Trip to farhan's and finding fishing spots

im too lazy to blog... but here are some pictures of our recent activities. Pic 1 and 2 are pictures of fishing at farhan's week 3 the rest are pics of places me and danial went to. we were trying to find fishing spots in Serasa. :D

and this is my new fishing kit :D

Utik, stamp Negara East Timor

i was looking for a picture to incorporate in the logo I'm working on and i came across with this! lol

ok, it's either a rare species OR symbolizes something in the country OR the stamp manufacturer mental sal dapat utik ganya masa ia mengail lol "NAH! print tia gambar utik arah stamp!!"

Fish Outing December

TUTONG First trip was at Tutong with Zazu, Danial, Katip and Naz... sory nda banyak gambar.. gelap gulita yo! Kami sampai d Tutotng around 12 tgh Malam. awal2 d pantai seri kenangan... Danial with his First Cast First Fish of the night, dpt ketambak... and for two hours.. nda lagi kami belurih lepas atu. Sekali pindah ke tempat jeti pacah atu (refer to old posts) well.. awal2 ramai org d sana so kami mengail sebalah nya... ampir masjid dan kubur... naik bulu ku yow~ d sana danial with his first cast and first fish of the location.... and then iatah nganya kami belurih dlm masa dua jam tu.... pas tu pinda g kami... arah tempat penurunan boat ampir jambatan d tutong atu... d sana after 2 jam kali baru tah belurih... c naz kalau baik nasib nya dpt 3 ekor ikan putih tu.. tapi sayang.. mencabur balik ke air dua ekor. kesian.. dont worry everyone has experienced that before.. terutama sekali aku... haha and then aku dapat lauk putih sama utik (nda hairan)...

iatah uleh aku sama c naz ni... Sungai Tutong?

SANGKAR C FARHAN second trip kami ke sangkar c farhan d kampung serdang... yang ikut... aku, mawi, fadhil, zazu, farhan and danial... I think this is the first time kami dpt ikan yang banyak dalam sekali outing... and kami telah memecah record mengail utik yang paling banyak dalam sehari... kalau di kirakan dalam 17 ekor utik kami dpt... kami bagi2 jua lah yg damit2 atu ke selungsung yang d sangkar c farhan

utikanglers tah banaa

Top story of the day.

• C fadhil mengitang (menangkap ikan kitang menggunakan kirikan berjampi) and dapat dlm 8 ekor kitang (sory kalau salah.. nda ku mengira bui... sakit sudah hati ku dpt utik nganya)
• c mawi dpt ketambak dlm 4-5 ekor and 3 ekor kurapu
• zazu dapat 2 ikan putih
• aku dapat dua ekor ketambak sama satu ikan nda ku tahu apa namanya yang penting basar lah (mau lagi tu..)
• Danial dapat seekor kurapu saja
• Farhan dapat utik saja... sama plastic sampah.... kesian...

gambar d bawah ani tah sebagai bukti lauk kami :)

aku dan lauk yang nda ku tau apa namanya... basar lagi ia dari tapak tangan ku....

bah bila lagi?

morale of the day - jangan mengail malam... palui tu and nda berbaloi!

