Barracuda on Bottom Feeder Rig. Date: 17-09-2005 Time: 11.45pm Rod: Daiwa Long Cast Design 12ft. Reel: Abu 7000 Red Classic Line: 25lbs mono Rig: Single hook long snood bottom feeder. Bait: Frozen squid Hook: S/S Long shank 4/0. As usual, my friday night spent on collecting baits and saturday night is to go fish hunting. Reach spot around 7.30pm and the tide was already midway up. The current was smooth and sea surface was calm. Set up two rods on bottom feeder rig with squid as bait. Bait was very lasting and hardly need to change it. This gave me lots of comfident of landing something tonight. Nothing happen until 10.45pm when the tide start to turn down. I saw my loomis rod tip has some movement. Strike n wind in a palm size fingermark snapper. This show me sign that the feeding period has begin. Quickly change fresh bait and cast out. Sure enough, at 11.45pm, my Daiwa rod bent n the reel alarm scream. Pickup n strike, yes, something heavy at the end of the line. This fish fought well with some strong left n right struggle when I try to surface it. Initially thought it was a big fingermark snapper. But when it surface, it was a barracuda about 2kg plus. It make lots of splash n jump on the water surface before I able to tame it. Try to lift it up with my rod but was too heavy and I have to use my hand to grab on my leader to bring it up. Quite a surprise to me for this fish to take my bottom feeder rig as this prediator normally roam around mid to surface water level. By now the current was at full flow. Rebait and cast out again. After the tide change, the bait is no lomger lasting. Every wind back need to top up the bait. I fish until around 2am n decide to packup.  |
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Fingermark Snapper Again. Date: 07-08-2005 Time: 3.15am Rod: Daiwa Long Cast Design 12ft. Reel: Abu 7000 Red Classic Line: 25lbs mono Rig: Single hook short snood bottom feeder. Bait: Frozen squid Hook: S/S Long shank 4/0 After some good rest on yesterday afternoon. I headed down to this spot and reach there around 7.30pm. It was not crowded as the water is low n just turning up. Notice that there is some sea dredging work carried on throughout the night not far away from this spot. I set up two rods with short snood bottom feeder rig. Bait was frozen squid. No action at all up to the full tide around 12am. When it start to turn down, my daiwa rod tip has some rattle. I wind in and a small kuku fish was hook. Unhook n release it. Around 2am, again this rod tip shake. Wind in a small tie knot eel. Water cold ? or water affected by the dredging work as now the current is flowing this way. 3am, still no bite. Thought of calling it off. Was winding back my loomis rod when I saw my daiwa rod has a slight bend n the line gone loose. Quickly stop winding n put the loomis rod back on the rod stand. Strike my daiwa rod n yes! I can feel something good at the end of my line. It make some deep dive before I can surface it. Ya, a nice size fingermark snapper n I used my rod to lift it up. Mission accomplish! Haha.... 
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A Night on the Shore with Shark. Date: 14-08-2004 Time:10.30pm to 2.00am With the south eastern wind blowing rapidly, I actually decided not to fish tonight. But after joining my family dinner outing, I changed my mind. I decided to try out a spot facing the Southwest. Armed with a box of frozen squid which I had store in my fridge,.I made my move. It was 10.30pm when I arrived there, the tide had turn down with fast current flow. With a slight wind coming from the left side, the water looked calm and was perfect for fishing. While I was setting up my tackle, an angler, not far away, had already started to catch some fishes. First was a small spot snapper followed by a eel type catfish. He was using worm as bait. On seeing this, I knew the timing was right n fish had started to feed. Quickly I cast out a whole squid on my fixedspool tackle. Then followed by my multiplyer set. Both are on a single hook bottom feeder rig. Nearing to 11pm, I saw some movement on the tip of my fixedspool set, followed by a strong bend on the rod with some line running out. Quickly i pick up and strike. Yes, a hook up and it was struggling strongly. I had to make several hard pump to bring it up to the surface as the water was quite deep there. When surface, I realised it was a dog shark. It made some strong wriggling with its body and tail on the sea surface splashing the water up. It took me awhile to tame the fellow before I lifted it up with my rod. After photographing, I tried to take out the hook but found that it was deeply hooked. There was no way I could take it out without harming it. Not too long after this, the angler who caught fish earlier had a strong hook up. He fought steadily with his telescopic rod. Unfortunately, when the fish was near, it made a final dive and managed to cut the 15lbs leader. Then about 1am, my multiplyer set line loosen. I struck and wound in another dog shark which is half the size of the first one. What a shark night! I called it off when it was 2am.
