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Dream Come True The BIG One

Dream Come True The BIG One

by Anthony Singleton

Those of you that know me will know how much this meant to me I went on a shing trip witha friend from 3-9 April 2009!e stayed at Tugela "outh #esort and our main o$%ecti&e was toland a $ig shark 'or two( !hen shing for sharks your tackle needs to $e the $est and yourknots perfect These giants can strip your reel in minutes and lea&e you standing without anyline left and this means another #)*000 to re+spool as we use an e,pensi&e $raid $acking Ifyour drag seied up the damage is e&en worse

!ell* we started shing on the .aturday $aiting up with whole chokka* yellow tail* mackerel and$onito on the non return slide method This allows you to get large $aits a$out )/0 meters out*where the $ig sharks await an easy meal1 The going was e,tremely tough and $y the th Aprilwe only managed two small $a$y sharks* a am$ei of a$out 3 kg and a grey shark of a$out)*/ kg These were put $ack unharmed* as I normally do with all the sh I catch

After another hard day4s unsuccessful shing on the Tuesday I got a slow $ut steady pull Ipicked the rod up and tightened up1 on the sh It came forward a$out / meters* spun aroundand started taking line o5 my reel at a frightening pace !hat scared me was that this sh didnot e&en feel the drag of my reel e&en though I tightened it to the ma, and thum$ed1 thespool to try and slow it down I realied after a$out 6 minutes of losing line that I4m in trou$lehere and that this is most pro$a$ly the $iggest sh I4&e e&er hooked After taking 00 meters ofline it slowed down and I managed to turn its head1 I then regained / meters and lost )0again And so this carried on

After two grueling ours and my arms cramping I managed to get this huge sh to the $eacharea at Tinley "anor* where I assumed the ght would $e cleaner1 as opposed to the rockswhere it was hooked The pro$lem here was that the tide was going out and this sh startedusing the sand $anks against me at e&ery opportunity to try and $reak my line !ell After 2hours and forty &e minutes I had the sh close* $ut in a deep gutter 7y this time a hugecrowd has gathered around me who then helped $each1 this $eauty As I handed the rod to a

$ystander my hands %ust pulled together with cramps I fell down on my knees ne,t to this$east1 that seemed to ha&e escaped from 8urassic ark1 I shed a tear of %oy and alsoappreciation for this awesome animal lying in front of me !e then took a few pictures*measured and then released this female :iant :uitarsh also called a :iant .and .hark1 $ackinto the water unharmed in any way It swam away strongly and words could ne&er descri$ethis feeling

This species is known for $usting up tackle* $reaking rods and line and the really $ig ones are&ery seldom successfully landed

According to many league and pro&incial anglers* this is the $iggest .andy1 e&er landed in.outh Africa

Herewith some pis an! the !etails"

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Angler"Anthony .ingletonSpeies":iant :uitarsh#easure!"2;3m$eight"

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#onth"April 2009&elease!"es'ight Duration"2 hours 6/ minutesTa(le"oseidon latinum B": 'Bea&y(* TC30 reel* // Dou$le , Bigh a$rasion mono and7erkley !hiplash /0 l$s $raid)/mm wind on leader

%ight Ta(le 'ishing Arti)ial Baits *art +

By ,eil Gouws

Ekay* so you now ha&e all your shing eFuipment* and you4&e set e&erything up* you are now locked and loaded1*$ut where must you use it and when must you use it

There are di5erent places that you could go articial angling* $eing estuaries and ofcourse the seaGor the purposes of this article I will split them up and try and go into as much detail as I possi$ly can* remem$er I4mnot Ceil Allmighty* use it as a guideline and work from there* I4m not some super all knowing sherman* I tell you whatI do know* it4s up to you to use it in a way that works for you

If you ha&e a $etter understanding of where* when and how your success rate can only get $etter* and the more you

go shing* well the $etter it will get

!ith articial angling the most important thing is mo$ility* you must $e willing and a$le to mo&e around* don4t %uststand and spin and dropshot in one spot the whole day* mo&e around while casting H !ork an area that you $elie&ehas potential

Also the day of us ha&ing to go to a shing spot and not knowing what the conditions are like are long gone* we nowha&e technology a&aila$le that helps1 us If a specic wind has $een $lowing gale force for / days and the swellheight is m* what e,actly would you want to go and do $y the sea e,cept get washed o5 the rocks* se thetechnology that4s a&aila$le to you

$hat are all the things that we will loo( at "J Tideso Kow and Bigh Tideo .pring Tideso Ceap Tides

J 7arometer ressureJ !eather ?onditionsJ !ater ?onditionsJ Time of day or nightJ #eading #i&ersJ #eading the .ea - .urfJ #eading the .ea + #ocksJ Lnowing the sh you want to targeto ?o$o :arricko .hado .trepieo 7lacktailo .potted :runtero !hite .teen$ras

In short Tides ha&e to do with the gra&itational pull o5 the sun and moon and the direction of spin1 of the earth

Gor a more in-depth e,planation on tides please see homehiwaaynet=Mkrcool=Astro=moon=moontides=

!hat is important to know is that you get 2 spring tides and 2 neap tides in a month* not to the day* $ut more or less

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Ti!esAnywhere in the world* where the water is a$le to Now into the ocean that $ody of water will $e a5ected $y tides* togo into what causes this is a long story* and the history is not reFuired !hat is important is that you get 2 low tidesand 2 high tides in any 26 hour period This $asically means that the tide mo&es from one e,treme to the othere,treme e&ery hoursAs an e,ample* you get to the sea and it4s low tide* if you stay there for hours you will then $e shing from a low tideto a high tide.hould you stay )2 hours you would sh from low to high and $ack to low tide again

!hy are tides important* in short* generally a low tide forces $aitsh into deeper waters where predators can get holdof them* and high tide gi&es $igger sh access to areas where the water le&el was to low for them at low tide This is&ery important if you are working for e,ample a $ig $ank where people normally target sh like :runters 'Tiger(* thedeeper water now gi&es them the a$ility to go onto the $ank and feedIt could also $e as such that at low tide the $aitsh are Fuite safe* the angle of the ri&er could actually a5ord them

protection 'water )foot deep(* $ut when the tide changes and the water le&el pushes higher* it could gi&e predatorsli&e :arrick access to target the $aitsh cause the water is now deeperAn outgoing tide 'high tide falling to low tide( takes the dirtier1 ri&er water in the direction of the ocean and a pushingtide 'low tide pushing to high tide( pushes the cleaner sea water $ack into the ri&erIf you are on a $oat for e,ample* I would strongly suggest staying around the area where the clean1 and dirty1 watermeet

As you mo&e from a Ceap Tide to a .pring Tide the low tide will gradually get lower and the high tide will gradually gethigherAs you mo&e from a .pring Tide to a Ceap tide the low tide will gradually get higher1 and the low tide lower1!hat I4m trying to say to you is that it4s a smooth transition1 from the one to the other* you don4t get spring tide forone day and then it4s o&er* and you also don4t get a Ceap tide and it4s o&er* they Now1 into each other

Another thing with tides* when the water reaches it4s lowest on a low tide there is normally a period1 during which thewater stands fairly still $efore the tide turns and the water start pushing towards a high tide It4s not okay the waterhas reached high tide and now immediately turns and working towards low tide It4s a smooth transition* almost as ifthere is nothing forcing it It %ust happily happens if I may put it that way

