Shoreangler

Date: 18-02-2018       Time: 1210pm       Rod: Penn PowerStick 10ft        Reel: Shimano Torium 20       Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader       Rig: Cable car       Bait: Live herring

Go for a short trip this morning. Tide is on the way up but current flow is slow. Bait fish is rare. Only caught a few. I use frozen one as bottom bait and live one as surface bait. Lucky the bottom bait was lasting so no need to change it often.

When the tide is full at 12 plus, I notice my rod tip rattle. I move closer to it and wait. Then the fish pull the line and my reel screech. I can see the fish jump up from the water surface. I wind it in and use my rod to haul it up. A nice size Gar fish. I gave the fish to a group of foreign work who was there enjoying the lunar new year holiday.

Date: 05-02-2018        Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm       Rod: Sasuca 12.6ft(Korean)        Reel: Shimano Torium 20        Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader       Rig: Long Snood bottom feeder      Bait: Frozen Tamban

Went for a short trip. Tide was on the way down and current is fast. Jig for live bait but only got two. Set up two sets of tackles with surface and bottom rig. Bottom bait I used frozen tamban which I brought along.

Did get a surface hookup by a Gar fish but it manage to get away without paying the price.

Bottom bait is very lasting and when I was about to pack up that I found one of the rod bottom rig got stuck. I use hand to pull it free but was quite heavy at the end. I wind back and saw a brown eel at the end of the line. Its about four feet in length.

Date: 03-02-2018      Time: 10.25pm        Rod: Penn Slammer white 10.6ft        Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40        Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader       Rig: Long snood bottom feeder       Bait: Frozen squid

My friend wanted to fish tonight so I make a short trip to accompany him. I was late as I make some shopping before going down. I just grab a box of squid from my freezer to share with him.

Tide had just turning up and the current just moving but smooth. Casted out the tackle and we just sit around to chat.

By 10.25pm the current start to pick up faster. Then I heard my reel sounded and my rod tip bend. I pickup the rod and strike….heavy at the end but no struggle. I thought maybe the current had carry some rubbish and stuck on my line. It was only when the rig about to surface that I feel fish struggling. As it was very dark below the jetty, I ask my friend to shine some light. Notice it was a big size marine cat fish, I ask my friend to grab my line and haul it up.

Date: 03-02-2018      Time: 10.30am to 2.30pm       Rod: Penn Slammer and Penn Powerstick    Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40 and Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader.       Rig: Cable car and Long snood bottom feeder.      Bait: Live tamban and dead tamban.

Reach the jetty around 10am plus.  Saw two of my friends there who fish over night. They told me no fish. I joke that they didn’t do booking with the dragon king who control the sea. I told them I already use app to book some fishes. They laugh…and pack up.

I set up two sets of tackles. Both on top and bottom rig. Start jig for live tamban. Manage to get few pcs and immediately cast out. Continue to jig but can’t get any more as the current had die down.

The current flow turn early as the down tide is stronger. Still no sign of live bait even though trying non stop. One young guy lucky to get one and offer me the bait. I took and change my first rod.

Within minute, my reel screech…Strike and wind back. My first queen fish today. I gave it to the young guy who offer me the bait.

Tamban is really rare today beside the current turn. Just manage to get one or two enough for changing bait. Then 1.20pm…My reel start screaming….Strike…Yes….this time is the bottom bait that got a hook up…..Barracuda….Ya….this fish mostly feed at night….but today it must be dame hungry and grab whatever offer.

Weather is very hot. So I cut up the barracuda and keep it in my ice box. Half way through, my reel screech again…I pickup the rod and strike…ya…another surface rig hookup…My second queen fish today.

As can’t get anymore live bait and the current flow is at full speed, I decide to stop and pack up.

Date: 17-01-2018      Time: 1045hrs      Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft.     Reel: Shimano Torium 20       Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader       Rig: Cable car      Bait: Live herring

Go for a short trip. Tide was about to full. Current is turning down. Jig for live bait and cast out two sets of tackles.

Within ten minute, the first rod reel alarm went off. I was busy jigging more bait and my hand was dirty so didn’t response immediately. It keep dragging out line.

I pickup the rod and strike. It did a jump on the water surface. Wind back a small queenie.

Date: 08-01-2018      Time:1745hrs.      Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft white       Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Cable car     Bait: Live herring

Went for a short trip. Tide is already on the down side but current flow just started to move. As it still on day light, quickly jig for some live bait and down it go with two tackle set on bottom and cable car rig.

