My fishing buddy called me and asked me if I want to join a jigging + bottom fishing trip to Jarak waters on a new boat that we have not charter before. I got few things arranged after I hanged up his phone and call him again to say we shall go ahead.
I met trip organizer 2 days after, and after he shown me the photo of the boat we are going to board, I realise the boat is not completely new to us as we used that boat some 4 years back, with a somewhat terrible catch. I remember the trip where 3 skippers were trying hard to park the boat correctly in order to have our baits drift to a shipwreck, without success. It was obvious the estimation of skippers then to settle at a point with compromise between wind and tide were never succeeded.
Later we were informed that the skippers that took us out few years back is not working for the new boat owner anymore and we thought we should just proceed.
We tried jigging at a coral area some 8nm South of Pangkor Island, and one of fellow fishing mates got awarded with a beautiful 4-kgish golden snapper. All other jigging anglers register no bite at all.
Got this small kerapu in one of the spots on fresh squid. Since catch is small size, I clean and cut it into 4 pieces for 4 servings ;-)
JT got this mama groupa at 4am I think, weight about 20+kg.