My first spotty

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burney

Sealiner
I was fishing from around 17:00 just after high tide all that came out was shy sharks decided to change my spot and put on a 6/0 with chokka intended for a cob and as I was sitting and relaxing all off a sudden my rod dipped and the reel made that beautiful sound and it was on after about 5 minutes in I acsedently knocked my freespool switch on my reel and went into a panic but put things straight and brought him to the rocks and guided him out I was in sutch a shock didn't think I would get him out and my leader was shaving against the rocks the hole time but got him out measured him at 1.6m and put him back. reel used torium30 rod shimano beastmaster medium with 0.5mm main line and a 0.7mm leader. sorry for pic quality didn't have a flash with me
 

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Enigma

Moderator
Nice sharkie to start with.

Now imagine that adrenalin rush but now knowing it is a 150kg Bronzie on the other end.......

Looks a bit more like a Smoothound thand a Gulley but then again both are Spotted .....

Lekkker..(ni(ce(fish)(
 
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FLUKE

Sealiner
Nice Catch, Well Done.
I agree it looks like a Smooth hound and at 1,6mtr quite a decent one. They are good fun to catch and have a good burst of speed when they feel like it.
 
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Swaniepics

New member
That's my bogie fish ,still haven't caught one .....not even a small one :? .Lekker catch ,another fisherman to catch the toothie bug :)
 
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Wayne

Sealiner
burney wrote:
joh leker looks like they are coming out now its good news. congrats
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Burney,

If you want to come down to the baan sometime let me know will be glad to show you the spot there... and be good to have some company too... tag all day long...lol...
 
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Mike Smith

Sealiner
Nice going Burney! Yes, those spotties can give you quite a fight!

A looooong, looooooooong time ago when I was still as green as a cucumber and knew nothing about drag settings, leader line, etc. I was burned off three times in a row by the same spotty.

I only discovered this when I eventually lessened my drag and subsequently landed the beast sporting all three of my previous traces lodged in it's bottom jaw!

This was at Gaanzekraal and I was fishing at Aalwynkop next to the Lapa so landing the fish was quite easy using the gentle swell that was predominant at the time. ::slr::
 
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burney

Sealiner
thanx man we can make a plan going down to pearly beach this weekend but maybe next weekend would be leker
 
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burney

Sealiner
yes mike I was scared that he would cut me off and remembered what my good friend johan told me all you need to do is turn him and half the battle is done and I locked my drag and reeled and pulled hard it was amazing to finally land a real fish
 
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