team Utik Anglers

kali ini, saya ingin meng-introduce to all of you to the team members of the Utik Anglers. respect.
	Profile 1 Name: Abg Ahmad Farhan Nickname: Aan, Ji, Parhan. Best Catch Recorded: Tambak. Ikan Marlin d bawah sangkar ikan. Equipment: joran bermacam2. ada family punya, ada kepunyaan peribadi. topeng terrorist. Strength: Determine. dapat menyediakan sangkar utk teman2 utik anglers memancing. penyembayang. Primary Skills: Mengitang, memotong ikan utk d bari makan ikan d sangkar.
	Profile 2  Name: Ahmad Jauzi Zainul Kamal alias bermacam macam Nickname: Bajau, Jau, Zainul, Kamal, Zain, Kam, Kamis. Best Catch Recorded: Utik Giant Brutal yg berdarah darah(Jahan) Equipment: Kirikan. Strength: menakutkan pemancing lain utk nda asi2 kan ikut memancing d tmpt utik anglers mancing jua pasal badannya basar. makan kuaci. Primary Skills: Menyanyi
	Profile 3  Name: Mr Mawi Nickname: Maw, Mawau. Best Catch Recorded: Packet Chili Kimball kali. Tambak.Equipment: joran family sama joran kecil sendiri. Strength: menangkap ikan2 kecil seperti bilis. pandai memanggil utik, makan kuaci. Primary Skill: berkantut, menangkap uras.
	Profile 4  Name: Khatib Sadikien Ibrahim Nickname: Katip, Tip Best Catch Recorded: Alu-alu yg nda sengaja d release d saat2 kan menaikkan. Tuka2. Equipment: Joran family, joran sendiri yg baru d beli. baju pink. Strength: ketekunan, keyakinan, makan kuaci. Primary Skill: pandai bercali kalau dtg frustnya.
	Profile 5 Name: Metis Wong Kuan Lee Nickname: Metis Wong Kuan Lee Best Catch Recorded: Pufferfish. Equipment: Joran Pinjam Strength: memakai baju lawa ketika memancing. Primary Skill: nda pandai ada2 lagi ikut mancing walaupun beribu kali d jemput.
	Profile 6  Name: Danial Othman Nickname: Dan, Danny Boy Best Catch Recorded: Ketumbang. Equipment: Joran 'the legend' yang patah sedikit. lampu2 kecil dari lighter yg d laha-nya. sigup. Strength: ia ganya kan menangkap ikan. Primary Skill: ia ganya kan menangkap ikan. ikan d bawa balik kan d bagi kucing.
	Profile 7  Name: Fadhil Masri Nickname: padil Best Catch Recorded: Tambak, Sumpit2. Equipment: Joran family Strength: kuat becali. Primary Skill. Punca segala punca.
	Profile 8 Name: Khairil Basyar Nickname: Kiril Best Catch Recorded: Dorado. Ikan Masin. Equipment: Joran perbuatan sendiri. Joran d beli. sigup Strength: Tidur ketika Ngail. Tekun. Sabar. Penyembayang. Primary Skill: menyanyi lagu the stokes. Karate.
	Profile 9  Name: Abdul Razid Nickname: zid Best Catch: Lupaku. tabak2 saja tia- ikan pisang2. Equipment: state of the art joran, sigup Strength: selalu ikut memancing tak kira apa situasi dan context. Primary Skill: Tidur ketika waktu memancing di jalankan.
	Profile 10 Name: Azizul Azri Nickname: Zazu Best Catch: Sembilang. Equipment: joran 'the legend' tersendiri. sigup. topeng ninja. Strength: oleh kerana aku yg membuat post ani aku nda buleh suka2 hatiku membuat apa kelebihan ku. Primary Skill: nangkap sembilang.

The Search For Utik at Tutong: 2nd Episode [18-11-2008]

If i have to make a report it'll be like this! sorry for the late update guys. The crew: Dan, Zazu & Naz (newbie!).

Time of Angling: Midnight til Dawn Weather: Cold, Minor rain Water temperature: Moderate, not too cold. Water current: Extremely strong by 4am onwards Location:

• 1st spot - Kuala Tutong [12am - 2.30am]
• 2nd spot - Danau [3am - 6am]

The catch [time of catch]:

• Kuala Tutong - Langut [2am]
• Danau - Utik [6am]

Culprits suspected of taking our baits: Pak Katam & Ikan damit

Just another nice trip to Tutong, thanks to Zazu and Naz for bringing me along with you guys. It was a good one, i can say it was a successful one in terms of catching our target species. Didn't took that long for our bells to ring after the first casts, though it wasn't a 'first cast-first catch' hehe but that was good enough to tell us the fishes' presence for the night. Zazu encountered a feisty one but it got away at the 1st spot, daym~~ bro. I'm sure that must've been a big fish! though that got away, he caught a lil baby langut, a bit bigger than an average index finger. Badan damit tapi temakan jua udang basar bah~ hehe. Conditions changed by 1.30am, it was cold and foggy ( fog and mist - vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground - - we were wondering what was the difference between a fog and a mist, so i'm just adding it cause i didn't know that too!). Moved to Danau by 2.30am and reached there by 3am. The current was Ok for the first 20 minutes then it got insanely strong til a huge log hit the jetty we were on, thank God it was a strong cemented jetty, if not, die lah~~ :s I tend to get really frustrated because my bait kept on bitten off but no catch at all, I have a feeling it was the work of crabs all the time. The strong current wasn't helping either because it limits our casting area to only one side of the jetty where the water flows away. So i stuffed 2 heavy sinkers and threw at the other side from where the water current was coming. The sinkers was heavy enough that it wasn't affected by the strong current. I casted a few dozen times til we almost call it a day and there yea go, I caught an Utik!

Fishing outing with Danny

Yeap... for the first time this month, i went out fishing... just with danny... kami dua saja... razid nda jadi takut ujan... well awal2 plan kan d pusat kesenian. p ramai org.. so pindah ke Sungai Matan... awal2 mcm baik nasib... baru skali cast, ada tia ku belurih lauk... huhuhuhh tapi badung saja.. bukan lauk mahal.. haha jadi tah.. asal bukan utik.... tapinya kan..... sebatah2 kami sana atu...... iatah nganya uleh kami tu... kwang kwang kwang... haha bah nanti lagi mengail

its just a dream

wont we all love this to happen in this forsaken fishing spot... haha... saja... baru belajar kedaigambar (photoshop)

Baby Whale Shark Mistaken for a Giant Catfish in China

There has been an email circulating around showing the pictures below stating that a giant catfish was caught but the thing is, it is not a catfish. I guess people get over excited to spread the news rather than to take their time to identify it. One of the most distinctive feature of catfishes are their barbels ('misai' or whiskers). Although there are a few species of catfish that do not have barbels, there is another way to identify them. Another feature that i think is distinctive is the position of dorsal fins. When you examine the pictures thoroughly, firstly, it doesn't have any barbels and secondly, the dorsal fin is way behind, towards the middle of the body. Just by comparing the distance between dorsal fin and gill slits, you can tell whether if it is a catfish or not. Catfishes should have their dorsal fins closer to their gill slits.

no whiskers

dorsal fin is towards the middle of the body emm~~ fresh meat with lots of white fats!

