Shoreangler

Date: 13-11-2015      Time:2015hrs     Rod: Century 12ft.     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line: 30lbs braided with 40lbs mono leader     Rig: Long snood pully rig.     Bait: Dead Tamban

Tide was on the way up. Current flow was smooth. Bait was lasting. Ah Boi was talking to us he had long time didn’t landed any biggie as he now seldom fish due to family commitment. Then…suddenly we hear reel alarm sounded…..Yes…it was ah Boi reel…He ran over to strike….we are all very excited….as recently there is many biggie manage to escape after hookup due to many reason. I determined to help him bring this one up…This time round I get my gaff ready.

After some hard fight, the fish is giving way…After confirm that it was a stingray, I decide to use ah An gaff as it was bigger in size. One gaff and it was in. I decide to use another gaff to play safe to lift this heavy load up the jetty.

On landed, it was a long Tail brown stingray weigh 16.1kg. It is the biggest fish so far landed at jetty this year. It is also Ah Boi personal best in weight by surfcasting. The fish is later cut out to many parts and share among our friends.

Date: 17-06-2015      Time: around 10pm.      Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft.      Reel: Okuma Cortez 12       Line: 30lbs mono      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: squid

Ah Joe hard work paid off….He first caught the 2.8kg Baramundi on a handline below the jetty. The fish took his live squid bait and run off below the jetty. Joe was fast enough to pull it out in time before the fish entangle with the jetty pillar. I used my squid net to scoop it up.

Before he settle down on the catch, his reel alarm sounded. He pick and strike….yes fish on….The fish gave him some fight before he gain control. Winding in was a nice n rare 2.6kg Gerut. I gaff it up.

Date: 06-06-2015     Time: 6.45pm      Rod: Penn Powergraph surf 10ft      Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Fresh Tamban

Hookup this flat head when the tide start turning up. It took the bait n swallow deep. I only notice when I change bait. It is the third fish I caught within continue three night. Its around 500g and is a good size for this type of fishes.

Date: 02-05-2015     Time: 1730hrs     Rod: Century 12ft.     Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line: 30lbs braided with mono leader     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Tamban

Ah Boi continue his super lucky….another first cast catch….this time a leopard ray around 8kg.

Date: 30-04-2015     Time: 6.55pm      Rod: Century 12ft      Reel: Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs braided with mono leader     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Dead Tamban

Ah Boi caught this brown stingray this evening. He had just cast down the bait about ten minute earlier. The fish took his bait and scream his reel alarm. After some good fight, he manage to reel in the line. Ah An was there with the gaff ready. Estimate the fish is around 5-6kg.

Date: 14-02-2015     Time: 20.00      Rod: Murugen Pathfinder 7ft.     Reel: Silstar AT80 Spinning reel.     Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono.     Rig: Short Snood bottom feeder      Bait: Live kambong.

As tonite high tide is early at around 8.30pm, after that the current is slow. So i decided to bring another rod to target the big barramundi below the jetty. Bait fish was very rare this afternoon. I started to jig around 4.30pm but only able to get a few. Among it was a small kambong fish. I decide to use it on a live bait cable car rig.

No taker even until 6.30pm. I decided to switch tactic. I change the position of the rod and also the rig to short snood bottom feeder. My target…the big barramundi below. Using the same live bait, I lower it down the jetty.

Around 8pm, I saw my 7ft rod rattle alittle. I decide to check, well… it turn up this flat head grab my live bait. As no more live bait and the current has die down, I call it a day.

Date: 25-01-2015     Time:0100am      Rod: Century Vectra 13.6ft      Reel: Shimano Torium 30     Line: 40lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Squid

Ah An caught this Yellow tail catfish or Mayon early this morning when the tide was mid way up. The fish pull his line when the current was fast. I strike it for him before passing the rod back to him to fight. As we got other rods to wind back, I ask him to play it slowly until I get my gaff ready. I gaff it and it weigh around 5kg. Earlier he also landed a conger eel around a kg plus. Using the same bait which was still intact, he casted out again and it attracted this catfish. So it is one squid bait two fishes landed.

This angler caught this 11.5kg Shovelnose ray last nite 30-10-2014 around 9pm with his spinning tackle. His friend come and ask me for help as they don’t have any gaff to land it. I aslo weigh it for them.