Thursday, July 2, 2009

Tinggi Island fishing in June 2009

Did a last min arrangement with a boatman from Tanjung Leman and off we go!

Participating anglers are Tan, Maxx, Chin Long, Leong and one uncle friend of Tan.

Didn't expect much fish but boatman almost shocked me by not even having GPS.

First spot is spotless clean as we went to unjam, suspect there is nothing left underneath.

Had a nice time fishing at the edge of drop off near the Tinggi Island, juvenile Queenfish are chasing baitfishes in packs and there is abudance of boilling surface action observed.

Didnt get much fishes other than Selars and small Queenie with appollo.

Bottom fishes are emperor snapper and a species called ikan pasir, also some juvenile groupers.

Uncle caught a 7lbs pounder Parrot fish and my my that was a real beauty.

it was all fun as we enjoyed using light tackle.

Tinggi island looks pretty decent and I hope to come back and explore the island itself later this year.

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

我是誰



到底我是誰呢?
我不就是我,
我雖然是我,
但是我老是覺得我是個陌生人,

很多時候,我會根據自己的意愿來處理事情,
但是原來都不是很恰當,
很多時候是自己一廂情愿,盲目的跟隨,所謂的意隨心走。

我不是很認識這個眼前的自己,
一直覺得很陌生,
說不出有什么道理。

我不就是我咯,
自己的心意很難去了解,
不要說去了解他人,
我是不是很差勁?

我到底了解自己嗎?
很難說,
我不敢說我很了解我自己,
但是很多時候我的心會常常出賣我,
我是一個很厲害掩飾自己想法的人,
卻在面對自己的心的時候,
卻常常狀況連連,
真糟糕。

我覺得活在這花花大都市里面,
常常以不同的面孔待人,
日子久了,可能也忘了自己原有的想法與原則。
一個很悲哀的假設。

我不是成龍,也不是很喜歡他的戲,在這里只是借用他電影名稱來發泄一下,內容與電影無關。

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Willkomen ! Tiburon QC 7524



Ever since parting with my Shimano OJ4000P and Seavenseas Tuna Mania Rod.

I have not make any noticeble addition to my arsenals of heavy fishing gear.

Even the purchase of Tenryu Jig Zam was quite a mystery, but that rod might be destined for my dear junior at North Malaysia (Well that is another story)

Today, I am proud to announce the addition of a small but powerful reel into my collection, and that is the TIBURON QC 7524.

One of the smallest Tiburon reel around, it has a monster drag and it is very sturdily build.

My Calstar 760L finally have its worthy partner by its side.

A lever drag reel with a substantially high gear ratio at 5.3:1,I will use it as my bottom fishing setup and the line used is likely to be 65lbs Power Pro (Since I has abundance of it) or maybe I will go for those ultra smooth PE lines eg Varivas and YGK.

These PE lines cost an arm plus a leg but they are also very nice to jig. Take care of them well and you will get your fair share of money worth.

Maybe I will still be sticking to my beloved Saltiga Z30 in medium/heavy jigging, but undoubtly the robust Tiburon is in its class of its own.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

戏如人生,人生如戏




入夜时分,
当我还在办公室埋头苦干的时候,
小妹那边用MSN传来了一些讯息,
一方面感到惊讶,也为母亲感到欣慰。

有时侯,这种事常常在戏剧里看得到。
只是没想过会发生在自己家里。

心里不禁怀念起过世的外婆,多年来的爱护和宠爱。
千言万语,不知从何说起。

怀着沉重和疲惫的身心,
也想开了最近几天困扰着自己的烦恼。

想做什么,就去做,那样心里也踏实的多。
哪怕将来以后会怎样,走一步,算一步。

日子过得很快,4月就过了一半。
常常会想起在德国度过的时光。

这时候应该还蛮冷的。
但是可以感觉到春天的来临。

虽然是短暂的时光,这时候确是最佳赏花的季节。
荷兰Keukenhof的满地的郁金香不知道会不会像往年一般的争艳夺丽呢?

