Tow Foo Challenge 2

Tow Foo Challenge 2 was back, and I managed to join this time. A whole day of fun and laughter. A truly enjoyable day even though I missed 2 fishes and landed none. A new champion this time, ham9, second was GloudGarnet, third was Dato' Jimmy, fourth PakNgah7447 and fifth Red Kelisa. Previous champion, Apek Cina didn't managed to get anything this time, but provided the laughter throughout the day.

The charity auction managed to collect RM1010, seeing that it was 10.10 (10th October). No pictures as I was lazy to snap. Pictures and full report can be found at http://www.fishing.net.my/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20326&whichpage=28

10.10.10

wait for it

Short Note

Haven't been updating for a long long time. Last report was back in September, was it? Haven't been fishing for a long long time too. Well, I did fish, but no big results, so no catch report.

Night Fishing, Fish Valley

November 7th 2009

Back again at Fish Valley for night session fishing. Supposedly planned this for Jason Kong to be out onto the field again, like the cantonese saying, "chong chut kong woo". But alas, the main actor decided to fall sick and FFK us. As he himself put it, it shall be known that his nickname is now FFK ( Fong Feikei Kong)

Jimmy picked me up as usual, and we headed to FV around 7-ish. Reached Semenyih and decided to buy some hong, as we were worried that no bait will be prepared. (really no bait prepared)

Reached FV and decided to have dinner at the new restaurant. I was surprised that so many people was having dinner there. Turns out that not everyone there are anglers. People from outside managed to hear about the restaurant, and almost all are families having dinner.

Jimmy and me had tomyam and kangkung belacan. While our food was being prepared, I ogled at 2 plabuks in the huge aquarium, plus some other fishes as well. The tomyam was superb. Well, it should be, because the chef is from Thailand itself, but Jimmy found it to be a little too sour for him. Michael came and chatted for a while. In my opinion, this restaurant will prosper.

It started to drizzle halfway through our dinner. Luckily Jimmy decided to bring his tent along. After dinner, we set up camp at the watergate. It didn't take very long for Jimmy to get his first fish.

I, on the other hand, had to wait for quite some time for my first (and only) fish. Was reeling in the fish when Modena and TJS came.



It was a slow night, and Jimmy's next fish was a surprising patin.




TJS was the next to get his license. A nice pak so kong.




Jimmy's escaped pacu did this.




Jeremy came by to busybody. Jimmy was busy untangling his fried beehoon, for like 20 minutes when his line moved. TJS slowly pulled the line in using his hands. A big head weighing 10kg.



Modena got his fish next, and tangling my line in the process. Near the landing, his line snapped, but fortunately, the line was still tangled with my line. Slowly reeled in, and got the pacu.





Proof that Modena is not getting old. Super power eyesight. He could see the rod tip move and got the fish.



After Modena's jelawat, no more fish landed, no more fish pull. Jimmy's chair broke ( supposedly by Jeremy, coz he moved somewhere else just before Jimmy sat and broke it XD)

And in the morning, Jimmy got his second patin.



Not many fish landed. Probably coz of the bright moon?

Update

Haven't really been updating the blog. Just came back from company trip in Bali last week. Very relaxing and fun. had a bunch of first time experiences eg first time on an airplane, experiencing earthquake, surfing ( even though I can't swim ).

Haven't been fishing much. Just a few times to Kolam Halim with Kenneth, which yielded nothing but kelis. Kenneth was tired of landing keli, so he dragged me out last night. Planned to go Eco, but changed minds at the last minute. Tried Coffee VIllage somewhere behind Eco. Damn shallow this pond. Not many ppl were fishing, didn't see anyone landing fish, and not much surface action the whole 3 hours we're there. Kenneth got 2 small soon hock, less than 500gm. 15 minutes before we left, I got a bite. Tadaaaa. A small plabuk. But kecik-kecik pun plabuk jugak kan? XD

23 August 2009

Set out early in the morning to AC's place. Reached Semenyih around 7.30 am and had breakfast at a mamak shop.

Set up at watergate, while AC took a place at the sandy cliffs beside the watergate. Greenyz came not long afterwards, followed by Jimmy shortly.

Discovered some leftover FV pellet hong when I stepped on it. Used it first while I mixed my dedak. Thought the thing won't work, so I reeled back 1 rod and used dedak mix. By this time, I had threw away the remaining FV pellet hong, and a worker picked it up into his thrash bag. Jimmy had already casted using corn beside me. The tong of corn is so smelly, not even flies will go near it.

And suddenly, the rod with the leftover hong shook. And the first fish of the day landed.





Jimmy followed not long afterwards, the beginning of his pacu fest, and his best record of fish landed in FV.




1st. It was so petrified of Jimmy that it shat




2nd. This one shat too




3rd




4th

5th. It's all different fish. Really!

TJS unhooking his first catch

TJS's first

His second. The leekoh here seemed so fond of him

A surprise haruan caught on hong

Greenyz is all smiles after waiting all morning

6th. AC decided to share the limelight

Afternoon was quite slow. A few bites here and there.

7th heaven

8th

Michael and his workers came to feed the fishes, and this triggered an army of people coming. Well, maybe not an army, about 4, plus 2 idiots who came earlier and casted near our lines. This made our rods situated barely a metre apart. Imagine when a fish bites. And that's when my second fish come. I threw further away from the others, with Jimmy much further away.

9th. Personal best record already broken

And the hero of the day fighting his 10th fish

10th


Jimmy had a few unhooked and a broken leader as well. I become photographer and tukang tangguk mostly. Other become spectators of Jimmy's heroics XD.

More to come. Plans were being made for the Merdeka weekend at FV

1st August 2009

Jimmy called abt 12pm, asking to go FV. I never say no to a fishing invite, so off we go at 12.30pm. Reached abt 1.30pm, set up at bamboo grove. Really peaceful day, cloudy and windy, and we have the whole pond to ourselves.

Jimmy wasted no time in casting his first rod, bread with a bit of minyak belangkas, while I was still fumbling over my rods. I was thinking it was going to be a good day, coz Jimmy got his first catch of the day. A lampam on the bread. But I thought wrongly. No bites for the whole afternoon even though Jimmy got another lampam. And until we moved to the watergates/hills, only 1 decent fish landed among all anglers there.

We moved around 5.30-ish. Jimmy took the jetty while I set up at the sandy hills. This time, borrowed Jimmy's specially mixed hong. And while I was 'pretending' busy by walking around, my bell buat bising!




Jimmy's special bait really works

Jeremy asked me to get another, so I said hopefully. And within minutes of casting ( with Jimmy's special hong again ), my bell rang again. Didn't manage to get the fish as it lucut. By this time, TJS already caught a lampam, Jeremy with 2 lampams and Bony with none. And TJS spree started.

The first of 3 leekoh




Jimmy doesn't want to be left out




Bony finally got his fish as the closing time draw close




Second leekoh

Jimmy with a huge rohu (special bait mesti kena maa)

Double hook up at the last cast

Still, without opening the watergates, fishes don't bite, with the exception of Jimmy's and my fish.