New to the art of kitefishing

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Dave Batista

Sealiner
Hey howsit james, I dont use bait cotton but use sowing cotton, I simply take a 2m section of the cotton fold it in half and then fold it in half again, then you'll have 4 strands of cotton then tie a knot in each end of the cotton,then trim the excess off. Then make a loop in your kite line,attach a big swivel via a catspaw then tie the one end of the cotton to your swivel and the other end to your trace swivel.

Once I have done this I usually will snap one of the strands so there's 3(will work 90% of the time) when there's very little wind and its a smaller bait then I will send it out on just 2 strands. 1kg bait and smaller, 2 strands,between 1 and 2.5kg's 3 strands,4 strands-.2.5kg baits with a medium to strong wind. Usually you just let the kite freespool then tighten up and before you striked 3 times the bait is dropped. Works like a bomb and very cheap but tying the cotton on the rocks can be a little tricky so what I've done now is bought a number of cheap sowing pins(the clip ones) and tied the cotton to each end that way when you get to the water it's just clip,clip and you're ready to send out a big bait.
 
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Occie

Sealiner
Jinne getting married next month so im only looking at going to Mazeppa around March,but will definantly do two trips next year.
 
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Occie

Sealiner
Lol they dont call it the windy city for nothing.
Maybe I will get 3 spares for incase instead of buying a torium 50.
 
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christo1

Senior Member
Bad luck of today:
My 19mm stainless steel rodstand snapped
Send a big kob-head out 400m with my seagull
Hooked something that breached the water twice
fish took line and then nothing - not hooked as it swam with the bait in its mouth.
then..... LOST MY SEAGULL after trying to send out the second bait - 50lb darcon popped.
The seagull is curently on its way to either Gamtoos, Van stadens or Blue horison bay so please look out for it and the tooth-ferries will grant you with many sharks. haha

No to find a kite before next week.
 
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Enigma

Moderator
Like I have said over and over and OVER again...... same to Def as well

Buy a single line kite that you can trim and tilt and tack left or right.

0.60mm mono or 50lbs braid is sufficient to drop a bait.

That's all you need for Shark fishing. If you want to ferry baits and fish eds or sharks get a Muller, Seagull or Falcon and fly it on 100kg Braid with a Penn Senator 12/0 or modern equivalent or you will frustrate yourself to no end.
 
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christo1

Senior Member
Thanks Craig.
I am waiting for a quote on the windsong kite single line kite (think its the same as the one we used at st francis). The wind was to strong today for that kite so I think that was the major issue that caused the Dacron to snap.

The reel was not loaded with dacron but was rather joined about 40m from the kite with two bimini knots with a meter section 50lb Dacron. I was scared to tie my clip onto the 0.8mm line itself so therefore I’ve put in the section of dacton to rather use it to tie my release clip with. It worked well for the first 3 baits we’ve dropped but thereafter it popped. Think the wind was +50km/h.
I’ve also reinforced the 11.5” KP with fiberglass so I don’t think it will ever pop again but I am now think about using a torium 30 spooled with those cheap 100lb braid to fly the kite. Will the drag be sufficient?
Otherwise, the kite thing was great, espessially when you see the explosion on the water with a constant fast clicking sound.
 
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Enigma

Moderator
I regularly use a saltist 50 setup for standard fishing ie. 600m 50lbs and 180m 0.55mm

If you substitute mono for dacron (not recommended) the use 130lbs and not 50lbs.

YOu are making it to complicated and the standard Windsong is R175 and the medium with Carbon stays is R275 but has Carbon Rods whereas the standard has fiberglas rods.

Buy online and ship by postal services

Don't buy the drogue tail, use a 7m x 5mm ski rope as a tail
 
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Dave Batista

Sealiner
Eish bad luck loosing the kite hey. Jip them windsong kites are very easy to fly, only disadvantage is that they can't be tacked too much or else they start to nose dive. I currently have a std fishing kite(60X60) with carbon stays and a large(1mX1m) with carbon stays and a Falcon. I had 2 mediums but lost them 1 because the wind dropped and my tail was too long and the other because my tail was too short:fbash

I would say that the best tail all round would be 8m long 5mm skei rope with a 1m piece of thick light plastic at the bottom to give more drag, I then use a light sinker between 2-4oz depending on the speed of the wind to stabilize the tail.
 
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burned off

New member
Where did you fish?Thinking of dropping a bait or 2 tomorow and you more than welcome to join me.
Lotsa small fish in the bay,weve gotten about 30 this week so far on the small rods
 
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christo1

Senior Member
@ Burned off
I went to Kabeljous in the "kom" where you park at the caravan park. I am trying to organise a windsong kite but I am struggling to get ahold of them. Neither email or phone numbers working. I wish I could also go and fish but it seems like I am getting the flue. Hope you get those big long and hard pulls. Please post pics.
 
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christo1

Senior Member
Enigma wrote:
Like I have said over and over and OVER again...... same to Def as well

Buy a single line kite that you can trim and tilt and tack left or right.

0.60mm mono or 50lbs braid is sufficient to drop a bait.

That's all you need for Shark fishing. If you want to ferry baits and fish eds or sharks get a Muller, Seagull or Falcon and fly it on 100kg Braid with a Penn Senator 12/0 or modern equivalent or you will frustrate yourself to no end.
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Hi Craig. DO you perhaps have a number or email adress on how to order those windsongs? The emails and numbers on the website does not work. Tried today but nothing and I want to buy a replacement
Thanks
 
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burned off

New member
Ive got some 60cm ones that could lend you,theyll work when the winds strong
Give me a call and ill drop one by steffs 0790335059
Did you rig the kob head with a circle
 
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christo1

Senior Member
Yes. 20o cirlce but I was too excited so I did not give the fish enough chance to swallow. I wanted a hookup and a fast one too. haha. One always learn hey.

Don't you want to sell me one of those kites? Please please please.
 
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