN GOT FISH! EXCITED SIA!<br /><br />Blah blah blah, we reached the spot and quickly casted out our 9ft rods. My 7ft rod was lent to his gf's KIND cousin. In the meantime, we whipped out our 5ft rods, attached a tamban line and some prawn bait and started casting.<br /><br />Wah Pulau Ubin fish very hungry sia, no one feed them haha. We pulled up Ah Seng after Ah Seng. Forums say Ubin is Ah Seng heaven, and everyone makes noise when they get Ah Seng after Ah Seng. WHAT THE HELL IS AN AH SENG!?!?!?! I knew this was it because of the sheer number we pulled up... came home and checked, AND I WAS RIGHT!<br /><br />This is Ah Seng...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06436.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06436.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Then I pulled up a Butterfly Whiptail, what a fancy name. This fish can change colour from what you see in this pic to brown. Cool stuff.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06441.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06441.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Then we got this ugly nonsense called a Tropical Sand Goby...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06443.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06443.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Soon after, I got this Long-Tailed Tripod Fish... This fella lived with our live prawns the whole day happy and alive till we released it before going home...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06444.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06444.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Melvin's gf managed to foul hook some Flower Crabs too O.O" I very clever, I put the crabs into the prawn box, end up the damn crab ate a few of our prawns hahaha!<br /><br />We caught many other small fishes that were unaccounted for and became bait. We had one Milkfish and Two Striped Cardinal fish too.<br /><br />Then, the tide started coming in, I blur blur never notice until my pants all wet. Basket. Melvin re-casted his 9ft rod and went to the toilet. When he came back, he started reeling it in. Siao liao! Tio Sangkot! Got stuck in the rocks, but he pumped the rod real hard and it came free! As he was reeling in, he thought it was heavy cos of the bazillion seaweed floating around. To our surprise....... this came up! <br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06445.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06445.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06447.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06447.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Stingrays were always part of our goals but we have never caught any! This fella was so small! We played with him for awhile before letting him go. I guess it's really young too, he didn't even have his venomous spines yet. I guess this was our highlight for the day...<br /><br />Later on we proceeded back to Changi Coastal Walk to fish since we still had some prawns left. Nothing much happened here except 7 out of 10 casts = sangkot. This Melvin even hit a tree branch with the sinker causing the whole huge branch to fall off. We caught some small weirdo fishes and crabs. I didn't take any more photos, but there was this one ugly ass fish that could croak like a frog, scary stuff. Found out it was a Toadfish lol.<br /><br />Till next time! RAWR!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-88300442549032633682009-09-02T03:30:00.004+08:002009-09-02T04:19:31.200+08:00Food Pictures - Fishes from Southern Bottom!This Shark...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06402.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06402.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Became this...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06415.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06415.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This Sweet Lips...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06403.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06403.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Became this...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06419.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06419.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This Spanish Snapper...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06404.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06404.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Became this...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06420.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06420.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This Snapper...<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06407.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06407.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Became this...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06426.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06426.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Shiok! No fish tastes better than fresh fish! At least now my father won't make noise say I always go fish never catch big nice fish!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-53649182302619763432009-08-27T18:54:00.005+08:002009-08-27T20:40:21.491+08:00My Seventh Fishing Trip - 26 August - Southern BottomWooooo...... My virgin offshore trip!!!! So excited! I didn't have the proper equipment and one of the guys was kind enough to lend me his set. But I think his reel need servicing, pull up small fish feels like fighting a Marlin lol. Bah who cares! Here's how it went!<br /><br />I met up with two guys Wilson and Chang Wei at CCK MRT to share a cab down together to meet 3 other guys. And we arrived at Buroh Lane, the place where they kill pigs. I remember watching a documentary with Wong Li Lin about this place. I never knew why her face looked like that the whole show.... until I was there... Whole life whole life whole life.... I never smelt a worse smell than this >.< <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06340.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06340.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06345.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06345.