baard man bel man tassel fish

[smiley6996]

Pieter Immelman wrote:

Good Memories

Nice father and son outing

 

[dieterf]

I went for a gooi last night in Summerstrand hoping to tick this guy off my list, however I was unsuccessful.

How do they bite ? are they sneaky buggers ? - will obviously depend on the conditions when & where you are fishing ?

 

[Pieter Immelman]

I have never been able to determine what the fish were that I missed. The Belman that I caught took with a bang and gave me a good fight.

You usually catch these fish in areas in the surf where there is substantial disturbance of the sandbank, in other words just behind the first drop into the gully. As i see it they feed on the food that is washed into the gully with the backlash of the sea. Because of this backlash this is also where you loose fish.

I agree with earlier comments that flat seas is good conditions for Belman. However you catch them in the rough spots.

look how calm the water is in this picture.

 

[dieterf]

thanks bud will keep trying.

 

[inkvis]

Pieter Immelman wrote:

Good Memories

Eish, you are making me GREEN!! I am so jealous!!

 

[Johann B]

My eerste Belman. Baie kalm water en nie diep gegooi. 

 

[Stefan001]

Hi Dieterf

They are the most skelm fish I have come across. Some days you reel in your prawn or eworm bait and the hooks clean, not even a piece of cotton left, and thats standing with the rod in your hand. Lots of times fishing two rods the one would start washing to the side or the line becomes slack, then you know Mr belman is ooonnnn....

A very nice sandbank at the back there Johan B.

 

[Pinch]

Pieter Immelman wrote:

Another

Ek weet waars dit?

 

[capetonian]

dieterf wrote:

I went for a gooi last night in Summerstrand hoping to tick this guy off my list, however I was unsuccessful.

How do they bite ? are they sneaky buggers ? - will obviously depend on the conditions when & where you are fishing ?

Can you spell  "skelm"?  Caught reasonably  big ones with just a suspicion of a bite. Be alert for faintist touch on your line.

 Once hooked you will know that you got them. I've got them no more than 4-5 metres out.

 I prefer moonshine for these darlings.

 

[Pieter Immelman]

Pinch wrote:

Pieter Immelman wrote:

Another

Ek weet waars dit?

Wys jou vis

 

[Inky Squid]

6kg Boggoms....

 

[Inky Squid]

Nice Boggoms bag between 2 of us.....

 

[Inky Squid]

All caught on 10ft rods with 15lb braid

 

[Bunkerking2]

That's a decent session Inky. Must've been a lekker fight on the light tackle too.

 

[Pieter Immelman]

Inky Squid wrote:

Nice Boggoms bag between 2 of us.....

Mooi gevang !!!!!!

 

[tubs the sea saver]

petercoetzee wrote:

inkvis wrote:

tubs the sea saver wrote:

inkvis wrote:

Nice. I reckon it will probably be just as hard work (and very frustrating) as trying to catch tailing grunter though..

i would go with a san juan worm in black or crazy charlie

Awesome, I will try it and let you guys know what happened.. But I must say, if it is like trying to catch tailing grunters... I bet on the bellman...

I can tell you its far harder than catching grunter.  There are a few of us that have been chasing bellman on fly for some time now.

Hey Peter long time time hey?? let know when you going to target belman on fly keen to tag along

 

[smiley6996]

Tried again on Sunday but no luck only blacktail next mission I am going to take a walk from flatrocks rocks to the pipes on a spring low then fish on my way back at high tide

 

[flippy]

smiley do you know this area? if you have not tried it then i suggest you do.. dunno if offshore winds create ideal conditions to bring them on the bite in your neck of the woods.. worm bait and sand prawn top of the list for bait for me.. pic taken from a fishing dvd.

 

[flippy]

 

[flippy]