Def gets some Crack ! during the week Nogal !!!

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Yebo .

no that's not avatar- I'm getting to that bit Man .

sO sondag i take Flash for a gooi down at Voel se banke . whaler is already there with goldshark  , and the vrou is on Patrol .  sometimes i Really just don't know how to break it to her : that i wanna go Feeesshh ..

Sunday being sunday , I'm Cautious.

Anyhow  so i Let go the truth , and  say -Whaler is stuck at gouritz (lie) and he needs help .

 I give flash half an hour to get his butt out of bed and by My place . He Only just makes the cut . The tree two tree is idling , bait's packed  , and off we go .

goldshark Lost a Nice fish . No Takers . I'm disapointed man , so I call up heinrch. If anybody Knows where to fsh for elf , he's the man.

 So I call him up and tune him  someone dropped brake Fluid in My Tackle box .

That's funny " he says , "want ek't 4 Elwe gevang , en uitgeswem vir die laaste een Van so 6.4 Kg , net so 3 Km van julle af .............."......

 

:X:X:X:X:X:uzi:swear:swear:swear:swear 

So he tells Me about a spot , and I'm on the Phone Like  Hootie and the blowfish and call up psy - we're going BACK ..... "no problem , we go for edibles .".

 

9 a.m ( Late , i Know - but when you got kids nagging and Wives watching , you even walk funny when you leave . They just Know man, they Know you not going to be home until LAAAAT. Oh well ....::craz

We  Drive out to Gouritz . I'm doing My damndest not to talk so I Can remember all the bloody spot Markings heinrich was kind enough to share wth Me . i tell you , the ou is a genius at catching eLf. it's the same boytjie who nabbed the 9.4kg in stywe lyne a while back  and was posted on Sealine . he Says he'd Rather show Me than hide the spots . i made a promise to Return all the fish i catch in exchange for the help .

We get there , and the Water sommer from the frst turn looks  "reg". that Kinda reg that brings you back for More . Ai. i Love my fishing .There are a whole bunch of other avid boytjies standing to  our left . All of em are egg smugglers from over the mountain . Heinrich warned me that once the word got out of his fish , there'd be people there . and , sure enough , it looked like the parking at pick n pay .I had no idea where exactly we were going to fish , but i followed instruction to the letter .The sea was rollling Gently , as i think the tide had just turned .

SO .

 We make clark Kent look silly and dress like Lightning . I'm first onto the rocks . the water is pushing a bit, but i wade out , and, just  as he told Me, i aim Left .

I cast into the closed window ."Maak oop die venster "i Hear going through my mind .

reel in .

AGAIN.

WTF ?? ....

A Knot . Lovely .On sunday heinie told Me: Fish No Leader , go Straight .52 or .55 and onto the hook . i remove the last Remains of the old line i selfishly put on Over the new .50 ( My god I'm such a snoepgat whan it comes to Tackle and bait ..)  , and  walk back to the bait box.  Had to Re-bait ,as what was left after 2 handbrake turns, Mid-air, has now slid down Onto the hook like a 4 year old in his long Pants pyjama's . it Looks awful .

SO I grab a pilchard from the bottom of My Box . i Know whaler Hates me fishing with this snotty Mess i Call bait , but .. nou ja . I'm after an elf man . i Want one bad . Elf apparently Like Pichard  , so On it goes .  I Let go with a ripper .

 

And then i cast .

This time the window was wound down , and it settled just Right of psy's occy Leg .

The Water was much shallower than i'm used to fishing , and i Must admit that this was a huge learning curve for Me today. usually we only fish deep or the deepest water points , and this is where i think I've been making my mistake . there only rock cod and those small  leopard sharks come out . but more on this later .

So i'm standing there on the rock , picking out the dryest cigarette from my pack and shaking my Lighter , when all of a sudden out of Nowhere , something takes my stinky old pilchard and i'm VAS !! holy crap , I've Heard stories about these fish before , but until you experience the pick-up from one of these things it really is hard to explain . Lucky Loomis rod again .you Beaut !

At first i thought i was making a mistake: surely they don't pull THIS hard , man , do they ? i scream with delight and psy is just giving me the ja , v*k , whateva"" thumbs up .

