My Friends' Catches 1
Here is a page of my friends catches from the shoreline.
4.2kg Threadfin
Date:03-06-2007 Time:0130am Rod:Centuary Vectra Sport 13ft. Reel: Daiwa LD50H Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long Snood bottom feeder Bait: Squid.
Angler Raymond caught this threadfin around 0130hrs early this morning. The downtide current was very fast when the fish took his bait. His reel alarm gone screaming causing initial stage thought it was a ray. But after some good fight...it surface n was scoop up by a net.
The 11.8kg Cobia
No Escape This Time.
Date: 10-06-2007 Time: 0240am Rod: Penn Slammer 10.6ft Reel: Daiwa LD 50SH Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Long Snood bottom Feeder Bait: Dead Tamban(herring)
Two years back he missed one due to too "kan chong" n fall down before he pickup the rod to strike. But this time he make no mistake. He is Xiao Hei, one of my forum member n bedok jetty kaki. They were fishing at the left end side while i fish on the right end side. But when the alarm went off, I can hear it screaming.
It was already the early morning of sunday. Most anglers has either left there or already sleeping. Only some hard working one is still hanging around. It was quite quiet by now as compare to the early night. Tide is half way up n about to change direction. Suddenly i heard reel alarm sounded. From my side I look toward the left side. I saw Xiao Hei rushing toward his rod follow by LK. Xiao Hei pickup the rod first n strike...haha.. n I heard LK say...."wow U so fast le" hehe...
Yes...the fight is on... From far it look like could be a stingray...His Slammer rod is fully bend....hoho... big one.....They started to shout for me to get gaff...Haha... I was already preparing...When my gaff is ready...the fish has swim toward my side n Xiao Hei has come over n are winding back line. When the fish surface...WOw !....COBIA......haha...The fish try a few time wanted to swim below the jetty but was stop by this fast learner angler. He stand on the jetty railing n use his rod to have full control of the fish..I missed the first gaff when the fish is struggling furiously...Xiao Hei manage to calm it down by lifting the head above water. I take the chance to gaff on it stomach. With Raymond help...I lifted it up to the jetty flooring....LK bring out a scale n I weigh it. It tip the scale at 11.8kg. Hoho... second cobia landed this year....what next ?????
4.3kg Spainish Mackeral
I Just Strike
Date: 14-07-2007 Time: 1220pm Rod: Asahi power cast 12ft. Reel: Penn 320GTI Line: 30lbs mono Rig: Cable car Bait: Live herring(tamban)
Has been fishing since morning. Casted out about 20 tamban as bait ended with no action. Started to packup as the sun is getting very hot. Suddenly, uncle Sani rod alarm went off. Zzzzzz...Zzzzzz.....Zzzzzz....I look around but can't find him...He was far away jigging for tamban. Everybody shouting at him but his reaction was slow. haha... I saw that and rush forward to pickup the rod and strike. Hoho...it jump up the surface far away and can't see clearly..Queenfish was in my mind. It dive downward again. Halfway during the fight I feel something not right. This fish the speed is terrible fast. It gave very short dash with lightning speed here and there. At one point it almost went below the jetty as it has entangle a few line along the way and I have difficulty in winding back the line. But I keep putting pressure on it and manage to hold it well. It finally tired out and surface....WOW!...a big spainish mackeral...no wonder the speed of cutting water so fast. It was easily gaff and lift up. Hoho...It hit the scale at 4.3kg.
Double Barracuda
Double Barracuda
Date: 14-07-2007 Time: 7pm to 12am.
Before I reach the jetty, Hon already call me to inform that Xiao Hei had just lost a 5-6kg leopard ray when trying to lift the fish up as they has no gaff to do the job. How they wish I was there earlier.
It was quite crowded tonight at the jetty. Manage to squeeze in a place for my rod to be casted out. Tide was coming up smoothly. By 10pm, the current started to change direction and move faster. A reel alarm sounded and it was PC 11ft kunnan boat master rod. He strike hard and easily wind in a big barracuda with his Daiwa Saltist 30 reel. Hoho...this fish tip the scale at 4kg.
An hour later it was LK turn. He saw his 11ft Kunnan boat master rod tip shake and take no chance. Quietly winding in a 1.9kg barracuda and lifted it up with the rod.
After this the current was at full flow and even size 7 sinker can't hold bottom. On seeing this condition, everybody start to packup.
Hong Kong Hook Grouper
Yusof (above) caught this nice size grouper on a hong kong hook with dead prawn meat.
Golden Snapper or Gerut at Bedok Jetty.
Gerut
DATE: 24-08-2007 TIME: 2200hrs ROD: Penn Slammer 10.6ft REEL: Penn 113HL LINE: 30lbs mono. RIG: Long Snood Bottom Feeder BAIT: Fresh Squid.
Hong was so lucky last night. He hookup this gerut during the downtide fast current flow. It took the small fresh squid which I have caught earlier. The fish weight was 1.5kg. It was lifted up by his rod as the water was high.
