The Good,Bad and The Ugly

jace

Senior Member
Hi guys

Just a bit of interesting tit-bits. This weekend I went fishing with a relative to the South Coast.

THE GOOD......

whilst fishing in one spot I noticed some anglers fishing off a concrete pier and decided to cast my line.At first I was apprehensive to cast over the guys a line and was casting into a shallow...one angler came over to me and told me to cast into the deep over him and we sort out the tangle later...I was really impresses with this guy and later when I got a bite and pulled quickly another one the guys came over and told me how to wait and only pull after the rod went down.

Whilst fishing at another spot further down the beach we ran into a shoal of small shad. The majority of the anglers obeyed the law and put them back

THE BAD....

There were a few anglers who were targetting small blacktails and were keeping them. When asked why they were keeping them they replied..live bait...however by the time we left I did not see them use one.

THE UGLY

One angler with a group of his friends continued to cast his line across everyone else at a angle of approx 60 degs from his stand.This must have happened over ten time.

On one friends then came over me after another tangle and rudely indicated that he was going to cut my line if i crossed his  friends line. After pointing out that his friend was casting across everone,,the statement was then made that it was their beach.

 

Again , as with a lot of posts it takes all sorts in the new south africa and the base of behaviour is not about of race but upbringing and respect for fellow man.

Rdgs

Jace

 

 

 
 

Ivan

New member
Hi Jace

It is such a pitty when on sees greedy anglers taking fish that isnt the correct size.I fished on Friday and also noticed some idiots catching these small Blacktails and keeping them. - for some reason there seems to be plenty of these small blacktail around.
 

Tod1

New member
Hi Jace...

That is good, bad and ugly!:? I often wonder if a change in mindset will ever occur.

Because we can try and educate and educate...but if the mindset does not change, im afraid there is always going to be the good the bad and the ugly!:X

Look on the bright side...the comp aint to far off! Fishing with good guys!:D

Cheers

Guns...
 

zzzz

New member
Hpwzit jace,

Guys like that really really piss me off :X it makes me want to get all confrontational with the likes of them....

It's worth throwing over them on purpose and winding in very quickly, so you can cut him off lol (just make sure your tackle is all packed up and the car is idling for a speedy getaway LOL)

It's nice to hear you okes are at least catching something :( :(
 

jace

Senior Member
Hi Mike

It was the numbers game..two of us against seven of them...so even we started something their was no way we were going to be top of this one...so we fight the war another time.

Thanks for your comments.

Rdgs

Jace
 

leonard williams

Senior Member
yo, i catch black tail and when i catch big 1s i unfortunatley take them home to freeze and use for bait cos boy o boy do these big black tail work for sharks and especially prodigal sons.but i release the sharks and prodigal sons cos i believe that the fish has a chance and black tails only grow to like 3kgs so doesnt bother me.but owes maybe they wanted to use them in the night for live bait.im just saying they excellent bait
 

Ivan

New member
Its kinda ok if one is using them for bait - but i have seen some  guys selling these fish - they don't even make the required size .

 
 
hi jace

where were u i stay in uvongo and that kind of behaviour doesnt go down well!!!!

the undersize blacktails go to fish cakes!! the sea is for everyone and the only reason they told u off was cause there are more of them. lets hope they open the margate pier again so all the oakes that cant cast can go have their merry fun on the pier of pandamonium!! (shad runs).

rat!!:X
 

leonard williams

Senior Member
they'll never open that pier again,if only.shepstone municipality and ugo rather want to spend their money on sponsoring soccer teams.why dont they use the money that they have to tar transkei roads and put more power down the eastern cape.just corruption hey, but its better that they dont cause we'll have no more fish down there
 
boet theres nothing wrong with the pier its still standing after the tsunami then it will always stand. and they can have the pier then least i get my spots back like orange rocks that gets so crowded i dont go anymore.:(

rat!!
 

kent

New member
hi guys

little bit of info about black tails ...a 2kg blacktail is about 15 years old so think the next time u take a blacktail home?
 

kent

New member
Hi Guys

A little bit of useless info....

A blacktail of 2 kgs is about 15 years old

So lets all think before we take that next blacktail home for whatever...

Rather take the katenteen or stripies...

Just a thought????

Anyway not wanting to anger or annoy anyone!!!
 

zzzz

New member
hey land locked,

this is what a blacktail, or more commonly known as a 'dassie' looks like.

 Hope it helps ::H ::H ::H

cheers

Mike
 

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