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    Windhoek barbel

    Greeting from Namibia! With winter upon us the trips to the Atlantic coast had to be postponed till better times. However, an avid fisherman cannot stay away from water, beer...and Captain Morgan with Coke - my personal favorite. So I went to Avis dam in Windhoek, got myself some frogs and...
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    Interesting article (link to another site)

    Greetings, gentlemen! I came across a good article about "reading the beach" and where to cast, that in my opinion will be quite interesting for the members of this forum. Check it out and let me know, what you think. http://www.outdoorpages.co.za/Fishing/RockAndSurf/Articles.asp?ID=188 p.s. I...
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    Cat's paw strikes pack

    Howdy, fellow fishermen! I just came back from a quick trip to Swakopmund and Long Beach. Tried to catch a bronzie and it was dead quite for 2 days. Tried different baits, like mackrel, fresh spotty and sand shark. Nothing. Not even a bite. But, that's not the point of my post... Since i've...
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    Environmental impact of surf fishing

    Howdy, fellow fishermen! I am not such a great environmentalist and Greenpeace supporter, but even I wonder, what happens with all the sinkers that snap-off during my amateur casts, and also all the line that sometimes is impossible to retrieve and is left over in the ocean? I read somewhere...
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    How to loose a rod

    Howdy guys! Greetings from sunny Namibia. By posting this message i would like to achieve 2 things. Firstly, to let the others learn from my mistakes, and secondly to see if anyone has ever had his road and reel dragged to the sea for good? So my recipe to loosing a 14ft brand new Blue Marlin...
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