My Fishing Battleship

Today is the day for me to inflate my AEC and was really impressed of the quality and design of this inflatable Kayak. Although it was made from China, the material used is really good and solid. Within 15 minutes, the whole kayak was inflated nicely according to the owner's manual. It is a must to read carefully on all the details before inflating in order to do the job perfectly. This Kayak is big in size and i really mean it. Without the deck installed on the Kayak, not much retrofit is needed for fishing as there are ample of space to put ice box, fishing gears and bags or even big container. If the external deck is installed be it a single or a double deck, retrofit with PVC piping in the Kayak will then be needed. I have not been fishing for 2 weeks and i'm really looking forward to have my maiden trip. Hopefully, everything will be settled and i'll be out at sea with my "Fishing Battleship".

Diamond grid high density Polyester with PVC laminent material


Proud owner to own one

Installing a Yellow Plastic pad for another protection

Nice and spacious 2 seater Kayak

My Advanced Elements Battleship

Checking my new Toy Kayak

Took out the Kayak and lay it on the floor in my Living room. It indeed a long Kayak and a solid one. Firstly, i got to check and confirm on the newly bought pump whether can be fitted to my Kayak and it was perfect. It does save me some money on buying it from the agent. Both the Foot pump and the double action pump was bought in Malaysia at a very cheap price and it really worth it. Beside, got 2 pair gloves which match my Kayak color as well. With all the stuff, and yet to complete retrofit rod holder and Fishfinder console.....i'll be ready for my fishing outing with other Singapore Kayak fishing members.

Read carefully on the Manual


That's the brand, Advanced Elements


AEC on the floor...Wow 15ft Kayak


The accessories i bought in Malaysia

Rod repair for today

Since today is my offday i needed to clear my on-hand "Offday project" so as to have more time for my new toy. Its quite a rush and tedious job for me as i had to finish it by today or else i will have no time for it.

My favorite Pioneer Typhoon 6ft....its a cheap and lucky rod


Guide wrapping and applying epoxy


Changing the cheapo reel seat into Fuji on my lucky rod


Changing 5 guides+ 1 tip for my 6ft BC Shakespear Contender


Darren's Shimano Basstera with a new Tip change


Applying epoxy on one of the guide for Shimano Basstera


My workstation with Darren's Shimano Basstera

Finally, wrapping the guide was completed and now it the waiting time for the epoxy to dry up.It really a sense of achievement when you see that a spoilt fishing rod can be "Revive". So with the rod repairing completed, i can go into playing my new toy!!!

Arrival of my new Toy 26th May09

Just reach home at 930pm and saw 2 carton box laying in my living room. Hurray!!!....., the "Toy" that i have been waiting for has finally arrived. Seriously, I was so over-whelming that i have forgetten all about my tiredness. Without delay, i unpacked all the stuff and within minutes, i was happily admiring my toy and have forgotten to thanks my wife for receiving the item for me. Hohohohoo.....the feeling is indeed like winning a lottery!

Preview of my new TOY

Advanced Elements Convertible Kayak

After much consideration, i have finally made my so called "Concrete" decision on purchasing this new toy. The price is affordable and it does meet all my requirements. Firstly, it is inflatable and portable and so storing it is not a headache for me and i can save the money on buying a car roof rack for my Subaru Forester. Secondly, it not a thing which only i myself can only enjoy as i can have my wife, my family members or another fishing friend coming with me as it seat 2 person and lastly, it can be a fun exercise with me and my wife paddling to some nice scenary spot in Singapore or even in Malaysia be it a sea or lake.

I do really hope to have a boat rather than a kayak as i have a Powered Pleasure Craft Driving License(PPCDL) for many years and since my very first day getting the license, i have been dreaming badly to own a boat myself. In Singapore, it is pretty expensive owning a boat as the monthly maintanence fees and other miscellaneous fee adding together can be quite a hefty sum of money. However, i'll still try my best to fulfill this dream of mine and hoping that owning a pleasure craft could one day be a dream come through.

A new member for my Fishing collection

Reel: Duel Speedy 12
COO: Italy
Gear Ratio 6:1

Morning Whiting Fishing at Changi

Location: Changi beach
Date:07 May 09

Tide:

07May09 0401 0.6
07May09 1022 2.6
07May09 1622 0.9
07May09 2200 2.7

After my morning breakfast, i rode my bike to Changi for some Whiting Fishing. The high tide was at around 10am in the morning and i have just enough time to do some preparation on the bait for my fishing. The favorite food for my today's target is infact the sea worm hiding in the sand bed. This juicy fat worms is pretty easy to catch and within an hour, i have a handful of worms just enough for my Whiting fishing. Seriously, looking at these lovely worms, it indeed remind me of my wife's swearing and saying that she will never ever sit on the beach ever again.....so disgusting! Does anyone have the same sentiment?

Juicy Worm anyone?

Without further a do, i quickly setup my light tackle to see if this freshly caught bait really works. Straight away on my first cast, a pull was felt immediately and target was set. Comparing to my last trip, today's Whiting are much bigger in size and one could really felt the struggle on the other end.


First bite of the day


Another big one


Had a good fight with this whiting

After spending almost 2 hours, the Whiting were not biting as the tide was low and the weather was really hot which i could hardly fish anymore.


Total catch

Overall, its a fun trip for me just spending a few hours on the beach doing my fishing rather than stressing myself on my work. Most importantly, it more than enough time spending this few hours to relax myself enjoying the sun, the sand and the sea.