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OFFSHORE ANGLING => Inshore Boating => Topic started by: Ziggy on October 26, 2014, 10:21:16 AM

Title: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Ziggy on October 26, 2014, 10:21:16 AM: A friend and I went to Port St Johns for four days this week for a bit of fishing on the Umzimvubu river. What a spot!

the view down river

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/DSC_0751_zpsd49a5514.jpg)

The view up river

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/psj22_zpsd53562c6.jpg)

the view from my fishing perch!

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/DSC_0758_zps02fef2b5.jpg)

at the mouth
(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/DSC_0766_zps2c21bd12.jpg)

Out of the four days - we could not fish on one day because of huge winds. The rest of the time was not ideal but fishable. We did not catch many fish, but we did catch some quality!

besides the biggest grunter that was badly hooked (taken home to mama), all fish were released

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/Agrunter2_zpsca640afc.jpg)

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/chrisgrunter_zps5990ee83.jpg)

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/garrick_zps1a4e6c94.jpg)

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/AGrunter1_zps7666833c.jpg)

(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/chirsgarrick_zps23eaf69e.jpg)

Grunters were caught on sardine belly and the garrick on these lures
(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/DSC_0750_zps4c944bfa.jpg)
(http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag365/stelcom/DSC_0748_zps050f8840.jpg)
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Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Lofty on October 26, 2014, 10:46:28 AM: wow,some nice sized Grunters there Ziggy,well done,nice Leeries too... (clap) can you tell us what those lures are called and weight please..?
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Half-Pint on October 26, 2014, 11:07:20 AM: Nice report Ziggy and great fish too! Ehete did you guys stay?
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Ziggy on October 26, 2014, 11:18:43 AM: Quote from: Lofty on October 26, 2014, 10:46:28 AM
wow,some nice sized Grunters there Ziggy,well done,nice Leeries too... (clap) can you tell us what those lures are called and weight please..?

Top pic: - Rapala X-Rap SXR14 BSRD (blue sardine) long casting suspending 14cm 43 g http://www.startackle.com/rapala-slashbait-p-6174.html?st=en (http://www.startackle.com/rapala-slashbait-p-6174.html?st=en)

bottom pic: CID SLIMBAIT MACKERAL 30g http://www.basilmanning.co.za/lures/cid-shiverstick-slimbait/cid-slimbait-175mm.html (http://www.basilmanning.co.za/lures/cid-shiverstick-slimbait/cid-slimbait-175mm.html)
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Ziggy on October 26, 2014, 11:20:10 AM: Quote from: Half-Pint on October 26, 2014, 11:07:20 AM
Nice report Ziggy and great fish too! Ehete did you guys stay?

we stayed at Cremorne - a but pricy but convenient launch and jetty and washing bay for the boat- and we did not have to cater for ourselves
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Toppie on October 26, 2014, 12:10:11 PM: Beautiful place and nice catches Ziggy. You guys at the coast have all the options and opportunity, I'm jealous.
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Ziggy on October 26, 2014, 12:22:37 PM: Quote from: Toppie on October 26, 2014, 12:10:11 PM
Beautiful place and nice catches Ziggy. You guys at the coast have all the options and opportunity, I'm jealous.

Ja - dit is lekker by die see (maar dikwels sê die vissies "nee" !!!!!)

Port St John's is still a 3 1/2 to 4 hour drive away for Durbanites!
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: FishStyx on October 26, 2014, 01:09:01 PM: Nice Grunter there Ziggy... If it didn't have a tail and fins I woulda called it a pig :-)

Very lekker place by the looks of things. How did the prop issues work out?
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: colin on October 26, 2014, 09:31:36 PM: :tkx: AM GREEN WITH ENVY . wish I was closer, :toppie:
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: CLS on October 27, 2014, 06:47:04 AM: Well done Ziggy, quality fish indeed.
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: L Hooker on October 27, 2014, 07:53:48 AM: Great catches Ziggy well done (clap)
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Ziggy on October 27, 2014, 11:32:54 AM: Quote from: FishStyx on October 26, 2014, 01:09:01 PM
Nice Grunter there Ziggy... If it didn't have a tail and fins I woulda called it a pig :-)

Very lekker place by the looks of things. How did the prop issues work out?

I have left the new lower pitch prop on for now - still does the same thing at speed - so I just tap off. I kept in on for slow trolling in PSJ
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Prego on October 27, 2014, 12:06:16 PM: Some great catches Ziggy well done, and thank you for the report and :clfoto:
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: WJ on October 27, 2014, 01:01:14 PM: Awesome fish and great report. (clap)
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Ziggy on October 27, 2014, 03:50:20 PM: lofty - the lure in the top pic: - Rapala X-Rap SXR14 BSRD (blue sardine) long casting suspending 14cm 43 g

see http://www.startackle.com/rapala-slashbait-p-6174.html?st=en (http://www.startackle.com/rapala-slashbait-p-6174.html?st=en)

I amended the post above
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Lofty on October 29, 2014, 01:28:13 PM: thanks Ziggy,got it,but for some reason the startackle link doesn't work... :dunno: will try find it here in my "dorpie"...43 grms is quite good,that's about 1,5ounce... :tkx:
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Ziggy on October 29, 2014, 01:39:02 PM: Quote from: Lofty on October 29, 2014, 01:28:13 PM
thanks Ziggy,got it,but for some reason the startackle link doesn't work... :dunno: will try find it here in my "dorpie"...43 grms is quite good,that's about 1,5ounce... :tkx:

try these links
http://www.rapala.com/rapala/lures/x-rapandreg-saltwater/X+Rap+Saltwater.html (http://www.rapala.com/rapala/lures/x-rapandreg-saltwater/X+Rap+Saltwater.html)
http://www.basilmanning.co.za/lures/rapala/rapala-x-rap-sxr-14-bsrd.html (http://www.basilmanning.co.za/lures/rapala/rapala-x-rap-sxr-14-bsrd.html)
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Homie on October 29, 2014, 01:42:10 PM: Some awesome catches there Ziggs !!!

Well done !!!
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: MIKE PIKE on October 29, 2014, 02:32:20 PM: (clap) .. nice catches Ziggy .. :clfoto:
Title: Re: Port St Johns this week
Post by: Weedeater on October 29, 2014, 02:46:47 PM: Well done lads! Just please, whatever you do, don't ever swim in that estuary!! :brnz: