Angler describes landing RM1,237 fish below Penang Bridge like 'playing tug of war with a cow'


GEORGE TOWN: It took just five minutes of waiting before something very heavy bent angler Mohd Abidin Abd Rani's fishing rod into a "C".

Mohd Abidin, 44, was fishing on one of the piers below Penang Bridge on Wednesday (Feb 2) night and landed a 27.5kg grouper, which earned him a pleasing RM1,237 after he sold it to a fishmonger.

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