Big Barracuda

Date: 14-11-2024. Time : 1900 hrs. Rod: Daiwa 7ft. Reel: LC 7000. Rig: Short snood bottom feeder. Bait: Fresh Tamban.

Tide is on the way up. It is my first cast on this rod. The fish took the bait and cause my reel to screech. It then swim toward the deeper water. I set the hook hard and had a little tug of war between us. I manage to wind it nearer after that. When it surface up, a big barracuda appear. I get a young angler there to hold on the rod and i grab my gaff. Upon bring it up, it weigh 4.5kg.

Fingermark Snapper

Date: 23-10-2024

This early morning caught this fingermark snapper by using a half tamban i scoop from a ribbon fish mouth. The ribbon fish caught a tamban and was just below my squid lamp. I try to scoop it but it escape and leave behind half part of the tamban bait. I had been using fresh squid tonight as i had no other bait but it just no bite. Surprisingly a half tamban work.

Golden Cat Fish

Date: 27/09/2024

Went with friends on a long night fishing. Tide was going down. Current flow are strong. I caught a Golden cat fish about 1.8kg with a live cuttle fish as bait. Friend caught three palm size Fingermark snapper with squid as bait. I steam two snapper for lunch this afternoon without frozen it.

Flat Head

Date: 18-09-2024.

Caught this table size flat head fish when the tide is full. It took my whole kunning bait(yellow tail scad) and swallow deep into it stomach.

Long Tail Stingray

Date: 08-09-2024. Time: 0120 hrs. Rod: Penn Ground cast 13 ft. Reel: Shimano Torium 20. Rig: Long Snood Bottom Feeder. Bait : Fresh Squid.

DeLiang Yee caught this 9.5kg long tail brown stingray with his newly bought Penn Ground Cast rod when the tide is full. The fish took the bait and run causing his reel alarm to scream. He pick up the rod and strike hard. The fish struggle awhile before Yee able to wind it in near the jetty. I gaff it up.

Long Tail Brown Stingray.

Date: 19-08-2024 Time: 2115hrs. Rod: Penn Slammer 9 ft. Reel: Shimano Biomaster Special GT 9000. Rig: Long snood bottom feeder. Bait: Fresh Herring

Tide is about to full. I just change the bait and cast down. Suddenly I saw my rod tip start to rattle. I pick up the rod and hold. Feel something taken the bait. I strike hard…zzzzzz..line started to run out..Yes..fish on. It take a short run then stop. I pump it up and wind back..It take another run but not far..I slowly wind back..It surface..a long tail stingray. I get my friend to hold my rod while i grab my rope gaff and bring it up.

Productive night

Date: 08-08-2024

Friend caught all this four fishes within a night out fishing. 980g Threadfin Salmon, 865g Golden Snapper and two plam size fingermark snapper. Bait use is fresh baby squid and green eye squid strip.