It's ON , man , and it's Not a shark . that much i do Know .

As the Last wave breaks i catch sight of my fish .

CRACKER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Whoohooo !!! My first Cracker - and to top it all off- on a bloody PILCHARD !!! Vat so , Whaler !!  Ha Ha Ha !!!

I cannot tell you guys how chuffed i am with this fish . 6.04 Kg it may be , but the fight in this fish now explains why people Love catching them so Much . they Pull with such  force , and don't quit right to the Very end . Obviously i was beaming from Ear to ear man , finally i had nailed my first cracker !!!!And to top it al off it was during the Week nogal too !! so there ARE bettere things to do during the Week than WORK .

PROOF !!! Lololol !!

 
 

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"Please excuse the Drol in the pic . i didn't Think i Was going t Catch this sucker so i didn't even comb my hair ....
 

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This Is more or less the spot . there are just so Many spots to fish along this coast , it would take you close to 2 Weeks to fish them all on the proper tides , under the right conditions . but be warned : sinker hungry this Place IS ....

 I Literally  Kissed Each sinker after I'd tied it On , as i Knew It would be the Last time I Was going to See them . The rules of the game are simple: you deposit sinkers , and the surf'll give you some fish .

Right . 4 smokes Later I'm still trying to tie on My Next bait . Might as Well go for the double !! lol ag man , i Just want to keep psy keen man , as we alwas seem tofish together and blank . This Makes a refreshing change from the norm .

The tide has come up  by now , a little more , and standing upright on the bricks is becoming More and more of a challenge . I glance down to check out my new shoes , and then it happened . i Look up , and there's One MoTher of a swell coming through  in my direction . i Realized there was no way i Was going to be Vertical after this set , and i Proceeded to see my @r$e .

That's all i could Remember thinking ,as My reel took a dip in my Left hand as i frantically tried to find the rock I was previously Perched on .the barnacles are not Kind to human skin , and i remember thinking to myself as we were crawling over the rocks from the bakkie to the spot  :"jinne , n ou sal darem jou GAT sien op DIE klippe as jy Moet Val ! ......".. If Only I'd Known , eh ?

 That's when an F word , a K word , and a P word all came flying out my mouth , at ONce . I Can speak AVATAR !!!  'i Now Knew where the inspiration came from for the makers of Avatar to construct their Language . they simply went fishing , and fell their dinges off onto Barnacles .

Check out the new hand , man ...
 

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Mango

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nice 1 most Def we tried for the same today and blanked KT style -- fall side/avatar speaking toyota selling storie wrighting baaie praat grap gat that you are should take it in your stride dudie as you would sy but the cracker makes it all wort the while.
 

Def-e-nition

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...the stokke were Not any luckier , and took some damage too ...

 Ma Se blaas , it burnt Like Fire afterwards .
 

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Mike Pike

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Nice one Stu , and awesome Cracker as well, u must be stoked..
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kitefisher

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:fbash Not sure if I should laugh or cry ,or do both,side-splitting stuff,lol

Great catch and sorry about the splash,ROFL,cant help it.

:lol:1:hyst::clap12:clap12::tclaph::tclaph Well done.
 

Fanie

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Ja nee ouboet, ek se mos party mense word sommer dadelik gestraf. As ek die see was sou ek ook enige een met sulke wit moffie slippers aan 'n paar warm plappe gee ne'. Gaan kry vir jou van daai krokkies wat lyk of hulle klaar oud is met die gate in, goedkoper as die kinners se kentucky. As hulle net een aand vas dan het jy jou skoene.

Dink jy nie dis dalk tyd vir 'n spinstokkie en 'n paar lepeltjies nie ? Spaar al daai sinkers en die kinners kan die sardiesn braai...
 

Def-e-nition

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Fanie Kom Bietjie hole In the Walll toe , jy sal dalk meer as Net een Moffie sien daar met Wit Pantie skoene . As Mens praat van skoene , dan het ek self hulle almal al Probeer . Ongelukkig BLY ek Langs die kus , en dus Mag ek Nie soos N Gautenger Lyk langs die kus nie , so Crocs is uit soos koekies n n Weeshuis ou Maat .

