Winter fishing has never been my favorite and this morning it took alot to haul myself out of bed to go face the current windy conditions of August.
Luckily a strong cup of Java helped make the good decision to just go instead of curling up under the nice warm blankets.
It was a relatively easy launch. As soon as we got behind the back line there were bait balls everywhere. I knew this was a sign that it would be a successful fishing trip. Small little silver fish that attract the game fish we are looking for.
Thumping into wind is never fun on a jetski so we decided that we would one have one go at it and make a long run into it and dift back on the ledge to Ponta. My second bait down I hooked the biggest swallow tail Rock Cod I've ever seen. He gave a good fight too!
The conditions deteriorated fast and we started heading back to shore giving trolling some colorful lures one last shot. We went on double up but Mark's fish got away. For me the battle was on! The fish took off like a rocket and I quickly got to the last bit of line on my reel. We had to give chase with the ski to so that I could retrieve some line. Finally I got to see the prize at the end of the line. It was that illusive Wahoo!
As soon as he saw the ski he took one last big run turning the ski in circles. I clung on to that rod for dear life and was very relieved when Mark gaffed the fish. I win βπ
The joy I feel when I land a big fish like this indescribable. This is when I am in my element and feel so alive.
It was not a long day on the water but we were fortunate to see many whales with their young, dolphins and also turtles. I feel extremely blessed π I love living in Africa β€οΈ
What a lovely catch! Congratulations :) I have never tried fishing but it must be fun!
It's really worth a try π
I take your words for it :)
Cheers to you and happy new week :)
Thank you same to you πΊ
Yay! π€
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This is very Big ππ
Wow, that fish looks big you can send mine π
Wow!Well done, that's surely a big catch, I've never tried fishing before, i hope to have the experience in the future
You would love the feeling of landing a big fish. It's very empowering
I am a great fishing fan. That is a huge barracuda. Here is called βpicΓΊaβ. I once catched a little one.
Fishing is absolutely amazing. This is not a barracuda though. You can see by the stripes and the pointy face. It's a whahoo
Oh, thanks for The comment
I wish I was the one holding that fish πππ
What a great catch you had there!!! Some very remote villages in the world, when they get a catch like yours, they'll not eat or sell the fish but worship it thinking it's a god taken to the fact that it's so big. Cheers π·
That's something I didn't know. Thank you for sharing. I do count myself very fortunate to be able to do this sport and live in the perfect place for it π
Yeah, you're very welcome βΊ π
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South Africa is so blessed with natural resources!
Wahoo, what a beautiful catch!
It that a rock cod? It looks different from rock cods I've seen.
But what do I know, hehehe!
Do you compete? I suppose you do!
Thanks for bringing us along.
!LADY ππΊπ€ I'd love to go fishing with you again @luckyfish1 !!!
Indeed South Africa is really blessed. I only did shoreline fishing in SA though. I am now living in Mozambique and do offshore fishing for game fish like this wahoo. The rockod was released as we live in a marine reserve and keeping reef fish is not permitted. I have only fished 1 onshore and one offshore comp. I will be participating in another one on the 20 to 24th of this month. Will definitely be posting some updates π
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Did you catch all that by yourself
Yes I did π this is only my second big Wahoo I've been able to land. My previous one was bigger
Really thatβs amazing
Thank you π