galjoen fishing

[AF]

Hi Andre why are worms not allowed up there i heard this before from my uncle when the went for a trip many many years ago there gillies still got them some but always stood by with a cigarette incase the inspectors came.

 

[JasonF]

You will kill the fish down there.

 

[Andre1979]

AF: from what i heard the worms are not allowed because of over fishing. The fishes love them, especially the females, which then get cooked along with their caviar. Hence the impact on reproduction of the fish population. But what i could not understand is the following. Namibia has a lot of commercial fishing vessels doing their huge share of damage to the fish stocks, and then there are surf fishermen that surely cannot have the same impact as a fishing trawler. Right? But hey, the inspector will not care about all the theories in the world. If you use a worm, even with zero fish in your cool box, you will still pay a fine. I think it is 1000 rand now. The locals still use the worms and don't give a toss, but everyone else with a worm on the hook either has a nail-clipper or a burning cigarette nearby. Just in case =)

 

[AF]

thanks for the reply surely there should be a limit or time frame on the ban because their trip was years ago when i started high school almost 17 years now if i can sort of work it out as for the commercial impact over this time frame one can only imagine.

 

[angler 1]

Now this is the stuf i was waiting for thank you all , i am now so amped for this week end i leave langebaan sun morn im on my way to Switzerland so i have a night stop in cape town before heading out on monday , so while the wife is sorting out kids with the outlaws i am gonn take a drive through to Macassar , i have wonder worm and white mussel is plenty here so ill carry a few , thanks again and tight lines

 

[Andre1979]

angler1: happy angling! we hope to see the photos of the galjoen you'll catch in this topic. and if you don't catch any...nah, that can't be possible =)

 

[long line francois]

hey im new on the site and i would like to know where is the best spot to get some galjoen in the cape town area

 

[JasonF]

Longline Francois
a couple of places where you can have a look at is at Macasar "aasbankies" (do not fish on your own). Be there at "spring laag". Wade out to the left of the "V"(wetsuit not a wader) as the tide comes in move closer to the "V". At high tide cast over the "V". If no success move down to broken roads (Strandfontein) and fish next to the pool or the last flight of stairs.

 

[Osprey]

Is clean cotton very important when catching galjoen?

 

[Andre1979]

Osprey: where do use the cotton in galjoen fishing? PLease enlighten me!

 

[JasonF]

Osprey wrote:

Is clean cotton very important when catching galjoen?

I would say yes. Do not use cotton that stink of sardine. When u use cotton use the cilicone one(very thin) Just tie around the shaft of the hook.

 

[Andre1979]

When you guys say cotton, do you mean the thread used to secure the bait to the hook?

 

[Osprey]

@ Andre, cotton is used to tie the bait to the hook.

Loomis thanks i was standing in a group where everybody was catching Gallies,except me and the only difference seemed to be the cotton mine was lying in the blood in my bait box.

 

[tjokkie]

thanks 4 da info guys...
same with me...my cotton with sardine blood on it while a guy next to me caught 3 gallies using the same bait next to the pool sunday afternoon.

 

[tjokkie]

think i'll try again this afternoon.

 

[Andre1979]

Hmm, it never occured to me, that cotton would retain the smell of sardines strong enough to drive some fish away. Live and learn!

 

[long line francois]

thanks LOOMISX5

Dankie vir jou  inligting kan jy my net se waar sit aasbakkies?

weet jy nie dalk van nog pleke in die bettiesbaai area nie(of dalk enige iemand)ek gaan saterdag daai kant toe en sal graag wil weet of daar dalk vang plek is. 

 

[JasonF]

As jy weet waar die blokhuis by Macasar is dan is jy baie naby.  Dit is omtrent so tussen 500m en 1km voor die blokhuis. Op die spring laag sal jy die hele rif sien.

 

[long line francois]

dankie maar ek ken daai deel van die kkap baie sleg al dele wat ek ken is die gebreekde pad en daar by die getye pool waar jy prons pomp 

 

[JasonF]

long line francois wrote:

dankie maar ek ken daai deel van die kkap baie sleg al dele wat ek ken is die gebreekde pad en daar by die getye pool waar jy prons pomp 

Francois van Bellville af vat die R300, N2 en dan Baden Powell. Ry verby Khayelitsha aan jou regterkant. Net verby Khayelitsha kry jy n afdraai na regs( oorkant n klein dam). Draai regs in en ry tot jy weer n afdraai na regs kry. Ry dan al teen die kus af tot jy n kort staal paal langs die pad sien. Die aas bankies begin net daarna. Op die laag sal jy die banke sien uitsteek.