Thanks Bro!

got some peacock bass @ LSR. Full report on blog.

Updated.

Lala went to try out some flies i made.

Not a very big one, but i got my first wild toman. I managed to test out some of the flies, Isaiah tied. Caught some nice Peacock Bass. Total number of hits on the flies was 5. 3 were landed and 2 got away. I also got my biggest PB to date. Slightly more than a kilo. In any case, i'm going to go find other spots as there are too many people baiting where i usually fish. -Lala

Pictures of the fish and flies are on the blog
http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/08/toman.html

2 sessions today, both extremely fun.

Pictures and 2nd CR on the Blog
http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/08/super-sunday-sessions.html

I had initially, decided to bring my rod along and do some fishing by the beach, but the 2.6m high tide meant strong currents and i didn't want to lug my heavy sinkers around so i left my rod at home and brought my cast net along instead.

Got our supplies, and off we went. I parked at car park F2, and showed my family the cotton trees i chanced upon while on another trip with Jith. Pretty rare sight to see cotton everywhere! I was almost tempted to take some to tie some flies, but they were wet and so i left them where i found them.

We choose a shady spot pretty close to the jetty, for convenience. The toilet was nearby and there was an old couple selling drinks and tidbits at the start of the jetty. The tide was just coming up. I walked along the beach with my net in hand trying to see if i could spot some bait fish. The waves were pretty big and were churning up a lot of sand. I just decided to blindly cast and try my luck. I was told previously that Sand Whiting aka 'Swa Chiam', could be found on the incoming tide close to shore. And that was what i was aiming for. I threw out my net where the waves crashed. Waited for a few seconds and pulled it my net. Hey Hey! What do you know lucky on the first cast. I got 2 Swa Chiams!
Had a little trouble getting them out as they tried to force their way out and got their gills stuck. Phone rang and it was Jith. He wanted some bait for his surf casting trip next weekend. Told him what i had and he was overjoyed. Nothing like Swa Chiam for Stingrays he said. Walked and casted for a distance of about 20 meters and got 11 Swa Chiams for my effort. My father was pretty excited and was telling me how good they taste when fried and complaining that the ones i caught were small. I told him that they were for Jith and he left me alone after that.

Pretty soon the tide was at it's peak. It was 1.30pm and the sun was scorching. I was longing for the cloud cover that was out at sea. I didn't have to wait long though. Once the clouds moved closer to shore, i saw some bait fish jumping in the distance. I stood in knee deep water and casted out my net. Nothing! 20 casts later still nothing. Feeling a little tired from the casting, I decided to go get a drink, and walk along the jetty. I spotted people jigging for Tamban. But they too were having little luck. Current too strong an old bird said. Another one said the fish were too far out. Ah well, i just decided to admire the beautiful women who decided to show up today at the jetty. (there were quite a few!) Not too much though as my wife was watching from shore with her eagle eyes! Kekekkeke. Made my way back to where my family was and decided to have another go. This time i waded out til the water was almost at chest level. It was going to be a challenge to throw the net properly at this depth and the big waves were not making it any easier. Just as i was about to throw my net, i spotted some spectators watching from the jetty above. The cast was made as a big wave hit and i made a mess of it, much to the amusement of my spectators. Talk about performance anxiety! Gathered my net and set up for another cast. This time, i bid my time and cast out after a big wave. The net fell nicely. As it was sinking, i could feel little vibrations from within the net. Pulled the net in as i walked backwards to the shore and sure enough i had hit a school of fish. At first glance, i thought they were the Big Eyed Herring or 'Tua Bak', as they are commonly known. These fish are usually caught at night. Looking closer i saw that these fish had a distinct black dot behind the gill. I had hit a school of 'Assam' ( my dad told me that they are from the shad family) After throwing about a dozen or more into my little pail. I waded out to the same area and tossed the net again. Bingo! Another bunch of the same fish. As i was getting them out from the net, ( the jetty spectators had crowded around me to take photos of the fish) someone pointed out that there was a different fish among them. It was a little mullet, unfortunately he was stuck pretty bad and by the time i freed him he died. I also spotted a snapper in the net. I got him out as quick as i can, and after a quick snap threw him back into the water. Hit the same spot, and came up with a couple more 'Assam' fish. The fish were in chest high water and it was very challenging, to throw my 7 feet net properly. I balanced myself and threw out the net the best i could. Came back with another load.

