Shoreangler

Date: 09-04-2006 Time: 10.45pm Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft. Reel: Penn Jigmaster 500L   Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder.  Bait: Dead Tamban Hook: Long shank size 5/0 S/S with 80lbs wire trace.

Today is the twelve day of a lunar calendar. It also mean the beginning of a good current flow n tide cycle.It already 8.30pm. Looking at the sky the weather look fine. Decided to go for a short session of fishing n squid hunting.
Reach there around 9pm. Already somebody light up a squid lamp there. Decided not to light up my lamp but to wait n see. Instead I fixed up my tackle n casted out. My initial bait was cuttle fish. The current was fast as it already quite high. Have to erect up my rod to minimise the water resistance of my line. Proceed to fixed up my squid net n do squid serching under the jetty light.
My first check on the bait was lasting. Fifteen minute later I decided to change the bait to tamban as the passed day, most of the ray catches was on this bait. Continues to do my squid serching.
Just about ten minute later, suddenly my reel alarm went off. I pickup n strike. Hoho… this fellow is bigggrrrrr. It took my line n headed out straight to deeper water. It took me a few time to tighten up more drag to stop this fellow. When it finally stop, hooof….meters n meters of line has been strip. Without hesitating, I gave a few hard pump n it already at midwater. Very lucky was that by now the tide has passed it full n the current has die down. So this fellow can’t use it weight n the current flow to prolong the fight. But it still manage to do some very strong tug of war with me. haha…I finally win the battle as this fish has no match on the powerful rod that I am holding. Ya…it proof that this rod still can take on bigger monster as it handle this fellow with ease.
I surface it n after making sure that it has tired out, I pass my rod to a angler there to hold while I fixed up my gaff. Upon landing, it weigh at 11.5kg. It is a female long tail brown stingray. Double check n it did not pregnant.haha…..

It was almost near to 12am after I took photographs on it. As i have to work today, I decided to gave the catch to the angler that help me to hold my rod.

Went back to the breakwater stone I fish on friday night. It was already 9pm when I reach there. Tide is coming in but water there is still shallow. Casted out two rods with a short n another long snood rig. Bait was some yesterday night left over squid n a packet of sarong which was given to me by a angler who can’t finish it on saturday morning. As the water is still low, both rig all I used sarong as bait. Ten mimute after I casted out, I got the first bite. It was from my Daiwa rod n I wind in this silver bream.

After this there is no more action. The weather become more windy n water is abit choppy when the water is high. I fish until 1am n decide to packup so that can take some rest.

This morning went to BJt around 8.30am. I used two rod with cable car rig. Around 10am my loomis rod tip has a bend n the reel alarm sound. A queenie took my live bait n make a acrobatic jump. It manage to unhook before I reach my rod to strike.  Fish for another hour before I call it off when the sun is too hot.

Date: 16-12-2005    Time: 8pm to 2am.

When I left home yesterday night around 7.30pm, the sky was full of rain cloud. Decided not to go bedok jetty which is my regular place on most friday night. Instead, I headed to a breakwater stone which nearby there is shelter for take cover if it rain. Tide is coming in n water is nice n clear. Casted out two rod with bottom feeder rig. Bait initially was not lasting but turn better when the water is higher. Around 10.30pm, I heard my Shimano 400S reel alarm sounded n the Loomis Big Game rod is bending. I rush forward to strike. Yes, heavy initially but it turn lighter n lighter when I reel in. Haha.. it was a small barracuda at the end of the line swimming toward my direction. Comfirm it’s safe, I use my rod to lift it up. It has swallow my hook deep in the throat n can’t be release.

It also turn out to be the only action of the night. After tide turn down, there is no current flow at all n I packup around 2am.

Date: 02/03-12-2005      Time: 9.30pm to 3am.

Our plan was to fish the few hour before n after full tide. Pickup my two buddy “P” n “C” around 9pm. We headed down to this breakwater stone. On the way there, see some lightning flash over the skyline. We reach there about 9.30pm n the sky there was clear. Happily setup all our tackles n casted out. Haha, by the time we finish setting up, the sky started to change. Drizzle come n follow by gusty wind than down pour. No choice, umbralla n ground sheet was put to use. “P” was hiding under his ground sheet when suddenly his Abu 9000 reel alarm sound. Haha.. have to come out to strike. Fight half way see the fish jump out of the water surface n was missed hook. :complain: Haha.. all wet by now. Wow! this type of weather got fish bite? :confuse:  Work harder :clap: By now the gusty wind has stop but still drizzling non stop. Half n hour later, “P” baitcaster rod has a bite. He strike n wind in this palm size Yellow stripe.

With this it gave us more confident. About one hour later, “P” found his baitcaster rod the line gone loose. He strike n yes it is a hook up. The fish was big n take out his 10lbs line. The fish seem to move toward the water surface on it run but didn’t surface. Due to it hard fight n light line, the fighting was prolong. The fish is the final winner due to hook line break. Upon checking, about 4 inches of the hook line was badly damage. :bang:
Almost 2am, rain still didn’t stop. “P” heard a short screech of alarm. He found out one of “C” rod the line gone loose n was flowing along with the current. He strike but got snag. :complain: After sometime trying to get off the snag, he pull the line broke. :bang:
Haha…what a wonderful raining night for us. Fully drench but we were smiling on our way home around 3am.

Date:26/27-11-2005        Time: 7.15pm to 0230am.

The weather was nice after some down pour early evening. Pickup one of my old buddy n headed down. Reach there around 7.15pm with ron joining me a little later. Tide was just at the high. We setup all our tackles and cast out quickly. Bait was no lasting at the beginning stage, but was better after the tide turn down later. There is no much action except my buddy caught this palm size sweetlip. We fish until the tide turn up again around 2.30am but the fish just don’t bite.