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How about a thread dedicated to fishing? Quick search didnt show up much. If I missed it please merge and accept my apology.
Wondering how many carbies are keen fisherman?
Where do you fish? How long you been fishing?
Fresh or Salt water? Rock and Surf or Boat?
Edibles or Non edibles?
Favorite fish to catch?
Best Catch?
Fav Fish to eat?
Funny Stories?
Post some pics of your sessions below. Give tips to newbies. Share some spots (maybe) and help each other out.
Ill start.
I was never a keen fisherman. I figured it was always something the older guys did, or guys who have nothing to do and the best way to do it was fishing. Few years back I went through a divorce and a mate invited me the one weekend to get out a bit and stop feeling sorry for myself. Come join me deep sea fishing. I was hooked. I started going as much as I could. And when he couldn't go deep sea fishing for whatever reason, I started fishing off the side. Rock and surf fishing. It is now 5 years later and I wonder why I never started sooner. There is something awesome about standing on a rock with the sun coming up while the waves break around you and a good catch pulls your rod down. The shake of the line, the scream of your reel as the drag does what it was designed to do. And then finally seeing the silver streak in the back of wave as it breaks. But you still havent secured it yet. Now is when you need to keep a cool head. Most fish are lost when they are only a few meters away from you. You must be patient. Only a fisherman will know this feeling..
Fishing has a very steep learning curve. Its not difficult. But there are certain do's and don'ts when it comes to fishing. Your day can be either very fruitful or extremely frustrating. Is luck involved? Of course yes. But the guys who have more experience are more lucky than those that don't. So luck may play a part, but experience plays a bigger part than luck. For example: A good day for the beach is not necessarily a good day for fishing. I was very fortunate to be surrounded by guys who were and are still very good at it so I learnt from the "best" so to speak. And I am still learning.
Where do you fish? How long you been fishing?
Rock and Surf and deep sea. Dont have my own boat so when invited I join. Pretty much fish off the side in the surf almost every weekend. I spend a lot of my time fishing with lures and only throw bait if I dont get a hit on the lure in the first 10-15 minutes.
Edibles or Non edibles? Edibles. I want to eat my catch. Not interested in non edibles fishing.
Favorite fish to catch? Elf. Aka Shad aka Bluefish. Fun and give a nice fight on light tackle. Also one of the easiest fish to catch especially early morning on a lure.
Best Catch? Off the rocks I have caught some great Elf. yet to land a monster though. Also caught some nice size White Muscle Cracker and undersize Poenskop (Black Cracker) which i throw back. I stick to legal sizes and bag limits.. Lots of Blacktail. Baardman. havent caught big Kob yet but I dont target them much. Looking to catch my first Galjoen this winter. But that means I must get some redbait.. And that stuff will make you hurl and roar like a Lion if you drop your guard.
Deep Sea? Lots.. Favorite to catch is always Yellowtail and have caught a few small ones but havent caught big boys yet. Caught small tuna a few times as well as a lot of Stock Fish, Carpenters, Red Roman, etc. Tuna fishing is great fun, if you find them!
Fav Fish to Eat? Definitely bottom feeding species like Stock Fish and Carpenter. But you don't catch these off the rocks. Elf is good but fish must be bled. Last one I caught (2 weeks back) I fried it in butter and garlic. Was Epic! Much better than doing it with a batter or on the coals.
Funny Stories? A few, but my claim to fame in fishing is a broken leg on the rocks. Wave hit me off a rock into a gully and I started swimming back to realize something wasn't right. Shin was snapped just above my ankle. Took quite a bit of grit to swim back back though that gully with flappy leg behind me to safe land and then pull myself over the rocks to a safe place. I was able to encourage a lady to find my phone for me in the bag. She asked who she can call for me? I said an ambulance. She said yeah but isn't there anyone else I need like a wife or friend? I said yeah, they called the Ambulance. Gardmed needed to call additional guys to get me off the rocks. 6 in total since it was a remote area at bottom of long hill. At one point they asked if I have a lot of money because they may need a chopper. I said no, I don't have that much. Gardmed were incredible and I still think of their kindness every time I see one of their vehicles drive by. Definitely made me realize how dangerous Rock and Surf fishing can be. Pin in my leg with Hilti screws on the side and a couple of months later I was back at the sea with my crutches and moon boot. Gave the crutches to my wife to hold and she gave me my rod. 2nd cast I was into an elf..
Edit. Forgot to add.. My first trip back to this same place where I broke my leg I got some fish and was stoked. But I hadn't bought new boots yet since mine were cut off when I broke my leg. So I was wearing tekkies. Walking back over the rocks I said to my wife I shouldn't be wearing these shoes, they are dangerous. I don't think I had even taken my next breath when I slipped. The pic of the cut on my leg below is the result. So yeah, wear decent boots if you fish off the rocks guys. Lol at Dr.. While she was stitching me up,, She asked me if I am sure my eyes are ok..
One of my favorite fishing experiences ever was with my 2 boys. Said to them we are going to go fishing and we are taking the skottel with. And salads. If we don't catch a fish we will get pizza on way home. But if we do, we will eat it right there on the beach. They were rooting for Pizza. But as the sun went down they sat with their dad cooking fresh fish on the beach. They admitted on the way home that was more fun than getting pizza. Pic of this fish in the skottel is in the link below.
