So you wanna see a bait ball?

An amazing shot by Captain Duarte Rato (c) of a baitball off Bazaruto Island, Southern Mozambique

So you wanna see a bait ball? So, you wanna see a bait ball? Check this one out! When Captain Duarte Rato gets excited, so do I! He has been frothing over these amazing pics he lucked into whilst on a charter off Bazaruto two days ago. This one is a shark based bait ball, but … Read more

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No sardine report 25 July 2016

No sardine report 25 July 2016 Jay Steenkamp patrolling down south to Port Edward and beyond reports that the surfing has been fantastico and they have all been getting shacked. Roosta in Umzumbe reports the same clean powerful swells gracing their underground. But no mention of sardines. Scattered baitballs of other types of smallies up … Read more

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The Sardine Coast photographic roundup

The Sardine Coast photographic roundup The Sardine Coast photographic roundup is a spread of shots from up and down the south coast – well, the south coast of KZN Natal, South Africa. These pics were taken over the past weekend and reveal exactly the paradise of the area. From the southern Cape, through the Transkei … Read more

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Sardine update 11 July 2016

Sardine Report 8 July 2016 The Coast Guard on patrol for foreign poachers off Mdumbi in the deep Transkei

Sardine update 11 July 2016 It’s been a slow start to the 2016 Sardine run but the reports have started trickling through voluntarily now. Both our Mdumbi and Port St. Johns sardine spotting posts have reported bait balls and predators right in close.Robbie van Wijk in Mdumbi reports serious sardine action in the back line … Read more

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Sardine Report 8 July 2016

Sardine Report 8 July 2016 The Sardine News Sardine Report 8 July 2016 is compiled from the following sources: Robbie van Wijk in Mdumbi – “sardines moving past in shoals far out to sea, shad on everyone’s plate, garrick and kob catches regular. Coast Guard is on patrol for foreign poachers” Debbie Smith in Port St. … Read more

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