Author Topic: Nikao Fishing Adventures- Action Updates (Read 50718 times)

PH · « **Reply #40 on:** February 18, 2013, 08:04:20 AM »

Great stuff Rich!!

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #41 on:** February 18, 2013, 08:44:39 AM »

You had that Zambi on, the fight sounded just like ours when we hooked him up. We had him at the boat on 50lb and that was already a tough one so no chance on 30lb. You buddy is back Rich

dodger · « **Reply #42 on:** February 18, 2013, 08:53:57 AM »

get the hat and the 12/0 ready

strandloper · « **Reply #43 on:** February 18, 2013, 08:55:21 AM »

Was just about to offer to come sort him out,

Then realised he already took my one hat!

Get the big sticks out Rich and give him a HIDING!

Nikao · « **Reply #44 on:** February 18, 2013, 09:02:26 AM »

Quote from: John F on February 18, 2013, 07:47:43 AM

The fish in the 2nd pic is a ring-tail cardinal fish (Apogon aureus)

thanks Marcos Never see one before!!

@ Cpt Hook think i need to look at rigging some hats

Nikao · « **Reply #45 on:** February 18, 2013, 09:03:44 AM »

Looks like we are in for a Hat Trip soon!

strandloper · « **Reply #46 on:** February 18, 2013, 09:09:12 AM »

Here you go Rich!

http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=7433.msg109003#msg109003

Nikao · « **Reply #47 on:** February 18, 2013, 09:24:10 AM »

Quote from: strandloper on February 18, 2013, 09:09:12 AM

Here you go Rich!

http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=7433.msg109003#msg109003

thanks mate.. think you need to send me some of those Aussie hats with the corks to keep the hat on the surface...

strandloper · « **Reply #48 on:** February 18, 2013, 11:18:54 AM »

That is a South African shark, will only take proudly South African merchandise

dodger · « **Reply #49 on:** February 18, 2013, 11:39:32 AM »

I'm not sure that a big Zambie will hold onto a mono leader for so long, the head shake is not typical of a shark, they normally just pull, sounds more like like a bus GT

Nikao · « **Reply #50 on:** February 18, 2013, 03:57:32 PM »

Quote from: strandloper on February 18, 2013, 11:18:54 AM

That is a South African shark, will only take proudly South African merchandise

but we like smashing the aussies!!

@ Dodger took a deep running rappie with 1m leader of no 10 wire?

dodger · « **Reply #51 on:** February 18, 2013, 04:16:03 PM »

Quote from: Nikao on February 18, 2013, 03:57:32 PM

Quote from: strandloper on February 18, 2013, 11:18:54 AM

That is a South African shark, will only take proudly South African merchandise

but we like smashing the aussies!!

@ Dodger took a deep running rappie with 1m leader of no 10 wire?

Ok but normally a shark just pulls and doesn't head shake that much which is why I thought of a bus GT which does that and it's tough to handle on a 30lb set up, what reel was it?

Nikao · « **Reply #52 on:** February 24, 2013, 02:16:40 PM »

So After leaving the Harbour and getting some pis of a FAT GIRL on her way to chase some

.. I headed to the deeper side of No 1 for some small Tuna.. water was Blue and Clean and ranged between 26 and 28 deg... but with little life and nothing interested in our lures i decided to go do some bottom fishing... conditions where great with little or no current we managed to fish some deep water.. on our first down we found some nice slingers about the size of dinner plates... second down again and them some snapper.. 5 th down returned a nice Captain Fine weighed at 16.2kg.. we where going to release it but as we got her to the boat we could see the blacktips circling below and she had some baro trauma! so we put her in the hatch to be enjoyed on the same down the other 3 guys also had some good hook ups but as hard as we tried non of them made it past the

so i decided that it would be best to move and try some where else!
As we arrived at the next set of marks we quickly dropped lines and found our self onto a nice school of Snapper also nice and big and and also managed a couple of false englishmen. and a rosy goat fish.. which we released as they are just to pritty to eat... as my client put it!

all in all a good day off the bottom

Nikao · « **Reply #53 on:** February 24, 2013, 02:17:18 PM »

Happy Dog · « **Reply #54 on:** February 24, 2013, 03:04:53 PM »

Nice rock cod.

PH · « **Reply #55 on:** February 24, 2013, 03:17:13 PM »

Good fishing Rich!.

for the release.
Nice, flat sea to do bottom fishing.

dodger · « **Reply #56 on:** February 24, 2013, 05:16:41 PM »

Great stuff Richard, The record for a Captain Fine is 12,3kgs so at 16kgs you should be in the record books, well done

http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=154.0

Gregf · « **Reply #57 on:** February 24, 2013, 07:41:47 PM »

Thank you for moving away from my mates and not killing more fish. Well done on the Capie, that is a bus

L Hooker · « **Reply #58 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:09:44 AM »

Well done on some great catches there.

Nikao · « **Reply #59 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:32:18 AM »

Quote from: Gregf on February 24, 2013, 07:41:47 PM

Thank you for moving away from my mates and not killing more fish. Well done on the Capie, that is a bus

As a rule on the boat if those gray marlin are around while we are bottom fishing I move away... don't want to encourage them to be around the boat!