Pekan Sailfish

Shawn/ April 17, 2012/ Pekan, saltwater/ 1 comments

These are photos from my first ever trip to Pekan for fishing and my first ever Sailfish trip in October 2011. This was with Nigel, Weiyee and Cindy on the famous Pekan Ricky’s boat. I’m posting this for posterity. I had brought a my brand new Tiburon Smart Shift reel for the Sailfish. In fact, I saw the guy who

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Rompin with Dansen

Shawn/ April 17, 2012/ Bottom Fishing, Jigging, Rompin, saltwater, Trolling/ 1 comments

An old classmate from secondary school asked me in early October if I wanted to go fishing in Rompin. I was keen to try Rompin and since one of my guru kakis (Nigel) was unwilling to plan a trip up there, I said yes. I was initially hesitant as my work schedule generally precludes me from planning anything that far

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Fishing with Abang

Shawn/ March 7, 2012/ Bottom Fishing, Night, saltwater/ 13 comments

The first time I went fishing with Abang in August 2011 was with the Lorry Gang namely Malau, Oldman, Nick, Nigel and me. The catch rate was surprisingly good relative to our track record in Singapore waters. While we were busy netting fresh sotong, I accidentally stood on some of them when I tried to go pee. I caught no

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