A Trap Not Meant for Mr Soon......

Venue: Yishun Dam
Time: 7pm - 9.30pm
Bait: Kembong
Rig: Crab Trap
Weather: Cloudy
Date: 16th Oct 2010(Sat)

Must be surprised to see my post again after close to 3 months right?
You must be thinking that I am going thru a long dry spell and have nothing to post at all right?

Nah......I actually did not even wet my line.
Stopped fishing due to a few reasons......

Anyway back to this post. It was never meant to be a fishing post. But well.........

One fine day, me and cx wanted to try out crabbing at a spot which I used to swear by my life to be infested with crabs. But I was wrong......

We setup our trap at a 'spot' and went home. When we went back to collect our trap at 9.30pm. We got a pleasant surprise. No crabs at all but.....................

The trap with my baits and my catches...


Got 2 small fishes which I released straight away and one SoonHock!


Mr Soon lying on his back....


Mr Koh and Mr Soon...


After some hesitation, I decided to release it as it was too small for consumption.

Made a mistake while trying to release it back by throwing it back into the sea using the trap. It got stuck and landed on a rock with a 'piak'!

Got worried and started searching for it thru the rocks. Without a torchlight, it was definitely hard to find Mr Soon in the darkness.

It took me abt 5 mins before I finally spotted Mr Soon lying on the grass! Quickly scooped it up with my hands and it was still breathing! Thank God...

Quickly released it back into the water and it went off with a splash.. Hopefully it was not badly hurt.

First Grassie..

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 5pm-10pm?
Bait: Bread
Rig: Apollo using 'Marker'
Weather: Cloudy
Date: 18th July 2010 (Sun)

It been almost a month for this CR. Busy combined with laziness will be the main reason why it was long overdue. Haha..

To be honest, I cant remember much about the details. Only remembered we caught our first grassie!

After setting the hook, I passed the rod to Cx. Took her less than 3 mins and it was landed!

Missy fighting..


And me with our first Grassie!


This grassie was our only catch that day. However it was not the highlight of the day.

Highlight of the day was the rented house rod (banana rod) flew into the pond when I was on my way to the tackle shop!!!

It took the staffs about an hour before they finally retrieved the rod. Thank God, they managed to get back the rod as the whole setup cost over $200!!!

Back To Bread.............

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 4.30pm - 7.30pm
Bait: Bread
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Sunny
Date: 12th June 2010 (Sat)

Judging from the last post, it is very obvious I am on a long dry spell.

Determined to break the dry spell and also the virgin of my new banana rod, I switched back to hunting for the Rohus and Patins!

Reached, setup and my first bread hit the water at 4.30pm. My hopes of landing a fish diminished as the clock ticks by.....

1 hour passed and I did not even registered a bite. Was getting less and less hopeful when my banana rod suddenly gave the usual strong and fierce bend at 5.40 pm! The bend sent me rushing toward the rod........

Almost slipped down but managed to quickly regain back my position. Grabbed the rod and Yes!

Fish On!!!


Took 2-3 mins and the fish finally gave up...



Landed!


Rohu!


Finally broke my dry spell and the virgin of my banana rod.

Another fishy came to visit us at 6.10pm.

This time round passed the rod over to Chunxia.


Landed within 1-2 mins


Another Rohu!


Packed up at 7.30pm to catch South Korea Vs Greece!

I Lost Something................

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 2.30pm - 7pm
Bait: Tilapia
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Thunderstorm
Date: 16th May 2010 (Sun)

Got a take at ard 3.10pm. It was a Pacu est ard 7-8kg.
Managed to pump it to the side already when the leader burst.....

It was a pity to lose the fish.
Fish lost nevermind.

But I lost something else beside the fish.

Dun wish to blog further........

Finally A 2nd Place.....

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 9.30pm - 3am
Bait: Tilapia
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Strong Wind & Rain After 12am
Date: 14th May 2010 (Fri) - 15th May 2010 (Sat)

Started fishing at 9.30pm while waiting for Dewei, Jieying & Serene to join me.

The night started pretty slow. No bites for me at all. Neighbour managed to land one pretty small fish and that abt all.

In my mind, I was telling myself..."It gotta be another fishless day" But well fishing is not totally abt landing fishes only. Just relax and chill, I reminded myself...

I moved over to one of the shelter on my right at ard 11.30pm after the bunch of teenagers have left. 15 mins later the 3 of them finally reached.

Was reeling in my line to check on my bait when I found out that it was entangled with another angler's line...Was trying to clear the beehoon when suddenly the braided line that tangled with my leader got pulled and left 2 cuts on my fingers!

What the......!!! Lesson learnt... Always reel in all the line before you try to clear any beehoon!!!