Catfishing with wacky baits

Since this site highlights catfish, so i think it would be a good idea to do research on them and share it with everyone. I’ve found an interesting article on baits used to catch catfish.

1. BABY CHICKS (freshly dead) - don't be mad, i know its unethical but it was used more than 60 years ago according to the article. I don't recommend this but it is Wacky! (crazy)
2. SOAP - yes, sabun untuk mandi.
3. SCENT BAIT - such as asafetida, a type of stink/scented bait derived from a herbaceous plant. used as spice. i think the previous post mentioned by Zazu, about using belacan and flour falls under this category of bait type.
4. FRUIT BAITS - such as muscadines, mulberries, haw fruits, acorns and hickory nuts. note that the article is from US so the fruits here ain't the same. maybe we should try durians and see if we can catch a catfish.
5. CATFISH itself - 3" to 6" long without the barbels, spine and dorsal fin/s (bleeding)
6. GROCERY STORE BAIT - e.g. minced meat, frozen shrimps, cheese, beef/ chicken sausage, bread and bacon.
7. UNORTHODOX BAITS –

• ROAD KILL! - anything road killed
• WD-40 - yes, the spray contains shark liver oil. Spray your bait and increase your luck!
• BUBBLE GUM - no comment LoL

AND FOR THE FINALE, THE BAIT IS

NO BAIT at all! Believe it or not, for more information, here's the link of the article that I referred to http://www.gameandfishmag.com/fishing/catfish-fishing/gf_aa086704a/

learn as we go

i learn things everywhere i go. most definitely if it concerns on fishing. it helps me a lot to understand new techniques and methods to be an efficient angler. i learned a couple of techniques already. that you can use a piece of plastic as bait. that you can use belacan covered with flour as bait. i am yet to try it. some people say it works. all this depends though on which new knowledges that are truly useful or sometime a complete waste of time . hahaha. selamat hari raya

Selamat Hari Raya

Saya selaku wakil pengail utik, ingin mengucapkan selamat menyambut hari raya aidilfitri, maaf zahir dan batin.... jika ada tersilap kata, teplanting batu time casting, te-cross line kamu, ter cabul2 time mengail, temakan dan teminum makanan kamu and membawa kamu mengail tapi nda belurih. moga2 harap di maafkan. bukan nya senghaja tapi sudah nasib.... :D bah, hari raya jgn lupa datang rumah... p/s: awal2 ku mbari tau ni... nada ampau ni ah... lol

Kenali Ikan Kita

kalau kamu kan tahu cemana usul badukang, nah, liat tia banar2.

iatah badukang (catfish) ni namanya. badannya bebalang, hidungnya basar, ada misai, dan selalu senyum. 

di negara ani, badukang di pandang rendah. seolah olah ianyanya adalah ikan yang sial, nda bisai, nda bagus, mengacau dan lain lain. banar pulang, badukang ani makan apa saja termasuk najis2 manusia. kalau kita imbas kembali, dorang ani memainkan peranan yg penting di ekosistem kitani, tanpa dorang, nda lagi ada sistem pembersih air sungai yang semula jadi. bisdorg ani patut di hormati. cuba kita lihat di bawah.

liat tu orang puteh. nda memilih kan? utik lagi ulehnya. cuba orang brunei, kata2 lagi kalau dapat utik. hahaha! 

banar plg, basar wah utiknya.

The Search For Utik at Tutong [28th Sept 2008]

only zazu and me went for the trip, lain2 yg nda dapat join atu dipahami. ada yang damam, ada yang sibuk shopping, ada yang nda bejuran LoL jk.. anyways, it was a spontaneous thing by Mr.Zazu, awal2 beceta sal tampat mengail sekali ia membgitau aku ia kan mengail di Tutong, so i thought he was planning for the near future and he said "bah, karang lah kesana mencuba". I'm like, "WHAT!!!!?", but anyways, i'm was up for it, nothing much to do anyways hehe

1st stop: Pekan Tutong [10pm - 2.30am] 2nd stop: Kuala Tutong [3.30am - 7am] bait: prawn, mixed size [Umpan dari Manggis PS: HYPER BANAR!] catches:

• bedukang @ Pekan Tutong
• lauk putih @ Kuala Tutong

Bedukang, Z's first catch after a long time zazu's catch: lauk putih here are some misc pictures i took at Kuala Tutong early in the morning