A little bit of bottom fishing…

Well on a slow day drifting across the pinnacles in amongst the local row boat and ski fishermen, a bit of bottoming makes perfect sense. The Castlemans of Barberton joined Ozzie Mike on this trip off Barra, and we took home enough for all of us to eat fish for dinner. Birds have been birding … Read more

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It sure takes character…

To beat the seasick blues… But Belgian Cal braved it out and he and his countryman Johan each got a yellowfin to take home today. Pieter van Staden of Jhb was with us and also took home a tuna to eat… We saw couta and Dorado free swimming and for a while the sea was … Read more

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Off to work…

I am heading for an office and computers for today…Manuel here is also going to work…way out off Barra lighthouse in 20m of crystal clear water. The market was full of amberjack and kingfish yesterday…all varieties…around the 10kg size. The sea has gone a bit wintery and massive amounts of baitfish are being worked by … Read more

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The President

Lobster John was the name the tourists gave him 10 years ago, when I first met Joao in Tofo town. He was hawking a huge Dorado that he had caught on the rowboat that morning. He was wobbling a bit as his penchant for 2M beer was already reasonably satisfied with the other fish he … Read more

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