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Everybody who has done speed jigging knows how hard it can be on the body. Whipping that 300-450g jig from 130m to get a strike can be and is definately a lot of hard work. Especially in the tropical environment where you have heat and humidity to contend with. Slow pitch jigging was something...

We had an awesome trip despite NE blowing 17-21 knots non stop. 1st morning Christo opened the account on our boat with a GT of 25-27kg. Mark went on shortly afterwords with another 20kg GT. I had to wait till the afternoon session to get connected to my 1st GT, Mark went on immediately and we...

Thought I would share it here as well as I am popping and casting stick baits from the bricks In preparation for my trip to Mafia Island the 1st week in February I decided that my stick bait rod will do duty during this morning's session on the rocks here in Saudi (fishing the Persian Gulf...

In preparation for my trip to Mafia Island the 1st week in February I decided that my stick bait rod will do duty during this morning's session on the rocks here in Saudi (fishing the Persian Gulf side) Stick bait setup is as follows: Rod - Black Hole Cape Cod 8,6N Reel - Shimano Stella 14K...

i have heard about the GT Pond while visiting Kaiser Pro Tackle shop. Decided to make a booking for last Saturday to go and have a bit of afternoon fun. Casting soft plastic on PE2-4 gear these GT's hit and spit out a soft plastic with the best of Black Bass out there. And when you get...

When I was told pack your bags. We want you to go to Singapore to work with the Contractor for 28 days I just smiled and asked when do I fly... But the visions of Rompin Sailfish is already flashing in my mind and a quick scan showed the rainy season has not kicked off. It did not take long...

I spent 8 days in Vanuatu in Spetember mostly popping and jigging but did a bit of pelagic hunting as well... I have now caught dorado in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans... The video http://youtu.be/D3ugx5ZQUu8 And the dorado is still hands down the best eating fish I have eaten...

The season is a short one as I am on my way to Singapore the coming week but the last two weekends gave be a bit of fun on popper and GTI's 8kg -92cm queenfish on a Darkstar Tuna 80g popper And the video http://youtu.be/ggHD_g84Yx4 Then a Spaniard came and stole my popper.... :X:X...

Frustrared at times but had an absolute awesome time in a breath taking part of the world... http://youtu.be/RE6XwDiEfkA

Guys, My 11st Exage rod has been customized from a casting to spinning rod. fuji K series guides. Interested people can contact Kirk at the Fishing Pro Shop in Pta East or pop in to go and have a look at the rod. Kirk created a beast of a spinning rod and he is known for is quality work.

Finally spring is on the way and warmer water is pushing into the Arabian Gulf from the Indian Ocean via the Mussendam roughly 1300km away. The previous Friday the water was 18,5C and last Friday morning it was 20C. Not expecting a lot except maybe a needle scale queenfish or two I casted a...

Ok, So I am about to pull the trigger and pay my deposit for a trip of a lifetime in September to the Coral Sea and Vanuatu. I will be targeting as many different species on popper, stick bait and jigs with the main focus GT's and Doggies. But the light popping rod is also going with for...

With The Eihd holidays i have 5 days off to realy fish. Started off this morning at 1st light with the GT Ice cream. Had a couple of chases and one bump but no connections. Changed the plug for a stick bait and after some hard work got a nasty barra to bite. Decided as the sun is up to go to...

We had a strong north westerly blowing for a couple of day the past week. I kept a close watch as we drew closer to Friday morning and luckily the wind started to drop down a bit on Thursday afternoon. Friday morning found me on the rocks at 5:00 with the horizon starting to show a light...

So finally after almost a month in country I had my wheels on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday evening just confirm the arrangements and Friday morning 4:00 saw me on the Saudi Kuwait high way towards Jubail. Finally after driving 80 odd km's found the gate at the compound and met up with...

I grew up in Dullstroom and I have learned to cast a fly line by the age of 9. In the early 80's before the fly fishing boom hit Dullstroom my dad and I spend a lot late afternoon early evenings in summer next to the trout waters... Winter time was just to cold to catch fish and its hunting...

I am hearing talk about a 25000 Stella... http://tv.shimano.co.jp/iphone/mp4/original/130107_2013_001.mp4

I am not interested in the debate of tupperware vs fiberglass ski's This video shows what I want to see http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iHXLr8znvnw As well as this one... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNKdWqBhm8E Now I am looking for feedback from guys fishing the Pinnacle. Till I have the $$$...

This past weekend I had the opportunity to be part of the trout festival on Elandskloof. I arrived at Elandskloof Friday afternoon really looking forward to a good day of fishing but a bit worried about the water temp because the snow was in places 30 cm thick the past Tuesday... 05:30...

Guys, Just got back from a 10 day brake away to Dullies and surrounds. I have attempted and completed my McNab challenge at Elandskloof last Wednesday and went back on Saturday to really fish hard... The end result was a red letter 20 odd fish form 09:00 to 15:00 and this is despite the cold...