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 Posted: Sat Feb 6th, 2021 12:04 pm
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Corvinachaser
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Location: Paarl, South Africa
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Equipment: Various rods, various reels and various line
Best Catch: Orange-mouth corvina, 20 inch, extremely rare in California
Favorite Fishing Spot: Knysna estuary
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Mana: 
 I caught this little guy at pinnicle point in mossel bay and would like someone to help me with an id

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 Posted: Sun Feb 7th, 2021 12:34 pm
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Arniston
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Joined: Sun Feb 20th, 2011
Location: Hillcrest, South Africa
Posts: 95
Equipment: Stealth,Hardy, Daiwa,Penn,Various. Flyfishing,surf fishing,spearfishing(longtime ago)
Best Catch: Black Musslecracker 29lbs,4.75lb Rainbow trout in RIVER.
Favorite Fishing Spot: Arniston,Hole-in-the-Wall and Rhodes
Boat: No
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Mana: 
 Juvenile Black Musselcracker is my guess
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 Posted: Sun Feb 7th, 2021 04:05 pm
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Dr halibut hoffman
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Joined: Wed Sep 16th, 2009
Location: Cape, South Africa
Posts: 2613
Equipment: Shimano, daiwa, a finnor and an elbe.. The rest died. ...
Best Catch: Shimano, daiwa, a finnor and an elbe.. The rest died. ...145cm FL Leervis released (Shore), 80kg+ yellowfin (Boat). 83cm Cracker. ...
Favorite Fishing Spot: Kranse en diepsee!
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 Looks like a little rockcod of some description?
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 Posted: Sun Feb 7th, 2021 04:21 pm
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SPARRABOS
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Joined: Sun Aug 9th, 2015
Location: PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa
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 Koester....nog n Klein baby

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 Posted: Sun Feb 7th, 2021 04:24 pm
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SPARRABOS
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 Posted: Mon Feb 8th, 2021 05:13 pm
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Corvinachaser
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Joined: Thu Jan 30th, 2020
Location: Paarl, South Africa
Posts: 4
Equipment: Various rods, various reels and various line
Best Catch: Orange-mouth corvina, 20 inch, extremely rare in California
Favorite Fishing Spot: Knysna estuary
Boat: No boat
Club: No
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Mana: 
 That's what I thought aswell, but it's quite difficult since it's a juvenile
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 Posted: Mon Feb 8th, 2021 05:20 pm
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Corvinachaser
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Joined: Thu Jan 30th, 2020
Location: Paarl, South Africa
Posts: 4
Equipment: Various rods, various reels and various line
Best Catch: Orange-mouth corvina, 20 inch, extremely rare in California
Favorite Fishing Spot: Knysna estuary
Boat: No boat
Club: No
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Mana: 
 I did some research on this and the juvenile black musselcracker has really profound white streaks on its sides
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 Posted: Tue Feb 9th, 2021 02:02 pm
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Stefan001
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Joined: Tue Aug 10th, 2010
Location: Struisbaai, South Africa
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Equipment: Saltist 50, .45mm KFGH, Kingfisher braid Custom Built Chris Uys ...
Best Catch: Saltist 50, .45mm KFGH, Kingfisher braid Custom Built Chris Uys ...Galjoen 3.1kg, Musselcracker 16kg, 9.7kg, 9.3kg, Steenbras 12.7kg, 10.9kg, 9kg. ...
Favorite Fishing Spot: Struisbaai Plaat and Suiderstrand, Kanon and boggomsbaai
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Mana: 
 SPARRABOS wrote: Koester....nog n Klein baby
Sparrabos is correct
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