Happy Birthday

Been deciding whether should I bring along my fishing gear to the chalet or not, as we all will be having a bbq cum birthday celebrations of a nephew and a niece there.

After helping out grilling satays all night long, I decide to go home to refresh and might as well fetch my rod and reel to Pasir Ris PA chalet.

Since I was too tired and BIL was not around, I gave up the idea of night fishing. Anyway, there's no bait at all to fish.

After breakfast the next day, I rode down to Changi Village and bought a few packets of pon pon sarung. BIL came later with lunch, so before we gave the fishes to bite, why don't we have a quick bite at our lunch first.

As I was not familiar of the spot and this is the first time I will throwing my lines there, BIL decide to choose a spot which is near to the chalet.




Saw two guys fishing there with live prawns and seems there's no action at all. Not even a single twitch of their rods.

Both of us set our gears and BIL is the first one to cast and he's the first one to hook a fish. A palm size mempinang. The I got my first bite and land a second mempinang.


Realizing that the two Chinese guys packing their stuff, we decide to shift to their spot. I land my second smallie that is a bechok.


As we chatting away, I saw BIL's rod being pulled. He rushed to his rod and by looking at the tip of the rod, it is not those smallies coral fish bite. And true enough it's not, as BIL reel the fish near to the rocks, I could see the shining body of a sicklefish - tudung periok.


As tide is going down, we are hoping for some more bites, but it ended up our baits are still intact and decide to pack.

Early Angler Catch Nothing

Met BIL at East Coast Parkway McDonalds at 6.30am. Set up my gear, throw the lines but nothing interesting at the new spot that we went.

The only wonderful happens there is the sunrise...



and a stupid sign.

As there was no bite at all and with noisy apeks swimming around the small jetty, we decide to change spot somewhere at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.

Decide to buy worm baits (pon pon sarung) and a quick breakfast at Changi Village. Bought a longer Rod Sling Back cause the one keep flipping away when I ride fast.

Easy parking, right at the edge.

The new bite alarm - When It Flies... It Bites!

Don't fish here in the mid day... arrghhhhhhh!!! Its burning hot!

If only fishermen or anglers that have boats are considerate enough to lay their nets not too near the shore, so that we anglers can share the catch. They lay their nets at about 50 - 80 metres from the shore.

After one hour of waiting, I got these... hmmm.. at least there was some bite!

Puffer Fish a.k.a Fubu (Buntal)

Eel Tail Catfish (Sembilang)

Striped Eel Tail Catfish (Usat)

Fubu.. thrown back to the sea. All the catfish, I gave it to a Thai construction worker.

Malaysian Mermaid

Found these pictures when browzing Malaysian Fishing Net Forum. You guys decide yourself, whether mermaid are really myth creatures.

As in the report, this picture was shot at one of the Malaysian islands. Don't know lah which island.

Hope... I don't hook one, tomorrow!

Longkang Fishing

Decide to return again at this longkang on Saturday morning. Ride up to Changi Village to buy some worm baits (sarong), pack a teh 'o' then taking my sweet time riding along Nicoll Drive and Changi Coastal Road to ECP.

Saw a few anglers by the beach, maybe one day I try my luck wetting my lines there.

Reach longkang around 10.30 and was surprise that the tide is already high since high tide is at 1pm. Set my gear, hook up the bait and cast at the previous spot where i caught few catfish (sembilang) there. Set up my second rod and wait for bites.

My BIL* came an hour later with his cute little SureCatch telescopic rod. He tried some few rigs but the fish just don't want to bite. Maybe there not hungry or maybe on a diet.

We left at 3pm and lucky enough when I reach home, it rains heavily.

*BIL: Brother In Law

My "Ayam Brand" Gear

Reels

Use First Pay Later

Shimano Super400 - 10lb Mono line

I still can't figure whether it's a Baitcaster Reel or Surfcast Reel. Can't find this model in Shimano web.

Birthday Present 

Rapala FS8i 4000 - 20lb Mono line

Shimano Alivio 1000FB - 8lb Braided line

My faithful 8-year old reel 

Shakespeare Summit 2070 - 15lb Mono line

Luring Rod

Berkly Cherrywood 5.6ft one-piece rod

Shimano Scimitar 7ft two-piece



Surfcast Rod

Pioneer Apachi 10ft two-piece



Jigging Rod

Shakespeare Ugly Stik 5.6ft one-piece



Offshore Rods

Sea Ranger 6ft two-piece

Shakespeare Sturdy Stik 5ft one-piece 

Hey there!

Since hook on fishing just few months ago, might as well I have a blog on my weekend fishing. Maybe I shoot some of my catches and upload it here.

Right now I realized that the hole in my pocket is getting bigger due to buying of new fishing gear.

And i don't care whether it's surfcasting, luring or even pond fishing, if time permits and some cash to buy bait, you can find me at Changi Broadwalk, Bedok Reservoir, Pasir Ris Pond or any longkang at East Coast.