a good catch @ pasir ris farmway

it has been a long time since we last saw someone with such a good haul (of fish) at a public fishing pond. if it is sea fishing, this will not be something to get much attention. but, on land, to land ten sizeable fish within a span of two hours is something out of the ordinary.

we were not there when he caught the nine fish shown on the ground but we witnessed him reeling in the tenth fish. we were told that this was the combined effort of two persons who paid $20 an hour to fish in the marine fish pond.

according to my friend's estimate, the amount of money paid for fishing exceeds the cost of the ten fish. but, you cannot measure the thrills and excitement in catching the fish in monetary term. live prawns were used as bait and the fish all got hooked when it was raining.

can't help but compare with the good old days when we paid $2 per rod for fishing at the singapore pond in tampines. on a good day, we ever caught more than ten fish. according to chuan wee there was a discount of 50 cts for two rods; it was $3.50 for fishing with two rods.