My Friends' Catches 4

His Personal Record Catch.

Date: 08-11-2009     Time: 12.30pm      Rod: Penn PPT SideWinder 13.6ft       Reel: Abu 10000C(old model)      Line: 30lbs mono      Rig: Long Snood Bottom Feeder        Bait: Fresh Squid

Went in to the jetty early this morning. Ah An has already pack up and ready to go. He had arrange with Lai and fellow angler to fish at a breaker this morning. He made a call to Hong but with no answer. He thought the trip has been cancelled and cycle to the lagoon hawker for breakfast and then cycle on the way back home to Toa Payoh.

Lai come in to the jetty not long after An left. I told him he already went off. Lai make a call to him and learn that he already reach Fort road. On knowning that Lai and fellow anglers was here, An turn back and heading for the breaker.

I decided to join them at the breaker later as jetty this morning hardly has any tamban. When I reach the breaker, An was still on the way. Lai and fellow anglers has already there but was eating breakfast. I set up my tackle and was the first one to cast out. They all set up their tackle when An arrived with the bait they prepare yesterday night. 

Tide is now coming up and the sea was calm with smooth current flow. Initially the bait was not lasting but when the water is higher, it lasted longer. By this time Hong come along and join in.

10.30am, suddenly we saw Lai PPT rod the line gone loose. I was the first to reach and pickup and strike. It turn out to be a small leopard ray accidentally hook on the stomach. It was release immediatly after unhook.

Around  12.20pm, all change their bait. An found out that his squid bait only the head gone. I told him just to add another squid on the hook. He follow and casted out. While we were talking, suddenly I heard shouted "last rod got fish". I turn around and saw An rod was bending and the alarm was screaming. I rush forward to grab and strike then pass it to An who was already there. The fish took the line and was heading 45% out from the shore. It was about hundred n fifty meter away from the breaker. I told him to move down the breaker onto the beach as it will be more easy to fight. On the way I told him to wind back whatever line available. When we reached the beach parallel to the fish, it was only about fifty meter away. An manage to get it off the sea bed and pump it in. I went into the surf to gaff it when I manage to grab hold of his rig body. It was a nice sand ray. Once the barb was removed, An bring it back to the breaker where it was weigh. It hit 14kg on two different scale to confirm the weight.

It was An personal record catch as he started surf fishing only about a year ago. The fish gave birth to two baby ray and was release back into the water. The ray was later cut up and share among the anglers there.

Bedok Jetty Barracuda record smash

Date: 12-12-2009     Time: 11pm      Rod: Penn PPT Sidewinder 13.6ft      Reel: Abu 10000C     Line: 30lbs mono      Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Night Herring(Tuabak)

The jetty was so crowded last night. Some of the regular anglers return home without setting up their tackle including me. But Ah An carried on fishing as he got no transport. Another reason is he want to go and hunt for Diamond travelly today at the spot near SAF yatch club. And he has no regret of staying behind. He smash the jetty barracuda record by landing this 6.9kg beauty. I have been at the jetty for many years and I never seen or heard any barracuda landed bigger than this one. The most is about 4kg.

His first two fishes on year 2010

Date: 03-01-2010      Rod: Penn PPT Sidewinder 13.6ft.       Reel: Abu 10000C       Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Tuabak and Tamban

Ah An caught his first fish for the year yesterday evening by landed a 3.5kg queenfish with tuabak as bait. This morning he score again by catching a 500g stripe tenggiri with a tamban on the same set of tackles. He had started the year with a bang.

3 in a night

Date: 06-02-2010

Ah An is a hard working and lucky guys. Tonight he got three fishes in a roll. First is a 1.8kg grouper on a handline below the jetty with live prawn as bait. Then came 2kg gaf fish on a light tackle set with float and a dead tamban as bait. Awhile later he pull up a 2kg plus nurse shark from another handline with a night herring as bait. All this fishes are caught just below on a few meter away from the jetty.

Fat Grouper

Date: 20-02-2010

Ah Chuan caught this big fat grouper on a handline with a live tamban as bait just below the jetty.

Both Hookup almost at the same time

It was already 2am and the tide is turning down. Siong reel alarm was the first to sound. I shouted for him to strike. However he fumble at his drag and didn't strike. He suddenly pass the rod to me and say he dare not fight and ask me to do on his behalf. I strike straight away and it was on.

Gary who fish at another corner come over to look. Suddenly some one shouted for him to go back. It was his reel alarm also sounded. Haha.. two fishes on at the same time. He rush over and White(another angler) already strike for him and pass him the rod.

For my side, the fish started to swim inward. I had to speedup my winding to catchup with it. When near the jetty, it make a splash at the water surface then dive downward again. Then it stay deep for awhile before I over power it. It surface and now Siong already ready with his rope gaff. It turn out to be a stingray. By now Gary also landed his fish and it was a Queen fish.

Date: 06-03-2010     Rod: Penn Long Range 13ft      Reel: Daiwa LD50     Line: 30lbs mono      Rig: Long Snood bottom Feeder      Bait: Night Herring(Tuabak)