Swimming pool fishing...
The characters in Swimming Pool fishing are fictional ..any resemblance to any person dead, alive or dying is purely coincidental.
Here are a series of pictures I took in an arty angle.
These are two little fish I caught. The scropion fish (Family Scorpaenidae) hit my line 4 times in a row! The first image shows (Leiognathus splendens), common name: Slipmouths, Ponyfishes and Slimys.
Today I came across this song by Brad Paisley aptly used as the blog theme song by Pearl of SPanglers... I'd say anglers sure will love this song!
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Brad Paisley(Brad Paisley/Frank Rogers)
Well I love herBut I love to fish
Usually ground-bait or chum used to form a trail to attract fish to you or your bait. Mostly used by trolling anglers or anglers fishing from a boat. However I felt that this shouldn't prevent shore anglers (from piers or jetties) to use this very good innovation...[READ MORE]
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I’ve noticed many new anglers here in Singapore are taking angling too seriously as a start. No doubt there are a lot of science and techniques behind fishing but I feel we should be more flexible in our angling experience.
For example there are many new anglers trying to gather all the so called “Proven” rigs and try to match what others are using, which is great to get them started, but I think they should not be afraid to try something new for example play with gang hooks, three if you want. Use different lengths and colors of leaders, even change your bait presentation every now and then.
Once again there isn’t any hard and fast rule to fishing and the joy of fishing also comes from the ability to experiment and try something new all the time.
Also the approach to fishing as I see it is not only to aim for the biggest fish ever but to enjoy the process of angling. Even you may leave a trip empty handed (catch wise) but I am sure you have learnt something. So when fishing, think not about when will the hook-up be but look around, pay attention to bites, nature, the environment and learn as much as you can so you can be closer in step to the next successful big fish.
To quote Thomas Fuller : “The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.”
“Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it..." Harry Middleton
What if you forgot to bring your Boga-Grip along and you got a big one that you are gonna C&R?... would you ever know it's weight?
Even without the help of a scale like Boga we can estimate and calculate the weight and size of the fish using a formula:
L x G Squared / 800
L= Length (inches)
G= Girth (inches)
Will give a the fish's weight in lbs.
If you do not have a measuring tape you could include items like a dollar note or your feet in the photo for subsequent calculations.
I was once a newbie too .. so here's a list of tackle shops in singapore for people who needs to get some gears, sinkers, hooks etc... of course live and dead baits. Further information will be available here so do check back often.
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Okay the "million dollar question"- where to fish?. Singapore is surrounded by water and I don't think we can run out of spots to fish. The problem is that many anglers lack patience. An overnight fishing trip at a location with nothing but "Ah Sengs" (intimate name given to the very common marine catfish that plague the waters) will send most impatient anglers asking for the reclusive "secret spot". This will be an open source sharing portal - if you know of any spots in Singapore that is not yet listed. Please send me a note (EMAIL) and I shall update the list for sharing. It's in progress at the moment and will be uploaded soon.
There is an increase in frequency of big fish catches during the peak moon phases of full and new moon. Specifically, a lot more big muskies, walleyes, and bass were taken right on the scheduled calendar day of both the full or new (dark) moon peak, and continued for a three to five day stretch afterwards. In other words, if the full moon peak is on June 10th, June 10 thru 15 have great potential for trophies.
Okay finally decided gonna make me an English Style Fish & Chips outta my Queenie sitting in my freezer from last week's BJT catch.
The Hot Stuff
The result...
The end result are chunks of English style fish and chips with beer batter ... absolutely delicious. The meat is tender despite the nature of Queenie's dry flesh possibly due to the beer batter locking all the juices inside....The secret recipie
1 cup [250 mL] peanut oil
1 cup [140 g] flour
1/4 cup [60 mL] rice flour or cornstarch
1 egg
1 1/4 cups [310 mL] amber ale (Anchor gives best taste)
1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] white pepper
Into a large shallow bowl, whisk together flour and rice flour or cornstarch.
Into a clean bowl, beat together egg, amber ale, salt and white pepper, until smooth.
Slowly whisk egg mixture into flour mixture, until smooth.
Dip fish fillets, one at a time, into batter.
Deep-fry into batches into hot [375°F / 190°C] oil for 4 to 7 minutes, depending on size and thickness of fish.
Do not crowd fish into hot oil, or it will be soggy.
Using a long-handle slotted spoon or tongs, turn fish over as often as needed for an even frying.
Remove when golden brown.
Leave to drain onto paper toweling before serving
Fishing or church
One recent Sunday, a young boy arrived to his Sunday school class late. His teacher knew that the boy was usually very prompt and asked him if anything was wrong.The boy replied no, that he was going to go fishing, but that his dad told him that he needed to go to church instead. The teacher was very impressed and asked the boy if his father had explained to him why it was more important to go to church rather than to go fishing. To which the boy replied, "Yes, ma'am, he did. My dad said that he didn't have enough bait for both of us."
Likes fishing because...
I think the only reason my husband likes to go fishing so much is that it's the only time he hears someone tell him, "Wow, that's a big one!"
Mother to daughter advice
Mother to daughter advice:
Cook a man a fish and you feed him for a day.But teach a man to fish and you get rid of him for the whole weekend.
Fishing rules
Fishing rule #1: The least experienced fisherman always catches the biggest fish.
Fishing rule #2: The worse your line is tangled, the better is the fishing around you.
Fishing rule #3: Fishing will do a lot for a man but it won't make him truthful.
While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting and old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted,"Are there any gators around here?!"
"Naw," the man hollered back, "they ain't been around for years!"
"Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore.
About halfway there he asked the guy,"How'd you get rid of the gators?"
"We didn't do nothin'," the beachcomber said.
"The sharks got 'em."
Today went to two legal spots early in the morning.. in short- quick and light half day luring with 0 catch..BUT! with many interesting discoveries...read on to know more...
Saw this lure snagged up in the branches ... someone must have casted when the wind was strong and the Tree fish took the lure...
Belacan, a Malay variety of shrimp paste, is prepared from fresh tiny shrimp of a species known as geragau in Malay. These are mashed into a paste and buried for several months. The fermented shrimp are then dug up, fried and hard-pressed into cakes.
Here are some shots I took at Upper Seletar Reservoir (Legal area). Didn't bring my Digi cam hence took these with my camera phone... got nothing this trip but great sunset view...
These are my humble lures as a start. Tested the Yo-Zuri at UPR this evening and it remains a virgin.... There were almost 6-7 Lau's there doing live baiting ..catfish .. and one guy got a 1+ Metre Toman ..The Storm Shad got for me two PB in Kranji in my earlier post.
Will continue to try the Yo-Zuri minnow because it looks really promising .. swims and shine real good...
Wish me luck!