The Only Bit I hadn't planned for was to Wade with them . Otherwise- dodelik . I have 3 different pairs of shoes  , the pro divers being my Favourites . Hule skaaf net deur na te Veel Dra op Plekke waar hulle nie hoort nie , so I'm switching to cinderella skoene .

China the Only Thing i Know about spinning is how to engage frst , and pop de clutch .

Jy sal Maar Moet Kom wys hoe spin jy . i have a passionstick 8 ft ( ek hoop nie dis OOK Moffie nie , want dit Klink altyd so as ek vir ouens Se'ekt n Passion stick ..............:shock:) , maar die Water is bietjie anders hier , en ek is net te bang mens verloor te Veel Lepels tussen die Klippe . you Will have to keep your Lure up above the bricks , because i Promise you if you hesitate for a second -she'll be gone to Davy Jones'  Locker ...

 

 Ok , Cracker out , i contemplated for a second , and then i said to simon "lets put him back in front of all those egg smugglers ." happy snaps verby , I picked up My Prize , and turned towards the sea . Only This Act would Complete My fishing experience , and redeem Myself for the Cob In November .

I Kissed her Goodbye in front of an audience , and bid the cracker Farewell. i guess it Made a refreshing change from all the Streepies i Keep Putting into the chiller as Aas. it Felt good . Though it was my first , I didn't have fangs coming out wanting to see it in a Pan , and i Promise you The first fight will be Remembered . I'm hooked. They pull like bloody HELL .And it's About Time a fisherman Puts back even his first one .

Simon Scores a Luck at the shops and buys a whole chicken marked for R4.99 . Raymond ackermann has enough Money , i Only wish i Knew which one it Was so i could send the entire Sealine crew there to pick up a bargain !! Damn , it sure tasted good Eating a Bargain . We Make some chow , and Decide to head further towards the lighthouse . My ankle looksLike i've been bitten by a sea adder , but my son''s in the car so I can't Cry .Damnit .

we find a spot further up . the Water looks deep ( nog n Fout wat ons Maak ) and iDecide It looks good . it Realy was a Damn fine spot ,and i will Be going back there to Fetch another cracker sometime soon . these deep Water spots though, as mentioned , seem to hold all those Catshark goeders , and Sure Enough , simon wikkels His hennie Pap n vleis rod , and gets a small Shark . 

THe Water is at high water now , and pushing hard . but the spot looks worse in the Pic than it really was ., as I said Earlier , there are Just so Many spots here , but I've Learnt something from someone Who Knows , and unfortunately , if it's blou elf you Looking for then it's going to have to be a handful of sinkers traded for a fish . Kla.  I'm happpy to Live with that .Moffie skoene n al .(bloody cheek , calling My new shoes Moffie skoene nogal!)

 
 

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As you can See the hands are hurting  , and I can't Really sleep .

 We moved to voel se bank , simon wanted to put out a slide . and Remembering what i told you of deep water spots here , it's only obvious then that a photo of a yellow belly rock cod appears in the Next frame ... 
 

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The Last fish t come out for the Day was also not without Drama .I'm a bit of a keen fisherman , so i DOn't mind a bit Of Water .If one gets wet every so often , well  then it's not the End of the world .

I ventured onto the front rock at Voel se bank , to get out of simon's Way , and the swells came over the top Of the rock  . needless to say i got drenched . i hung onto the back of the rock , and got a Roman .

THe sea life here is Pretty prolific , and Makes for Interestiing fishing . As For Me, on Friday i am heading BAck there with some clients , for the Weekend . This Time i will Be On the beach , targeting my fish from there instead of On a boat , or somewhere in the Mouth upstream. With afond Memory Of My first Cracker . Still fresh in my Mind .

 

One Thing is for certain : i will head back there a Little More Often . I'd begun to Lose My passion for Edible fishing , and a turbo charged Pluk from a small cracker Was probably just what i Need, to Restore some Faith in edible fishing .
 

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Reefman

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Defs.... what a belta of a FISH! Jealous as heck over that Cracker boet... well done! Amazing how you have 'come of age' as a fisherman bru! Great to see!

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