Galjoen Gurus

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Blaasop

Sealiner
BigBen wrote:
In my opinion 2 Day would the better of all days between now and Monday 2 fish.

After the 2nd day NW you will work harder to find the right holes to fish.

Only keen eyes and knowing water conditions will bring you into fish.

That said, Low tides would bring better fish on farout reefs seldom reached on flat highs. Coz the highere the tide on a NW the less working water you'll get as the water literaly just runs over the reefs insted of breaking over them.

 
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Good point that. One of my favourite spots produce the best working water about 3 hours before high tide. Best time to catch galjoen, although the window for that is an hour, at most. At some point they just disappear.

Afterwards you are more likely to catch witstomp and das (or kob in summer)on the same spot.
 
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Bungi

New member
Blaasop wrote:
BigBen wrote:
In my opinion 2 Day would the better of all days between now and Monday 2 fish.

After the 2nd day NW you will work harder to find the right holes to fish.

Only keen eyes and knowing water conditions will bring you into fish.

That said, Low tides would bring better fish on farout reefs seldom reached on flat highs. Coz the highere the tide on a NW the less working water you'll get as the water literaly just runs over the reefs insted of breaking over them.

 
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Good point that. One of my favourite spots produce the best working water about 3 hours before high tide. Best time to catch galjoen, although the window for that is an hour, at most. At some point they just disappear.

Afterwards you are more likely to catch witstomp and das (or kob in summer)on the same spot.
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What region is that in Blaasop (East Coast)
 
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Blaasop

Sealiner
Bungi, I fish almost exclusively on the Strand reefs.

The nice thing about reef hopping is that you can follow the working water while the tide is either pushing or subsiding.

Sometimes, however, you overstay your welcome and quite a bit of swimming (more floating) with waterboots is required. Fortunately the pushing tide eventually takes all flotsam to the beach!
 
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Bungi

New member
Blaasop wrote:
Bungi, I fish almost exclusively on the Strand reefs.

The nice thing about reef hopping is that you can follow the working water while the tide is either pushing or subsiding.

Sometimes, however, you overstay your welcome and quite a bit of swimming (more floating) with waterboots is required. Fortunately the pushing tide eventually takes all flotsam to the beach!
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Blaasop......your name should be Bob (LOL)
Dammit man.....I heard there are some serious sharks swimming around between those reefs? I do the same when I fish in Stilbaai.........people think I am mad, but I always catch more fish (and bigger) than anyone else.
Would love to join you one day.
 
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Blaasop

Sealiner
Yes, there are sharks, but they are also only looking for fish, just like us. I also agree regarding the success rate.

You are most welcome, just let me know when it will suit you. Probably better in September when the kob is back and we can still hunt galjoen.
 
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Pslatarix

Sealiner
Well Benna like you said today was a decent day out! Got a beeeg hiding again .8mm leader off! Just to the right of that reef where you donated all your sparkplugs. Missed another goen and dropped one, ending up with a lil 15cm . Man there were some donkeys in that area today. Mate of mine got one of the fattest fish I've seen at my west coast spot , his first at 44cm! Thing looked like a gas bottle lol. So guys, weather is important but so is right time/tide , place and bait! Skill too. I remember stinky getting a few good fish in flat clear cold water one day when everyone else blanked! BAIT was the secret there.
 
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BigBen

Sealiner
And the Baro is climbing like bedonnerd today standing @  1019.07 already..

2nd day of NW so things cud go pearshaped..Hunting could be hard 2morow.

 

 
 
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grootvis

Sealiner
BigBen wrote:
And the Baro is climbing like bedonnerd today standing @  1019.07 already..

2nd day of NW so things cud go pearshaped..Hunting could be hard 2morow.

 

 
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yip , baro climbing steadily, easterlies already starting to puff here in PE!
 
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grootvis

Sealiner
BigBen wrote:
And the Baro is climbing like bedonnerd today standing @  1019.07 already..

2nd day of NW so things cud go pearshaped..Hunting could be hard 2morow.

 

 
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Can i ask where you getting your baro reading from?
 
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grootvis

Sealiner
*BOKSLAGTER* wrote:
FOR INTEREST SAKE

When the barometer drops quick its a heavy (strong wind) Quick cold front on the way. If it drops steadily its a cold front for longer periods. This I specially use when we on the ships creating passage plans. (My opinion = The fish can feel the change so the know if its going to be a quick or a long "hibernation" period. I would personally prefer to fish on a slow steady baro drop. But obviously in the beginning f the pressure change.

Warm air = Rising air =low pressure
Cold air =Sinking air =High pressure.

1013.2mb is the average number. Anything below that or higher than is an high and low pressure on the books.
warm air rises creates low pressure and every low pressure is followed by and cold front.

