32.7kg Kob fishing at night time by Mike Stubbs

32.7kg Kob fishing at night time by Mike Stubbs And here it is…the 32.7kg kob / daga salmon, that literally stripped Mike Stubbs down to his reel knot. Fortunately the highly experienced Shaun Posthumous was on the scene. He ran up and down getting water to splash on the reel as it heated up?! A … Read more

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Chris Lepan huge kob in the Umzimkulu

Chris Lepan huge kob in the Umzimkulu On light tackle this is real big fish. Imagine a largemouth bass this size! Rory Lawlor and crew have been targeting kob in the Umzimkulu, on artificials, and seem to have perfected the art.  Along the way they been catching, and releasing, big-eye kingfish, rock salmon, perch and … Read more

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Transkei estuaries fishing well

  Transkei estuaries fishing well   It’s been a great year for fledgling daga salmon up and down our entire coastline. I have seen them at this size (featured photograph) being taken in Maputo Bay and all the down into the Cape. Kob fishing is the saltwater bass fishing it seems as they readily jump on … Read more

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Queen mackerel at the Block

Queen mackerel at the Block We finally caught a queen mackerel at the Block after the divers from last weeks competition reported seeing a few around Hibberdene. It was chock full of red eye sardines aswell – I am surprised he even took notice of the tiny Strike Pro lure but he did, putting on … Read more

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Jean-Pierre Jordaan with a 34kg beast of a couta

Jean-Pierre Jordaan with a 34kg beast of a couta Jean-Pierre Jordaan with a 34kg beast of a couta speared at the Patingo, a few clicks out of Richards Bay. Jean-Pierre is the son of legendary Koos Jordaan so those big north coast cruisers better watch out! It certainly is big ‘couta time now, and reports … Read more

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