Author Topic: KZN Offshore - Whatzup (Read 869620 times)

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2120 on:** December 18, 2019, 10:28:20 AM »

Them “Fishable Days” are few and far between at the moment...

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2121 on:** December 18, 2019, 10:30:34 AM »

Quote from: stephenrplumb on December 13, 2019, 06:46:17 AM

Well back in KZN and the outlook seems bleak for the next few days. Where's that sad face emoji? Anyway, we may try our luck a little later today, but will probably end up just letting the kids boogie board and I will try and drag my tired carcasss for a gallop along the new beach walk.

Problem is in Hillcrest you can never really tell what is going on at sea and I have missed some days before where my weather app told me it was a no go and when we get to the beach it looks awesome!

Morning Stephen,

I see you launched quite late on Monday afternoon...
Any luck???

Saqomalo · « **Reply #2122 on:** December 23, 2019, 02:42:55 PM »

Slim Dusty, Saw your boat at the club today, how did you go?

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2123 on:** December 25, 2019, 06:06:52 AM »

Quote from: Saqomalo on December 23, 2019, 02:42:55 PM

Slim Dusty, Saw your boat at the club today, how did you go?

Good Morning & Merry Christmas to All.....

I hope the Festive Season has been good thus far.
Fishing has been good off Durbs, boated a few Dorries over the last week, here is a brief recap,

20.12.2019 - our first day launching since arriving in Durbs for our December Holiday, boated a nice Bull Dorado and called it a day....
21.12.2019 - boated 3 x Dorries, good sized ones as well... had a double up which created a bit of pandemonium with crossed lines etc. nothing like a bit of excitement...beached at 10h15.
23.12.2019 - landed and successfully released a really small Dorado, smallest I have ever caught....nothing else for the rest of the day....headed back to the club for lunch with the family.
24.12.2019 - had a double up and boated 2 x Dorries, we were back on the beach by 10h20

I must add that all our fish have been caught on live bait, on the drift @ the 50m mark....

Being Christmas Day, my crew and I decided it would be best to spend the day at Camp with the Family, so no Fishing today.....

Tomorrow is supposedly going to be a cracker of a day, so will give it a go again tomorrow...

Enjoy the Festivities and be Safe

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2124 on:** December 25, 2019, 07:02:13 AM »

Bull Dorado on our first day fishing

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2125 on:** December 25, 2019, 07:03:51 AM »

Couple more pics...

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2126 on:** December 25, 2019, 07:09:31 AM »

Sorry, photos are too large to post...

Saqomalo · « **Reply #2127 on:** January 05, 2020, 02:42:52 PM »

Slim Dusty some nice fish there! Fished yesterday, saw your name in the book from the previous day, you guys cleaned up again

Shaun17 · « **Reply #2128 on:** January 06, 2020, 05:25:44 AM »

Managed to fish one day during the December holidays after 5 months of no fishing... got about a dozen rat dorries and turned my pap gooier crew into a bill fisherman!!

isivuba · « **Reply #2129 on:** January 06, 2020, 06:55:50 AM »

nice one Shaun.

tkei · « **Reply #2130 on:** January 06, 2020, 08:16:32 AM »

Very nice. Decent size sail that. What boat you on now. Still the tom?

maganything · « **Reply #2131 on:** January 06, 2020, 08:46:01 AM »

Awesome stuff Shaun and crew. Well done on a good day out.

Shaun17 · « **Reply #2132 on:** January 06, 2020, 09:40:43 AM »

Quote from: tkei on January 06, 2020, 08:16:32 AM

Very nice. Decent size sail that. What boat you on now. Still the tom?

Still on a Tom, just on a 21 now...

stephenrplumb · « **Reply #2133 on:** January 06, 2020, 05:17:22 PM »

I seemed to mess up my login and did not want to clear my whole inter webs cache (cookies) so did not report more while in KZN. That being said, we totalled three Dorados, 3 small Tuna, and also got a few sharks to the boat before cutting them off and hooked what I can only assume were Zambezies, off No1 as it felt like hooking the bottom.

We saw a turtle, light coloured (not sure if it is loggerhead or leatherback or some other variety) off LaMercy next to one of the ships, ran with common dolphins for a good few hundred meters, while we were heading to the drop off at Ballito, saw some big grey suites under the boat just off the harbour mouth.

Despite the family scoffing the fish at a rate of knots, I was able to bring a smallish coleman back full of fish, so that was mission accomplished.

Also super impressed with how frugal these suzuki motors are! I would say around 30% less fuel that the 40 strokes I have on the rubber duck.

Overall, it was a great time and while we could always have bought a few more fish, I am pretty happy that we are making progress. A long way from brilliant anglers, but at least doing better than we have previously so onwards and forwards.

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2134 on:** January 10, 2020, 12:29:05 PM »

Quote from: Slim Dusty on December 25, 2019, 07:09:31 AM

Sorry, photos are too large to post...

Some more Pics from our December Trip....

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2135 on:** January 10, 2020, 12:29:42 PM »

L Hooker · « **Reply #2136 on:** January 10, 2020, 12:32:08 PM »

Congrats on the catches Slim Dusty Stephen, Shaun congrats on the bill.

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2137 on:** January 10, 2020, 12:35:30 PM »

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2138 on:** January 10, 2020, 12:38:31 PM »

Slim Dusty · « **Reply #2139 on:** January 10, 2020, 12:42:18 PM »

To be honest, although the weather did not play game on most days, we had exceptional Fishing off Durban...
Made our trip down from JHB well worth it!

It's always nice to come back with some Fish in the hatch, nothing like fresh fish on the Plate for Dinner.