Taking A Break

Pulled my shoulder muscle badly due to two days straight of surfcasting. All fishing outing invites, i had to cancel, cause the pain is unbearably painful. Maybe I have to take some few weeks of rest before start to cast again.

Yesterday, Mr Jay mms me his latest catch.

Cute boy with his father's catch.

Catfish Fever

After deciding what time and where to meet before introducing Mr. Dem to Mr. Jay's spot at Punggol, both of us waited patiencely at the roadside after exiting to Punggol from TPE. Dark clouds were already above our heads and prayed that they were just passing clouds.

But luck was not on our side that evening, as we just to enter the dirt track area, it start to pours. Mr. Jay asked both of us to leave our bikes and join in his car, but we can't resist of leaving the bikes at that area, so I put on my raincoat and continued our journey to the canal.

Rain still pouring down heavily when we reached the spot. Knowing that graphite rods were dangerous during lightning, I have to wait till everything cool down. About an hour later, I slowly set up my gear as the other guys had already cast out. It's really annoying and very uncomfortable that you to fish when your whole body is soaking wet.

Mr. Dem start the evening catch with a small tarpon (bandang). An hour later is was Feeding Frenzy Time, one by one, the rods were shaken by the hungry catfish.

Mr. Dem with his tarpon.

Mr. Jay with his duri

Slowly... slowly..

Mr. Jay with his huge blues gang that we release it later on

Overall catch

Mr. Jay posing with the catch

Everybody got the taste of the fight and every rod that we cast out were shaken by the catfish especially to Mr. Jay's new gear, it's virginity was lost that night!

I'm Jealous!

Plan of joining Mr.Jay at Punggol yesterday. But due to heavy rain and already promised to visit my brother at his place, I had to cancel the plan.

Around 7 pm, Mr.Jay mms me this pix...


One huge tarpon.

Aching Body With Good Results

Arrghhhh... need a body massage due to yesterday's outing.

Ordered a glass of kopi 'O' while waiting for Mr.Dem at Changi Hawker Center. We packed some food and drinks. Only one tackle shop open early that morning for us to buy baits so we don't have the luxury to choose fresh baits from the other tackle shops.

Mr.Sam had already waited for us at the car park 6. Had to walk about 1500 meters to the spot from the carpark. After settling down a place to put our stuff, we set up our gear, bait up and cast. While waiting for some action, I enjoyed my packed breakfast and keeping my eye on the rods. Mr.Din came to join us shortly with some squid and shell baits.

Mr.Dem tying up his rig
Mr.Sam hoping his rig will catch a biggie!



The only catch! Mr.Sam with his leather jacket.

After a few reeling ins with seaweed and a small leather jacket, Mr.Sam decide to change spot, and we all agreed. Packed our stuff, stop by Changi Village to buy more baits and straight to the spot.

Again unpacked our stuff, set up and cast. Good early response when our rods been nodding here and there. Mr.Din brought up the first catch, second by me and follow up by the rest of the kakis.






Breaking the record was Mr.Dem with six stripped eel tail catfish (usat). Total catch was 16 various smallies minus the catch from our newly crowned King of Usat... Mr.Dem!

Burn Out

Saturday's outing.
Met Mr. Din at junction to Labrador Park at 7.30 am after stopping by at KTM to buy drinks and breakfast. Got to know that Mr. Dem will join us shortly.

Set up my Schimtar and L & F 13 footer, hoping that today my tallest rod will catch some fish as this will my second time trying this new set up. After casting at the seabed full of rocks and weeds, I need to setup my stomach with nasi lemak and a packet of kopi 'o'. Weather was really humid and burning hot. Decide to go topless while fishing, cause the heat made me uncomfortable with a long sleeve T-shirt on.


Mr Din yelled at me that my shortest rod got a strike. When reeling in my sinker got stuck under the rocks. Force it out and managed to get it back losing the fish.

That was the first and the last strike for the whole outing. The rest was snag after snag. Went down to the waterbreaker area, but still there's no bite at all.

Went down here, still no bites!

Mr. Dem casting his Prokat

Another boring Labrador outing ending up trying to change to a new hobby...

... rock climbing.



Watch out for beautiful green tree snake while sitting under the trees at Labrador Park.

Sunday
Woke up with aching body plus all the sunburnt. Around 11 am, Mr. Jay called up whether I'm interested to join him at his spot around Punggol area. As I got nothing to do at home, why not joining him.

Met him at the Punggol Exit before we ride in some unknown dirt track. I just follow his bike to the spot. As I was riding along, I was talking to myself, who the hell want to fish at this area, cause the journey is quite spooky, worst if it's raining. Huge puddle here and there that I must avoid.

After reaching the area, I was surprise to see a lot of cars, pickups, vans and even lorry parking by the side of the railing with a huge canal-like that separates Punggol and Coney Island. Found a space to park our bikes and set up our gears.




I only set up my 10 footer rod with my Rapala reel bait up with peeled prawn and cast about 70 metres from the railing.

Two hours later, the rod bend fiercely and I quickly grab the rod. Had a good fight for a few minutes, then slowly reel in the fish near to the edge. Mr. Jay asked me to tired down the fish before lifting it up from the canal, but luck was not on my side, as I was about to hold on, the 30lb braided line snap to due to line rubbing on the sharp cement edges of the canal. A huge loss, but anyway that's fishing.

Few minutes later, Mr. Jay's turn. And again, the line snap. This time I think it was my mistake, trying to lift up the fish by pulling in the line by hand. Seeing the two losses, I set up my 13 footer and cast out.

At about 6 pm, the 13 footer broke "Her Virginity" by hooking up a decent size duri (catfish). 7 pm, we packed up bringing back the catch to my inlaws.

Mr. Jay's catch

My catch

Quite happy with the outing, eventhough I lost a biggie. Maybe this weekend I will try again at this spot.