Melkbos

[oomfaan]

Did anybody get anything in Melkbos area over the weekend apart from the cob I caught on Friday evening at the slip?

 

[InfectedMushroom]

I had a big hit at bontkop but it just hit the bait and vanished,was using half a pilchard

 

[oomfaan]

Welcome to the West Coast. One of these days you'll catch that big one. Jy moet net nie haastig wees en die hoek uit sy bek strike nie. Gee hom kans om die aas te sluk. Most of the 7 I caught on Friday afternoon have swallowed the bait, and they all took extremely skelm.

 

[InfectedMushroom]

I had the rod in the rod holder,was watching it and just saw the one hit and jump up but he didnt touch it again,he raped it with that first hit.how big where the ones you got?::jest

 

[oomfaan]

Nothing big. between 45 and 65 cm.

 

[davidwball]

Hi was there sat morning but nothing as the trek netters where their. Had about 15-20 cob in the net but all small ones.

 

[Carl Cymru]

Fished Saturday morning at Bonkop. No luck I think the seals were the only ones that got anything....

 

[Speedmaster]

Was also at Bontkop on Saterday Morning. Cought a small skark.

 

[SL-Assassin]

Hi Oomvaan, thanks for the pillies. Sad to say we did not get a tap after you left. So it looks like you pretty much nailed it.

 

[oomfaan]

Its a pleasure, I cannot freeze a pilly after thawed anyway. Keep on trying, you'll eventually catch your dream.

 

[Dafishking]

Hi there infect/mush if iam not mistaken that sounds like a elf they like 2 hit an run. Keep on fishing that spot and u will sucseed. Goodluck.

 

[InfectedMushroom]

thanx, i wouldnt know fishking but it was quite a big hit.gonna get them fishes soon

 

[SL-Assassin]

oomfaan wrote:

Its a pleasure, I cannot freeze a pilly after thawed anyway. Keep on trying, you'll eventually catch your dream.

Caught my dream in Macassa last weekend.  Now I can dream again, and BIGGER. lol
But still looking for that Bigg'ens in Melkbos.

 

[marinello599]

nice one bru

 

[oomfaan]

Congrats, great fish. as they say :"Aanhouer wen".  Now go for the big one.

 

[kaspaas]

Het vanoggend sowat 05:45 by die slip 'n draai gemaak oppad werk-toe. Treknetters was alweer besig. Kon nie sien wat dit was nie maar hulle het hele paar kratte vis gevang. Vanwaar ek in die bakkie gesit het, het ek slegs klein vissies gesien.

Terloops, die water was baie plat maar soooooo mooi. Het gewonder of ek nie maar moet siek speel nie en maar daar gaan staan met 'n stok nie... sug! 

 

[Marthin]

what i found to work for those skelm melkbos kobbies, is a bass hook. 5/0, but the straight shank, not the curved worm one. Owner makes a nice one.

You need an ULTRA sharp hook... i call it westcoast maniere, you just have one shot, it grabs once, if it's miss then it's overs cadovers. Also had lots of success with a "skelm" hook above my main hook. Caught most of my kob at Melkbos on the skelm hook and the main hook flapping around outside the fishes mouth.

At witsand this weekend the kob were doing the same. I changed tactics, rigged up west coast style, bass hooks and anchovie, with chokka.... WHAP WHAP, vas pappa!!!

 

[Marthin]

Here is an example... not my fish but a classic....