Cape Vidal stumpnose success
We have heard of good stumpnose fishing at Cape Vidal this past week.
Good fishing all around for the Kosi Bay stretch this week, but particularly impressive was the Banga Nek area producing excellent numbers of flatfish and a fair amount of sharks such as spinners and blackfins. Most anglers who fished through the heavy winds managed to land a few good fish. Best of all was the number of honeycomb rays caught towards the end of the week which ranged from around 50kg up to 90kg. It is good to hear that most of these fish have been landed on grinder outfits with a firm favourite being the new Saltist Nero 6500 matched with a Saltist HMG Spinning 6-8 oz rod. For the more budget conscious there is also the Poseidon Coastline which is an excellent all-rounder that can take a beating from a larger fish.
A fair number of catches have been seen north of Cape Vidal bay on small chokka baits. The bulk of these catches have comprised of edibles such as stumpies and wave garrick. Some smaller in-edibles have moved in around the Vidal area, most of which are browns and smaller honeycomb rays.
Some light at the end of the tunnel through these tough conditions which have been experienced lately, with plenty of choice for anglers in the Richards Bay area. Most anglers targeting sharks have been lucky with the amount of sandsharks in the area, which have ranged between 30kg and 120kg. South of Richards Bay has produced some bigger flatfish, predominantly browns and honeycombs. Bigger sandsharks have also been landed on bigger fleshy baits. Although these larger sandsharks enjoy nothing better than a fleshy shad bait. However, when out of season, no shad is too he used as bait. A decent alternative to shad is mackerel or sand mackerel which can be attained from your local tackle shop.
There have been decent showings of grey sharks in the Ballito and Salt Rock areas, as well as some small sandsharks. Shad have been caught on baits thrown for other species. All shad have to be returned to the water until and including 30 November.
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A fair number of catches have been seen north of Cape Vidal bay on small chokka baits. The bulk of these catches have comprised of edibles such as stumpies and wave garrick. Some smaller in-edibles have moved in around the Vidal area, most of which are browns and smaller honeycomb rays.
Some light at the end of the tunnel through these tough conditions which have been experienced lately, with plenty of choice for anglers in the Richards Bay area. Most anglers targeting sharks have been lucky with the amount of sandsharks in the area, which have ranged between 30kg and 120kg. South of Richards Bay has produced some bigger flatfish, predominantly browns and honeycombs. Bigger sandsharks have also been landed on bigger fleshy baits. Although these larger sandsharks enjoy nothing better than a fleshy shad bait. However, when out of season, no shad is too he used as bait. A decent alternative to shad is mackerel or sand mackerel which can be attained from your local tackle shop.
There have been decent showings of grey sharks in the Ballito and Salt Rock areas, as well as some small sandsharks. Shad have been caught on baits thrown for other species. All shad have to be returned to the water until and including 30 November.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa
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