A BIG [b]SEALINE[/b] welcome to [b]Spyker Kruger,[
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[color=#006600]VisOog[/color] wrote:
Scary indeed. So gr8 white, was the Gillie insured?
Spyker Kruger
Sealiner
GR8 WHITE.
You can decide for youreself what you think is the fair thing to do.
Firstly theres gaffing ; leaves a hole in the body ,bleeds and I think should be totally uncomfortable if you are a shark.
The good part is it heals (proven on the recaptures we have had to date.
Then there is wrestling the shark out of the water;it leaves no marks ,no holes and there is no bleeding,But here is the bad part wrestling a shark out of the water with a big weight is most oftenly done by grabbing the shark by the tail,once you lift a fish above water there is no bouency for it pulling it by the tail is even worse.
Between the backbone segments is a cartlige with a jelly substance by pulling it you are stretching these vertebrae wich you tear apart , they then get infection in between this and it swells , leaving it impossible for them to swim propperly,they cant feed and end up dying.a fact that you can find out from a marine bioligist.
When you gaff and you know what you are doing you can do less harm in the long run.
There is pro's and con;s to both.
As a matter of interest some of the guy's premoting the idea of no gaffing on the fishing programs are the first guy's to shout for the gaff when fishing an INTERNATIONAL event , then they have no problem with gaffing.(I should know I have been guiding both sides) there is a safer limit to gaffing making sure you land the points, why then should it be any different fishing an international event as opposed to a program on the television? JUST ASKING!
You can decide for youreself what you think is the fair thing to do.
Firstly theres gaffing ; leaves a hole in the body ,bleeds and I think should be totally uncomfortable if you are a shark.
The good part is it heals (proven on the recaptures we have had to date.
Then there is wrestling the shark out of the water;it leaves no marks ,no holes and there is no bleeding,But here is the bad part wrestling a shark out of the water with a big weight is most oftenly done by grabbing the shark by the tail,once you lift a fish above water there is no bouency for it pulling it by the tail is even worse.
Between the backbone segments is a cartlige with a jelly substance by pulling it you are stretching these vertebrae wich you tear apart , they then get infection in between this and it swells , leaving it impossible for them to swim propperly,they cant feed and end up dying.a fact that you can find out from a marine bioligist.
When you gaff and you know what you are doing you can do less harm in the long run.
There is pro's and con;s to both.
As a matter of interest some of the guy's premoting the idea of no gaffing on the fishing programs are the first guy's to shout for the gaff when fishing an INTERNATIONAL event , then they have no problem with gaffing.(I should know I have been guiding both sides) there is a safer limit to gaffing making sure you land the points, why then should it be any different fishing an international event as opposed to a program on the television? JUST ASKING!
[color=#006600]skrops[/color] wrote:
Stokvel???
Hi Visoog,
We sent guys to call for help, and ofcourse we took all lines out of the water and were searching for him. After about an hour we almost gave up the search, we thought we were going to have to call the police to find a missing person. We were all in shock and actually did not know what to do next. Eventually we heard whistling and with our spotlights and torches we spotted him, after all it was dark and he was taken out by the current. But the current brought him back. The gilly didn't panic and that I think saved his life.
Gr8 White
We sent guys to call for help, and ofcourse we took all lines out of the water and were searching for him. After about an hour we almost gave up the search, we thought we were going to have to call the police to find a missing person. We were all in shock and actually did not know what to do next. Eventually we heard whistling and with our spotlights and torches we spotted him, after all it was dark and he was taken out by the current. But the current brought him back. The gilly didn't panic and that I think saved his life.
Gr8 White
Hi Spyker,
Heh heh, I know what you mean.
I like those nets some guys use to bring the sharks in as well as release them. I saw you use a net to release a Spotted Gulley shark on your Hentiesbay DVD.
You are a man with awesome knowledge on angling. Please give us the viewers much more tips on your future dvd's, baits, knots and rigs, any tricks that can help us fishermen in catching our dream fish.
