It is amazing to see how rock and surf fishing has evolved and changed over the years. When I was growing up, there were no more than a handful of hardcore anglers who specifically targeted sharks when they went fishing. Almost nobody fished for any flatfish on purpose, unless it was a shark fisherman who needed a live bait for a big Zambezi.  In those days the primary objective of catching fish, was to get […]

I was fishing for bronze bream at Wavecrest hotel in the Transkei last week and got a really nice surprise when this musselcracker took my bait and pulled my rod down flat. I was fishing with fresh redbait at the time on a size 1 VMC 7102 BN Carp hook, a great hook for bronze bream. This sharp little hook is made of vanadium and stood up to the test of a strong fight from […]

When fishing around the Port Elizabeth Harbour wall for garrick, myself, Chris Schoultz and Paul Cowley all used the same set up. We had Shimano Trevala six foot six medium heavy rods, with Shimano Sustain 4000 reels. The reels were all loaded with 15lb Power Pro braid. This outfit was perfect for the job and we landed a number of decent garrick during the afternoon session. The quality of the tackle allowed us to fish […]

In the last few weeks of 2013 I did a few trips into some different parts of Africa which really highlighted the issue of our fish resources being decimated by unsustainable fishing. The areas I visited were vastly different in many ways, but one thing that every one of them had in common was that they were being over fished and their fish stocks were in trouble. The first sign of trouble was when I […]