Can one pump prawn at Langebaan on a high tide?

[oomfaan]

I'm planning my first trip to the Baan on Monday morning. I see the low tide is only at 1 in the afternoon, but we'll need to pump for prawn and worm early in the morning. Is there a place where this can be done or must we make another plan?

 

[onetwo]

Would love to read replies on this post, especialy "Oom Daisy" en die ander Godfathers (my timing sucks when i get the time to wet a line)

 

[koko]

hey oomfaan, yes you can get prawn at langebaan at high tide but its a bit difficult. do you have any idea where geelbek is? i found a few prawn there before on high tide but you have to bend over backwards. im sure you would get enough for a days fishing.you can give me a call if you want directions. my nr is 0720787046 yust give me a shout and i can send you off in the right direction:fishn

 

[oomfaan]

Thanks KOKO
Isn't geelbek the conservation center for Langbaan and is that not some kind of reserve? I haven't been in that area for more than 10 years.

 

[koko]

ok the top circle is the yacht club and the red line is how you get to geelbek, then you will see if you go on google earth and have a closer look where the weeds are that i told you about. good luck

 

[koko]

a closer look

 

[Marthin]

remember it's spring high....

 

[Daisy]

The prawn at Geelbek are mostly the pink/yellow sand prawn.The mud prawn you will find north of the yacht club,but at full high tide you have to be as tall as Brett Jacobs...lol
I think that with Spring ,you should be able to pump as from 11h00 on Monday....you would need fresh/alive big prawn to get good catches.If possible,then the best solution is to pump the day befor...either in Langebaan or at spots in Cape Town...pumping at high tide will not be feasable.

 

[johnkirkpatrick]

Hi Faan Be cautious kayaking at Langebaan at or near spring tide. We can vouch for the fact that the current can be treacherous In my opinion using an anchor in these conditions can be very tricky. At best you need an efficient and speedy anchor release system not only to free the anchor if it gets caught on rocks or weed, but also to ditch the line connecting the anchor to the kayak. I use a spinnaker release for the latter and it works very well. You might be well advised not to use an anchor at all. Enjoy and good luck John