The next three cast after that were empty. The people on the jetty above pointed out to me that the fish were in even deeper waters. They were urging me to go up and cast from the jetty. I was a little hesitant as you are not allowed to do that, but i guess temptation got the better of me as i saw the bait fish jumping on the surface. I got back to shore, hoisted myself up via the railings and went to where my kind spectators were standing. I told myself one cast and off you go. Reached the spot, and the lovely people made some space for me to cast. I could see the shiny reflections of the fish right below me. Tossed out the net and let it sink. With the vibrations i was getting i knew it was a big load. Pulled up the net and Tambans galore! Signalled to my wife to bring me my pail and i got to work slowly releasing the fish from the net. Some of the fish got stuck in the net as they tried to force their way out. I took me almost 10 minutes to free all the fish. (by which time most of them had expired.) A lot of photos were taken by people who were walking by. The tourists were asking too many questions. I decided to cast one more time. This time apart from a few stragglers, there was nothing. I guessed the school of tambans moved off as i was freeing the fish from the net. Walked back to the entrance of the jetty and bought a drink. The Aunty warned me to be careful as the fine is $500 for casting a net from the jetty. Told her i was done and went back to my family. Decided to go for a swim. As i was about to hit the water i saw the 'Assam' fish school again. Raced back to get my net, and tossed it out at them. Pulled them in and threw them into my little pail which, filled up nicely to the top with the last haul. Decided that it was enough fish for the day, much to the disappointment of the people who were watching. Hahaha. Spent the rest of the day swimming and teaching my wife to throw the cast net. Once the tide started to recede and the debris start coming, we called it a day and went back home.

I had a long weekend during the National day holidays. Surprisingly, i did not get to fish much due to some family gatherings on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. So Sunday was my only chance. Made some plans with some of the guys on Saturday night, and realized i was going to have a Sunday Marathon.

Part 1

Woke up at 5am and went to meet Lala for some freshwater fishing. I had recently purchased an Ajiking Atom 500 reel and loaded it with 6lb Berkley braid for some ultra light action with my 5' Ajn stealth carbon rod. Lala had tied a new fly for me to try and i told him that i was going to use that for the entire session, and that it had better work. We reached our spot just as day broke. There were a few guys already wetting their lines there. We were told by some regular uncles that the PBs were missing for the whole week. We cast out our flies and I got first blood, with a tiny palm sized PB. Threw the little one in and cast out again. This time a bigger PB hit the fly. 'My fly works!' Lala exclaimed. I was having a blast with the tiny 500 sized reel, although i could use the rod to overpower the fish. (going to get an even light rod) 20 minutes in, i completed my hat - trick of PBs. Lala was puzzled. We were using the same color/type of fly, with the same retrieval pattern but only i was registering hits. When i hooked onto my 4th PB, he became exasperated. I paused for a bit and let him try working the area that i was fishing. Still no bite for him. We were chatting randomly about some stuff when i had a hook up. This one was different. My line was peeling out from my little reel, and i could feel the head shakes. I usually use a low drag setting, according to the size of PBs we usually catch. A good 4 minutes later, i reeled in a tabled sized PB which was well above a kilo. I know that they can grow much larger, but this was the largest i have caught so far. A couple of pictures for memories sake and i let it go. Lala was still on Zero. I told him that i was going to nickname the fly. After a some mindless deliberation, i decided to call it the assassin (i know it's lame, but at least it put a smile on my buddy's face!) We decided to cast out one last time. The assassin had one more hook up. This one was a little smaller. Released him and we called it a day as i had to head off to my next session. Not too bad for a 1 hour session. I guess Lala's going to make more of the 'assassins' to try out.

For Part 2, 3, 4 and the all pictures. ---> http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/08/sunday-marathon.html

Bros, who were asking me about the camo baitrunner reel. u can see the baitrunner in action here.

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/07/no-2-fw1-game-of-numbers.html

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/07/jiths-birthday-bash.html

Went to try out my new Zerek Rod at Dave's Pond. Unfortunately it was closed. So i went over to say Hi to Panjang. I couldn't fish at his pond because of time constrain. But he let me catch a fish in his pro pond. Telling me, ' I give you 15mins see you can catch or not' I got one instantly at my usual spot. Not a very big one but a fat one. Then the rain came and i decided i'll go back on Sun since it has been a long time since i fished at the pro pond. video and pic are on the blog.

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/08/zerek-tamer-light-jerker.html

that's a nice looking GT u got there. quite a fight it must have gave you on UL tackle. Well done nice catch \m/ !!

Dont Kaysiao la Jith, you were the one filming it! Anyways the GT video is only on the Facebook page. Takes damn long to load.

We took part in the AJN Competition at Dave's Pond and had a celebratory gathering at No.2 FW1 pro pond later.

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/08/ajn-competition-saltheads-gathering-no2.html

Caught some fish on my new Zerek Lures.

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/09/zerek-barra-x.html

4 CRs in 1 Post. Enjoy!

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/09/quick-fix-to-cure-itch-sessions.html

Went to Desaru with Tekong Badol for a day trip.

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/09/jigging-with-king-of-queens.html

Did some wild fishing and had a session at Dave's C&R Pond.

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/09/i-hate-leeches.html

ya, ireally like it! thanks

your welcome.

Went to punggol aunty pond.
Watch the video on youtube if it doesn't load properly.

http://saltheads.blogspot.sg/2012/09/punggol-aunty-pond-revisited.html

nice sizes ! how was the hook up rate ? As in per angler ?

Not very good bro. We had William, who had the most hook ups. around 12 i think. Maybe it was because we didn't fish with bait from the start. One of my friend who was fishing in the main pond went over after we left and told me the fish came up for the prawns he threw in.