Cancelled Mackerel (a.k.a. TENGGIRI) Fishing Trip to TUAS YAN

Assalaam aleykom WBT and A very2 good day.

Today, I am conveying the rather sad news. We, the USM anglers (comprising of myself, Azrul Hazri, Akhmal, Cikgu Othman, Pak Anjang Akhmal and Sifu Mohet) will have to cancel our mackerel (the targeted fish species) fishing trip, due to the possibility of turbulent weather. The news was just given to me a few hours ago by Azrul Hazri... he received a call from Akhmal (who received a call from Pak Andak Halim the tekong bot) telling him that there is a high probability that the seas will not be friendly, and if we go out, it is extremely likely that we would not be coming back :P

I have to say that my initial response was disappointment... But what can a mere mortal like me do :[ I can only pasrah to God's will... and as Mr Sazly often says... Everything that happens has a hikmah behind it :D So in the end, nothing to be sad about lah. Memang for the best pon. Kalau tak, tak pasal2 kapal karam tengah2 laut... abish masuk statistik kemalangan laut separa dalam :D Na'oozubillaah.

Annywayz, it's ok lah. Because insya-Allaah there will another time. And we pray to Allaah that that time, the Tenggiris will be in its abundance, and fill up the kotak plastik on our small boat :D Okes...

Below are some pictures of our targeted fish. As well all know, the malay name is Tenggiri. I am not sure whether this is Tenggiri Papan or Tenggiri Something-Else :P In English, I think the species in the picture below is the SPANISH MACKEREL! Kok spanish mackerel buleh berenang in Malaysia waters! Sungguh hebat :) Maybe they got bored of the Bernebeau at Madrid, and decided to visit the waters of Yan, Kedah.

The beaten 7-kilogram mackerel

I think this was the one of the 12 Tenggiris we managed to haul in during the December 2007 trip :) Quite a nice whopper aye? Ni Azrul Hazri punya catch kalau tak silap :) A big 7-kilogram silver mackerel.

So... setakat ni, kempunan kejap la memancing tenggiri. As the hardcore mackerel angler would say...

"TANGAN DOK BEGETAQ DAH NI! GIAN NAK LAWAN SHUKOI!!!"... 

Ntah betul ntah tidak expression kat atas tu... but lebih kurang lah :D Mackerels are related to the shukoi jet because of their speed in the water! :D And believe me you, the fight  to reel them up is indeed a fantastic  battle... :)

Okes lah. Maybe not this time... but another time insya-Allaah we will be meeting again oh Mohd. Mackerel bin Jaapar. Until theennnnn!!!!

Assalaam aleykom WBT and Happy Fishing

PS:- For our last successful trip, you can visit my post at THIS PAGE