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Rainbow7j’s Rendezvous in KK March 2008






Rainbow’s Rendezvous in KK

I wish to contribute this catch report to Cikgu Bwan, who had brought us out for such a fabulous fishing trip in Aug 2006. Ever since then, it has become an annual affair; We came back twice for fishing in 2007, and yet again in the recently concluded March 2008. Sabah has become a place where I will visit yearly, much to the dismay of my family members.They simply cannot understand why I need to disappear for 4-5 days every year.Let’s cut the story short by summarizing our catch this year.

We had a slow and disastrous start (usual something went wrong in the last min)There was a shortage of bait fish in the market, we managed to grab all we can, but it was in very bad shape.The Pasong was not fresh and very small in size. Only then the boatman informed us there is abundance of squids out there.Maybe we don’t need to use the rotten bait at all.So, with little hope for more baits we set off soon after lunch.It would soon appear that the catch rate was going to be very slow, maybe due to the rotten bait fishes.Well well, I told myself this was still the first day, not the time to get panicked yet.

Bite rate remained slow throughout the evening, and finally by night time we get some sporandic actions here and there. The fishes were in finicky mood this night. But the good news was squids were all over the place. The methods to catch the squids are either with squid jigs, or by just hooking a dead squid as bait and lure the other squids so we can scoop them with the net. We worked hard to collect more squids as baits as we knew our own bait suppliers are running short, nothing beats the fresh squids as baits.At this time the fish strikes were far and few, but some good size groupers, mangrove jacks, and some smaller species.Not a lot but it keeps us occupied. The fun part is still harvesting the squids, and that lasted well into the wee hours in the morning.

The second day morning saw the captain shifted to a spot quite some distance away, so many of us took the chance to catch a nap. The catch rate for the rest of the day remained slow, as the boat shifted from spots at 70m depth to 120m depth.We also noticed the current picked up significantly as the hours passed by.Well, there is no choice but the wait for the current to subsides or increases the numbers of sinkers.During day time, we saw the introduction of the Kerisi Bali or Ang Koli as locals fondly called.Some good sizes of them were landed, and they prove to a solid fighter, snatching the fresh squids we caught in the night.The sizes of the Kerisi caught ranging from 5-3kgs.

In between times we did some jigging but there were no takers. I was demonstrating my method of Slow Jigging, and out of blue moon, a fish hit on my 320gm Skill L Lumo Jig and was tamely brought up by me. It was a 2-3kg Skipjack Tuna or locally known as Tungkol. One more similar size Skipjack Tuna was caught using jigs by me again a few minutes later. Both were released unharmed after a quick photo session.

The actions picked up from 4-5pm onwards and this night proved to be better as we have some nice catch. A few 7-8kgs Green Job Fish were landed, and boy aren’t they tough fighter with brute force.But the prized catch was still the 18kg Grouper, who initially managed to get itself stuck somewhere on the seabed. As the angler dropped his head in despair, a couple of guys on board decides that in no way they are going to surrender and one of them starts man-handling the fish using gloves. He tugged and pulled with tender care as the PE line and leader might broke if the force applied is too much. After a tough and demanding 10-15mins, finally there is some movement from the fish down there. The lines were delicately handed back for the angler to continue his fight. And this time there is no escape for the fish and it tamely lost the battle. The titanic battle between the small angler and big fish was finally over in 30mins and it was a real team effort.

The bites gets slower after that, and at last I managed to hook up a nice 7kg Amberjack on my borrowed Daiwa LD50 on bait. It was released after a photo session. There is very slow current action and that affects the bite rate badly. Most of us went to rest after putting in a tough day.

The third day morning began earnestly as most of us had a good rest, but sadly the fishes are not cooperating. The weak and alternating current didn’t help at all, as we realized the there is 2 layer current underneath. We are getting badly entangled leaders and spreaders as times goes on.

Jigging is not effective as well, most fishes are feeding at bottom, and we are not able to produce any actions on the jigs at the bottom 20m. Our lines are badly affected by the top layer current and there is hardly any movement created by our jigging action throughout 100m. The reason being our lines were hit by top/mid layer current moving in opposite direction. Probably jigging with heavier jigs will be the solution but we do not have heavy equipment to try that. My PE3-6 rod max jig weigh is only about 300gm and the 320gm Skill Jig feels light as well.Somewhere in between these times, we did try out some new tools for jigging, eg. Hula-hula aka Madai Jig or Salty Rubber, and Inchiku. But maybe we do not have the skills to present them well enough to entice the fish. My friend got a hookup on a small Red Grouper on the Madai Jig, but that is all we had to show for.

