Queen Fish

July 2, 2014

Date: 02-07-2014     Time: 0010hrs      Rod; Century 12ft      Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line; 30lbs braided with 50lbs leader     Rig: Long snood bottom leader     Bait: Night herring

Ah boi landed this 4.7kg queen fish in the early hour….Water had almost full and the current is turning…It was suppose to be our last cast. The fish took his bait and run…causing a long screech on the reel alarm. He manage to strike hard while the fish is running…After some struggle…he surface it up. I gaff it. Another night queenie added to his trophy.

Two Threadfin

June 28, 2014

Date: 28-06-2014

Friends landed two threadfin last nite when the tide turn down. Both fishes is about the same size around one kilo plus. Bait used are dead tamban on long snood bottom feeder rig.

Stingray June 2014

June 22, 2014

Date: 22-06-2014     Time:0001hrs     Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft white      Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder       Bait: Cocktail cuttle fish head with a tiny octopus

It already passed midnite…I was starting to packup. Suddenly my reel alarm go screaming…I strike…Yes..fish on…It start taking line out…but after awhile it stop….I know the fish is not big….but it thread with the water as the current was in it favour….

After some tug or war….I was in control….slowly…I wind back….it surface up…a stingray around 4kg. By now my friend already fixed up my gaff….another angler help to gaff it up…

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Four in a night

May 2, 2014

Date: 02-05-2014     Time: 5.30pm to 11.45pm     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder    Bait: fresh Tamban

Tackle: Ah Boi – Custom rod 12ft n Shimano Torium 20

Ah Fei – Penn Slammer 10.6ft n Penn Squall 40

Three anglers….four fishes…this thing seldom happen at jetty…but last nite it does…

We started out jigging tamban for bait before dark….then we setup our tackles….Not long after that….Ah Boi got his first fish on a cable car rig….A 5kg queenie take his live bait and let his reel go screaming….I was beside it and I took the rod and strike…the fish make two acrobatic jump on the water surface and was bring in by Ah Boi himself after I pass the rod back to him. I gaff it up.

Next was Ah Fei…his reel screech when the tide start to turn up….We initally thought it caught a floating rubbish…until we saw something jumping out of water far away…Fei wind back a 1kg plus barracuda….he use his rod to lift it up.

Not long after….Ah Fei reel start to sceam again…..It turn out a small marine catfish around a kg. Again he use his rod to lift it up.

Then…later in the night….ah Boi move his rod to another spot…and he got his jackpot…His reel scream again….The fish again make a acobatic jump far away…..but ah Boi bring it in….it turn out to another queenfish…I gaff it up…it weigh slightly lighter….4.75kg.

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Queenfish April 2014

April 28, 2014

Date: 28-04-2014      Time: 11pm      Rod: Shoreangler Big Game 10ft.      Reel: Shimano Torium 20       Line: 30lbs braided with 40lbs mono leader      Rig: Long Snood bottom feeder       Bait: Night herring(tuabak)

Went to catch squid and bring along my tackles. Initially intend to fish until 10pm only. But one of my friend come along so accompany him to fish and delay for another hour.

I saw the tide already turn down so I decided to packup. But before I do anything….my reel alarm go screaming….I strike and feel the weight at the end….then it go off when the fish make a acrobatic jump….It dive down again and I found my line entangle with my friend line….

By the time we untangle it…the fish already come near to the jetty…I manage to stop it from going under….I surface it and it turn out to be a queenfish….Quickly one guy with a gaff come along and gaff it up for me. It weigh 4.8kg on the scale.

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Grouper

April 23, 2014

Date: 23-04-2014     Time: 1920hrs     Tackle: Handline     Bait: Fresh Tamban

LK caught this 1.5kg grouper by a handline lower below the jetty. The fish took his first bait just about five minute after he lower the line.

Mid Night Barracuda

April 20, 2014

Date: 20-04-2014     Time: 0150am      Rod: Daiwa Saltiga 12ft      Reel: Shimano speedmaster      Line:30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Fresh squid

Loko caught this fish when the tide start to turn down. It took his fresh squid bait and cause his reel alarm to screech.

Threadfin

April 18, 2014

Date: 18-04-2014     Time: 0700am     Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft     Reel: Shimano TLD Star     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh squid

Lucas landed this Threadfin early this morning. It is his first threadfin at the jetty. It weigh 3kg.

Dog Shark

April 17, 2014

Date: 17-04-2014     Time: 8.40pm     Rod: Custom made surf rod 12ft      Reel; Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs mono      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Frozen squid

Ah Boi caught this Dog shark when the tide is on the way up.

Desaru Blacktip Shark

April 12, 2014

Date: 12-04-2014      Time: 8.05pm      Rod: Shoreangler big game 10ft      Reel: Daiwa Saltist 20H      Line: 20lbs braided join with 40lbs mono leader      Rig: Short snood bottom feeder      Bait: Smelly squid

Drive up to desaru for a short weekend break. I bring along my beach tackles set also. Due to the early morning high tide…by the time I reach there the tide already going down. So I decided to fish on the night high tide. As the night high tide is at 10.18pm…I only start at 7pm after my early dinner…

There is another angler fishing there also….I join him and after some chat…it turn out he is working as the life guard on the resort that I stay. I learn from him that the place got many type of fishes….he ever caught stingray, shark, chermin, snapper plus others type all on high tide. He use spinning set with prawn meat as bait.

But half way through, he got a call from his wife asking him to go home for some celebration. So ended up I myself fishing on that dark lonely beach. As it is very dark, its very hard to spot any bite as I didnt bring any luminous light. I only depend on my bright torch light to shine on my rod tip once in awhile.

Around 8pm, I see my line a bit loose…so i decide to check…I took my rod and strike…. and I feel some pull back….that I realise I had a hookup…It struggle while I wind back my line….It turn out is a small blacktip shark around 500g…I quickly take the photos and release it back to the sea.

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