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Hello people!

im quite inexperienced in fishing. But i really enjoy fishing even though i seldom catch anything haha!

1st i would like to thanks the owner and creator of handlinefishing.com! i think its a really great site! and i hope it can be completed soon with more infos!

About myself, i used to go fishing at lower seletar resv catching peacock bass using live goldfishes.

Now im learning to fish in saltwater regions.

I find that normally ppl only use live prawns and milkfish. therefore im wondering if there are any other kind of baits used..

pls continue the list if you have ideas or knowledge on baits used. (for salt/sea water fishing)

1) live milk fish
2) live/dead prawns
3) small cubes of prawn meat/fish meat for catching threadfins
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thanks alot guys!!!!!

ekkewang wrote: 1) live milk fish
2) live/dead prawns
3) small cubes of prawn meat/fish meat for catching threadfins
4) tamban
5) belt fish meat
6) crabs
7) arrow squid
8) octopus
9) mussels
10) catfish ....


thanks alot guys!!!!!

And welcome to HLF !

ekkewang wrote: 1) live milk fish
2) live/dead prawns
3) small cubes of prawn meat/fish meat for catching threadfins
4) tamban
5) belt fish meat
6) crabs
7) arrow squid
8) octopus
9) mussels
10) catfish
11) Wolf Herring (the say good for threadfin fishing!)
12) Sand whiting (good for stingrays)
13) Mantis Shrimp (for tuskfish)
14) Sarong / wat wat worms
15) Goldfish (great for soon hock)

Welcome to HLF, kkewang.

thanks guys for the inputs...

hmmm im actually more into starting small.. is it really possible to use freshwater goldfishes as baits to fish at saltwater ponds or in the sea?

im looking to catch smaller fishes at the start similar to peacock bass at freshwater.. any recommendations?

thus far i have tried fishing at labador park with dead prawns and live prawns at pasir ris main pond... but both no catches... i used float type rigging.

is it the bait is too big for the smaller fishes? cuz i have a few times the bait sinking dwn , seems like pulling by smaller fishes... then no hook ups at all... when i reel back, the live prawn alrdy dead... head sometimes peel off... legs gone... but still intact at the tail part with the hook...

any reason for that??

You can use it although they won't last long in even with the low salinity in the commercial ponds. Anglers usually use mollies, small tilapias or milkfish for pond fishing. For peacock bass, you can try earthworms. I haven't met a cichlid that says no to it. But bear in mind that if you're fishing in a reservoir, only artificial baits may be used. Check out this recent Peacock CR by SGPU.

Regarding your use of prawns, it's usually attacked by small fishes like the many Chromides in commercial ponds. If you use live prawns with float in the sea, it shouldn't get nibbled off too frequently unless you fish very close to breakwaters. And very often, todaks (needlefish) will attack the prawn and try to run away with it. But when it senses the tension of your line, it may let go thus resulting in your prawn in the state you described.

how bout: squids
crickets
worms

try using sarong, the others worm name not sure @.@

ilurbtambans wrote:try using sarong, the others worm name not sure @.@

wat wat ...

i read online that wat wat can sting the hand and cause irritation... is it true?? thats y i dun dare go buy to use sia... anyone used b4? its using the whole worm or cut into smaller pcs?

I have been bitten by sarong worms before, just a sting but it didn't cause any irritation; more like a needle prick. Now I have a little bit of worm phobia ever since I got stung by mutliple bristles from fireworms. For sarong worms, you can use it whole but most people cut it into small pieces that just covers the entire hook.

hmmmm
ive thought of sumthing....
why not mahlongs????
I remeber documentaries saying there used in america to catch fish..

in the america, the fishes are way bigger and more variety =/
so i doubt it applies to local waters