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Hi All I wish to go and catch some karanteen for use as bait at a later stage. Now i've heard that you may not fillet fish or some thing like that because the conservation officers would then be unable to tell whether the fish met the legal size or not. When do I fillet my fish? I am quite...

Hi Guys Need some help as usual...... Seen the Shad fishermen in PE cast a whole pilchard (without sinker) with a multiplier. They do so succ-sexfully without a sinker and get no bird's nests. Surely this is not Science Rocket!!!!!  How do I go about this?...... As it will result also in fewer...

After everything has been re-assembled on the reel, spool reinserted ratchet, cover put back on, I turn the handle of the reel, the spool spins, but with a bit of difficulty. Then I undo the ratchet cover and with some luck, after fudging around  (by which time I have removed and assembled...

Hi guys and girls Had a look at the Shimano 8ft Vengeance (3oz tip) which I want to use for gulley fishing. Is this rod any good? Will be using it with a Daiwa Regal 3000. What are your thoughts on this? Shottt  

Good Morning All Been to the above spot for more than 1 year now and have successfully blanked there all the time. (barring a few small karanteen and blacktails but these don't count of course) In fact i'm beginning to dread going there. Seems like I take my tackle for a nice 2km...

Good Afternoon Guys and Girls Now I'd Like to know what do you prefer using? The fixed sinker or the running/sliding sinker? I personally prefer using the running /sliding sinker as I believe fish are very sensitve when picking up your bait and might spit it out. Cob, Grunter and Bronze Bream...

Guys please help. Was experimenting with Braid in Rock and Surf conditions for edibles. Braid 0.26mm Kingfisher. Leader: 0.65mm Kingfisher 1st Cast: Tied Spider hitch on braid and used Yucatan Knot with 6 loops on leader to braid and 15 loops on braid to leader. 2nd Cast: Tied Spider hitch...

Good Morning Guys and Girls So you've chosen the spot  where you are about to cast that first lure..... 1)Where does one start? Top water column,  along the bottom, subsurface, mid water column. What do most of you guys do when you arrive at a NEW spot that you've never fished before, what...

Good Day Guys I have a 10ft hmg 2-3 oz rod to which i'd like to match a reel with. will be used in surf for throwing spoons plugs and rapalas.  I am looking for the following: a) A suitable SPINNING reel to into the surf with. b) Preferably under R1000. c) Can tolerate braid. Hope I'm not...

Never thrown Lures in the surf before and desperately need some help. I have the following equipment: Reels Daiwa sl30sh with 0.40mm double X Shimano 15/30 with 0.36mm double X Rods Blue marlin 14ft G3 light tip 3-4 ounce tip Sensation HMG 10 foot 2-3 ounce tip L&F 13ft with 3-4 ounce...

Our National soccer team, Bafana Bafana should be renamed ButWena ButWena............... But when are we going to score deee goals??? Eish!!!!:doh

Hi Guys First time this weekend I'm going to be fishing with Braid. This is for a light tackle set-up for fishing lures and bait in the rivers. Both leader and braid are 15lb breaking strain. I'm now questioning my knots as I've seen a fair amount of articles where the braid cuts into the...

Hi All I use a 0.50mm mainline with a 0.80mm leader. I fish for edibles. I use the Spider Hitch on my mainline with a Yucatan Knot to join my leader to my mainline. My question is: 1) will i lose a hard fighting fish like a poenskop, white musselcracker, steenbras etc using a spider hitch knot...

Not in the know about Binocs. Could anyone advise on a reasonably priced binocs with a magnification of 10X or 12X -something small that will fit into the bag please.   SHOTTTT

Good Day Guys and Girls I have a Penn Accord 8000 Spinning Reel which I would like to match up with a 10 foot Rod for shad and general gulley fishing. I'm looking for a rod with a 3-4 oz tip and am willing to spend about R750,00 max. Any suggestions?   Shotttt

Hi all Tell me, if you look on most reels you will see a line diameter and the approximate distance one would get if you were to fill your reel with that diameter of line. Are these the recommended line diameters one should stick to or  could you use a thicker or thinner diameter line? Shottt...

Hi For those in  the know, is it a waste of time to fish further once you start catching Pufferfish (blaas oppies) from the Rock & Surf and barbel in the coastal rivers. Do I move to another spot or go home? What conditions causes these buggers to come on the bite? Are there any other tactics...

Hey there all you Reel Fundis 1) Casting distance aside which is the better reel to purchase?  2) what can I expect to pay for each of these?    Cheers!!!

Good Afternoon All As we are experiencing such foul weather here in the Eastern Cape, could some of the more experienced chaps here on Sealine tell us more about the wind and weather conditions favourable for fishing. Seems every other angler has his own theory and I often wonder whats twaddle...

Good Morning Everyone   Where do I find the tables for correlating the approximate weight and length of edible fish? Ta