Belman at Blakes Yesterday

[Donovan777]

Hi Guys

I was lucky enough to pick up this amazing 4.2kg Belman yesterday at blakes on my light tackle, what a fight it was!!! Any one else been having any luck yet? My mom got half of the fight on video lol...

 

[sharkbuddy]

Damn that's bus! Must have given you a helse fight with that setup and they taste so much better than carp Big ups to your mom too, please post the video.

 

[Donovan777]

Thanks bud...Was a lekker fight, heres half of the fight on the link

https://youtu.be/4moF2Few_Wc

 

[rofflign]

Great catch! That water looks perfect for them.

 

[Donovan777]

:fishn Thanks Bro... Ya it was a perfect day... wanted to go out at high tide today at 11:30 but the weather is crappy... cold and the wind is pumping...

 

[SimpleSimon]

Lovely catch - wanted to spend some time at blakes this weekend but did not get around to it... The water in your pics looks awesome... Well done...

 

[Donovan777]

Thank you very much, you can check the video on the link I posted, the water was nice and not to much grass.. just a bit like always.. lol..

 

[setobla]

did someone say.... BELMAN RUN AT BLAKES. Lmga. Man, those were the days. lol

Very nice catch. Congrats mnr

 

[Donovan777]

Dankie!!! Just the one came out... but theres always a chance for more!!!

 

[soupcan]

Nice One, got a bit nervous for you when it lay flapping on the sand!!  I would love to go for Belman at some point, but not too sure where and how.

Can you briefly tell about trace length, bait and hook size used.  Also, how far from the edge did you cast and get a pickup?

Well done again!

 

[Donovan777]

Hi There Bud. The rig used is a small 2oz sinker with a small hook, I use 13kg fluoro carbon for the trace and let the hook be about 70cm away from the sinker. Fresh Sand Prawn, Wonder Worm, Moonshine worm is their best bait. I attached a pic of the trace I used. The Belman feed very shallow and I caught that one less than 10m away from the side.. Hope this helps a bit...

 

[Donovan777]

Here is a pic of the Fresh Sand Prawns...

 

[soupcan]

Lovely Donovan, thanks for the reply!  So it's time to invest in Flouro then...

Last question please:  Do you weave a few prawn on and make a cluster or do you hook one at a time, through the tail and try keep it live?

 

[Donovan777]

Thats the problem the guys make... Do not put tons of prawns on one hook and bundle it up, they pump the small prawns thats not even worth the effort keeping. Get the larger prawns and hook one at a time, you put the hook through the tail section towards the head and tie it with thin nylon just on the tail side so its presentation looks naturally...

 

[Donovan777]

This Stumpnose I caught on the same prawn method about a week ago also at Blakes...

 

[Joker]

Awesome catch.

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[Donovan777]

Here is a Spotty that I picked up at Blakes as well...