Day De Castin - You Only Live Twice

Me, Surfcaster Syed is on a solo mission day De Casting. My every movement today is done in a slow n lazy pace... i light up my Gudang Garam cigarette n took out 02 of my rigs which is a pulley rig n a up n over pennel pulley rig.

My newly purchased Salt holdall rod bag. It carries both of my weapons comfortably which is the Zziplexs M4gt n the M4evo n both being coupled wt Daiwa Sealine30sha

 It was starting to rain again by the time i had my 1st cast out...02 hours had passed, n not even a small fish nibble on my small rod. It was too quiet n very2 strange kinda feeling indeed. But, almost suddenly, one of the Daiwa's ratchet was screaming out loud n furious..!!! This is it..!! This is the melody that was the most beautiful sound to my ears right now. It was the M4gt. I sprinted in a Jamaican olympic fashion, forced the rod out of the stand n lock home n ...yes!!! it is -GAME ON-!!!

But, it was trouble from then on. The whatever Monster just dashed straight towards Pulau Tekong n my 20lb Masterlon main line was nearly emptied..!!!

I was in a constant Tug Of War with the Monster as neither of us wanting to give up. We took turns pulling hard on each other. At one point it slowed down n i took my turn to pump it in just as to have extra mainline on my reel!!! I just held on..

After a 35mins of pure hard battling, i passed my rod to a bro who was watching me, while i go to the shelter to get the gaff.

The Monster getting nearer n nearer!!! It was starting to go left n right n never coming in..!!!

Oh no..not again!!! The Monster made a more powerful dash yet again.!!! It repeated this act up to 03 executive times. I was carefully hanging on at this stage. But at long last, i mananged to win the war n land the Monster safely.

Video of me carefully tying to cover the Sting of the Ray with a long cloth. Pls notice at 1:25... when the Ray tried to Sting me just as i lay him down to go n get my pliyer.. Naugthy fella..!!!

 The angry Monster ray With the fierce grin....I gaffed the Monster at the side of his wings so as not to injured him.

 My 1st pose with the Monster. I had no time to weight it but to my estimation, it would be at least 20 plus kilos..

A feeling ocurred to me just as iam holding this Monster...Ive put it to great faith n preserverence for all those past painstaking blank days or nights fishing sessions. Surfcasting from the shore is never easy. Its either the same no commitment thing or thinking that there's no more big fish at our shores anymore....So, Ive Got My Outmost Greatest Respect for all those Surfcasters out there...!!!

Everything had to be done in a haste. It took me 05 minutes for the pic taking n to put him back into the water. I took out the cloth carefully n wished him goodbye. My feelings of satisfaction was not by the hunt of the Meat but by the thrill of the Fight!!! The Fella was flapping his wings n slowly submarined back into the depths of de ocean. In my last salute as a sign of respect, i whispered "You Only Live Twice" to him.. After that, i called it a day n pack for home. Tks for visiting my blog..Everyone.. Tight Lines..!!!

The Bitter Taste Of SweetLip

Tonight was like any other ordinary quest when we were suddenly disturbed...1st cast n then boom...1st hit...It was striked by de 1.5kg of Mr Kaci or Sweetlips. Just as i landed de fish, then, de unexplanable thing happened. So, me n Hafiz slowly pack up n move away from the spot thus deciding on other location..Casting lure til de early morning..n we called it a day.  

Night De Castin Cp6 - The Bulldozing Cat

Surfcaster Syed and Surfcaster Hafiz on duty today. The cold night came alive when, my Penn Long Range rod was in a bended doubled!. The ratched on my Daiwa SealineX30sha was screaming out loud as a monster had made off with the bait. I jumped up, forced the rod out from the stand and hit the hook home...when,..suddenly...!!!, The fish started bulldozing himself against me on an already tight drag. My 15lb line was being stripped to near emptiness. I was in awe and shocked by the brute force of the monster fish. I held on hoping to tired-slowed the creature down. After combating tug-of-war mode , i finally mananged turning the head of the fish. Now, i was in control as I'd  steadily pumping it towards me, thus regaining my line back... At last, the battle was won and the fish was landed safely...all thanks to Hafiz..      

Picture of me and the Ikan Duri or Catfish. Weighin in at a 8 kilos on the scale. Casting far with a pendullum style technic proved to be lethal...Rod used was a remodified 13'2ft Penn Long Range paired with a Daiwa SealineX 30sha. I had to lower the line poundage and had used a 0.30mm diameter Xzorga line to be able to hit the horizon with most of my casts.

The Ikan Duri was denied entry into my 16quart Coleman icebox...I had fogotten to bring my butcher knife..So, i had to go back home to store and freeze the fish and thus returned back here again to rejoin my kaki, Hafiz...The next day, the fish was then sliced into two pieces, one for Hafiz and one for my mum..

The next day in my house..my mum was cooking the deliciously assam pedas with the fresh Ikan Duri....

The end result, and it was the best assam pedas i've ever eaten. Two Thumbs Up...!!!Sedap..! Tks for visiting my blog, we greatfully thanked the famed Bro Isa of Team Nelayan Inc for all his expertise, experience, knowledge and guidence shared with us and wished all fello Surfcasters out there never to give up...Tight Lines and Screaming Reels Always... 

The Excellent Of Execution...

The art of being a surfcaster was based on having a single minded approach to accomplish the impossible. Iam sure Bro Isa was a natural orang laut stuck in this era of time. He was having a resolute patience mind for monsters and always improvised his rigs and tactics. He's also an accomplish distance caster armed with Neil Mackellow's pendullum style of casting. This time, his efforts was duly rewarded with a hit by a monster 10kg Ikan Pari Lalat or Spotted Stingray. It was his second monster stingray in a month. Me, myself and my team congratulate him on his feat and wishing tight lines and screaming reels always toTeam Nelayan Inc and to all fello Surcasters out there...Tks...Salam...  

The Real Deal Surfcaster...

What a start to score early into de new year...The famed bro Isa of Team Nelayan Inc caught a 15kilos Stingray at noon Cp7. The monster gave him a real workout....before being landed. He's using his trusted Zziplex M4 paired with Daiwa GrandwaveZ 30 to tamed the monster. He's also using his perfected pully rig, thus casting the pendullum Neil Mackellow style of swinging. My team congratulate him on his feat. Me n my team are proud to be Surfcasters and we love to Surfcast...      

Night De Castin Outer Heaven....

 We were on de mission targeting pelagic species this time...and what a start it was when i was hit by a resident Sweetlip or a Ikan Kaci there...

A closeup view of the 1.5kg Kaci..but, due to de expense of my cigarettes all getting wet..  

Surfcaster Hafiz was fightin de tug of war with a monster but it was not goin his way when the monster decided on a one way ticket, non stop, while peeling de line on his Abu6500 rendering to near botakness...We'll be back..for revenge...for sure..Tks 

Ramadan De Castin Cp 7

The thrill of surfcasting always generates huge joy of relaxation.

Hafiz, was ever so energetic and always eager to learn new fishing technics...thus, we would shared our knowledge together. 

My big-game set...

Can i take a picture with de Yu...? as Hafiz openes an account wt a 400g catch of a Ikan Yu..

The Ikan Yu was released back safely...into the warm and darkness of the water...

Hafiz, with his lucky big-game set, his trusted rodsaber, the 12'ft Penn Powergraph Surf...

The hardwoker fisher, Hafiz, with his 500g catch of a Ikan Kapas...

A close-up view of his catch...

We toil and worked hard till de morning but the big-game never did came..But, regardless of de outcome, we were adamant for the next hunt.. Tks...everyone for visiting our blog..Tight Lines.to you always.!