The first thing we noticed was 2 lovely baitwells... belonging not to the kelong but to a group of hardcore anglers who brought along a mini stove with extra gas canisters, kettle, mugs...Although we were disappointed that the baitwell was not for everyone, we were cheered by the sight of many selars and even a grouper around 1kg swimming inside! As we walked around, we observed anglers who were leaving after lunch packing their catch. We saw more selars, selar papans, leng chiams and bigger ones like GTs, Kacis and barracudas between 1 to 2 kg. Not bad... We came back to the bed, saw that the new sheets and covers were in place, and happily set up our gear to start the action.
Front of kelong - very wide with a hole in the middle.
Close up view of hole - notice the little wooden boards nailed there, it's everywhere around the kelong and quite convenient for cutting bait.
There's a small section that extends out at the front. Unfortunately, the area to the left and right of this extension seemed to be imcomplete, with poles sticking out of the water.
It was almost impossible to cast there, as lines would very easily get sangkot. My apollo tamban rig was gone after 1 cast...
Left side of the kelong - seems to be a pretty spot, judging by the fact that rods there landed a total of 4 remoras between 1 to 2 kg!
Back of kelong. There were some nice tables fixed up, very convenient. This was where we fished mainly.
One special thing about this kelong was that they had many options for arrival and departure times - there are 4 options for each!
Dining area at the front. As they could only accomodate about 8 tables, lunch would usually be served twice or even thrice. Customers who were leaving that day would eat first while those that have just arrived would always have to be last.
The beds looked rather old, but were clean.
The provision shop with a list of prices on the door. The drinks here happen to be the cheapest at RM2!
There were 6 toilets altogether - 3 sitting and 3 squatting. The toilet bowls were very low, which madkes it good for kids but difficult for old people. The most surprising thing was that they were all fixed with shower heads, no more filling of water pails! You will realise, though, that certain toilets had a stronger water flow compared to others.
However, as the shower heads could only dispense water if the big tank above was filled, you are suppposed to shower during the specified period. Actually, the water may run out anytime, and you would have to tell the workers to do the refilling.
At this point of time, I must apologise to all those who are waiting to see photos of fish and CR, SORRY... There are none! The biggest fish we caught was a 1 kg shark and total catch was about 10kg worth of small fish like selars, selar papans and leng chiams. The truth is, we stayed only 1 night instead of the original 2 because so many people arrived on the next day that we gave up!
It was so crowded that there were about 30 people who had to stand around with their luggage the whole morning. They started arriving from 9 am and had to stand around till about 1pm when the boats started bringing people back to Tanjong Leman. There was an extended family of more than 20 who also contemplated leaving 1 day earlier because of the crowd and also, they thought that the kelong didn't serve enough food! They arrived on the same boat with us and thus constantly came to complain to us...
Last but not least, the kelong has just raised its prices!
Adults 2D1N - RM 152
3D2N - RM 225
Children 2D1N - 95
3D2N - 130
Haiz... needless to say, we will probably not go back again. For those who want to give it a shot, here's the contact numbers:
Wong Pek You (Boss) 013-7212332 / 012-7711775
Kelong 07-7970729
Good Luck!
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