Author Topic: Durban Harbour - Whatsup (Read 146459 times)

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #140 on:** December 17, 2013, 08:25:49 AM »

Wow, now thats the weirdest thing ever! Looking forward to a story on how you caught it (What you used). Strange looking Koi, did it have any barbs in the mouth region Ziggy? Also just FYI the fish itself would not be worth a whole lot because of the pink blemishes or colours on the skin, but collectors pay huge amounts of money for that type of eye colour and eye ring. But chances are it would have died if you kept it.

Koi can be finicky fish to keep (If you are a collector and trying to maintain healthy looking fish with "the right" colours) but they can adapt to saltwater quite well (Similar to a Carp), just never heard one actually being seen/caught in the salt, very nice

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #141 on:** December 17, 2013, 08:47:31 AM »

Didnt read the post

Ziggy · « **Reply #142 on:** February 17, 2014, 09:38:40 PM »

Saturday - fishing was slow, but caught this Skate - 9.6kg on 10lb braid, stradic 2500 - took a cracker on a tiny hook

MIKE PIKE · « **Reply #143 on:** February 17, 2014, 09:41:14 PM »

nice catch Ziggy ..

Charles · « **Reply #144 on:** February 17, 2014, 09:51:32 PM »

Nice one Ziggy. I never thought one would find them in the harbour.

pieta · « **Reply #145 on:** February 17, 2014, 10:16:19 PM »

If there is a sand bank there is a ray. Along the Sundays river and van Stadens coast you often have to side step the Diamond and Duckbulls while waiding. We have cought young Duckbulls in the Swartkops river way past the trainbridge. Nice skate must have been a fight and a half to get him of the bottom. Well done

krissi · « **Reply #146 on:** February 17, 2014, 10:33:04 PM »

Nice one Ziggy

BETTYS · « **Reply #147 on:** February 18, 2014, 07:27:01 AM »

Nice Ziggy,Did you watch AFSN last night,Dean and Loyd catching grunter in the harbour,they got a fat one.

FFF · « **Reply #148 on:** February 18, 2014, 07:31:22 AM »

Well done. Must have been quite a fight.

Debbie · « **Reply #149 on:** February 18, 2014, 07:51:03 AM »

Wow

nice one Ziggy

Prego · « **Reply #150 on:** February 18, 2014, 08:52:05 AM »

Great catch on that tackle, how long did you do battle for?

Mrzipo · « **Reply #151 on:** February 18, 2014, 12:33:23 PM »

Hi guys fished friday afternoon got a few kingies and pickhandle but this one was a first for me

BETTYS · « **Reply #152 on:** February 18, 2014, 12:38:31 PM »

Nice catch,looks like the harbour is the place to be at the moment,some great catches coming from it.

zach · « **Reply #153 on:** February 18, 2014, 01:22:24 PM »

Well done.Used to do lure fishing in the harbour a couple years ago.Great fun on light tackle.

Prego · « **Reply #154 on:** February 18, 2014, 01:44:29 PM »

Wow that must of been a hell of a surprise, great catch. Durban harbour looking good for sure

Ziggy · « **Reply #155 on:** February 18, 2014, 02:40:26 PM »

Quote from: Prego on February 18, 2014, 08:52:05 AM

Great catch on that tackle, how long did you do battle for?

It took about 20 minutes on that little reel and light rod - a lot of screaming drag.....brought it near the boat three times before it decided that it was easier to be netted than to fight on - released safely

later I caught a much smaller one

This is about the 6th I have caught in the past 6 months

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #156 on:** February 18, 2014, 02:42:05 PM »

Nice fish!

dodger · « **Reply #157 on:** February 18, 2014, 04:23:00 PM »

nice one Ziggy. plenty of

bringing that in

Willie · « **Reply #158 on:** February 18, 2014, 05:32:39 PM »

Nice one Ziggy

AQUAFAN · « **Reply #159 on:** February 18, 2014, 06:04:21 PM »

Sorry for the hijack but reminded me of the honeycomb caught by my son (then 8 years old) in the Umtamvuna River, Port Edward - first cast with a brand new 6foot R150-00 Kingfisher combo (all plastic reel)