Author Topic: KZN Offshore - Whatzup (Read 869638 times)

Umpa Lumpa · « **Reply #860 on:** February 20, 2015, 06:47:34 PM »

Nice report chaps

Eeish that is a menneer Marlin.

colin · « **Reply #861 on:** February 20, 2015, 08:36:40 PM »

Quote from: dugongboy on February 20, 2015, 03:23:36 PM

That ou looks broken and the moer in that the skipper left the chair behind I hope for his sake he got it on the 130.................ceriaas slab of fish that....that's going to go close to 1000 methinks

probably moved the chair to manhandle the '' ceriaas'' fish onboard.

Chigger · « **Reply #862 on:** February 21, 2015, 06:17:09 AM »

Quote from: dugongboy on February 20, 2015, 03:23:36 PM

That ou looks broken and the moer in that the skipper left the chair behind I hope for his sake he got it on the 130.................ceriaas slab of fish that....that's going to go close to 1000 methinks

Ha, looks like "the exhausted man and the sea", what a fish well done.

maganything · « **Reply #863 on:** February 21, 2015, 06:51:09 AM »

We went down to launch this morning. As we were about to a boat came back saying sea was terrible out and they called it.
Could see the massive cloud bank coming, still calm here but big west coming! Just a matter of time until it hits!
Quite a nasty shorey at DSBC aswel this morning!

Nikao · « **Reply #864 on:** February 21, 2015, 08:11:27 AM »

Quote from: dugongboy on February 20, 2015, 03:23:36 PM

That ou looks broken and the moer in that the skipper left the chair behind I hope for his sake he got it on the 130.................ceriaas slab of fish that....that's going to go close to 1000 methinks

She was 396.6kg. From what i hear she died after the fight. But still an epic fish..

dodger · « **Reply #865 on:** February 21, 2015, 08:26:06 AM »

Quote from: Nikao on February 21, 2015, 08:11:27 AM

Quote from: dugongboy on February 20, 2015, 03:23:36 PM
That ou looks broken and the moer in that the skipper left the chair behind I hope for his sake he got it on the 130.................ceriaas slab of fish that....that's going to go close to 1000 methinks

She was 396.6kg. From what i hear she died after the fight. But still an epic fish..

an epic fish indeed, shame she died,

must have been one hell of a battle

dugong · « **Reply #866 on:** February 21, 2015, 04:41:18 PM »

Quote from: maganything on February 21, 2015, 06:51:09 AM

We went down to launch this morning. As we were about to a boat came back saying sea was terrible out and they called it.
Could see the massive cloud bank coming, still calm here but big west coming! Just a matter of time until it hits!
Quite a nasty shorey at DSBC aswel this morning!

Had the boat hitched and ready to go, but gave it miss after seeing the NE had blown all night at 20kts................iPad saved me a trip and gave me a well needed snooze!!

Shaun17 · « **Reply #867 on:** February 22, 2015, 12:02:25 AM »

How much would you lose to dehydration on a fish that size and a fair run back to the scales?

Just pulling that fish on board must've been a mission on it's own!!!

shagnrelease · « **Reply #868 on:** February 22, 2015, 07:42:58 AM »

Quote from: Shaun17 on February 22, 2015, 12:02:25 AM

How much would you lose to dehydration on a fish that size and a fair run back to the scales?

Just pulling that fish on board must've been a mission on it's own!!!

Not sure on the exact science but it can be quite a bit of weight loss. You can see at the tail section it is already drying out. But it may have went over 900. We have a few towels on board which we keep wet and cover the fish with.

Those boere seuns are sterk China, loading that fish would have been PT, in the past we tie the fish of with a bill rope or have the small flying gaff into the bottom jaw, and we start loading between the motors, keep the boat headed down sea and have the crew holding the rope or bill as close to the fish as possible. Accelerate the boat slightly and then when the swell starts pushing you cut the throttles in to neutral and with wave and momentum you can pull it up in sections. Hard work after a fight, and I'm a lazy bastard so we release these days

Timothy Scriven · « **Reply #869 on:** February 22, 2015, 03:25:18 PM »

Smart way to lift it on board

Shaun17 · « **Reply #870 on:** March 01, 2015, 11:28:46 PM »

Anyone fish this weekend?

dugong · « **Reply #871 on:** March 02, 2015, 08:01:04 AM »

Pulled a late launch yesterday - sea was too good and flat, 24.5 and very clean, saw a saily jump in front of me on the 50 line but nothing after cruising the area for a while, pulled out past the 100 but the sea seemed void of all life

We then moved in a bit came across a huge shoal of skippies feeding and at least got to heat up the carbontex on some in the 5-6 kg range - a bit of mayhem at one stage with 3 on and just the wife and dog on board - great fun!

Bwana · « **Reply #872 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:19:36 AM »

So stoked for my buddy Jason who had an absolute ripper of a trip on Saturday, clean seas with a light west he went north looking for livebait. They found a full-up selection of livebait and pulled for couta and managed one couta of around 17kg and then hooked up on an absolute BUS on a live bonnie. Well done Jason on your new PB couta of 32.8kg!!!

Chigger · « **Reply #873 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:20:40 AM »

I saw some nice 20kg Tuna come out this weekend, heard of a 26kg from Ballito. Weather was great on Sunday, we decided to go south from DSBC and besides catching a nice tan, we got a fat goose egg after pulling Halcos and some Mackerel for many many miles.

Bus couta Bwana

dugong · « **Reply #874 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:23:40 AM »

Bus fish

where Bwana??

L Hooker · « **Reply #875 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:32:46 AM »

Wow awesome catch congrats

Umpa Lumpa · « **Reply #876 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:36:38 AM »

Nice fish, can i buy it, there is a comp coming up soon

Serious note nice fish, some mates fished out of Rocky bay yesterday got some Tuna, ther boats also got some tuna.

Bwana · « **Reply #877 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:46:42 AM »

Quote from: dugongboy on March 02, 2015, 09:23:40 AM

Bus fish where Bwana??

Just north of Port Shepstone

Shaun17 · « **Reply #878 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:49:36 AM »

Cracking fish that Mark!!!

Timothy Scriven · « **Reply #879 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:54:05 AM »

Nice Cuda.
Well done on the PB