A group of us left Pyeongtaek Saturday morning and headed west towards Taean, for some fishing. The wind was quite strong and I knew were in for a “ride” out to the islands. I was right. The waves were coming over the gunwhales and we all got soaked right off the bat. Early on it was obvious I couldn’t take pictures and fish at the same time. I got knocked down a couple of times and was lucky I didn’t break my camera or anything else. Later the wind died down, the sun came up, and it was a beautiful day. Though I didn’t catch much of anything, most of the other guys caught quite a few rock bass. The camraderie and the scenery made the trip all worth it, even if we were the soggy-bottom boys all day.
Here’s a pic of the harbor at sunrise:
The view from the bow:
Mr. Yoda and the catch of the day:
Scenery on the way in:
Banana boats:
:lol: I even had #50 sun block, but I was tough...
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Nice pics. Only time I ever got sea sick was on one of those Korean fishing boats. My saving grace was that one of the Koreans actually felt worse than me. Finally the others got tired of being tossed around so went in and spent the rest of day eating our catch and drinking soju.
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Gar,
I’ve never heard anything good about the deep sea fishing over here. I think the local waters are about fished out because your story matches everything I’ve heard from others - nothing but small fish, if any at all.
How did you get YODA out of the nightwatch?
We told him there’d be beer and dancing girls.
Nomad,
If you don’t go with some good friends you enjoy spending time with then I’d advise not going at all. The fishing truly sucks, and you pay well for the privilege, but then maybe I’m slightly spoiled after having deep-sea fished in California, Hawaii, Australia, Florida, and Cuba. I saw fish no more than 2″ long get tossed in the cooler. It’s amazing there are fish at all, never mind that they are all small. No regulating = no reproducing of mature adults = little to no fish for the future.
Maybe they do have seasonal restrictions on rock bass and flounder. Anyone out there know? By the way, there wasn’t a flounder to be found on our boat Saturday. If someone caught one it would have been like hitting the lotto I’m sure.
Funny, Yoda was amazed you put the pics up on the web already when I asked him if he had a good time fishing at work today.
Fond memories of Malipo Beach. Spent a lot of time there in the Army in 1961-1962.