It was the catch of a lifetime and Ugak Layu, a 50-something amateur weekend fisherman from Rumah Nading, Gaat in Baleh, Kuching, is laughing all the way to the bank. On one of his regular fishing trips last weekend, the self-described 'passionate fisherman' Ugak Layu caught a 20kg ikan empurau. A freshwater fish found in native to Sungai Rajang and its tributaries (Baleh and Katibas), the empurau is the most expensive fish in the country, selling for about RM450 per kilo. - NST
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Monday 24 September 2007
Catch of a lifetime
It was the catch of a lifetime and Ugak Layu, a 50-something amateur weekend fisherman from Rumah Nading, Gaat in Baleh, Kuching, is laughing all the way to the bank. On one of his regular fishing trips last weekend, the self-described 'passionate fisherman' Ugak Layu caught a 20kg ikan empurau. A freshwater fish found in native to Sungai Rajang and its tributaries (Baleh and Katibas), the empurau is the most expensive fish in the country, selling for about RM450 per kilo. - NST
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2 comments:
rm450 sa kilo ikan apa tu mahal gila ah? nyaman berabis kah?
Wow! That is one serious fish! I can see I will have to come out to fish there!
Tim
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