so last night I went to strand and fished melkbaai got there as water started pushing after lowtide and as sun was going under first cast got me a 92cm smouthhound and 3rd cast another one but a little baby and so I decided to start sliding some mackerel heads and octopus legs but got nothing on that and after 12:00 midnight I started throwing a few pilchard baits and got another smouthhound and decided to move about 20 meters to the left because there was a lot of seaweed in the water and on my second cast as the water was dropping after high tide I got that knock knock and I kapped him and felt the headshakes the guys always talk about and I started getting happy as I reeled him in and when I pulled him out of the water I saw him I was so happy my first edible. rod used shimano technium heavy and torium30 with 0.52 double x main line and I actualy caught him on my skelm 1/0 hook. the fish measured 55cm.
my first cob
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ravingDIODE
Member
Another first Cob! Well done 
Now reading this post after the other post about the cob on the reef, I am thinking I must skip Melkbos and head to Strand instead
What did you use for bait?
Now reading this post after the other post about the cob on the reef, I am thinking I must skip Melkbos and head to Strand instead
What did you use for bait?
phillipherholdt
New member
Congratulations, funny enough i 'only' target edibles. feels much more rewarding. hope you get more of them soon. 
..VERY WELL DONE!!!