Bonefish on ultralight tackle - Durban Harbour

[Ziggy]

This bonefish was caught off my boat yesterday in the harbour - Berkley ultralite spinning rod and Daiwa BG10 on 6lb mono. It put up a huge fight and took the rod to its limits.

[SAfish]

Good catch on such light tackle! 

[isivuba]

  now that take some doing Ziggy......Welldone!!!

[Ziggy]

now that take some doing Ziggy......Welldone!!!

Again - taking the laaities out fishing and handing over all fish! So I never landed it - but it gave me great pleasure to see the young man land the fish under instruction on use of the drag, rod angle, controlling the fish to prevent it going under the boat etc


I have caught my fair share of Bonefish fly fishing in Acension Bay in the Yucatan  (Mexico) - so did not mind handing the rod over

[dugong]

Nice fish Ziggy!!

[Dbn Hooker]

nice fish Ziggy  , good to see them coming in to the harbour....from what I know about boney's they like almost perfect water, not sure if I am correct    though....

[Prego]

Ziggy it was not long ago you were day dreaming about catching bone fish in durbans own flats, well there you go 

Great to see

[Ziggy]

Ziggy it was not long ago you were day dreaming about catching bone fish in durbans own flats, well there you go 

Great to see

I forgot that I was dreaming of that!


Caught on the harbour "flats" - i.e. on the centre island!


Going there again tomorrow  - and this time with a "ballie" fly fisherman who reckons he can catch a boney or two - I doubt it very much, I am sure it was a rare once off

[dodger]

just shows how the water quality in the harbour has improved, well done

[Happy Dog]

Nice ziggy, what did it take?

[WalkersKiller]

Great stuff Ziggy.

[deepblu]

nice Ziggy what did you get him on?

[Ziggy]

caught on cracker

[Debbie]

Sounds like great fun on the Ultra light tackle ....... 

[Happy Dog]

Thanks Ziggy