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was our boat. 10 pax boat but only 6 of us for more space and comfort.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06346.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06346.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Getting on the boat, Rambo style.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06347.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06347.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Quite nice scenery on the way there, took about 30 mins. Saw some nice islands.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06355.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06355.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the beeeaaautiful sunset which is my wall paper now :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06365.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06365.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06368.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06368.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06368.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06372.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So we got our gear ready and started fishing at the first spot. Being a newbie, I was quite lost at what to do, but the guys were so helpful and patient with me, teaching me everything. Jian fei lent me his rod set and helped me set it up too :) Thanks guys you rock.<br /><br /><br />Then Ah Yam, who was sitting like 2 finger lengths from me kept pulling up fish after fish. His first shark..<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06374.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06374.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06375.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06375.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even after we moved spot he caught snappers and all that, BUT I GOT NOTHING. And my damn line was just next to his. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG OMG. So after seeing me pout, he kindly offered to change place with me. As if it was gonna make a difference, but just change anyway :S<br /><br /><br />I asked the boatman if he was fishing. He said he no sotong and doesn't want to use ours. So if he can catch some, he will fish, otherwise he zzz. So the boatman was in front trying to catch sotong then suddenly..<br /><br />GAO HE AH! GAO HE AH! Wah he shouted so loud I kenna shocked. Wow biggest grouper I have ever seen fished up!<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06377.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06377.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06379.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06379.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I think this grouper is a female one. You see the size of the mouth? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06378.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06378.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Anyway, everyone got hits already. Me? I didn't even have small fish bite my bait. Everytime I pull up to check, my sotong still there looking at me. VERY DETERMINED, first trip cannot go back empty handed. So all the guys went to sleep and only Chang Wei and I were trying our luck. We managed to pull up some nice sized sotongs which were hard to get that night. Lucky people sleeping so we can take the good bait. Then we saw something different attack our pick-up. Cuttlefish...... Chang Wei used it later, but didn't catch anything. Haha. I think Ah Yam's snoring scared everything away, basket. <br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06382.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06382.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I want to tell you all one super lame joke from Ah Yam.<br />"抓大鱼就好<br />不要抓大鱼的妈妈<br />You know why?<br />If not will become<br />大姨妈"<br /><br />LAME<br /><br />As it was my first trip, I didn't know what to expect. I didn't realise that a boat rocking so hard for so many hours would take it's toll on me. Stomach don't feel good, eyes burning, hand aching, smelly and frustrated.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AND THEN SUDDENLY!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br /><br /><br />....still no bite......<br />kay en en bee see see bee<br /><br /><br />Soon, it was morning and the guys were waking up. The current was also changing. So as everyone was setting up their rods, I moved to the front of the boat to fish alone, also because my sinker was too small to stand behind.<br /><br />Emo... Emo... Sleepy.. Still waiting for that tug to send my adrenaline pumping...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suddenly.....</span><br /><br /><br />Poke Poke.. My rod nodded twice in approval for me.. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fish on!</span><br /><br />I pumped the line hard cos excited and thought it was a grouper....<br /><br /><br />Nothing...<br /><br />Sian, go back to waiting.<br /><br /><br />But something kept tugging my line a little bit. So I remembered Ah Yam's advice. If got fish bite and you pull but nothing, bring it back down to the same place and wait. Cos the fish are very greedy they will turn around to wallop it all.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BAM!<br />FISH ON!<br />100%</span><br /><br /><br />I stood up and started pumping and reeling, everyone saw me and kept cheering me lol. I knew it was a small fish but this fella was giving me one hell of a fight.<br /><br />Finally, I pulled it up and it was a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spanish Snapper</span>. Didn't take a pic of it then cos I was too tired lol. Ah Yam kept saying, "Matt you can go sleep now ahhahaha". So evil.<br /><br />Throw my line down again... 5mins later...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BAM AGAIN!<br />FISH ON!</span><br /><br />This one no fight, never pull me, but very very heavy. The boatman keep shouting GAO HE! GAO HE! I also thought it was cos grouper no fight one.<br /><br />But instead, this fella came up......<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06384.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06384.