baz report

[lebaka]

    We set off Thursday morning with Cashew Bay Lodge Inhassoro  being our destination, after stopping at the garage before the border to sort  out some forex we breezed through the border however the local law insisted we  remove the boat cover to snoop around(and on our return).
 
After not being able to get hold of the honey pot we pushed  a bit further and overnight and Sunset Beach Lodge in Chidenguele had a good  supper and one or two cold brandies before heading off to bed
 
we set off the next morning at 5 am and arrived in inhassoro  later the day meeting Derek and Wendy at their lodge they were quick to have their  staff carry all tackle etc. off the boat while we enjoyed a few 
 
We were there to fish the Johny Harel Memorial Billfish  Competition which started the Sunday and with the weather not looking ideal for  the week ahead we decided to fish on Saturday just to make sure everything is  ok for the week ahead.
 
On Saturday we ran to 25 mile reef to do a bit of game  fishing and caught a few tuna and couta,we then took a turn out to the deep and  hooked into a decent dorrie which Arno landed (his first sea fish ever caught)
 
as for the comp we did not do all that well, not being able  to land any bills but we did manage some proper strikes  on konas and the other on a live yellow fin  of +- 7kg which both did not stick and a few other screaming runs on konas that  where dropped just as quick as they took off.
All in all it was a massive learning curve for us as this  was our first real attempt at bill fishing but at least we caught some good by  catch.
 
baz is an amazing place to fish and the sea life is  astounding with bait balls busting all over the place/turtles/dolphins and  whales all over the place we even had two sharks hooked up till next to the  boat one took a rapala and the other a kona
the run from Inhassoro to around baz point is about a 25km  run the bay can be as flat as a mirror or the total opposite, we experienced  both
Fuel wise we used an average of 9 cans a day thanks to Wendy  for making daily fuel runs for us while we at sea
 
A big thanks to Derek from Cashew Bay for looking after us  so well we roped Derek into crewing for us as we would have only been a crew of  3 and not to forget Wendy who packed our boat packs and made sure we had snacks  and cold beverages ready for us when we got back from a long days fishing, the  daily fuel runs, fresh sashimi and sushi the list goes on and on




sorting out some forex




the Moambo rd

refueling


almost there


the last pot hole infested 50 kms



again narrow little road with trucks screaming past





we have arrived




view from the front of the lodge




at sea at last


baz island


derek from cashewbay lodge who we roped in to crew


22 kilo dorrie "released" into the hatch


mmm rough launch gotta watch those sets 

arno with a good bull dorrie caught on a ilander (tx shag)


11 kilo barracuda gave them to the lodge staff

fresh sushi tx wendy



halfbeak prep we smuggled some home 



jampacked waiting for the tide


24 kilo barracuda caught on a demon tackle jet head


baz bait balls busting all over the place


the johnny's made a few visits as well hooked 2 one on a kona and one on a rappie and where taxed a good few times
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[Weedeater]

Loved the report! Thanks for posting.  Have some 

[dugong]

 :corrct:Lekka report, looks like a nice place, how much did the bull dollie weigh, it looks bigger than the one in the hatch??

[lebaka]

:corrct:Lekka report, looks like a nice place, how much did the bull dollie weigh, it looks bigger than the one in the hatch??

same one as in the hatch 22kg

[isivuba]

Beautiful place and awesome catches thanks for the report.  .  One question is that electric fence in the front of the lodge (on the green slope)

[Prego]

Lekker report Gary pity about the Billfish but that will come with time. One of the boats in the fleet for the same comp tried for 15 years before he got one recently, think the boats name is Dream Catcher.........obviously does not spend enough time on  to learn from our pro's 

Glad you got a chance to visit and fish one of the most beautiful places in Moz and my favourite 

 

[deepblu]

Awesome report Lebs have some 

[dugong]

Lekker report Gary pity about the Billfish but that will come with time. One of the boats in the fleet for the same comp tried for 15 years before he got one recently, think the boats name is Dream Catcher.........obviously does not spend enough time on  to learn from our pro's 

Glad you got a chance to visit and fish one of the most beautiful places in Moz and my favourite 

 

Agreed, time on the water and they will come, the only advice I could give is to make sure the drag is set correctly to 30% of the line# ............. with sharp hooks one is going to stick sooner or later!!

[Charles]

Great report lebaka!   

[Spickerish]

Great report!! Sommer makes me lus to pack up my stuff and go fish!

[lebaka]

and for the record not a single bribe paid 

[deepblu]

Gary did u guys get stopped and hassled a lot ?

[lebaka]

Beautiful place and awesome catches thanks for the report.  .  One question is that electric fence in the front of the lodge (on the green slope)

jip it is but most have been removed the local fishermen steal the stainless steel wire for bite traces

[lebaka]

Gary did u guys get stopped and hassled a lot ?

we were only stopped once they checked license etc and we moved on, at the border they did pull us over going in and out removed boat cover and looked around

[Fishaholic]

Great report and pics, thanks for sharing.
 
See you took the Moamba dirt rod bypassing Maputu, was it in good condition? Last time I took it, it was a bit rough and sinkplaat, Brackets on t-top rattled loose.

[gavin erwin]

Fantastic report lebaca thanks for the feed back it makes us all jealous but good to see some good sized fish coming out!!!  

[Gregf]

Nice report thank you, can not believe my mates are up there as well  ?

[kleinboet]

Great report and pics Lebaka! Glad you enjoyed Cashewbay , Derek and Wendy are fantastic people and wonderful hosts!! Now I really cant wait for my 17 day trip there next year in April.

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great report glad you got some fish, my son leaves for Baz tomorrow for 10 days, fishing the Mozambique Tours marlin comp.

[Cashewbay]

   Gary for a great report. Was good to have you guys at the lodge, good people and a great boat to fish off.



There were 11 boats in the tournament of which only 4 landed billfish. Mostly on live bait, YFT was best. Lots of fish hooked but not landed and a few taxed.
A total of 10 Marlin and only one saily.
Weather was a bit up and down, water a bit cold @ 23C, should get better over the next month


There have been a few good fish caught over the last 2 weeks, 1100LB (GRANDE) and a few of 800LBs and over, that I know of.


At least the game fishing was quite good with 6 species, Dorrie, Wahoo, King Mac, YFT (three on at the same time) Baracuda....


Hope to see you back next year ...with a few teams


Back in SA for a few weeks to get supplies and then back in Moz. The drive was fine, no hassles on the road. Left late @ 09H00 and was in PTA by 1H00 in the morning. Drove through Maputo and not the short cut with all the rain about.