My Friends' Catches 10

A Night with Action

Date: 15-06-2013    Time: 10.30pm     Rod: ATC premium surf 13.6ft     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh squid

Around 10.30pm...Tide was on the way up....Suddenly Kiong reel alarm go screaming....I was nearby...so natural pickup the rod to strike...Yes...fish on....Kiong come by....I told him I get the fish up from the sea bed before passing to him...so after some pumping...I passed the rod back to him...He continue the fight while I fixed up my gaff...After awhile...he surface it...then I gaff it up....A 6kg female ray...

Sea Turtle

Rod: Daiwa M cast     Reel: Shimano Torium 20     Line: 30lbs braided with mono leader     Rig: long snood bottom feeder     Bait: fresh squid

An hour later....Seng who fish beside us the reel screech...It sound like his drag is loosen and was pull by rubbish that entangle his line....He strike....wow!!....heavy...must be big piece of rubbish...He pump n pump the rod...then the thing surface....Wow!!!! U just can't believe...It was a big sea turtle....It took his bait...the hook was in the mouth....We want to release it....but must take the hook out first....It was too heavy to pull up by his main line.....I decide to use my gaff...I gaff it on the side of the body...with another person help...We pull it up...Unhook it...then release it back...Estimate around...15 to 18kg in weight...

His Personal Best

Rod: Century Vectra 13.6ft     Reel: shimano Torium 30     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder    Bait: fresh squid

It was already 2 plus in the early morning....I was getting sleepy...so I decide to packup....While I almost ready to move off....Suddenly...Ah An reel alarm go screaming.....Ya....almost full tide now and the fish bite again...Ah An strike it and play....I getting ready his gaff....This time it look the fish is bigger...It gave ah An alot of pump n dive...After sometime...the fish come nearer to the jetty but refuse to surface due to the brightness of the jetty light....but ah An almost shakeout...I took over the rod...I make some pump and the fish was almost up...but it has entangle another angler line....so I had to hold on and get the other angler to release his line....Finally...I surface and Ah An gaff it up....Another female ray at 15kg in weight...a personal record heavy catch for him.

Twin Queen and King

Date: 30-06-2013     Time: 0010am & 0200am      Rod: Centuary Vectra 13.6ft      Reel: Shimano Torium 30     Line 40lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh squid

Twin(two) Queenfish n King size(some of the biggest caught at jetty)..Yes...ah An was a lucky man last night...The fish just love his bait..

The first one come around just pass mid night....the reel alarm go screaming...Ah Hong was the fastest to reach the rod...but he hesitate to strike...because it was not his rod...We had to shout for him to strike the rod as the alarm keep going...He strike but in a mess...first was the strike was not forcefull...due to he never thumb on the spool...follow by a birdnest of line in the reel...I shouted for him to lower the rod for me to hold the main fishing line as he untie the mess up line...but he didn't..Luckily the fish was still in hook after he manage to free all the mess up...I told him to strike one more time to secure the hookup...The fish swim inward toward the jetty...after some struggle...it surface...I gaff it up and it was such a big queen fish...weighing 6.4kg...Wow! Tide was on the way up..

2am...suddenly i heard a thunder somewhere in the south west side...afraid that it might rain...I decided to stop catching squid...and I went to cut up the queen fish as no body want it...Half way through...Ah An reel alarm sound again...He went for it and strike...I had to stop the cutting and prepare his gaff...He fought the fish awhile before able to surface it...Well is is a queen fish again....I gaff it up and it weigh 6.3kg...Haha...both fish could be come from the same school of big queenie that swim pass the jetty and attracted by his fresh squid bait. End up I had to cut up two fishes..and alots of fish n chip to eat for days to come...

His first Stingray

Date: 02-07-2013      Time: 2000hrs     Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft.     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder      Bait: Fresh Tamban

Ah Boi caught this 7.5kg Male Stingray when the tide was on the way down. The reel alarm scream when the fish took the bait. Ah Boi strike but the fish take the line out. After awhile he still unable to gain line back. I took over the rod as I wanted him to land his first ray..After some struggling...I manage to bring the fish to surface. I then told him to take over the rod while I gaff it up.

Golden Travelly

Date: 31-08-2013     Time: 2.30pm    Rod: Centuary Vectra 13.6ft     Reel: Shimano Torium 30    Line: 40lbs mono     Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Dead Tamban

Ah An caught this 2.5kg golden travelly on a saturday afternoon.

Four Fishes in a night

Date: 16-11-2013

Total of four fishes were caught by my friends last nite...All are on fresh squid bait with a long snood bottom feeder rig.

First one was a 1.2kg grouper by SF around near to 7pm when the sky about to turn dark. His Penn slammer pair with a Shimano TLD star alarm sounded. He go to strike and wind in this nice grouper...I took his squid net to scoop it up.

Around 8pm plus...Ah An Century Vectra rod pair with his Shimano Torium 30 alarm sounded. He strike and a fish jump out of water surface...easily he wind in a 2.5kg barracuda(Top photo). I used my hand to grab his leader and haul it up the jetty.

10 pm plus...Ah An heard a water splash of fish jumping...He went check all the fishing rods....He found Ah Hong Century Vectra rod pair with a Shimano Trinidad reel line slack....He pump and found it heavy....wind in a 2.9kg Barracuda quietly. He used the rod to lift it up.(Sorry no photo as owner not around at time of catch)

11.50pm...While I walk pass Ah Hong Centuary rod after casting mine...I found his line straighten at and unusual angle. There was no current at that time and I know SF has just cast this rod out not long after changing bait for Hong. I decided to go for a strike to check....Endup heavy at the end of the line...I know it had a hookup but there was no struggling at all. Wind back and it was a golden catfish around 3kg. SF grab hold of the leader and haul it up. ( sorry no photo also)

Biggest Grouper by SURF ROD at Jetty

Date: 31-12-2013     Time: 5.15pm     Rod: Century      Reel: Shimano Torium 20      LIne: 40lbs mono     Rig: Bottom pully     Bait: dead Tamban

Tide was on the way up. Current just started to move, He went to see his line after sliding down a cable car rig. Suddenly he saw his line went slack. He pickup the rod and strike,,,,Heavy at the end....arrrr rubbish,,,But before his rig surface...he feel a tight jerk....Ya....a fish....when surface...wow !....grouper....

Yes...ah boi caught his last fish for year 2013 with a record....It could be the biggest grouper caught on surfcast out from the jetty. It weight 3.1kg...This mama size broke the last known biggest caught 2.5kg grouper many years back. Here we are talking about surfcast by rod out and away from the jetty and not grouper caught near or below the jetty.

His 23th Barramundi

Date: 01-03-2014    Time: 1915hrs     Rod; Silstar Traverse X 12.6ft     Reel: Penn 555GS     Line: 30lbs mono     Rig: Apollo with two hooks on a snood.    Bait: Live Prawn

Ah Hong landed his 23th Baramundi on the jetty last nite. The fish took his live prawn on the late evening. Tide was just turning up and current was smooth. It then move away from the jetty and make a round back trying to go under. Hong use his rod to steer the fish out...Upon doing that...he broke his 20yrs rod....but eventually he manage to surface the fish with the line intact while I gaff it up. It weigh 5.9kg on the scale.

Big Stingray Escape 2014

Date: 05-04-2014    Rod: Century CMC     Reel: Daiwa Saltist 40    Line: 50lbs braided    Rig: Long snood bottom feeder     Bait: Fresh lizard fish.

Ah Zai lost this monster after 20 plus minute of hard fight battle. The hook line get cut while tug of war with the fish.