Sometimes we get to a spot that looks awesome, the colour of the water is perfect, the wind is good, everything is gr8, but the fish don't bite. Then you get days when the poison wind is blowing, the water is too clean, you figure that one or two casts won't hurt, (anyway the rugby is on in an hour). To your surprise you start getting bumps and then fish.
What's up with that?
Gr8 White......
Heh heh, I know what you mean.
I like those nets some guys use to bring the sharks in as well as release them. I saw you use a net to release a Spotted Gulley shark on your Hentiesbay DVD.
You are a man with awesome knowledge on angling. Please give us the viewers much more tips on your future dvd's, baits, knots and rigs, any tricks that can help us fishermen in catching our dream fish.
Sometimes we get to a spot that looks awesome, the colour of the water is perfect, the wind is good, everything is gr8, but the fish don't bite. Then you get days when the poison wind is blowing, the water is too clean, you figure that one or two casts won't hurt, (anyway the rugby is on in an hour). To your surprise you start getting bumps and then fish.
What's up with that?
Gr8 White......
Gee, sounds like one lucky young man. Quite a story, and glad it has a happy ending. Sure he has one heck of a fishing story to tell now.
I'm always reminded of how the sea can give and take. Too many stories we all know of fisherman being washed off the rocks - freakwaves and all.
Keep it safe!
I'm always reminded of how the sea can give and take. Too many stories we all know of fisherman being washed off the rocks - freakwaves and all.
Keep it safe!
[color=#006600]skrops[/color] wrote:
Bru, Thats not a hassle, We can all go together !!!! Imagine all us oakes fishing the same strech !!! Great Stuff !!!
Hi Spyker
On Wednesday I visited W.A.F.T in Maitland and was pleasantly surprised to see that they had both your DVD's in stock. i.e Transkei Part 2 and Angola. I'm sorry to say that I'm dissapointed with both. I expected to see more fishing in Transkei Part2 because in part 1 there was not much. The Angola DVD started to jump after a few minutes. By the time that you guys actually start fishing, the DVD froze and then went Blank. I returned it to W.A.F.T. They replaced it yesterday. No problem. I'm anxiously waiting to watch the rest of the DVD. The Hentiesbay DVD, I found to be very informative. Especially where you SHOW us how to read the water. Maybe you can do that again at another location. What do the other Sealiners think?
Thanks for your efforts grow our sport.
Redo
On Wednesday I visited W.A.F.T in Maitland and was pleasantly surprised to see that they had both your DVD's in stock. i.e Transkei Part 2 and Angola. I'm sorry to say that I'm dissapointed with both. I expected to see more fishing in Transkei Part2 because in part 1 there was not much. The Angola DVD started to jump after a few minutes. By the time that you guys actually start fishing, the DVD froze and then went Blank. I returned it to W.A.F.T. They replaced it yesterday. No problem. I'm anxiously waiting to watch the rest of the DVD. The Hentiesbay DVD, I found to be very informative. Especially where you SHOW us how to read the water. Maybe you can do that again at another location. What do the other Sealiners think?
Thanks for your efforts grow our sport.
Redo
Spyker Kruger
Sealiner
Redo.
Sorry for that unfortunatly I do not controll these dvd's .But I trust the2nd one you got is right.
There are slip ups when thery duplicate these dvd's.
Sorry for that unfortunatly I do not controll these dvd's .But I trust the2nd one you got is right.
There are slip ups when thery duplicate these dvd's.
Hey Spyker,
I saw on your Angola dvd that ASHLEIGH REED spoons sponsor you. I did not see them on that DVD. Are you gonna use them on future DVD'S? Are they as good as people say?
It must be difficult shooting DVD'S as you must be under constant pressure to catch BIG FISH, what happens when you go do a DVD shoot and the water's not right or the weather plays havoc, what do you do? One can't always have perfect conditions for fishing. It must cost you a fortune to go to all these out of the way places to film. How does a person like myself get to go to let's say Angola to fish if we can't afford the prices?
Are you going to have anymore competitions like you had for the Hentiesbay DVD, for one of the viewers to join you on your trips??
