Yesterday's Deepsea Fishing Trip

Yesterday we went for another deepsea fishing trip at our favourite secret locations. Below are some of the pictures taken during our fishing trip yesterday. We caught several species of snappers, garoupers, one large barracuda and so on. In total our catch for yesterday was over 70kg.

14th April Catch Report

Out total catch for that day was 70 over kg. We tried three different types of fishing techniques, ie. bottom fishing, using "tabur" (not sure what's the name in English...hehehe) & trolling. We caught alot of "kerisi bali" and red snappers using both the bottom and "tabur" techniques but unfortunately we didn't catch any using the trolling technique which was intended mainly for mackerel.

...:: Nice big red fish..called the "Pantaran" ::...

...:: A 3.5kg "kerisi bali" ::...

...:: A 2.5kg red snapper ::...

Another Clean Sweep!

We made another clean sweep again today and like our previous trip the total weight of our catch was almost 100 kg! Each of us caught around 30 fishes...But it's not as easy as it sound...Our trip was not as smooth as the previous one. This time around the water was a bit choppy and the swell was almost 2.5 meters in height and we have to endure a bumpy boat ride to our fishing spot. Our boat kept flying and crashing everytime we hit the swell...(tambah gi sakit jubooo huhuhu...!) and made some of us sea-sick! But all that didn't hampered our spirit...Pictures below tells all the stories of our trip this morning..

...:: Hj.Ashar with a "kerisi bali" ::...

...:: Syazni and his "anduping" ::...

...:: Double strike by Hj.Ashar ::...

...:: Another double strike ::...

...:: Notice the swell at the background...! ::...

...:: Twin Strike! ::...

...:: Syazni's catch of the day...a 3 kg red snapper! ::...

...:: A double miss-matched strike by Osman...! ::...

...:: Two-Of-A-Kind red snapper...! ::...

...:: Another miss-matched - a "ikan putih" & "lingkuh" by Osman ::...

...:: The jackpot of the day! - a 5 kg red snapper defeated by Hj.Ashar ::...

...:: Triple treat match! Again Hj.Ashar with his 5 kg "kerisi bali" ! ::...

...:: Another big "kerisi bali" ::...

...:: Osman showing his 2 kg garouper ::...

...:: Blue coolbox belonged to Hj.Ashar...Red coolbox belonged to Syazni...full eh! Alhamdulillah...! And look at the size of that fish..::...

...:: Hj.Ashar total haul..::...

...:: Syazni's total catch...not bad eh? ::...

...:: Osman's coolbox...top ice bottom fish..I mean more fish! ::...

To Osman and brother, Jeng thanks once again for the trip...we hope to make another similar trip again in the future but not in this near future offcourse! (jara kali ah mabuk free...wakakaka! )

Deep Sea Fishing Trip To Gannet/Fairley-4 Area

Red snappers, garoupers & tunas...to name a few are some of the fishes that we managed to catch during our trip yesterday to Gannet/Fairley-4 area. It was such an interesting and memorable fishing trip. In total we caught a massive of 100 over kilos of fish for the whole day trip!

We setoff our trip from the ex-KB/Teraban ferry point at around half past nine in the morning. Before the trip Hj.Ashar called our friend at BLNG for confirmation of the wind speed and wave height and thanks to "our friend!" the wave was not 1-1.5 meters in height...it was more than that! The boat journey took us about 2 hours to reach the fishing spot...(sore ass man..!) Our trip was made easy by using a preset GPS system and fish finder owned by Osman's brother who is also our boat driver. It was with his experience and expertise that we managed to land our massive haul...but it was not for free since we have to pay him $50 per person for the trip but heyy it was worth it!

Most of the time in the morning we only did bottom fishing and later in the evening we used throlling technique to catch tunas...It was all tunas jumping here and there and this was the first time (for me and Hj.Ashar...huhuhu) to see this things!

We took off from offshore at around 6 pm and reached onshore around 8.15 pm feeling tired and exhausted but satisfied with the outcome of the trip and thanks to Allah for blessing our trip! (nda pakai life jacket kali ahh...hehehe) and also to Osman's brother for his help! We hope to make a similar trip again in the future and this time we will make sure to bring some cushion for us to sit...sakit jubo kuuuu!

...:: Syazni's First Catch ::...

...:: Hj.Ashar and his red snapper ::...

...:: Another red snapper ::..

...:: A 2 kilo garouper ::..

...:: Double bonanza for Osman & Hj.Ashar ::..

...:: Another garouper landed by Syazni ::...

...:: Osman preparing our baits...we used fresh tuna flesh for baits ::...

...:: The catch of the day by Hj.Ashar...a almost 4 kilo "kerisi bali"! ::..

...:: Syazni with his "kerisi bali"...::...

...:: red snapper...red snapper...more red snapper! ::...

...:: A double strike red snapper ::..

...:: And another double strike too from Osman ::...

...:: Hj.Ashar though feeling sea-sick but still managed to pose with his catch...hehehe mabuk kawan? ::...

...:: Some of the tunas caught using trolling technique and in total we caught aroun 50 plus tunas! ::...

Fishing Trip To Pulau Pelumpong

Yesterday we went for a fishing trip to the fish cage breeding gound at Pulau Pelumpong in the Brunei Bay area. There were thirteen of us. We met at exactly 5 pm at the boat landing area near the Muara Port. At about 5.20 pm we started out journey by boat accompanied by the brother of the owner of the fish cage, Lt. Col. (R) Hj.Kamaludin. The weather was fine and the water was calm..much to our relief!

...:: At The Boat Landing Area Near Muara Port...Waiting For The Rest Of The Members ::...

...:: On The Way To The Fish Cage Near Pulau Pelumpong Onboard A 30" Long Fishing Boat ::...

...:: Team Lumut Anglerz & Team Kaki Joran ::...

...:: Syazni & Rahman Preparing To Tackle The Sea ::...

...:: The Accomodation Area Where We Spend The Nite...It Was Quite Old But Still Strong Enough To Face The Bad Weather & The Fish Cages ::...

...:: Azwandi Casting His Baits ::...

...:: Osman With His First Catch ::...

...:: Enjoying Our Dinner Which Was Included In The Package...Everybody Seem To Be Hungry & The Food Was Not Bad ::...

...:: The Catch Of The Nite! Osman's Third Catch...A 0.8kg "barahan" ::...

...:: Kendy Posing With His Catch...::...

...:: Azwandi Showing His Catch ::...

...:: Our Total Catch Of The Nite...Not A Big Achievement But Still OK Considering That The Weather Was Getting Worse Through Out Of The Nite Which Send Some Of Us Sea-Sick!

...:: Some Of The Giant GTs And Barramundis Kept Inside The Cage For Exibition Purposes Only According To The Cage Owner..::...

...:: Early Morning...Everybody Packed Their Things And Ready To Go Back ::...

...:: Onboard The Same Fishing Boat Ready To Go Back To Shore ::...

...:: On Our Back From The Fish Cage...All Tired, Exhausted & Sleepy! ::...

...:: Reached The Boat LAnding Area After A Ten Minutes Journey From The Fish Cage & Unloading Our Fishing Gears & Equipments ::...

...:: That's The End Of Our Fishing Trip ::...

p/s: For more pictures click here