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More from Flipper

Flipper, our friendly local, also revelled in the south coast fishing action. Mackerel and maasbanker on the menu

More from Flipper

Well he is back and at his his usual playful self, as our resident dolphin un-aptly named Flipper, keeps swinging, er swimming by, to say Ahoy! He has been hanging ace out off Umtentweni and Port Shepstone for a number of years now. Actually not completely alone, there is also a Skua Bird that seems to like the same neighbourhood?! Flipper comes and goes with the seasons and the sardines, but when he is around, we can have a chat every day we launch.

Flipper (sorry!) loves to hang out and even get a free feed. he knows we have juicy fresh jube-jube mackerel in our live well and can be quite insistent. He is so tame he will eat from your hand! Jumping in with him on a clean day, he really gets interactive…chatting and clicking and squeaking away.

Now we just need to teach him to take us to the fish!

To immerse yourself in the rich and wild waters of the KZN Natal to the Transkei Wild Coast coastline, check out our various options here…

And a gallery of underwater imagery from Bazaruto through Durban and on to the Wild Coast.

Preparing for launch into the 2016 Sardine Report
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Aladino Jasse first tuna off Maputo

Featuring…

Aladino Jasse,  fishing with Captain Bino Nordin, out of Maputo on the awesome 31ft custom built Sholay,  after bagging his first ever yellowfin tuna.

Aladino Jasse
Aladino Jasse

The Maputo guys fish very far out, 40 miles.  Chasing the giant blues that swim in the 500m waters. Check the heavy tackle they use.

This day, a few tuna were on the menu. Normally it’s 5 heavy sticks dragging huge konas and plastics, Duarte Rato style.

Duarte and Bino Fish these waters together, whenever Duarte is in town. This is one boat we all wanna be on!

More fishing news from Maputo as soon as the east stops blowing…the billfish season is about to start… just need two or three south winds and it’s on!

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The all new MYDO Luck Shot Mini

The all new MYDO Luck Shot Mini, thoroughly tested and proven to increase strikes…

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 Features:

  • hydrodynamic articulated design features create radical swimming motion. It flails, ducks, dives, wobbles, splashes…and works on any retrieve. Change retrieve often for best results.

  • it’s weedless design gets you dragging in and out of bottom structure.

  • weighing in at an ounce or two (two sizes), you can flick these lures way out there with great accuracy, even into the howling wind.

  • fits any paddletail, trick bait, worm…and is rigged strong with a 5/0 single hook for the saltwater guys and a 4/0 for the bassers and other freshwater targets. The #2 has 7/0 Mustad O’Shaugnessy singles for power pulling (Luck Shot tested to 50kg’s drag!)

  • target literally all fish…just cast, drop, jig…troll…drift…just make sure one is always in the water…whatever you are doing, the MYDO Luck Shot Mini will be doing it’s job of mimicking injured and struggling fish.

  • perfect eyes for predator fish to home in on.

  • made in all the MYDO Bellyshine and Candy colours.

Trade enquiries to umzimkulu@gmail.com

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MustByt Charters join thesardine.co.za

MustByt Charters join thesardine.co.za

MustByt Charters
MustByt Charters

Mike Schneider and his team at MustByt Charters in Shelley Beach have many years fishing and skippering experience between them. Targeting gamefish like tuna, dorado, king mackeral, billfish and amberjack, they also fish on the bottom for the odd black steenbras, salmon and redfish.

Their fleet of boats are professionally rigged and maintained, and aside from deep sea fishing, Must Byt also conduct ocean safari’s on their huge inflatable boats. The ocean safari’s open up up a whole world of dolphins, whales, seabirds, sharks and fish, viewed from the comfort and safety of the boat…or (conditions permitting) from in the water, with snorkelling gear.

Check out their website on…http://www.mustbytfishingcharters.co.za

Or their Facebook page…

https://web.facebook.com/MustBytFishingCharters/

or call…

082 777 7324

…for further information.