Was chatting with Dewei when finally my rod gave a strong bend at ard 12.30am!!! When I grabbed my rod, I knew the bugger on the other end of the line is going to be give me a tough time.

I din even have the chance to strike and set the hook. My rod just kept bending and my reel kept screaming in pain! Tried several times to reel in but totally cant!

Few anglers on my left saw what was happening and immediately kept their lines out of the water. Thanks! Great sportsmanship displayed!

The bugger dashed towards my left and went further out to the middle of the pond. I tried to pump it whenever it stopped and gathered as much line back as possible. After 5 mins of fighting, it finally 'gave up' as I started to pump it back towards me.

Thought that the fight was over but I was wrong. My reel went singing again as this bugger went for another run away from me!!

My right arm was aching and in my mind I was worried that I might lose this bugger anytime too......

Finally......after another 5 mins of tug of war, I managed to pump it to the side of the wall. Gave a couple more pumps before it finally surfaced!!!

A Redtail Catfish!


Time to weigh this monster..


And it weigh 14.5kg which landed me in the 2nd place for the night competition


The head is big!


Finally, a picture of me and the beauty who helped me to win $50 FP voucher!

The Big Fat Cutie!

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 7.15pm - 11.45pm
Bait: Tilapia
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Cloudy
Date: 7th May 2010 (Fri)

There was a competition going on again. Top first and second heaviest catch will be able to walkaway with $100 & $50 FP vouchers respectively.

Rented the tackles and proceed to fish! Was told there was no more Koi. No choice, have to make do with the tilapias.

It was pretty quiet for the first 2 hr plus. Suspecting that it could be the bait problem, I decided to get some bread to try out later.

Chunxia reached ard 9.30pm with my dinner. Was having my dinner halfway when I saw my rod tip moved abit. Did not really care abt it thinking it was the tilapia moving that caused it. Cont with my dinner when my rod suddenly gave a super sharp bend!!!

It bounced back after the first bend and then bend again!!! Quickly put down my dinner and grabbed my rod.

Gave a strike and.......Nothing..........!!!! Oh no!!! Gone?? Sigh... Gave my reel a couple of turns when I felt the FISH!!!

IT STILL THERE!!!! Phew~ Quickly reeled in the line when it gave a high jump abt 15 meters away. At that moment, I swear I thought I going to lose it.

When it hit back into the waters, my reel started screaming in pain. Line was peeled out like nobody biz and I thought I just set it to ard 90%!!

After a few burst of runs, I started to pump it toward me. In my mind, I was wondering what could it be....

KBL? Rohu? Cant be Rohu as I using tilapia as bait. My question was finally answered when I saw a super round and fat fella surfacing out of the water.

And Yes!!! It a big fat Pacu tipping the scale at 7.7 kg!!!

Staff weighing the fish


7.7 kg Pacu


Releasing it back........


Sad to say, my 7.7 kg Pacu did not managed to squeeze into the Top 2 heaviest catch of the night.

Did not managed to win any prize but in my heart I already got the best prize.

My First Redtail Catfish

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 7pm - 12am
Bait: Koi
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Cloudy
Date: 30 Apr 2010 (Fri)

Alright.... Long story cut short....

Arranged for a catchup with Eugene few days back. He came to pick me up at 6pm and off we proceed to Fishing Paradise!

Rented the tackle, bought the baits and my line hit the water at 7pm.

Registered couple of bites but I landed my first fishy only at ard 8.15pm. Eugene went off to help me get my Mac Spicy while I casted out my Koi ard 1 metre out.

Was relaxing on the chair looking up into the sky when my rod started bending! Quickly grabbed the rod and gave a firm strike! Fish On!!!

The fishy was strong despite it size! My drag was locked to 90% but it still managed to make several runs. I got no choice but to keep pumping trying to gain the lines back as the line on the house reel was limited.

Took me ard 5 mins before it finally surfaced!

And yes a Redtail Catfish!!!!


It weighed 4.2kg on the scale and I was the first to land a fish for the Mini Competition held that night!

Anyway I landed another Catfish at ard 9.30pm. But sad to say, it did not come with a redtail.

Walking Catfish


We stayed till 12am for the lucky draw before we called it a day.

And guessed what? I won 3 fishing hours!!!

Definitely a great day for me!

A Day Back at Pasir Ris Main Pond

Venue: Pasir Ris Main Pond
Time: 3pm - 12.15am
Bait: Kembong & Live Prawns
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Cloudy
Date: 16 Apr 2010 (Fri)

Finally back to the pond where I got my first decent size fish. Have always wanted to give it a visit in the day but could not find the time.

Did not place any high hopes in this pond at all. Just wanted to go and chill and relax.

Reached the pond at ard 2pm and proceed to setup. This time round I chose to stay at the carpark side.