Just cast down the second rod and within five minute the alarm start to sound. Saw a queenie jump up on the water surface. Strike and wind back. Saw the hookup just on the corner of the mouth. Decide not to lift up by the rod. I get someone to hold my rod and I get my rope gaff. First try success. Three kilo it weighs.

Time:1915hrs      Rod: Penn Power stick 10ft Black       Reel: Shimano Torium 20       Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader       Rig: Cable car      Bait: live herring

I was busy fillet out the queen fish meat and didn’t notice any bite. It only when I finish and decide to change bait that I notice my line got stuck. I use my hand to pull it and out it come. I wind back and notice a gar fish on the end of the line. I use my rod to lift it up.

Date: 06-01-2018      Time: 1120hrs      Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft White       Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader       Rig: Cable car       Bait: Live Herring

Reach there around 8am plus. Tide was just started to turn up. Current was slow as it start from 1.4m to a high of 3.2m around 1343hrs. As usual, cable car rig set up is a must for my day fishing at jetty.

Current started to pickup around 1030hrs. By now I had jig enough fresh bait and I change my bottom feeder bait more often. Around 1120hrs while I was changing my bait on one rod, the other rod alarm went off. I pickup and strike. A queen fish can see jumping on the water surface. I slowly wind in. It did another two more jump before I get control on it. Without waiting, I use my rod to lift it up. Near to two kilo the size.

Date: 25/12/2017      Time:0900hrs      Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft       Reel: Shimano Torium 20       Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader       Rig: Cable car      Bait: Live herring

Its Christmas day and the weather is fine in the morning. Reach the jetty around 8am plus. Down tide was almost ended. I got some live bait and down it goes with two sets of tackles on cable car rig.

Was jigging for more live bait when my first rod reel alarm sounded. I waited awhile for it to pull again before I strike. Thinking is was a garfish but when I wind back, it come a nice spanish mackeral. Lifted it up with my rod. A nice gift from the sea for Christmas.

Date: 08-12-2017      Time: 1800hrs      Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft White      Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40       Line: 30lbs Braided with mono leader      Rig: Cable car       Bait: Live herring

Went there early today for some live bait. Tide is going down and still have another two hours to change. Current flow is good and smooth. As usual, as the sun is still bright i will try surface fishing. Jig my first live bait and down it goes with the cable car rig.

While i was preparing my other tackle, my reel screech. I can see this wolf herring leaping out of the water surface and down again. I strike, wind back and lift it up. Good size wolf herring.

Time 1840hrs down tide     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder       Bait: Fresh dead Mackeral

After landing the wolf herring, the sun already going down so I change my method to bottom fishing.

I choose my only freshly caught baby mackeral as my fish bait and cast it out. Reason is the mackeral is faster deteriorate than other bait fish once caught.

Within few minute, my reel alarm sound…zzzzzz…..zzzzz….zzzzi…it keep going out….woww!!!…..I pickup the rod and strike….zzzzi…still running…Only after awhile that it stop and I start gain back some line. Some tug of war started and it move along with the current flow. I had to follow it moving toward the left. It try a few time wanted to dive deeper but i keep putting pressure by thumping my reel spool. Upon success of controlling it, the fish already near the jetty. A first time jetty visitor who was talking with me earlier come along with my rope gaff and pole. I surface the fish and steady it before passing the rod to him to hold while I grab the gaff. The first gaff was a small one and not strong enough to bring the fish up. I tie the gaff rope on the jetty railing and went back to my bike to take the bigger gaff. With two gaff in, I clear the area first as by now a big crowd had gather to watch the show. I pull it up and break the two poisonous stings before allow any photo taking. The fish weigh 13kg.

Date: 05-12-2017       Time: 2130hrs      Method: Hand line spool       Bait: Frozen Cuttle fish strip

I had not use hand line fishing for quite sometime. As tonight up tide start at super low 00 meter, I decide to try some luck just below the jetty. I bring along two pcs of small frozen cuttle fish as bait. I cut it into small strip for the hand line and it head I cast it out with my tackle set. First result come around 1900hrs when I notice my line coil around the jetty pillar. I pull and up come a small grouper around 200g. I release it and lower down the same bait again. 2130hrs, I saw my hand line spool moving a little. I decide to check and up it come this nice plate size grouper.