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General Angling Topics => Saltwater Lure Angling => Topic started by: domz on March 12, 2015, 10:22:12 AM
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Good day Fellow anglers, I would just like to share a small report on our fishing trip we had at Mappies last w end. We left early friday morning around 03h00 from Durbz and arrived just after -07h00. The two week wait was finally over and we set up camp first thing as we arrived, itching to get our lines wet. Took us a good 2 hrs to set up camp and not long after we geared up and took a walk scratching the gullies.
The water was flat and conditions were good, we walked to crayfish point and back and landed a few wave garrick. A good start I would say :ayb
At night we slid out heads on the long poles but nothing happened for us in that department. We fished everyday first light till around 11 and afternoons sessions walking to crayfish and back, around 14 small kingies :gt: [size=78%] (bigeye) (blacktip), 9 wave garrick and a few shad were landed over the two days.[/size]
On the last afternoon which was absolute pearler right infront of the bay two shoals of shad were blocked up getting smashed, big queenies were spotted, Trevor and Darryl were throwing fly getting really exited only to land a few shad. I was fishing on the other side throwing a slim bait and lucky Daryl ran across to call me. The smashes were wild but nothing was comimtting, as soon as the light dropped I went tight, the fish ran and took line and then off swr . I threw again and strait away I was on again, Blue fin kingie around the 2,5 kilo mark. I was super stoked as it was a first blue fin for me.Blood was pumping from all this excitement, Strait after a few more casts it was pitch black and had to head to camp to share the story with the faders that were too tired to throw.
The next morning we woke up late only to find that the shoal of small shad were still stuck in the bay getting smashed, it didnt last to long as we were late. My dad atleast managed to land a decent big eye to end off the w end.
One thing we learnt is that Mapelane can turn on at any point, this I have now seen with my own eyes after hearing stories from Trevor Heartsleaf as hes been fishing there for years. A great w end fishing it was :tkx:
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Always good to see the ballie producing something on his new gear (stradic and amia) :tite
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Owens Greenspot :yipee:
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(clap) awesome report!
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Good report :rck" nice place, the last time I was up there one of our mates was carried away by mosquitos..................never to be seen again :nuts:
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Nice report and pics, thanks for the feedback domz looks like you all had fun!
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Great report and some nice fish! (clap)
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Nice report thanks for sharing congrats on the catches (clap)
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Great report - thanks - got my heart racing
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Thank you for the nice report!
Have not been to Mapelane in over 15 years...I think a trip there is loooong overdue for me..
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Hi Domz,great report thank you!
How safe is the camping area and what fasalities are there?
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Domz, what is condition of campsites, ablutions and water. Last (not long ago) we were there place was badly neglected and water was mud. Staff were very demoralised.
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Great report (clap)
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Toppie... when u there its pure camping.. take your own water to drink and for food etc. The showers have hot water but do not drink it as its comes from the river. We had no problem there at all as we know what to expect, as we have been there a few times. Thanks
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Very good report and well done on the catches. Going to spin Vidal again end of this month. Was looking forward to it already, but now I cannot wait!