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First Couta for the 2023 season on the Niteshift First Couta for the 2023 season on the Niteshift: The crew of the Niteshift watched curiously as the little red chopper came into their airspace out of Port Shepstone. Next thing, the chopper pilot aimed the nose downwards and headed to a patch of water a … Read more

7 Waves in a row! Another day of east waves, stacked up on top of each other. I had no idea my Dad was setting up a launch. We had – the day before, given in to the short-period high-speed and all-around problematic swell. But he was setting up a real fun line to take. … Read more

If in doubt don’t go out…cyclone swells from the east If in doubt don’t go out…cyclone swells from the east: Surfers say the opposite. But they only have a surfboard with them. Taking a fully equipped boat through the waves, with souls on board, is another case entirely. Not comparable actually. When you make a … Read more

Big baits are cool but it’s the small baits that have the most fun Big baits are cool but it’s the small baits that have the most fun: Some of the best fish I have got for my guys have been on painstakingly prepared little fillet baits. Sometimes with a flash of colour added with … Read more

Why do coastal towns have cleaner water than big cities by Prof Tony Turton Why do coastal towns have far cleaner water than big cities by Professor Tony Turton and Ilse van der Merwe: It’s a Catch22 for residents and businesses down here on the KZN south coast. We need the annual tourist influx to … Read more