Share away chaps! give us your fishing details and pics. Some of my pics.
Wondering how many carbies are keen fisherman?
Where do you fish? How long you been fishing?
Fresh or Salt water? Rock and Surf or Boat?
Edibles or Non edibles?
Favorite fish to catch?
Best Catch?
Fav Fish to eat?
Funny Stories?
Post some pics of your sessions below. Give tips to newbies. Share some spots (maybe) and help each other out.
Ill start.
I was never a keen fisherman. I figured it was always something the older guys did, or guys who have nothing to do and the best way to do it was fishing. Few years back I went through a divorce and a mate invited me the one weekend to get out a bit and stop feeling sorry for myself. Come join me deep sea fishing. I was hooked. I started going as much as I could. And when he couldn't go deep sea fishing for whatever reason, I started fishing off the side. Rock and surf fishing. It is now 5 years later and I wonder why I never started sooner. There is something awesome about standing on a rock with the sun coming up while the waves break around you and a good catch pulls your rod down. The shake of the line, the scream of your reel as the drag does what it was designed to do. And then finally seeing the silver streak in the back of wave as it breaks. But you still havent secured it yet. Now is when you need to keep a cool head. Most fish are lost when they are only a few meters away from you. You must be patient. Only a fisherman will know this feeling..
Fishing has a very steep learning curve. Its not difficult. But there are certain do's and don'ts when it comes to fishing. Your day can be either very fruitful or extremely frustrating. Is luck involved? Of course yes. But the guys who have more experience are more lucky than those that don't. So luck may play a part, but experience plays a bigger part than luck. For example: A good day for the beach is not necessarily a good day for fishing. I was very fortunate to be surrounded by guys who were and are still very good at it so I learnt from the "best" so to speak. And I am still learning.
Where do you fish? How long you been fishing?
Rock and Surf and deep sea. Dont have my own boat so when invited I join. Pretty much fish off the side in the surf almost every weekend. I spend a lot of my time fishing with lures and only throw bait if I dont get a hit on the lure in the first 10-15 minutes.
Edibles or Non edibles? Edibles. I want to eat my catch. Not interested in non edibles fishing.
Favorite fish to catch? Elf. Aka Shad aka Bluefish. Fun and give a nice fight on light tackle. Also one of the easiest fish to catch especially early morning on a lure.
Best Catch? Off the rocks I have caught some great Elf. yet to land a monster though. Also caught some nice size White Muscle Cracker and undersize Poenskop (Black Cracker) which i throw back. I stick to legal sizes and bag limits.. Lots of Blacktail. Baardman. havent caught big Kob yet but I dont target them much. Looking to catch my first Galjoen this winter. But that means I must get some redbait.. And that stuff will make you hurl and roar like a Lion if you drop your guard.
Deep Sea? Lots.. Favorite to catch is always Yellowtail and have caught a few small ones but havent caught big boys yet. Caught small tuna a few times as well as a lot of Stock Fish, Carpenters, Red Roman, etc. Tuna fishing is great fun, if you find them!
Fav Fish to Eat? Definitely bottom feeding species like Stock Fish and Carpenter. But you don't catch these off the rocks. Elf is good but fish must be bled. Last one I caught (2 weeks back) I fried it in butter and garlic. Was Epic! Much better than doing it with a batter or on the coals.
Funny Stories? A few, but my claim to fame in fishing is a broken leg on the rocks. Wave hit me off a rock into a gully and I started swimming back to realize something wasn't right. Shin was snapped just above my ankle. Took quite a bit of grit to swim back back though that gully with flappy leg behind me to safe land and then pull myself over the rocks to a safe place. I was able to encourage a lady to find my phone for me in the bag. She asked who she can call for me? I said an ambulance. She said yeah but isn't there anyone else I need like a wife or friend? I said yeah, they called the Ambulance. Gardmed needed to call additional guys to get me off the rocks. 6 in total since it was a remote area at bottom of long hill. At one point they asked if I have a lot of money because they may need a chopper. I said no, I don't have that much. Gardmed were incredible and I still think of their kindness every time I see one of their vehicles drive by. Definitely made me realize how dangerous Rock and Surf fishing can be. Pin in my leg with Hilti screws on the side and a couple of months later I was back at the sea with my crutches and moon boot. Gave the crutches to my wife to hold and she gave me my rod. 2nd cast I was into an elf..
Edit. Forgot to add.. My first trip back to this same place where I broke my leg I got some fish and was stoked. But I hadn't bought new boots yet since mine were cut off when I broke my leg. So I was wearing tekkies. Walking back over the rocks I said to my wife I shouldn't be wearing these shoes, they are dangerous. I don't think I had even taken my next breath when I slipped. The pic of the cut on my leg below is the result. So yeah, wear decent boots if you fish off the rocks guys. Lol at Dr.. While she was stitching me up,, She asked me if I am sure my eyes are ok..
One of my favorite fishing experiences ever was with my 2 boys. Said to them we are going to go fishing and we are taking the skottel with. And salads. If we don't catch a fish we will get pizza on way home. But if we do, we will eat it right there on the beach. They were rooting for Pizza. But as the sun went down they sat with their dad cooking fresh fish on the beach. They admitted on the way home that was more fun than getting pizza. Pic of this fish in the skottel is in the link below.
Share away chaps! give us your fishing details and pics. Some of my pics.
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