Spring Ti!es.pring Tides are the e,treme of low tide and high tide ou will ha&e a OP# KE! low tide and a OP# BI:B high tide

ou get 2 spring tides a month on Gull moon 'Ool maan( and on Cew "oon 'Donker "aan( This is a great time toactually go and look at the places you sh* $ecause the water pulls $ack so much on low tide you can actually see thestructure It ofcourse also forces $aitsh into water in places that would on a low tide ha&e o5ered them protectionI must mention with this that the Now of a ri&er is normally Fuite strong during spring tide* you cast your lure to yourleft and a few seconds later it4s on your right

,eap Ti!es

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En a neap tide you ha&e &ery little di5erence $etween low and high tide* the water almost stands still In short* thewater won4t get deeper and it won4t get shallower either :i&es you the feel of a Dam where there is little to no waterNow

The Now of a ri&er is much more rela,ed1* you actually ha&e the a$ility to work your lure with ease due to the lack ofNow in the ri&er

Barometer *ressure

The &ery short of it* without making it complicated* a falling $arometer shows $ad weather = conditions coming and arising $arometer shows good weather = conditions coming!hat is more important is that there shouldn4t $e PQT#P"P changes* sh normally go o5 the $ite when this happensIf $arometer pressure is consistently low o&er a long period1 shing can still $e good* $ut if it %umps up and downfaster than a re& counter it should not $e &ery good for shing If the $arometer pressure is consistently high thenshing should also good

ou don4t need to go and $uy a $arometer to ha&e access to this information* it4s a&aila$le on most weather sites andalso on D.TO Gor you to actually use this information you should store the information so that you ha&e a history1 IDEC4T

!hen $arometer pressure is consistent* sh will feed as normal* when it drops sh will go into eat while you can mode*$efore the conditions get &ery $ad If the conditions are &ery $ad the sh stop1 eating* or I would rather say eat a lotless

Ekay* that4s a Fuick run down on tides and $arometer* $ut it can get much more complicated "y ad&ice* don4t make itto complicated* if the conditions look good go gi&e it a try

P.A did a$out a 3 page article on 7arometer pressure a few months ago To much detail for my small $rain

.omething to note* when the $arometer pressure is high1 the weather is normally Fuite pleasant* when the$arometer is &ery low* the weather is normally not that pleasant #emem$er that

$eather Con!ition an! $ater Con!ition

It is said that the $est shing times are during o&ercast 'cloudy( days In some ways I agree with it* $ut in other ways Idon4t I ha&e had days where the water is clean* the water is Nat and the sun is $urning me and I still ha&e good resultswhile shing* then I4&e had the same conditions and caught CETBIC:

!hat I can say* I don4t like to go shing when the wind is howling outside* rst of all it4s not pleasant 'I4m there to ha&efun(* you ha&e to ght the wind when casting and the wind $lows your line so much you ha&e no connection1 withyour lure Then ofcourse on the $each there is also the sand$lasting e5ect the sand has on your e,posed $ody parts Idon4t ha&e any corrosion on me therefore I don4t need sand$lasting

A little o5 the topic RI would say I ha&e more success $ecause I don4t try and target $ig sh* I target sh of AC .IP !hen the $ig onecomes along* he4ll also take my lure There are more small sh in the ocean than $ig sh* if you want to set yourself upfor disappointment then only target $ig sh En light tackle a small1 sh can and will gi&e a good account of itself Enhea&y tackle on a $ig sh can gi&e a good ght The $est ght I POP# had was with a fairly $ig $lacktail on a OP#KI:BT action Sft rod* took me pro$a$ly a$out )0 minutes to land Bad to $e &ery careful as I was shing gullies for.trepies* will lots of rocks and mussels

A light $reee is ne* it4s actually refreshingI4&e gone shing when the sun shines* when the wind $lows* when it4s o&ercast* when it rains* during the day and atnightI also prefer an o&ercast day with a &ery light $reee* not $ecause the shing might $e $etter* $ecause the sundoesn4t $urn me ali&e* the $reee has a calming e5ect on my soul and cools me down

Then there is also the story of a westerly wind is good or $ad and a easterly wind is good or $ad* its not really a$outthat* it4s a$out what e5ect that wind has on the sea or a ri&er* a specic wind could $ring cold water closer to shore* it

could make the water dirty or make the wa&es $ig Er on the other side it could clean the water or push the cold wateraway from shore

As an e,ample?onditon of .ea !ild .ide ort Plia$eth 7ay ort Plia$eth

Glat .ea = clean Corth or Corth !est .outh !est?lean .ea !est !est?old .ea Past Past7ig .ea = dirty .outh or .outh Past .outh or .outh Past

.o looking at this e,ample* let4s say the sea is Fuite Nat and the wind $lows in a Pasterly direction at 30km=hour for

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the whole day* the e5ect it would ha&e on the .ea on the !ild .ide in P is that it would make the sea colder* $iggerand also dirtier This could $e $ad for shing 7ut there is a Nipside to that coin* it could take the water from $eing tooclean and too warm to a little less clean1 and not so warm This could $e e,cellent for shing conditions?omplicated H

ou understand what I4m trying to say to you

If we look at ?ape Town it could possi$ly $e a totally di5erent picture It depends on a specic area se resourcesa&aila$le to you to nd out what e5ect the wind has on a specic area* if you monitor and log information for a fewdays you will &ery Fuickly see what e5ect certain winds ha&e on di5erent parts of a stretch of coastline ou don4t ha&eto go and log the info for the rest of your life* do it for a few days* %ust so that you know!hen I plan on going to a place I normally monitor it for a week or two $efore the time to sea what4s happening there

I use as an e,amplewwwwindndercomandwwwmagicseaweedcomThere are many more a&aila$le* the more you ha&e* the more info you can gather

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I ha&e attached an e,ample fromwwwmagicseaweedcomthat if monitored o&er a few days will show you what e5ectthe wind has on the sea in a specic area nfortunately it doesn4t show you if the water is clean or dirty* $ut it4s agreat starting point.P TP?BCEKE:

Time of day or nightCow this is a story $y itself* $ut from e,perience I ha&e found that the shing is normally $etter early morning and lateafternoon* $ut this is $ecause I target predators If you target another species you could nd that they are actually&ery acti&e during the day* in certain water conditions and on a certain tideredators are normally Fuite acti&e as the sun comes up or as it sets and that4s the time that I normally target them

These include '$ut aren4t limited to( Plf=.had* Keer&is=:arrick and ?o$

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!hen I target sh like .trepies and 7lacktail it normally happens smack $ang in the middle of the day* and I alwayscatch them#emem$er that predators need all the help they can get when they are out hunting* and a little darkness helps them.mall sh are more acti&e in the day $ecause the predators aren4t around

There4s an old saying if the cat is gone the mouse is $oss well it4s the same with shing

Ekay* I think I4&e co&ered the conditions* although not in PQT#P"P detail* $ut there is denitely enough to push you inthe right direction

7ased on all of that* you ask yourself if there is e&er ideal conditions* no there isn4t e&er ideal conditions* $ut there aregood and $ad conditions* and you should go shing when the conditions are good not $ad

Cow for the rest

Ket4s ha&e a look at ri&ers in some more detail

In ri&ers the tides ha&e a &ery $ig a5ect on the water le&el* and $ased on that there would $e di5erent times to go andtarget sh in specic areas

