My Friends Catches 12
More Catches for 2014
Yellow Tail Catfish
Date: 25-01-2015 Time:0100am Rod: Century Vectra 13.6ft Reel: Shimano Torium 30 Line: 40lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Squid
Ah An caught this Yellow tail catfish or Mayon early this morning when the tide was mid way up. The fish pull his line when the current was fast. I strike it for him before passing the rod back to him to fight. As we got other rods to wind back, I ask him to play it slowly until I get my gaff ready. I gaff it and it weigh around 5kg. Earlier he also landed a conger eel around a kg plus. Using the same bait which was still intact, he casted out again and it attracted this catfish. So it is one squid bait two fishes landed.
Brown Sting Ray
Date: 30-04-2015 Time: 6.55pm Rod: Century 12ft Reel: Shimano Torium 20 Line: 30lbs braided with mono leader Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Dead Tamban
Ah Boi caught this brown stingray this evening. He had just cast down the bait about ten minute earlier. The fish took his bait and scream his reel alarm. After some good fight, he manage to reel in the line. Ah An was there with the gaff ready. Estimate the fish is around 5-6kg.
Leopard Ray
Date: 02-05-2015 Time: 1730hrs Rod: Century 12ft. Reel: Shimano Torium 20 Line: 30lbs braided with mono leader Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: Tamban
Ah Boi continue his super lucky....another first cast catch....this time a leopard ray around 8kg.
A Night with Double Catch
Date: 17-06-2015 Time: around 10pm. Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft. Reel: Okuma Cortez 12 Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long snood bottom feeder Bait: squid
Ah Joe hard work paid off....He first caught the 2.8kg Baramundi on a handline below the jetty. The fish took his live squid bait and run off below the jetty. Joe was fast enough to pull it out in time before the fish entangle with the jetty pillar. I used my squid net to scoop it up.
Before he settle down on the catch, his reel alarm sounded. He pick and strike....yes fish on....The fish gave him some fight before he gain control. Winding in was a nice n rare 2.6kg Gerut. I gaff it up.
Long Tail Brown Stingray
Date: 13-11-2015 Time:2015hrs Rod: Century 12ft. Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40 Line: 30lbs braided with 40lbs mono leader Rig: Long snood pully rig. Bait: Dead Tamban
Tide was on the way up. Current flow was smooth. Bait was lasting. Ah Boi was talking to us he had long time didn't landed any biggie as he now seldom fish due to family commitment. Then...suddenly we hear reel alarm sounded.....Yes...it was ah Boi reel...He ran over to strike....we are all very excited....as recently there is many biggie manage to escape after hookup due to many reason. I determined to help him bring this one up...This time round I get my gaff ready.
After some hard fight, the fish is giving way...After confirm that it was a stingray, I decide to use ah An gaff as it was bigger in size. One gaff and it was in. I decide to use another gaff to play safe to lift this heavy load up the jetty.
On landed, it was a long Tail brown stingray weigh 16.1kg. It is the biggest fish so far landed at jetty this year. It is also Ah Boi personal best in weight by surfcasting. The fish is later cut out to many parts and share among our friends.