Royal Pahang Billfish International Challenge 2014

The RPBIC logo created on 2013. 

RPBIC 2014

Royal Pahang Billfish International Challenge is an annual off-shore fishing challenge since 2004 organized by Unit Joran of Berita Harian one of the popular daily newspaper in Malaysia. This event is the largest fishing competition in Malaysia currently which involved many local and overseas participants.This event has the full support of Pahang Government State, Tourism Malaysia, Tioman Development Authority, Board of Tourism Pahang and other various parties, in collaboration with Malaysia Anglers Association (PeMM).

The RPBIC has successfully attract a tourist from all over the world, especially angler to Rompin, Pahang for take part in RPBIC every year. This event generate about 1.5 million Malaysia Ringgit to state annual revenue,  and attract around 5.5 million tourist from oversea and local.

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Fishing at Lake Kenyir, Terengganu

     The monsoon rainy season offer a special opportunity to fisherman to go after sebarau and other species in the largest manmade lake in Peninsular Malaysia.Lake Kenyir consists of more than 340 islands surrounded by a vast rainforest containing unpolluted clear river, waterfalls, magnificent limestone formation and pre-historic caves. Huge specimens of freshwater fish thrive here, making it a popular haunt for anglers. Houseboats, floating chalets and lakeside resorts are available. 

After a heavy downpour, some of the river mouth could see large number of sebarau congregating there foraging on baitfishes and foods swept down from upstream. You have to be lucky to be there at the right time and right place to enjoy these feeding frenzies, though.

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Pulau Jarak Sea Fishing ( Malacca Straits)

Located 34km southwest of the town of Lumut, Perak, is Pulau Jarak, Malaysia's fishing spot and also popular dive destination. This tiny island (barely 8 hectares in size) rises 50m above sea level and is covered with lush vegetation, where many sea eagles nest. There is no beach on Pulau Jarak, only granite sloping down to the sandy sea bed with small patches of stony, encrusting and soft corals. The island's boulder-strewn coastline makes it virtually inaccessible, leaving Pulau Jarak's pristine wonders mostly unexplored.

Its underwater enchantment includes brightly coloured cup corals, football sized Pink-mouth Murex, purple Crown-of Thorns Starfish and many other sea creatures in a multitude of colours, shapes and sizes.

The lure of this island beckons divers to penetrate its natural barricades and probe into the mysterious and astounding underwater realm that Pulau Jarak has to offer.

Pulau Jarak (off Perak) and the surrounding water is a hub for great varieties of species, including GT, cobia, tuna, sailfish, and reef species such as grouper and snapper. This part of the sea is not seriously affected by the year end northeast monsoon, compared to the South China Sea.

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Monsoon Kelong Fishing.

Where to fishing when the monsoon season arrive? The first two or three month of a new year also mean the Northeast Monsoon will be roaring in the South China Sea for the next few months.

What is kelong?
A kelong is a Malay word to describe a form of offshore platform built predominantly with wood, and can be found in waters off Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, while only a handful remains around Singapore due to rapid urbanisation. Kelongs are built by fishermen primarily for fishing purposes, although larger structures can also function as dwellings for them and their families.

Though not favourable to boat fishing, the South China Sea is actually best fished during this time on the kelongs built on solid woodwn stakes located along the east coast of Southern Pahang, Johore and Melaka.

This is the time to go after the biggies which often come near to these wooden platform for shelter as well as for food. The common species to be caught includes all kinds of baitfishes, such as selar, tamban. bigeye scad (lolong). as well as barracuda, ebek, tenggiri and many species of fish in Malaysia. The squids are also always there for the taking

Some of the popular kelong includes :

Johor (Off Pulau Sibu)
Kelong Ah Fatt (Tel: 019-755 4356, 019-751 8858)
Kelong 511 (Tel: 013- 721 2332, 012-771 1775)
Kelong Wing Sing (Tel: 019-771 2879, 019-766 9215)
Hot Boys Fishing (Tel: 019-745 3016, 65-988 03436)

Pahang
Acheh Kelong (Tel: 019-779 2684, 019-777 2684)
Inu Kelong (Tel: 012-770 1959, 012-722 5685)

Selangor (Bagan Lalang)
Mahmod Kelong (Tel: 019-661 1448)

The platform use for fishing

One of the Kelong

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Fishing spot damaged at Penang.

The illegal salvage work on sunken ships off Penang island has outraged anglers, fishermen and historians in the state, with many condemning the move to remove the wrecks.

‘The shipwrecks have been a lifeline to the many small-time fishermen around Penang who use hand-lines to make a living. They are rich fishing grounds,” said local fisherman Ahmad Kamal.

“We can make between RM250 and RM350 on a single outing to the sites on a good day. Today, many of us have lost much of our income due to the illegal salvage work to remove the wrecks which have destroyed marine life around it.”

Andrew Barber, historian and author of Penang at War, said the illegal activities had destroyed the state’s history, as the Kuma was known to be a war grave for families of Japanese sailors who died in the battle of Penang during World War II.

He said although the grave has not been officially declared a war memorial, Japanese families would return to the site annually to perform simple rituals and prayers for their loved ones who died at sea.

He said the government should step up efforts to preserve and conserve underwater war memorials in Malaysia instead of allowing it to be plundered.

Pulau Betong state assemblyman Muhamad Farid Saad also said the collection of scrap metal had affected the livelihood of about 4,500 fishermen in the area.

“I have received complaints from fishermen and anglers who claim that the collection of scrap metal from the sunken ships had resulted in poor catch.

“As such, I want the authorities responsible to investigate the matter to protect marine life and the livelihood of the fishermen,” he told a media conference yesterday. Source

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