Spend time with the kids on a cruise in Durban.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Sunday, December 23, 2018
FAMILY CRUISES - COUPLES CRUISES - SUNSET CRUISES.
FAMILY CRUISES - COUPLES CRUISES - SUNSET CRUISES.
Good times - Connect - Enjoy - Relax.
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Friday, December 21, 2018
1 Bull and 4 Queens for Fat Girl
1 Bull and 4 Queens for Fat Girl
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 21st December 2018
Fat Girl and
Nawty Girl made their way out of port together for short morning trips after
exiting port we parted ways. We headed out for the deep and at the 90m we had
our first Dorado on board, a nice Bull. We headed out deeper and North but the
water got green and so we came back on the inside and found shoals of bait fish
all over and managed to get 4 nice Queen Dorado bring the tally to 5 for the
day and a draw with Nawty Girl who also got 5 fishing a completely different
area. The water was clean on the inside and averaging around 22.4deg.C. I have
mentioned the colder water temperatures a lot in my reports of late because it
is out of season for such cold water which should be averaging 24 deg.C this
time of year and so very unusual.
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2 Bulls and 3 Queens for Nawty Girl
2 Bulls and 3 Queens for Nawty Girl
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 21st December 2018
With short
morning trips Nawty Girl and Fat Girl made their way out, sending the 2nd
line out Nawty Girl had her first Dorado hook up long before reaching no.1,
this turned out to be a nice Bull. For the next 2 hours it was impossible to
get the entire spread set as before all the lines were out there was another
Dorado on and in the end there was 5 Dorado on board, 2 Bulls and 2 Queens.
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Backline Fun on Nawty Girl
Backline Fun on Nawty Girl
Backline Fishing
Report – Durban – 19th December 2018
A fun backline
trip with a good sized Rockcod. Also some Sarda Sarda a lot of Shad and a few Mackerel
being caught. Most shad were above size and all undersize were put back
Ice Water, Bottoms up and a Tuna
Ice Water, Bottoms up and a Tuna
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 19th December 2018
The water was
ice cold between 19 deg.C and 20 deg.C and even though conditions were reasonable,
the SE swell was very steep making for an awkward roll and pitch when taking
them from the side. We got out to some reefs and did some bottom fishing
catching a variety of bottom species including some nice size Slinger and after
a few hours of this we took a slow troll back and hooked up 1 Yellowfin Tuna,
dropped another one and then got 2 decent size Sarda Sarda.
Grand Slam on a Fatastic Day
Grand Slam on a Fantastic Day
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 18th December 2018
Just as the warm
water arrived, it vanished again and we had to head far out to find some good
water. We found water so clean that we could see our Rapala’s running in the
water, and the best temperature we got was 22.4 deg.C. Even though not an ideal
temperature this water was holding a lot of fish but all the way there and all
the way back was dead. In this water we managed to land 3 Dorado and drop 3,
they were hitting so soft that in order to get a solid hook up I had to bang
the throttles. We also managed to land 4 good sized Yellowfin Tuna and drop
one. Along the way early morning we managed 6 Bonnies as appetisers for the day
ahead. A Marlin came in and knocked our starboard inside rigger off and then it
vanished as quickly as it appeared.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
One Wave, then Another
One Wave, then Another.
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 12th December 2018
Finally the
warmer water has arrived and we found 23.5deg.C water. We launched into what
the forecast said will be a 15 knot NE, but in reality it was around 30 knots
and as the morning went on the sea picked up and we ended up punching wave
after wave. The water was good and we found nice blue water with lots of life
and plenty flying fish, turtles and we even saw Dorado swimming by.
1st
up was a Dorado that hit the shot gun, which was followed by good size Bull
Dorado. Then we had a Sailfish come into the spread as I was tuning the boat
and the tag lines were slack as he hit our bullet and we did not get a hook up,
things where quiet for a while and then we got two decent sized Yellowfin Tuna
and were back at the dock before lunch. Hello Summer.
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Friday, December 7, 2018
Nawty Dorado Queen.
Nawty Dorado Queen.
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 7th December 2018
With a short
early morning trip on Nawty Girl we headed out in search of a Dorado that was
requested in some difficult conditions, the sea was very unsettled and the
water is still cold and green but a bit deeper out it does have a better colour
but it took some time to get to this better water. Heading out to the location
we were heading into a stiff NE wind which them switched to a strong SW wind
which came through 4 hours earlier than expected and so the way back was again
heading into the wind. The bumpy trip and getting splashed from time to time
was rewarded with a really good sized Queen Dorado.
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Good Bottoms and hungry Dorado.
Good Bottoms and hungry Dorado.
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 7th December 2018
Fat Girl headed
out for a short morning of bottom fishing and I must say I am really impressed
with our new Shimano spinning gear that we use for this type of fishing. Many species
caught, good size Copper Bream, Englishman, Soldiers, Sarda Sarda, nice Rockcod
and even some Dorado came up chasing the baits a few times but evaded getting
landed and we ended up with a fair amount of fish for the morning.
Monday, December 3, 2018
Little Guy gets his Dorado
Little Guy get his Dorado
Offshore Fishing
Report – Durban – 2nd December 2018
Dad wanted his
boy to get a good fish, water is still freezing cold and under 21 degC. 1st
up was a nice Bonito, followed by a small Dorado which he fought hard on light
tackle. Of all the things we were not expecting in that cold green water was a Marlin
hook up with a Black of about 110kg but the little guy even with help could not
hold it and it threw the hooks to the crews dismay.
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