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Line loose with Big Snapper Date: 23-05-2005 Time: 10.30pm Rod: Penn Powergraph Surf 12ft. Reel: Penn 155 Beachmaster Line: 25lbs mono. Rig: Single hook long snood bottom feeder. Bait: Cut frozen squid Hook: Long shank size 4/0 Went to BJT around 9pm, It was very windy and crowded due to good weather and a public holiday the next day. Upon seeing this, I decided to fish somewhere else. After some mind sorting, I decided to try out this spot again as it would not be so crowded. After loading everything up onto my mobile home again, I headed down. Reach there around 10pm and set up two rods. One with a long hook snood and another with a short hook snood. Both are on bottom feeder rig. With only six frozen squid which I bring along(initially thought of fishing at bjt), I cut it into two to save on bait used and casted out. By now the tide has just turn down and the current flow was good. I was sorting out something when I turned my head to look up at the rod tip and saw one of the line gone loose. Quickly I picked up the rod and struck. Ohh.... something heavy at the end of the line but with little struggle. Oh no...while I was winding in the line, my mind was guessing, could it be a conger eel, a tie knot eel, a puffer fish or a big plastic bag???? The feeling was just the same with all this fishes when hooked. The gear ratio on my Penn 155L reel was only 3:1. So it's abit slow but easy on winding in. When the fish was near to the sea surface, suddenly it make a very deep dive downward. Hoo-ray..... I know the answer. Yes, it's the one I am targeting for. It made another two deep dive before I was able to surface it. Yes, a golden colour with shimmering shining body fish appeared on the water surface. After comfirming the hook is firmly secured, I used my rod to lift it up as the water is still high. Ya.... A big fingermark snapper about 2kg plus landed. What a blessing in disguise.
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A very successful trip Date: 01-10-2005 Went to pickup Allan around 6.45pm. We reach our spot around 7.15pm. Tide was coming in on slow current. The sky there was cover with rain cloud n lightning. We were worried that it might rain n spoil this beautiful saturday night. Lucky enough, the sky was clear after 15 minute later n we start to setup our tackles. Ron arrived soon n join in. Five rods alltogether but two hour passed and nothing happen beside the long lasting baits.
9.30pm, the tide was almost full. While we were chatting, suddenly Allan reel alarm goes off. He rush up to his rod n strike, yes, heavy at the end of the line. The fish gave some strong fight with deep dive here n there. Allan holding well with his tackle n soon manage to surface it. Wow! a big fingermark snapper 1.7kg landed. With this we knew the feeding time has started. All rods were rebait n casted out. Very soon one of Ron rod the bell ringing. He strike n wind in a small bream. Around 10.15pm, Another Ron rod the bell ringing n bent forward. He strike but missed hook.
15 minute later, Again the bell ringing. This time he strike hard n yes, Heavy...at the end. The fish move along with the current n make very deep dive. Ron was holding dearly to his rod. From the bent of his rod, we can tell it is something big. Lucky is his line are brand new so can withstand it well. After some hard fought battle, he manage to surface it. Wow! wow!, a new Fishingnewsroom shore caught record on fingermark snapper was set. It weight a wopper 3.9kg. Beautiful! Half n hour later, my turn. The fish took my just casted out bait n jump up. It cross over n entangle with one of Ron rod causing his bell to ring. Ron strike n I notice my line gone slack. I wind in and notice the entanglement. It was a small barracuda about 900g who took my single hook bottom feeder rig. By now the tide is already moving down. We fish until around 1am and decided to packup.
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My first fish on year 2005. Oh ya! It was on cable car method with live bait again.