Bluewater Fishing Expedition

jason · 08-04-2007, 11:00 AM

Hi guys

This is my recent report to Padang.
Fishing is not really up to our expectations but the people,scenery and local food is worth mentioning about.

The flight to Padang takes only 50 minutes from Singapore.From the plane window view , one can see the numerous islands and blue water paradise beneath.Upon reaching the Airport, many tourists are seen with surf board and straw hats ...

Once Lod and Jouppy arrived from Jakarta, we procced to a 2.5hours to Painan..The journey is back-breaking and tiring.One can see many views from paddy fields to busy roads of lorrys and motorcycles. Cows and chickens are all seen roaming the roads and the smiling faces of the local people can seen everywhere in the town.Jokes and laughters accompanied us along the journey, soon the Zzzzzzz monster caught me and everything went blank........

Once we reach the hotel, we are welcomed into the only aircon room available so the four of us managed to squeeze in.

We are invited by the local fishery department vice-head for dinner along with the captain and his deckies that are going to be our guide for our fishing expedition.Nasi Padang are the local food served with steam rice and coconut curry fish head ....After everything has been arranged for the fishing tomorrow, we will brought to choose and view our vessel at the port.The vessel we chose are big enough for at least 10 people but the speed of the boat is rather slow but the steadiness and seaworthiness are more important.

After that, we went to get our supply of food and drinks. MaMa stalls are seen everywhere along the towns and very well-stocked of food supply.

The next day , we proceed to the port for the boarding and began our 2 hours ride to the fishing spots.

The fishing is not really worth mentioning but the williness of the captain and the diligence of the deckies are up to our standard ...
Soon the 3 days of fishing expeditions are over.......

Reaching the port , we are welcomed by the head of police department who is also a fishing maniac and soon the topic on fishing are on our conversation.

We also got to view the local Famous bridge which has a 800 years of history.
The bridge is being formed by tree roots forming the bridge across the river.I forget the name of the tree but this tree can be seen in Singapore.

The last night there at Painan,we pay a visit to the Head of fishery department.The humble people leaves a deep impression in my mind of Padang.

The turnoff part was when Lod injured his legs while onboard.Lod, Pls let us know about your condition.Hope U recover soon.....

Overall, this trip feels good and full of fun and laughters accompained by Lod , Jouppy and Mark.

Its my pleasure and honour to be able to fish with u guys..

Cheers
Jason

edylie · 08-04-2007, 11:06 AM

Hi Jason,

Thank you for the report. Do you have any pictures taken for the scenery or fishing?

How did Lod injure himself? I hope he will recover soon.

Best Regards,
Edy

iam537 · 08-04-2007, 11:36 AM

Lod Of The Split Rings... get well and recover soon. I hear the big fish calling your name!!

But on a serious note my friend do take care of yourself and keep us updated on your condition

Cheers

Les

thunnus · 08-04-2007, 05:26 PM

Hi guys,

thanks for your kindly attention. My left leg is going better now. Once I reached Surabaya, I went directly to hospital. I had all the medical things that I feel necessary, x-ray and anti-tetanus injection.

It was happen in the middle of the night. I felt so hot and decided to fish again alone..... There was a bit dark in front of the boat and still with sleepy eyes I didn't notice that the hole (use to keep the anchor) was opened ! I fell into it !!! My left leg was hit the rusty anchor inside the hole..... I couldn't move for several minutes, oh man.... that's really hurts !

Jason, thanks for the report. Oh btw, did you missed 'the girl'.... ?

cheers,
Lod.

jason · 08-04-2007, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunnus

Hi guys,

thanks for your kindly attention. My left leg is going better now. Once I reached Surabaya, I went directly to hospital. I had all the medical things that I feel necessary, x-ray and anti-tetanus injection.

It was happen in the middle of the night. I felt so hot and decided to fish again alone..... There was a bit dark in front of the boat and still with sleepy eyes I didn't notice that the hole (use to keep the anchor) was opened ! I fell into it !!! My left leg was hit the rusty anchor inside the hole..... I couldn't move for several minutes, oh man.... that's really hurts !

Jason, thanks for the report. Oh btw, did you missed 'the girl'.... ?

cheers,
Lod.

Hi Lod
Hope to see U in action again......

Did I miss the girl??? I don have any impression of her leh....hahahahah!!!!
Maybe she might be missing the man who give the fish ????ahahahaha!!!!

