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
Quite frankly, this trip, as with most Changi Trips during the monsoon season, was a disaster, with 2 guys falling out before the trip had started. The people at the back of the boat managed no more than 1 fish each while most of us in the front caught nothing. This was in spite of the fact that (unusual to
After attempts to cancel the trip threatened him with mutiny by his men, the CO eventually handed the reins over to me. I called the boatman about 4 days before the trip to confirm a change of command but he appeared rather confused and at first suggested that he did not have any trips with Nigel before finally conceeding that