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Welcome! => Welcome! => Topic started by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 04:44:02 AM

Title: Thanks for adding me!
Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 04:44:02 AM
Hi guys im Jason From False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Thanks again for the add!
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Post by: alantani on November 17, 2017, 04:47:22 AM
Welcome!
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Post by: Shark Hunter on November 17, 2017, 05:29:49 AM
Welcome Jason!
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Post by: Bryan Young on November 17, 2017, 05:30:21 AM
Welcome Jason.
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Post by: foakes on November 17, 2017, 06:59:47 AM
Welcome aboard, Jason --

From the mountains of California.

Best,

Fred
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Post by: David Hall on November 17, 2017, 07:34:53 AM
Good to have you aboard.  What's your fishing preference?  Fresh and or salt water, what kind of fish you like to go after and what gear are you using?
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 08:19:20 AM
Hi Guys Thanks for the welcome, I do Salt water fishing, Rock and Surf, i Fish mainley for Edibles, Types of fish i mainly target are Kabeljou/Kob, elf/shad, White Steenbras/Pig nose grunter, White Stumpnose, Galjoen, Black Tail, Mussel Cracker, Belman.

I use a 14ft Shimano Technium 5-8oz rod and a Shimano Trinidad 20 DC and use a 12,6ft Penn Battalion rod and a Penn Torque 15, Fish with 0.45mm mainline on ther former and Gosen 50lbs casting braid on the latter, hook sizes range from 2/0 to 8/0 circle or J. Bait used are Sand prawn,Bloodworm,moonshine worm,squid,fish bait.

Heres a Picture of a Beast 55kg Kabeljou/kob that was caught from the Surf/Rocks over the weekend past.
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Post by: Tiddlerbasher on November 17, 2017, 11:35:27 AM
Nice fish :) and welcome
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Post by: Keta on November 17, 2017, 01:32:39 PM
Hi, nice fish.
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 01:35:23 PM
Thanks guys, thats not me though, its a fellow angler named Jan. He sent it to me over the past weekend, bought my trinidad dc from him.
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Post by: Crow on November 17, 2017, 01:43:08 PM
  Welcome !!
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Post by: Keta on November 17, 2017, 02:17:06 PM
Quote from: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 01:35:23 PM
Thanks guys, thats not me though, its a fellow angler named Jan. He sent it to me over the past weekend, bought my trinidad dc from him.

Still a nice fish, it looks somewhat like a white seabass or totoaba.
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Post by: Bryan Young on November 17, 2017, 02:46:03 PM
Holy cow.  And that's not even photoshopped.  What a fish.  That must have been a blast catching that from the surf.
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Post by: Swami805 on November 17, 2017, 03:14:08 PM
That's a monster. Looking forward to more pictures
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 06:05:29 PM
It is a lovely catch guys, this is the most targeted edible throughout the summer months in false bay,
heres the cuurent SA recorb for kabeljou/kob from the surf 82kgs/180,8lbs
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 06:06:44 PM
Kob
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 06:07:37 PM
more kob
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Post by: Crow on November 17, 2017, 06:09:07 PM
That's a LOT of fish burgers !
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 06:09:10 PM
some more kob
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 06:10:43 PM
and some more kob
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 17, 2017, 06:31:06 PM
weve got strict regulations on the minimum size we are allowed to take, but more so for conservation we have a rule that the big fish/breeding stock be released if the fish can be revived, kob normally die of exhaustion after the fight from the surf, and evry once in a while guys will keep there trophy fish, but fish in the 15 to 25kg catergory often get released, This 52cm one i caught on wednesday and kept him for supper! hahaha our minimum size that we may take home is 50cm, just made it!
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Post by: Alto Mare on November 19, 2017, 01:27:22 PM
Welcome Jason!

Sal
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Post by: Dominick on November 20, 2017, 01:10:24 AM
Welcome from San Mateo, California.  Great fish and fish pictures.  You'll do well on this site.  Dominick
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Post by: broadway on November 20, 2017, 04:52:55 AM
Welcome aboard, Jason.
Remind me never to swim off your beaches. :o
Nice to have ya,
Dom
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Post by: Bill B on November 21, 2017, 01:48:02 AM
Welcome Jason, what a way to introduce yourself.....those monsters look like a battle in the surf.   Bill, Southern California
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Post by: happyhooker on November 21, 2017, 03:40:45 AM
Welcome, from Minnesota USA (about 800 mi. from nearest saltwater; biggest saltwater fish I ever caught was a blowfish; went about 8 (ounces, that is).

Frank
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Post by: sdlehr on November 21, 2017, 02:27:21 PM
Wecome, Jason! That guy Jan with the 55kg fish must be a pretty strong guy.... just sayin'.
Sid
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Post by: JasonDunn on November 21, 2017, 03:34:40 PM
Quote from: sdlehr on November 21, 2017, 02:27:21 PM
Wecome, Jason! That guy Jan with the 55kg fish must be a pretty strong guy.... just sayin'.
Sid

Thanks everybody for the welcomes once again.

Hahahahaha yes i knew someone would say that, ive met him in person and his a big lad, actually makes that fish look alot smaller, on the othe hand a bag of cement here in S.A is 50kgs and tiny scrorny workers carry them all day. I guess to take a pic is much easier, picture two guys placing the fish in his welcoming arms and snap and done!
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Post by: gstours on November 28, 2017, 03:05:31 AM
   Welcome to this site.  Your pictures were very inspiring.  Please tell us how you rig up and your baits and rods etc.    Ive never seen those types of fish.   Thanks and hope to hear from you more!!!!     gst.