Am report on our East Coast from Gonubie to Kei

[WalkersKiller]

Looks like the water was Lekker Kent!!!! 

How many Kob did you manage in total this weekend?

[Willie]

Great stuff Kent    Gareth the weather report for next week 

[Seventenths]

Great Reports and Great fish there Kent - well done!!!

[Kent]

Looks like the water was Lekker Kent!!!! 

How many Kob did you manage in total this weekend?

..Howzit gareth...ja...got 4 on Sat AM...all at the 60cm mark...and Then this one at 85cm and dropped a BEAUT at my feet not long after this one...soo...all in all a DAMN FINE weekend!!

[Kent]

Great Reports and Great fish there Kent - well done!!!

..7/10ths....appreciated...

[Kent]

Great stuff Kent    Gareth the weather report for next week 

..Willie.....

[WalkersKiller]

Nicely done bru!!!

[Kent]

  ...Mornings Folks...well...weve come off a west puffing week and the water looks DAMN fine and the temp is good as well around the 17 mark....The high that is ridged over our coast has settled with that inland cut off low making slow progress....Tomorrow AM will see the east puff very very light and that Folks will be your window of opportunity....[/size]You have a high tide tomorrow at 06h30 and on Sunday at 07h15....With the water as clear as it is , a pre dawn session is on the cards which will coincide with that almost no wind tomorrow AM....Sunday looks to be that the east will puff hard early on and only die down late on Sunday arvie...[/color]
[/size]Its a nip tide weekend and the expected swell is around the 6 foot mark with a southly swell running....Spots to look out for would be Cefane which does well on an early AM high outgoing nip as the beaches dont drain too quickly.....Cintsa beach could also be an option , BUT , Yellow sands , just down infront of the caravan park might be the hot spot this weekend on this kinda tide...two VERY nice gutters formed there at the moment....[/color]
[/size]Also , Folks do not discount Bonzas....this kinda tide is also very suitable for this spot early AM , even if you walk left towards Gonubie.....some good looking formation there as well...[/color]
[/size]Bearing in mind that with this water , if , you are targeting blues there is a VERY strong possibility of hooking a silver...Sooo...make sure your terminal tackle is spot on and you have strong sharp hooks....Remember fresh red bait is sometimes the answer in these type of water conditions...[/color]
[/size]Last weekend our Jikeleza produced and the conditions this weekend are stacking almost identical...So , pick your spots and work them...be safe out there and watch the water at all times!!![/color]
[/size]Remember ...please pick up the LITTER!!![/color]
[/size]TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!![/color]

[Kent]

  ..
Mornings East Coasters...well well....weve seen some nice catches come through in the last few days and the water conditions , I must say are really good!!!...The temp is a little on the chilly side at 15 , BUT,,,not unfishable....silvers and poensies dont mind the chill and the water is clear n clean which they favour...as to the kob . it could be a bit chilly for them , but they too will be on the bite pre dawn in these clean clear water conditions , just find that working water gutter/gulley and you could very well be in business!!...The tides are bright moon spring and you have a 08h30 low tomorrow AM and on Sunday a 09h15 low in the AM...I felt no surge or severe sidewash yeaterday AM or this AM...BUT..as full spring approaches it could surge more , so please be aware as tides can catch you out on a spring...
To pick a spot this weekend on our Jikeleza , well , you are spoilt for choice!!!...
Haga , Double Mouth , Cefane to the left , Cintsa point before the east gets up , Bulugha as the east picks up , Glengarif pre dawn , Yellow sands early AM....Gonubie Springs to Danger Point .......Sooo...YES...you have an array of spots that could and should produce anything from the feisty black tail to the aggro poensie AND I believe the cocky shad are still around as well.....
Ive noticed on my walks to Bonzas and back that there are two sets of Otter families along that stretch of coast...please view these fantastic creatures and enjoy their frolics in the shallows as they eat shell fish etc etc ...BUT...do not disturb them OR try and get too near them.....It is ABSOLUTE special that these Otters are along our section of coast and should you get close and one happens to bite you , you will have a serious injury on your hands!!!
Well , Folks , thats all for now , other than enjoy the weather and conditions this weekend and that front you see wont hamper us too much until Monday arrives.
Remember ..pick up the litter!!
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!

[Kent]

  ..Trusty ole SL getting a good strip n dip!!!

[Kent]

  ..Then a lekker BLUE rinse!!

[Kent]

  ..AND...ready for another spinning session!!...Still brand new after 12 years!!

[Haroldg]

Nice one Kent and thanks for sharing - what are those cleaning liquids you're using? One looks like washing powder and the other benzine/meths?


I notice you don't strip the reel down completely? Seems like your method works... 12 yrs is enough of a trial period... Please post details of the sort of lube job you do as well

[Kent]

Nice one Kent and thanks for sharing - what are those cleaning liquids you're using? One looks like washing powder and the other benzine/meths?


I notice you don't strip the reel down completely? Seems like your method works... 12 yrs is enough of a trial period... Please post details of the sort of lube job you do as well

..Hi Harold...the SL gets stripped right down to the chassis...the ceramic bearings were in a tub of graphite powder and the leather washer were boiling away slowly in a mix of water and parafin.....To soak n wash I use hot , not boiling water with good ole Sunlight liquid....then the rinse is warm water and meth mix.....I dry and let air dry for an hour...then very lightly oil moving points with thin transformer oil and grease on the main gear and pinion with red rubber grease....the leathers get pressed and dried and rubbed with red rubber grease ....lastly a very light spray all over working parts with a NON silicon spray....This system works for me as my SL goes swimming quite often and the red rubber grease dispels water very well....the two spool bearings go in "dry" so to speak ....and that method has worked over the years as taught to me by my toppie...

[Haroldg]

Thanks Kent

[Kent]

Thanks Kent

..Pleasure....

[WalkersKiller]

Nice Kent, we were down there for a week, struggled a lot in the surf, just 2 dogsharks 

[Kent]

Nice Kent, we were down there for a week, struggled a lot in the surf, just 2 dogsharks 

..Jip...conditions have been pretty tough these past two weeks down here...

[Kent]

  ..Mornings Folks....the last four days have been pretty productive on our Jikeleza and the blues and kob have been around...yesterday was quietish as the baro dropped sharply...

[WalkersKiller]

Awesome!!!!!