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OFFSHORE ANGLING => General Offshore Angling Discussion => Topic started by: Monster Line on February 15, 2019, 01:35:43 PM

Title: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: Monster Line on February 15, 2019, 01:35:43 PM

Hello everyone,

As the title says. Anyone have any idea where we can catch Raggies in Africa? We dont want to go and fish and catch one by chance but rather target them?

Any help would be awesome!!

Thanks guys.

Title: Re: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: Plugger on February 16, 2019, 10:47:50 AM

I don't know about the rest of Africa but we caught 5 or 6 at Mapelane one Easter weekend. Geez I've
just had a look at my post about that trip and it was in 2011 !!

Title: Re: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: SAfish on February 17, 2019, 09:31:31 AM

The Southern Cape is a good area to target them.

Title: Re: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: REEFMAN on February 17, 2019, 08:15:37 PM

So Raggies can be found throughout our entire coastline, but become rarer on the West Coast as the water gets colder.

Most common areas to find them are KZN North coast, Southern Cape, Eastern Cape and Transkei.

In any of these areas, there are several other species of Shark that you could catch. Sharks are not particularly fussy eaters, so by simply  targeting Sharks, you stand a good chance of hooking a Raggie in the process.

Title: Re: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: Lenny on February 18, 2019, 06:48:13 AM

Raggies are full up in STRUIS the past couple of weeks , between raggies and large ELF we haveeen loosing some tackle .

Title: Re: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: FishStyx on February 18, 2019, 07:40:54 AM

Fish River Point

Title: Re: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: Big B on February 19, 2019, 08:34:11 PM

Anywhere in  the Eastern Cape when the water is on the cool side. And 5hey love to eat at night.

Title: Re: Raggies? Where else in Africa?
Post by: Jakes on February 20, 2019, 03:29:11 AM

Get them here on the US East Coast as well, they call them Sand Tiger Sharks but not quite the size that we het them in SA. We’re planning on targeting them as soon as the water starts warming up in Spring/Summer.