4 Dec 2004 - the barras look so small nowadays... - after catching the monster on 11 Nov 2004, even my 3 kilo barra looked small. Good feeling it was again with 2 barras, one by Sunny and one by me. Huge stargazer came too, together with a new friend taha... Moved to a few other places but at the penultimate spot, some Garoupas showed up to entice the stomach at the Cliff, and then good ol Ahmad, Raju and a boat called Chiku came and dropped anchor around my boat... so I zoomed to the Snagpile for a little peace and quiet, actually the radio was on so we were more into relax mode than serious fishing already... 5 more prawns? finished fifty bucks of live prawns just like that? OK back to the boatel for a wash and a magnificent dinner at Orchard hotel (friend's wedding with great food!!! Soon Hock too! Previous night was Coral Trout... worth the ang bao) So here are some pics, including Guek with one of his garoupas.
Cold Water fish on 12th Nov 2004 After the previous day's success, Brendon, Raphael and Bryan came on board to experience cold water fishing. Sharks, Rays and Catfish were caught!!! And there was cold rain too... sigh, can't have a perfect trip everytime. But Raphael's 5 kilo white-spotted ray did give us some kick, and my gaff was put to use after a long rest.
Sambal BBQ Ray anyone?
MONSTER BARRA TODAY 11 Nov 2004
WHAT A TRIP!!! Screaming drags and all! Fish broke the landing net too!Almost couldn't lift this bugger at 22 pounds on 12 pound line. Went around Ubin today with Dad, Jo, Felip, Kings and Reuben. The queenfish plains over the sunken kelong was packed this morning, with all the usual faces, Ah Bee, Raju, Ah Chai, Rockin Angels, It's Great... and many more. At least 8 boats were anchored over a small area at the plains where an old kelong once stood... so we moved, but not after landing and releasing a Queenfish. Moved everywhere till GOOD FEELING was really good AGAIN!!! With a monster barra, the other landed fish like Snapper and Garoupas were so small in the baitwell. I have to say, this broke my 8 kilo Barra record. Now Kings is certain there are big fish in Singapore. Going again tomorrow.
6 Nov 2004
Not satisfied with Treva Berkley's first Snapper, Jeeves gets the boat's first Javelin... on a rather quiet fishing day. Fortunately everybody landed something decent. Everybody (Jeeves, Guek Fah, Kings and me) was wondering what happened to the waters as the bites were slow. Garoupas always save the day I guess.
Anyway, people often mistake the Javelin for a Grunter (or Guhud). If you take a look at the Javelin, the whole fish is silvery while the Guhud has a yellowy tinge, especially noticeable on half its tail (take a look at earlier pictures in the gallery). And of course, the Javelin fights like a mad horse, as Jeeves can testify. So despite a slow day, some garoupas and a Javelin are still fun, and of course, you know what they say about a bad day of fishing... IT DEFINITELY beats a good day at work!
Looks like the fish are saving their energy for me this upcoming holiday.
30 Oct 2004 - Day trip with Francis, Jeeves, Kings and Sherman. Almost couldn't launch the boat with a relay problem. But the good ol mechanic solved it on the spot and we soon moved into position over the spot. As soon as we settled, I had a good pull on my rod, opening accounts with a small but strong grunter. Then things went quiet, with some small garoupas showing up on Jeevan's rod and mine. So we moved ... and soon after letting down the lines, Jeevan pointed out that my rod was into a full U (I was staring at Kingsley's rod at the time)! I sprung into action and landed a nice barra (seen here in the pic).
A healthy barra while Francis looks on
Then, Francis got a good pull, while Kings took a strong pull, and my handline went rolling... triple hookup on Barra? Sadly, no. Triple miss. Francis lost his fish, so did I, and Kings lost his fish to a snag.
Then all went quiet as the fish were spooked. And after a while, just when bites were coming in again and Jeeves pulled in a Garoupa, the storm came. So, on the advice of Sherman, we zoomed back to the boatel very early... and the storm didn't really hit. But, according to Sherman, it always pays to respect the sea. The fish will be there ... another day.
23 Oct 2004 - Morning trip with Sengkang Sam. So many boats were out today, all fishing the same spots, so we moved to some quieter spots, but they were either taken up too or there were nets all over the spot. The morning started slowly, but just when we thought it was going to be a bad day, several good fish turned up at our last spot to brighten the day. Went back to shore early with a mixed bag.
Strong pulling Harry Hotlips (a type of Sweetlip) turned up with 2 Snappers and 5 Garoupas! Steamed fish for dinner!!!
Just snapped a pic of the boat for fun while waiting for the rain to stop.
4 Oct 2004 and 6 Oct 2004 - Practiced lots of golf lately to emulate Vijay Singh. Found some extra distance and consistency. Now back to fishing ... Went out on the boat for about an hour and a half on the fourth. Got a Snapper, a Garoupa and a Grunter before a friend had to go back to shore on urgent business. Quite relaxing though. But today (6 Oct) was interesting. For a refreshing change, we (me and daughter) joined Sunny and Tim at a special freshwater location and landed some nice stuff. Song He, Patin, Common Carp and Rohu were landed and released. Here are some pics.
Here's a Patin ready for release.
And Common Carp like this were ... common. Released too! Thanks Sunny and Tim!
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