VIDEO: Fishing for goliath grouper

Today the target species is a fish that reminds me so very much of the brindle bass we have here in KwaZulu-Natal.

Last time I went to uShaka Marine World they had two brindle bass swimming in the shark tank.

These fish are a protected species in KZN and so is the goliath grouper being hunted by Captain Wiggins in our footage today.

I remember tales of brindle bass weighing over 100kg caught on whole crab in Durban harbour back in the 1960s and 1970s.

I also remember a late fishing buddy telling me a story of the huge brindle bass he lost at the gaff on North Pier in Durban back in the 1960s.

A long battle ended with the brindle cutting his line right next to the pier.

Captain Wiggins gets a taste of just how strong goliath grouper are in this footage shot a couple of months ago.

(File Photo: Caroll Hermann)

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