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Sharks and all in Mossel Bay

Sharks and all in Mossel Bay…by Brandon Parsons

More news in from The Sardine Newspaper correspondent Brandon Parsons. When he is not teaching people how to papgooi and catch bass in an around Gauteng – he is chasing huge sharks, rays and other cool gamefish in the Southern Cape area – Mossells being his favourite haunt…
“I went down to mosselbaai recently in search of some sharks and managed to keep myself and my crew busy, despite the conditions being horrible and the sea not playing along at all .
 
On this adventure we were targeting some non edibles again, and really got stuck in properly. Our rods were crazy busy with the smaller shark species that I managed to get just behind the bank. We were getting bored of the smaller ones when suddenly on of our crew’s rod revved like a rental car in Chatsworth! He was on proper and managed to land a really nice size raggie (Ragged Tooth Shark).  
Since I left, there have been reports of some smaller garrick and a couple of nice duckies!!!!!!
Lets all remember to catch and release – as it is the future of our sport. Brandon Parsons”
Thanks Brandon – keep catching those sharks man!
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Bazaruto Marlin

 

Bazaruto Marlin

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Bazaruto marlin by Captain Duarte Rato

Just to feature once again – the most incredible photography by Captain Duarte Rato, as he chases down billfish through the summer season, off Bazaruto Island.

Again, it was another surprisingly consistent season and even in the face of hectic weather most of the time, the tallies of tagged and released marlin swimming around off Baz are way up there.

At the moment, Inhambane is being battered by very strong swells whipped straight at us by the tropical storm / cyclone hanging off Madagascar. It is travelling in the right direction to keep compounding the swell and by the next dark moon spring tide, the line ups will be very interesting indeed. The fish are active in the wild surf zone with kingfish smashing baitballs right in amongst the bathers at Praia do Tofo.

 

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ORI Fish Tagging Project: Tag Return

 ORI Fish Tagging Project: Tag Return

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Two KZN south coast anglers, Koos Viviers and Dave Sproston (now in Plettenberg Bay) have something fishy in common. Dave tagged a catface rockod three years ago, and Koos recently re-caught it. Koos found the tag and submitted it to the Oceanographic Research Institute. The details are below:

ORI FISH TAGGING PROJECTTAG RETURN

DEAR KOOS VIVIERS

Thank you for sending us details on a tagged fish.
Listed below are the details for which you have been patiently waiting.

TAG NO:A125605 (FISH DIED)
SPECIES:catface rockcod
DAYS FREE:959
DISTANCE MOVED:3 km
GROWTH:220 mm
WEIGHT DIFFERENCE:kg
TAG RELEASE INFORMATION
TAGGED BY:MR D SPROSTON
LOCALITY:Shelly Beach / Protea Bank
DATE:16 May 2012
LENGTH:430 mm
MEASUREMENT TYPE:Total
RECAPTURE INFORMATION
ANGLER:KOOS VIVIERS
LOCATION:Izotsha River
DATE:31 Dec 2014
LENGTH:650 mm
MEASUREMENT:Total
No. OF TIMES RECAPTURED:1

Thank you for your co-operation.

TAGGING OFFICER
PHONE:(031) 3288159
FAX:(031) 3288188
EMAIL:oritag@ori.org.za
CELL:079 529 0711
WEBSITE:www.oritag.org.za

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