Date: 07-08-2009     Time; 7pm      Rod: Any Fish Any Where 14ft.      Reel: Daiwa Sealine 40 SHA      Line: 30lbs mono      Rig: Long Snood Bottom Feeder       Bait: Fresh Tamban

Nafi caught this ray when the tide is on the way up. The fish took the bait and cause the reel alarm to have a short screech. Nafi strike it and play slowly to bring it close to the jetty. White with a gaff has already on standby. It was easily gaff up.

Date: 05 July 2009     Time: 0200 hrs      Rod; Daiwa Elimator 12ft.     Reel: Abu 10000C      Line; 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Night herring(Tua bak)

Ah An is a very hard working angler. He every saturday morning will cycle all the way from Toa Payoh to bedok jetty and will stay over night until sunday noon then cycle back home. Two week back he caught a barracuda around 2kg and early this morning he got this 2kg giant herring. The fish took his bait and given his reel alarm a good workout. He quickly went to strike it and has some good fight as the current was very strong last night. When the fish surface, I saw it was deeply hook so I use my hand to pull it up.

Date: 30 June 2009    Time: 9pm     Rod: Zzipplex Primo Tournament 13ft.    Reel: Avext MXL     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh Tamban.

Samad landed this ray when his friend saw the rod tip shake. He pickup and strike immediately. The fish didn’t gave much fight and he wind in easily.

Date: 19-06-2009      Time: 9.30pm      Rod; Daiwa Saltiga Surf 12ft       Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line; 40lbs mono.     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh Tamban

Ah B caught this almost 2kg threadfin last night during a downtide fast current flow. The fish took the bait with a light screech on the reel alarm and the line gone loose. He pickup and strike. The fish swim inward and I use my squid net to bring it up.

Date: 25-05-2009  Time: 7pm

Caught this 6ft Murray eel yesterday night. It took my frozen tamban bait. Only found out when changing bait. It hell of heavy weight when winding in the line. It was released after photo taking. Gone were my LSBF rig also as it has mess n coil up the whole thing. It survive when release into water.

Bedok jetty under renovation until march 2009 so have to look for another spot to fish. Decided to go labrador park to try as there is a newly built breakwater which I haven’t fish before. The place was a former navy camp site and now it is a beautiful beach with toilet and shelter. It is not very snaggy here if you cast from the breakwater. But further out  to the right side where “Long Ya mern” stone is, the whole stretch is snaggy. If you not careful and fast enough, most likely you will encounter snag when you wind back your line. I fish here yesterday night and got snag two time result in sinker lost. Try until 2am without any bite. Take rest in my mobile home and this morning move over to the jetty. Early morning not crowded so lots of space to fish. Decide to do surface fishing with cable car. Quickly jig for tamban and manage to get a few. The first tamban down landed a gaff fish almost immediately. This hungry fellow whack it and swallow the hook causing my Daiwa 47H reel alarm to sound. Without much problem I wind it back and used my Daiwa longcast rod to lift it up. It was given to a angler whom I known after the hook was removed.

Went to labrador again last evening to meet some friend there. Water was too low to fish from breakwater so we move over to the jetty. Fish until 8pm and the park ranger came to inform of closing gate. Friends all decide to go home but not me. I go to the breakwater again but water still very low. Relax abit before decided to go east coast beach. Start around 10pm with two rods. Caught a marine cat fish around 12am when the tide was about to full. This fellow took my three small sotong hook  on to a single hook bait. It was given to a friend who was at the jetty after I packup. Tackles used was a Surecatch Thunder rod 12ft pair with a Abu Red 7000C reel on a short snood bottom feeder rig.

Few weekend back Lai was fishing with his friends at the jetty. It was already 7 plus in the evening and the sky already turn dark. While he was standing around, suddenly he heard a “piak” sound behind him and when he turn around to look he saw a fish is jumping on the jetty floor. His immediate reaction is scolding “bloody LK(his friend) U want to lift up fish also don’t throw it so near to me” But when he look at LK, he is doing nothing le. Lai take a closer look at the fish and saw no hook or line and nobody come to take it. Ehh…hahaha….he understand….this wolf herring about 1kg jump out of the water by itself. Quick hand quick leg Lai went to grab hold of it before LK come. Haha…free fish thrown up by the sea dragon king.

DATE: 11-11-2008      TIME: 9pm       ROD: Penn PPT Sidewinder 13.6ft       REEL: Okuma Catalana 25CL     LINE: 40lbs      RIG: Long snood bottom Feeder      BAIT: Whole fresh squid

Amin just into surf fishing less than a year. But he determine to catch big one. Tonight is the second night he spent at the jetty. Tide was about to full. Hong arrived and saw Amin new Okuma reel so he offer to change bait for him. Hong choose a fresh squid and casted out.

Fifteen minute later this reel alarm screaming. Leong who was watching me catching squid was the nearest to the rod. He turn and grab it. Hong who is not far away also come to grab the rod. Amin come a few second later. Haha… three person going for the rod wanting to strike. Eventually it was given to Amin the rod owner. He strike and the fish run. Almost taking the entire spool line out. Luckily it stop with very little line left. I told him to pump and gain line back. He did what is told and manage to get the fish to mid water. By now he is tired and pass the rod to Wei. Wei another beginner follow up and manage to bring the fish to the surface. At one stage he almost let the fish go under the jetty. With some help he manage to steer it out. I get my gaff ready and manage to gaff it on the second try and pull it up. It hit the scale at 12.5kg. It was also Amin up todate biggest catch.

DATE: 02-11-2008    TIME: 00.30am      ROD: Penn Inxs Groundcast 13ft.     REEL: Daiwa LD50      LINE: 30lbs mono     RIG: Two hook short snood bottom feeder      BAIT: Live prawn

Hong has not target this fish for quite long. He has already landed 19 there and are looking for his number 20. This early morning he did it again. It all happen when Ah Dam who also targeting this fish has a hookup. He was a distance away when it happen. Running over to grab his rod and pump was a bit too late. The fish manage to snap the line and break free but not for long. Hong who was also around notice his rod has some movement. He grab his rod n pump…YES…it on….Haha….the fish break free but has entangle Hong line. With some hard dive n turn, the fish is brought to the surface where a landing net is waiting. Without much effort it was bring up to the jetty. Wow…..all the crowd has gather to see this 10kg wild monster….haha…but not for long….the crowd change direction to another end of the jetty…They didn’t know that while watching the barramundi at the same time the other end of the jetty is fighting another monster..