Friend Wong Poh caught two grouper on a handline with frozen squid as bait. The bigger one is 1.6kg. Later in the night, he caught a 1.3kg sweet lip aka kaci fish on his Penn Slammer surf rod pair with a Abu 7000 multiplier reel and fresh squid as bait on a bottom feeder rig. A good catch beside the daily raining season.
Date: 15-10-2022. Tackle: Medium Spinning set. Rig: Long snood bottom feeder. Bait: Live prawn.
Simon Yeo had been very hard working every weekend. His persistent pay off. Beside the choppy water today cause by the strong westerly wind, he hookup this grouper from the bottom below jetty.
Friends Simon Yeo hookup this 26kg long tail brown stingray this morning. The fish gave him a good workout for awhile before he manage to bring it surface. With some friends help, the fish was gaff n bring up. This fish is up to now the biggest that have hookup at Bedok jetty for this year. Just another three month to go before the year end. Hope more will come.
Date: 27/09/2022. Time:1910hrs. Rod: Penn Slammer 9ft. Reel: CTS 12000. Rig: Long Snood Bottom Feeder. Bait: Fresh Tamban.
Suppose to go on this morning trip, but last minute decided to go on the evening as yesterday trip was not fruitful. Haha..
Reach there quickly set up two tackles set and cast out with frozen tamban as bait. Then I start to jig for fresh bait. It was end of down tide and the current still haven’t change direction. At this period of time fresh bait was very difficult to jig. With some hard work, I manage to caught just seven of it.
When tide turn up, i quickly change to fresh bait. I was eating my pack of dinner when i saw my rod tip rattle. I stop my dinner and grab hold of the rod and strike hard. Yes, fish on. Feeling not very big but has some fight at the line end. I slowly wind back and it did some struggle along the way. When it surface, i was no surprise as i had the feeling it could be this fish. I ask a young angler there to grab hold my landing net and lower it down to the water surface. I drag the fish into the net and he pull it up.
Went for a short day trip. Tide already turn down about one n a half hour ago. I was started to pack up when i saw my last rod tip rattle. I strike hard and up it come this small queenie. It had taken my live bait on a slide down rig. I use my rod to haul it up.
Date: 27-08-2022 Time: 1240 hrs. Rod: Penn Slammer 9ft. Reel: Silstar AT 80 spinning. Rig: Slide down live bait.
Tide already full and still no action. I decided to change bait. When I wind back the line, I feel there is some struggle at the end of the line. I know I had hookup something. I slowly wind back and come surface this Queenie. It had taken my live bait and stay quietly without rattle my rod tip. I play the fish until it weak then use my rod to haul it up.
Another night of short trip. Manage to jig some fresh bait before last light. Tide is on the way up and the current flow was smooth. Just about another half hour to go before full tide, the current started to change direction. I saw my rod tip rattle. I waited for it to bend then I strike hard. The fish quickly swim inward. When it almost surface up, it take a deep dive downward stripping some of the line out. I had to resurface it and saw it was a Threadfin. I steady the fish and use my rod to haul it up. Luckily it only hook on the side of the mouth and the hook part already had a tear opening. If I had delay, I might lost the fish.