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06383.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06383.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After I pulled it up, boatman said that's all for today, going home :(<br /><br />Here was our total catch for the day. Thankfully I managed to contribute right at the last minute and the feeling was awesome.<br /><br />6 Sharks (One not in pic, we forgot he was lying on the side of the boat).<br />5 Snappers<br />1 Grouper<br />1 Sweetlips<br />2 Kim Bak Lor<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06386.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06386.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06391.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06391.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I was thinking, "Ok lar managed to bring 2 home, father won't kp so much say pay money never catch anything". But I was surprised that when distributing, they shared the fishes, so I had more to bring home :P<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06397.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06397.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06402.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06402.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06404.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06404.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06407.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06407.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06403.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06403.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />$75 well spent. Only the rocking of the boat was.. Urgh.. My whole body still rocking until I went to bed.<br /><br />Here's a cute pic of a parasite that was on the Shark.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view&current=DSC06411.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06411.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Story doesn't end here.<br /><br />While I was in the shower I heard my maid scream and my mother shouting my name. So I rushed down.<br /><br />"WHAT HAPPENED?!?!"<br /><br />I saw a fin cut Shark lying on the chopping board and my maid with her hand under the tap. The damn Shark was still alive!!!!! AND IT TURNED AND BIT HER WITH HIS LAST BIT OF STRENGTH! Poor Reya, small cut only but can you imagine the shock... Haha...<br /><br />Ok signing off now, I shall wait until all the fishes have been cooked over the next few days and post the pics of that here again! DINNER TIME!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-14347179606240135132009-08-12T02:08:00.006+08:002009-08-12T02:50:43.150+08:00My Sixth Fishing Trip - 12th August - Labrador ParkFirstly, there are two reason I have been fishing so regularly.<br /><br />1. I just graduated looking for a job. Very free. Better than stay at home play games whole day, might as well go fish.<br />2. Melvin's work only one off day a week he damn busy long working hours. He finally got 10 days off and it was ending, so we fished as much as we could before it was over.<br /><br />OK JUSTIFIED.<br /><br />Today we planned to go to St John's for half a day. Melvin starts work tomorrow. But due to some hiccups Melvin and his gf arrived late. Damn wasted he missed the ferry by two minutes. I was there early but I couldn't do anything :S So we decided to head down back to Labrador Park to try.<br /><br />After setting up our gear and casting, Melvin got a Todak bite within minutes. But small one. Long story short, he noob, Todak escaped.<br /><br />Labrador Park sibei jialat I tell you. Hours and hours wasted, no Tamban no nothing. Then suddenly this aunty pulled up quite a few fishes. She like very pro and experienced so I spoke to her. I think she was using size 5 -7 hooks. Four hooks, prawn bait. She just throw down below the jetty.<br /><br />Sick of no Tamban, so I copy.<br /><br />Not much to say here, I caught some and she caught some. These fishes all I never see before. But the aunty say very nice one can eat. So after I got home, I researched their names. Oh and when the aunty left, she gave me all her fishes cos she say too little for her to bring home anyway. Power one this aunty only want big fish or many many fishes, two or three she don't want one, not like me hahahahaha.<br /><br />Sotong!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06145-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06145-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Cardinalfish!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06153-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06153-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Barracuda!<br />Website says.... This is the smaller cousin of the 2-3ft ones. However, this smaller one is nicer to eat :D<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06144-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06144-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Spinefoot!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06147-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06147-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Leatherjacket! Eh this one damn ugly la. The skin is.. wah lau damn disgusting can. And even after one hour in my dry styrofoam box, these fellas still alive. Wah lau.. But I was in for a surprise.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06149.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06149.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06152.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06152.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06155-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06155-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />I cannot differentiate between Scads.<br />Scads like Kunning or Yellowtail or whatever la just eat all lol.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06151-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06151-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06156-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06156-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06168.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06168.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This was what was going to be on the dinner plate later!