A friend of mine Andrew called me one Monday morning asking me if i was keen to go out fishing on a new Chaparal 29 foot boat. I agreed without hesitation and immediately took leave for Wednesday.
We met at 1 Degree 15 at 8am and set off with the intention to head to Tanah Merah. They had actually wanted to test the range of the boat to see how far it would take them on a full tank of petrol which was about 800 liters.
The ride to changi was smooth with flat water all the way. I had the pleasure of skippering the craft and cruising at about 27 knots with some trials of full speed at about 35 knots was a pleasure. It took us probably about 30 min at that speed to reach which was actually alot faster than i thought.
The first spot was my favourite Queenie spot which left us empty handed so we decided to move. the second spot
along the breakwaters saw alot of Aramugem's being landed. Very disappointng if you as me. I did not fish very much as i was not much of a baiter and only tried jigging for queenies which i did not find any.
Finally we decided to move and head toward Ubin just off the coast of Changi beach which was recommended by a malay fisherman that brought me there. Fortunately during my last trip i marked the spot with my handheld GPS. There we sat for a good 2 hours waiting for a bite. Finally at the turn of the tide we managed to get some nice Finger Mark Snappers.
Guy in the pix is Chinaman Owen who is supposed to be the charter manager for the boat.
First time fisherman with beginners luck i guess.
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