In the absance of dragonian leader ship it is void of wildlife, but it is what we call home. St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, is still a lovely place, but access control is restricting the joy's of live from it.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Richards Bay 5 Mile Beach
Friday, February 25, 2011
MarlinMoz Sportfishing · Inhaca 25 February 2011
Out again (Inhaca) day before yesterday but water is still off color. Never saw any billfish which we targeted the whole day. We did get into some good YFT tough. Here´s young Freddy with a nice one..
Dad & son with a double hook up.
We mostly pulled lures but did live bait a few skipjack that were all over the place out deep. One was taken by the taxmen, the other died and another chopped by a wahoo...
Freddy with a small dorado
As we headed home we got in shallow of Baixo danae and finished the day with this Great Barracuda...
The legend´s 12´pro range Rasputin was on fire with the YFT...
Sportfishing charters on the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique & other billfish hotspots around the World
MarlinMoz Sportfishing
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MARLINMOZ SPORTFISHING
Cap. Duarte M. Rato
Bazaruto Archipelago – Black Marlin Season (Sep – Dec)
Madeira Island – Blue Marlin Season (June – August)
Jan – May (other billfish spots around the World)
Contacts:
cell: + 258 82 805 7160
email: dudas7mares@gmail.com
Previous Catches by Cap. Duarte
Sunrise over Inhaca – Saturday aboard FOURPLAY
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sunrise over Inhaca - Saturday aboard FOURPLAY - Monday 21/02/2011
Pulled lures the whole day but water was a tad off color and never raised one. We did get 5 YFT between 11 & 16 kilos and a dorado... Toze Ferreira with the biggest of the day!!!
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THE PRETORIA SPINFISHING SOCIETY - 12 March 2011
NEXT COMPETITION: 12 March 2011
VENUE: Nooitgedacht dam
START: 07:00
BREAK: 11:30 – 12:00
LINES UP: 16:30
WEIGH: 17:00
SPINFISHING CLUB
ESTABLISHED 1970
http://www.spinfishing.co.za/
FOR ANY INFO ON JOINING THE CLUB PLEASE CONTACT OUR CLUB SECRETARY : tersiuso@samint.co.za
VENUE: Nooitgedacht dam
START: 07:00
BREAK: 11:30 – 12:00
LINES UP: 16:30
WEIGH: 17:00
SPINFISHING CLUB
ESTABLISHED 1970
http://www.spinfishing.co.za/
FOR ANY INFO ON JOINING THE CLUB PLEASE CONTACT OUR CLUB SECRETARY : tersiuso@samint.co.za
Pretoria - Kunsaas Hengelvereniging / Spinfishing Society
Angling is part and parcel of many South Africans as a social get together. What ever the occasion fish will be caught and Braai will be made. This fun Club just had a serious of family fun days. Well done guys and a blessed hooked fishing for you guys the rest of the year ...
Individual competition results for competition No.7. Loskop. 19-Feb-11
Johann Roux To contribute towards the conservation of our indigenous fish species we decided that hand scales will be used in future to immediately weigh and release “special” fish. Details will be discussed at the captains meeting before each competition.
Tersius Oosthuizen,Club Secretary wrote:
The New Year has really started off with a bang and our Middelburg competition went a lot better than expected by most. It is great to still see rivers with beautiful Yellowfish as the results will show.
Individual competition results for competition No.5 15-Jan-11 Middelburg
Pos Name Total Barbel Carp Bass Blue Vlei Yellow Dwarf 1 J.Roux 47.320 0.255 0.060 1.970 2 2 T.Oosthuizen 46.365 0.190 0.050 1.745 2 3 J.Muller 44.160 0.610 0.025 0.855 2 4 M.Toms 33.670 0.530 0.035 0.695 5 I.Toms 33.050 0.325 0.025 0.675 6 W.Oosthuizen 32.175 0.420 0.4...Pretoria
Kunsaas Hengelvereniging / Spinfishing Society
ESTABLISHED 1970 GESTIG 1970
Chairman/ Voorsitter: Clive Lewis
Secretary/ Sekretaris: Tersius Oosthuizen
http://www.spinfishing.co.za/
Paul Roux Relay For Life - 26 February 2011
| Time | 26 February · 07:00 - 15:00 |
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| More info | Die Paul Roux Relay For Life Span bied op Saterdag, 26 Februarie 'n hengelkompetisie aan op die plaas Rexford, in die Paul Roux Distrik. Daar is nog staanplekke beskikbaar @ R50 en is by Scatterbox in Bethlehem beskikbaar. Kontak Winona Janse van Rensburg by 071-876-8834 vir verdere inligting - |
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday 19th February 2011- Riet River
Here is the pic of the Zebra and a Short summary of the comp.
