DATE: 12-02-2008 TIME: 11.30am ROD: SureCatch Surf Leader 12ft. REEL: Daiwa SLX50SH LINE:30lbs RIG: Long Snood Bottom Feeder BAIT: Dead Tamban
Mr. Kassim caught this 2.4kg Threadfin this morning when the tide was halfway up. I gaff it for him. I myself only caught a Gaf fish which was released back.
DATE: 11-02-2008 TIME: 10.30am ROD: Penn Slammer 10.6ft REEL: Penn Beach master 155L LINE:30lbs mono RIG: Cable car BAIT: Live herring(Tamban)
Reach jetty around 7.30am. Chuan already there jigging for tamban. Hong suppose to arrive but still no sign of him. Hahaha..today is monday. Most of them have start work already. We almost got the whole jetty for us to play.
Tamban supply was good today. It bite non stop if U are hard working. We manage to get quite a number. Tide n current was very perfect. Between 8.00am to 9.00am I have three times of reel alarm sounded but were all done by the the gaf fish who eat n without paying.
It was only around 10.30am when I was taking my breakfast that I saw my Penn slammer rod tip have alittle shake follow by a fish jumping on the water surface. With the bread biting in my mounth, I pick up my rod n strike. Yes….a queenie was tagging along my line when I wind back. I use the rod to swing it up as it was just around a kilo size.
After this the current was at full swing n everything was quiet down. We fish until around 2.30pm when Chuan has two missed also. Same thing it was the job of the todak who always snatch the live bait while it was struggling.
DATE: 09-02-2008 TACKLE: Penn Slammer rod pair with Penn 155L Beachmaster reel. Penn Powergraph Surf rod pair with Penn 500L Jigmaster reel. LINE: 30lbs mono RIG: All Cable Car BAIT: Live Herring(Tamban)
Today is the third day of the lunar new year. Its also my first day of fishing on my annual long holiday. Wake up early this morning n headed down to the jetty. It was not as crowded as I have expected think due to the past two days was holiday so many had already enjoy their fishing.
Tide was just started to coming up. Current was very smooth n ideal. Quickly set up my two set of tackles n casted out with my frozen herring as bait. Went to jig for live herring n set up my cable car rig. After that I start jigging for my fresh bait. Just manage in time to get about over ten pieces before this tamban just disappear when the water was higher.
The first action come around 0930am. I was far away when this gar fish(above) took my bait with a short screech on my reel. A angler saw it n call out “UNCLE UNCLE”. I rush back to strike. Easily wind in this hungry fish as it was hook by two hook on the side of the mounth. I took photo on it n gave the fish to the angler who alert me.
Fifteen minute later my beachmaster reel scream. I pick up to strike but this smart gar fish was fast enough to let go the bait n get away.
About twenty minute later the same reel scream again. I strike but was unable to hook that fellow n it took away my bait without paying. It was another bait stealer.
Now…live bait was very rare…After some hard jigging….I got another one. Quickly rig it on the other rod. The water was high now n about to change direction.
Around 12.30pm, the current has already change direction n getting faster. I was hiding under my umbrella as the sun was very hot. Suddenly my Penn Jigmaster reel scream. Hoho…I run forward to strike. I saw a fish leap out of the water surface….Hahaha….Queenie this time…..Without much effort I wind in this fish. It did a few acrobatic jump along the way. After I saw it was firmly hook, I use my rod to lift it up. A loud applause from the audience greeted me when I landed it. Hahaha… what a luck…Maybe I wear RED today as the chinese alway believe red color will bring good luck during new year….Hehehe….
DATE: 26-01-2008 ROD: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft. REEL: Penn 500L Jigmaster LINE: 30lbs mono RIG: Long Snood bottom feeder BAIT: Frozen Squid.
Went there yesterday night around 8pm. Tide was just started to come up. My plan was to fish at the jetty for the beginning of the current flow. Once the current are too strong, might decide to move inshore to carry on. But the current last night was just nice although at one time the wind was too strong n cold to bear. After my friends Hong n Budgeye left for their home, I decide to stay on.
With that I was awarded with two little marine catfish around 1am plus. A third one was missed hook around 3.15am. I saw my rod tip have a good bend n the line went loose. Quickly put down my another rod n went to strike but was too late. I stay on until 4am n decided to packup for some rest so that I can carry on this morning.
Date: 16-12-2007
Whenever my wife n I went fishing, we always quietly compete again each other. She use light tackle with prawn meat as bait. I use heavy tackle to target big fish. From the look I always on the advantage side. But today I lost to her.
She caught this 800g sickle fish (above) with prawn meat on a three hooks short snood bottom feeder rig. This fish has gave her a really good fight on the light tackle with 8lbs mono line. It was very lucky that the size 12 mini hook just hook firmly on the fish lip which was very thick.
I caught a 600g Queen fish later on (below) but was no match. This little queenie take my live tamban on the cable car rig.
DATE: 25-11-2007 TIME: 1130hrs ROD: Penn Slammer 10ft. REEL: Penn Beachmaster 155L LINE: 30lbs mono. RIG: Cable car BAIT: Live Tamban(Herring)
It was almost one month I didn’t landed any fishes. Weather nowadays was quite unpredictable. But yesterday night weather was fine. Went there around 7pm. Casted out one rod and spent most of the time catching squid. Bait initially was not lasting. Halfway through I decide to use a cuttle fish which I caught it on friday nite as bait to replace the tamban so that it will last longer. Taking out the shell and hook three time with my long shank hook and casted out. When the tide full, I decide to check the bait. While winding back I feel a little struggle at the end of my line. Ho…ho..One little marine catfish was tagging along. It was about 300g. Use my rod to lift it up. Well, it break my dry spell anyway…haha…Keep it to pass it to one of my friend this morning.
