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.

Unfortunately....

This trip was on the 14th of September. The crew this time consisting of Andre,Shairul,Faisal and Dinie met up at punggol plaza at around 9am before heading to the usual spot. The day started with scorching hot weather as we casted our rod and awaiting the bites. We casted a floater to catch fishes near the rocks and were rewarded. It began to be a good day as Shairul's rod gave a good bend within a few minutes of casting. Soon after, the 1kg gemang was subdued. A few minutes later, Andre's rod was giving in weak vibrations as it sway back and forth. Trying out his luck, he pumped his abu garcia,commodore to find a bigger gemang at the end of his line. The fishes were kept in a net and was put in the water. Unfortunately after 3 hours or so, Dinie went to check the net to discover a huge gash in the net probably due to rubbing of sharp rocks in the water's edge. One of the gemang escaped with a few other fishes. The bigger gemang luckily got its giant head stuck in between the hole and its attempt of escaping failed. Although such an unexpected occurrence happened, we were still content with the catch. Btw, its great fishing with Shairul again. Cheers bro.

Dinie and Shairul
Shairul and Andre
Brother Faisal
Shairul posing with gemang
Dre posing with his commodore and gemang

Fish bigger than both a 1.5litre bottle and a thumbs up!

More pics form Pasir Ris Beach

Scat

From left,clockwise: Grouper, Duri Belalang, Leng chiam, Toadfish and Usat in the centre The catch of the that day

Yishun...

First day of Ramadan and we were already itching to try a new spot at Yishun. Haziq, Elfie and Dinie arrived at 10 plus. We started to cast our kelong sotong in hopes of biggies..The first cast didn't let Dinie down as his rod was starting to bend again since the encounter with the siakap. As the fish was brought near to the breaker, a 1kg plus Blukang surfaced. Fortunately the leader line snapped as Dinie didn't intend to keep the fish. Next, Haziq reeled in another Blukang which was quickly released. The weather was not in our favour as it started to rain now and then. At the end of the trip Elfie's rod which missed quite a few started to bend as well. Within a few minutes a 1kg plus duri was subdued. After surveying the new spot for the first time, the comment is that it was potentially good taking into consideration the weather and the tide. Thanks to Menglong for sharing with us tips on the spot. We appreciate the help! Hope we can go fishing together some day...

Pasir Ris Beach Again...

This fishing trip before the month of Ramadan consisted of Fariz,Dinie,Elfie,Faisal,Taufiq Kong,Haziq and our new kaki Faisal. We decided to stay in the east this time at pasir ris beach and tried a spot that used to be good a few years back. That particular saturday was scorching hot as the those who reached the spot first already start to hallucinate after a few hours due to the unbearable heat ( ask Faisal because he was the worst.Haha.). During that time the fish weren't even nibbling. Faisal, our newest kaki was satisfied with his first catch of an usat. Congrats for a slow but good start. A few minutes later Fariz arrived with the liquid of life! Bottles of cold mineral water! Bless u Faris. As the rest arrived everything continued to be slow. Bite rates didn't change until we changed spot as the tide was receeding. Faris was first to get some action as he reeled in a good size pinang2. Next, Dinie and Elfie reeled in a duri belalang each. As Elfie left for home, an uncle who fixed a net in the water gave us a total of 9 Scats,1 orange spotted grouper,1 toadfish and a few catfishes.The pics for that will be uploaded soon!