Date: 10th-11thDec10
Location: Sibu Kelong
Kakis: Darren, Richard, Lucong & Patrick
It has been nearly 2 years that 4 of us had hardly gather for some good Kelong fishing trip and since the 4 of us is available on the 10th Dec, arrangement was made few weeks ago and we are good to have some fun.
As usual, we met at 6am in the morning and drive up all the way to our favorite "Bak kut Teh" Store along the way to Mersing. After a splendid good breakfast, we travel another 1 hour to Tanjong Leman Jetty where we board our boat to our favourite Kelong.
The same old Tanjung Leman Jetty
Surprisingly in the monsoon season during this time, the weather was really good without the blazing sun above our head as all of us were greeted by the nice cloudy weather and most importantly, the sea was really calm without any big wave or strong wind. We are sure that it will definitely be a pretty good fishing trip for all of us.
The Folks, Richard, Lucong and Darren
The funny Captain Richard Sparrow
Energetic and confident of a good trip
Chermin caught with lure
After the lunch, we tried to have some nap so that we can concentrate fishing during the night. Some kids caught a good size Trevally and some table size Angkoli. Seems that the "Unjam" made by the Kelong operators are taking into effect and this really made the guest happy.
Around 5pm, a big school of Selar and Kunning came to the Kelong and created some feeding frenzy although the tide is not high. Everyone had almost 2 hours of pretty good Bait-fish fishing which can put up a decent fight with the Bait-fish Jig full with fish. There was a guy who caught a 2-3kg Queenfish during the feeding frenzy. Most of the guest don't wanna go for the dinner as we are really obsessed on the fishing.
After Dinner, the four of us started off with Squid Jigging. Many squid were caught during the night and we have really good squid jigging fun till 2am. Some expert caught a few big-eyed which need special setup. I tried my best to get the correct poundage line and lures to catch the Big-eyed but without avail. So in the end, i gave up and went back to my favorite squid jigging.
Darren Posing with the big Cuttlefish
Cleaning up all the fish and squid we caught
A decent catch by us
Full of Nasi Lemak Selar and Kunning baitfish
After our lunch, we prepared to pack our stuff and get ready to leave the Kelong. Seriously, when every fishing trip ends, sure there will be some regrets and some sadness. The time spend is really worthwhile and we indeed enjoyed ourself very much. Sure enough, i'll be back for more fun and definitely with more fishing. :)
The big cuttlefish and the Green-eyed squid
