Trio reel in 80.5kg catch, win RM15,000

KOTA KINABALU: Three fishing buddies bagged the top prize of RM15,000 in the annual Sabah International Fishing tournament here.

Chock Vui Min, David Teo and Ng Soon Hin, who called themselves “Team My One”, landed three game fishes with a combined weight of 80.5kg to win the top prize in the tournament.

Chock landed a 54kg Giant Grouper, Teo reeled in a 14.7kg Amber Jack while Ng caught a Ruby Snapper that weighed 11.8kg.

The trio beat 140 other participants in the tournament, organised by the Sabah Anglers Association and the Sabah Tourism Board, which was held in waters off Pulau Mengalum, about 50km off here, from Friday to Sunday.

Team Sungkadon came in second place with a combined catch weighing 32.7kg and won RM3,000, while Team MM1 finished third with a total catch of 32.2kg and received RM1,500.

There were five winners in the individual category, which was divided based on the heaviest catch for various species of game fish.

Kent Soh won in the Ruby Snapper category for reeling in one that weighed 7.6kg, Nicholas Chong in the Grouper category with a catch of 7.0kg, Kun Swee Sieng with a 3.1kg Barracuda, Ahmadul Tahir with a 12kg Cobia and Liau Ying Kun with a 4.1kg Trevally.

Each won RM250 and fishing tackles. There were no winners in the Tuna, Billfish and Mackerel categories.

Source : New Straits Times