Round 2: Bedong Pay Pond!

We went back to Bedong catch and release pond recently after a long spell due to work commitments. This time we have Garoupa King (soon to be Siakap King), John and Reiny to join in the fun and adventure of angling.

Mui Soon a.k.a Garoupa King a.k.a Siakap King was first to cast his line and in a short while caught a 2-2.5kg barramundi (hrm...what happened to John who usually is the kia...um...first to cast his line??)


Here's the King with his 1st catch. Humongous!


You can see how big this fish was by comparing it to the rod. A good 1.5ft! Pretty nice specimen too, healthy skin and fat!


Here is John with a darker specimen. Probably nearing 2kg. Psst...this one not caught by him. Eh hem...lets continue, this was caught by Reiny. The fish were pretty active today, hitting on both live and dead bait (shrimp mostly). No need for fish pellets which we had to use generously the first time.


Here is Reiny reeling in a big one. She's only been fishing a couple of times and this fish she's reelin' in broke both John and Mui Soon's record!




And here it is...look at that! Approx 5kg. Almost 3ft in length! A powerful bugger!



Reeling in another barramundi. It was barramundi day! The water wasn't as clear as before, it was slightly murky.


Reiny with another catch, she caught 6 that day and all were at least 1kg (except that 5kg monster)



Mui Soon with his 1st Ladyfish! It probably weighs about 2kg but the fight was like the 5kg barramundi!!! My goodness, it was just pulling the line...wheeee...wheee...goes the drag. Finally we landed this one and quickly grabbed a shot and released it. He caught a 2nd one in the same pond later.


Actually all of us has at least caught 1 fish. However John didn't get a single bite! It was very very strange. He was working very hard, casting, checking his other bottom rigs, re-rigging live bait...he just wouldn't give up! Then finally at around 5.30pm...his luck came back and he caught his first fish with his new casting reel and rod (DAM reel and silstar 5'6" rod).


Finally with his 1st catch, a sizeable 2kg specimen. After a whole day of fishing under the unrelenting heat...without giving up till the last minute!



I don't know whatcha call this, but it is a flotation device with a motor that turns those paddles which in turn creates splashes to encourage oxygen to be absorbed in the water. These are used in the prawn breeding ponds as they are more susceptible to low oxygen waters.



We only left when the cows came home! Above is a picture of a herd of cows going home, thus blocking our way out.

It was a great day for me. I caught a whopper of a 7kg barramundi! Using soft plastic! I didn't give up using artificial lures. No picture of it though as by the time i got it to shore it was ready to retire, so I just propped it up and let it swim away after removing the hook.

The final results...

MS aka Siakap King (formerly Garoupa King) - 14 Barramundi, 2 Ladyfish
Reiny - 6-7 Barramundi
John - 6 Barramundi
Me - 1 (I know, only 1 but it was a 7kg one LOL)