Insane Cape Verde blue marlin bite continues!

Insane Cape Verde blue marlin bite continues!

by Captain Duarte Rato

“Hey brother and the insane bite continues…

This morning we only fished a half day (5 hours) because our clients had to catch a plane back home….but we made it count and released 2 out of three fish.

The first fish come in hot on the teasers 15 minutes after we started and switched on the big ballyhoo pitch bait – hookup and release!

An h0ur later we get another one up on the short left teaser and hookup again. The fish, about 350 put on a great fight on the stand up #50 (that´s all we fishing) before release.

Before getting back we still had another that jumped as the client was feeding and never hooked up…

Two blues before lunch ain´t bad!!!!”

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Shad as usual…and sardines in Southport

So the shad, hardy little survivors they are, are back on the KZN South Coast this season, on cue, and in relative numbers. The shad all but disappeared in the seventies, and strict measures put in place the Natal Parks Board of old, now Ezimvelo, brought them back. There were no bag limits back in … Read more

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The real fishermen…of Tofo

The real fishermen…of Tofo We got out, through the mouth of the Inhambane Estuary, and aimed straight into the 30 knot southerly. Charter for the day – Guy and his two sons were so keen, they chose to launch this rough day. 2m Swells left 2m holes and as we got to the first reef, … Read more

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Cape Verde Marlin Diaries by Captain Duarte Rato

Cape Verde Marlin Diaries by Captain Duarte Rato

“Beautiful day in Cape Verde with flat calm seas, a really good break from all the wind we been having last two weeks…and the fishing was not to bad either!

Well, it was an extremely slow morning, but we made up for it in the afternoon!

At about noon, we saw three boats around us hookup, including Bebiche – that hooked a fish he later lost by the boat they called over the mark.

Well our turn had to come and surely 10 minutes later we have two fish on the teasers, pitch two baits and simultaneously hookup! Game on…

We released both fish about 250 and 350 and about an hour later we have another come on the long right teaser, it switches to the bait but twice it lazily misses and fades away.

Half an hour later we again have two fish up, unfortunately one of the clients misses the first but we set the hooks on the second and our third release for the day!

In total we raised 5, had 4 bites, 3 hookup´s and releases!”

Wowser Duarte!!!

I hadn’t really heard of or known much about the Cape Verde Islands, until Duarte started belting me with these pics! Having a check on the net shows beautiful tropical/sub tropical azure and green islands scattered all over an energy filled region of the Atlantic.

And there are waves! Millions! How about this spot…?!

Just follow any search to the islands and you will be pretty much amazed…

Hope that Duarte comes back!

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Dustin Volker to the rescue…

Dustin Volker of the Gubat Soldiers was seen getting down and dirty with the other volunteers cleaning out the Banana Estuary of the rogue invasive plant Hyacinth, this weekend. Dustin and Roosta played a gig at Rock Bottom the night before to increase awareness of the problem. The gig was a fantastic success and the … Read more

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