Osie wrote:
Just spend the last three hours reading the report and this must be the best report ever written on sealine!!!
I would just like to ask a question, being a freshie and knowing nothing about saltwaer fishing and not even mentioning the gear, will it be worth it to join the bash next year.
I do not want to go there and just be a nuisance because i don't know what i am doing and people constanly must help me with bait etc etc.
Osie if you get into Saltwater , then this is THE opportunity to Meet the People you sit and Chirp , or who chirp you , al year long .
It's a great Experience ,and not being on your home turf teaches you Many , Many things , and Levels the playing field . It also shows you What Makes a good angler a good angler , as i witnessed with Renier . He is Dead Serious about landing the stuff he hooks , and is fixated on the target on the end of the Line .
There is so little difference really Between Fresh and salt - just Look at enigma , who dabbles with both , fresh water at National Level .
Yet he Enjoys getting floored by a grey as Much as he Enjoys Landing a Carp of 16 Kg .
So -yes . If you ever start getting into the spirit of Things , no matter where the event is planned - it is , simply , what you Make of it .
and that is how this cookie rolls ......... Either you enjoy yourself , and Make the most of it , or you go home and say never again so far, for so little .
I view these trips as being some of the few times i get to Meet all these Mad nuggets you Chat to all week long .
We had a blast , and barring the bloody brek-in , the weather Was the only external Factor we couldn't allow for .
And the very next week - Habib went down to hole , and , first Cast , hooks into a Grey .
Swims that out - 80 Meters out - pick-up - Vas .
205 Kg Zambezi .
It Can be Done .
As for Asking for assistance , i doubt anyone would have any trouble offering you assistance at the Water's Edge - i Mean- Just Look at Ivan - he got the Full CRASH course in under an hour !!!
jinne man , I'm still chuckling at Renier uitcrap Sessie with Ivan , it was funny as hell .
the poor oke didn't know what hit him , but renier in his own Way helped him a lot .I'm sure Ivan will attest to that .
Glad you enjoyed the Report . I spent so Much time , under Enormous pressure at work , in trying to get it finished within a reasonable time . The vids took forever to download .AGES .
in the end I think you'll agree though , the report makes for interesting Reading , when coupled to Video's and images .
As Far as Im concerned , this one has raised the bar for me .The question would be how to top it ! I don't think I ever Will .But hel - It sure is fun trying , and it beats the hell outta work ! .