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28 Sep 2021

Anglers reel in good hauls

Richard Spingorum (Zululand Observer) Picture: Local anglers Dean Reddy and Andre Mudaly enjoyed a successful evening of angling recently, where they landed a number of diamond rays

Anglers working the north coast shoreline over the past week have had their hands full with the variety of species circulating in both deep and shallow waters.

Deep sea anglers have filled their hatches with mainly gamefish as a result of bottom fishing. Those lads using smaller lipped lures and fillet baits have tasted sweet success with the snoek that have been visible at backline. Pink and Pearl skirts have been the best reported colour in front of the fillets, with redeye sardine fillets being the most effective.

The deeper waters have mainly yielded a couple of big tuna on poppers, trolling lures and livebait. Mackerel have been the preferred live bait while the darker colour lures have been the pick of the bunch for both lipped trolling lures and poppers.

Rock and surf anglers working the ledges at Cape Vidal and its surroundings have produced a handful of edibles this past week. The main species coming out in these areas have been cave bass, speckled snappers and stumpies.

Just a tip, look at using a double hook trace with a 4/0 circle hook on top and a 6/0 circle at the bottom, and remember to keep the length of the trace and the branches fairly short to avoid tangles in the rougher water.

Chokka and sardines have been the most effective baits in these areas.

There has also been a few early summer inedibles landed by both the drone and casting anglers on mackerel and redeye sardine baits.
Source: The Kingfisher

 

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