I am ready for Kota Kinabalu on 23-27 June 2009. In addition to the above reels I borrowed Steven's Commander H5 electric reel. What is needed now is fine weather and plenty of fishes, particularly the mutated giant gold fish.
Friday 5th June 2009. I invited Francis to the trip and he was skeptical since Changi is not known to produce any good catch at night, maybe with the exception of catfish. I told him we needed to get ready for the impending Sabah trip and that somehow persuaded him
Setting off under the golden light of the sun:
The night was indeed slow - only a few snappers and quite a number of catfishes (some in the region of 3-4 kgs). Probably unbelievable but Francis somehow broke his rod pulling up a catfish.
Caught napping:
The morning was much better. Francis caught the biggest fish of the trip - a 6.5 kg queen fish:
This is me with his fish, showing him how to hold the fish to make it look bigger:
For me it was 4 diamond trevally (chermin) in a row.
The total catch (catfishes not shown) - not too bad for Singapore water:
Just when you think fishing is simple and relaxing, new great looking reels like these are launched. It is no longer just about the fish; it is now also about the reel. When the fishes are not biting we now have something beautiful to look at.
Introducing a new range of Daiwa Saltist lever drag reels:
