Sean Lange

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Amped on the South Coast

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Amped on the South Coast Amped on the South Coast: The Sardine Newspaper is the culmination of many projects over the years, and went under successively different names. At a stage we called ourselves SurfTV.co.za, a fantastically successful name, but was stopped in it’s tracks, due to copyright issues with SurfTV.com. Guy Bishop, one of … Read more

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Surf trips to Tofinho

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Surf trips to Tofinho

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Ozzie ripper Lucy Small, captured here in a ray of glory, surfing at Tofinho Point with our crew (c) Xonalanga

Since 1991, we have been surfing up and down the East African Seaboard, hauling surfers old and young, beginners and jaded…through some of the finest surfing conditions that the world has to offer. Surf trips to Tofinho and beyond are an email away…

In winter time, our beat is to wait for a solid cold frontal system, and chase it from Cape Town to Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mocambique – thousands of kilometres of travelling and chasing swell. There are so many spots along this route, that many spots have no name – and like Africa – it’s gonna stay that way!

In summer, it’s all about cyclones – and if the stars line up, and the right swell sneaks in just skirting the southern reaches of Madagascar, it lights up all the usually dormant superbanks littered all over the Mozambican coastline. There are just sooo many!

These two situations do occur seasonally as described, but also at odd times, so once you book, we will plan your trip with the most chance of catching it all – ON!

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The sharks of the Umzimkulu

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A little baby Zambezi taken on rod and line in the Umzimkulu River. It was released healthy and spitting mad! About 7kgs. At 20 to 30cm per year, this Zambezi in the Umzimkulu would be about 30kgs, two years later.

The sharks of the Umzimkulu Another sighting down at the Umzimkulu Marina this weekend, confirms that the family of Zambezi Sharks who have taken up residence in the Umzimkulu River, are alive and well. This last one was spotted giving a big blue tailed mullet hell, chasing it around and around, right off the jetty. Zambezi … Read more

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Bass Fish-off: First event results

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Bass Fish-off: First event results

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A monster bass caught by Joff Hannaway during practise – before the Midmar Fish-off, this weekend. The fishing at Midmar has been really good lately.

With commentary by Sardine Correspondent and Team Angler Mike Stubbs…

Day 1

Session started at 10:30 and ended at 5pm. When we got in the water conditions were over cast and light showers through the mid day. The dam was 75% full and water visibility about 2m. Finding the pattern was quick after picking a crank bait rod and throwing a lipless crack, ensuring the crack hits the bottom and bouncing off the structure below. Picking up my bag (5 fish) in a short period of time. And then off to target the bigger fish. Fishing the top water in the afternoon proved a lot of fun. Saturday bag just over 3kgs. This was the best fishing I have ever had at Midmar…

Day 2
Session started at 6am and finished at 1pm. It rained most of the morning with moderate mist and fog. Started off fishing with same pattern as day before, but realized very soon that the fishing conditions had changed. With the fish not touching the crank, I quickly moved over to a slower bait. Picking up my drop shot rod, was soon to be the answer and allowing the bait to sit just off the bottom with barely any movement, was the answer to picking up the fish. Getting my bag just before lunch time was nerve wracking, but fishing slower paid off with a lovely bag just over 4.7kgs. Fishing was great over all and some lovely fish were caught biggest 4.7kg caught by Len de Wet (pictured).

Preparing for the next fish off, for Woodstock end of November.

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Garrick at The Block

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Wayne Trelawney in Port St Johns with his dream National Garrick Day fish. Wayne responsible kept this single fish and made all sorts of delicacies with it, that lasted him months.

Garrick at The Block [twitchermap] Submitted by: Dane Elliot Report: The garrick have been putting on a fine show up and down the coast, at all the hot spots. Port Shepstone is a favourite hangout for garrick as they try to get into the river mouth to spawn, coming out hungry and aggressive, attacking anything … Read more

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