boat fishing
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:39 am
Hey, im quite new to boat fishing and i wanna know more about the equipments(e.g rod) and rigs i should use for sg waters. thanks 
You have thrown us a big net and trying to catch everything worr ...
What sort of offshore fishing are you looking at ?
Basically ... most of the local offshore anglers either head Changi waters or Southern islands.
There are the two common places most anglers head to for local offshore fishing.
Tackle used for both places can be very different due to different water depth and species targeted at.
Rods ... a PE 1-3 for Changi or even lighter if you seeking for some trill fishing.
However ... the disadvantage of using light tackle for offshore fishing is when you hit a stingray or biggie.
For Southern islands ... it depends on which charter you are using ... coz each has their own different spots.
A PE 1-3 or 2-4 depending on where you are fishing and what species you are targeting at.
Sometimes ... we do look at current flow of the day too ...
When the current flow is strong and you are using a light tackle ...
The rod might not be able to take heavier sinker.
If you can't bring the bait to the seabed ... chances of catching a fish is slim to almost zero !
That's why it is call bottom fishing.
Rigs ... the two basic ones ... apollo or lsbf aka long snood bottom feeder.
You can find detailed write-up in HLF's Fishing Rigs section : http://www.handlinefishing.com/howtofish/knotsrigs/
We'll start off your SOS from here and see what others infos you will like to know from here.
The best way to get yourself hook onto offshore fishing ...
Tag along a trip and try it out ... if you lucky enough to hit the right kakis on 1st try ...
You are on for some serious fishing and there is no turning back !
