Recent content by Marthin

Stay away from the pointy end...

You could definately target gallies around the pool area.

Grinder or multi? Price Range

Chokka is crazy expensive, but if you willing to pay more per kg for the bait than if you bought the kabeljou in the shop, the best quality hand caught chokka will always outfish the other stuff. Focus on a target species, don't just throw a bait and pray. Learn correct traces and then play...

You got my vote.

The man the legend.....

Beste manier as jy nie iemand het saam met jou nie is google earth, en dan na die water kyk as jy by die spots kom. Ek het al reg voor die riwwe gestaan waar die beste prentjie vir my was, maar het eventually my gallies gekry so 300m verder, waar die water oor n sandbank gerol het in dieper...

Fillet of pilchard under a float with a small steel trace for the elf, same procedure for the mullet just small small hooks and small pieces of pilchard, casting a small spoon wont hurt either for the elf or possibly a leerie.

Yes you can it has 2 round fillets running down the back. The majority of the sandsharks there are small though so wont have a lot of meat on it. If you are going to keep shark to eat, you need to treat it properly. Bleed it and keep it on ice or at least ice cold. Skate wings are very nice...

I have a seagrand ii 6 ounce rod. Probably my lucky rod not sure. It is not my ideal cracker rod, for that I have a 7-9 ounce rod. However every one of my bigger crackers have been caught on that 6 ounce rod. The 2 galjoen over 50cm same. It also has a 70 odd kg cow shark and more smooth...

I got one of the lesser spotted steeknet evading Dwarskersbos gallies 2 weeks ago. 33.5cm. Fat, had a pens that would make Rean skaam. Went back much to the horror and surprise of onlookers.

Good old yellow plastic one from the co-op. I have a quiver, i have a few parachute, softshells and even expensive hiking type ones. If you are going to be standing in the rain the entire day... the yellow one to me is the best. It is not as stiff as the green proper oil skin, but nothing...

I generally use maxima for leaders. Different diametre depending on what or where i am fishing.... If you say leader to hook let's look at the first part of your question... Your leader doesnt go straight to your hook, that is your trace... Unless you are talking about lures? 8kg is extremely...

cant seem to edit my post, speedmaster had about 600m total line on it.

I don't know about grinders. I know they have quite a bit of drag. I landed a 100 and bit kg bronzie on a speedmaster years ago. It had roughly 300m of the very first braids available, wound on so tight you couldnt do more than about 30m before taking a rest and .50 mono on top. About 600m...