Weekend Spearfishing Round Up

Marcus Porgieter 45kg Dagga Salmon

For once the weather came through for us, a light southerly blew on Friday and into Saturday morning making the Freedivers Gamefish comp divable. Most of the action was down south, and the winning fish was a 16kg cuta from the south coast.

Marcus Potgieter missed it by a day when he shot a 45kg Dagga the afternoon before the comp, it would have been real luck if he had pulled the rabbit out the hat 2 days in a row!

We tried a different strategy and tried to go deep up north where the guys had been getting the odd big cuta the week before the big swell. The vis was marginal and it was tough going in the deep. We kinda also hoped that we might bump into a Dagga or 2 but we hit a blank and did not see a fish the whole day. In fact we dived so long by the time we hit the beach it was late in the afternoon. We were finished and did not even make the weigh in!

With doing more surfing than diving I really felt the fitness levels were down, its amazing how quick you loose it. I guess we are coming into that time of year where most of the diving is shallow except for that odd Dagga hunt, and we will have to do a couple purpose fulled deep dives just to keep in shape.

Anyway thats about it for now ..... keep your eyes and ears open for fish and sard action down south. If you can catch it good it can be amazing!!

Cheers

Coatesman

Integrated Management Plan for iSimangaliso Wetland Park

For those of you who have been following the draft IMP- Integrated Management Plan for iSimangaliso Wetland Park published in Dec 2008. Here is an editorial from the recent edition of Ski Boat Magazine.
Click on the link or enlarge the doc.
May-June 2009 Ski Boat Magazine EDITORIAL


SAUFF will be meeting a DUC on the 28th of this month at 6:30 to go through this draft and how it will effect us spearfishermen. If you want to find out more chat to Iain Ewing 082 459 2812

Coatesman

Free Divers Game Fish Open 2009

Hey guys this Saturday is the Freedivers Game Fish Open. The wind conditions and swell forecast look good!
Lets just hope that there is some vis around after all this swell.

Entries close tonite so if you are keen go to the online entry form and get in there.
Freedivers Game Fish Open Entry Form

The sea is a bit of a mess at the moment but by friday should calm down a bit :-)

See you out there

Coatesman

Weekend Wrap Up

Hey guys,

Well there has not been any spearfishing the last couple days with the wild seas. And it does not look good for a couple more days.

On the surfing front the Mr Price Pro got off to a shaky start only getting into the water yesterday, and only for half the morning until the buster came through. This means they are behind a little with the heats and still need to complete round 2!!
Some of the local surfer knowing the fickle conditions did suggest running multiple heats on a day ... and it seems like this will be the only way they will complete the contest with it going dead flat at the end of the week.

It looks like tomorrow is going to be the best day of the contest ..surf wise and the mens might be into round 2 which will mean that the surfing action will be blazing. So far the only local to get through their heats has been Byron Linsay. I will be watching for his next heat for sure.

Other than that

Might lighty is going to enjoy the small surf!!

Coatesman

Mr Price Pro Tower Trashed

The wind blown Mr Price Pro tower a Salmon Bay with shreaded roof.

The pumping wind last night punished the Mr Price Pro tower at Salmon Bay. Its not a major thing by any means but I am sure the next roof will be a little more sturdy.

Mean time down the Coast at J Bay the surf went nuts yesterday. And I am sure it is firing on all cylinders this morning.

What we all dream about!