J@mes's Boat - 25th January 2012

This was a last minute trip planned
only a week before.......as most of us are still on leave
on the 3rd day of Chinese New Year....

Hookers onboard - FJ, AN, SN, ADY + BRY

arriving at the  Marina Country Club

600 Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, Singapore 829734

Boarding SZ 16054 D

The only time where reels gather to share their experiences....

although they don't bare big names like 'STELLA',

....they do have their share of stories.....

BRY makes sure he doesn't forget how he tied that knot.... 

Catch rate was extreme bad.....water is cold as we started reeling in

a couple of Estuarine Moray otherwise known as Pah Kat Muah...

This is possibly due to a heavy downpour on Chinese New Year's Eve.

....or is it this jinxed liner that we saw named 'SANKO LINE'

that sounds like 'SANGKOT' line...

....trying our luck near the Ponggol Navigational Buoy

ADY never fail to amuse us.....

he dropped his Fann Wong autographed cap into the sea...

BRY to the rescue..........brother love...

This incident has rekindled ADY's love for that very special cap

With all that action going on......SIRI was screaming

when BRY left his iPhone 4s out in the hot sun.....

SN watching ADY playing 'Pick-UP-Sticks'

...the harvest...

3 x Yellowtail Scad aka Selar

1 x Indian Mackerel aka Kembong

3 x Belanger's Croaker aka Gelama

1 x Brown Stingray aka Pari

fried Gelama.......Ah For style

This trip wasn't planned according to the charts...

....so we can't really complaint

Let's see if our up coming Chongster's trip sees better results



The Year of the Dr@gon, 2012

Wishing all hookers a Happy and Prosperous

Chinese New Year of the Dragon

恭祝大家年年有鱼

Alternative to the Original Buff headgear....

Tubular headgear is a must for any

offshore fishing trips on a sunny day

...unless you're asking for a 1st or even

2nd degree facial burns that often result in

expensive medical treatments...

Here's an inexpensive alternative to the

Original Buff headgear available in shops

around People's Park that cost S$8....

the one above has a similar design as the

Original Buff's SALAMANDRA BLUE

But of course....if you're the fashionista

with spares looking for the real deal...

the Original Buff multifunction headwear

is the answer.......check out their website:

http://buff.eu/en/SGP/home

They do carry more 'sibeh' awsome designs

WD-40......the unsual fish attractant

Believe it or not...........WD-40 attracts fish.

When sprayed on fishing bait,

WD-40 covers up the scent of human hands on the

bait to better lure fish, according to USA Today.

The WD-40 Company receives hundreds of letters

from consumers confirming this use, but prefers

not to promote WD-40 as a fishing lure since

the petroleum-based product could potentially

pollute rivers and streams, damaging the ecosystem.

article extracted from: http://wackyuses.com/wd40.html

Bananas are bad luck for fishing....

Many charter fishing boat crews have steadfast

restrictions about bringing bananas on the boat.

In fact, they'll return to the dock to purge the

offending fruit [source: ESPN]. Some charters go

so far as to prohibit Banana Boat brand sunscreen

or Banana Republic brand clothes onboard.

Fishermen have even been known to object

to Fruit of the Loom underwear (one sport fisher

claimed he's treated wearers to wedgies and

then cut the labels out) [source: LA Times].

Oddly enough, the Fruit of the Loom graphic doesn't

even have a banana on it, and some say the banana

was left off because of this very superstition

[source: Brincefield].

There are many theories on why people believe

bananas are bad luck for a boat. One superstition

is that boats carrying bananas don't catch fish.

The origin of this belief dates back to the Caribbean

trade of the 1700s. The wooden sailing boats of

that time had to move quickly to deliver bananas

before they spoiled, and fishermen had a hard

time trolling for fish on such fast-moving boats,

which is how the superstition came about.

Another superstition that originated during that

time is that bananas will cause a boat to sink.

This belief developed after many boats never made

it to their destinations, and all of the doomed boats

were carrying bananas. One of the creepier superstitions

is that banana cargo could actually kill a man.

In actuality, fermenting bananas do give off methane gas,

which could conceivably get trapped below deck

and kill any crew members unlucky enough to be

working in the hold. Another popular theory was

that venomous spiders hitched rides in bananas,

and once those bananas were onboard, the boat would

be host to any number of lethal critters. And then,

of course, there's the theory that banana peels

cause crew members to slip and fall on deck

[source: Attah].

article extracted from:

http://people.howstuffworks.com/fishing-superstition1.htm

So you want fish.......skip these....

Uncle Chong's Boat - 31st December 2011

That familiar number....

...you can see the boat's previous colour schemes

This trip was arranged by a collegue,

and only three slots were available....

FJ, AN + BRY (current zero fighter title holder)

FJ's sixbar grouper (winning SN a $10 side bet)

FJ's second.......a Blackspot Tuskfish

BRY's sixbar grouper.......finally

thanks to his lucky charm...

...that 'B.U.M. equipment' cap

AN's Orange-spotted Grouper

the ONE she's been waiting for....

that came in at the last half hour of the trip

....phew....

Other catches....

Fan-bellied Leatherjacket.......foul hooked

...Uncle Chong claimed that this fish is tasty

Hmmm....not so sure about that look

AN's suprise catch........a Cuttlefish

BRY's interpretation of a double hook-up

AN braving the scorching sun...

Total catch on Chongster's boat today - 45 pieces

but we only hook-up the following

can't complain.......

Punggol Promenade - 30th December 2011

the Punggol Promenade

completed in early 2011 with fishing platform

picture source from URA

earlier in the day....

SN decided to recee the promenade

hmm......looks promising

Dying from the hooking itch that even

the MOPIKO couldn't ease.....

SN, HN and ADY (armed with his new Shimano Hyperloop)

went to give this place a try.......

ADY started the the ball rolling

with what looks to me like a juvenile sea bass

both SN and HN had to remove hooks from

annoying AH SENGs....

Overall, it's a nice place to chill out and fish

if your expectations are not too high......

Note: parking wardens or

LTA enforcement officers will be on the prowl

......when you least expected it