Grey sharks eating mullet
Ballito has produced good grey shark fishing for anglers this past week.
With the sea settling somewhat in the northern areas of the KZN coast, the fishing has been rather staggered, with some days producing good numbers of fish, with other days yielding absolutely nothing. Once the weather settles completely and the fish become active again, the fishing will become a lot more productive and we will begin to see more of the summer fish moving down.
Kosi Bay has seen very few fish of late and has seen a few disappointed anglers return home empty handed. The lakes have been fairly productive with a lot of pickhandle barracuda on lures and small live baits.
Cape Vidal fished a lot better in the surf, producing many pompano and wave garrick. Sealice or smaller chokka baits have worked well for both species. However, there have been various reports which indicate that there are a large number of wave garrick coming out on dropshot and small spoons too. For those who are targeting the larger fish such as sharks or flatfish, there have been a few around which have found their way to the patient anglers who have had their lines in the water through the rough seas or strong winds. Honeycomb and diamond rays have been feeding very well on mullet baits, which have also been responsible for the capture of a few blackfin sharks.
Richards Bay is doing very well at the moment with grey sharks and smaller kob coming out on mullet baits, live bait and also mackerel cutlets. Pompano, wave garrick and rockcod have been caught all over Richards Bay on smaller baits, as well as some very large stumpnose coming to the party too. On the in-edible side of things, there were good catches of sandsharks, honeycombs, diamonds and brown rays. On the south side of Richards Bay, the spinner sharks have been all over the show, giving anglers a tough time. Luckily enough, there have been a few larger species around which have not been shy to feed on the larger baits. Hardy baits such as bonito head, yellowtail head etc. have been a far better option in this area. Brown rays have been feeding on the smaller baits and the honeycombs have made short work of the larger baits.
Zinkwazi has been fishing quite well for most of the week and saw some lovely grey sharks coming out on throw baits and grinder outfits. In these situations where there are only smaller species such as grey sharks, lesser sandsharks or smaller hammerhead sharks around, the size 4500 reels are more than sufficient. The Daiwa Saltist Nero 4500 has been tried and tested through these conditions and have come out on top each time. Loaded with 40lb or 48lb braid, this combination is deadly and can be used not only for bait, but heavier spinning too.
Ballito has also had a decent grey shark run and it seems that they are feeding best on mullet - preferably fresh and unfrozen.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
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Kosi Bay has seen very few fish of late and has seen a few disappointed anglers return home empty handed. The lakes have been fairly productive with a lot of pickhandle barracuda on lures and small live baits.
Cape Vidal fished a lot better in the surf, producing many pompano and wave garrick. Sealice or smaller chokka baits have worked well for both species. However, there have been various reports which indicate that there are a large number of wave garrick coming out on dropshot and small spoons too. For those who are targeting the larger fish such as sharks or flatfish, there have been a few around which have found their way to the patient anglers who have had their lines in the water through the rough seas or strong winds. Honeycomb and diamond rays have been feeding very well on mullet baits, which have also been responsible for the capture of a few blackfin sharks.
Richards Bay is doing very well at the moment with grey sharks and smaller kob coming out on mullet baits, live bait and also mackerel cutlets. Pompano, wave garrick and rockcod have been caught all over Richards Bay on smaller baits, as well as some very large stumpnose coming to the party too. On the in-edible side of things, there were good catches of sandsharks, honeycombs, diamonds and brown rays. On the south side of Richards Bay, the spinner sharks have been all over the show, giving anglers a tough time. Luckily enough, there have been a few larger species around which have not been shy to feed on the larger baits. Hardy baits such as bonito head, yellowtail head etc. have been a far better option in this area. Brown rays have been feeding on the smaller baits and the honeycombs have made short work of the larger baits.
Zinkwazi has been fishing quite well for most of the week and saw some lovely grey sharks coming out on throw baits and grinder outfits. In these situations where there are only smaller species such as grey sharks, lesser sandsharks or smaller hammerhead sharks around, the size 4500 reels are more than sufficient. The Daiwa Saltist Nero 4500 has been tried and tested through these conditions and have come out on top each time. Loaded with 40lb or 48lb braid, this combination is deadly and can be used not only for bait, but heavier spinning too.
Ballito has also had a decent grey shark run and it seems that they are feeding best on mullet - preferably fresh and unfrozen.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa
Facebook - ECRSportswave