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06158-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06158-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Aunty told me the Leatherjacket just peel off the skin and fry. Barracuda chop up and fry. Spinefoot also just fry. Plus the Kunning also just fry la this one I already know duh lol.<br />During dinner, I had the biggest shock of my life.<br /><br />Barracuda, tasted abit funny but still very very nice. Just too many fine bones, annoying.<br /><br />Spinefoot, tasted sweet and had alot of meat, very nice. My grandmother whose appetite is not good, at one whole fish by herself. She loved it.<br /><br />Leatherjacket, this ugly damn thing shocked me the most. The meat was sooooo tender, soft and sweet. Omg wow! It tasted something like Whiting and Blue Grenadier I used to always eat when I was studying in Australia! This ugly thing so nice to eat!!! Shocking!! I must go get more. Poor gf didn't get to try these, I must go fish more and grill for her to eat!! SHIOK!<br /><br />I guess this can be considered progress too since I learned about these new fishes that ended up in my fat belly. I want MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-73412146133549859162009-08-09T19:49:00.003+08:002009-08-12T02:36:00.040+08:00My Fifth Fishing Trip - 9th August - St John's IslandReady for a long ass post with many many pictures? Oooo something good is coming up! :D<br /><br />Armed with nothing more than determination and some new information from forums, Melvin and I got our act together and headed down to St John's Island again. Yes, we were determined to conquer it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />It was a Sunday.. The 9th of August.. National Day. So.. I need to sing my National Day song first. Written by Mrs Christina Wang from Henry Park Primary School 20 years ago. Hahahahahahahahaha. My gf hates this song, that's why I love to sing it to her.<br /><br />READY?!<br /><br />THE NINTH OF AUGUST IS A HOLIDAY<br />WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL WE ALL CAN PLAY<br />WE'LL BE DRESSED IN OUR BEST<br />ESPECIALLY FOR TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />HIP HIP HOORAY IT'S OUR NATIONAL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Hahaha okokok don't waste time...<br /><br /><br />Melvin bought some Tambans so we quickly fixed up our 9ft rods with floats and let the strong current whisk them out. We then quickly set up our smaller rods to catch some small live baits.<br /><br />Damn lame I tell you. Got many uncles sitting beside us trying to jig for Tambans or any small fishes to use as bait. All got nothing. But Melvin and I pulled up fish after fish lol. This fish is called Kunning. I think that's how you spell it, not sure. It's the fish you eat with Nasi Lemak is what I was told. Here we go...<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06084.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06084.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06081.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06081.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06083.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06083.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06085.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06085.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Don't I look more and more like a fisherman? Bwahahahahaha....<br /><br /><br />We pulled up some coral fishes too. Dunno can use or not but just keep and try lor hor? <br /><br /><br /><br />By the way, Melvin's brain for the past few days before this trip can only thing of Todak. He whole day tell me how much he wanna catch Todak. I wanted to catch Queenfish. But that day we didn't have the proper equipment for it. Lesson learnt, now at least I know what to prepare.<br /><br />So we threw out some live kunning and proceeded back to catch more. Then suddenly, this guy on our left shouting and shouting, I thought what sia. With kaypo eyes, we looked on carefully to see what the commotion was about.<br /><br />Ahhh... He caught a Todak. And chey... also not big... same size as the one I caught at Labrador Park...<br /><br />So our attention turned back to Kunning.<br /><br />Then I heard.... Zeeet Zeeet Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.<br />MY LINE TURNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I rushed over and waited for a while.. So kan jiong! Then I fought it for awhile. This stupid Melvin didn't even turn to look at me, he thought nothing. I said, "GOT LA". So I asked him come over try reel see got feel or not. He reeled, he say don't have la, just your float against the current. Sure no feel la, cos I already fought the damn thing until he tired. What the heck, reel back anyway right?<br /><br />WOAHHHHHHHH TODAK!!!! BIG BIG TODAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Melvin so excited he ran down to pull the line for me when close. He so excited that before I even take picture with my catch, he ask me take for him first. Basket wanna steal my limelight.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06087.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06087.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06086.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06086.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />My Todak!!!!! BIG BIG ONE!!! OK! Improvement again! Progress! Happy!!!<br /><br />So we proceeded to take out the hook from the Todak and we were quite far away from where we caught it, about two bustops length. Suddenly, one uncle started shouting.<br />"AH DI AH!!! AH DI AH!!!!" Melvin's turn!!!! Wah he run so fast IPPT sure gold. His line Zeeeeeeet Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet non stop so loud. So much more intense than mine!!!!<br /><br />Lol you should see how excited he was. He kept talking about that sound the whole freaking day.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06089.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06089.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06088.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06088.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Melvin's Todak bigger than mine a little bit. Wow nice catches. Three Todaks in five minutes!