Its been more than 20 years since I've stayed the night at Bedok Jetty. The jetty must be at least 30 years old, but its in better shape today than it was before. The National Parks have done a great job. Hats off to the authorities also for allowing tents to be pitched on the jetty. What a difference a tent makes, it immediately gives your own private area and confidence from the weather. Well, we managed to wet our hooks the whole night, however the actions only started at 6.30am as Cedric predicted. The main activity was jigging for tambans, selar kuning and the occasional ikan kekek. However, we were there for the queen fish. Apparently they have been biting the past 2 weeks from day-break till about noon. The popular method used, is to cast a line with a sinker at the end upstream. Then hook a lively tamban on a 3 foot trace and connect the other end with a snap-swivel along the main line. Apparently this configuration gives the best presentation of a struggling bait-fish. Well it must have worked, we had 3 runs 7am, 10am and a confirmed hook-up at 1pm. Cedric had a great tussle with a 4kg Queenie at 1pm (1.5hrs before highest tide) on light tackle only to loose her when she dived under the jetty. All in day it was a pleasant outing.
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