Recent content by OvaR8ed

I'm in Stilbaai (South Coast) and I'm thinking about picking some black mussels off the rocks... How do I know whether it's currently Red Tide or not?

Is it legal to pump prawn after dark?

Week before Easter I was working on a little dolly to launch my dinghy a little easier and I managed to get it done just in time.

Anybody know where I can get bait on a Sunday morning between Uilkraal and De Kelders? If not, what's the closest?

So I decided to take the Friday off to get an early start, but the missus still had to work till noon so we managed to get away by 1pm. Nice 4 hour road trip into a strong South Easter to contemplate what strategy will be best for a sunset session... We finally rocked up around 5pm and the...

I'm heading to Stilbaai this weekend (29 Nov - 1 Dec). Appart from day fishing on the boat in the river, I'm planning to put in a couple of night sessions and it would be nice to have company. Let me know if you're keen to make a throw together...?

Here's the specs for the Line Capacity of the Fathom. I'm thinking of getting the Fathom 25 or 30, depending on the line capacity. If I spool 300 yards of 30lb braid inderneath, how much 0.4mm or 0.45mm Mono can I spool over it on both of these reels? The answer(s) to this question will...

Until now I've been mostly using light setups up to 10ft so the drop shot grinder rods have served me well up to now. I want to get a 12ft setup that will be used mostly for casting kobbie baits clipped to a 3-5oz sinker, but every now and then it will be needed to cast a spoon to those far...

I need to put together a Rock and Surf outfit that can cast further than 100m, spool more than 350m of line, have enough backbone to target fish in the 15-50kg range, and have line capable of handling the odd slide clip now and then. Any suggestions are welcome, but keep in mind I prefer...

So Friday morning early I wake up before my alarm due to all the excitement for what lies ahead. I quickly pack the gear and hit the road before most of you got to work. I decided to take the dirt road down into witsand, just to break in the new bakkie, beautiful stretch of road by the way…

I'm going to the vaspappa.co.za birthday bash this weekend in witsand, but it looks like I'm traveling and camping by myself at this stage. (There will be plenty of people though) Anyone (from Cape Town area) keen to join forces and split the travel and camping costs with me?

I'm buying a double cab bakkie and trying to decide whether it is worth getting a 4x4. I would only use it to reach fishing spots that would otherwise be inaccessible by car. I understand that driving in the dunes is illegal so I just want to make sure how restricted the 4x4 community is...

I've been browsing round the internet and it seems that it is possible to pour lead into wood. Yes, the wood charrs a little and I assume that it won't last as long as the aluminium ones, but they are dirt cheap and I just whipped one up in about 15 minutes from off-cut crap in the garage...

I'm heading to Stilbaai for the long weekend (20-24 Sept), anyone keen to make a throw together? A typical weekend for me includes some or all of the following: Collecting fresh bait, Catching Grunter, do a bit of dropshot for juvi-kob and leeries in the river, scratching for galjoen and...

I'm heading to Stilbaai this coming weekend. My missus is not coming so it seems I'm going alone, so it would be nice to have some like minded company. I'm planning on targeting eds on light tackle. Patterns I'm comfortable with: 1. Pumping Mudprawn and targeting Grunter in the river. 2...