Lobster
October 1, 2011
My buddy POW caught this lobster last night. It took his squid bait and was hook on one of the leg. He wind in slowly and when surface, I use my squid net to scoop it up.
Author: Shoreangler Alo
I started shore fishing since 1968. Mainly targeting big fishes from beach or jetty by surfcasting.
Wild Barramundi
August 14, 2011
Date; 14-08-2011 Time: 0100am Rod: Penn PPT Sidewinder 13.6ft Reel: Penn 225LD Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long Snood bottom feeder Bait: Dead Tamban
Ah An landed this wild barramundi early this morning after changing his fishing place. He move inner toward the shoreline to avoid the strong current downtide. The fish weigh 4.6kg on the scale.
Threadfin and Big Mouth catfish from Jetty
August 8, 2011
Date: 08-08-2011 Time: 10pm Rod: Penn PPT Sidewinder 13.6ft Reel: Penn 225LD Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Frozen squid
Ah An landed this 2kg Threadfin during the fast flowing downtide. It took the bait and just cause a light screech on the reel. The fish was wash down by the strong current flow. It only when the rod tip shake that he decided to strike. He wind it in and when I saw it was a threadfin…I took my squid net and scoop it up.
Earlier in the night….I caught a 2kg Big mouth catfish….I was away scooping squid when the fish strike….It was Ah An who wind in for me. This time I was using a Penn Powergraph surf fixed spool rod pair with a Silstar AX 80 spinning reel.
Threadfin from the beach
July 3, 2011
Date: 03-07-2011 Time: 10am to 2pm
Fishing at the jetty….the bait was not lasting….so today with a good running tide….decided to join friends for a go at the beach…
As the full tide was around 1.30pm…..we decide to start around 10am….LK and An both of them early in the morning went to the jetty to get fresh tamban for bait.
We setup and casted out…total there is 9 rods….Tide is already mid way up…..JW was the first to hit….He saw his rod rattle and he strike…..without much effort….a nice 1kg threadfin was wind in….
With this…it boosted our moral….everbody changing bait….more often….An hour later…..suddenly LK rod bent and his reel screech…..He rush to strike and the fish jump up from the water surface….WOW….threadfin again….with the aid of the wave….he slight in the fish…..It hit the scale at 1.8kg….
Fantastic….we never dream of getting this at the beach….But….it happen…….We pack off around 2pm when the tide turn down.
Barracuda
April 30, 2011
Date: 30-04-2011 Time: 0030am. Rod: Zziplex 3500 Reel: Abu 10000C Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Squid
Ah Pow landed this 3.2kg barracuda slightly after midnight. I was away with my gaff when the fish strike. He tame it after some hard fight while the fish make acrobatic jump. I was call to gaff for him while I was waited for another fish to surface some distance away. In the end the other fish got free when the line break.
Dog Shark
April 20, 2011
Caught this Dog Shark last night around 10pm. It took my cuttle fish bait and the line gone slack. Weight should be around 2kg.
My Biggest on Cable Car Rig
February 9, 2011
Date: 09-02-2011 Time: 12pm Rod: Shoreangler Big Game 10.2ft Reel: Shimano Torium 20 Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader Rig: Cable Car Bait: Live tamban
Today is my last lunar new year holiday before work started tomorrow. Same as the past three days, I headed to the jetty in the early morning. As I never bring any bait along, I quickle set up my two rods and went to jig for tamban. Luckily today is better than yesterday and manage to get some very quickly. Casted out the rods with both top and bottom rig.
Tide was coming up and the current was smooth. Bait was quiet lasting except a few time the live bait was stolen by the small garfish which eaten it without paying.
By now the sun was very hot, I hide under my shade to relax. Suddenly, my torium reel went screaming. Before I strike, I can see a fish leap out of the water surface. I strike and it goes jumping a few time and gone further out. At one time it even strip out more of the line. After awhile, it slow down and I started to gain back line. It took me some time before I able to bring it in. By now another angler Tony was ready with my gaff. He gave a hard pull and the fish was on the way up. When landed, I weigh it and it hit the scale at 5.8kg. Not my biggest queenie caught but was the biggest I ever hookup on a cable car rig.
Only Head Left
February 6, 2011
This is what happen when U tie your catches in the water below the jetty. It already happen few time back. Grouper, cat fish, sickle fish all ended with only the head left. Someone there below is sharing your catches. So next time U want to keep your catches alive, think twice.
Sea Dragon King Wishes
February 5, 2011
Date: 05-02-2011 Time: 10.10am Rod: Shoreangler Big Game 10.2ft Reel: Shimano Torium 20 Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader Rig: Cable car Bait Live tamban
Every year the third day of the lunar new year I will go fishing. It is the beginning of my annual five days holiday before I started work. Same this year and I headed there early in the morning. Casted out two rods with a bottom and a top cable car rig. Tide was coming up and current flow was very smooth. A lot of tamban around so live bait is easily available.
At 10.10am, the Sea Dragon king decided to send his good wishes to me. He never fail to do so for the past several year. My Torium reel alarm goes off and a queen fish was seen jumping out of the water surface. I strike and the fish pull the rig and go deeper. It then jump out again much further away. I retrive the line and it follow inward. It dive down again when near the jetty. It took me some fast rewind action before I can surface it. A hongkie couple who was there to jig for tamban come to my aid. He took my gaff and try to gaff it for me. But after several try he fail. I ask him to hold the rod and I took over the gaff. When landed, the fish weigh 2.4kg on the scale.
Fresh Fish Meat
February 2, 2011
Date:02-02-2011 Time: 9.00am Rod: Penn PPT Sidewinder 13.6ft Reel: Penn 225 LD Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Cable car Bait: Live tamban
We all don’t need to work today as it is the lunar new year eve. We suggest go for a early morning fishing. Ah Ann was the first to reach around 6am follow by Hong and Lai. I went they around 8am. Tide was on the way up and the current was smooth. We cast a bottom bait and follow by a cable car rig on the top. Live tamban was alot so no problem of having live bait.
My rod was the first on action when I hookup a garfish about 400g on my cable car rig. Ann follow soon also a same size garfish with the same method as mine.
Then when the tide full, Ann reel alarm goes off. He strike and a queenfish was saw jumping out of the water surface. He fought for awhile before pass it to Hong to play. I get the gaff ready and Ann make a fast gaff and we pull it up. It hit the scale at 3.3kg. A good size especially on a cable car rig. The fish was later fillet out the meat and I bring it back. I going to have a fresh fish n chip this lunar new year.
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