My Shore Catches 11

SaiToh(wolf herring)

Date : 15-02-2013      Time: 1505hrs     Rod: Shoreangler Big Game 10.2ft.     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line: 30lbs braided join with 50lbs leader     Rig: Cable car      Bait: Live tamban

Every year at this time is my long lunar new year holiday...But the past few day the weather is bad so no fishing...Today weather is much better...I headed down to the jetty around 12pm.

Reach there the tide is half way up. Current was smooth...Casted out two sets of tackle with bottom and cable car live bait at the top. Today alots of tamban...You just need to jig and live bait is not a problem. In between if lucky even can get Selar fish. I got a few today.

Around 3pm...after just changing bait, I was standing just beside the rod when i saw a wolf herring surface up and grab my live bait. It grab and drag side way...causing my reel alarm to screech. I pickup my rod and strike... The fish swim downward...I wind in and the fish was at the end of my rig. I use the rod to lift it up...A nice wolf herring around a kg.

Marine Cat Fish

Date: 02-04-2013    Time: 9.45pm     Rod: Penn Power stick 10ft     Reel: Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs braided join with 50lbs mono leader     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Cut greeneye squid strip (Frozen)

Went for a short trip....Main target is to catch squid...but did bring along a set of tackle to cast out. Current was slow today and initially bait was not lasting...Only when the tide turn that the bait was lasting. I use the left over bait from last saturday night trip.

Around 9.45pm...tide has turn up...I suddenly saw my line gone loose....Quickly I strike the rod...Heavy at the end...Easily wind in....Only when near the jetty that the fish fight back...by diving downward...

I surface it and it was a marine cat fish.....I use my hand to grab hold of my line n leader and pull it up...Estimate around 3kg..The fish ended up given to a angler there.

Caught this fish when I sleeping at home.

Date: 13-04-2013    Time: 4pm plus      Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Dead Tamban

Sound funny right ? Yeah...Its all begin yesterday afternoon...I was fishing there from the morning until about 1pm when the tide full...Was about to packup when Ah An and Xio Fan arrived...I decided to leave one set of tackle there as I will be back in the evening....I ask Ah An to change bait for me if he is not lazy...Good for him also as he got two rod to play...

Then...around 4pm plus while I fast a sleep....my phone ring....Ah Hon was on the line...."Your rod kena Boonnang(Golden travelly)..around 4kg...Wow..reel screaming....Will keep it alive in the water "

I was back there around 6pm...the fish still alive...weigh it...Ya...almost 4kg..

Grouper

Date: 24-05-2013     Time:10.40am      Rod: Penn Powerstick 10ft.      Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line: 30lbs braided join with 50lbs leader      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Frozen tamban

It already 8am....full tide this morning was at 10.48am....so quickly I grab a packet of frozen tamban and headed down. Reach there Ah Chuan just caught a mangrove jack by handline...I setup and casted out...Follow by jigging fresh tamban..

The sky on the western side already very dark and the wind is coming from that direction...Its a matter of time the rain will arrive. After getting some tamban...I prepared to run...But at this time Ah An n Xio fan arrive...So I help to setup the canvas...now has to stay for the rain..

Very shortly rain arrived...hide below the canvas about fifteen minute and the rain pass...Change bait and went to jig for tamban again..When I back...I saw my line slack....I pickup the rod n strike...Yup..heavy at the end...then i feel got something struggling at the end.....I was thinking could it be a puffer fish....Slowly I wind back....it surface....Wow!...a nice size grouper.....I ask Ah An to grab my leader and haul it up...Estimate weight about 1.7kg..

Wolf Herring

Date: 03-08-2013    Time: 0830am     Rod: Penn Slammer 9.8ft(white)      Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs leader     Rig: Cable car      Bait: Live tamban

Finish of last night fishing at around 11.30pm to get some sleep. Wakeup around 7am and finish off washup, eat breakfast and go toilet before I rush down to the jetty to catch the last two hours of incoming high tide. So rush until I forgot to take my handphone along.

Reach jetty setup two sets of tackles. Casted out both with bottom feeder n only one cable car rig on one of the rod on the left . But one angler come n place a rod with cable car rig n float just beside my rod on the left. The leader was so long....To avoid entangle..I shifted the cable car rig to the rod on the right.

Moment later I saw my right rod tip rattle...the line gone loose...I strike and the fish jump up on the water surface...Ya...Wolf herring....I slowly wind in the line...then use my rod to lift it up...1.4kg...nice big wolf herring.

Two in a night

Date: 03-09-2013    Rod: Penn Slammer White 10ft.      Reel: Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Fresh squid

Caught the 3kg stingray around 8.30pm when the tide is about to full. It take the bait and cause my reel alarm go screaming. I pickup and strike...fish on...but small size...Easily i wind back..but i didn't use my rod to lift it up....Instead...I ask ah Boi to take his gaff to gaff it...As he is new and never try before...I let him  practice how to gaff a fish..He got it on the second try but is no forcefull enough as the gaff didn't sink in deep. Lucky the fish is no big...otherwise might have some difficulty of bringing it up.

Ah Boi packup around 9pm...I choose to stay until 10pm...He wind back but his squid bait was still nicely on the hook. I told him to pass it to me so that I can use on my next bait change.

Around 10pm....I decided to packup....While I was keeping my squid net...suddenly I heard my reel screech...I went to strike...Yes...another hookup....I thought it was a marine catfish while I winding it back...but it turn out to be a small threadfin when I lift it out from the water..

Threadfin night

Date: 10-09-2013     Time: 8.30pm      Rod: Penn Slammer white 10ft.     Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Dead Tamban

I landed this 760g Threadfin(above) while Ah Boi(below) caught another 720g just half an hour later. But we used difference bait. I using dead tamban while he used fresh squid. Heard there is another threadfin was caught later in the night.

Fingermark Snapper

Date: 23-11-2013    Time: 11pm     Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft white     Reel: Shimano Torium 20      Line: 30lbs braided with 50lbs mono leader      Rig: Long Snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh Squid

Caught this nice fingermark snapper last nite. It took the bait and the line when slack. I caught another marine catfish later with a cocktail bait of tamban n cut squid

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