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06091.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06091.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />We got nothing after that so I'm going to proceed to the next part of this long post :D<br /><br />Here is a pic of my Todak before he was smashed to smittereens.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06120.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06120.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />After we reached home, I quickly googled to find out how to cook this monster. I found a Otak recipe and my gf and I quickly got to it. Here are the pics!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06122.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06122.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06125.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06125.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06126.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06126.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06130.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06130.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06131.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06131.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06135.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06135.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />END RESULT<br /><br />I put too many eggs that's why got the yellow thing on top. But it didn't really affect the taste la!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06139.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06139.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06141.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06141.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Yummy Yummy. It wasn't perfect and can be improved but it was our first try! Plus the fish was caught by me so the feeling even more song! Song Song!!!<br /><br />Was a good day. Everyone was happy, except for my gf cos she sat in the tent at St John's Island the whole day hahaha. But nvm la, she eat the Otak she happy already lol.<br /><br />So, all in all. Progress. Good!Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-8185087113428738922009-08-09T19:48:00.008+08:002009-08-12T03:10:51.168+08:00My Fourth Fishing Trip - 6th August - Labrador ParkOkie dokie, time to test out this place, Labrador Park. Everywhere I read about Labrador Park went something along the lines of... "Place very nice, very clean, got toilet etc etc.......................... but no fish". Lol. No fish. Sian... But it's ok we just go try.<br /><br />Armed with my new 9ft rod, Melvin and I made our way down. I have one 7ft rod that I use for tamban or other stuff, and one 9ft rod to cast out. Both same brand, both same design, exactly the same :D Maybe one day I'll take a picture of them and post it up. Cheap one la, $20+ only lol but I love them so I don't care!<br /><br />Melvin casted his 9ft rod first, and he was tying it to the railing when he felt something. He pulled and reeled back... He said, "BIG ONE SIA!". When he reeled back, his whole line kenna bitten off hahaha noob. But we were wondering what could have bitten off his entire line and ate his hook lol.<br /><br />So I casted my 9ft one out. 5mins later I got this little bugger.... Urgh....<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06050.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06050.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06049.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06049.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />And more and more of these little buggers, see Melvin's stupid face? Yea that's him. I'm not gonna post every picture of these damn buggers up so here are just a few.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06051.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06051.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06052.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06052.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here's something cool though. I left my rod there for like 1hour and when I reeled it back, I saw this.<br /><br /><br />This fella must have been stuck there for a long time and another fish or crab came to feast on him :( poor thing. But the fella that ate him also very smart, only eat his stomach little bit, never touch his poisonous organs. Poor little fella. Oh well.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06056.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06056.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />So here's the problem with Labrador Park... NO DAMN TAMBAN!!!!!!! Melvin, I and a few other uncles spent hours trying to jig for these little live baits. But nada, zero, nothing at all. And then.............................<br /><br />Suddenly one uncle shouted, "LAI LIAO AH LAI LIAO AH!" He pulled up four tambans in one line. Ooooo excitement. Mr Tamban school finally decided to come by. Melvin pulled two up instantly. Then he pulled another three up! Here's where I got doolan. The kukubird Melvin got his line entangled with mine with three tambans dangling on his. One dropped back into the sea. And we spent freaking five to seven minutes frantically trying to unentangle our lines. And by the time we were done. Mr Tamban bastard school decided to whisk away, leaving me high and dry.<br /><br />Together with the combined efforts we managed to get these tambans. But one uncle damn neow one, we share container he also like not happy, later on we wanna borrow one also he shout at us. Wanted to scold him but nvm I didn't wanna spoil my day, wanted to enjoy fishing :)<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06059.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06059.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />So... I was immensely pissed off at not being able to catch tambans when this stupid Melvin so shiok. I cut my line off and proceeded to tie a floating line. I wanted to try catching this fish called Todak. I saw a few swimming around.<br /><br />As I casted my float with one of Melvin's tamban, all the uncles giving me different advice on how to catch Todak. So I just took bits and pieces here and there and did what I thought made sense.