Biggest Grouper So Far

Caught this by walking my last prawn. Groupers love to hide in corners to wait for their prey and simply couldn't resist a swimming target! Armed with this knowledge and technique, I'm looking forward to bigger targets...

Biggest snapper so far

This is my third try here at 6-pipe for sea bass after the last defeat - due to inexperience fighting drain wars... Though I did not catch one yet, I have a feeling my sea bass is closing in...
Last round, I caught a hotlips. Today a snapper! What would be next...?! I certainly hope a seabass - of any size will do!
Jeremy cycled by to visit me. Had a good chat and he helped me modelled the snapper. :)

Still waiting for my sea bass...

Spent a few hours today at six-pipe waiting for my ellusive sea bass.

Because of the construction at the sea side, I believe the fishes are spooked. So I went further up towards the highway to fish. This is not the best spot but at least, I reckon the fishes here will bite.

I suspended a line from over the highway and cast another line from the side of the drain.Within minutes of casting the side line, a hotlips shown here bit! But after that, it was quietness all through.Well, i'm consolated with at least this catch.

Mr Sea bass, till the next time. Wo zhong you yi tian deng dao ni.

War Declared with Sea Bass of 6-Pipe

Went fishing at 6-pipe with a bag of live prawns.
Originally intended to cast out into the sea. But because the jetty was crowded, I fished at the long-kang side instead.
The time was 1pm and it was at its highest tide of 3m.
I lowered an apollo rig with size 1 hook and live prawn into the opening of the 3rd drain with my 10ft rod. I used a super heavy weight so that it would not drift into the drain. The water flow is super fast.
Within minutes, the bell rang. Upon retrieving I saw the prawn 3/4 eaten.
I changed in a new live prawn and re-lowered. Within minutes, bell rang again! I retrieved line and found the hook missing!
I retied a new hook and re-lowered the 3rd prawn. Within minutes bell rang again!!! This time, it was hooked on. A big fish! It fought hard. After a short fight it dash right into the covered drain. Must be a sea-bass!
Now the tragedy... because I was ill-prepared to fight a sea bass and was using only thin 30 pound line, it snapped on abrasion with the cement drain edge.

This is my first close combat with a huge sea bass. It is indeed a formidable enemy. Cannot be subdued easily. Not even the 3kg stingray I just caught comes close in terms of its fighting strategy and spirit. Basically, sea bass won resoundingly today!

It simply means I must grow stronger. I'll return with a stiffer rod and way thicker line and better fighting strategy. May the best man / beast win the next round. May God set the stage for the next big match. For now, I must indeed admit defeat.