At ard 3.45pm, was relaxing when I saw my rod gave a slight nod. Immediately grabbed my rod, reeled in the line and WHACK!!!!

Yes! Fish On. Fight was not that fantastic. Landed it in less than 1 min.

A 600-700 grams Ang Kuey.


Not too bad 1 fish already landed within the first hour...


It was a super long wait before the 2nd fishy was landed at ard 6.05pm.
In between, I landed one irritating Eel which was released immediately.

It was a 1.5kg Ang Zhuo with a lure in it mouth!!


This bugger gave me a good workout once I set the hook. It dashed left and right before it was landed.

Ang Kuey & Ang Zhuo


Sadly there was no more bites after the 2nd fish. Waited till 12am before we decided to pack up.

Total Catch of the day


My '3' Catches


The lure found inside the Ang Zhuo

The Day She Won....

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 1.30pm-5.15pm
Bait: Bread & Sausage
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Sunny
Date: 12 Apr 2010 (Sun)

Went back to Fishing Paradise hoping to cure some itch. Bites rates were super low until the boss came over and pass me some power baits at ard 4pm.

Hook on to the sausage and casted it out. Power bait was indeed power! Got numerous bites but did not managed to have any hookup at all.

The fishes are pretty smart. They spitted out the hook every time before I even managed to give a strike.

One of the staff told me the fishes are getting smarter ever since the Shimano Fishing Competition.

Was pretty pekchek with all the misses until Cx took over the rod. She went near to the hut to fish...

Did not put any high hopes on her. Was playing my psp when I spotted her with a CURVED rod!

Quickly made my way there and saw her fighting a fishy!

The fish made several big splashes before it surfaced..


It was a Walking Catfish!


Well done!!! Once again, she proved me wrong

Some Prawns & A Fishy

Venue: Bishan
Time: 3pm-6pm
Bait: Chicken Heart & Worm
Rig: Floater
Weather: Cloudy
Date: 04 Apr 2010 (Sun)

It been a super long time we went prawning.

Decided to give it a try since we got nothing to do.

Got a surprise catch on worm. A small fishy...


Managed to land 23 prawns in total!

ChunXIA and the XIAssssss


ChunXIA with one of the XIA!

A Comeback

Venue: Fishing Paradise (BTP)
Time: 3pm-8pm
Bait: Bread
Rig: Apollo
Weather: Raining Throughout
Date: 03 Apr 2010 (Sat)

Hao Peng You Hui Lai Le!!!

Been holding tightly to the Golden Egg Medal for more than 2 months at Fishing Paradise. Today I finally broke my curse!

Reached the pond and quickly proceed to setup. First hour was very quiet without any bites at all.

It was only ard 4pm when my rod finally gave a sharp bend! Wow.... It had been so long ever since I saw my rod bending at BTP.

Gave a few jumps before it finally surrender.


First fish of the day, Rohu!


20 mins later, 2nd Rohu landed



15 mins after the 2nd Rohu was landed. I got another hookup!

Gave a strike and passed the baton over to Chunxia...



Fought the bugger for 1-2 mins before it finally surfaced..


3rd Rohu landed by Chunxia


Was wondering whether it going to be a Rohu day when my rod gave a sharp bend at 5pm!
Line was peeling out and my reel was screaming in pain.

Quickly grabbed my rod, set the hook and the fight began! It gave a few long runs right and left before it finally gave up.

Chao Praya!!!


Est 7-8 kg Chao Praya


Got one burst off and a few misses before I finally landed the last fishy of the day.

It was a Baby Patin.


Est 1-2 kg Baby Patin


Wanted to pack up at ard 6-7 pm when one of the staff(Heihei) passed me one tilapia and some hotdogs to try.

Nice gesture from him! But sad to say, there was no more hookups.

Total Catches of the day:
3 Rohus
1 Chao Praya
1 Baby Patin

Family Fishing Pond

Venue: Family Fishing Pond
Time: 5.30pm-6.30pm
Bait: Bread
Rig: Floater
Weather: Slight drizzling
Date: 20 Mar 2010 (Sat)

After a great time watching Disney On Ice with the kids, I decided to bring them for some fishing!

On the way....


Some cute poses along the way


The cutie princess -Sarah-


Waiting for a cab at the bus stop


Fishing at this pond is very different. Normally, I will wait for the float to sink and let the fishy run and swallow the bait before I set the hook.

But here is different. Once the float sink, reel in the slack line immediately and set the hook fast.

Sarah getting ready for some ACTION!!!


We kept missing many hookups until I managed to get the correct tactic. Managed to hook up 3 fishes.

However 2 fishes were "auto released" before we managed to snap any pictures.

Sarah, Aaron and Me with one of our catches!

A Small Tilapia


After 1 hour of fun fishing, it time to go home.......................