This is not a very big comp so not many people fished.
Saturday 19th February 2011 about 15 determined fisherman set out to Riet River for this months social fishing competition... Majority going right and 1 lonely soul going left(He caught nothing).
Early morning fishing was excellent with some beautiful specimens being caught... Lots of blacktails and zebra in the area... 2 Zebras weighing 2kgs were caught in the same spot... 1 cob of 3kgs... 1 Silver cracker of 3.8kgs and a monster galjoen of about 4.5kgs if not more... The day was enjoyed by all.
Galjoen was not counted because it is out of season.
Biggest Carcker - Don Friar - 3.8kgs
Biggest Blacktail - Mark Pittaway - 0.9kgs
Biggest Cob - Brendan Marais - 3kgs
Biggets Zebra - Warren Bowdler - 2kgs
Biggets JB - Warren Bowdler - 1.2kgs
Harry remember - Fishing by the sea
I fondly remember my days as a kid when my father bought me my very first “rod-and-reel” combo. Dirt cheap fishing gear you could buy from the selves of any supermarket in a box with some line, sinkers and even hooks with some lures that was made for fresh water fishing. I remember how I opened my birthday present wrapped in brown paper and how my heart started to beat like a drum when I saw the picture of a man catching a huge fish on the box. Those days petrol was cheap and cars were big and you could drive after fish over the weekends. Our favourite spot was the S. Von Bach Dam near Okahandja, Namibia. I fondly remember the leisurely Saturdays next to the fishing water with my daddy and I waiting patiently for the fish to take the bait. I remember my first fish, a carp, and I remember my fierce fight with it while my father shouted instructions.
You'd better throw them away
You wanna turn your back
On your soulless days
Once you were tethered
And now you are free
Once you were tethered
Well now you are free
That was the river
This is the sea!
You wanna turn your back
On your soulless days
Once you were tethered
And now you are free
Once you were tethered
Well now you are free
That was the river
This is the sea!
Live is like a fishing stream. It keeps flowing past and you never know what it will bring. Some days there will be abundance, but other days it will have nothing to offer you. But if you’re a real fisherman you will know that the stream will always offer you peace of mind and the quietness for which you came. This is how I remember my freshwater fishing days. This is how I remember my early youth. I grew up and the troubled mind of the teenager started to change my life bit by bit. My father was a man who understood life as he had lived it the hard way. He was a man of great patience. He was stuck with my behavior, but he knew one thing. If it all got too much, there were the fishing waters that would wash the worries away and cool the mind.
Marlin gone Wild - Part Three
IT'S A STRIKE!!! or what ever they shout when fishing from Wave Dancer. Francios is on with what was later identified as a Striped Marlin. The 50W Shimano Tiagra is wrapped in 50lb double X Nylon and bolted to a Purglas Blue Water BG50. Sadly the rod did not last Danie's Blue Marlin of approx 150kg's that was not landed the same day in the wake of this one.
This photo was taken from Wave Dancer as the marlin was brought in for the loading. Look at the size of the Tail. The tail is what gives this fish it's propulsion during a fight.
The striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax, is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. It is a large commercial game fish with a record weight (at 1982) of 190 kg, and a maximum length of 420 cm. The striped marlin is a predator that hunts during the day from close to the surface to about 100 metres or so. One of their prey is sardines.
Green Peace Criteria for sustainability Fishing
In simple terms, a sustainable fishery is one whose practices can be maintained indefinitely without reducing the targeted species’ ability to maintain its population at healthy levels, and without adversely impacting on other species within the ecosystem – including humans – by removing their food source, accidentally killing them, or damaging their physical environment.
Tree hugging gone wrong
Tree hugging gone wrong
Barend, owner skipper, handling the Marlin to remove the hook. Sadly this one was badly injured during the catch and was not released. Not wasted at all. A Striped Marlin this sizes cut many fillets and ensure friends and family not embarking on a shopping spree that might not include Dolphin friendly catches.
Barend and his crew are strong supporter of catch and release.Yet some fish just has to come home.
Contact:
Author: Petrus Viviers 083 584 7473
Skipper: Barend Verster 084 628 1162
Marlyn Gone Wild - Danie vs The Big One
We have covered the Marlyn Gone Wild earlier this month. What we are telling you know it is still happening. Danie Bennett, from BennCat boat builders, embarked on a social fishing trip on board Barend Verster's Wave Dancer to play in the Indian ocean. Danie, over the past 20 years, embarked on many Marlyn fishing trips as the skipper of his own Advantage Charter vessel, but has never treated himself to a fight with one off these magnificent fishes.
