Lim walks away with RM10,000 catch at Miri River Mouth fishing contest
MIRI: Frerley Lim emerged champion of the 2017 May Fest Miri River Mouth Daiwa Fishing Competition held last May 1, after he landed a puffer fish weighing 2.045 kg.
He walked away with the grand prize of RM10,000 plus a set of Daiwa fishing tackles.
The second prize went to Shahrin Saludin who caught a 1.655kg puffer fish. He took home RM3,000 cash.
Jeffudin Adam who landed a catfish weighing 1.180kg was placed third and received a cash prize of RM1,000 while Rizal Dan with his 800 gramme mangrove jack won the fourth prize of RM500.
In fifth place was Jhian Yik Shen who landed a 600 gramme mangrove jack and he received a RM300 cash prize.
Meanwhile the sixth to the tenth place winners, namely Shahrin Saludin, Suhaidi Omar Ali, Ariffin Daud, Suhaidi Omar Ali dan Abdul Rahman Sukian each received a cash prize of RM200.
All the winners also received a set of Daiwa fishing tackles along with their cash prizes.
The competition which was held in conjunction with Labour Day was organised by Miri Anglers Club ( MAC),
Prizes were presented by Deputy Miri Mayor Julaihi Muhamad. Also present was MAC president, Ting Thung Hing.
In his address, Julaihi praised MAC for holding the competition which was also aimed at promoting river cleanliness.
“It is everyone’s responsibility to keep our river clean, especially areas which are attracting tourists.
“For example, if you go outing or fishing by our river, please do not leave your empty food packages or rubbish behind. Take it with you and dispose them off properly,” he advised.
He added that if everyone plays their roles, the burden can be shared and the objective of preserving the environment can be achieved much easier.
Julaihi also urged the participants to continuously play their part in keeping the river clean whenever they have any activity by the river, to ensure a healthy ecosystem for all marine lives.
As part of the competition policy which is ‘catch and release’, some of the catches submitted for the competition which were still alive were later released back into the river.