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Chandling services in Mozambique

Captain Sean A. Lange at the helm in Maputo to Pomene mission

Chandling services in Mozambique

The Sardine Charters and Chandling offering chandling services in Mozambique and South Africa, take on all sorts of marine challenges for the film industry, survey industry and tourism sector.

Recently we were consigned to conduct sea and surf trials with a custom designed and produced displacement hull cat of 15.5m, and powered by inboards. The task was to set out at Inhaca Island, near Maputo, and head north 370 nautical miles, to Pomene, in Inhambane province. And back.

Here is the video…of that trip…

Before that we were surveying in Mozambique and Uganda – it’s been a busy time. In some crazy places and serious waters.

Our next job is in Vilankulos, where we are supplying services to a big game fishing outfit. We also rig boats for targeting whichever particular fish is on the list. Rods and reels. Tackle. Fish fighting systems and rigs. Safety. Night fishing. First aid and medical equipment.

Click here if you have a real challenge!

Chandling services in Mozambique provided by The SardineMaputo to Pomene starting here in the Port of Maputo
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Inhaca Blue Marlin bite off the scale

Inhaca Blue Marlin bite off the scale

Inhaca Blue Marlin bite off the scale

Captain Duarte Rato of FishBazaruto.com has his finger on the pulse up and down the East Coast of Africa, and has an amazing Inhaca Blue Marlin bite to report, this March 2017.

The recent sport fishing competition held from out of Inhaca, just out from Mozambiques capital, Maputo –  reported phenomenal numbers and more numbers of marlin action. The release only tourney was a huge success for the 13 boats, who each accounted for a minimum of three fish!

The winning teams raised so many marlin, that they lost count!

An excerpt from Captain Duarte’s report…

“Yolanda won the event with the release of 7 fish, four Blues and three stripes. However, they reported sixteen bites and over thirty raised fish – they said they lost count.

Then there were two boats with 5 releases; Hakuna Matata released 3 blues and 2 striped and Aquamarine 2 Blues and 3 stripes.

Gabri got 4 fish on the day. They released a blue and two Blacks and had another Blue die on them, which got tail wrapped and could not be revived.

The guys aboard Fourplay released 3 Blues, out of 12 they either missed or pulled – and they had 19 fish up for the day.

Other fish reported where a Black by Cheetah out of three bites, and they only fished until 9am. Nakisai also released 2 Blues amongst a number of strikes. Nana released two Blues and had another one sharked by an Oceanic Whitetip, the first ever time I have heard of a fish being sharked out wide in this fishery´s. They also lost another right by the leader, and reported about 15 bites! Another boat that reported a similar number of fish on the day was Mon Ami, although they failed to convert those except on one striped they released out of the whole lot. Bite Me II released two Blues, as well as DanDan.

That´s an average of more than 3 Marlin per boat per day and not a single one of the ten boats that where specifically targeting Marlin skunked! Again, this is weekend anglers, mostly fishing out of small outboard powered trailer boats!

The mind wonders… ?” – Captain Duarte Rato

Read the whole in depth report by Duarte here.

In the meantime, to get a marlin or other gamefishing trip together in Mozambique waters, get in touch with Duarte at http://fishbazaruto.com.

Enjoy the sweet gallery of Inhaca Blue Marlin action…

Hakuna Matata 5 released marlinAnother release by CheetahAn Inhaca Blue Marlin underwater, all releasedNuno Mato co-ordinating the release of a Black Marlin off Inhaca Island2022 marlin season
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Spending time with Captain Duarte Rato

Spending time with Captain Duarte Rato

Tofo has of recent been playing host to Dario, Duarte jnr and Greta – the enthusiastic young family of Captain Duarte Rato, along with Duarte, as they spend some quality time together. Each season he does up at Bazaruto, off Vilancoulos, Duarte leaves the archipilego where he has been coaching the marlin there for decades, to visit Tofo for a week.
We have been bumping into them all over town and the beach, culminating in a visit at their cabin, during feeding time in the early evening.
“He only eats fish! Give him anything else and he just looks at it?!”, exclaims Duarte as he finely chops up a juicy chunk of couta fillet.
Greta is preparing the meal of healthy beans and local vegetables. The couta fillet is to flavour it all with fresh fish. Dario who is almost one, and Duarte jnr, 3, encourage her eagerly.
Soon we’re able to talk lures, and I show him through the original Mydo range, and then the new stuff. Out of the blue, Duarte drops the biggest marketing bombshell I have ever dreamed of.
” Hey I got my first billfish on a Mydo…a sailfish, when I was 16.”
I nearly fainted as the enormity of his statement set in. Africa’s most successful marlin fishermen got his first billfish on a Mydo #2 Baitswimmer.
I piled more lures into his lucky packet. All the Baitswimmer range up to the 4.5 weighing in at a healthy 222g – gets big baits down real deep. The Luck Shots for high speed deep trolling and jigging or even just drifting. The 2 sizes in the Luck Shot Mini, for casting and cranking. And then the newly developed (from the original Mydo spoons), the SS Spoon range. For casting, cranking and jigging.

I give a lot of lures out in this way, and there are just a few things that with Duarte, I am sure of. First, I will get the photos. And second…he will use every last one of them.
Obrigado Amigo!

Getting big baits down deep for big fish. Start posted for what comes up on the end of the line when captain Duarte Rato reports back.

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FishBazaruto.com free desktops

Smaller marlin provide plenty of fun, especially this time of year, in the Bazaruto Archipelego

FishBazaruto.com free desktops

Captain Duarte Rato of FishBazaruto.com fame has been shooting magnificent shots of fighting gamefish and seascapes for decades now, in and around the Bazaruto Archipelago, and has created a new downloads page – fishbazaruto.com free downloads, for the readers of thesardine.co.za to enjoy.

Duarte has been resampling his .RAW footage into useable chunks, and features these photographs extensively on fishbazaruto.com. In bite size, these images are easily used as as desktops (or static screensavers), on mobiles, desktops, laptops…etc.

Follow the following link to fishbazaruto.com’s new downloads link, with instructions:

http://wp.me/P5DwPK-hW

And while you are there, look around the fishbazaruto.com website for some amazing images to use as your desktop.

Bazaruto fly-fishing: chuck a fly in here and see what happens!
Click on over to fishbazaruto.com free desktop download, for free desktop downloads~!
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Maputo with Fatimas Backpackers

Maputo with Fatimas Backpackers

Right in the middle of all the action – Fatima’s is the perfect place to stay when getting to know the intriguing city of Maputo.

Take a walk down Mao Tse Tung Avenue towards the ocean and soon you will find the main drag, adorned with hotels, embassies, bank buildings and the like. Very impressive the investments being made in and and around Maputo.Stop in at the Polana for a coffee and soak in the views normally reserved for the rich and famous.
Head down to the ocean and starting at Club Navale, walk south along the promenade and into the lower reaches of town.

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