Went fishing at a kelong again with my brother, his 2 young sons and Lim and his wife earlier this week. We wanted to catch some large squid and fishes before the monsoon season starts. I had great expectations after having honed my skills from the previous expedition.
I brought along an impressive array of fishing tackle (so I thought) but sadly, compared with the professionals around, I was very poorly equipped. No wonder, after hours under the hot sun, I could only catch several small squids.
Lim was having a fun time using our small fishes as bait to catch garfish. Nobody wanted to take his garfish home to cook as the meat is rather tasteless and has an unappetizing greenish colour.
Someone catch a huge cuttlefish. It does not seem so big in this picture but it actually measured a whole 2 ft including its tentacles. It was quite spectacular sight as it was hauled up squirting water and ink.
Then the professionals began landing huge fishes from all sides of the kelong. Not having much luck myself, I raced around photographing their catches and trying to learn their techniques. It became increasingly obvious that I was using the wrong type of lures, lines and baits. Well, too late to change....but next time I'll come better prepared.
This young man caught a barracuda! It was immediately cleaned, salted and hung to dry.
Even my little nephew caught a decent sized fish using only a small jig. He was extremely proud that he landed it all by himself. I guess fishing needs a lot of skill and a little luck. In his case, we think he has the luck.
I brought along an impressive array of fishing tackle (so I thought) but sadly, compared with the professionals around, I was very poorly equipped. No wonder, after hours under the hot sun, I could only catch several small squids.
Lim was having a fun time using our small fishes as bait to catch garfish. Nobody wanted to take his garfish home to cook as the meat is rather tasteless and has an unappetizing greenish colour.
Someone catch a huge cuttlefish. It does not seem so big in this picture but it actually measured a whole 2 ft including its tentacles. It was quite spectacular sight as it was hauled up squirting water and ink.
Then the professionals began landing huge fishes from all sides of the kelong. Not having much luck myself, I raced around photographing their catches and trying to learn their techniques. It became increasingly obvious that I was using the wrong type of lures, lines and baits. Well, too late to change....but next time I'll come better prepared.
This young man caught a barracuda! It was immediately cleaned, salted and hung to dry.
Even my little nephew caught a decent sized fish using only a small jig. He was extremely proud that he landed it all by himself. I guess fishing needs a lot of skill and a little luck. In his case, we think he has the luck. 
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