Shoreangler

Date: 09-04-2010     Time: 8.30pm      Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft.     Reel: Daiwa Emblem 6000S      Line: 30lbs Braided with 40lbs mono leader      Rig: Long Snood Bottom Feeder      Bait: Frozen Tamban

Reach jetty around 7.15pm. Tide was midway up with strong current below. First cast out was force to wind back as someone missed cast and cross over my line then pull my back my rig when he wind back his line. Bait was lasting so I re-bait and re-cast out.  Not long after casting, I saw my line was carried away by the current flow. I knew something was no right as it could be a small hookup or was entangle by big rubbish. I decide to check and wind back my line. It was heavy but no any struggling. Thought it was rubbish until when it was about to surface that there is some struggling at the end. It turn out to be a barracuda on the line. I used my hand to grab on my leader and pull it up. It weight 2.5kg on the scale. The fish was cut up to two and I share it with my friend.

Date: 28-03-2010    Time: 9.45am     Rod: Penn Slammer 11.6ft     Reel: Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs Braided join with 40lbs mono leader      Rig: Cable car      Bait: Live Herring(Tamban)

Went back to the jetty this morning around 7am. Tide was on the way up. Setup two set of tackle and casted out. Add on cable car rig when live bait available. Nothing happen until tide was full and started to turn down. I was winding back one of the rod to change bait when my other rod torium alarm went off. Ah An was close by and he pickup the rod and strike. I took over and the fish make a acrobatic jump on the water surface. Knowing it was a queen fish, I told An no need to prepare gaff as the water was high. I bring it close and An use his hand to grab my leader to lift it up. It weigh about near to two kg.

Date: 28-03-2010     Time: 10am     Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft.      Reel: Daiwa Emblem 6000S      Line: 30lbs Braided join with 40lbs mono leader     Rig: Long Snood Bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh Herring(Tamban)

While I started to fillet the queen fish, suddenly I hear them shouting “oh tio tio tio” and my Daiwa Emblem reel go “Zzzz zzzz”. Ah An again the first one to reach and strike. As my hand is dirty with blood now, I ask An to fight. He fought for awhile and told me he not use to my right handle spinning reel. Haha…no choice I had to wash hand and take over. Now the fish has follow the current flow and moving to my left. I had to bring the rod and cross over two rod parking high up before I able to pump the rod again. It didn’t struggle much as I manage to bring it close. Upon surface…”Wow” the crowd that watching gave a good shout as they saw a fat grouper on the water. Ah An bring in his gaff and lift it up. It weigh 2.4kg just 0.1kg short of even my personnal best on grouper on surfcasting.

Date: 01-03-2010     Rod: Penn PowerStick 10ft     Reel: Daiwa Saltist STT40     Line: 30lbs Braided join with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long Snood bottom Feeder      Bait: Fresh Herring(Tamban)

Back home early so went for a short trip. Reach there around 6.30pm. Tide has just turn up. Current not fast yet. Setup two tackle set and casted out with fresh tamban caught by Ah Meng who pass some to me.

Bait was not lasting this evening..Has to change very often. Nothing happen and the current start to pickup fast. Near to 9pm…I feel abit hungry so start to make coffee and had a bread for a break. While munching my bread, I take alook at my rod and saw one of my rod tip shaking. It is not those shaking make by strong current flow but definitely is a fish taking the hook. Then I saw my line was carried away by the current flow. Bloody hell…I don’t eat U don’t eat. I eat U also start to eat…(inside my heart was scolding) No choice…quickly swallow down my bread and pickup the rod to strike. Yes…heavy at the end but no struggle. Must be a eel..(I thinking). Wind back it turn out to be a big mouth eel tail catfish. I used my rod to lift it up. It weigh at 1.9kg. Call up one of my friend who love to eat this fish and pass it to him. He repay me by buying a ice cream with bread.

Date: 27-02-2010     Time: 0015am      Rod: Shoreangler Big Game 10.2ft       Reel: Daiwa Saltist STT40      Line: 30lbs Braided join with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long Snood Bottom Feeder       Bait: Fresh Cuttle fish without shell.

Went there around 7pm. Tide was mid way up and had a good current flow. Not very crowded today so I setup two sets of tackle. Both all use night herring as bait on bottom feeder. It was quite lasting so I just check only about an hour once. No action even after full tide at 10.30pm. Only manage to scoop up two small cuttle fish. I use it as bait on my next bait change. The down tide current was slow  and the water flowing the same direction as the uptide.

Slightly after mid night, suddenly I saw my line gone loose. Quickly I pickup the rod and strike. No struggle at all but only slightly heavy at the end. Thought has hookup rubbish again as tonight the water was full of leave and grass flowing on the surface. It only when I surface it that a lizard shark was struggling around. Thought of lift it up with my rod but someone offer to pull up for me. It size is about 2kg and was deeply hook on the throat so chances of release it was very slim. One of my friend want it so I let him have it.