I started shore fishing since 1968. Mainly targeting big fishes from beach or jetty by surfcasting.
Date: 25-05-2013 Time: 10.30pm Bait: Smelly market sotong
Ah Poh caught this 4.5kg black spotted grouper by a handline lower down below the jetty. The fish took the bait and run further in below the jetty. He had to pull and fought with it before manage to surface it. I was called to scoop it up with my net. I took the photo on his behalf.
Date: 24-05-2013 Bait: Tamban
Ah Chuan caught this mangrove jack about a kilo in weight with a handline lower below the jetty. He also caught a small wolf herring by cable car rig.
Date: 24-05-2013 Time:10.40am Rod: Penn Powerstick 10ft. Reel: Shimano Torium 20 Line: 30lbs braided join with 50lbs leader Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Frozen tamban
It already 8am….full tide this morning was at 10.48am….so quickly I grab a packet of frozen tamban and headed down. Reach there Ah Chuan just caught a mangrove jack by handline…I setup and casted out…Follow by jigging fresh tamban..
The sky on the western side already very dark and the wind is coming from that direction…Its a matter of time the rain will arrive. After getting some tamban…I prepared to run…But at this time Ah An n Xio fan arrive…So I help to setup the canvas…now has to stay for the rain..
Very shortly rain arrived…hide below the canvas about fifteen minute and the rain pass…Change bait and went to jig for tamban again..When I back…I saw my line slack….I pickup the rod n strike…Yup..heavy at the end…then i feel got something struggling at the end…..I was thinking could it be a puffer fish….Slowly I wind back….it surface….Wow!…a nice size grouper…..I ask Ah An to grab my leader and haul it up…Estimate weight about 1.7kg..
Date: 11-05-2013 Time: 2100hrs Rod: ATC Premium Surf 13.6ft. Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40 Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: dead Tamban
K caught this stingray after some hard pump n puff.. His reel alarm went off when the tide was on the way up. Although there was a strong southern wind blowing….the current was smooth. The fish took the bait just after he had casted out. I gaff it up and it was a male ray.
Date: 30-04-2013 Time: 8.20pm Rod: Replica Century Vectra 13.6ft Reel: Shimano Trinidad A 30 Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Dead Tamban
Ah Hong fish almost every saturday night….but for the past one over year….he caught nothing…Fish that take his bait always ended up line snap or missed hook. It happened so many times that we had to label him with white foot base(bad luck). Some even ban him for striking their rod when a fish take the bait.
We know he is very desprate to hookup one to prove us wrong..haha…but it happen again n again until he himself lost confident….It show sign last night….
I went there early before they came. I manage to jig some tamban as bait before the sky turn dark. Ah An come first before Hong. Tide was on the way down but current already slow down. We setup squid lamp to catch squid but was very rare.
It was around 8.20pm when the down tide was about end…We were chating when his reel alarm screech….He was just next to it and strike it….Yes…fish on…Me n An start to wind back our line to avoid entangle….Then Hong say the fish swim inward….I was fixing up the gaff when I can see he is worried….worried that the samething will happen again n loose the fish…So he ask me to take over….
I took over the rod and play the fish…leaving the fixing of gaff to ah An…I also order both of them to bring up our two squid lamps…reason is fishes are afraid of bright light….they will fight all out when U want to bring them to surface….
Without the squid lamp….I easily bring it to surface….As the water was low….It is not easy to gaff it as below the jetty is very dark….Ah An try few time but fail….Hong saw it and come over to hold the rod from me and I take over the gaffing job….I also missed a few gaff before I got it. It weigh 4.2kg after landed….
Ah Hong was so relief after this as he had finally break that fat zero and no more a white foot base…
Date: 27-04-2013 Time: 7pm Rod: Centuary Kompressor SS Reel: Daiwa Satiga 40 Line; 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Fresh Kembong
It already 7pm….the sky started to turn dark….the tide is turning up…but this queenfish take his last bite….Zzzzzzz….Ah Lai satiga reel go screaching….He was there just beside it….he strike….he fought…he pump the rod….the fish make a jump on the water surface…..I saw it and walk over as I fish on the other coner…The fish come near to the jetty….but the gaff was not ready…..Ah Lai play the fish….he let it run around….
Ah An has fixed up the gaff….but he say its not long enough as the water was low….I took over it….I stand on the jetty railing….I lower it down…haha…just manage to touch the water….Ok la….I told Ah Lai to bring the fish nearer…I gaff it up…..3.2kg is the weight.
Date: 14-04-2013 Time: 0400am. Rod: Penn Slammer white 10.6ft Reel: Shimano Torium 16 Line: Unknown Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Fresh squid
Ah Leong friend caught this 8kg Shovelnose Shark early sunday morning.
Date: 14-04-2013 Time: 6.20pm Rod: Centuary Kompressor SS 13.6ft Reel: Daiwa Satiga 40 Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Dead Kambong
Ah Lai caught this threadfin yesterday evening. Weight shoud be around 1kg plus.
Date: 13-04-2013 Time: 4pm plus Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40 Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Dead Tamban
Sound funny right ? Yeah…Its all begin yesterday afternoon…I was fishing there from the morning until about 1pm when the tide full…Was about to packup when Ah An and Xio Fan arrived…I decided to leave one set of tackle there as I will be back in the evening….I ask Ah An to change bait for me if he is not lazy…Good for him also as he got two rod to play…
Then…around 4pm plus while I fast a sleep….my phone ring….Ah Hon was on the line….”Your rod kena Boonnang(Golden travelly)..around 4kg…Wow..reel screaming….Will keep it alive in the water “
I was back there around 6pm…the fish still alive…weigh it…Ya…almost 4kg..
Date: 02-04-2013 Time: 9.45pm Rod: Penn Power stick 10ft Reel: Shimano Torium 20 Line: 30lbs braided join with 50lbs mono leader Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Cut greeneye squid strip (Frozen)
Went for a short trip….Main target is to catch squid…but did bring along a set of tackle to cast out. Current was slow today and initially bait was not lasting…Only when the tide turn that the bait was lasting. I use the left over bait from last saturday night trip.
Around 9.45pm…tide has turn up…I suddenly saw my line gone loose….Quickly I strike the rod…Heavy at the end…Easily wind in….Only when near the jetty that the fish fight back…by diving downward…
I surface it and it was a marine cat fish…..I use my hand to grab hold of my line n leader and pull it up…Estimate around 3kg..The fish ended up given to a angler there.
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