Shoreangler

Date: 30-06-2013     Time: 0010am & 0200am      Rod: Centuary Vectra 13.6ft      Reel: Shimano Torium 30     Line 40lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh squid

Twin(two) Queenfish n King size(some of the biggest caught at jetty)..Yes…ah An was a lucky man last night…The fish just love his bait..

The first one come around just pass mid night….the reel alarm go screaming…Ah Hong was the fastest to reach the rod…but he hesitate to strike…because it was not his rod…We had to shout for him to strike the rod as the alarm keep going…He strike but in a mess…first was the strike was not forcefull…due to he never thumb on the spool…follow by a birdnest of line in the reel…I shouted for him to lower the rod for me to hold the main fishing line as he untie the mess up line…but he didn’t..Luckily the fish was still in hook after he manage to free all the mess up…I told him to strike one more time to secure the hookup…The fish swim inward toward the jetty…after some struggle…it surface…I gaff it up and it was such a big queen fish…weighing 6.4kg…Wow! Tide was on the way up..

2am…suddenly i heard a thunder somewhere in the south west side…afraid that it might rain…I decided to stop catching squid…and I went to cut up the queen fish as no body want it…Half way through…Ah An reel alarm sound again…He went for it and strike…I had to stop the cutting and prepare his gaff…He fought the fish awhile before able to surface it…Well is is a queen fish again….I gaff it up and it weigh 6.3kg…Haha…both fish could be come from the same school of big queenie that swim pass the jetty and attracted by his fresh squid bait. End up I had to cut up two fishes..and alots of fish n chip to eat for days to come…

Rod: Century Vectra 13.6ft     Reel: shimano Torium 30     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder    Bait: fresh squid

It was already 2 plus in the early morning….I was getting sleepy…so I decide to packup….While I almost ready to move off….Suddenly…Ah An reel alarm go screaming…..Ya….almost full tide now and the fish bite again…Ah An strike it and play….I getting ready his gaff….This time it look the fish is bigger…It gave ah An alot of pump n dive…After sometime…the fish come nearer to the jetty but refuse to surface due to the brightness of the jetty light….but ah An almost shakeout…I took over the rod…I make some pump and the fish was almost up…but it has entangle another angler line….so I had to hold on and get the other angler to release his line….Finally…I surface and Ah An gaff it up….Another female ray at 15kg in weight…a personal record heavy catch for him.

Date: 15-06-2013    Time: 10.30pm     Rod: ATC premium surf 13.6ft     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh squid

Around 10.30pm…Tide was on the way up….Suddenly Kiong reel alarm go screaming….I was nearby…so natural pickup the rod to strike…Yes…fish on….Kiong come by….I told him I get the fish up from the sea bed before passing to him…so after some pumping…I passed the rod back to him…He continue the fight while I fixed up my gaff…After awhile…he surface it…then I gaff it up….A 6kg female ray…

Sea Turtle

Rod: Daiwa M cast     Reel: Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs braided with mono leader     Rig: long snood bottom feeder     Bait: fresh squid

An hour later….Seng who fish beside us the reel screech…It sound like his drag is loosen and was pull by rubbish that entangle his line….He strike….wow!!….heavy…must be big piece of rubbish…He pump n pump the rod…then the thing surface….Wow!!!! U just can’t believe…It was a big sea turtle….It took his bait…the hook was in the mouth….We want to release it….but must take the hook out first….It was too heavy to pull up by his main line…..I decide to use my gaff…I gaff it on the side of the body…with another person help…We pull it up…Unhook it…then release it back…Estimate around…15 to 18kg in weight…

June 9, 2013

Date: 01-06-2013     Time: 1825hrs     Rod: Century Vectra 13.6ft      Reel: Shimano Torium 30     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Dead Tamban

Ah An caught this 1kg plus threadfin when the tide started turning down. This fish took his bait and was struggling when hookup…causing his rod tip to rattle…He saw it and wind it back…A nice threadfin after a quite heavy down pour earlier.

Date: 25-05-2013     Time: 10.30pm     Bait: Smelly market sotong

Ah Poh caught this 4.5kg black spotted grouper by a handline lower down below the jetty. The fish took the bait and run further in below the jetty. He had to pull and fought with it before manage to surface it. I was called to scoop it up with my net. I took the photo on his behalf.

Date: 24-05-2013    Bait: Tamban

Ah Chuan caught this mangrove jack about a kilo in weight with a handline lower below the jetty. He also caught a small wolf herring by cable car rig.

Date: 11-05-2013     Time: 2100hrs      Rod: ATC Premium Surf 13.6ft.     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40      Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: dead Tamban

K caught this stingray after some hard pump n puff.. His reel alarm went off when the tide was on the way up. Although there was a strong southern wind blowing….the current was smooth. The fish took the bait just after he had casted out. I gaff it up and it was a male ray.

Date: 30-04-2013      Time: 8.20pm      Rod: Replica Century Vectra 13.6ft      Reel: Shimano Trinidad A 30      Line: 30lbs mono      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Dead Tamban

Ah Hong fish almost every saturday night….but for the past one over year….he caught nothing…Fish that take his bait always ended up line snap or missed hook. It happened so many times that we had to label him with white foot base(bad luck). Some even ban him for striking their rod when a fish take the bait.

We know he is very desprate to hookup one to prove us wrong..haha…but it happen again n again until he himself lost confident….It show sign last night….

I went there early before they came. I manage to jig some tamban as bait before the sky turn dark.  Ah An come first before Hong. Tide was on the way down but current already slow down. We setup squid lamp to catch squid but was very rare.

It was around 8.20pm when the down tide was about end…We were chating when his reel alarm screech….He was just next to it and strike it….Yes…fish on…Me n An start to wind back our line to avoid entangle….Then Hong say the fish swim inward….I was fixing up the gaff when I can see he is worried….worried that the samething will happen again n loose the fish…So he ask me to take over….

I took over the rod and play the fish…leaving the fixing of gaff to ah An…I also order both of them to bring up our two squid lamps…reason is fishes are afraid of bright light….they will fight all out when U want to bring them to surface….

Without the squid lamp….I easily bring it to surface….As the water was low….It is not easy to gaff it as below the jetty is very dark….Ah An try few time but fail….Hong saw it and come over to hold the rod from me and I take over the gaffing job….I also missed a few gaff before I got it. It weigh 4.2kg after landed….

Ah Hong was so relief after this as he had finally break that fat zero and no more a white foot base…