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Fishing location: Tanjong Pinang in Riau Island, Indonesia
Captain: Ah kiang
Date: 30 march – 1 April, 2007
Anglers: Edy, Jason, Vincent, Kevin, Adrian, Ah guang (changi pro), Yong, Shuwen
As usual, trip start with 8 anglers meeting up at Tanah Merah on Friday morning. Took the first wavemaster ferry to Tanjung Pinang. Upon reach TP, we proceed to have seafood lunch at Kelong Shangri-La restaurant. Wonderful meal with Gong-gong, mantis prawn, kampong chicken, sontong and fish (fried/ soup).
When we reach Kijang, we met a group of 30 anglers who have just return from their 4d3n trip from Pengibu. If I am not wrong, all their 30 ice boxes are filled with fishes. With this result from the previous group, we have high expectation of our trip.
First disappointment of our trip appeared when the captain told us that the weather at Pulau Lingga was unfavorable so he suggest to fish around mapur for our 3d2n trip. After the boat is filled with diesel and water, we proceed with our 2hours journey. Our first spot produce nothing significant, just a few small fishes.
When the sky turned dark, Ah Kiang took us to our 2nd spot. When we reach there, we met Boat 3 (another of Ah Kiang boat) and they are landing fishes already. Within 30mins, there is a shout of net from the front and a cobia of 3kg was brought up by the deckie. As u know, cobia hunt in pairs, so Jason brought up another cobia of similar size up. After a while, my rod took a dip and a 3kg catfish was brought up. Another similar size catfish was brought up by another angler. Around this time, ah guang caught a 2kg kaci, Vincent and yong caught a cobia each. A 4kg barracuda was also brought up. From this short frenzy, we caught several species of lower grade fishes.
As the bite slow down, our chatting session started. In the mist of our conversion, Kevin saw a slight dip on Jason’s calster 600M. He strike and pass the rod over to Jason to fight. A 5kg red snapper was brought up and this brought a smile onto Jason’s face and our expectation went up. After a while, another 7kg cobia was brought up by Vincent. While fighting this cobia, its mate was swimming beside it and we almost scoop it up using the net. More barracuda was brought up, after which the current pickup and the bite rate fell so we requested the boatman to change spot. One by one, the anglers retired to the cabin to sleep. Nothing much caught after midnight. Constant hookup can be seen on the other boat. Understand from that group that they landed 8 red snapper, 3 golden snapper, 8kg grouper and other fishes on the same spot.
It was also on the first night that I experience 2 anglers using Electric reels. These reel sound like F1 racing car when the engine reeled in the line. Fishing look effortless with this wonderful daiwa reels. This started my interest in electric reels. Only disadvantage is the small battery pack that has to be connected to the reel; imagine a big fish taking u for a spin around the boat and u have to carry the battery together with u.
The next morning, a few groupers were caught before we started our trolling session. Edy and Yong started with rapala and I used a skirt. Within 15mins, Edy’s Ishidai Z40 ratchet scream and he started reeling in his line with lots of excitement. He felt disappointed when his line became loose and claimed that he had lost the fish. Ah kiang took over and pulled in edy’s line and told us that the fish is still around and it is swimming inwards. With lighting speed, Edy reeled in his line and the tenggiri just follow in without any resistant. We resume trolling and Yong’s rod was the next to register another bite from another tenggiri. This fight was shorted-lived and tenggiri gained its freedom. As I was using a surface moving skirt, I never though that I will catch a tenggiri but surprising, line peeled off from my reel and was tenggiri was brought up. Other anglers mentioned that they saw a tenggiri flew up, trying to grab edy’s lure but it missed. Shortly, our trolling session ended. Understand that the neighbouring boat caught 6 tenggiri trolling around the same location.
Usual small fishes (angoli, grouper, snapper, kaci, and barracuda) were landed during daytime while drifting. Angoli was kept alive in the live-bait well for night fishing.
When night falls, Ah kiang brought us to a golden snapper spot. The current flow was slow and starting to pick up. True enough, with live squid, ah guang was the first to bring up a 2.5kg golden snapper. A short frenzy started, with me landing a kaci and a 2kg angcho, follow by Vincent, with a 2kg golden snapper. Champion of the night, Edy used a piece of big smelly sotong and brought up a 3kg + Red grouper. Ah guang caught another golden snapper, then barracuda started arriving and many were landed using live angoli as bait.
After mid-night, I retired into the bunk but Vincent, Jason, Kevin and ah Guang continued. These 4 guys cracked joke through out to keep themselves awake. Highlight was Vincent’s fight with a 10kg+ stingray using electric reel and Ah Guang’s 20kg shovel-nose also using electric reel. Other fishes caught include golden snapper, kaci, trevally, barracuda…..
Trip ended with us having Jason’s red snapper for our lunch, cooked in Assam padas. Edy also brought the whole group to feast on mee Soto, gado gado and avocado drink. Wonderful trip with great company and many jokes. Catch-wise, it was just average.
Thanks everyone for the trip, I enjoy myself.
Edy/ Vincent/ Jason, please attached the photos if u see this report. Please correct me if my memory serve me wrong and add in more information if I missed out anything.
Cheers
Pics are finally in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Jason
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Originally Posted by edylie 
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Not bad for a "so-so" trip!! If you ask me that's pretty impressive liao 
