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General Angling Topics => Saltwater Lure Angling => Topic started by: Gerhard on January 09, 2015, 09:07:16 AM

Title: New PB - Couta/King Mackerel/ Spaniard/ Spanish Mackerel
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2015, 09:07:16 AM: Well,

After the cold front came through yesterday the wind dropped to around 20km/h.

5:30 found me next to the water with temp around 8C with the wind chill a bit less.

Just after sunrise I started casting.

Gear used this morning...

Rod - Black Hole Cape Cod 10.6 L
Reel - Sustain 6000 loaded with Sufix 832 30lb
Lure - Jigstar Starwalker 140F

The fish hit me about 10min later and gave me those normal strong runs she came in turned at the rocks and out she go again...

Then she came in to the left of the rocks with a floating boom and a bunch of building rubble in the water...

I ran down the rocks fighting to keep her head clear of obstructions she swam against a rebar rod but the 50lb floro leader held and then I was able to beach her...

Hart stopping stuff and a awesome fight.

At 109cm and 10.2kg she is now my PB Cuta or Spanish Mackerel ...

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/Fishing/A1CF03A7-4C9B-4E06-99FC-5E54354B87A7_zpsfphyyo6p.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Jakkals/media/Fishing/A1CF03A7-4C9B-4E06-99FC-5E54354B87A7_zpsfphyyo6p.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/Fishing/015DE0F9-A7BC-44B1-B61F-FC2AB70DF6D4_zpscwxqgogi.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Jakkals/media/Fishing/015DE0F9-A7BC-44B1-B61F-FC2AB70DF6D4_zpscwxqgogi.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/Fishing/CD32484E-2A98-437E-9C5F-70778F97E504_zpscywpi3q5.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Jakkals/media/Fishing/CD32484E-2A98-437E-9C5F-70778F97E504_zpscywpi3q5.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/Fishing/81A9A44B-469B-4415-8757-9C008D8CCFE3_zpso3hbgsqv.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Jakkals/media/Fishing/81A9A44B-469B-4415-8757-9C008D8CCFE3_zpso3hbgsqv.jpg.html)
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: L Hooker on January 09, 2015, 09:10:31 AM: Well done Gerhard very nice!! (clap)
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Willie on January 09, 2015, 09:14:50 AM: :cgrts: on your PB (clap)
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Spickerish on January 09, 2015, 09:16:36 AM: Lekker Cuta from the side!! :envy
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: SAfish on January 09, 2015, 09:35:09 AM: :happ: Great stuff, Gerhard, and congratulations on your new PB.
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: CAPTAIN MORGAN on January 09, 2015, 09:40:22 AM: Geluk man! Dit moet seker ongelooflik lekker wees om gamefish so van die kant af te kan vang.
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: REEFMAN on January 09, 2015, 09:48:28 AM: Great catch on the Starwalker! (clap)
How long is your wire bite trace? Joining to leader with an Albright?
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2015, 09:51:58 AM: Quote from: REEFMAN on January 09, 2015, 09:48:28 AM
Great catch on the Starwalker! (clap)
How long is your wire bite trace? Joining to leader with an Albright?

Thanks Tony,

Bite trace is around 10cm.

Albright knot to the leader and haywire twist onto the swivel
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2015, 09:53:36 AM: Quote from: CAPTAIN MORGAN on January 09, 2015, 09:40:22 AM
Geluk man! Dit moet seker ongelooflik lekker wees om gamefish so van die kant af te kan vang.

Dankie,

Ja sy het my lekker laat rond daans op di rotse om te keer dat sy nie afbreek teen di floating boom en goed in di water.

Lekker sports verseker
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Bwana on January 09, 2015, 09:54:50 AM: Awesome!!! Great fish :happ:
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: shagnrelease on January 09, 2015, 10:34:39 AM: Awesome stuff mate! Great fish that.

Couta - King mackerel
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Torpedo Jack on January 09, 2015, 10:52:03 AM: Now that's a fish-and-a-half! Well done for keeping clear of the debris! (clap)
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: REEFMAN on January 09, 2015, 10:54:15 AM: Quote from: shagnrelease on January 09, 2015, 10:34:39 AM
Awesome stuff mate! Great fish that.

Couta - King mackerel

Greg, while you were away, we chatted about this here... http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=19151.msg326138#msg326138 (http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=19151.msg326138#msg326138)
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Half-Pint on January 09, 2015, 10:59:50 AM: Awesome fish Gerhard!
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: shagnrelease on January 09, 2015, 11:01:39 AM: Ok cool, that is interesting. When I was in peurta vallata we referred the Spanish as a similar species to our queen macks, and the serra the same.

Never stop learning here! !
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: hardfisher on January 09, 2015, 11:03:09 AM: Great catch, well done. :resp:
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Charles on January 09, 2015, 11:14:53 AM: :cgrts: Well done Gerhard! Nice way to start the new year.
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: John F on January 09, 2015, 11:21:50 AM: Just call it delicious on the coals!

Great catch G! (clap)
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2015, 12:17:55 PM: Thanks guys,

Hardest work is pulling the skin off the fish...

Awesome fillets that I have distributed around the compound.

There is gonna be a bunch of people enjoying fresh fish today.
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Nepptune on January 09, 2015, 12:19:51 PM: Lovely fish G, and even better for being off the stones! Congrats ou maat!
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: carll on January 09, 2015, 12:33:27 PM: Gerhard, I don't even want to open your posts and look at your photo's anymore. It is just not fair. :cnfzd

Well done, and congratulations with your PB !
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2015, 12:50:56 PM: Hehehe

Carll,

I am working finally on the casting ratio...

Its still 3000 odd casts for a fish here from the rocks.

With the water just below 20C they are still around and I need to make some more casts tomorrow morning again...

With the cold front that moved in water temp might fall and the fish move out.

Last year this time the water temp was around 17.5C here
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Seventenths on January 09, 2015, 03:32:33 PM: Well done Gerhard, you have put in the effort and reaped the rewards :cout: :cout: :cout: :happ:
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2015, 04:14:57 PM: Thanks guys,

I appreciate it that you enjoy the catch with me.

Keep your fingers crossed for tomorrow's session ... :cout:
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Waars_die_Vis on January 11, 2015, 08:03:20 AM: The smile tells the whole story.

Well done.

:cgrts:
Title: Re: New PB - Cuta
Post by: Steenie on January 11, 2015, 10:28:12 AM: Brilliant catch - we are throwing our arms off back here in RSA, hoping to strike something like this as well (one day!)
Title: Re: New PB - Couta/King Mackerel/ Spaniard/ Spanish Mackerel
Post by: Gerhard on January 12, 2015, 07:45:51 AM: Thanks guys.

Yea it was a special fish.

Hope to get another shot at them this coming Friday morning.