Surfers A Fishermans Freind Or Foe

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surfaMIKE

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[color=#006600]deisel[/color] wrote:
no really you have no idea,...

the reason we live in jhb, is because there is money in jhb, well at least more oppertunity for folks that start from nothing
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Yes, I really do not have an idea what you guys go through. Must be hard

Well I still wouldnt live in jhb for that reason. I have got a really decent job here for the holidays, so I dont have a reason to move. Iv heard that the people who think that "the big city" has more job oppertunities and money than the normal little town often wind up with a crap job and live in a shack. I suppose thats only true for the "unskilled" labour

On the boogie boarder part: That is how it should be. To respect and be respected as a result
 
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Sharky2

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surfermike,i grew up in the good old bay and moved to joburg after school.man i miss my hometown,being able to fish when you feel like it and not having to plan a trip 4months in advance.if you don't mind me asking,which school did you go to?

planned my december holiday so that i can go back to the bay for a couple of days to fish with my old school buddies.
 
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surfaMIKE

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I go to Felixton College, and you? Which school did you go to?

Ya Bay is a lekka place. I dont know why people are leaving. Its so laidback, and has so many fishing spots, but unfortunatley the fish have decreased dramaticly in the harbour. 10 years ago you could catch grunter of over 1.5kg by the dozen. Now you battle to even catch a size grunter. Something went wrong, some people say its the gill nets (most likely), others say its the pollution increase in the harbour (possible). Either way our fish stocks are down big time, and its real sad cuz the innocent fisherman suffer the most
 
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Sharky2

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i went to richardsbay high school,matriculated in 1999.the good old days.i know what you mean,we used to nail the fish in the harbour,the T-jetty and the steal bridge.
but i hear it's a bit quiet lately!sad very sad.im planning on moving back in the next year or so!
 
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surfaMIKE

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Shweet...Thats the afrikaans high school hey? Or am I thinking of John Ross?

Hai ya, you wont get BEEG fish anymore here in the harbour, although people do get decent garrick, kob, etc, but Im refering to grunter, stumpnose, and all those other estuary fish. The only way you are gonna get a rush now is if you buy an ultralight setup with 4lb line and no.10 hooks, and go to the canal to get stripped by a sprat...
 
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Fishton

Sealiner
Launching out of Umkomaas mouth I always watch for anglers aiming for me. It's difficult when the sea is big, because you now have quite a few things to watch out for. When I see the line going over the bow I just grab bite and flip a quick 'birdie'. ;)
 
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deisel

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oh tou see mike, i finished school a long time ago, maybe not as long ago as some of the more seasoned sealine members (HEHEHEHE) SO I BEEN GRAFTING SINCE I CANT remeber and used to work at luckies in mananba beach then at ocean sport in margate , then at the pure venom snake park, and eventually i realised i needed more than 2k a month to survive and took the beeeg steps, that when i realized jhb had more of a market for what i wanted to do,...


now im the vallie looking for a spot amungst locals tunning

skees oom kan ek aseblief a lyn nat maak langs jou ek sal nie vir die branderplank ryers dood slan met a lood
 
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surfaMIKE

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Ohh hahaha ok cool I see your point now. Sorry may i ask you what you did at mananba beach, ocean sport and so on? And what are you doing now?

haha I hope the "ooms" dont give you that skeef look that they give me when I pitch up next to them...::hapi:
 
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deisel

Sealiner
at luckies i was normally in charge of packing the bait freezer and packing shelves, and at ocean sport i was supposed to sell stuff,and on the snake park i handled fed and cleaned up after various animals, but we cant hijack this thread bud,.. were are you round dec, ill be in sawdees then moving towards the south coast on the 21st maybe we should get a days fishing in?
 
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BigMatt

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sorry guys i missed this thread a bit....

i feel that anyone with a rod is a fisherman..or a person who fishes ...but it takes character to be an angler...

those guys at the piers etc might catch big fish but they are not true anglers if they have a blatent disregard for other people and the sea as a resource...

i dont always like it when those guys on jetski's ride around our boat in circles or up and down the blind canal at 100kph....but i keep my mouth shut because i know the sea isnt mine and that they get to have their turn too...

surfers arent as bad as the jetski guys btw...:)
 
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surfaMIKE

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[color=#006600]deisel[/color] wrote:
at luckies i was normally in charge of packing the bait freezer and packing shelves, and at ocean sport i was supposed to sell stuff,and on the snake park i handled fed and cleaned up after various animals, but we cant hijack this thread bud,.. were are you round dec, ill be in sawdees then moving towards the south coast on the 21st maybe we should get a days fishing in?
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Ya sorry about that, i get sidetracked quite easily

Im working at alkandstrand beach this december, but I do get days off, so maybe something can work. Thank you for the offer. I hope I didnt misunderstand the stuff in bold, was that directed at me? If it wasnt I appologise and will crawl into my small hole due to embarassment. If it was directed at me, then thanx once again, and I hope we can go fishing then:SSS

Haha Matt bru are you sucking up to us surfers now?? Jokes man. Naught bru, no-one is bad, you just get the odd idiot that brings down the whole population. Hey bru, those fisherman on the pier are true anglers, you just get some jerk offs that make them look bad
 
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Came accross this clip and thought of this thread, dont think it is real but had a good laugh anyway...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJnxYsZNzwM
 
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Trophy

Sealiner
I dont mind surfers as long as there is a mutual respect for each others passion. The basic rule when we share the ocean is simply first to arrive has the spot and the rights.

You may all have noticed that a great fishing spot also makes a great surfing spot. We both look for the same features to practise our recreation.

What I don't like is when thngs turn to the point where no respect is shown. I have to say that it's normally the surfers that cross this line first. On the other hand fishermen get to emotional and are the first to react.
 
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surfaMIKE

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[color=#006600]Nightfox[/color] wrote:
a surfer bit my line off while fishing at victoria bay's little pier on his way back from the point
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Vic Bay? Those surfers are heavy. There has been some localism trouble stuff posted in the zigzag surfing mag because of them. Maybe you were throwing next to him? Scaring him? Ticking him off? Granted that he shouldnt have done that, but some surfers get tired of fishermen throwing lead at them...
 
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Nightfox

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nope did none of that stuff, surf was huge that day they were all surfing the point wich is a good 100m further up and he was bellyridin a foamie back towards shore into my line and just bit it off. we were a good couple off guys fishing but all left because they showed no respect for our lines wich could have been easily avoided, by the way shaun thompson's handprint is at the point in cement!
 
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surfaMIKE

Senior Member
Ag no man thats just wrong of the surfer. If I was there, I would have given you full right to smack him. Even if the surfer was my mate, I would have shat on him big time, cuz you are also out there to have fun, I just wish other surfers realised that and respected other water users. Note that it only takes one rotten apple to spoil the bunch, and many surfers are really mellow and respect everyone, but you just get one turd that gives them a bad name. I appologise for what that surfer did to you
 
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