To gi&e you the e,act di5erence in water le&el $etween low tide and high tide would $e impossi$le* if di5ers and is$ased on how far it is $etween a .pring Tide and a Ceap Tide Gor this we are purely looking at a low tide and a hightide

Gish mo&e around with the tides* for many reasons including staying in the cleaner water or staying in the dirtierwater* $eing forced o5 $anks* ha&ing access to $anks and so the list goes on* e&erything keeps on changing $ecauseof the rising and dropping of the water le&el

Kets ha&e a look at some e,amples R

If we look at this e,ample - a high tideIf has a fairly shallow1 and Nat area that a5ords protection to $aitsh on a high tideIt has a &ery sharp drop into deep water where predators can prey on $ait sh

.o it means that on a high tide the $aitsh can mo&e into the shallows where they are protected fromredators* this is a good time to catch li&e$ait with a thrownet* if you are doing the li&e$ait for predatorsthing

If you had the a$ility to cast from the one side to the other side 'in a perfect world( you could work yourlure o5 the $ank into the deeper water where predators are sure to hang around

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Cow look at the a$o&e e,ample - a low tideThe tide has pulled $ack* it4s now low tide and suddenly that protection that the $aitsh had has &anished*gi&ing $oth top water and $ottom water1 predators the opportunity to target them

They now don4t ha&e the shallow water that protects them and are forced into the deeper water

These 2 e,amples show e,actly why shing o5 a $oat gi&es you an ad&antage* you are a$le to cast in the

&ery shallow water and then work your lure $ack to you 'into the deep water(* e,actly like a $aitsh $eingforced into the deep water

Gor you to understand it $etter* a real world pic

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ou can see the water in front of me is a darker muddy colour* and then suddenly it starts going to agreenish colour* this is where the water suddenly gets deeper Bere the tide is a$out halfway out* stilllea&ing a safe place for the $aitsh redators hang around $y the drop o5s* %ust waiting for the smallersh to go into the deeper water

es I know* I should ha&e $een a model thank you for noticing

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Kooking at another e,ample* on $oth low and high tide

En a low tide the sh would ha&e some protection in the shallows* $ut on a high tide that shallows are nowsuddenly deep* where predators can get to the $ait sh

This is also an e,ample of how a high tide gi&es sh like :runters access to prawn $anks En a low tide youwould $e a$le to pump prawns without getting wet* $ut on a high tide there is now suddenly enough waterfor the grunters to mo&e in and get some prawns for themsel&es It would then $e the perfect area totarget them

The $aitsh are now also in danger from predators* $ecause they now also ha&e access to the area wherethe $aitsh were hiding !ater is not deep enough for predators

Bere is another real world pic* the red lines show a$out where the channel is* $ased on the water colour*and this is at low tide* with a pushing tide* the fairly shallow water right in front of the kids will get deepenough for predators to mo&e in* and will also a5ord prawn eating sh the opportunity to get to the prawn$anks 'right in front of the kids(

The se,y one on the left with the orange and $lack wetsuit1 is my son Pthan* my most dedicated andhardegat1 shing $uddy Be thinks he knows e&erything* including the 7imini Twist 'which he doesn4tknow(

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In this e,ample there is a $ig $ank in the middle* on a low tide it4s out of the water and on a high tide it4sunder water.o at low tide it doesn4t o5er the $aitsh protection* forcing them to run for the side* perfect time forpredators to target them7ut at high tide they must now run $ack to the $ank for protection as the predators can now attack themon the side Again perfect time for predators

These pics that I did on the computer should now gi&e you an idea of how the $aitsh and the predatorsmo&e around in a ri&er* depending on the tide

It4s &ery important to note that you normally locate the $aitsh in the shallowest water that they ha&e

access to* and that you normally locate the predators in the deeper water* A. ?KE.P to the shallowprotected1 waters as possi$le

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Bere is a google earth image of .undays #i&er "outh that shows you the $anks with channels aroundthem* e,actly as e,plained in the pictures This %ust shows you what it really looks like* so that you can geta $etter idea of what I4m talking a$out Kook really long and hard at this picture* it shows you so much

"y $est ad&ice is to use google earth* oom in and look at the water* teach yourself to look for places thatshing should $e good* and then go and try them out The more you do it the $etter you will get at it

!e are %ust scratching the surface* we are so far from nished it4s scary I4m trying to show you how to reada ri&er* not how to sh it* well not yet* we4ll get to that later

I hope you now ha&e a $etter understanding of how to read a ri&er* cause if you don4t I don4t know how toe,plain it $etter* I4m not a damn writer you know nderstand that e&ery ri&er is di5erent* $ut the conceptstays the same rawn $anks and $aitsh in the shallows and predators in the deep* the one wants to eatthe other* and you want the predators to think that your lure is what they want to eat7aitsh also need to stay somewhere where they can get food* and predators go where they can get food*it4s a &icious cycle of life

7aitsh look for places that o5ers them protection* any type of protection* $e it in shallow water or close to$ridges 'car $ridge pillars* train $ridge pillars(* and the predators simply go where there is food* in mostcases the $aitsh

If you want to $e consistently successful you will need to know how to read a $ody of water* what you aretargeting* where your Fuarry li&es and what your Fuarry eats

All I want you to (now up to this part is "

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J Bow the water le&el changes and whyJ Bow the weather a5ects a $ody of water* whether tidal or open seaJ !here $aitsh li&e in a ri&erJ !here predatory sh mo&e in a ri&erJ Bow to locate channels and $anks

If you understand that after reading e&erything* then it4s mission accomplished up to this partI really think that you should understand it* no matter how ine,perienced you are

7ut more detail will come as we go further

At the Sea

Ekay* enough of ri&ers* let4s go to the seaA lot of the details discussed with ri&ers are actually the same for the sea* not to the point* $ut there is stillthat idea .hallow water U $anks U $aitsh=food* deeper water U channels U predators

!e ha&e to $reak the sea part up into 2 parts* surf $eing one and rocks the other* and ofcourse to makematters worse you also get a com$ination of the two

%et-s )rst loo( at the sur. "

Gor you to $e a$le to read the surf 'that piece with the nice sea sand( you need to understand a few things*they areJ !hat causes wa&es

J !here .and 7anks areJ !here Deep ?hannels are

I will $e talking a$out the sea under normal conditions* meaning that the wind isn4t $lowing gale force andthe wa&es aren4t meters high* cause when it4s like that e&en the "E.T PQP#IPC?PD sherman will$attle to read an unknown piece of surf

Ekay* why do we ha&e wa&es and how do they workAgain* I4m not going to try and e,plain the inner workings of a wa&e* I want you to understand why theyare there* and what creates1 them* I don4t want to act like I4m a wa&e scientist* I4" CET I know a$outthem what I need to know* that4s it There are more important things that I need to know more a$out*wa&es aint one of them

In short* wa&es are created when the water suddenly gets shallower* this forces the water to create wa&esKet4s rather look at the picture* it makes it much easier to e,plain

In this picture R7lue U water7rown U sand 'the $ottom(

ellow U the sky 'the area a$o&e the water(ink U $roken1 wa&e + white water

Ekay so the sea is Fuite Nat in the deeper water* $ut as the water comes up to a sand$ank it4s forced tocreate a wa&e $y the fact that the water is suddenly much shallower and is forced up towards the top.o $ecause of the fact that the water is now suddenly shallower* a wa&e is created* as long as the water isnot too shallow the wa&e will grow1 !hen the water gets shallower than the wa&e is $ig it will $reak* wellthat4s my theory anyway

