I've not succumbed to my death due to boredom, for those who thought that i might. For many, whose life revolves around mega malls, Starbucks, Sushi king, i agree that life in Bintulu might not be pleasant for you. However, for few whom seeks for outdoor adventures, Bintulu offers nothing less than what u might expect.
Sincere apology for abandoning this blog for some time due to work commitments, travelings etc.
i jumped at the very opportunity to join my friend, Tan, Anwar, Iskandar to go prawn fishing at Sungai Labang. According to Iskandar who frequent this river, prawns are aplenty here. Locals here call em Sepit Biru. He added that his last catch landed him in the hospital due to too much prawn consumption and the doctor had to give him a jab to revive him. From my shallow general knowledge,it must be the cholesterol .Watefak?
Our Rendezvous point is Labang bridge, 1 hr drive from BTU town.
There we boarded a small Perahu powered by a single 2.2 horsepower engine which moves us awfully slow through the calm river
Just look at how crammed the boat was. i was afraid of standing up to stretch because my height would greatly raise the centre of gravity which might tip the boat over, resulting in severe buttache and backache after the trip.
Our destination was Kampung Labang where we would transfer to another bigger Perahu for a more comfortable fishing experience.
It was a pleasant journey upriver. The serenity of the thick mangrove and occasional sightings of monitor lizards and other creatures surfacing for air is intriguing. The varying sound of animals, birds, insect was very welcoming indeed.
Here u might have guessed who amongst them who had to be admitted into hospital, 'intoxicated' by prawns. At the time of this blog entry, i still find it very amusing.
We were expecting a big catch this time around from the story that Iskandar told from his last trip. But it wasn't as what we expected.
There, Iskandar casting a spell on the prawns. focusing his mind on .... BBQ prawns... LOL
It isn't working though.
Is the Bait not attractive enough?
Are the rods and reels not up to standard?
Is Tan not lengchai enough? LOL
Well, according to experienced Iskandar, prawns love to feed in warmer waters when there isn't much rainfall. It was raining few days back, that must have explained our poor catch.
whatever it was, i've truly enjoyed myself from this fishing adventure
Lesson learnt: Wear longpants when go fishing.ouchh..
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