Big Eyed Scad

[Rustyfisher1508]

Rod: Olympic Graphiteleader Corto 6102-HS
Reel: Shimano Soare Ci4+ C2000SSPG with Tict CBS Spool-S22
Line: Tict Jack Bright PE0.3 1.4lbs
Leader: Tict Light Game Compact Shock Leader PE0.8 4.1lbs
Jighead: Tict Azing Standard 1.5g
Lure: Jackall Peke 2"

Had a trip last night to an island near Singapore(where I'm from), do not underestimate this fish, it will not forgive you for any mistakes you make.
Looking for a technical ultralight species to go for. Here's some info on this fish.
It only comes out at night, and it takes different lures, Jighead weights, colours, retrieves, every single time.
Gotta keep changing out your rigs just to match the hatch.
And boy this fishes will take you for a ride. With the stiffness of my rod, I thought I could just bring it up easy, man was I wrong.
Strike to hard it'll snap your line immediately, fight too hard and it'll burst for the bottom and you're gonna snap.
But it's one of the hardest fighting fishes in saltwater ajing game.
And you'll never forget the fight it gives.
Just sharing my experience! And I hope everyone had a nice weekend with tight lines!!

[Craigthor]

Sounds like the perfect trip! Cool looking fish as well.

[Rustyfisher1508]

Thanks Craigthor! It was a really interesting experience, in this situation, you don't hook the fish, the fish hooks you.
Really like how technical this game is, just urges you to keep practicing!
It looks really similar to the Japanese Horse Mackerel though!

[ss30378]

I love stories like this and seeing fish from other parts of the world. Thanks for sharing, it looks like you had a great time!

[Rustyfisher1508]

Hi ss30378! My pleasure! Just wanted to share my experiences and hopefully gain knowledge from here as well!
I definitely did! I'll try to do more that's if I manage to catch more species hehe!
Thank you for taking the time to read!

[Aquaftm45]

Great story Rusty and sweet setup! Keep them coming, we love to hear fishing reports from Singapore, Denmark and all parts of the world.

[poisonokie]

Lol, that's awesome. I didn't even know you could catch shad that way. Check this one out. I snagged it with a crank.

[Rustyfisher1508]

Thank Aquaftn45, I'm still somewhat of a beginner but I'll definitely keep doing these! Love sharing with people from around the world that's the beauty of fishing!

@poisonokie wow that's a plump one! Yeah the scads here are pretty similar to the horse mackerels which are present in Japan, actually you can catch almost any fish with an ajing setup, it's more landing the fish that's always the issue HAHA

[poisonokie]

Oh, wait. Scad, not shad. That looks like some kind of Tuna or something. Well, in any case...

BTW if you select Hotlink for forums for the Post Image link to that picture it will show up full size in the forum.

[Rustyfisher1508]

Oh, wait. Scad, not shad. That looks like some kind of Tuna or something. Well, in any case...

BTW if you select Hotlink for forums for the Post Image link to that picture it will show up full size in the forum.

Haha yeah I believe cause they are a species of pelagic fish, something like queen fishes and trevallies only smaller! But they are strong swimmers hence their crazy fights haha! Thanks for the advice I'll definitely take note of that! Was wondering why my images were so small haha!

[Alphahawk]

Nice catch.

Regards