Cheers
jason

DaFrogman · 08-04-2007, 08:17 PM

Lod,

Glad to hear your leg is going to be ok. Jason, thanks for the great descriptions of Padang. Any fish caught at all?...

Saimee

iam537 · 08-04-2007, 08:53 PM

Lod,

Welcome back!! Good thing nothing was broken. Just curious... after you fell, did you manage to bear the pain and carry on fishing?

jason · 08-04-2007, 09:29 PM

Yo Les

Lod is strong and can continued to pop ......
Well that is fisherman, cannot resist the temptation of getting a fish at the end of the line......

Cheers
jason

edylie · 08-04-2007, 10:31 PM

Lod,
Glad to know you are doing fine now!!!

Jason,
So you are going to marry a Padang girl? Very nice!!! Next time i will visit your house for authentic Padang cuisine

Cheers,
Edy

jason · 08-04-2007, 10:34 PM

My best Catch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

physlo · 09-04-2007, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason

My best Catch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My god...fishing is really getting pretty bad.

thunnus · 10-04-2007, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by physlo

My god...fishing is really getting pretty bad.

Yeah, ..... but that's fishing, sometimes win, sometimes loose and sometimes can get slammer too.

All in all, yours truly & Jouppy can enjoy this trip, especially with the accompany of Mark & Jason, who were made us laugh so loud, thus can 'heal' the grief because of slow fishing.......

cheers,
Lod.

stickbom! · 10-04-2007, 04:19 PM

Jason & Mark is a very lethal combination man... I'm surprised you guys can still manage to fish. The jokes from them are killers I tell you. Look on the bright side, at least you guys didn't need to use jigs over 500g like we did in Bali

physlo · 10-04-2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunnus

Yeah, ..... but that's fishing, sometimes win, sometimes loose and sometimes can get slammer too.

All in all, yours truly & Jouppy can enjoy this trip, especially with the accompany of Mark & Jason, who were made us laugh so loud, thus can 'heal' the grief because of slow fishing.......

cheers,
Lod.

LOD,

Sorry to hear about the accident. Hope you recover soon. Got to agree with you...we always laugh till our balls hurt with Jason around. One funny bugger.

Din · 11-04-2007, 09:51 AM

Jason,
Fishing not up to expectations,but still u guys had a lasting
impressions of the people there,n u got to know few big shots too.

Rgds,
Din..

**Jabricks** · 11-04-2007, 10:00 AM

that means 2 padang trips on the past 3 weeks had all bad result...
Lod, sorry for your leg.. I hope it will get well soon.

08-04-2007, 11:00 AM	#1
jason Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 718 My Mood: Rep Power: 5	My Padang trip...... Hi guys This is my recent report to Padang. Fishing is not really up to our expectations but the people,scenery and local food is worth mentioning about. The flight to Padang takes only 50 minutes from Singapore.From the plane window view , one can see the numerous islands and blue water paradise beneath.Upon reaching the Airport, many tourists are seen with surf board and straw hats ... Once Lod and Jouppy arrived from Jakarta, we procced to a 2.5hours to Painan..The journey is back-breaking and tiring.One can see many views from paddy fields to busy roads of lorrys and motorcycles. Cows and chickens are all seen roaming the roads and the smiling faces of the local people can seen everywhere in the town.Jokes and laughters accompanied us along the journey, soon the Zzzzzzz monster caught me and everything went blank........ Once we reach the hotel, we are welcomed into the only aircon room available so the four of us managed to squeeze in. We are invited by the local fishery department vice-head for dinner along with the captain and his deckies that are going to be our guide for our fishing expedition.Nasi Padang are the local food served with steam rice and coconut curry fish head ....After everything has been arranged for the fishing tomorrow, we will brought to choose and view our vessel at the port.The vessel we chose are big enough for at least 10 people but the speed of the boat is rather slow but the steadiness and seaworthiness are more important. After that, we went to get our supply of food and drinks. MaMa stalls are seen everywhere along the towns and very well-stocked of food supply. The next day , we proceed to the port for the boarding and began our 2 hours ride to the fishing spots. The fishing is not really worth mentioning but the williness of the captain and the diligence of the deckies are up to our standard ... Soon the 3 days of fishing expeditions are over....... Reaching the port , we are welcomed by the head of police department who is also a fishing maniac and soon the topic on fishing are on our conversation. We also got to view the local Famous bridge which has a 800 years of history. The bridge is being formed by tree roots forming the bridge across the river.I forget the name of the tree but this tree can be seen in Singapore. The last night there at Painan,we pay a visit to the Head of fishery department.The humble people leaves a deep impression in my mind of Padang. The turnoff part was when Lod injured his legs while onboard.Lod, Pls let us know about your condition.Hope U recover soon..... Overall, this trip feels good and full of fun and laughters accompained by Lod , Jouppy and Mark. Its my pleasure and honour to be able to fish with u guys.. Cheers Jason __________________ Last edited by edylie : 08-04-2007 at 11:03 AM.

