Author Topic: KZN Offshore - Whatzup (Read 869911 times)

iNdlovu · « **Reply #640 on:** December 08, 2014, 08:13:12 AM »

Well done Umps and Ant, very nice fish there.

Bwana · « **Reply #641 on:** December 08, 2014, 08:50:58 AM »

Great fish there Ant and Umps, well done guys!

AQUAFAN · « **Reply #642 on:** December 08, 2014, 08:54:50 AM »

Beaut of a

that FFF - well done especially on such a light outfit!

dugong · « **Reply #643 on:** December 08, 2014, 09:45:29 AM »

Great fish on a light stick that

I need to get on the water!!

Chigger · « **Reply #644 on:** December 08, 2014, 10:43:00 PM »

Nice

FFF, and size Bonnie Umps

CLS · « **Reply #645 on:** December 09, 2014, 06:30:08 AM »

Quote from: FFF on December 08, 2014, 07:58:42 AM

Well Umpa Lumpa and myself decided to do a quick trip sat morning. Umpa Lumpa had another function he had to be at by 12 so i convinced him to do a quick trip.

We launched at 03:45 (Having night rating does help) and had the plan to head to the ships. We struggled to get bait by the piers so we headed to the barge. Umpa got us a few baits quite quickly so while he was busy i stuck out a live bait. Was not in the water 5 minutes and we got a . Umpa got the rod and started fighting. The fish had given quite a good first run so knew it was something decent. He landed a decent about 8kg bonnie. While fighting it other boats started arriving and almost rode his line off twice. Yes i did swear them.
With all these other boats arriving we went out to the ships.

First ship we tried we got nothing. Headed to the next ship hoping to get our first Dorrie of the season. Pitched a live bait out on the small stick with a 5000 coffee gringer. I watched as the line started heading off to the right and bang we were on. I then realised that this was no Dorrie. It took off. Umpa Lumpa cleared his line and moved us away from the ship. After a really good fight were the arms started talking to me a bit we spotted the number plate a good YFT. Still had quite a bit to do with the small stick to get it to the boat but eventually we did. What a nice fish on the small stick.

Well done Ant and big D,

MichaelK · « **Reply #646 on:** December 09, 2014, 01:26:20 PM »

Well done boys, lekker tuna that

CLS · « **Reply #647 on:** December 09, 2014, 06:43:27 PM »

I am on duty this Sunday the 14th so pop in for a chat.

dugong · « **Reply #648 on:** December 09, 2014, 09:09:51 PM »

Let me launch in the dark hey Oom

Chigger · « **Reply #649 on:** December 12, 2014, 02:05:17 PM »

The sea has looked like lake Malawi the past 2 days, not even a swell. I drove past Virginia airport and the wind sock was flat against the pole. Hope it stays flat for the weekend.

Chigger · « **Reply #650 on:** December 12, 2014, 03:09:31 PM »

Quote from: Chigger on December 12, 2014, 02:05:17 PM

The sea has looked like lake Malawi the past 2 days, not even a swell. I drove past Virginia airport and the wind sock was flat against the pole. Hope it stays flat for the weekend.

....Ok scratch that, the pridicted SW has just arrived...

CLS · « **Reply #651 on:** December 12, 2014, 06:38:01 PM »

Quote from: Chigger on December 12, 2014, 03:09:31 PM

Quote from: Chigger on December 12, 2014, 02:05:17 PM
The sea has looked like lake Malawi the past 2 days, not even a swell. I drove past Virginia airport and the wind sock was flat against the pole. Hope it stays flat for the weekend.

....Ok scratch that, the pridicted SW has just arrived...

jaenswart · « **Reply #652 on:** December 12, 2014, 09:09:41 PM »

dodger · « **Reply #653 on:** December 13, 2014, 10:02:21 AM »

you need a bit of a tjop to get the fishes active

Nikao · « **Reply #654 on:** December 15, 2014, 11:14:56 AM »

Here is a little report from last Week

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10152492663647944&id=177957067943

CLS · « **Reply #655 on:** December 15, 2014, 12:57:03 PM »

I was on duty yesterday, by 04h30 the NE was blowing 20knots, one boat launched and was back on the beach within an hour. So for me it was an easy one, I had a good breakfast and was home by 09h15.

FFF · « **Reply #656 on:** December 15, 2014, 01:12:26 PM »

Quote from: CLS on December 15, 2014, 12:57:03 PM

I was on duty yesterday, by 04h30 the NE was blowing 20knots, one boat launched and was back on the beach within an hour. So for me it was an easy one, I had a good breakfast and was home by 09h15.

Some people get lucky. If there was good weather you would have been very busy.

YUSUF · « **Reply #657 on:** December 15, 2014, 11:10:40 PM »

Launched on Sunday.Hooked into a decent Yellowfin Tuna only to be taxed after giving a beautiful aerial display.

AQUAFAN · « **Reply #658 on:** December 18, 2014, 08:50:12 PM »

Launched on Sat after having the motors checked following a bit of heating - trolled a few feathers during a test run and got a yft of around 8kg on our way back.

Lqunched yeatsrday with a few friends from Jhb - trolled to Ballito without a single inquiry. Went down for bottoms and got some nice soldiers, slingers and a fat rockcod. Started with a sizeable SE swell which dropped by the time we were on our way back.

Water still a bit cold averaging 21.2 degrees.

jaenswart · « **Reply #659 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:20:34 AM »

Launched out of Richardsbay yesterday, ran 40km to high points. water was good color at 26 degrees, but the area was devoid of life.

Decided to move closer to some reefs in front in Mtunzini and this is where an epic day really really started.
The bird were all around, chasing jub jub, and the fringes of the jub jub schools had yellowfin tuna, couta and dorado.

we chased after the birds with rapalas and flick sticks and was rewarded with around 25 YFT (kept 1) , 3 Dorado, 3 couta.
Down to my last tank of fuel and still 25km away from my beaching site at Mtunzini main beach, I decided to drop anchor and we got rewarded with some size slinger, 7 Rockcods (3 - 5 kg) as well as a black musselcracker. Whilst on anchor a dorrie came to visit and I managed to hook it on a flick stick.