Hi guys, a quick question for locals. Is it allowe

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fishingjack

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Hi guys,
a quick question for locals. Is it allowed/legal to fish for sharks from the shore in the Durban area?
I would really like a go at targeting zambezi sharks and/or small tigers (or similar) from the shore if it's legal. Maybe a week or two in January.

Thanks for any help.

-Jack
 
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CLS

Senior Member
Go for it, Zululand coast, Transkei plenty places all over, Remember the great white is protected and cannot be touched.
 
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HAGAR :)

Senior Member
Just a thought that has been bothering me and I am sorry for the semi hijack. But its not like you can stop n Great White from taking bait.

So what would be the procces when you realize you have a Great white on the line?
 
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CLS

Senior Member
Once to realise its a great white, you cut the line as close to its mouth as possible, don't even handle it. Its a protected species.
 
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fishingjack

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AYOBA! wrote:
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Thanks,
I've been reading posts on this forum for over a year now. I usually try to get to Thailand once a year to catch some decent sized fish that put up a fight. This year they have had the terrible flooding. I hope they recover soon.
In the last few months I started reading about land based shark fishing on some American sites. It's very popular in Florida and Texas.
Last weekend I saw a documentry about 'Black December'. If there are shark nets I thought the local authorities might not want people fishing for sharks.
I know they are there already but a lot of people think bait brings the sharks in.

Regarding White Sharks, I believe in the USA that you are supposed to try and unhook the fish in the water and release it as soon as possible without causing it harm or killing it. As long as it's not killed intentionally you should be ok.
I suppose if I hooked a big moma that I might simply be replacing a spool of line, never seeing the shark that did it :fst:

Now is winter in the USA so it's a bit slower going than the summer. Durban looks a better bet for successful fishing.

One thing I don't understand though is why people from SA go to Namibia for shark fishing if they can catch them locally?

Thanks for the help

-Jack
 
200ts

200ts

Senior Member
fishingjack wrote:
AYOBA! wrote:
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One thing I don't understand though is why people from SA go to Namibia for shark fishing if they can catch them locally?

Thanks for the help

-Jack
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Hi Jack, People also like to fish different places. I have never been to namibia but would love to go. If you know what you doing and have a good guide i think you can catch some decent fish there as the fishing pressure is not as high as it is in durban and surrounds. I could be wrong though
 
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fishingjack

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200ts wrote:
fishingjack wrote:
AYOBA! wrote:
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One thing I don't understand though is why people from SA go to Namibia for shark fishing if they can catch them locally?

Thanks for the help

-Jack
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Hi Jack, People also like to fish different places. I have never been to namibia but would love to go. If you know what you doing and have a good guide i think you can catch some decent fish there as the fishing pressure is not as high as it is in durban and surrounds. I could be wrong though
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It's a very good point 200ts. After all there's not really anything there but the beach. It must be quite an experience.

It sounds like a lot of people in SA still come across unstoppable fish now and again. You are very lucky. I wish England was even half as good as SA for shore based fishing.
 
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Glenn

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@ fishing jack

You have come to the right place to target bull sharks. Durban holds some great spots from the beach. Pm fritz or Stef german aka action man, as these guys are shark experts when it comes to this.. I will also be needing there help for this when over in Durban again.
 
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Enigma

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Hi fishingjack

Durban wouldn't be your spot of choice.

If you want to specifically target Zambezi sharks then you want to hit the unprotected Northern KZN shores such as Mntunzini, Richards bay, Port Durnford, Tugela Mouth.

I have 3 groups coming out to join us for Jan through to Feb and we'll be fishing the coastline from Fish River to Knysna but but concentrating on the PE area as one can get Raggies, Bronzies, Sandbar, Zambezi, Blacktip, Grey, Hammer, Smooth hound, Gully, Diamonds, Black Rays, Blue Rays, Garrick, Kob, Yellowtail and a host of other fish and if you keep an eye on the weather and swell there are a myriad of places to fish irrespective of the weather.

In our trip last January we managed 8.4 tons of shark and fish, granted most were Raggies but we got 6 over 185kg and 4 over 200kg.
 
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Enigma

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Durban itself would be a nightmare to trget giants because of the sharknets in the water .

Mntunzini is the pupping grounds for the big Diamond rays and these are predated on by the Zambezis, we'll be doing a late March trip to the area to see if we can entice one on a Diamond swimbait.

Other big fish in the area would be Giant Sandsharks, Diamond Rays, Honeycomb Rays, Java and Sandbar sharks. The occasional large Grey/Dusky but you would have to go further north for Tigers but the tigers are really few and far between with maybe one or 2 caught in a year

Large edibles in the Surf would be Giant Trevally and Pompano

Best persons to speak to re the North Coast are Stringbean and Nemessis, I see last mentioned lost a fight to a zambezi just recently and is on a mission to get one this season
 
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Enigma

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Or come join us iN PE and ughrade your PB catch to a Tripple digit fish. Goint to be a lot cheaper than a Thailand trip and something coetely new.
 
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benniejordaan

Sealiner
fishingjack, you have some interesting species listed in your "best catch". I would love to see some pics?? There are fish that most of us will never see let along catch.
 
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fishingjack

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Enigma wrote:
Or come join us iN PE and ughrade your PB catch to a Tripple digit fish. Goint to be a lot cheaper than a Thailand trip and something coetely new.
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Hi,
I would love to join you some time. I actually have to go to Thailand because my fiancee is from there and she has to see her family. Just got great news in Jan that she now has been granted UK residency.
One more trip to see the family and then hopefully now we have some freedom to travel elsewhere. I'd like her to come to SA but it still may be difficult visa wise. Before it was impossible as Thai non-UK residents could only do Visa's for Europe etc back in Thailand.

What are you catching in PE, bronzies? Sand tigers?
 
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fishingjack

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I have added the images here to:

Mostly the mekong catfish as they are the most numerous and the biggest. It's great you can catch these huge things in a fishing park/pond/lake.








Below - a 500g FC Monster jigging rod with a UK pike/carp bait runner reel. Daiwa regal z 4550brt. It nearly destroyed the reel. The reel was flexing when trying to wind in and the drag locked down couldnt stop the fish for about 15 minutes.





This is the mekong catfish that nearly destroyed the UK reel. A real barrel of a fish.





















An amazonian red tail catfish. I found these the strongest pound for pound fighter. They give 100% from the start and usually dive back into their home breaking you off. If you beat them in the first 60 seconds you usually win. They go all out for about 2 to 3 minutes. They only tend to be 15 to 20kg though but the mekong catfish are said to go to 150kg.

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My best mekong catfish catch back in 2009.

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Also in 2009, caught this on an 8ft 120g spinning rod with a 6500 size surecatch cmd300. This was the first time I went to the park not realising the fish got this big. I had a sore thumb for days after. Fight was about 40 minutes.

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baby mekong catfish are very beautiful. They have huge tails for their size giving them power.

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These amazonian Pacu were caught in Phuket.





A whopper at a Singapore aquarium



I'm afraid I don't have pictures of the gar or arapaima.

Also have some video clips:

[flash=425,344]http://www.youtube.com/v/YgkR9IiMO-o&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]

[flash=425,344]http://www.youtube.com/v/1FpHCc8mtV0&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]

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Vades

Sealiner
I can only see some of the pics, wow! First batch isn't showing for some reason.

Should't be a problem getting a visa for SA unless you're the Dalai Lama.
 
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