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The wa&e now $reaks and washes o&er the shallow area 'the pink line( and washes o&er into the deeperchannel

The water is now suddenly deeper again 7ut as the water gets shallower again the process is repeated

All you need to know when looking at the workings of a wa&e is that they are created when the water getsshallower ' like a sand $ank(* and they $reak when the water is &ery shallow1

I was once told that a wa&e isn4t $igger than the water is deep* and I4&e read that if you take the height ofa wa&e and multiply it $y )/ you get an idea of how deep the water is there 7oth still tell me the samething* wa&es are created when the water gets shallower* they $reak when the water gets &ery shallowBow deep is the water when the wa&e $reaks* I don4t know* walk out* measure it and let me know* thenwe4ll $oth know

.o what4s important a$out thisJ !hen you see a wa&e forming in the sea 'far from the side( and $reaking you know there is a $ank or ashallow areaJ The white area in front of where the wa&e $roke is the appro,imate area where the $ank stops 'pink inthe picture( and the water gets deeper againJ The water is now deep again cause no wa&es are forming and there4s no white water either* meaningthere4s a channelJ !a&es are created and $reak again on the side* where the water is shallow

That4s the short and sweet of it* you understand I Nippen hope so

Cow %ust as in a ri&er* the predators will hang around in the deeper water* $oth on the deep sea side aswell as in the channel* and food will $e in the shallower water* like close to the side and on the $ank itself

!hat more can I say a$out it Cot much* that4s the short and sweet of it

8ust to make sure that you understand* and to make it a little di5erent see this picture

Bere you see the white water 'pink area( is much $igger or stretches for longer* it is like that $ecause the$ank has a much $igger &ery shallow section

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And in this picture it4s a ne&er ending $ank* that runs all the way to the side of the surf where you arestanding

!hen there water is this shallow it4s generally not &ery good for targeting predators* the water is %ust toshallow for them to get in and attack the $aitsh If this was at low tide you could come and try at hightide* $ut I would rather go looking for channels

#emem$er ou are looking for holes and channels

Bere is another google earth image* see the $anks here at the $ack* with the deeper channels in themiddle* e,actly as I e,plained in the drawings

!hen looking at this pic* it is actually ideal $ecause the channels are connected to the open sea* and this

allows predatory sh to mo&e in and out of the channels

7ut $ecause you are such a well tuned with the sea1 sherman you also noticed that this google imagewas taken at KE! TIDP* cause you were looking at the sand and saw that there is wet sand !ell I hopeyou did

Efcourse tides also ha&e an a5ect on this* at low tide a $ank might $e &ery &ery shallow* a5ordingprotection1 to $aitsh and other sea creatures* $ut at high tide the water gets deep enough for predatorsto mo&e in* forcing the $aitsh to run the gauntlet o&er the deeper channel to get to the safety of theshallow water on the side* e,actly the same as in a ri&er This is when the predators will attack them

En the $anks at high tide you would $e targeting sh like :runter and .teen$ras* in the channels you

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would $e targeting sh like ?o$* :arrick and .had

ou see* the sea doesn4t %ust look the same e&erywhere* if you know what to look for it4s a &ery di5erentstory P&ery )00m is a di5erent picture* if you know how to look

Then ofcourse* all channels don4t run parallel to the side* some of them actually run into the sea 'a #I(

.ee this pic

ou see this wonderful channel that runs straight into the sea Again you noticed that this picture wastaken at low tide And when it reaches high tide that channel gets a lot deeper and the $anks are co&eredwith deeper water aswell The deeper the water* the $igger the predator 'a lot like the $igger thepro$lem the $igger the hammer (

#emem$er* wa&es form when the water gets shallow and $reaks when it4s gets too shallow* that4s thewhite water you see The green water $etween the white water is the channel* it4s much deeper

After reading this you should $e a$le to read the surf

To show you the ultimate surf spot* check this one out aradise to a sherman that knows what to look forAnd yes this is all pics of .outh Africa* e,actly where* I don4t know* I didn4t record it since I was $usylooking for e,amples

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And while we at it* check this one out aswell* hea&en for a sherman that knows what to look for

Again a lowtide google image 'what is it with them and low tide(* look closely at the deeper areas rightclose to the side* at high tide this will $e a lot deeper and could possi$ly $e a place for predators to comein

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I strongly suggest you make use of :oogle Parth* it really is a wonderful G#PP tool Download install anduse it* $ut remem$er you ha&e to $e online to use it

Ekay* you are now a surf reading specialist

Ket4s mo&e on to the #ocks 'not the drug* the world has enough rock stars1 already(

#eading a #ocky .ealine

Again* the concept is PQA?TK TBP .A"P

If there are reefs under the water wa&es will form and $reak* that4s if they aren4t &ery deep under thewater If they are deeper you will %ust get a swell

!hat is a swell you ask* damn man* do I ha&e to e,plain e&erything* well yes I4m doing this for e&eryone soI guess I ha&e to hey

If you look at what the water does it gi&es you an idea of what the $ottom looks like* if you know what tolook for you4ll get a &ery good idea

Kook at the e,amples $elow* I will e,plain some more with them

Bere you see the white water 'pink area( is much $igger or stretches for longer* it is like that $ecause the$ank has a much $igger &ery shallow section

And in this picture it4s a ne&er ending $ank* that runs all the way to the side of the surf where you arestanding

!hen there water is this shallow it4s generally not &ery good for targeting predators* the water is %ust toshallow for them to get in and attack the $aitsh If this was at low tide you could come and try at hightide* $ut I would rather go looking for channels

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#emem$er ou are looking for holes and channels

Bere is another google earth image* see the $anks here at the $ack* with the deeper channels in themiddle* e,actly as I e,plained in the drawings

!hen looking at this pic* it is actually ideal $ecause the channels are connected to the open sea* and thisallows predatory sh to mo&e in and out of the channels

7ut $ecause you are such a well tuned with the sea1 sherman you also noticed that this google imagewas taken at KE! TIDP* cause you were looking at the sand and saw that there is wet sand !ell I hopeyou did

Efcourse tides also ha&e an a5ect on this* at low tide a $ank might $e &ery &ery shallow* a5ordingprotection1 to $aitsh and other sea creatures* $ut at high tide the water gets deep enough for predatorsto mo&e in* forcing the $aitsh to run the gauntlet o&er the deeper channel to get to the safety of the

shallow water on the side* e,actly the same as in a ri&er This is when the predators will attack them

En the $anks at high tide you would $e targeting sh like :runter and .teen$ras* in the channels youwould $e targeting sh like ?o$* :arrick and .had

ou see* the sea doesn4t %ust look the same e&erywhere* if you know what to look for it4s a &ery di5erentstory P&ery )00m is a di5erent picture* if you know how to look

Then ofcourse* all channels don4t run parallel to the side* some of them actually run into the sea 'a #I(

.ee this pic

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ou see this wonderful channel that runs straight into the sea Again you noticed that this picture wastaken at low tide And when it reaches high tide that channel gets a lot deeper and the $anks are co&eredwith deeper water aswell The deeper the water* the $igger the predator 'a lot like the $igger thepro$lem the $igger the hammer (

#emem$er* wa&es form when the water gets shallow and $reaks when it4s gets too shallow* that4s thewhite water you see The green water $etween the white water is the channel* it4s much deeper

