Punggol End catch report

We've only made 2 trips to Punggol end which lasted for 3-4 hours so the CR doesnt represent eveything caught there.
they say Sarong worms are best for jetties anywhere be it sembawang,Punggol end, or Bedok Jetty.

Sea bream!they can be caught if you can cast further out to sea!they go for prawn meat as well. they tug hard on the line and swim downwards when hooked.not as hard a a barramundi and definitely doesnt take any line out. Always a good catch this fish doesnt contain much meat so if you're planning on eating it,deep frying is the best for this!

Size 3/0 hooks were used as you can see that the hook was bigger than the mouth! size 5 hooks are small enough if you are aiming to catch this fish.

Stingray of decent sizes are caught at Punggol end!for some particular reason they tend to be bigger in size here as compared to Pasir Ris!Out of the 2 times that we've been here, I've seen 2 hook ups on each occasion!released for good reasons that its not big enough as well.

this particular one was caught using sarong worms with size 1/0 hooks. usually those who cast really far out tend to catch rays.


Puffers are most common everywhere but this particular box puffer was quite a surprise as interesting.the entire body is basically a hard boney shell.

uncles advised us to leave it out to die but as you know a life is still a life so we tossed it back into the sea discreetly.

No need for any explainations. Toadfish are most plenty at Punggol end jetty.they can be caught using the head of prawns in which you would usually toss.

juvernile orange spotted grouper!many around us told us that it's an unusual catch here but these were caught a few mins apart from each other!so we placed them side by side for a picture.they were small so you know the drill.

it was about 9pm on a separate day and into the night when this was caught!Mozambique catfish!! caught using sarong worms and it put up a good fight!i would estimate this one at 1kg!

hook size 2/0 with apollo rig as usual!


Thats all we have!
Cheers and peace out!
-Abel

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Pasir Ris Sungei Api Api catch report 2

welcome to the second set of catch report for Pasir Ris!

This time we are beach casting/surfcasting from the breakwaters not far from 'Watercross' Kayak rental.

 Catch was good for the day! Toadfish on the line.this guy is a young one and had a nice colouration which is a good sign of a healthy population of them here.

They have serrated sharp teeth and will clamp down when feeling threatened so do not at any circumstance stick your hand in when removing the hook else risk a world of pain.

This was a new for us.Large tooth flounder was caught just below the breakwaters near some rocks!it's a first I've seen in person but I do recognize it and know that they grow much much bigger so release away! we used dead fresh prawns and apollo rig with size 1/0 hooks. it is important to place the fish back ASAP because of the scorching hot weather that heats up the ground and will dehydrate the poor fish. do becareful of the spikes present at the sides that tends to fan out when brought up. 

there are many variations of flounder caught in Singapore but by far this one is the most common that I've seen being caught.

Striped eeltail catfish most common as mentioned in the previous catch report!again caught with dead prawns.

We fished on through the night with more interesting catches.
Russel Snapper was next on the line! also something new caught from shore. usually caught in deeper waters this fish felt like a catfish on the line at first. size of hook is 1/0!we werent aiming for this fish initially but it turns out the best size for fishing is size 1/0. even the big barramundi(on catch of my life so far) was caught using that size!

I would consider this one small for a snapper but others may think otherwise.but regardless it was released.

Brown stringray!Pasir Ris and Changi has plenty of this but not many anglers understand that they can grow so so so so much bigger and its a shame to see others killing them to bring home to eat almost nothing.

they give a snagged feeling when being hooked because they tend to suck to the bottom when threatened. 

always be aware of the sting at the back regardless the size.getting pierced by one of these is no joke. if you're new to removing hooks from a struggling ray,you can do what we used to do when we first caught one.simply flip the ray bottomside up and lay some cloth of your slipper on the tail but do not step on it.this eliminates the trashing of the tail.use a pair of pilers and stay a safe dist from the ray if you're not confident.

Puffers Puffers pure bait stealers....

dont be ignorant and do not eat them.

At last a worthy catch of the night!Barramundi!you can always tell when a barramundi is on the line! When the rod bends hard and nearly flies off the rod holder or platform! weighing at 1kg we decided to keep this one for dinner for another day.

this was caught near the shoreline using prawns and apollo rig. you can alternatively use live mullet as that is their natural prey!

Fat eeltail of the night!Again we did not keep this one despite being big and decent in size. released to fight another day!Struggling so hard even the camera couldnt focus properly!it was gut hooked but we managed to remove it safely for a good release.

thats all people!

Cheers and peace out!

-Abel

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