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5Apr2010
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Pekan Trip

Posted in Fishing, Hobbies by decem

It’s approximately 30mins pass 5am in the morning, and our eyelids were heavy then. We came to a quiet town, unaccustomed and bizarre, the feeling was kinda odd. Maybe we were all too weary to be still and awake at that moment, or perhaps the morning draught in the breath we took was awkward.

The air and the atmosphere, the aspect of the villages were in a form of unfamiliarity. Even the mosquitoes were hyperactive. We could still somehow understand the basic of their native language which is Malay, though the form have some difference compared to Singapore. So we could had ourselves the tremendously sweetening coffee served by the morning stall at sight.

Except for Stev, our fellowmen and our driver of this morning trip was taking his rest in the car. The weariness and restlessness through the 4hours journey was intolerable for him, or could have been for us as well. We pass through almost 300km and 80% of dark sighted roads were led by the GPS. We couldn’t focus on our rests as passengers because of the windings and sudden decelerates causes by the wild boar and raccoon we’d met on our way. Extreme anxiety caught me a little worried then.

We had reached Pekan early due to speeding. Ed, our organizer arranged the meeting with the skipper and brought us to a place for breakfast. Slowly after the sun had blotted out from the clouds spreading light through the streets, i realized that the place was magnetized. Beauty takes its time to appeared in sight. Not by the tall buildings nor the short skirts and bikinis. But the extraordinary lives of theirs and simplicity style they had lived for decades, seemed displeasing. Pretty much resentful seeing that their life is rather simple.

The villages are known as Lepak, culturally. They just sat around or own a stall, or reading what their eyes have seen. Chatting around or singing with guitars while they lazed and make themselves in comfort, or some might own a boat for fishing. There are not much of entertainment outlets. No Bar, no cinema. Nevertheless, it’s a good place for relaxing.

Sungai Pahang, the longest river in Peninsular Malaysia, ends at Pekan. We are finally ready for boarding after being led to a nearby shore. On the boat while traversing, we were preparing our gears through. Ed had taught me how to tie a jig because it was my first try on jigging. The boatman gave us a tip on how to attract the species using a jig, which is how to let your jig perform in alluring and pleasing looks. Whether it is the color of your jig or our gesticulations on the rods, just think of how to make your jigs looks attractive.. Said the boatman.

It was the first time to feel how a fish takes my jig. The idea of jigging is, the jig will have to dwell all the way to reach the seabed, whether by casting or dropping onboard. The weight of the jig must also be suitable for the current and streams in order to flow proportionately. When the moment you feel the metal jig has knock onto the ground, one must immediately reel up and slowly create a momentum from the bottom to the surface. So when the predators around the deep, intermediate or surface water being noticed, they will hound.

I tried every method, every ugly movement of myself to make my jig dance. And even knowing you are expecting the fish, when hit, the feeling of it is like someone snatches away your stuff out of your hand and you are very angry to want it back. That’s how the word “fight the fish” comes around, perhaps.

We had the chill box overfilled with fishes. the catch was really awesome, really tiring though, sunburns and thirst, but we had a great time and gain much experience. We’d called it a day early because our icebox can’t take up anymore. I like this trip, i like fishing with the people and i like the place. I will be back… I’d told myself as the sight of Pekan slowly fades away down the road back home.

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