After reading this you should $e a$le to read the surf

To show you the ultimate surf spot* check this one out aradise to a sherman that knows what to look forAnd yes this is all pics of .outh Africa* e,actly where* I don4t know* I didn4t record it since I was $usylooking for e,amples

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And while we at it* check this one out aswell* hea&en for a sherman that knows what to look for

Again a lowtide google image 'what is it with them and low tide(* look closely at the deeper areas rightclose to the side* at high tide this will $e a lot deeper and could possi$ly $e a place for predators to comein

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I strongly suggest you make use of :oogle Parth* it really is a wonderful G#PP tool Download install anduse it* $ut remem$er you ha&e to $e online to use it

Ekay* you are now a surf reading specialist

Ket4s mo&e on to the #ocks 'not the drug* the world has enough rock stars1 already(

#eading a #ocky .ealine

Again* the concept is PQA?TK TBP .A"P

If there are reefs under the water wa&es will form and $reak* that4s if they aren4t &ery deep under thewater If they are deeper you will %ust get a swell

!hat is a swell you ask* damn man* do I ha&e to e,plain e&erything* well yes I4m doing this for e&eryone soI guess I ha&e to hey

If you look at what the water does it gi&es you an idea of what the $ottom looks like* if you know what tolook for you4ll get a &ery good idea

Kook at the e,amples $elow* I will e,plain some more with them

Bere is deep water with no structure* so the sea is %ust Nat There is $asically no swell

In this picture* it4s still the same deep water* $ut there is now a swell that picks up on a regular $asis* theswell picks up and then drops down again $ecause there is structure at the $ottom* like a reef that ishigher than the normal Nat surface* $ecause of this the water is forced up* creating the swell and showing

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you that there is structure

In this one there are lots of reefs or pinnacles* that creates lots of swells* this tells you that there is lots ofstructure

:ot the idea Bope so

nderstand that it all depends on the condition of the sea* some days the sea is so dead it feels like it4s adam in the middle of nowhere* on these days it is &ery diVcult to clearly see the swell* $ut if you lookreally really closely you will see some kind of mo&ement that will gi&e it away

En a normal day when the sea isn4t dead1 $ut also not rough* it4s %ust right* you will clearly see it

!hen shing o5 a $oat without all of todays technology you can locate structure this way !hen the wateris &ery deep the sea has little life* $ut the minute you get close to structure the sea immediately startspicking up a swell

Also look at the surroundings* if there are lots of rocks on the side* you can $e sure it will $e the sameunder the water

I want you to also understand that there can $e a swell on the sea* not caused $y structure* $ut if it is thecase it will $e consistent and e&erywhere you look there will $e a swell It is Fuite normal* there is $asically

always some kind of swell running on the sea Kook at this pic then you4ll understand it $etter

Bere you see the swell running* $ut when it goes o&er a ele&ation1 like a $ank or a reef it will lift higherand re&eal to the trained1 eye that there is structure under the water Kook and you will see

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Kook at this picture* %ust to gi&e you a $etter understandingEn the left you see the e,posed rocks* and you also see sea sand all o&er the place 'middle(* well if youlook in the water you will Fuickly see it4s a$out the same under the water

!hat you see a$o&e the water paints a &ery rough drawing of what4s underneath the water* 99 out of a)00 times #emem$er we talking rocks and sand* not trees and plants

The white water shows you that it4s &ery shallow* $e it $ecause of rocks* a reef or sand* it4s &ery shallowThe swell shows you there is structure

8ust one more thing* sorry I ha&e to* let4s %ust ha&e a KITTKP more detailed look at the report I had earlier

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Kooking at this I see that the A#EQI"ATP water temperature is A7ET 20 degrees Ket4s say this is a$outnormal* so it4s good If the normal1 was say 30 'as an e,ample(* it would not $e good* the water would $etoo cold

.well height at )2pm is 9ft 'a$out 2/m( and the period is 9 seconds!hat this means is that there is a 2/m swell running in the sea* and the period $etween 2 points in theswell is 9 secondsIt also shows you the direction of the swell* the wind speed* the wind direction* the temperature and theconditions like cloudy* rainy or sunny

A picture $ased on what4s at the top* %ust to make sure you understand

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Ekay after all of this you should $e a$le to read1 a shing spot fairly good* $e it in a ri&er* on the surf oron the rocks #emem$er the idea is to gi&e you a pretty good understanding of the water* not to try andturn you into a water analying specialist

There are always clues that a $ody of water gi&es you* if you know how to look for them and understandwhat it means you ha&e a huge ad&antage o&er a sherman that doesn4t know Although he might $e luckyand catch a sh you will know there is potential for sh or there isn4t really That4s gi&es you the upper

hand

ou should ha&e a $etter understanding of what to look for and why something happens with the water

I consider the reading of the sea nished*

Cow it4s time to nd out where to go looking for the sh

Targetting )sh

A lot of what I4&e said a$out reading ri&ers and the sea already should tell you where to go looking and alsowhy to go looking there

7ut there is some more to it

I will $e happy with any sh that $ites* $ut when I go shing I like to specically target one or two speciesof shTo $e a$le to #PAKK target a specic species of sh you need to know as much as you possi$ly can a$outthem

There are some magaines that takes one sh e&ery edition and then really really really look long and hardat them* you should do the same if you want to $e successful at targeting a specic sh

Think of shing like a Fualied1 $ank ro$$er thinks of ro$$ing $anksou do a fair amount of research on what you intend targeting* you nd out what it likes to eat* you ndout what type of water it prefers* you nd out where it likes to hunt* put it this way* you nd out as muchas you can

"againes that do this in a fair amount of detail include 'o5 the top of the hat* I might miss one( R

:o Gish + actually a kayak shing magaineP,treme .ports Angling + a $it of e&erythingGish + a $it of e&erything

.ki-7oat + a $oating magaine

There are more magaines* I4m not saying that the a$o&e mentioned are the $est* I4m saying that whenthey look at a sh in their magaine* TBP #PAKK KEEL AT IT P,actly the way you should I4m also notsaying that these mags are lled with detailed info on many di5erent species* they all normally take ) shand look at it per edition E&er time I ha&e $uilt up les full of information $y reading all the local mags Ican get my hands on

I normally keep a magaine in normal condition for a$out a month 'keep in mind that I $uy something like e&ery month( and when the new ones come out the old ones are cut up* pages torn out and they are putinto les* I only keep the information I want and then throw the rest away Pnd of the month the processrepeats itself* POP# "ECTB In a year or two you ha&e so much information it4s scary

Ether magaines also do articles on shing* $ut in my own opinion not as detailed "ost magainesactually gi&e me the feeling that the writer wants to share his e,perience with me* tell me a story* not tellme in detail what I really want to know* which is e&erything a$out that sh he4s caught .tywe Kyne and

Inshore also do good articles from time to time* $ut not to the e,tend that the rst 6 does* they normallygo the story telling route I $uy them* and take to le info from e&ery edition* I %ust keep more from the rst6

If you really do that 'study a sh( you will ha&e the a$ility to go to a area* look at the water and theconditions and know that you are likely to encounter species Q ou won4t $e spot on e&ery time* $ut if youha&e an idea of what you4re likely to encounter you can use $ait = lures $ased on that* which counts in yourfa&our

Kook at it this way* if I know that e&erything is perfect to target say $lacktail then why in the world would Iwant to cast poppers* the $lacktail won4t go after them :arrick will* $ut they are pro$a$ly not there* thereason they might not $e there can $e many things* including that the water is too shallow or whate&er

