Fung (left) proudly holds the massive catch.
KAPIT: A fisherman from Sungai Katibas in Song District, hooked a 21.6kg-empurau (fish), which he sold to a restaurant operator in Song bazaar Kapitan Fung Haw Hui.
Fung said it was not the first time he bought a huge fish like this one ‘but this particular one is a good fish judging from his good shape, scale and colour’.
“I intend to sell the fish between RM400 and RM500 per kilo. But, I wouldn’t cut into pieces to sell it here (in Song) because that would be difficult to sell. I plan to sell it outside Song. There are buyers out there – in Kuching, Kuching or even Kuala Lumpur,” he said.
He would make about RM10,800 for the fish if he sells it at RM500 per kilo.
He did not say how much he bought the fish from the fisherman.