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Good Day ouens Have any of you have advice for
- Thread starter Bauermn
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Hi Vlok
Platboom is on the west side of the reserve so it clears up after the South Easter.
If it gets too cold then it is a bit tricky to dive.
When you enter the water, load your gun as soon as it is safe to do so. The big gallies are often in about chest deep water.
Many years ago I saw a beast of a gallie while I was putting on my fins in about a metre of water.
The dense kelp would make a shorter gun a better bet. You kind of need to be on the gallie as soon as you see him turn broadside. It is kind of hard to try to swing a longer gun onto him.
Platboom is on the west side of the reserve so it clears up after the South Easter.
If it gets too cold then it is a bit tricky to dive.
When you enter the water, load your gun as soon as it is safe to do so. The big gallies are often in about chest deep water.
Many years ago I saw a beast of a gallie while I was putting on my fins in about a metre of water.
The dense kelp would make a shorter gun a better bet. You kind of need to be on the gallie as soon as you see him turn broadside. It is kind of hard to try to swing a longer gun onto him.
Hi Vlok,
I used to dive it lots many years ago. The "lagoon" area is very protected, and you can often sneak in a dive there on or after a low tide even if there is big swell. It is mostly a gallie spot, have shot them up to just under 3 kilos there, but they are very tricky in the shallow water. As you walk down there you will see the lagoon as it has some rocks protecting it at the back. The 4 corners of the lagoon are the better areas for fish, and a patch in the middle. There is a gap through the rocks at the back towards the left that has a nice area of sandy clearings in front of it that the gallies love, but they are pretty spooky there! Occasionally you get some bigger hotties there, but mostly in the front right area. I always thought I would find steenbras there, but never did.
You can dive past the lagoon as well, but the kelp is very thick. Once in a blue moon you will find other species there, I have seen blacktail, wildeperd and baby cracker (2 kilos) there at times, and also shot a brute butterfish there, just a hair under 2 kilos, but I put plenty of time in there to find that one, only ever saw one other decent one.
It is a great spot to practice being sneaky in shallow water to up your chance of shooting a cracker when you get upcoast.
Enjoy it and look after it, it is a lovely dive spot that is worth remembering if you are hard up and the swell is up. You can dive there sometimes even in a 4m plus swell, you must just then dive on the low tide. A big NW makes it dirty, and too much SE over springs and it cools down quickly.
Let us know how it goes.
Cheers,
Tony
I used to dive it lots many years ago. The "lagoon" area is very protected, and you can often sneak in a dive there on or after a low tide even if there is big swell. It is mostly a gallie spot, have shot them up to just under 3 kilos there, but they are very tricky in the shallow water. As you walk down there you will see the lagoon as it has some rocks protecting it at the back. The 4 corners of the lagoon are the better areas for fish, and a patch in the middle. There is a gap through the rocks at the back towards the left that has a nice area of sandy clearings in front of it that the gallies love, but they are pretty spooky there! Occasionally you get some bigger hotties there, but mostly in the front right area. I always thought I would find steenbras there, but never did.
You can dive past the lagoon as well, but the kelp is very thick. Once in a blue moon you will find other species there, I have seen blacktail, wildeperd and baby cracker (2 kilos) there at times, and also shot a brute butterfish there, just a hair under 2 kilos, but I put plenty of time in there to find that one, only ever saw one other decent one.
It is a great spot to practice being sneaky in shallow water to up your chance of shooting a cracker when you get upcoast.
Enjoy it and look after it, it is a lovely dive spot that is worth remembering if you are hard up and the swell is up. You can dive there sometimes even in a 4m plus swell, you must just then dive on the low tide. A big NW makes it dirty, and too much SE over springs and it cools down quickly.
Let us know how it goes.
Cheers,
Tony
Hi there
Iwas thinking that I was going to declare that voucher invalid if you don't put me on good fish! Lol
No seriously, my knowledge of the spots around the cape is not good, I need to shoot bigger fish though! I get full limits but nothing special! I would reaaly like it if we can dive together sometime, my number is 0825521776 send me yours so we can arrange it, I have dived pappies bank a few times and got my personal best hottie there, I would like it if you can take me along on a tail or geelbek shoredive ass well, I am asking a lot , I might have to consider doubling that voucher!
Due to my career as a farmer it is only weekend diving for me thoagh!
You and your wife will really enjoy the break away to our guesthouse, you can get all the details on www.uitvlugtguesthouse.co.za, a wine farm with guest house and dating back to 1824! Don't stress too much about the validity period on the voucher, not a big deal!
Cheers Andie
Looking forward to getting a few dives in
Iwas thinking that I was going to declare that voucher invalid if you don't put me on good fish! Lol
No seriously, my knowledge of the spots around the cape is not good, I need to shoot bigger fish though! I get full limits but nothing special! I would reaaly like it if we can dive together sometime, my number is 0825521776 send me yours so we can arrange it, I have dived pappies bank a few times and got my personal best hottie there, I would like it if you can take me along on a tail or geelbek shoredive ass well, I am asking a lot , I might have to consider doubling that voucher!
Due to my career as a farmer it is only weekend diving for me thoagh!
You and your wife will really enjoy the break away to our guesthouse, you can get all the details on www.uitvlugtguesthouse.co.za, a wine farm with guest house and dating back to 1824! Don't stress too much about the validity period on the voucher, not a big deal!
Cheers Andie
Looking forward to getting a few dives in
Hey man,
I'll try my best to put you on the fish mate... Weekends are hit and miss with the conditions, but lets see what we can organise! I am on a course this weekend, but any other time I can make a plan...
If you chose to double the voucher... Well I won't reject that... He he he. No Pressure though.
Chat soon mate.
Andie
I'll try my best to put you on the fish mate... Weekends are hit and miss with the conditions, but lets see what we can organise! I am on a course this weekend, but any other time I can make a plan...
If you chose to double the voucher... Well I won't reject that... He he he. No Pressure though.
Chat soon mate.
Andie