Seemonster
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Anybody up for a paddle tomorrow?
Well I paddled out off fishhoek yesterday at about
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YELLOWTAILER wrote:
Those are serious size tail. Must say I've never manged to catch a double didget fish on casting tackle in Buffels or around the Point
Seeker1 wrote:
Oh, they definately there! Ive spotted many of those fish from the kraantz, usually in pairs though, A mate of mine got one in buffels of 25kg's a couple of years back there on the boat spinning. They looked like tuna, and that is another story, there are also pairs of those swimming there too!! For 2 years we were spotting them from the kraantz and one morning Barry rose got one, but lost the fish after battling to subdue it, line broke!!! Kobrob got a longfin, so be prepared boys, there is some monsters there. I cant wait to get my new kayak and get out there!
Oh, they definately there! Ive spotted many of those fish from the kraantz, usually in pairs though, A mate of mine got one in buffels of 25kg's a couple of years back there on the boat spinning. They looked like tuna, and that is another story, there are also pairs of those swimming there too!! For 2 years we were spotting them from the kraantz and one morning Barry rose got one, but lost the fish after battling to subdue it, line broke!!! Kobrob got a longfin, so be prepared boys, there is some monsters there. I cant wait to get my new kayak and get out there!
YELLOWTAILER
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That's a nice tail!!!!!
Having fished the last 18 years on and off at the Kranz I saw Barry Rose land an 18kg tail one afternoon,I've hooked similar busses on 3 occasions and got myself reefed every time.I'm sure hooking one on the ski will be a fight to the death because a large tail will easily tow you to the nearest kelp or reef and attempt to snag your line.
Hooking one in the 30m water on a flat seabed should be a little safer as there's no underwater snags.
Fishing even when yellowtail are scarce can produce these large single fish, they don't move with the main shoal .
Having fished the last 18 years on and off at the Kranz I saw Barry Rose land an 18kg tail one afternoon,I've hooked similar busses on 3 occasions and got myself reefed every time.I'm sure hooking one on the ski will be a fight to the death because a large tail will easily tow you to the nearest kelp or reef and attempt to snag your line.
Hooking one in the 30m water on a flat seabed should be a little safer as there's no underwater snags.
Fishing even when yellowtail are scarce can produce these large single fish, they don't move with the main shoal .
YELLOWTAILER wrote:
Yellowtailer, do you still frequent the ledges, I have also not been back there since I have been back in Cape town, crowds get to me, so rather stick to other places these days. That morning Barry hooked the YFT, we had chases the whole day, yellowfin smashing the topwater plugs, some of us did not even attempt to throw as we didnt want to loose our tackle, it was amazing to watch them chasing on the surface!! I think there is always tuna coming in there but they go unoticed by many!
Yellowtailer, do you still frequent the ledges, I have also not been back there since I have been back in Cape town, crowds get to me, so rather stick to other places these days. That morning Barry hooked the YFT, we had chases the whole day, yellowfin smashing the topwater plugs, some of us did not even attempt to throw as we didnt want to loose our tackle, it was amazing to watch them chasing on the surface!! I think there is always tuna coming in there but they go unoticed by many!
YELLOWTAILER
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The ledges haven't really gained popularity with the public so the numbers of angers remains reasonably low.Which is a good thing for obvious reasons.
Last year a buddy of mine ' Tony ' hooked a tuna that broke him off after a few seconds, then a few minutes later we got a call that guys at Kleinkranz spotted a patch of big tuna swimming outside casting distance.
When tossing your plug at jumping bait fish you have no idea what might take, most expect tail but sometimes one can be surprised by huge tuna.
Last year a buddy of mine ' Tony ' hooked a tuna that broke him off after a few seconds, then a few minutes later we got a call that guys at Kleinkranz spotted a patch of big tuna swimming outside casting distance.
When tossing your plug at jumping bait fish you have no idea what might take, most expect tail but sometimes one can be surprised by huge tuna.
YELLOWTAILER
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I will be fishing buffels tomorrow but there will be maybe ten kayakers doing the millers area early tomorrow morning mainly fishing for roman and other bottom fish.
I was out at buffels yesterday and saw plenty of massive snoek shoals on the fish finder but they were off the bite.
I was out at buffels yesterday and saw plenty of massive snoek shoals on the fish finder but they were off the bite.
YELLOWTAILER
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We hooked nothing but judging by the sizes of the shoals on the screen I would bet it must have been snoek
could not get off, hope you has some luck.
I am toiling with putting on a small motor on the kayak, just for the hell of it. Not to use all the time but to just have sometime off the paddles. Should be a treat to trawl on a calm sea. But the laws that govern power craft also apply to a simple kayak. What is my next step ?
I am toiling with putting on a small motor on the kayak, just for the hell of it. Not to use all the time but to just have sometime off the paddles. Should be a treat to trawl on a calm sea. But the laws that govern power craft also apply to a simple kayak. What is my next step ?
YELLOWTAILER
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I was out at Sea Point yesterday, plenty of decent size yellowtail on the surface , waters was between 15 and 16 degrees. Pity there just followed lures.They are thick between the 30 and 40m mark.
YELLOWTAILER
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Dr halibut hoffman
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Nice fish there..