It was until late afternoon my friend manage to hookup a Kerisi on jig. By this time, the bottom fishing kakis are having their hands full with the Kerisi. It was one drop one bite and the hit rate increased, and soon, before we can realize, our baits are running short. Eventually, the boatman decides it is enough and we moved on to our final night spot for the trip.

The last night which holds so much promise gradually turned ugly as winds and currents went into different direction. Every single swell which hit on the side of the boat caused it to tilled one side, making the boat so rocky we begin to find it tough to stay sober. Luckily the boat is quite huge in size and stabilizers are still working. However, many of us called it a day and in the end left a few hardcore anglers still harvesting the squids and trying to get something. I went to rest quite early and heard the guys had a few big takes but didn’t manage to hold on to it.

That marked the end of our March 2008 KK trip and yet it was another memorable trip. Once back on land, we went to visit Cikgu Bwan at his house.

We would like to wish him a speedy recovery from his current ailment and all the best for the future.

We might still meet again this year if there is a chance, and hopefully we will have another shot at the monster fish which resides in the deep water of Sabah again.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

悠闲釣魚人


B型金牛座

我的性格是「自我步调型」。
不会因竞争心或急躁而弄乱自己的步调。
在任何时候、任何场合,
也保持一定的步调来行动。
比起他人稍有慢半拍的嫌疑,是一个悠然自行型。


金牛座出生的人,有很讨厌被他人扰乱了自己步调的倾向。
本来就不精巧,应付变化而行动或
处理事情也很棘手,
一旦步调不正常,就连续错误,
所以也许会顽固的想保守住自己的步调。


金牛座在思考及行动上都慢慢的,不适应急急忙忙的活动,
也不喜欢,有如在绿色牧草慢慢地
吃草的牛一般,
喜欢悠闲宁静和平的状态。

於此倾向再加上B型乐观,B型-金牛座的人,
可说是
极『悠闲的人』。
我是个悠闲的人,不会与他人竞争,
但是也具有为了向目标前进,
不惜努力而不屈不挠的一面。

下决心的事一定要达成,是意志力很强的人,
但是,认真拼命努力,是只对自己有兴趣的才做而已,
对没有兴趣的,表现出相当懒散且马马虎虎的态度,
两者的差异相当激烈。


另外,很讨厌被人强制或勉强,对於命令的语调等,
会猛然燃起反抗心,也会没有兴趣且倔强
的一动也不动。

我是坚强且现实的,不会对追求毫无道理的事,
或对神秘和不可思议等不知原因的,表示有兴
趣。
只相信眼前明白看到的现实,做自己会做的事,
具有这样脚踏实地的姿态。

很小心,因此行动
及思考稍消极,
但本人对自己的消极有所批判,也时常对积极的态度抱着憧憬。


【对自己的忠告】慢慢的步调会使他人焦躁,
或有产生缺乏协调性的忧虑,要努力与他人的步调
配合。

Friday, January 11, 2008

2008年緬甸海山 - 鐵板狂舞篇

2008年緬甸海山 - 鐵板狂舞篇


鐵板狂舞,可以這么形容這次的釣游,近
13人在船邊所進行的鐵板之舞,如期盛況,還真是前所未見。這次的戰船是聞名遐邇的MV Polaris Gold,船長對鐵板釣的熱衷,已經進入可以說是瘋狂狀態了。這次他的武器是Stella 20000 配合 Carpenter PE 6 Jigging 釣竿,輕松熟練以大動作的Long Jerk法,晃起約400克鐵板,實在叫人佩服的五體投地。至于其余釣友的釣具組合,多數是PE 4 PE 5 之間,以Spinning 的橫式釣組居多。


白天的目標就是利用探魚器
Echo Sounder 在山巒起伏的海山地帶,尋找大魚的棲居之所。晚上則是停泊在一處小山丘也就是較淺的海域,以強光燈,希望能吸引深海掠奪魚類如金骨,犬齒鮪黃鰭鮪等。


