Went out tonight in a HOWLING south easter to try out my new setup. 15 lb braid on an old okuma reel and a p&p telescopic kiddies rod. The setup works like a dream. the rod is short enough to fit into my fish-box and very soft for the dropshot retrieval. Not mush happening in the sense of fish, The other 2 kayaks were catching big barbel and skaamies when I got a pick up. it ran very strong and when I tried to stop it, it gave big head shakes. I thought it was a really big cob, but when it got tired it just lay dead. It was like pulling in a big sack. It turned out to be a 75 cm josup that was foul-hooked. Released successfully.
Another new species on dropshot from Myyak
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The JLB Smith book named it a josup. Some people refer to it as an elephant fish or a st Joseph.
Regarding Melkbos, I'm also just learning. Maybe I'm just lucky sometimes, but lately I also worked hard with very little success.
You are welcome to join me and I'll teach you everything I know, shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes though.
Regarding Melkbos, I'm also just learning. Maybe I'm just lucky sometimes, but lately I also worked hard with very little success.
You are welcome to join me and I'll teach you everything I know, shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes though.
subaruseun
Sealiner
I'm still learning. Maybe I do get lucky sometimes. Tried something new that Bertie showed me the other day and it seemed to work. Nothing on dropshot though. I still have a lot to learn.
The other day when the birds was working the shallows I foul hooked a glasie on the dropshot. And a week before that an octopus attacked my plastic. Now I'm wondering what strange creature will visit my plastic next. It seems as if the cobbies are avoiding my dropshot lately, but I'm sure that will change soon.
The other day when the birds was working the shallows I foul hooked a glasie on the dropshot. And a week before that an octopus attacked my plastic. Now I'm wondering what strange creature will visit my plastic next. It seems as if the cobbies are avoiding my dropshot lately, but I'm sure that will change soon.
robert.venter
Senior Member
We all know waht Gary Player said: "The more you practise the luckier your get"
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Or in my case, Be there when the fish start to eat, and not like today, when I got there the weather blow me off the water. Did not mind the rain, but the thunder scared me.
subaruseun
Sealiner
Faan we can catch quota tomorrow! weather looks good, will keep you posted
Working till 1. Hope to have heard from you by then. Burning for some descent fish. Blanked today as the weather scared me off the water less than 20 minutes after I anchored. Got a call from my wife telling me about a really big bad thunder storm over Stellenbosch earlier that was approaching us via Paarl and was going to bully me on the water, so I got scared and packed up. Should have waited the storm through. Everything quietened down when I got home and the rain stopped shortly afterwards.
subaruseun
Sealiner
thats true... it was beautiful weather when i arrived at home... soaking wet!
dropshot worked again (white) and sard baits.
there was some size bloukop stumps as well
i will keep you informed...
dropshot worked again (white) and sard baits.
there was some size bloukop stumps as well
i will keep you informed...