Memancing...New Experience

Last saturday I went to some felda in Pahang, sending my friend who moved back to his kampung. For our help, my generous friend promised to bring us to go fishing at fishing pond in the village. 

I've never gone to fishing before, just once when me and friend went to Bagan Lalang for a camping and they lent me their equipment. I dont even know how to tie anything, totally leave it to them as they were the one who really insist me to join.haha~ 

Anyway, back to fishing at pond. Few days earlier, me and one of my friend went to fishing shop, to buy my first reel. I'm looking for just fine for me, so I took the one with rm18 price tag. hehhe~

As for machine, I took the one bundled there...I asked the shopkeeper to select me a good one for beginner and he give me one of those with rm35 price. Anyway, I spend around rm80 for whole thing. The shopkeeper also teach me how to use the machine as I never own one and not familiar with anything about fishing.

So, that saturday, 3pm we went to the fishing pont. There is already few villagers, I assume they were regular as they quite know each other). After 15min I throw my bait, my fish rod already snapped. I dont know how to react as the fish is quite a pull. Seeing me getting blur with the fish rod, my friend take over. And we manage to land a Rohu fish, around 2kg in weight.

Then, after half hour, my fish rod snapped again. I was excited since I miss the action for the first one. I quickly grab my rod. As I started turning the wheel, it wont turn because the load is very heavy. Cant even pull 1cm. Even the fish rod was bend like hell (my rod is only for 5kg load). After holding for few minutes, the fish manage to escape. Huhu..and I really regreted that moment. If only I spend bit more money to buy better rod, if only I know how to play with the fish...arghh. My friend says it probably a Patin, 5-6kilos. And thats quite a big catch.

After another hour, My fish rod snapped again. Yes!!! This time, after I watch how the others who succesfully land their fish, i try how I look at it and the way I understand it...after a few minutes, I landed another Rohu. It was larger than the first one. Cool!!! Its nice when I have landed the fish. After long time of waiting, and we get the result it is really nice.

My other 2 friends has yet get their rod snapped and they are quite frustated as I was only a beginner. After a while they got theirs but maybe because the fish is too big, it got away.

End up in the evening I was the only one going back with something. Hehhe~ 

During our way going back home, we chatted about whole funny stuff happened when fishing and their frustation towards me. Haha...what can I say. It is beginners luck :p

Anyway, its a nice experience. Near my house is Sungai Langat and I always see people fishing there. There is even one morning when I saw this one guy caught a very huge fish, maybe around 8-10kilos from the size from the sungai. Even though Sg Langat quite brownish in color because its in the city, I never thought there is big fish there.

Maybe will spend my weekend there relaxing while fishing in the future. New hobby perhaps, Hehehe~

me and my catch

-LB-