Salt Rock shad and snoek action
Kosi Bay is still producing good catches of kob, kingfish and plenty of wave garrick, even though the water temperature has begun to drop substantially. Anglers spinning in the mornings have had fewer catches than last week, but still managed to do some damage with the kingies.
St Lucia and Cape Vidal have produced shad and the odd garrick in the mornings already, which is a good sign for things to come.
Maphelane has had reports of good shad action and some sharks as well, which can be caught on shad head, cutlet or live shad during this time of year when the shad are in abundance.
Richards Bay produced some milkies on most bloody baits. Anglers found that by using chokka baits, the milkies took longer to locate the baits and a wider variety of species were caught. Shad and the odd diamond ray were also caught throughout the day, which means that there is a strong shad presence and the diamonds have stayed in the area for the shad.
Salt Rock is also producing shad and some small greys on throw baits, as well as some nice Natal snoek on spoon. This area has been busy with fish activity and the snoek have been spotted daily by divers. With spinning becoming more and more popular and anglers being in the market for a decent spinning reel to target snoek, kingfish, kob and garrick this winter, Daiwa has released its latest Exceler range of high speed spinning reels. These ultra smooth, ultra strong reels have been put through their paces with some of our country's strongest fish and have come out on top. Available in sizes 1500, 2500, 3000 and 4000, there is a size for every spinning application and with features such as the Aluminum body and air rotor, this reel is the ultimate in light spinning reels.
Ballito has yielded some shad in the early mornings on spoon and bait. Spinning enthusiasts have also been trying for snoek off the points with less success than the Salt Rock/Sheffield area, but have still seen some snoek action.
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