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reason ou get the idea

It4s more important than you think

Another &ery important note* go to the ocenarium* the one with that 7I: GI.B TACL that you would lo&e todo shing in and look what the sh are doing* hell make it a family day Kook where the co$* the grunters*the shad and the other species that you would like to target are swimming Kook at what sh are aroundthe structure in the tank That $ig tank gi&es you the chance to see them in a natural1 en&ironment doing

what they normally do I know the tank is smaller than the ocean* $ut again* it gi&es you the idea ouguessing why you ne&er thought of that hey H

In this article I cannot do into detail on e&ery imagina$le sh you might encounter* rst of all I don4t knowe&ery sh that well and second* it could end up $eing )000 pages long and take )00 years to completeI also don4t want to gi&e you e&erything on a plate* I want you to you do your own researchIf I gi&e you a sh you eat for one day* if I teach you to sh you eat almost e&ery day

I know it sounds like a lot of work ha&ing to go and research a certain sh* $ut I promise it4s fun* and worthit* P.P?IAKK when you start seeing the results

!hen you read magaines* don4t %ust look at the picture of someone holding a sh* #PAKK look at thepictureKook at the rod* the reel* is there a lure in it4s mouth* what does the sea look like* is the water clean* is itdirty study the picture* they contain more info than most people realie

I4m not trying to tell you that you should run and $uy e&erything you see in a magaine* I4m telling youthere4s more to that picture than most people actually realie

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Ket4s say you ha&e a pink $ucktail %ig* $ut e&ery magaine you read you keep on seeing the white one* o&erand o&er and o&er from di5erent anglers* in the mouth of the sh you ha&e $een trying to catch for months* well let me say it should ring a $ell

Kook at wwwsealinecoa as a perfect e,ample* people post pics of sh on a daily $asis* how many timesha&e you actually looked at the picture* what most people do is see a sh* reply nice sh and that4s it Isteal with my eyes* e&ery single day of my life ou should learn to do the same

Ekay* so I4&e turned you into a criminal* atleast we4re getting somewhere* as long as you only do !ICDE!.hopping 7ut you get what I4m trying to say to you* don4t %ust read* really read* don4t %ust look* really look

Ket4s look at a few sh in .ome detail 'some more than other(

COB / 0AB1%2O3

I4m not gonna look at the sh in some structured scientic way* I4m looking for the detail I need

?o$ = La$el%ou is part of the ?o$ family* there are a few di5erent onesIt has a sil&ery colour with some pink* especially along the head and ns

It4s found $oth in tidal ri&ers and at sea* in water from a$out )m deep up to /0m and deeperThey are often found mo&ing in and out of tidal ri&ers with the tide* following $aitsh They are also foundin the surf one* especially around sand $ank edges* waiting for $aitsh and food to $e washed o5 the$anks

Targetting them in deeper gullies ne,t to $ank edges on a .andy $ottom is a &ery good idea !hen the tideallows it they can also $e found mo&ing onto sand$anks to chase $aitsh

They can also $e found around rocky areas and gullies* chasing after smaller $aitshIn ri&ers you can4t go wrong targeting them around %etties and also 7ridge illarsI ha&e seen one or two swim around* and I saw that it4s a rela,ed a5air* %ust cruising through the water

They can $e targeted on $oth low and high tide En low tide I would concentrate on the channels with thedeeper water* $ut on high tide you should concentrate on $oth the $anks and the channelsDuring the day look for discolored water and foamy water like close to ri&er mouths* around sand$ankswhere wa&es are $reaking and also around reefs and rocks* again with white water

"ost important thing to note* where there is $aitsh there are normally predators* a sure way of knowing isto look out for mullets and other $aitsh starting to %ump out of the water and trying to get away fromsomething in ri&ers It might not $e a sign that there are co$* $ut it4s a sign that there are #PDATE#.

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?o$ hunt mainly $y using smell and lateral line senses* not so much sight* it4s &ery well eFuipped to huntat night and in low &isi$ility conditions Their lateral line ena$les them to pick up &ery small &i$rations fromstruggling sh 7est times include early morning* late afternoons and also at night

They are often found in dirty1 water also referred to as ginger-$eer or pea-soup!hen the sea is not so good for other sh $ecause it4s a little diry then chances are good that it4s %ustperfect for co$

Diet is small sh* $ut also prawns* cra$s* worms* sFuid and cuttlesh7ait sherman often catch them on ?hokka* Ectopus* ilchard* "ackarel* Larenteen* "ullet and .had Theyare also caught on prawns and worm* mostly $y people targeting :runters or .teen$ras!hen choosing a lure you should keep that in mind

They are often caught on #apalas* swimming lures* %igs and spoons* all presented fairly close to the$ottom In fact I would say the closer to the $ottom the $etter ou would almost drag a spoon on the$ottom They are said to $e fairly lay* so make sure you don4t retrie&e your lure too fast A rapala$umping on the $ottom is a sure way of picking up a co$ 'if they are there( If the water is 2 m deep andyou ha&e a di&ing rapala rated for 3m it will $ump the $ottom the whole time when retrie&ed* dri&ing co$cray 8ust make sure it4s a sandy $ottom when you try thisAll forms of articial angling discussed in pre&ious parts are good for targeting co$

#eaches maturity at a$out years of age and can grow up to a weight of a$out ;/kg#eaches se,ual maturity at a$out )00cm or a$out )0kg

They can $e infested with worms 'in their Nesh(* it is said that this is not dangerous to humans whencooked.maller specimens make for $etter eating than the $igger specimens I don4t like to eat them o&er /kg*$est is normally in the 2-3kg range

That should gi&e you a good idea a$out co$

I4&e gone into a fair amount of detail on co$* the other sh I4m not gonna do so much

GA&&IC0 %11&I1 / %11&4IS

7etter known as the :entleman of the .ea* and a &ery hard ghting sh

I understand they are part of the Lingsh family

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They are called the gentleman $ecause they ght in the upper water column* not easily di&ing for structureand $reaking you o5 Don4t think for a second they gi&e up easily* in fact that make use of their $ody instreams and ght &ery hard

They ha&e teeth* $ut it feels more like sandpaper Kook at the picture* you will see the lateral line on them

They are found all along the .outh African coast line* and normally close to the surf line '%ust $ehind the

$reakers(* where they hunt on sh like shad* strepies* pinkies and mullets

They hunt in groups* $ut normally not huge groups* I would guess in the region of /-)/ sh* $ut that4s %usta guess

They are great sh to target when doing articial angling and will take all the lures discussed

In ri&ers they tend to target mullet and at sea shad If you are spinning for shad your chances are Fuitegood of picking up a Keerie !here there are shad there are normally Keeries aswell

.e,ual maturity is reached at a sie of a$out S0cm* and they can apparently grow up to 32kg ')S0cm(They are not &ery often caught at night* and $est times are normally early in the morning and late in theafternoons

I like to think of them as a high tide sh* %ust like the .had + $ut that4s %ust me

CET TBP 7P.T PATIC: GI.B* they are targeted for their great ghting a$ility and should $e safely releasedThey will gi&e you a &ery good ght on light tackle

It is a recreational only species targeted $y spearsherman and recreational anglers

SHAD 1%'

