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Tamban

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:54 am
by Salty
Hi! may i know which is the best time to fish for tambans and which day

Re: Tamban

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:17 am
by gohyuheng
They're usually more abundant in the mornings and evenings, and are more prone to bite during strong currents, though there are probably many other factors that affect Tamban feeding behavior.

Re: gohyuheng

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:21 pm
by Salty
How do i know when the current is strong. Im clueless in everything because im new to fishing

Re: Tamban

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:48 pm
by Peace
It's basically what yuheng said. Check out the surrounding anglers too, if you see the regulars jigging it's probably a good time to join in.

You can do a quick estimate of the current speed by lookng at the debris in the water, preferrably those just below the water surface and see how fast they're drifting away from you. Of course, the surest way is to lower your rig down into the water. If your line is vertical when it reaches the bottom, then there's no current. The faster the current the further away it will drift. For tamban fishing you need not use very heavy sinkers despite strong current because you should be short casting and retrieving it and the tambans are typically in mid water to near water surface.

Tidetable also can tell you whether the current will be fast on that day. Look out for days with very high tides(ie.3.0m) or very low tides(0.5m). Those days usually concide with days near full or new moon when the current will be strong. The tide table can be relatively accurate for gauging current along inshore, but it can be a totally different story if we're talking about offshore.

Re: Tamban

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:01 pm
by Manfred cher YY
Birds diving into the water is also a good sign

Re: Tamban

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:25 am
by Icylines
They now come to bedok jetty at the outgoing tide ususally, incoming tides usually only have a few. the faster and stonger the current, selar may come too but when there are selar the tambans will top biting

Re: Tamban

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:59 am
by Salty
Do i tie the weight below the tamban hook or above ?

Re: Tamban

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:18 pm
by Peace
The weight is at the very bottom of the entire rig, you can also attach a fish-like reflector on the swivel above the hooks but it's not neccessary.

Re: Tamban

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:02 am
by Manfred cher YY
usually it will come with a small swivel, u attach ur weight there and the loop u connect to ur own swivel connected to ur main line

Re: Tamban

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:11 pm
by GTonSteriods
Catch tamban which hook size best ?

Re: Tamban

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:29 pm
by Peace
I like to use size 6 for jigging bait fish on jetty. If you are jigging specifically for Tamban, you can use size 4-5.

Re: Tamban

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:49 pm
by GTonSteriods
Wah , then i buy wrong liao , i bought size 8 instead

Re: Tamban

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:50 am
by Peace
Size 8 is still very usable, especially when there's a frenzy going on. It's also a safeguard against larger scads or occasional yellowtails.