i have fished many, many times at Cape Point and Bakoven. I would say the most critical aspect of all attributes in catching a galjoen is the distance you cast. Take Bakoven, any cast over twenty meters and you are lucky to get a bite. You can still catch fish there in very clear water, provided you fish in the first 5 meter zone, sometimes in water no deeper than 30cm.
Cape Point is exactly the same, as long as you are in shallow water around a rock or reef (working water - even slightly) then you have a chance of catching. I have often been there when nobody else has caught a single fish ( we were there once when the two oceans aquarium guys were catching new specimenes for the tank), they were casting deep and got nothing, in a matter of twenty minutes we gave them four fish, all caught within 10 meters of the side. For galjoen - do not overcast!!
Cape Point is exactly the same, as long as you are in shallow water around a rock or reef (working water - even slightly) then you have a chance of catching. I have often been there when nobody else has caught a single fish ( we were there once when the two oceans aquarium guys were catching new specimenes for the tank), they were casting deep and got nothing, in a matter of twenty minutes we gave them four fish, all caught within 10 meters of the side. For galjoen - do not overcast!!