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"y a$solute fa&ourite sh to targetThey are &ery aggressi&e feeding sh H And they ha&e the TPPTB to $ack it up* they really make me thinkof piranhas 'as found in the amaon( Ence they are in a freny they will attack ACTBIC: TBAT "EOP.*

e&en a shiny swi&el or a ?KPAC sil&er hook

Ence the small sh go o5 the $ite you can $e &ery sure that they ha&e made their appearanceI ha&e caught more of them than I care to remem$er* and catching e&ery single one on light tackle has$een fun They take spoons and swimming lures at speed* most of the times hooking themsel&es* and oncehooked they do put at Fuite a ght Ce&er say die* ne&er surrender

Plf are shoaling sh and mo&e around in schools* normally in the upper part of the water columnThey are known $y many people as the high tide sh* and that4s when I target them 'from the shore( E5the $oat in deeper water they can $e targeted all day around structure like islands

7est times for me ha&e always $een around high tide* $est when it4s early morning or late afternoon* %ustas it starts getting light or dark

They feed on pilchards and pinkies'gorries(* ancho&ies and also on octopus* sFuid and shrimps* hell theywill e&en eat their own To them ACTBIC: is fair game

Ence hooked they will keep on $iting* shaking and sometimes e&en %umping out of the water !atch out fortheir teeth* yes they will $ite you too* and it won4t stop $leeding Fuickly either 7ecause of the fact thatthey keep on $iting* e&en when hooked they often $ite of the lines of sherman not using lures or wire

I must say add that I don4t use wire on my lures* and also can4t remem$er e&er $eing $itten o5 In factmost of the elf I4&e caught only had the hooks in their mouths Efcourse it might not $e the case if a )0kgspecimen comes past and swallows my lure* then I4ll pro$a$ly $e $itten o5

.ie range is normally in the )kg range 'and smaller(* $ut they can get $igger* $igger than )0kg and up toa$out )6kg + getting up to )/ years old .e,ual maturity in the range of )-2 years 'a$out 30-3/cm(I would still lo&e to get into a ght with one of the )0kg specimens

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They are unfortunately kept in num$ers $y most sherman 'much more than allowed(* and $ecause of thatthe $igger specimens are &ery rare If you know what you doing you can easily catch )0 of them in a fewminutes

E5 the $oat I ha&e had days where I catch and release in e,cess of 0 elf :#PAT GC on light tackle

lease practice catch and release* only keep what you gonna eat = use for $ait* let the rest go

The $igger ones 'normally 6kg and up( are known as 7lue Plf $ecause they get like a $luish colour

?losed season from ) Ecto$er to 30 Co&em$er

Pating is good* the fresher the $etter ?atch it today* eat it today Cot a sh that freees wellDean from P.A had a &ery good idea 'on TO(* he takes a cooler$ag* puts in ice and some seawater* if hecatches a shad that he wants to keep 'for eating purposes( he puts it in there* it4s a mi,ture almost like aslushpuppy Be says it keeps the sh fresh and the meat rm* if you keep one $e sure to gi&e that a try*sounds &ery good

ST&1*I1 0A&A,T11,

They ha&e a sil&er colour with yellow lines that run from the gills to the tailThough normally small* they can grow Fuite $ig* I4&e read up to /0cm* $ut I think 30cm is more realistic#ecord apparently stands at )/kgA&erage sie is more in the )/-20cm range

They are mainly found in gullies and close to shallow rocky reefs* right there in the white water whereno$ody is shing They can also $e found in estuaries If the water is &ery clean and the sea not rough youcan actually see them swimming around in the gullies

A hand or two full of chum and you4ll Fuickly see %ust how many of them there are

It is said that they feed on seaweeds $ut I $eg to di5er* I ha&e caught them on worms* pilchards and alsochokka* seaweed might $e their natural food* $ut they take $ait* and they put up Fuite a ght for their sieaswell

"aturity is reached in the )6-2;cm range* which eFuals an age of a$out )S months

They are classied as $aitsh* $ut make for good fun on light tackle If nothing else is happening* go lighterand smaller and ha&e some fun catching them

If you are a rock and surf sherman targeting $igger sh* keep a few* :#PAT 7AIT for $igger sh* eithersliding it as a dead $ait or swimming as a li&e$ait

I ha&e dedicated days catching them + KET. EG GC

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!hen you target them you are &ery likely to also encounter some 7lacktail* sometimes nice and $ig ones

.ome people eat them* $ut I ha&e no idea how good a eating sh they are* they are simply to good a $aitfor me to eat

7KA?LTAIK + DA..IP

PQA?TK TBP .A"P A. A .T#PIP in the sense of targeting them* they are found in gullies* around reefsand also in our ri&ers* normally in small shoals or schools They also lo&e the tur$ulent white water aroundrocks and in gullies

I4&e read that they can grow up to 6/cm long and reach a weight of a$out 3kg

Again* a hand or two of chum and you4ll ha&e hours of fun targeting them* one sh after the other

They eat anything that comes their way* so most $aits 'with the right sie hook( will $e attacked andgra$$ed with force1

En light tackle they are also a lot of fun to target* and when I target strepies I often a few of them aswell?aught one of a$out 3Scm last year in ?ape .t Grancis* now it really put up a ght on light tackle

I know people eat them* $ut again* I ha&en4t so I don4t know what they taste like

!hen you target either 7lacktail or .trepies make sure to chum the water* and while the chum is $usyattracting sh you can get your tackle ready

S*OTT1D G&3,T1& TIG1&

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This image is fromwwwhookandreelorg=faunahtml

This is a OP# shy sh* make sure you don4t scare it H

They ha&e a sloping forehead with a fairly pointed snout and the perfect lips for a $ig kiss .il&er $rowncolour with dark $rown spots

En the right tide you often sight sh for them in ri&ers ou can actually see their tails clearing the waterThis is $ecause they are $usy $lowing prawns out of their holes on the prawn $anks located in the ri&ersThey are mainly caught in fairly shallow water and some of the deeper1 channels in ri&ersThey can tolerate fresh water and in .wartkops the annual grunter run1 normally happens after $ig rainspush fresh water into the ri&er

They are also caught in the surf* especially around shallow sand $anks

They really are die hard ghters* and will ght any sherman to the $itter end I lo&e catching them on

light tackle and ha&e had Fuite a few OP# CP#OE. moments* especially when the sh gets to close tothe anchor rope

7ait sherman catch them on sand prawn* mud prawn* swimming prawn* $lood worm* tape worm* sea liceand also on thin strips of either chokka or pilchard

"aturity is reached at a$out 3 years of age 'a$out60cm( $ut it4s a fairly slow growing sh* with a sh in the9kg region $eing as old as )/ years

Tagging data ha&e shown that the sh are resident* $eing recaptured in the same ri&ers

The lighter your tackle the $etterIf you want adrenalin pumping through your $ody* go target them

A 41&5 41&5 GOOD 1ATI,G 'ISH

$HIT1 ST11,B&AS *IG,OS1 G&3,T1&

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Kooks a lot like the Tiger* part of the same family* ghts %ust as hard + IG CET BA#DP#* $ut grows "?B$igger

8ust as ugly as a Tiger* a$out the same ugly shape and lips* $ut not full of dark spots* more like dark linesfrom top to $ottom of $ody

If you know and target the Tiger you also know and target the .teen$ras !here you nd the one you are&ery likely to encounter the other

7igger specimens are denitely located around the $anks in the surf one* and smaller ones can $e foundin the ri&ers