Went to take a rest at around 1am when the tide heading down was very slow. Wakeup around 7am this morning and head in to the jetty when my wife arrived. In fact I don’t like to fish on this morning slow current up tide but just too bad my wife wanted to fish so I just accompany her. Tamban was very rare..Whole morning only manage to hookup two pieces to use it as live bait. Bottom bait was not lasting but the cable car live bait was swimming lively. No action at all until full tide because of the slow current. By 1100am the tide was about to turn. My wife has enough of her small little catches and decide to packup. On seeing the tide turning and my lively tamban bait, I decide to hang on for alittle while as she headed home. This is the moment I have waiting for so don’t waste it. True enough, I was paid off at around 1130am. My reel has a short screech. I pickup n strike…Yessss…it onnnn. WoWWW…so heavy…..The fish make a acrobatic jump on the water surface…Ohhhhh…my sinker got snag….Hooooo….it just stuck..Decide to hang on….follow by loosen the main line…Wow…the fish make a side dash….but my sinker still get stuck….Wait alittle longer….loosen more line….By now a large weekend crowd has gather to watch. Tighten my line n pump….oh yes……the sinker has been wash free by the strong downtide current…..Hoho….I can now feel the fish is moving….It headed to the left….but very heavy leh ?….I was wonder ?….It is not very big but why so heavy at the end of my line ? It like fighting a 10 over kilo fish…..No time to think as it was heading near the jetty… I keep on winding my line as my this reel has a slow gear ratio of 3:1. Haha… finally it surface…..and the answer is it was foul hook on the middle of the body just below the skin. Haha… no wonder so heavy….It was like flying a kite below the water. Get one of my friend to hold on the rod while I went to fix my gaff. It was about 2kg plus when landed. Hehe…..so it was not empty handed this month…..
DATE: 27-10-2007 TIME: 0010hrs ROD: Penn Slammer 10ft REEL: Penn Senator 113HLW LINE: 30lbs mono RIG: Long snood bottom feeder BAIT: Fresh small squid
Another usual friday night trip. Reach jetty around 6.45pm. Tide was just started to coming up. Current was slow initially. Setup tackles n squid lamp. First few bait casted out was frozen tamban n it was quite lasting.
Time past quickly as I was busy catching squid. No action at all until full tide around 2324pm. Current started to change direction after mid night. Decided to change to fresh squid as bait to try my luck. Truly enough….0010hrs my reel alarm start screaming. The way it sound show that it was pull by a fast speed fishes.
Grab hold of my rod n strike….Yes….it on….not very big by the feeling at the end of the line n knowning it wasn’t a ray…The fishing turn around n heading back after I strike….I just kept winding back line. About 30 meter near the jetty…it turn out n start stripping my line. It went deeper into the water. I gave another pump n started to gain line again. This time round…the fish surface….WOW….it is a shark….Surprise me and all those peoples that gather there to watch. It is my new species on surfcasting. Never did I dream of hooking this fish by long distance surfcasting as it was more of a mid water species. Manage to gaff it up n it was a black tip shark. Very rare caught from the shore especially country like Singapore. It weight 4.7kg.
DATE: 21-10-2007 ROD: Daiwa Longcast 12ft REEL: Penn 155L Beachmaster LINE: 30lbs mono RIG: Cable car BAIT: Live Tamban(Herring)
Caught this Wolf herring this morning around 9am. It took the live bait and cause my reel alarm to sounded. I was repairing my bicycle while it happen. Drop everything down and when for the rod to strike. Haha…it make a acrobatic jump on the water surface before I wind it in and lifted it up with my Daiwa surf rod. Estimate it weigh around near to a kilo.
DATE: 07-10-2007 TIME: 0030am ROD: Penn Slammer 10ft. REEL: Penn 500L Jigmaster LINE: 30lbs mono RIG: Long snood bottom feeder BAIT: Frozen Tamban (herring)
Went to the jetty late yesterday night. Reach there around 10pm. Tide is already halfway down. Current was fast. Although it was a saturday night but it was not crowded. Quickly set up my squid lamp n casted out my rod. Bait was quite lasting. Hardly need to change after few check.
Squid was rare even though there is no strong surface wind. Sky has gather some rain crowd n lightning flash but overall look ok. Around 0030hrs I saw my line was flowing downtide quite badly. Thinking it was caught on with some rubbish n was drag downtide by the current. I decide to wind back to check. Upon pumping up the rod I feel quite heavy at first. But after some winding of line I feel something struggling at the end. I know I have hookup something. Winding slowly back, a conger eel surface on the water. Hahaha…my second eel within two weekend. Use my rod to lift it up. It look about near to 2kg in weight.
DATE: 06-10-2007 TIME: 0200am ROD: Penn Slammer 10ft REEL: Penn 500L Jigmaster LINE: 30lbs mono. RIG: Long Snood Bottom Feeder BAIT: Fresh Tamban (herring)
Went there early evening to jig for some fresh tamban for bait before the sun set down. Manage to caught some as bait. Went on to setup my tackle and my squid lamp. Tide has just moving down n the current was fast. Bait was lasting but squid was rare as there is a very strong surface wind blowing endlessly. The weather started to get colder after midnight.
Around 2am, suddenly I saw my rod tip have several shake n my line gone loose. Quickly pickup the rod n strike but feel nothing. Wind back slowly n saw a small barracuda taging along. Lifted it up with my rod. The fish has swallow the hook so I unhook it n gaven it to a friend there.
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