The lure of the haruan

Big one: Ah Hock and his 3.8kg haruan.

THE search for giant haruan has taken many of my fisho friends to wild ponds in the interior or secluded places around the country but nothing could match the size of the fish caught recently on a trip to the southern part of peninsular Malaysia.

In the outing to Malacca and Johor, both my buddies James Fam and Ah Hock landed rare, extraordinarily-sized haruan which are difficult to find these days. They caught a 4kg and 3.8kg specimen, respectively, which was a record of sorts for them.