Sunday, March 15, 2009

Awesome Day!

Venue: Bungsamran Lake (Bangkok)
Date: 12th March 2009
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
Bait: Bread formula & Lum formula
Weather: Sunny and Hot
Rig: Floater

It been a long wait for this day to come. The thoughts of the reel screaming away, line being pulled out, rod bending into a 'C' shape make me Excited.

Took our breakfast at Samran Place and off we Chiong~!


Ah Chai came to pick us up at ard 8.10am in his pinkie cab


Reach BSR at 9am


Prices


Some background of BSR


Some views of BSR


Paying at the counter


And off we proceed to our Bungalow~


Another nice view!


Our bungalow~ No 19!


Whole stretch of bungalows


Golf (Guide) and Ah Chai (Taxi driver)


Ah Chai and Me


Golf setting up the tackle while his helper preparing the bait.
Still rem his helper was a small boy when I saw him last yr. Now he grow quite tall already.



Meanwhile, came a visitor. Max or Mac the dog~


The First Cast!


Within 5 mins, Fish ON!


9:28am, 1st Mekong landed


Unhooking


1st Mekong of the day!


Releasing it back


Cx fighting the 2nd Mekong of the day!


She managed to fight it near to us before I took over when the Mekong started it powerful dives.

9.55am 2nd Mekong landed


The 'Thai' way of waiting. When there a fish, the bottle will falls.


10.38am 3rd Mekong landed




10.45am 4th Mekong landed

Look at its mouth. Must be a veteran fighter.






After our 4th Mekong, Golf decided to use the bread formula instead of the powdery lum.
He told us as weather is hot, bread formula is more effective. He is absolutely RIGHT!
The scene was lo jiak lo jiak!!


The deadly bait!


11.09am The 5th Mekong!


1115am The 1st Patin


And in less than 5 mins, ANOTHER HOOK UP!


11.23am 6th Mekong landed


And soon... Another Hookup!


11.44 am 7th Mekong landed


11.54am The 8th Mekong!


By this time, my muscule is aching terribly. Decided to take a break and have our lunch.
Before I could even start to eat..Another Hookup!!!


12.00pm 2nd Patin of the day!


Another Hookup! This time round, Cx fought this patin all by herself!!!


12.10pm 3rd Patin


Cx and patin!


One of the Mekong playing dirty. It dives and went for the snags.
Me and Golf trying to get it out.


Golf trying to get it out but still it managed to getaway in the end.


12.42pm The 4th Patin!


Another Hookup!!!


1.04pm 5th Patin landed


Cx's Turn!


1.18pm 6th Patin landed by Cx herself!


Unhooking...


Cx and Patin!


1.42pm, we got a surprise catch


Me with the 'unknown fish'. Seem like a tilapia


2.05pm 9th Mekong landed


2.14pm 10th Mekong landed!!!!


Back to the water~~


2.22pm 7th Patin landed


2.48pm, another surprise catch. Tilapia!


2.53pm 8th Patin landed


3.01pm 11th Mekong landed


3.05pm, Another hookup! But Cx lost it to the snags.....


Lastly, 3.28pm 12th Mekong landed


We decided to leave early at 3.30pm because we cannot carry on anymore.
Back aching, muscles aching everywhere.

Total Catches:
12 Mekongs
8 Patins
1 Tilapia
1 Unknown

Total Misses:
1 hook came flying out Just infront of us.
1 burst line
1 miss strike
2 escaped
1 lost to the snag

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