Fishing with Jiang onboard MV Sports Fishing Explorer off Horsburgh

 On 4th April at 2pm, some 18 anglers set off onboard MV Sport Fishing with Jiang at the helm. Jiang is probably the best local sport fishing charter captain in Singapore. His new boat is a 80 foot purposeful built sport fisherman that caters to bottom fishing and jigging. The highlight of the boat as night falls is squid fishing using a very clever contraption at the stern that has once hauled up a bounty harvest of 1,000 squid in a single haul. Each night the boys would easily haul up on average about 200 - 300 squid. Sufficient for all night of bottom fishing.    

MV Sports Fishing Explorer at Marina Country Club. 80 foot of pure mean lean fishing machine. Everything you'll need to catch fish is already fitted onboard. 

The boys setting up the amazingly innovative squid net. Without live squid, catching good quality fish would be a lot more difficult for night fishing. 

Left to Right: Jeffrey the organiser, Tony & Ernie my regular fishing kakis for these types of trips. 

Ramesh & David in the for ground with some new fishing kakis we met onboard the boat. The initial trip to the fishing grounds the first day always holds much excitement and positive anticipation of a fun fish filled trip.

Hauling in squid; there's definitely no better bait for night fishing. The boys worked very efficiently and before we knew it, all the live-bait wells were filled with squid to full capacity.

Can you see the squid? Just the right size for the targeted fish. the prize as always.... Golden & Red Snapper

All eyes on the net. Can you faintly see the squid at the back edge of the net.

David with a beautiful 2kg Golden Snapper. David says that's the biggest fish he ever caught. And what a beauty too. Nothing better than a Golden.

Live squid swimming in the live bait well waiting to serve as bait

The incredible hydraulic drum winch. Fully automated and easily controlled from the enclosed bridge. Every good fishing boat should have one of these. The common capstan looks good but it cannot beat the efficiency of a drum winch. 

Indonesian Fishing Charter Boat anchored too close for comfort. We eventually re-anchored some place else. Somehow their presence seems to have driven the fish away.

Yours truly waiting for the big one to bite. Using a 15 year old G Loomis rod and a Salttiga Z30 multiplier reel. 

A pretty decent haul. In all the boys lifted the net about 20 times