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Title: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: Ziggy on January 17, 2014, 03:14:55 PM: This bonefish was caught off my boat yesterday in the harbour - Berkley ultralite spinning rod and Daiwa BG10 on 6lb mono. It put up a huge fight and took the rod to its limits.
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: SAfish on January 17, 2014, 03:29:12 PM: Good catch on such light tackle! (clap)
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Post by: isivuba on January 17, 2014, 03:31:21 PM: :shk now that take some doing Ziggy......Welldone!!!
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: Ziggy on January 17, 2014, 03:35:51 PM: Quote from: isivuba on January 17, 2014, 03:31:21 PM
:shk now that take some doing Ziggy......Welldone!!!

Again - taking the laaities out fishing and handing over all fish! So I never landed it - but it gave me great pleasure to see the young man land the fish under instruction on use of the drag, rod angle, controlling the fish to prevent it going under the boat etc

I have caught my fair share of Bonefish fly fishing in Acension Bay in the Yucatan (Mexico) - so did not mind handing the rod over
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: dugong on January 17, 2014, 03:36:45 PM: Nice fish Ziggy!!
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: Dbn Hooker on January 17, 2014, 05:53:23 PM: nice fish Ziggy :resp: , good to see them coming in to the harbour....from what I know about boney's they like almost perfect water, not sure if I am correct :dunno: :dunno: though....
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: Prego on January 17, 2014, 06:18:22 PM: Ziggy it was not long ago you were day dreaming about catching bone fish in durbans own flats, well there you go :hehe:

Great to see
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: Ziggy on January 17, 2014, 08:43:43 PM: Quote from: Prego on January 17, 2014, 06:18:22 PM
Ziggy it was not long ago you were day dreaming about catching bone fish in durbans own flats, well there you go :hehe:

Great to see

I forgot that I was dreaming of that!

Caught on the harbour "flats" - i.e. on the centre island!

Going there again tomorrow - and this time with a "ballie" fly fisherman who reckons he can catch a boney or two - I doubt it very much, I am sure it was a rare once off
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: dodger on January 18, 2014, 09:11:04 AM: just shows how the water quality in the harbour has improved, well done
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Post by: Happy Dog on January 20, 2014, 11:45:32 AM: Nice ziggy, what did it take?
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Post by: WalkersKiller on January 20, 2014, 11:56:16 AM: Great stuff Ziggy.
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Post by: deepblu on January 20, 2014, 12:03:25 PM: nice Ziggy what did you get him on?
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Post by: Ziggy on January 20, 2014, 03:27:44 PM: caught on cracker
Title: Re: Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour
Post by: Debbie on January 20, 2014, 04:04:13 PM: Sounds like great fun on the Ultra light tackle ....... (clap) (clap)
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Post by: Happy Dog on January 20, 2014, 09:30:36 PM: Thanks Ziggy