我們用的鐵板重量在于
180300克左右,體型不一,Shimano Butterfly Jig是其中一個較熱門的選擇,之中也有不少釣友選用比較經濟的OK Hooker Dynamite Jig。小弟我則是白天多數用Bluefox Herring,晚上就是熒光的Skill Jig


一月一號清晨從新加坡廉價航空機場做虎航到普吉島的機場,然后從那里乘坐
4個多小時車北上到Ranong。隔天清晨再從Ranong上船,出發到緬甸邊界的關口,開了護照,才一路直奔緬甸海山。豈知才過了不久,通訊器就傳來壞消息,外海的風浪很大,船長只好把船轉向近海附近的幾座荒島旁,暫作歇息,因為已經靠近黃昏時分了。


躲了一整晚,隔天清晨才繼續上路。半途中路經一處沉船釣點,大家小試牛刀,果然魚訊連連,除了小弟我以外,我想大多數釣友都有上魚,唉,真不是個好兆頭。之后我們坐了整
10個小時的船,終于來到了目的地。


這是我第一次參與純以鐵板釣為主的釣游,很多東西讓我大開眼界。只見大伙像古代準備開炮的水手般的,在船的左邊一字排開來,在船長一聲令下,把鐵板投入海中。船長多數也會一起下釣,健步如飛的從船艙里跑到船頭,一起跟我們一起晃鐵板。


大概講講鐵板的不同釣法,大致上鐵板釣,很多釣友會把釣竿后座插在
Gimbal Belt 上,然后拉竿向上揚,當然捲線器也配合收線,以做到鐵板在水中彈跳和飄舞的狀況。另一個做法就是把釣竿夾在手臂以及肩膀之間,以純手臂的力量來揮動釣竿,這樣的做法會比較吃力,需要去鍛煉才能勝任。

除了以上的分別,揮竿的幅度以及節奏的快慢,也是因人而異的。有些釣友會選擇以較慢的節奏來晃鐵板,可能覺得比較省力,也可以較長時間做釣。幾位血氣方剛的釣友則是以很豪邁的動作來揮竿,視覺上可能會比較享受,呵呵,船長就是其中一個。


值得一提的釣友
Zeck, 以很獨特的釣法,用長度達8尺的橫式Jigging 拋投竿,CB ONE Tuna Stick。他在空間廣闊的船尾,揮灑自如的把輕型鐵板拋出,目標設定在潛伏在較淺的魚群。這一招在晚上對上黃鰭鮪的時候特別有效。輕型鐵板如80-100克之間,目標水層是20-30米。輕型鐵板在水里停留的時間會較長,下墜的時間比較慢,這無疑就增加了被魚群盯上的機會。Zeck 是這次釣游的佼佼者,一個晚上幾個小時內就釣上接近20條黃鰭鮪,不愧是Tuna Stick的傳人。


這次最大的收獲是一只超過
20公斤的金骨,是被釣友Dong JieSaurus 輕型Jigging竿配合Stella 3000 釣上的。只可惜由于博魚時間太長,最終回魂乏術。無法釣後放,實在是這次釣游的一大遺憾。Dong Jie之后還以Popping釣上一只體型不小的黃鰭鮪,成為了這次釣游的總冠軍。


總的來說,這次釣游的成績算是很差,白天在尋找魚群集中的地區時,成績是接近零。這都是沒有實行釣後放的結果嗎?這我就不得而知。船長以簡單的英文告訴我們,
Polaris Gold 在緬甸海山是唯一一艘會鼓勵釣後放的釣魚船。他常常告誡其余船主,沒有節制的釣魚與捕魚,是不行的。我聽了不禁想搖頭,畢竟會有多少人會像我們這般,大老遠長途跋涉來釣魚,沒有帶冰箱拿魚回家的。


但是無論如何,我還是很佩服船長敬業樂業的精神,在找魚的方面,他已經是盡了最大的努力,我們告訴他,我們沒有拿魚,所以不需要去找要吃的魚,集中精神去找大魚,但是還是徒勞無功。


站在
Polaris Gold的甲板上,遙望緬甸海山,一望無際的汪洋大海,往日的輝煌成績,可否再現,我看就要看大自然的造化了。



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