Date: 31-03-2026

Tide is on the way up. Current flow is strong but about to slow down. My rod bend and reel scream. I pickup and strike hard. Fish ON. It fought hard for awhile when at mid water level but weaken when surface up. Friend gaff is ready and gaff it up. Hit the scale at 8.5kg.

Date: 29-03-2026

Land this 1.5kg Threadfin on a long snood bottom feeder rig with a whole squid as bait when tide turn up mid night today.

Date: 13-03-2026

Caught a Red Snapper when the tide is on the way up. Bait is fresh herring

When the tide turn down, I landed two Marine Cat fish. One is about 3kg and the bigger one is about 4kg. Bait is fresh cuttle fish.

Date: 10-03-2026

Go for a short day trip. Tide is on the way up. Got a double hookup of lizard fish. One took the top live bait and the other took my bottom defrost tamban.

Date: 06-03-2026

Tide was on the way up. Current flow was smooth. I saw my friend surf rod tip rattle once. Went over and wait. When it bend the second time i strike hard. Fish On….I slowly wind back and the fish struggle along the way. When it surface up near the jetty. Grouper ..I get friend to hold the rod and i grab my squid pole net to scoop it up. Yes..1.6kg it weight.

Date: 20-02-2026

Today is the fourth day of the lunar new year. Tide will be full at about 1pm. I decided to try my luck. Good enough a queenie come season greeting. It took my live bait just after the tide is full.

Date: 04-02-2026

Caught this queen fish with live herring on a slide down rig when the tide is full.

Date: 30-01-2026

Today go in the late morning. Tide is on the way down. Cast out two rod with top and bottom bait. Around noon time, i heard one of the reel screech. Pickup the rod and strike..yes…line out running with reel screaming. I had to adjust the drag to prevent it for going too far. It struggle awhile with the current flow before i able to gain back some line. After few minute, it had tired out and i started wind back the line. When it reach below the jetty, i lift it on the water surface to totally tired it out. I ask one angler there to help hold my rod then i grab my rope gaff. One in but wasn’t secure. I took another gaff and sink it in before we both pull it up. It weigh 11kg.

Date : 24-01-2026

Time just pass midnight. Friend saw his handline which hang at the jetty railing drop down. It mean fish has taken his bait. Went over to check and pull out a fish at the bottom jetty pillar. He call out to me to get my scoop net to bring it up. It turn out to be a 2.2kg Mangrove Red Snapper. This fish is more reddish in colour and had very sharp teeth on it mouth. Different from a Mangrove Jack which is more brownish colour and smaller teeth. Below is a photo of a Mangrove Jack which i caught in year 2021. See the difference on both fishes.

Date: 19-01-2026

Go for a morning trip today. Manage to jig enough live bait. Tide had just turn down and current flow start to pick up.

Around 11.30am, I saw my rod tip bend and the reel screech. I strike hard and a fish jump up on water surface. Queen fish had just take my slide down rig live bait. I slowly wind back and haul it up.

Two minute after i re cast out, the same rod tip bend again. I wind it back and a small cobia come up. It swallow the hook too deep that i can’t release it back. End up i fillet both meat.