Tag Archives: kob

Transkei Paddletail in the surf

Transkei Paddletail in the surf

I have just returned from a magical trip to Wavecrest hotel in the Transkei, where I spent some time casting paddletails for kob in the surf and had some good success when conditions were right. I also learnt a bit, as I do every time I fish, and a few more pieces of the kob spinning puzzle fell into place. Conditions weren’t on our side when we first arrived and for the first few days […]

Breede Grunter on Lure

Breede Grunter on Lure

I just got back from a trip down to the Breede river in the Western Cape. I went to target spotted grunter on surface lure, as it would be my last chance to do so before summer ends and the grunter fishing slows down.   We were there over a neap tide, which was a first for me. The water was very warm and clean. It measured around 24 degrees on the fish finder every […]