Recent content by Hemps

I just bought my first kayak (buddy kayak, incl. back rest and paddle) What else do I need, I'll be using it for fishing Rivers around Mazeppa Bay and Gonubie and Nahoon around East London. Should I get a life jacket, something that will not hinder my fishing experience? What else would I need...

I recently received a "crab net" it's a round net that collapses in on itself. I want to try and catch mud crab next time we go to Mazeppa. We have a camp down there so I'm familiar with those rivers and what's in them and I have seen massive crabs there. Things I need to know: What bait to...

I recently had a chance to use my new Kingfisher Dropzone Rod 10.6ft and Penn Sargus 4000 with 7kg Kingfisher mono on the spool. Casting plugs 2oz up, I don't seem to be getting the right distance with this setup. Getting around 80 - 90m and no further. Should I switch to braid? Also how do...

I recently spent 9 days at our camp at Mazeppa Bay. On my trips walking around the rocks, especially near the tip of the island where the so' called shark fisherman fish - I picked up bundles and bundles of nylon, packed away under rocks and crevices, cable ties, condom wrappers, beer cans...

I recently spent 9 days at our camp at Mazeppa Bay. On my trips walking around the rocks, especially near the tip of the island where the so' called shark fisherman fish - I picked up bundles and bundles of nylon, packed away under rocks and crevices, cable ties, condom wrappers, beer cans...

I bought a Penn Sargus s4000 and am looking at buying a nice rod for it. Saw the Kingfisher Drop Zone 9.6ft for R582 I want to throw lures and plugs for Garrick at Mazeppa Bay with this setup, so I need a fairly long rod (to lift the lures out the water as there are plenty rocks) and also be...

Just a quick warning for those that need to drive to sharks point, boiling pot etc. People were aparently fined a large sum of money for drving near the river, another chap was fined R2000+ for drving to his house near the sand dunes. I saw 4 guys climb out a white hilux double cab and where...

Hi   I'm looking for a coffeegrinder type reel to fit a 13ft rod (not heavy)- will mainly be used to throw plugs and spoons from the rocks at Mazeppa Bay. needs to have high gear ratio and most importantly be below R800   The Shimano SRG4000F   5.8:1 gear ratio   Anyone know how much...

Hi All Will be in Namibia for a couple of days after December "Terrace Bay" specifically. Any tips on what drop shot "bait" I should look at taking along for the Kob? Terrace bay seems the perfect spot for drop shot fishing (fish are close by), can't freakin wait!

Have spent the last 5 days down there, when the water warmed up on Saturday the leeries were wild all over the place but especially the island, what really made my day's were seeing fisherman throw them back! Guys were hooking them one after another, triple hookups, about 4+kg 8kg - decent sizes...

Hi All   I recently watched a fishing show from Australia where the one guy was not having luck with his dropshot rig and took out a flyrod 9wt attached a small 1/8 jighead and small baitfish type lure and proceded to fish with this outfit. He hooked three jewfish straight after each other...

Guys where fishing off the front of the island for sharks, one guy hooked a nice size fish and struggled with it for a while (back and forth)  he then managed to bring it into the surf zone off 1st beach below the camps, his buddy went in to grap it (water was only knee deep) about 20m out...

Does anyone know if the heavy seas along our coast in the previous weeks effected areas along the West coast alongside Namibia? Say from Swakop, Henties Bay onwards to Terrace Bay?

Can someone give me some tips on fishing at Beecham Wood? Planning a trip there in September - hav'nt been there before - what bait and species to target and places to fish?   Thanks

Queenstown - - this was number 4 - after that turned tail when the freezing wind picked up. Fish wasn't weighed - all fish released until next time :)