Exaggeration

Exaggeration, originally uploaded by HenryKoh.

A common phenomenon among fishos.

Kota Kinabalu June 23-27 2009

7 of us started off the trip with great expectation but the result is disappointing. The sea was mirror calm on the first day but really choppy for the remaining days with waves of 2 to 3 meters. All but me was sea-sick at some point in the trip. The only saving grace for me was a 10 over kg amberjack which happened to be the largest fish of the trip. Well I finally caught my amberjack!

Trolling on way produced no result

Mirror calm on the first day:

At last an amberjack

The total catch:

The gang of 7:

My Reels are Packed & I'm Ready to Go

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.

Changi by Night

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:

Photos by Francis & edited by me.

Something to Lust For

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:

and some limited edition Accurates:

May 16, 2009

Place: Changi Area
Boatman: Ah Soon
Anglers: Daryl, Tony, Francis, Alex & I

Overall it is a rather average catch compared to the previous trip with the same boatman. I had only 3 fishes - a chocolate hind (not in pic), a table size snapper and a grunter (maybe the biggest catch of the day). Francis and Tony had the best catch rate.

Making A Small Return

I have decided to make a small come back to the fishing fraternity. The lure (pun not intended) is still irresistible. Do come back for some catch reports ...