Author: Shoreangler Alo

I started shore fishing since 1968. Mainly targeting big fishes from beach or jetty by surfcasting.

His 23th Barramundi

March 1, 2014

Date: 01-03-2014    Time: 1915hrs     Rod; Silstar Traverse X 12.6ft     Reel: Penn 555GS     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Apollo with two hooks on a snood.    Bait: Live Prawn

Ah Hong landed his 23th Baramundi on the jetty last nite. The fish took his live prawn on the late evening. Tide was just turning up and current was smooth. It then move away from the jetty and make a round back trying to go under. Hong use his rod to steer the fish out…Upon doing that…he broke his 20yrs rod….but eventually he manage to surface the fish with the line intact while I gaff it up. It weigh 5.9kg on the scale.

Biggest Grouper by SURF ROD at Jetty

December 31, 2013

Date: 31-12-2013     Time: 5.15pm     Rod: Century      Reel: Shimano Torium 20      LIne: 40lbs mono     Rig: Bottom pully     Bait: dead Tamban

Tide was on the way up. Current just started to move, He went to see his line after sliding down a cable car rig. Suddenly he saw his line went slack. He pickup the rod and strike,,,,Heavy at the end….arrrr rubbish,,,But before his rig surface…he feel a tight jerk….Ya….a fish….when surface…wow !….grouper….

Yes…ah boi caught his last fish for year 2013 with a record….It could be the biggest grouper caught on surfcast out from the jetty. It weight 3.1kg…This mama size broke the last known biggest caught 2.5kg grouper many years back. Here we are talking about surfcast by rod out and away from the jetty and not grouper caught near or below the jetty.

Fingermark Snapper

November 23, 2013

Date: 23-11-2013    Time: 11pm     Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft white     Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long Snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh Squid

Caught this nice fingermark snapper last nite. It took the bait and the line when slack. I caught another marine catfish later with a cocktail bait of tamban n cut squid.

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Four Fishes in a night

November 16, 2013

Date: 16-11-2013

Total of four fishes were caught by my friends last nite…All are on fresh squid bait with a long snood bottom feeder rig.

First one was a 1.2kg grouper by SF around near to 7pm when the sky about to turn dark. His Penn slammer pair with a Shimano TLD star alarm sounded. He go to strike and wind in this nice grouper…I took his squid net to scoop it up.

Around 8pm plus…Ah An Century Vectra rod pair with his Shimano Torium 30 alarm sounded. He strike and a fish jump out of water surface…easily he wind in a 2.5kg barracuda(Top photo). I used my hand to grab his leader and haul it up the jetty.

10 pm plus…Ah An heard a water splash of fish jumping…He went check all the fishing rods….He found Ah Hong Century Vectra rod pair with a Shimano Trinidad reel line slack….He pump and found it heavy….wind in a 2.9kg Barracuda quietly. He used the rod to lift it up.(Sorry no photo as owner not around at time of catch)

11.50pm…While I walk pass Ah Hong Centuary rod after casting mine…I found his line straighten at and unusual angle. There was no current at that time and I know SF has just cast this rod out not long after changing bait for Hong. I decided to go for a strike to check….Endup heavy at the end of the line…I know it had a hookup but there was no struggling at all. Wind back and it was a golden catfish around 3kg. SF grab hold of the leader and haul it up. ( sorry no photo also)

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Threadfin Night

September 10, 2013

Date: 10-09-2013     Time: 8.30pm      Rod: Penn Slammer white 10ft.     Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Dead Tamban

I landed this 760g Threadfin(above) while Ah Boi(below) caught another 720g just half an hour later. But we used difference bait. I using dead tamban while he used fresh squid. Heard there is another threadfin was caught later in the night.

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