We made a booking with Kli on one of his boats a month before (RM450/boat). Even then the schedule was almost full and we were lucky to take the last one. We chose a suitable time when the sea was calmest (between 1st and 15th day of Lunar calendar).
So with all our equipment packed and ready, we headed out at 5.00am to the hunting grounds. The trip took a little more than an hour from Penang. The location on GPS is N 05deg 50.960' E 100deg 21.895'. We were lucky to have met a bunch of old timers on the way while stopping at a traffic light. We followed their van to the destination.
Once reaching there, you will be surprised to see kampung styled coffee shops doing bustling business. All their customers were there for Tenggiri fishing. If you happen to stop by there, try their Nasi Lemak, it is quite nice and served warm.
If you brought your ice box and need ice, don't worry. The 2 coffee shops there sells them at approx RM3/bag.
We quickly found our boat and loaded our stuff and thus began our virgin Tenggiri hunt!
1. In this picture is John Pang, Fook Soon and myself. All excited. During the trip I was hit by seasickness. After checking the internet I found that I did all the things that could exacerbate motion sickness. The only thing I did right was to lie down and close my eyes. The seasick med that I bought (I got a pack of 10 pills and the brand was 'Pulin') didn't seem to work even though I took it 1/2 hr before boarding (as prescribed).
In the end, I did ZERO fishing and just watched as the rest caught their 1st Tenggiri! ARGH!!! So sad.
However I got to witness in real life how fighting this athletic fish really looks like. When John got the first bite, the line just keep going off the reel. You can feel the strength of this fish when you hear the zipping sound of line coming off. Everyone was focused watching the battle between man and fish. Only once landing the fish on the boat that everyone relaxed their tense muscle and give a shout of 'WOOHOO!'. The exhilaration was addictive.
The whole trip we saw other boats landing bigger Tenggiri's. They seem to be responding to white feather lures instead of natural bait like 'Selar'. So make sure you pack an extra few feather lures before you go. You could also buy some from the boatmen at RM5 a pop, make sure to let them know a day before as they have to make it before hand.
2. Gary here with the 2 largest we caught! 
3. Fook Soon posing with the fish.
4. John Pang with his. Guess which one is his...yup you guess right! Another new record for him!!!
5. Gary just loves kissing the fish. It was his first fishing trip. Glad you joined us and hope you enjoyed yourself!!!
6. Fish in hand.
7. This is near the place where the Tenggiri boats dock. You see a small river there (hrm...maybe we can do 2nd round Siakap fishing by this river!) and paddy fields behind. Really beautiful. No haze! Fresh air! 
8. This is the sign right by the jetty. It says Kuala Dulang Jetty for fishermen. It is near Sg. Dulang Kechil in Yan. 
9. The river meandering towards the sea.
10. A refreshing break after fishing at one of the coffee shops. 
11. You can see my seasick face. Totally exhausted.
12. John Pang holding his Tenggiri like a sword.
13. Tenggiri (Mackerel) fishing using casting lures is no easy work. It is very tiring, you can see John's face and you'll know what I mean. He had blisters all over his hands.
14. The result. Very fresh deep fried Mackerel with sweet sour sauce poured over it. Tenggiri being a pelagic fish has very little fats. So it tastes better after frying than steaming. 
15. Another version with a dipping sauce. 
16. Our full course!We will be planning another round of fishing before the end of Tenggiri season in Yan. This time I will try new meds (Novomin) and make sure I have enough sleep and face the horizon while in the boat. If all goes well then I will be able to go for the 3 days 2 nites adventure in Pangkor.
So without further delay, let me display the results!
John Pang.........Champion (2 x Tenggiri, 1 at 2.5kg a new personal record)
Mui Soon...........1st Runner up (1 x Todak lookalike)
Fook Soon..........2nd Runner up (1 x small red snapper)
Shien Long & Gary.........ZERO (but 100% fun)
not Eggs ar? heheh :P
ReplyDeleteits ok la shien long....once you get the right medicine, then you can fish.
ReplyDelete~Alisa~
fish for egg hehe...
ReplyDeletehahaha...will at least try to fish for fish...even if egg...will still try to hv a good time :) Just really hope i got the ride meds next time.
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