The moon phase have a direct impact on tides with full moon and new moon (Together with the sun) creating spring and 1st and 3rd quarter creating neap tides. So this can also be one of the reason why you catch more fish on the different moon cycles.
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Apologies for this again, but some fellow sealiners requested, last bit of info on the baro debate:

For the guys asking: 1013.2mb is the normal pressure at sea level. The reason i prefer a baro reading of 1016-1018 is because that is the average of the high, not at it's lowest not at its highest, just in the middle, and vice versa for the low.
 
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Cuban Cigar

Sealiner
grootvis wrote:
*BOKSLAGTER* wrote:
FOR INTEREST SAKE

When the barometer drops quick its a heavy (strong wind) Quick cold front on the way. If it drops steadily its a cold front for longer periods. This I specially use when we on the ships creating passage plans. (My opinion = The fish can feel the change so the know if its going to be a quick or a long "hibernation" period. I would personally prefer to fish on a slow steady baro drop. But obviously in the beginning f the pressure change.

Warm air = Rising air =low pressure
Cold air =Sinking air =High pressure.

1013.2mb is the average number. Anything below that or higher than is an high and low pressure on the books.
warm air rises creates low pressure and every low pressure is followed by and cold front.

The moon phase have a direct impact on tides with full moon and new moon (Together with the sun) creating spring and 1st and 3rd quarter creating neap tides. So this can also be one of the reason why you catch more fish on the different moon cycles.
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Apologies for this again, but some fellow sealiners requested, last bit of info on the baro debate:

For the guys asking: 1013.2mb is the normal pressure at sea level. The reason i prefer a baro reading of 1016-1018 is because that is the average of the high, not at it's lowest not at its highest, just in the middle, and vice versa for the low.
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Hi grootvis !

With all that great info, we are surely going to miss you down here in the Cape after your relocation, but I also have a suspicion that the local gallie population will be very relieved to find out that fewer of them will be landed in your absence ! ;)
 
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grootvis

Sealiner
Cuban Cigar wrote:
grootvis wrote:
*BOKSLAGTER* wrote:
FOR INTEREST SAKE

When the barometer drops quick its a heavy (strong wind) Quick cold front on the way. If it drops steadily its a cold front for longer periods. This I specially use when we on the ships creating passage plans. (My opinion = The fish can feel the change so the know if its going to be a quick or a long "hibernation" period. I would personally prefer to fish on a slow steady baro drop. But obviously in the beginning f the pressure change.

Warm air = Rising air =low pressure
Cold air =Sinking air =High pressure.

1013.2mb is the average number. Anything below that or higher than is an high and low pressure on the books.
warm air rises creates low pressure and every low pressure is followed by and cold front.

The moon phase have a direct impact on tides with full moon and new moon (Together with the sun) creating spring and 1st and 3rd quarter creating neap tides. So this can also be one of the reason why you catch more fish on the different moon cycles.
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Apologies for this again, but some fellow sealiners requested, last bit of info on the baro debate:

For the guys asking: 1013.2mb is the normal pressure at sea level. The reason i prefer a baro reading of 1016-1018 is because that is the average of the high, not at it's lowest not at its highest, just in the middle, and vice versa for the low.
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Hi grootvis !

With all that great info, we are surely going to miss you down here in the Cape after your relocation, but I also have a suspicion that the local gallie population will be very relieved to find out that fewer of them will be landed in your absence ! ;)
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ha ha ha...Hmmm. Im going to miss that for sure. I kind of had a gut feeling that i would move up there, hence the holding back on that rod that we discussed. Ill have to re-think the rod option now and adjust to the conditions there. Slightly longer rod required now, the 100M is now dedicated to spinning for large garrick and cob at the kromme mouth, I gave away my 15/30 which was paired to it. Used my TN30A! for spinnning for tail on that rod, unbalanced, a tiny tad, but it actually felt good in hand, might keep that combo. However, i always scout places, and this time that coast, and ive already seen some places where i can apply the same tactics as here in the cape, so it would be interesting to see how that one pans out! hows your combo doing?
 
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speartackle

Senior Member
Went to my little hole today. As thought, it was the day to get out there.

3 Gallies, 28, 33 and 42.

All released, 42 tagged.
 
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phillipherholdt

New member
((goodp_ Guys, thanks for all the info and comments.

Bungi, absolutely worth joining Blaasop for some reef hopping. If my fishing partner and friend Danie does not venture to Koelbaai, I might join Blaasop on the reef tomorrow, the way I know him, he will be there. Cuban Cigar, you should also join us one day.


Check the water temperature currently at 15° and with the NW on the way should only get warmer. Saturday, the pressure climbing steadily in the morning, then dropping from 18 steeply to 15 (time for a beer) and then playing around constantly between 16, 17 and later settling back on 18 and for the rest of Sunday. The swell dropping to 2.1m( cool for the reefs ). In my opinion a good two days ahead. Sunday looks very promising just before the cold front and at places where you want more kick in the water with the swell rising to just over 3m ( not cool for the reefs ).

With all this, " BAIT " is the key. If I just had some PRAWN ;)
 
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