7ait sherman catch them on sand prawn* mud prawn* swimming prawn* $lood worm* tape worm* sea liceand also on thin strips of either chokka or pilchard

They can also tolerate fresh water

They are found on the $anks* %ust like the Tigers* $lowing prawns and worms from their holes

In the surf one* they are normally found in schools* in ri&ers it4s normally not the case

A 41&5 GOOD 1ATI,G 'ISH

A .ource of information a$out some sh + not e&ery detailed* $ut all info is good

wwwsouth-african-game-reser&escom=sh=

Ekay so I4&e co&ered some sh* some in more detail than others* $ut I wanted to gi&e you the idea*ofcourse there are "AC other sh that you can target when doing articial angling

!hat4s most important is that you know more a$out them than they know a$out themsel&es#emem$er the most important + where they li&e and what they eat HH

ou can go and nd out more a$out the sh E wish to target

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Ekay that I keep on $reaking it up** that4s a$out it on this one.orry I do it so that it doesn4t end up $eing too long

Bope I didn4t make any mistakes* there might $e a few spelling mistakes* you start getting tired ofchecking your own stu5 o&er and o&er and mistakes start slipping in

The last part will co&er the lures retrie&es* and anything else that I can think of

Bope you en%oyed this one

Don4t ask when the ne,t one will come* time is not on my side at the moment* when I ha&e time I will doit HH

%ight Ta(le 'ishing Arti)ial Baits *art 6

By ,eil Gouws

In part 7 I went through what to buy 8

$eome to part 69 setup time 8

J utting 7raid on your reelo The knots usedJ utting Keader line onto the reel

o The knots usedJ utting a Gluorocar$on snoot onto your Keader KineJ :etting your Terminal Tackle #eady for the tripJ reparing your Articial .oft Kures and storing themJ reparing your lureso .poonso Ether .poonso .wimming Kureso Kipped Kureso 8igso lastic .urface lugso !ooden .urface lugso .urface opperso nrigged .oft lasticso #igged .oft lasticso !orms and the others

It4s now time to take your stu5 out the $oot = garage = shed or hole in the ground* where e&er you hiding it fromyour wife ' I hope you didn4t go and $uy it on the ?redit ?ard (

7efore we go any further* some weight info that you need to know) ounce 'o( U 2S3/ grams) pound 'l$( U 06/ kg

There.oreA half ounce spoon weighs )6 grams)0 l$ line has a $reaking strain of 6/kg

This is a &ery handy program* called ?on&ert Download it to your computerwscopecom=download=con&erte,e

To not get you in trou$le 'well more than you already are(* ECK take out the rod* reel and $raid* lea&e the rest asis

Bere is a picture of the rod rating

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It4s a Sft rod* suggested line weight or )2-2/l$ 'a$out -)2kg( and a lure weight of W to )X o

*utting the brai! on the reel

ut the reel on the rod* and run the $raid through the guides from the tip of the rod down to the reelCow you need to tie the $raid to your spool* it4s much easier to do it with the spool EGG the reel

ou can use the ar$or knot 'from wwwsealinecoa=&iewYforumphpidU66(

I ha&e ne&er liked the knot* $ut it4s there for you to use* KET. of people use it without pro$lems

$hat I !o is as .ollows

I ta(e the spool o: the reel9!rap the line around the spool 3 to 6 timesAnd now simply tie either a CI knot or a 3turn Gig S Lnot 'also known as ?entauri Lnot(Gor Gig S seewwwsealinecoa=&iewYtopicphpidU662ZforumYidU66Gor ni see wwwsealinecoa=&iewYtopicphpidU);0)ZforumYidU66

The reason I do it this way is $ecause the line $ites onto itself and will therefore not slip if you e&er get spooled'that4s if the line doesn4t $reak(* then at least if you ght $ack* the line won4t %ust slip when you try and get yourline $ack with a ghting sh on the other side Test it* you4ll see what I mean

It4s important to note this!hen you make a knot it should $e lu$ricated $efore you set the knot* it pre&ents heat $uilding up and damagingyour lineIt4s also important that you use your ngers to guide the knot as close as possi$le to the area you intend locking itonto* put your ngers on the knot and push it towards your target 'say a swi&el or hook( while pulling the mainline1 with the other hand Ence it4s reached it4s destination it4s now time to put pressure on the knot to lock1 itAlso lea&e a tag-end of )-2mm* should your knot not $e locked properly and the tag-end is too short the knot will

pull loose

It is now OP# important to wind the line as tight as you possi$ly can onto the spool* the easiest way to do it will $eto ask your wife* or e&en $etter* some stranger walking past your house to help you* he4ll pro$a$ly $e more willingto help you

Take a screwdri&er and push through the middle of the spool* now a rag or something on 7ETB sides of the spool'you can dip e&erything in a $ucket of water to pre&ent friction and gi&e $etter lu$e=line lay on the spool( and theperson must put pressure on the spool $y pressing the rags against the spool .et the drag on your reel up 'don4tlock it(* $ut make it fairly tight and now you simply rela, and wind the line onto your reelOery importantIf the line is not wound on tight enough and you pick up your dream sh the $raid can pull into the $ottom layers ofline* which will result in a &ery Fuick 7#PAL EGG

Another more e,pensi&e way of getting line onto your reel 'as tightly wound on as possi$le( is to follow thedirections pre&iously mentioned $ut putting it onto an empty spare1 reel* once done the drag on the spare reel

can $e set and you can now reel the line onto the reel you actually want it on Takes longer $ut works

DE CET o&erll the spool with line* lea&e ATKPA.T 3mm of space $etween line and lip of spoolIf you put too much line on 'lling to the ma,(* you wont ha&e space for leader line and you will also get wind-knots&ery Fuickly

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These are 2 of my own reels* see %ust how much space I lea&e $etween the line and the lip of the spool Gor goodreason* I ha&e less line on the reels yes* $ut I also ha&e a lot less pro$lems H

*utting %ea!er line onto the reel

Cow that your reel is lled with a nice coloured $raid it4s time to add some leader lineTake out that CE#"AK ?KPA# "ECEGIKA"PCT ' ; or )0kg(ou now ha&e to connect the mono line to the $raid

Ket4s look at knot strength 'as supplied $y #eefman(* so you know what knot to use to connect your main line'$raid( to your leader line 'mono(

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7ased on this* the following knots will do R7raid to Keader + ?ATAC knot - wwwsealinecoa=&iewYtopicphpidU);03ZforumYidU66Keader to .wi&el - Gig S - wwwsealinecoa=&iewYtopicphpidU662ZforumYidU66ni -wwwsealinecoa=&iewYtopicphpidU);0)ZforumYidU66Gluorocar$on )m-)/m to swi&el - as a$o&e

All these knots are OP# easy knots to tie* some ad&ice* rst take some mono line* and cut )m pieces* now make

the knots $y tying the two sides together* that way if you make a mistake while learning you %ust throw the monoaway* it4s much cheaper

Ekay* so you know how to make the knots now 't, #eefman(

Bow long must your leader line 'mono( $e* easy* a$out )m longer than your rod!hy a meter longer* well $ecause then the $raid won4t cut your ngers when castingDon4t measure and cut mono o5* make the knot $etween $raid and leader* once that is done* now measure and cuto5 the mono 'remem$er a$out a meter longer than your rod(

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5ou ha;e now suess.ully a!!e! a length o. lea!er line to your reel