Author Topic: MPT Bay offshore - What's up (Read 354731 times)

sardinella · « **Reply #940 on:** March 07, 2017, 01:49:46 PM »

Plenty big swells for the next 10 days, strong frontal system passed way south and the cyclone expected to have an influence on the swell height next week

L Hooker · « **Reply #941 on:** March 07, 2017, 04:44:35 PM »

Quote from: John F on March 07, 2017, 01:02:37 PM

Quote from: L Hooker on March 07, 2017, 07:32:34 AM
8 days to go Inhaca here we come , Marcos where did they get those pointy noses depth etc 200-400 m ?

Don't want to jinx your trip but have you seen the forecast for next week?! Hope you come well stocked with plenty of patience, light tackle for bay fishing and .... booze!!!

Eish, windguru seems to be ok from Thursday next week, expecting a big swell thou?? What site you using?

John F · « **Reply #942 on:** March 07, 2017, 05:23:49 PM »

Winfinder... check also intermeteo.com

John F · « **Reply #943 on:** March 17, 2017, 10:41:52 AM »

With a lovely weather predicted for tomorrow we'll launch to catch some fish for my bruder's b-day (

) lunch on sunday!

peterblace · « **Reply #944 on:** March 17, 2017, 11:39:44 AM »

I will be aboard 4play for a Maritimo Comp (...supposedly only some skippers are aware of a comp going on tomorrow)

John F · « **Reply #945 on:** March 17, 2017, 01:39:23 PM »

Correct.... it's a comp that runs only on whatsapp...

peterblace · « **Reply #946 on:** March 19, 2017, 08:09:04 AM »

memorable day for marlin fishing in Maputo
total number of releases to be confirmed...but from what we spoke with the other skippers it was epic with plenty of strikes all day

aboard 4play we had 19 strikes...we sat 12 times in the fighting chair...but we were only able to release 3 blue marlin
insane crazy action...and all fish being too aggressive with striking and doing aerial show
we hand feed them the lures...we played like pitch baiting with the lures
everyone was stating the same..."we have never seen such action"

SAfish · « **Reply #947 on:** March 19, 2017, 11:07:06 AM »

Wow that had to be an amazing experience.

FishStyx · « **Reply #948 on:** March 19, 2017, 03:24:17 PM »

Fantastic, heard about some of the action from one of Sheldon's crew.

Mal Hannes · « **Reply #949 on:** March 19, 2017, 04:02:52 PM »

19 strikes on one trip! Unbelievable!

That sounds crazy.

Marlin fishing often is just a boat ride.....ask me.

19 strikes....I wish I was there!

peterblace · « **Reply #950 on:** March 19, 2017, 08:27:53 PM »

total tally for the day...13 boats...33 released marlin
one of Nana's marlin was taxed next to the boat by a massive oceanic white tip...2 bites...one of Nana's crew members tried to push the shark away with the gaff...wrong move...gaffed the shark by accident and nearly got pulled overboard (estimated #400 marlin)

heard LHooker apparently was tail wrapped

FishStyx · « **Reply #951 on:** March 19, 2017, 09:10:07 PM »

Quote from: peterblace on March 19, 2017, 08:27:53 PM

heard LHooker apparently was tail wrapped

Sadly yes

Hammer · « **Reply #952 on:** March 19, 2017, 10:12:23 PM »

Amazing

action. We'll be there on Friday

peterblace · « **Reply #953 on:** March 20, 2017, 09:44:18 AM »

update on the numbers as only today the results came public
total number of released fish is 32 plus 3 ?DOA? out of 11 boats (although 13 attended the comp)

John F · « **Reply #954 on:** March 20, 2017, 12:41:39 PM »

Amazing.... history being made!

Grande Pe · « **Reply #955 on:** March 20, 2017, 06:29:16 PM »

That is awesome fishing. Well done to all anglers and skippers.

Grande Pe · « **Reply #956 on:** March 20, 2017, 06:32:39 PM »

Hi Peter and John F,

How can I find out more about this competition, is it possible to join as well?

peterblace · « **Reply #957 on:** March 20, 2017, 06:56:25 PM »

it is Clube Marítimo's comp...runs monthly until May (I believe)
dates are a bit erratic as if weather doesn't permit they postpone the date...and as mentioned above...only whatsapp group members will know when that leg will occur...it's a joke but indeed that's what happened last weekend

John F · « **Reply #958 on:** March 20, 2017, 08:20:11 PM »

peterblace · « **Reply #959 on:** March 24, 2017, 01:55:32 PM »

check out Duarte Rato's blog about the epic moment we had on Saturday

http://fishbazaruto.com/2017/03/21/mozambique-blue-marlin-phenomenal-bite/

great reading