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Sealiner
So today was the day we went to 'diepgat' a VERY secret spot off the eastern cape coast
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It's a small plateau that rises from 140m to 110m. The trip is made twice a year to try conserve the resident fish.
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Catches there have consisted of XXL carpenter, hake, kingklip, john dory, wreckfish and epic duckbill baits
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Overall the fishing was poor today but I got a very nice surprise! We were struggling, jacopevers were in a frenzy so I
put on a Fladen Fjaderhackla (giant sabiki)
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It has 3 hooks so when I felt the first one take I left it, second one on two winds to set the hook and drop down and bump bump beeeeend
zz-zzzzz-zzz BUMP BUMP BUMP... geez big carpenters got me now!
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Fishing with sabiki I always back off the drag cos the hooks are usually small.
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After a couple of metres I felt this felt very different to a carpenter, it was definitely a decent bottom dweller.
So I took it easy, and the 110m took me the better part of 5-10 minutes to retrieve.
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Out pops a wreckfish! WTF how cool is that!!! really didnt expect to actually catch one, let alone on an artificial!!
Being a protected species we quickly dehooked, photographed, measured (70cm FL, +-5kg)Â and downrigged this little fella with a jig and bottoms sinker.
WOW what a nice surprise! ::S
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My main objective was to try a vertical jig but had 0 takers (carpenters dont count). Lack of interest probably due to us being anchored, a drift just does something to the action of a jigged lure that the bottom dwellers like.
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We were fortunate in that there were no seals around today! (Cape Taxman)
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Other catches today included 1 XL carpenter, 1 nice hake, a couple average hake and rat carpenters.
A very long drive for not much reward but I'm super stoked with the catch! :wfish
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Another one for the list and that leaves kingklip and john dory on my most wanted list!
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Hake for supper!Â
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It's a small plateau that rises from 140m to 110m. The trip is made twice a year to try conserve the resident fish.
Â
Catches there have consisted of XXL carpenter, hake, kingklip, john dory, wreckfish and epic duckbill baits
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Overall the fishing was poor today but I got a very nice surprise! We were struggling, jacopevers were in a frenzy so I
put on a Fladen Fjaderhackla (giant sabiki)
Â
It has 3 hooks so when I felt the first one take I left it, second one on two winds to set the hook and drop down and bump bump beeeeend
zz-zzzzz-zzz BUMP BUMP BUMP... geez big carpenters got me now!
Â
Fishing with sabiki I always back off the drag cos the hooks are usually small.
Â
After a couple of metres I felt this felt very different to a carpenter, it was definitely a decent bottom dweller.
So I took it easy, and the 110m took me the better part of 5-10 minutes to retrieve.
Â
Out pops a wreckfish! WTF how cool is that!!! really didnt expect to actually catch one, let alone on an artificial!!
Being a protected species we quickly dehooked, photographed, measured (70cm FL, +-5kg)Â and downrigged this little fella with a jig and bottoms sinker.
WOW what a nice surprise! ::S
Â
My main objective was to try a vertical jig but had 0 takers (carpenters dont count). Lack of interest probably due to us being anchored, a drift just does something to the action of a jigged lure that the bottom dwellers like.
Â
We were fortunate in that there were no seals around today! (Cape Taxman)
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Other catches today included 1 XL carpenter, 1 nice hake, a couple average hake and rat carpenters.
A very long drive for not much reward but I'm super stoked with the catch! :wfish
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Another one for the list and that leaves kingklip and john dory on my most wanted list!
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Hake for supper!Â