<br /><br />Floating... Floating... BAM! I saw my float skimming across the water super fast. One end to the other end. I saw splashing and trashing and then the Todak leaped out of the water! I quickly unlocked my line to let the Todak pull as much as he wanted so it would tire him out. After I decided he was tired, I tightened my line slowly and jerked my rod to make sure he kenna hooked firmly! Then I reeled him back and it was all over... My first decent catch! <br /><br />Tada!<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06063.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06063.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06061.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06061.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06067.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06067.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06066.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06066.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I know I know, this is not the biggest Todak out there. But it was the first big fish I caught and I could see my catches improving. All the determination and sun burn paid off. It was sweet............. The fight was so thrilling! Shiok man, addicted. Hah!<br /><br /><br />Then I went back to check on the already dead half eaten puffer I left in the sun and he looked like this lol.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06068.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06068.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Lastly, just as we were about to leave, I pulled this up. Geez, I was like, what the hell is this shit. It looked like an alien from the movie ALIENS, except it had what looked like his head kenna step by shoe lol. Like those shoe prints on wet concrete after drying up.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06071.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06071.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06073.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06073.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I found out it was a cleaner fish. The marks were to attach itself to bigger fish and eat their left overs. Also, it meant that a turtle or huge fish was nearby! Nah uh we didn't see anything.<br /><br />The uncles all said Todak no good to eat one. Can eat, but got smell. So after reaching home, I told my maid to chop it up while I decided what to do with it. That night dinner, she cooked it already................... Didn't even ask me, basket. I don't know how to describe how she cooked it, but it wasn't anything fancy or with alot of spices. Just normal. But when I ate it, no smell lei. Where got smelly? Tasted so good and so sweet, just like victory.. Hahahahha. <br /><br />OWNED YOU MR TODAK!!<br /><br />Oh ya, I still emo and going to make it my mission to conquer the damn Tambans. Grrr stupid Tamban I hate chew.<br /><br />All in all, an improvement. I felt encouraged to see progress :)Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-871884078776362470.post-27027375403848369832009-08-09T19:47:00.003+08:002009-08-12T19:39:33.293+08:00My Third Fishing Trip - 3rd August - St John's IslandAnother fruitless attempt........<br /><br />S i g h<br /><br />This trip I made with two friends of mine, Melvin and Shun Hao. It was Melvin's first fishing trip with his newly bought rod. Shun Hao just came along for fun aka carry all my stuff for me.. Bwahahahaha.....<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a pic of Mr Shun Hao aka Lenz Wong.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06042.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06042.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />In the end, only I caught one rubbish grouper. But at least this time it was actually pretty big. Improvement I guess? I released it after he posed for my camera.<br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06045.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06045.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Oh ya, one important point about this trip I need to record down. Everywhere I read they say that Kusu Island sucks for fishing. As we left St John's Island our ferry went to Kusu Island and the boat guy said it would stay for an hour. So I thought, "What the heck la, just take out rod go outside throw lor". <br /><br />As we alighted the jetty, I noticed a shorter jetty on the left. I asked the ranger if we could fish there and she said, "Can! Catch big fish cut me half".<br /><br />As we proceeded there, the water below us was clear but it looked fishless. Sian, but nvm ma, just to kill 1 hour right? When we reached the end of the jetty, I quickly fixed my rod up and used two prawns as bait.<br /><br />*Cast*<br /><br />Omigod! I never secure the prawn properly. So one of it flew out and landed about 2 meters in front of me. And then............. Just as the prawn hit the water, I saw two fishes jump out of the water to gassah it!!! HEART PUMP!! So I faster reel back and proceeded to tie more prawns. After deshelling the first prawn, I just dumped the prawn head right in front of me into the water. And as I was securing the prawn on my hook..........<br /><br />I saw many many many many fishies below the jetty appearing to wallop my prawn head!! Got red snapper, got parrot fish, got the leather fish, got nemo, got nemo's mother, got nemo's father......................................<br /><br />Wah!!! Excitement I tell you. So we all faster try to throw hand reel and rod also near the edge of the jetty and we saw sooooo many fishes. But guess what? Our stupid size 1 hook too big for them so in the end we end up feeding fish :(<br /><br />People say Kusu Island no fish, maybe no big fish I don't know but I sure as hell saw some. I must go back there one day.<br /><br />In the end only left with one handsome photo of myself lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/?action=view¤t=DSC06047.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/imperatorz/DSC06047.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Name: Imperatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18223920230279406339noreply@blogger.com0