Renamo'ed and humbled by the denizens of the shallows

[Prego]

That evening we enjoyed some crays on the coals.

And like that our fishing was done for the trip as the last day we made a day trip to Pomene as we had always wanted to see it.
We visited the south bank were the Barra Lodge is and I must say that none of the lodges on the south bank are ideally situated on the ocean but rather on the lagoon which is not a pretty site at low tide. 

However the point were the old Pomene Hotel is situated is a stunning area and setting if someone out there as $15million US to invest, build a lodge here.  We spent a great day snorkelling and spinning from the ledge were we spotted dolphins, birds smashing bait balls and many a turtle even a sight that I will remember and cherish, while spinning I was catching silkies near the gap and 2 GT's 25-30kg came cruising past on their merry way not 5-7meters away, what a sight and into the gap  they disappeared obviously feeding on those silkies.

1. Small crays 
2. .3 Gap at Pomene before and after high tide we spent the day snorkeling as the tide came in

Hope you guys enjoyed sharing in our trip.

The roads up north are great but with the current exchange rate, petrol is your biggest expense at almost R19 per litre. In Vilanculos you can just about buy anything and in Morrungulo you have to drive to Massinga 16kms away to buy petrol, groceries, drinks etc.

Will we go back to these places............... Vilanculos and Vila do Paraiso gets a hell yeah and Morrungulo will only see us back as a fishing group and not a family group, for me its not got that wow factor.

If you need any info of the areas, give me a shout

[Prego]

Nice one Paulo, enjoying this immensely. How was the towing all the way up there?

No hassle at all the roads are great only the 15km sand road to Morrungulo is corrugated so slow going if you don't want your trailer to break. 

[Peter Gordon]

Lekker report Paulo, thanks Boet. It looks stunning. It's quite obvious why you did'nt catch that much boet........ you were'nt on a YELD    Seriously it looks amazing and I hope you guys had a brilliant time

[Prego]

  Pete you might just be right  but I would of paid to see you boys out there with us on those late afternoon jigging sessions you would of looked like wet rag dolls on your pretty Yelds

[peterblace]

thanks for the report bru...we have had a awesome time with the Costas
lets start planning '14!! it's getting late hein!

I have to say that I struggle woth the heavy outfit (jigstar JSR350 with gorilla 12c)...I know it's best suiteed for heavy jigs but how come I'm not able to bring the line out of the reel on freespool with a 100gr jig
line just don't go out unless you help it...then with +250gr jigs it's easy peasy
is that caused by braid width and weight?

on the light setups it was easy to see how with 100gr jig my line (30lb)was way faster then prego's (50lb)

[Prego]

thanks for the report bru...we have had a awesome time with the Costas
lets start planning '14!! it's getting late hein!

I have to say that I struggle woth the heavy outfit (jigstar JSR350 with gorilla 12c)...I know it's best suiteed for heavy jigs but how come I'm not able to bring the line out of the reel on freespool with a 100gr jig
line just don't go out unless you help it...then with +250gr jigs it's easy peasy
is that caused by braid width and weight?

on the light setups it was easy to see how with 100gr jig my line (30lb)was way faster then prego's (50lb)

I think we must start another thread in the jigging section asking the seasoned pro's for advice so we can go back soon and have revenge 

[Peter Gordon]

Pete you might just be right  but I would of paid to see you boys out there with us on those late afternoon jigging sessions you would of looked like wet rag dolls on your pretty Yelds

Paulo I'm always right Boet nah they're proper Boats Boet, let's see how it goes in October then we'll chat over a few and R&R. Any excuse is good enough for me 

[Fishaholic]

   Awesome report, thanks for sharing.    Look like you had a great time.
 
Yes the feul in moz is a problem, aspecially if you get 5km/l like me.   
 
Bad luck on the jigging, sure you will get them next time.

[MIKE PIKE]

   awesome report Paulo and Peter Blace , some great footage and pics , looks like you all had a great time ..  

