Hi All,
Lousy at putting pictures up on the site, but if ou would like to have a look at: www.excalibur-tackle.com/meobbay2013.htm. For a report on a trip I did recently with some clients.
Cheers from sunny Africa,
Jeri
Very well written and informative article..
I was hypnotized while reading.
The pics were amazing.
Thank you very much.
Thanks Jeri. I enjoyed that adventure very much. Dominick
Great story - thanks Jeri!
Cheers, Justin
I love reading your work. it is just like listening to the wires family. Funny enough she's from Durban. I have finally gotten to e where the jargon makes sense.
Ronald
Jeri, THANK YOU !!
John
nice!
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the generous comments – it was certainly a personal challenge, and a bit of an epic journey.
A variant of this is going to be published in a magazine, Ronald, your comments on 'jargon', do I need to elaborate for readers about how dunes are made, and avoid some of the confusion??
Never really had to have something critiqued by a non-desert driving or African reader, hve I missed something out?
Cheers from sunny Africa
Jeri
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us Jeri, very nice.
Sal
i enjoyed your trip thks
Jeri,
No, that's not what I'm saying at all. You undoubtedly know what biltong is, here it is jerky. It took me 5 years to get my wife to stop bringing home ketchup when we needed tomato sauce et all. My wife could read your article and understand 100% where as some of the ideas would be lost on most over here.
"with a huge braii" That is the quote that got me thinking about this. We sort of gave up between BBQ and Braii and now we grill! By the way, if you ever get a chance to tell a drunk South African that BBQing and Braiing is the same thing don't. I tried and you may as well pound your thumb with a hammer until it stops hurting.
Ron
Quote from: noyb72 on September 17, 2013, 04:12:30 AM
Jeri,
No, that's not what I'm saying at all. You undoubtedly know what biltong is, here it is jerky. It took me 5 years to get my wife to stop bringing home ketchup when we needed tomato sauce et all. My wife could read your article and understand 100% where as some of the ideas would be lost on most over here.
"with a huge braii" That is the quote that got me thinking about this. We sort of gave up between BBQ and Braii and now we grill! By the way, if you ever get a chance to tell a drunk South African that BBQing and Braiing is the same thing don't. I tried and you may as well pound your thumb with a hammer until it stops hurting.
Ron
O well , we all have to deal with each other's "jargon", makes the planet an interesting place to live. I have to add though that jerky does not equal biltong, jerky is cooked then dried, not biltong it is raw meat hung out to dry :) :) :) This could be the topic for a whole new funny thread. Does your wife use the terms "just now" or "now now"? For us to figure out what the heck white fuel and kerosene is is about the same as the bbq and braai argument.
Thanks for the fantastic report Jeri, that must have been an absolutely epic trip. Do you think the area will produce cob catches in summer?
Now, Just now and Now Now are all different. If you are my wife, you have the liberty to use them interchangably and expect your spouse to understand what on earth you mean.
Yes, we all have to figure out what each other mean, but it is nice to read Jeri's article and not need an interpreter. I understand that biltong doesn't use smoke, but when you get a stick of wildebeast at the Tiger Valley Mall it tastes a whole lot like jerky.
My other favorite word is lecker. It just roles of the tongue well.
It is not exceptional to hear the order "chirp, put on your veldskoene and check daddy has a lecker fire going in the braii." She will come back with a report unless she is distracted by a shongololo.
Ron
what a nice Story! Thanks!
Quote from: noyb72 on September 17, 2013, 07:13:30 PM
Now, Just now and Now Now are all different. If you are my wife, you have the liberty to use them interchangably and expect your spouse to understand what on earth you mean.
Yes, we all have to figure out what each other mean, but it is nice to read Jeri's article and not need an interpreter. I understand that biltong doesn't use smoke, but when you get a stick of wildebeast at the Tiger Valley Mall it tastes a whole lot like jerky.
My other favorite word is lecker. It just roles of the tongue well.
It is not exceptional to hear the order "chirp, put on your veldskoene and check daddy has a lecker fire going in the braii." She will come back with a report unless she is distracted by a shongololo.
Ron
:) good one Ron you seem to be well versed. just remember we need to pull out calculators for the inch and yard measurements.
Hi Ron,
Appreciate now the fact that I put 'braii' in the text, been down here too long, starting to use the local terminology as second nature!!!!!!! That's the thing about language, even though we all speak the same on this forum – English, there are so many variants and local terms that it is sometimes difficult to understand each other. What is that saying about the Americans and English – both united and divided by a common language???
Hi Capefisher,
There are Kob (for those that are not familiar with Kob, it is a fish like the European Bass, Striped Bass or Croaker, Cavasana, Meagre or Drum species – all basically the same family). Poor fish have so many names I'm surprised that they aren't suffering from a mental problem! Feel sure that they have a similar species down on the eastern coast of South America, ven hre in our waters we have three or four different species, that are exceedingly difficult to tell apart, unless you are really looking.
The Kob run down to the area during the late summer months (February, March and April), when the water warms up a little, as well as Bronzies (Copper sharks). Different fishing methods to normal bait fishing, wading to the middle sand bar, then casting artificial into the wider other gully – spoons and plastics. Hyperthermia is a problem though, so wet suits are essential.
We are looking to do a trip down there in the summer, just to sample some of the alternative fishing, as there are also big Stenbras down there at that time – up to 15kgs. We just need to get some wisdom on the big tides, as the access during the spring tides is very tricky, as the sea washes over the back of the beach and into the salt pans – we had enough problems with the salt pans on this past trip, don't want to deal with that again – it really did take a lot of time getting just one swamped vehicle out – almost needed floats for the rescue vehicles, or 200m long tow ropes!!!
However, the fishing is supposed to be awesome, 20 Kob per angler per tide, so not too bad, except that after a couple of days it might just get a little boring??????
Cheers from sunny Africa
Jeri
Jeri,
Way back when yellow and spot fin croaker would get that thick in Oceanside harbor and I would fish them until my arms fell off. Never can remember it getting boring. If it stops becoming challenging switch to lighter tackle!
Ron
Hi Ron,
The issue of tackle and what we actually took was one of the discussions we had after the trip, being the very first time we had gone down there, we appreciated that we had taken tackle that was just a little too heavy, next trip will see a whole different arrangement of gear. There will still be occasions when we have to cast big distances with baits, so the 'long rods' will still have a place, but the option gear will be smaller and lighter 9' spinning grade tackle with small fixed spools loaded with braid. We have a lovely 9' long 3 piece spinning rod that we make, and ideal candidate for down there, especially with 2oz lures – will have to start making some lures again, just to play about with big fish.
What we learned on that first trip will make all subsequent trips a lot easier, and we will certainly look to lighten the load in the vehicle – makes for easier travelling though the dunes, as well as less gear to clean at the end of the trip – everything gets full of sand.
Cheers from sunny Africa
Jeri