More old pics, Balik Pulau 2004

The area is amongst some prawn breeding facilities in Balik Pulau...not sure if it was an ex-paypond or not, but it was a nice place. My old classmate's dad, Dr. Hia invited me to join him there.

The pond at Balik Pulau

Lots of tarpons streaking about as evening came by. I was spinning and Dr. Hia broke out his fly-fishing equipment.

Tarpon on Yozuri Minnow

Fly-fishing truly is interesting. The line whipping about, dancing and teasing the surface of the pond... I made a note to give it a try back then...

Dr. Hia and his tarpon, on fly

Even to this day however, lack of access to the gear and a teacher has made me put this off till a future date...

I will get about to doing it!!!...*soon*

: /

Pulau Kendi, 11th Feb

Pay attention to your lunar dates!
A lesson learned...


Its been a LONG while since we were out on a boat and i guess we were too eager.
Charlie and myself decided to make a trip out to Pulau Kendi since it was a long weekend for Thaipussam. Only refered to my tidal notes for the tide shifts.

Figured that we could still try our luck with the whopper Stingrays in that area with live squids.

We were desperate to go out...no one noted that it was Chap Goh Meh!...the moon was so bright it felt like a spotlight was bearing down on us...
in other words, no sotong! :(

...all we had were the pathetic shrimp i managed to jala the night before...not very good sizes...

Towards the end of the night, we managed to pull up some decent sized croakers, about 20 or so, but that was the extent of it...

Casting in the morning also proved fruitless for biggies...not even the Queenies came out to play with our poppers...



Still, cant say i had a bad time
...better a bad day at sea than a good day in the cube



Heh.
:)