Boat Trip cum B'day Party

The day for Faiz's birthday surprise finally came and everyone who knew the plan was as enthusiastic as ever except for the bdae boy/mat of course. Amira,Shawn and Bdae boy/mat reached punggol mrt 5 mins earlier than the rest to meet up with Mimi. Aidil,Fahmi and Dinie came soon after that. We boarded the shuttle bus and we were off counting every second until we reach the destination of the year which was Marina Country Club. The Bdae boy/mat finally found out and was quite overwhelmed by what lies ahead. The first boat trip of our lives with no guardians and just a bunch of close friends ran through everyone's mind of course. For anglers like Dinie, Aidil and Shawn, it was an opportunity to tap into the potentials of the vast ocean( an exaggeration indeed!). We were having the time of our lives as the fibreglass boat driven by Uncle Raju sped past our locals shores from Punggol to the end of Changi. When the anchor was firstly decended to the seabed, most of us got seasick due to the excessive rocking. Faiz the Bdae boy/mat was as usual acting hero although he was feeling quesy inside. He ended sleeping throughout the whole trip. We drop our lines near some breakwater and there was plenty of small fishes for cheap thrills. Even Mimi was up for some angling action. In an hour or two, Uncle Raju decided to change spot. Everyone was excited when Uncle Raju said " Lets go Ubin there..Got big fishes there." We were told to use long leader lines with live prawns to catch the big ones. Dinie missed the first one as he loosen too much of his drag and the line snapped. The next one didn't get away as Dinie reeled up a decent size chocolate hind. Our time was almost up and we were left with 10 mins. That was when the surprise of the day popped up. Amira was screaming for help as the rod she was holding had a strong signal. Uncle Raju helped reel it up. A big ungah tanda was subdued and was catch of the day. The trip was very much fulfilling although the unforgiving seas exposed one of many hidden weaknesses.

Ship Ahoy!

Bdae boy trys to act hero

Faiz is my name and puking is my game? Kidding...

Son and Amira Waiting to drop line..

Mimi with her mini fishyDinie likes to selit with everyone's catch
Total catch for the day! Not bad for a couple of noobs

Pasir Ris Beach

Another trip to Pasir Ris. Pics below.

Orange Spotted Grouper
Usats,Grouper and Asam

Total catch of the day

Back to Punggol River

Have not been updating for the past few weeks due to preparations for Hari Raya and school. 2 weeks ago, the crew went to punggol river to try our luck. As usual we reached there around 10am. In this trip, the floater produced more rewards compared to the sinking method. While we were busy with catching gobies and tilapias at the banks, a big splash was detected somewhere in the middle of the river. Then, Haziq's rod gave a bend shortly after the splash. We expected a duri or a gemang to be at the end of the line but to our surprise it was a decent size ladyfish a.k.a ikan parang. Later that afternoon, Elfie landed a flower crab while plenty of CnR had to be done for the usats we caught. The members involved were Faisal, Elfie, Fred, Izzat, Haziq and Dinie.