[dodger]

great report, looks like you had a wonderful time

[Gregf]

Nice report thank you Prego and Peter

[lebaka]

  lekka report

[WalkersKiller]

Very nice 

[REEFMAN]

Great report Pregs! Seems like an awesome family holiday! 

[Prego]

Thanks guys

@Fishaholic 5km/l you say still beats my 4km/L  but ya its your biggest expense on a trip like this.

[Bwana]

What an awesome report, well written and a very cool video clip, respect to Pedro and Paulo! 

My question to you seasoned jiggers. Why were we unable to get bites on the 80 and 100lb setups even when using the exact same jigs and spoons???
Is it the heavier rods that cannot produce the same action as the lighter gear???
Is the diameter of the line too visible???
The water was very clean and we were fishing shallow between 22m-27m

Please help we want to go back for revenge better prepared

I can feel your frustration, but your assessment is 100% correct, each rod has a recommended jig weight rating and with the heavier rods they usually need jigs from 240g-400g to load the rod blank correctly to generate the right action on the retrieve. When you under-load the heavier rods (say with a 100g jig) you cannot get the right action and get fewer strikes. Also the heavier braid sinks slower with the smaller jigs, and the heavier mono leaders are usually more visibile expecially in clean shallow water. A good option if you want to even the score on these heavy hitter fish in shallow water is to down-scale your leader to 80lb or 100lb fluoro and go to a short,wide flutter-style jig in a heavier weight (200g+) and you should come right.

[Bwana]

thanks for the report bru...we have had a awesome time with the Costas
lets start planning '14!! it's getting late hein!

I have to say that I struggle woth the heavy outfit (jigstar JSR350 with gorilla 12c)...I know it's best suiteed for heavy jigs but how come I'm not able to bring the line out of the reel on freespool with a 100gr jig
line just don't go out unless you help it...then with +250gr jigs it's easy peasy
is that caused by braid width and weight?

on the light setups it was easy to see how with 100gr jig my line (30lb)was way faster then prego's (50lb)

Pedro you are quite correct, the 100g jigs are way below the minimum jig weight rating for the JSR350, the light jigs are too light to pull the braid out on the drop, you will need a minimum 200g jig for that to work properly. I found the JSR 350 optimum jig weight to be 300g, but that is not suited to such shallow jigging, you need 50m+ for that type of jigging. As mentioned in the previous post you can also try 200g+ jigs in the shorter wider style. Hope this helps!

[Shaun17]

Thanks for an awesome report boys... lekker narrative, pics and a video!!!  to both of you!!

[Lichia amia]

Great Report Old Chap 

[peterblace]

thanks for the report bru...we have had a awesome time with the Costas
lets start planning '14!! it's getting late hein!

I have to say that I struggle woth the heavy outfit (jigstar JSR350 with gorilla 12c)...I know it's best suiteed for heavy jigs but how come I'm not able to bring the line out of the reel on freespool with a 100gr jig
line just don't go out unless you help it...then with +250gr jigs it's easy peasy
is that caused by braid width and weight?

on the light setups it was easy to see how with 100gr jig my line (30lb)was way faster then prego's (50lb)

Pedro you are quite correct, the 100g jigs are way below the minimum jig weight rating for the JSR350, the light jigs are too light to pull the braid out on the drop, you will need a minimum 200g jig for that to work properly. I found the JSR 350 optimum jig weight to be 300g, but that is not suited to such shallow jigging, you need 50m+ for that type of jigging. As mentioned in the previous post you can also try 200g+ jigs in the shorter wider style. Hope this helps!

thanks for the feedback...
we did notice that...on +200gr jigs it was awesome...and I did had hookups but only on bottoms...for 3 occasions I had tiny bottoms going for the 300gr speed jig...jig was 4x the size of the fish
I also had a bite off going down on a 300gr jig...straight on the braid