Fishing @ Smithville Lake

We went fishing for two weekends now. First time.. didn't catch any fish at all.. hahaha. I was still learning how to cast the fishing rod & what to do when the fish ate the bait. The hardest part was when I had to cut the worm into pieces and put it on the hook (euwww...)

Second time.. we went to the other side of the bridge at a more secluded area. I was more confident this time & managed to catch 4-5 bluegills :) And Amin catched more than I do.

My first bluegill!

We actually got 3 bigger fish, about 10 inches long. We didn't know what they were because I forgot to bring the Fish book. Amin said it might be a young white bass, so we had to release them (because the min length of white bass that we could keep is 12" and more).

Amin and the mysterious fish he caught.

Me and the mysterious fish I caught.

When we got back home, we searched the Fish book and on the Internet to see if the mysterious fish was really a white bass. Well.. we got it all wrong! It was a white crocker.. and we could keep it! If we just got one.. that was fine.. but we got three & we released all of them.. aiyoo.. very unlucky.
Lesson of the day: always bring the Fish book whenever you go fishing!

After the third time fishing, Amin really wanted to catch a bigger fish like carp. Sounds ambitious to me, but I told him, we would give it a try. Actually, while we were fishing at our regular spot, we saw carps jumping and playing around with our baits. Not once or twice.. but many times. Amin was pissed off.. so on the fourth time, we bought the stuff to catch carp: a big fishing net, a bigger hook, a thicker fishing line and sweet corn for the bait. And one of the Msian boy, Dzakiyy came with us to help Amin in case if he caught a big carp.

When we got there, Amin took a long time to set up his fishing rod to catch the carp. He got to cast the rod like 10x before he got a good spot. Then he tied the rod at a tree nearby. At that point, I said to myself that Amin was wasting his time.... I managed to catch some bluegills and he hadn't catch anything yet.. hmm...

After an hour waiting.. Amin's rod was pulled. He quickly grabbed the fishing rod while Dzakiyy helped untied the rod. 10-15 mins pulled and played with the carp, Amin brought the fish closed to the river bank, and Dzakiyy scooped the carp into the fishing net.

Amin and Dzakiyy with the carp.
19 inches long carp. Good job to both of you!

Amin hanged the fish on a tree so that it won't get away. (Looked like a prisoner to me :S)

After another 30 mins.. we went home. Very exhausted..

So, what did we do with the fish? Find out later.. to be continued...