Excitement run high when this strike was on and it happened on a stand up rig. When fishing for the smaller of the specie or when out doing some extreme fishing many anglers uses the lighter stand up rig for maximum fun. (or did Barend forgot the fighting chair at home?) On most photo's published Barend only uses the stand up rig. Pwersonally I think in hind sight they would have done things a little differently on this strike. ... if only they knew ...
Danie 1 Hour and a bit into a grueling fight. Boat building is a different kind of hard work and after many years with skill training and other activities, Danie is still holding out quite well.
After almost 2 Hours at it one would think Danie is now blaming Barend for making brave choices on his behalf. (like leaving the fighting chair at home) This one was a little bigger than the average Marlyn frequenting the waters of The Elephant Coast of South Africa. Any way to cut a long story short the fight was one for over 2 hours when the tackle failed and Danie was left with an sore and tired memory of the one that got away. This was not the only strike of the day ...
For Your Marlyn Experience:
Barend Verster: 084 628 1162
For Your Marlyn Experience:
Barend Verster: 084 628 1162
Friday, February 18, 2011
Kyle and the Zambezi - February 2011
Caught at Mtumzini, South of Richards Bay, weighing approximately 277kg. What a monster. People wonder if they will ever return back for a swim after this catch. Most people will, since not many shark attacks are recorded along the Zululand coast. Fear for this River dwelling Shark is un-founded when treated with respect.
To entice this monster into feeding Kyle took his Triton 40 rapped in 0.55 Double X nylon and some live bait ... When I say life bait I mean life bait. Kyle swam a 30 kg Sand Shark ... WTF!!! ??? ... if I ever catch a 30 kg Sand Shark I will pack up go home and get pissed. Use it as bait ... the thought never crossed my mind. Bait is shad, three spot, sea lice and when need to some sardine ... Any way cool and calm he says the fight lasted just under an hour. Afterward he had a bit of a swim to cool down. (Eish ...)
This is Extreme Fishing, Zululand, South Africa
The Bull Shark (Zambezi)
To entice this monster into feeding Kyle took his Triton 40 rapped in 0.55 Double X nylon and some live bait ... When I say life bait I mean life bait. Kyle swam a 30 kg Sand Shark ... WTF!!! ??? ... if I ever catch a 30 kg Sand Shark I will pack up go home and get pissed. Use it as bait ... the thought never crossed my mind. Bait is shad, three spot, sea lice and when need to some sardine ... Any way cool and calm he says the fight lasted just under an hour. Afterward he had a bit of a swim to cool down. (Eish ...)
This is Extreme Fishing, Zululand, South Africa
The Bull Shark (Zambezi)
Most of a bull shark's diet consists of bony fish and smaller sharks, including other bull sharks.[17] Bull sharks' diets can also include turtles, birds, dolphins, terrestrial mammals, crustaceans, and echinoderms.[18] Bull sharks have been known to use the "bump-and-bite" technique to attack their prey. Relatively calm bull sharks can suddenly become violent and begin to bump divers.[19]
Bull sharks are apex predators, and rarely have to fear being attacked by other animals. Humans are their biggest threat. Larger sharks, such as the tiger shark and great white shark, may attack them.[3] Saltwater crocodiles have been well-documented as regularly preying on bull sharks in the rivers and estuaries of Northern Australia.[24] It is possible that other large crocodilians, such as the Nile crocodile and the American crocodile (both of whom share virtually all of their range with the bull shark) exhibit similar predatory behavior.Saturday, February 5, 2011
Marlin Gone wild??? St. Lucia Estuary
many agree this is the first time eva that Marlin Fishing are this good.
With Dorado of up to 18kg caught it is clear that this could be the best
February yet. With the Estuary mouth still closed focus has shifted to
Deep See and Rock and Surf Fishing.
These beauties where caught from Wave Dancer and the skipper was Barend
himself. The advantages of growing up in St. Lucia and a father that
loved fishing is this. A good stable clean boat. You eager owner skipper
and loads of happy customers.
To embark on a epic fishing adventure call Barrend on 0848764303.
Barrend does support Land The Fish, Catch and Release and Tag and
Release. The customers needs and wishes are considered with in reason
and guidance are given on survival chances of a hooked fish and the
edibility of caught specie. This type of Sport Fishing is Dolphin Safe
and has very little impact on fish stocks around the world.
Get out there and soak up the sun and the fun ...
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