How's your arm doing?
Gr8 white....
I saw on your Angola dvd that ASHLEIGH REED spoons sponsor you. I did not see them on that DVD. Are you gonna use them on future DVD'S? Are they as good as people say?
It must be difficult shooting DVD'S as you must be under constant pressure to catch BIG FISH, what happens when you go do a DVD shoot and the water's not right or the weather plays havoc, what do you do? One can't always have perfect conditions for fishing. It must cost you a fortune to go to all these out of the way places to film. How does a person like myself get to go to let's say Angola to fish if we can't afford the prices?
Are you going to have anymore competitions like you had for the Hentiesbay DVD, for one of the viewers to join you on your trips??
How's your arm doing?
Gr8 white....
spyker ,it is truely a pleasure to communicate with you .guys like you are legends and i am glad you have overcome your accident injuries.i am sure that god has his hands of mercy and protection over you simply becauce you sre probably selfless,helpful and extremely nice.wow what a collection of rods .it would be a pleasure to meet you in kzn if you intend coming down .i am sure many sealine members would like to meet and fish with you. can you tell us more about your life and fishing stories please . killy
Guys,We learn something from everyone, just take the time to listen before talking. Yes the DVD was not as informative as I would of liked, but was not uninformative or unentertaining either. The art of fishing is not in catching but the process and meeting of good friends, catching is the bonus.We can't expect to learn from someone by alienating them first.
Spyker Kruger
Sealiner
Darrel.
The 2nd dvd of Angola has more edibles in ,but is mainly your younger fish on drop shot and spoons.
This dvd is not yet released but should be available from the end of this month.
I think that there is something in for every one , but let me know
Spyker
The 2nd dvd of Angola has more edibles in ,but is mainly your younger fish on drop shot and spoons.
This dvd is not yet released but should be available from the end of this month.
I think that there is something in for every one , but let me know
Spyker
Spyker Kruger
Sealiner
Killy.
Thanks boet my hand is in plaster after an operation they did in SA in april, we'll see how it is after the plaster is off.
Ja I would love to fish youre side of the surf and I have something planned for that area, unfortunatly I will only be able to start using my hand in Nov again,so no fishing until then.
But cant wait till then I trust it is not you in the foto otherwise you must be the only woman I know with such stand up tackle LOL
Spyker
Thanks boet my hand is in plaster after an operation they did in SA in april, we'll see how it is after the plaster is off.
Ja I would love to fish youre side of the surf and I have something planned for that area, unfortunatly I will only be able to start using my hand in Nov again,so no fishing until then.
But cant wait till then I trust it is not you in the foto otherwise you must be the only woman I know with such stand up tackle LOL
Spyker
Predator X
New member
:imnewHi there Gr8 White. I agree with you on the Screamin reels dvd's. Spyker did a good job. Look, sometimes it does get boring watching anybody just catching shark after shark, it doesn't matter who it is, whether it is BRYAN RAPSON, SPYKER KRUGER or HENNIE PAPPENFAUS. But Spyker gives good tips, maybe not enough though. But I went to the Bundu show at the Pretoria show grounds. I met Spyker at the show and told him that he needs to give much more tips on his future DVD's. He agreed with me and said that he values all viewers comments and critisism. He also said that viewers must let him know what species of fish and areas they would like him to cover in future DVD'S. I gave him a huge list, bought the new ANGOLA PART 2 DVD, and left.
I also bought the new Big Fish Safari volume 27. I normally like Hennie, but he allowed the gaffing of Potato Bass, which was totally uncalled for.
Anyway, maybe every1 will just turn a blind eye again. I really wish somebody could protect our fish resources whether it's in South Africa or in other waters.
Predator X
I also bought the new Big Fish Safari volume 27. I normally like Hennie, but he allowed the gaffing of Potato Bass, which was totally uncalled for.
Anyway, maybe every1 will just turn a blind eye again. I really wish somebody could protect our fish resources whether it's in South Africa or in other waters.
Predator X