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#jetski #surflaunch #rivermouth #portshepstone Captain Welman van Niekerk offered me a ride out to the halocline a few days back. On his jetski! The tide was rushing out of the Umzimkulu something bumpy but Welman negotiated a deal with the waves and we were out safely in no time. Coming back was more of a trick since we timed it for dead low tide on a spring. Not ideal but certainly perfect for showing how versatile jetskis are. For fishing, surfing and diving. They should never be used for anything other than those three activities. You can check out the Mydo Silver Bullet Baitswimmer at thesardine.co.za/mydo. And here is the channel URL...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3vlnf0ZVEHGrnCriVpDRg

#shorts #mydo #fishing #lures #baitswimmer Follow the end screen thumbnail to the full video... Buy at thesardine.co.za

#shorts #bazaruto #marlin #fishing #mozambique Bazaruto's first satellite tagged marlin! Carl Jankowitz, a seasoned vet in the blue Bazaruto waters, filmed this the first satellite tag to go into a fish here. Just after he caught it! Duarte did the honours and inserted the tag. Alex held onto the leader and then cut the 350-pounder loose. To tell a fantastic story that people have been trying to uncover forever. What these fish get up to! The first satellite tagged marlin story can be read here... https://fishbazaruto.com/2022/11/11/bazarutos-first-marlin-satellite-tag-in/ Contact us on fishbazaruto.com to fish up there in Mozambique, or umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za in South Africa if you would like to get in on the tagging and research action.

#baitswimmer #mydo #fishing #lures The all-new MYDO Baitswimmer Silver Bullet series' are in the water. Made of a new composite mix of modern materials, we now have a fantastic light show to compliment the mind-blowing swimming action. A little garfish volunteered for the demonstration. We towed him around at 6 knots. And got some spectacular motion pictures of him coming alive again on the baitswimmer. You can buy these things at https://thesardine.co.za/mydo. Order more than R500 for free delivery in South Africa. Internationals please WhatsApp or call me on +27793269671 or email umzimkulu@gmail.com.

#shorts #trailershorts #rocksalmon #mangrovejack #riversnapper #umzimkulu Click the thumbnail at the end to watch and learn how to get these amazingly fun fish to bite. More at https://thesardine.co.za...

#shorts #bazaruto #grandslam Vamizi's sister ship Ibo Fishing out wide and captained by Cristiaan Kruger made a grand slam dream come true for their over-joyed guests. It has been a cracker season opener so far with mainly small fish arriving early in anticipation of the impending big mommas. Who aggregate here each year in the lush waters of the Bazaruto Archipelago and surrounds. More at https://fishbazaruto.com and https://thesardine.co.za.

#trailershorts #shorts #garrick National Garrick Day at the Sandspit when everybody gets one. This still happens every year but the adverse weather conditions have been keeping the garrick fishermen well in check. Even the illegal jiggers of Port St Johns were hampered by weather and floods this year so the fish got quite a break for a change. That all said, many reports of double-figure garrick taken in a couple hours by a single criminal have been filtering in to us here in The Sardine Newsroom. These fish are no doubt sold to the highest bidder. DAFF and SAPS have ben trying al sorts but still, the carnage and slaughter go on at every break in the weather. Or attention from the cops. More at https://thesardine.co.za

#trailershorts #shorts #shelley beach #kzn #southafrica Captain Digby Smith taking us through the outsized surf at Shelley Beach in KZN, South Africa.

We call a small fishing boat a ski-boat here in South Africa. But we don't wear thongs...

#mydo #baitswimmer #silverbullet #fishing Introducing the all-new MYDO Silver Bullet Baitswimmer. Made from modern composites for perfect balance. And built with a wondrous prismatic light show in mind. Light reflects, refracts, beams and bounces all over the show as the sun shines through the baitswimmer. The MYDO Silver Bullet Baitswimmer #1 as a couta trace comes rigged strong and sensible with #6 leader, and #7 to the 4X chemically sharp trebles. This 18g lure can swim a sardine, mackerel, small shad and small bonito. The MYDO Silver Bullets Baitswimmer #1 as a jighead produces phenomenal action. Use you favourite hook. It sits better further back in the bait. Tie it loosely for the articulated action you can see in the video. Tie it tighter for a more straight darting action. The MYDO Silver Bullet Baitswimmer #1 as a shad trace presents a moving, swimming filet bait. Shad jump on a moving bait - try it out for yourself. The MYDO Silver Bullet Baitswimmer #1 as a strip bait swimmer has been successfully enticing the whole range of available species, for decades now. This iteration comes with a duster. All of the above a a few more Mydos can be sourced easily at https://thesardine.co.za/mydo.

We dug this out of an old drive...

Early in the season like this, there are plenty young male marlin about. Waiting for the big mommas to turn up. They then chase her around in a shoal of 10 or 12 or more. They hunt like this. Shadowing the big momma. This is why often when you bomb on a really big fish, a smaller one or two stick around and stay interested. I once hooked three marlin with the same bait! A huge fish first ate the skipjack. Thank goodness that one spat the hook. Then a smaller male came in and ate the same skippie. That hook never went in either. Then another fish came along and ate the bait properly for a good release. Another time, I had a boatload of a Zim family. Next thing the skipjack we were chasing were all compressed together and started being lifted out of the water as they cruised along the surface at full speed. They were being coraled by a posse of marlin. I put that boat on the plane and chased that shoal which was half airborne half the time. As I got to the shoal it sounded and I cut the motors. The shoal stayed right there because the marlin were all ready and waiting down below. As the bubbles cleared, the most amazing scene unfolded for us. The marlin were just picking off the skipjack like jelly tots. Then the big momma came up and swam right under us. I grabbed this little kid to the edge (who had just released a sailfish), and we both gawked into the ultra-blue water right into the eye of this huge marlin as it swam and turned for us right under the boat. They ate the whole shoal! For more stories like this check out https:/fishbazaruto.com or https://thesardine.co.za. by Sean A. Lange