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Tunda Island hooks Greater Jakarta anglers
Die-hard anglers: Despite the heavy rain in the cold night, anglers passionately try to catch fish
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Die-hard anglers: Despite the heavy rain in the cold night, anglers passionately try to catch fish.
“Cool,” says Safwani, an angler from Bekasi, West Java, after hooking a kuwe (trevally) in the waters of Tunda Island, Serang regency, Banten.
“I fish here almost every month,” he explains, adding that he started going to the fishing spot in 2015.
The waters off Tunda Island have been a hot spot for anglers from Greater Jakarta for the last 10 years or so. Fishing is becoming an increasingly popular hobby for Jakartans and residents of the capital’s satellite cities, giving them a chance to hop on a boat and get away from the concrete jungle’s hustle and bustle.
Almost every weekend, Karangantu Port is lined with fishing boats rented by anglers hoping to return with coolers full of fish.
Kakap merah (red snapper), kuwe and kerapu (grouper) are among the fish anglers target in the waters.
The easy access from Jakarta to Karangantu Port, which are 90 kilometers apart, has made Tunda Island a popular choice for fishing enthusiasts.
“It is nice to fish here and the rental cost of the boat is relatively cheap,” says Yudi, an angler from Bojong in Depok, West Java, who considers Tunda Island one of his favorite fishing spots.
Renting a boat at Karangantu Port costs around Rp 4 million (US$279.49) per day. These vessels can carry up to six people and come complete with a bed, a toilet, Global Positioning System (GPS) and a fish finder.
Accompanied by a reliable and capable boat captain, anglers can usually catch plenty of the fish they are targeting that day.
It takes between three and four hours to reach the fishing spots from the port, depending on the weather.
Check this out: Safwani poses for a photograph with a kuwe (trevally) that he managed to catch.
— Text and Photos by JP/Arief Suhardiman
