No Fish!

Due to work commitments and a bit of laziness, I have not been fishing lately. Will be updating if this week I'm free.

Lucky Me

As usual met Dem at Changi Village to get baits and some breakfast before both of us went to our favorite spot. An again met the usual anglers there.

The good spot was not taken, set up my gear and cast. Few minutes later, there was some action but looking by the rod's nodding, I could guess it was the work of the smallies. Got few croakers and a palm size grunter.

An hour later, taking cover from the morning sun at one of the pavilion to watch the rods action along the boardwalk, my rod nod hard.

Ran to my rod, before taking it from Dem who grab it first and make the execution and surprisingly, lady luck is on my side with this catch...





and the smallies...

First, Fastest, Biggest

Met Dem around 9am at Changi Village to get some baits, drinks and food. Both of us still wondering where do we want to fish. Seems like both of us are running out of spots to fish. Because the last 2 weeks were unproductive.

At last we agreed to fish at Changi Board Walk as it is the nearest. Surprising to see only a few rods at the board walk, and we got a good space to cast our lines. Met the regular anglers there and chat with them for a while asking how's the bite rate. Checking out their nets, they have been hooking up a few catfish (duri) since Friday night.

Set my gear, tied up my ready made apollo rig with ponpon sarung as baits and cast with a size 4 sinker. Tide was already high and lucky enough the current were not as strong as when tide were coming up or down.

As I was trying to untie my packet drink, my rod nods twice. While reeling in slowly, I was looking both sides to check on the other anglers whether they are reeling in as line might tangle up due to crossed lines but there were all away from their rods.

I can feel there's something at the end of the line as I was reeling in and it's quite heavy. There's no fight at all and I guess it's the catfish that was hook and I was wrong when I saw a shining white reflection coming up to the surface. Yessss!!! it's a Longhead Grunt (Gerut Gerut/Tembam Pipi).

Shouting at Dem to help me bring up the fish, and I really don't want to repeat the same mistake when I lost that huge Sickle Fish there a month ago. No wonder there was no fight, the fish swallowed the bait deep in.

This was the first, fastest and biggest catch since I start fishing again.

"Batman" Stingray

Last Sunday, out of boredom from my sickening headache, I force myself out from bed, fetched my gear, bought some prawns from the nearby supermarket and straight down to the longkang!

BIL came late in the evening with his family, ending up with two puffer fish (buntal). It seems lately, I don't get anymore interesting bites.

Found this interesting pictures on the net.





I wonder if there are any Robin stingray around?

Argghhhhhhh!!! What a day!!

Since BIL and another fishing kaki could not make to the Ubin trip, so I and Dem decide to try the island.

Caught the ferry or rather a bumboat to Ubin and since I have not fishing there for more than 15 years at the island, Dem lead the way to the spot that he recalled it from another kaki.

Changi Ferry Terminal

Set up my gear, cast and... nope! not a big fish. Bloody shit!, got snag to don't know what. Fix up another rig and cast again. Not a single twitch for two hours at the beach facing the offshore fish farms.

Where are the fishes?

Twice reeling in with a huge caterpillar sea-creature like stuck on the bait and it look scary.

I did some luring at the beach but again.. ZERO!!!! With some stupid school campers are throwing rocks where we were fishing. It's a bit frustrating when they are no bites and you've got these silly school children throwing things in the sea.

Dem decide to change spot, when he called another fishing kaki which try to guide him to a new spot by phone. So we walked to the said spot. And it make the whole trip more frustrating when he himself doesn't know the place.

The "Long & Winding Walk"

With the gears and heavy bags, we have to walk like half of the island ending up at some chalet. Decide not to go any further. Tried luring at resort beach with negative results. Called the island taxi and straight to the jetty.

Next time if I want go there again, might as well have someone that has more knowledge of the island. Hate to have blisters on my foot.

Reach Changi jetty and decide to fish at Board Walk and it make me sick again, when I saw a lot of rods already filling up all the space. Decide to join a regular angler there to another area near the Board Walk.

And of course.... not bites at all.

To kill that boring feeling, I snap some pictures of the area.