Kemaman, Terengganu Field Report..

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I came across another article about squid fishing in the South China Sea off Terengganu’s coast for the National Squid Jigging Fiesta.

A jig on the South China Sea

by ALAN TEH LEAM SENG



A newbie at jigging for squids, ALAN TEH LEAM SENG is quick to learn little tricks with a line and a hook



THE boatman let out a loud bellow and suddenly the outboard motor spluttered into total silence. We had arrived.



Though we weren’t told to, we instinctively moved over to the sides of the boat and lowered our jigs into the South China Sea off Terengganu’s coast for the National Squid Jigging Fiesta. This is the third such competition in Pulau Redang.



This was my first attempt at squid jigging and I merely imitated the actions of the more experienced. Earlier, when we embarked at the Laguna Redang Resort jetty in Pulau Redang, the boatman or tekong advised us to be as quiet as possible for fear of frightening away the squids.



“You can whisper if you really need to ask questions,” he smiled at me reassuringly.



The only sound heard was the gentle lapping of waves against our boat as we rhythmically moved the fishing lines, with hooks attached, up and down to attract the soft cephalopods to hooks attached to our jigs.

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