08-04-2007, 11:06 AM	#2
edylie Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,000,035 My Mood: Rep Power: 10	Re: My Padang trip...... Hi Jason, Thank you for the report. Do you have any pictures taken for the scenery or fishing? How did Lod injure himself? I hope he will recover soon. Best Regards, Edy __________________ http://www.fishingouting.com Biggest Smallest Fishing Network If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

08-04-2007, 11:36 AM	#3
iam537 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 59 Rep Power: 4	Re: My Padang trip...... Lod Of The Split Rings... get well and recover soon. I hear the big fish calling your name!! But on a serious note my friend do take care of yourself and keep us updated on your condition Cheers Les

08-04-2007, 05:26 PM	#4
thunnus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Surabaya Posts: 150 Rep Power: 4	Re: My Padang trip...... Hi guys, thanks for your kindly attention. My left leg is going better now. Once I reached Surabaya, I went directly to hospital. I had all the medical things that I feel necessary, x-ray and anti-tetanus injection. It was happen in the middle of the night. I felt so hot and decided to fish again alone..... There was a bit dark in front of the boat and still with sleepy eyes I didn't notice that the hole (use to keep the anchor) was opened ! I fell into it !!! My left leg was hit the rusty anchor inside the hole..... I couldn't move for several minutes, oh man.... that's really hurts ! Jason, thanks for the report. Oh btw, did you missed 'the girl'.... ? cheers, Lod.

08-04-2007, 08:17 PM	#6
DaFrogman Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brunei Posts: 733 My Mood: Rep Power: 4	Re: My Padang trip...... Lod, Glad to hear your leg is going to be ok. Jason, thanks for the great descriptions of Padang. Any fish caught at all?... Saimee __________________ "...a man only hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest..." Simon & Garfunkel "The Boxer"

08-04-2007, 08:53 PM	#7
iam537 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 59 Rep Power: 4	Re: My Padang trip...... Lod, Welcome back!! Good thing nothing was broken. Just curious... after you fell, did you manage to bear the pain and carry on fishing?

08-04-2007, 09:29 PM	#8
jason Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 718 My Mood: Rep Power: 5	Re: My Padang trip...... Yo Les Lod is strong and can continued to pop ...... Well that is fisherman, cannot resist the temptation of getting a fish at the end of the line...... Cheers jason __________________

08-04-2007, 10:31 PM	#9
edylie Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,000,035 My Mood: Rep Power: 10	Re: My Padang trip...... Lod, Glad to know you are doing fine now!!! Jason, So you are going to marry a Padang girl? Very nice!!! Next time i will visit your house for authentic Padang cuisine Cheers, Edy __________________ http://www.fishingouting.com Biggest Smallest Fishing Network If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

10-04-2007, 04:19 PM	#13
stickbom! Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Eastern Sider Posts: 1,993 My Mood: Rep Power: 6	Re: My Padang trip...... Jason & Mark is a very lethal combination man... I'm surprised you guys can still manage to fish. The jokes from them are killers I tell you. Look on the bright side, at least you guys didn't need to use jigs over 500g like we did in Bali

11-04-2007, 09:51 AM	#15
Din Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: SeRAnG "E" GooN In ThE NorTH Posts: 165 My Mood: Rep Power: 4	Re: My Padang trip...... Jason, Fishing not up to expectations,but still u guys had a lasting impressions of the people there,n u got to know few big shots too. Rgds, Din.. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=551_hC414UY

11-04-2007, 10:00 AM	#16
Jabricks Service Provider Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Makassar Posts: 24 My Mood: Rep Power: 0	Re: My Padang trip...... that means 2 padang trips on the past 3 weeks had all bad result... Lod, sorry for your leg.. I hope it will get well soon. __________________ Cheers, Wiwied *****

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Bluewater Fishing Expedition

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