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Musselcracker by Mike Stubbs and other KZN South Coast stories…

 

Musselcracker by Mike Stubbs and other KZN south coast stories.

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Musselcracker by Sardine Correspondent, Mike Stubbs…

Check out this tasty Musselcracker caught by Mike Stubbs off Saint Michaels. On a shallowish reef, a fresh sardine fillet bait coaxed the musselcracker to bite. The deep sea fishing has been really good…reports of yellowtail off the deeper spots behind Protea, geelbek all over, and the odd amberjack in the mix.

Sharks are still everywhere, as soon as the geelbek start feeding, the tax man pitches up. You can see them on the echo sounder, swimming up and down the water column waiting to ambush your prized salmon on the end of your line. It’s a matter of getting one or two, up lines and move somewhere else, repeat the maneuver.

Off the side it’s been a bit quiet, the shad only making early morning appearances…and the garrick are staying shy for the moment. Daga salmon at night is the in thing to do right now – grab a paddletail and patrol the channels behind the shorebreak…

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A great catch by Saturday’s charter crew on the Niteshift. These guys (shoes shown above) drove down on Friday night, fished The Block until morning, got on the boat at first light, returned after the fishing through the entire low tide…and drove back that night?! Now that’s commitment!
Young Nathan Boddly from Paddock spent a weekend at Fishin's Cool Fishing School, learning to tie knots, untangle overwinds and pose with other guys fish!
Young Nathan Boddly from Paddock spent a weekend at Fishin’s Cool Fishing School, learning to tie knots, untangle overwinds and pose with other guys fish!

Fishin’s Cool Fishing School is about to fire up again…stay posted for more information regarding times and tides and slots available.

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Paul Cook and Uncle Skomolo

Paul Cook and Randy Stevens helped us catch about 30 livebaits which we took to Protea Reef off Shelley Beach this afternoon. Expecting everything we got nothing, until we anchored in 50metres straight off Port Shepstone.
Soon rods were buckling under the pressure of Amberjack. After boating one, my Dad hooked a monster which finally broke the trace after circling the boat for half an hour! The one that definitely got away.
Then Paul Cook, down from Inhambane, Mozambique, pulled his first ever Black Steenbras…Skomolo…Poenskop…Musselcracker… and it was home time…

Randy Stevens fed our favourite Skua bird, with live maasbanker on the way home…

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Fishing the KZN South Coast in Summer

16kg Dorado by Ryan Enslin

Chasing dorado up and down the brown water line created by the seasonal flood waters…has yielded good catches lately…this upsized bull dorado was caught a bit further out though, along with the magnificent Cracker below…

The current on this coast line has characteristically been screaming but every now and then it lets up, allowing for some deeper water bottom fishing. Roger Davidson has been on a roll…with these prehistoric monster Black Steenbras, or Musselcracker, or Poenskop as they are known around here…

 

 

 

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Nice fish for Roger Davison! 30kgs!

 

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30kg Musselcracker-by-Roger-Davison

Thanks to Marc Lange and Ryan Enslin for the photos and story…

 

 

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