baard man bel man tassel fish
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Mike Smith
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Flat clear water, running trace as you would use for Steenbras, no float with worm or prawn. 20 to 30 metre cast and look for where the water makes a sort of upwelling with sand being churned in between and bang you're on!
capetonian
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Mike Smith wrote:
Right On Mike! Caught my fair share at Swartklip using this setup on moonshine worm.
North wind flattens the water. So when is blowing north, we are gone to swartklip.
They are extremely skelm. Only a suspicion of a bite.
Right On Mike! Caught my fair share at Swartklip using this setup on moonshine worm.
North wind flattens the water. So when is blowing north, we are gone to swartklip.
They are extremely skelm. Only a suspicion of a bite.
Mike Smith wrote:
Been a few out at Hougham Park recently, but the most are caught from the Summerstrand Pipe all the way round flat rocks, Walls, Ruby's all the way to Small Surf.
Catch them just like Mike does!
Been a few out at Hougham Park recently, but the most are caught from the Summerstrand Pipe all the way round flat rocks, Walls, Ruby's all the way to Small Surf.
Catch them just like Mike does!
Dillon
Sealiner
Bunkerking2
New member
Now that's a belman!! Well done Stefan.
smiley6996
Sealiner
That's some reel beautys you got there stefan
Bunkerking2
New member
Both are really nice fish.
Smiley,
I target belman in very flat seas. I found they like both sand and rocky areas and very fussy eaters...
I personally prefer a nice pink prawn bait for them and they are also suckers for any worm bait you put out. Biggest problem is that people tend to cast over the fish.I caught my first one when I threw a kraaines with a prawn bank and about 20m from the side...
If I get to the water and it looks to calm and clear for fishing I target them and sometimes I will get about 4 or 5 in a session.
When you get them of the rocks the fish are normally dark in colour. If on the sand they will be silver and shiny...
I use small hooks from a 1 to a 3/0 depending on which spot I fish. I use small baits(2 prawn max) and cast just behing the white water. I have caught them deep but 90% of the belman I catch is about 30 to 60m cast from the beach without a wade.
O yeah and the bigger ones just pull you flat and give a lekker fight.
I target belman in very flat seas. I found they like both sand and rocky areas and very fussy eaters...
I personally prefer a nice pink prawn bait for them and they are also suckers for any worm bait you put out. Biggest problem is that people tend to cast over the fish.I caught my first one when I threw a kraaines with a prawn bank and about 20m from the side...
If I get to the water and it looks to calm and clear for fishing I target them and sometimes I will get about 4 or 5 in a session.
When you get them of the rocks the fish are normally dark in colour. If on the sand they will be silver and shiny...
I use small hooks from a 1 to a 3/0 depending on which spot I fish. I use small baits(2 prawn max) and cast just behing the white water. I have caught them deep but 90% of the belman I catch is about 30 to 60m cast from the beach without a wade.
O yeah and the bigger ones just pull you flat and give a lekker fight.
phillipherholdt
New member
and mine! thanks for the advice guys.
tubs the sea saver
Sealiner
dont forget a thin stip of chokka, worked very well for me in the past, No 1 gamagatsu hook long strip chook longish hook trace BOOM bellie
LOL Caught only one before of about 3 kg many years ago. Have never seen or heard of them before and was fishing for gallies. Casted close to a bamboo forest and after 20min saw my line go tight just like when it gets snagged by a bamboo.
Did not feel a bite or tug,etc. I decided to break off but for my dear life the line would not break. Was swearing at this bamboo that is causing me so much trouble until I saw the "bamboo" swimming about 10m out. That was the quickest I have ever loosened a drag LOL. Caught on fresh whitemussel presented galliestyle.
Did not feel a bite or tug,etc. I decided to break off but for my dear life the line would not break. Was swearing at this bamboo that is causing me so much trouble until I saw the "bamboo" swimming about 10m out. That was the quickest I have ever loosened a drag LOL. Caught on fresh whitemussel presented galliestyle.