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Baitcasters you get what you pay for in terms of longevity. The cheaper ones just don't last that long, typically moving parts (which there are a lot of) just wear out sooner. Once the anti reverse and gears start going you might as well chuck these reels. That said these cheaper reels should...

Excellent!!! Thanks for giving us some feedback, beautiful kob!

People don't post about freshwater spots anymore because the venues get overfished and there is always some idiot messing it up for others in terms of access. Google Earth is your friend. All of the dams/rivers around the cape have fish in them, most of them the above species. It's just a...

Sharks are still full up on this side and should be for the next month still. If the water is flat enough you will get them at all the main beaches. You can get the mentioned baits at most of the fish shops in Gansbaai/Hemanus. Safety shouldn't be an issue at Uilenkraal but you shouldn't go...

You should be targeting smaller sharks first before targeting bronzies. I.e. learn to catch hounds and spotted gulley sharks first. For this a reel with 300m of 50lb should be fine (maybe up the lb to 60-70 if there is rocks nearby). If you are targeting larger sharks you really don't know if...

With what baits do you typically have this issue? Each bait has it's own tricks when fixing it to the hook. For smaller edibles I use thin latex and do most of the securing above the hook shank on the line. For soft baits it's often a good idea to tie a little bit of foam on and just above the...

I've messed around on the reefs with a 6wt fly rod, it really depends what size flies you will be fishing with. A bit heavier setup 8-9wt will help casting flies in the wind, also things like flippers and poppers for Leeries cast a bit more difficult than smaller baitfish flies for kob (the guys...

Gebruik 'n klein Japanese power swivel met klein kraletjie voor en agter. Die power swivel sal nie die braid beskadig nie. Ek verkies egter om limited slide te gebruik so die nylon voorslag gaan nie deur die ogies nie. So 1.5-2m, lengte hang maar af van hoe gemaklik jy is om met lang voorslag te...

I've never gone there and not catch something, if the fish aren't bitting near the resort you will just have to walk a bit. With the tides on the weekend I would say do the walking first and then fish you way back to the resort on the pushing tide.

Putting out a long line here but if anybody wants to sell or knows of anybody in the Western Cape selling a Stealth 555 or 575 please let me know. Nothing else please, just either of these. The 575 must be later model with live well.

I have left the fishing club scene for a number of years, but here is my take on it. Big difference between social and competitive club fishing. The well established competitive clubs have been operating for many years and it takes a heck of lot of personal time, money and commitment to run a...

Some nice fish Willem! Probably easier to say what not to use. No.1 crap braid is Spiderwire, will be better off using dental floss. Fireline is quite thick and I think there is braid at the same price point that better suited to grinders (also starts fraying like the Spiderwire but not as...

Ahh, ok now I also know :-) I have Collin and Carols details. It's such a cool thing they are doing besides still making the reels, it's local jobs created and really part of our fishing heritage. Saw a youtube video where Wendel Moodley interviews Collin, so impressed by these guys... if this...

@Ben that's pretty epic! I see on your profile photo you have a KP with one larger knob, how does that work? I'm probably the only person in the Cape fishing with a KP from shore so not much knowledge available on the reels this side. I have an 8" KP as well that I'll probably target some...

Quite right they have two bearings on the main shaft. I also had them fit one of the 6.5" reels with a vesconite bush (they do vesconite bushes on some of the larger reels boat reels but not smaller ones) just because the bearings don't like swimming or one has to pack it with grease. It cast...

Last legal galjoen of the season... KP doing the business in strong southeast, hopefully that southeast will bring in some summer fish soon!

Hi Andreas, with the southeast wind and overcast conditions over the next few days fishing should pick up even though it's neap tide. Best advice would be use chokka and fish bait to target kob in areas where the water is discoloured. It's neap tide so the fish generally don't move much, spend...

One of four steenies I got, all on 20-25m cast. Also got a gillie but no photo... hopefully a nice kobbie is next.

Nice little cape bream aka hottie aka bamboos vis on the KP.

I like a challenge and this summer I'm looking to up my species score on KP reels. The standards KP reel cost R327 for a 6'5inch reel...the cheapest R&S reel you can find (smaller ones are a bit cheaper and larger ones bit more). With everything becoming more expensive and disposable income on...