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Kota Kinabalu, wharf area

7/9/2014

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Okay, so to get back to the wharf area and see if I can get pics up.  There is a central market area on the coast, where the boats come in and everything fish, fruit and vegetable is sold.  Pretty big place.  First up, the boats.
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Row of fishing boats at the docks
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I just love the organized chaos of a fishing boat. Things are wrapped up and put away in an orderly fasion, yet the overall picture is nearly mayhem at the docks
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Woman walking along the dock next to a fishing boat
Click on the previous picture to get a larger size, and you will see a lot of very big lights hanging from the orange crossbeams.  Apparently they can turn those on and use them to attract squid and fish to the boat.  Something I would like to look in to more at some point.
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Not all the fish are caught by boat
There were about eight people fishing along the wharf, and all were catching these small fish regularly.  This young gentleman just caught one and posed for me with his catch without me even asking him to.  In general, fish like this make great meals.

The fishing technique, however, was new to me.  Apparently hard to catch on a hook (small mouth or something), they put a scrap of bait about an inch above a medium-sized treble hook, and when they feel something nibbling on the bait, they yank hard and the treble hook snags the fish.  I saw this done with and without a bobber.
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Kids making the V sign, holding a pull-toy car, and one of the fish just caught. These kids were fun to talk to and posed like this when I asked if I could take their picture
And thus ends the short tour of the docks.  But there are certainly more fishing boats than what can actually be docked, so I end with a photo of some fishing boats moored offshore.
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A series of boats anchored together offshore of KK. One of the many islands nearby is in the background
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