rob billimore
Sealiner
Faan, the early day Snoek fisherman used to use those Copper pipe Bokstang lures, but over the years, the typical lead and skirt set up has proved to be more succesful, and cheaper to use as they are mass produced. As Donovan says, they can be very dangerous as well, I personally had a no 4 Spinner smash me in the face as a kid, and the 12/0 pulled right through my nose. Also, those Bokstangs were bigger and heavier, so worked particularly well when fishing deep, and the old fisherman also tell you that the Snoek were much bigger in the early days of fishing, and it sort of makes sense actually, as the fishing effort was much less then.
But in my opinion, your lures would still work today, but you would need to work them with more of a jiggle, unless you were fishing in deep water off Sea Point area, or Hot Bay, where the Snoek are known to feed deep down.
PS, lots of Tail spotted in the same area where we caught my Capt Morgan winner last year, maybe the fish hang around for the month of May agaain, and we get to catch a few more there.
But in my opinion, your lures would still work today, but you would need to work them with more of a jiggle, unless you were fishing in deep water off Sea Point area, or Hot Bay, where the Snoek are known to feed deep down.
PS, lots of Tail spotted in the same area where we caught my Capt Morgan winner last year, maybe the fish hang around for the month of May agaain, and we get to catch a few more there.
