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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Something to be proud of.....

Received a SMS from Jepp this morning informing me that my blog was selected as one of the top 75 fishing blog for the year 2011. So, I quickly checked my email and found this :-

The Top 75 Fishing Blogs

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For generations, fishing has been a favorite American pastime and one of our most well-loved sports. Perhaps one of the main reasons why fishing is so beloved by millions of Americans is due to its versatility.

Fishing can be as relaxing or as exhilarating as you want it to be. You can spend the day at a local lake or pond relaxing or enjoy an exciting day on a bass fishing boat. As long as there’s a body of water, be it a lake, stream, river or ocean, there’s fishing to be had.

However, any seasoned fisherman will tell you that fishing isn’t as easy as it looks. There are many techniques and strategies involved in catching fish (and especially big fish) and you’ll need the right tackle and equipment to get the most out of your fishing expeditions.

To help your efforts, our team has selected the top fishing blogs to bring to you the very best in tips and tricks on becoming a fishing pro. From learning how to tie knots, to the best local haunts, to what color lure you’ll need to reel in a monster, these blogs have all the bases covered.

We are happy to award badges to each of the bloggers that made the grade, and we encourage you to share our list of blogs with others who also enjoy this incredible sport.

Congratulations to the bloggers that made the list and happy fishing!

The Top 75 Fishing Blogs for 2011

Monday, January 2, 2012

Marbled Goby

Date : 01 January 2012
Time : 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Location : Sg Kayu
Went to Sungai Kayu yesterday with Jepp. Tried to catch talapia, snakehead and prawn but unluckily there were none of them. I only managed to catch a Marbled Goby which is quite small and two anabas testudineus ( ikan puyu/ karuk ). All of them were given to Jepp to keep in his aquarium. No picture was taken during the 'adventure' as it was raining.
Happy new year to everyone.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Lankayan 2011

Date : 10 December 2011
Time : 7.30am - 4.30pm
Location : Lankayan
Boatman : Botak Jack
Cost : RM205 per person
Members of the trip : Myself, Jason, Amiludin, Khairul, Palmin and the Kinabatangan Anglers.

The Sea Master
Palmin
Amiludin
Khairul
Jason
Amiludin, myself and Khairul
The Kinabatangan Anglers
Selingan Island
Palmin with his best catch of the day
Jason with his trigger fish
Amiludin with his pink ear emperor
The best scenery seen on our way back to Sandakan
My catch
Amiludin and Khairul's catches. The total weight of their catch was 30kg.
Jason with his 8.7kg catches
The best catch of the day, the Jangkarman's 5kg Yellow Fin Trevally
Here are my catch:
1.35kg and 1.2kg Red Snappers
An 800g Japanese Red
3 Juvenile Emperor Fish
4 standard size pisang pisang
900g, 800g and 650g trigger fish
6 dinner plate sized groupers
2 dinner plate sized juvenile GT
6 pink ear emperors with the heaviest catch was 1.1kg
3 coral fish
All the fish were scaled with my digital scale.
It was a successful trip for most of us. Since it's the first time we reached Lankayan Water after several attempts, we felt happy. Will surely go to Lankayan Water again. For 2011, this was a good year end trip and I'm not planning to go for another trip again this year. So, see you all again next year.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Bai Island and Dulang-Dulang Island 2011

Date : 26 November 2011
Time : 8.30am - 4.30pm
Location : Bai Island and Dulang-Dulang Island
Boatman : Nasip
Cost : RM25 per person
Members of the trip : Myself and the Facebookers' JORAN SANDAKAN team
The weather was quite cloudy in the morning but in the afternoon, it's hot. I had sunburn on my face, arms and legs. Forgot to use my sunblock as I was quite sleepy as the bite rate was not that good.

Heading towards Dulang-Dulang Island
Palmin with his first catch of the day.Palmin's second grouper
Victor with a better catch - a 500g GT
SaudinSaudin with a 400g grouperAndrusI almost fell asleep fishing in Dulang Dulang Island.After not having any catch the whole morning, I was awarded with the biggest and heaviest catch of the day.
video

A 600g and 550g catfish
Although I did not have any catch the whole morning, I enjoyed myself sharing fishing experiences and techniques with the members of Joran Sandakan. There were a lot of jokes and laughter. Will try to join their trip again in the future.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Berhala Island 2011

Date : 19 November 2011
Time : 7.00am - 4.30pm
Location : Berhala Island
Boatman : Kim Sui
Cost : RM40 per person
Members of the trip : Jepp, Bakry and myself

The scenery.
Not many pictures were taken in this trip as the bite rate was quite low.
Bakry with his best catch- a flat headed shark
Jepp with another 600g flat-headed shark
Myself with a baby flat headed shark
A Stingray
A 500g GT
550g Agohot
Not many fish were caught in this trip but we enjoyed ourselves fishing together. Looking forward for another recreational trip in Berhala Island with Kim Sui in the future.