http://fishingencounters.co.za lets go fishing posterous.com FishingEncountershttp://feedburner.google.com Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:42:56 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/egu0vRd9qH8/bass-fishing-on-the-weekend http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-fishing-on-the-weekend <p> I went bass fishing this weekend &quot;twice&quot; managed to catch a few bass. I was battling to get hookup with the bottom fly. The top fly was the winner in the end. The 2nd day it had rained the night before and the bass where just not operating. I caught nothing and the others managed to get 3 bass between them. The interesting thing is they where using a pink worm.<p /> Winter is closing in fast not sure if there are many fishing days left.<br /> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/0XVih2dn7LS9Hmko0fgCBWBKoWEyzAaAwZ0rTNTQubT6UmrsrtuYLhU0Rv4n/2012-04-21_18.40.09.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-21_18" height="375" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/gkhVca1wjvoS6K0f80kiHepwSDi7VjQpySGWS1jIKYNWJyAFEOu4Zkd5xRsN/2012-04-21_18.40.09.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/CbtNbW9qC1FxjMd8GSMCWXA1PAg91z9P2wv1dgzoYaNEJE1Dg6CVUtqRe0Fs/2012-04-21_15.10.51.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-21_15" height="375" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/TldcQZ4pvfkyxEYeoNgUCLakU0PCljXdDpLqkGuWi7LblD9k7JHYDPEBVyn9/2012-04-21_15.10.51.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-fishing-on-the-weekend">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-fishing-on-the-weekend">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-fishing-on-the-weekend#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O3KjJ41GV65v9GUP94bwK5OwyAU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O3KjJ41GV65v9GUP94bwK5OwyAU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O3KjJ41GV65v9GUP94bwK5OwyAU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O3KjJ41GV65v9GUP94bwK5OwyAU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/egu0vRd9qH8" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-fishing-on-the-weekend Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:50:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/pnDZp-Pb0vI/diablo-paddlesports http://fishingencounters.co.za/diablo-paddlesports <p> <p>Out on the water, we want to stand up and fish, and also sit down and paddle. And, sometimes, we want to do the opposite. This looks like one very cool boat. If I have the bucks I would have a rather large boat collection.</p> <p>Have a look at this great looking <a href="http://www.diablopaddlesports.com/our_products#" target="_blank">stand up kayak</a>.</p> <p><img alt="" /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/diablo-paddlesports">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/diablo-paddlesports#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO7L1b_uUpDZlRd8Zv7APRy9aAg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO7L1b_uUpDZlRd8Zv7APRy9aAg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO7L1b_uUpDZlRd8Zv7APRy9aAg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XO7L1b_uUpDZlRd8Zv7APRy9aAg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/pnDZp-Pb0vI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/diablo-paddlesports Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:24:44 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/5m7O8nLYOnk/sail-fish-from-a-bote-paddle-board http://fishingencounters.co.za/sail-fish-from-a-bote-paddle-board <p> Check out the full story here  <a href="http://boteboard.com/latest/?p=933">Taking SUP fishing to the next level!</a><p />It is catch and release as I don&#39;t see a hatch. I would love to try this sport for some bass fishing. </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/sail-fish-from-a-bote-paddle-board">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/sail-fish-from-a-bote-paddle-board#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVrhpMK5AFpdpXAzXpJJGbtV_Ho/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVrhpMK5AFpdpXAzXpJJGbtV_Ho/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVrhpMK5AFpdpXAzXpJJGbtV_Ho/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVrhpMK5AFpdpXAzXpJJGbtV_Ho/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/5m7O8nLYOnk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/sail-fish-from-a-bote-paddle-board Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:52:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/Xduicn9wyZU/wave-turning-like-never-before-pinnacke-fishi http://fishingencounters.co.za/wave-turning-like-never-before-pinnacke-fishi <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k06KuYe9nQw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p>Man this kind of stuff is fun</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/wave-turning-like-never-before-pinnacke-fishi">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/wave-turning-like-never-before-pinnacke-fishi#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/odYp9lyc1p8I9ViaIfmVfxuF1Ns/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/odYp9lyc1p8I9ViaIfmVfxuF1Ns/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/odYp9lyc1p8I9ViaIfmVfxuF1Ns/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/odYp9lyc1p8I9ViaIfmVfxuF1Ns/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/Xduicn9wyZU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/wave-turning-like-never-before-pinnacke-fishi Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:18:32 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/DZa-39y8tmo/kosi-bay-gps-fishing-spots http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-gps-fishing-spots <p> I have attached a file that can be used in a garmin software like basecamp. Basecamp has a nice feature where you can view your gps points in google earth. Google earth just gives you an amazing perspective, and you never know you might just find a better fishing spot.<p /> The spot called hole, is a place where the deep water comes very close to land via a steep drop off. The trick to fishing these spots is to NOT put your bait in the deep water but to keep it in the shallow next to the drop off. It is also wind dependant if the spot is good for fishing, also if the water is clean it is best to fish at night.<p /> Good Luck <br /> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/6NvUUg6mumdi2heqvisbOCI5LoEstEWb5hFoRtNULyqHyZwYtgDa4EezQioh/kozibay.jpg"><img alt="Kozibay" height="402" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/noaqV4qI88kST9CJi5jZLiVmiadkU3dPq1gHCr41OXPRJPAGLbiW6Td7R3aW/kozibay.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-gps-fishing-spots"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/unknown.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>Kosi Bay.gpx</strong> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/FfJRmuADT1MUlWXbBCBfisdOjSFUtxTsShDIAw4FmEvNFm8bFVDk1yoWny0R/Kosi_Bay.gpx">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-gps-fishing-spots">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-gps-fishing-spots#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpAfEGSBhnlkbmlo2AEqiKybbmo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpAfEGSBhnlkbmlo2AEqiKybbmo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpAfEGSBhnlkbmlo2AEqiKybbmo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XpAfEGSBhnlkbmlo2AEqiKybbmo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/DZa-39y8tmo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-gps-fishing-spots Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:51:34 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/JcJzL0TiuyQ/stand-up-and-fish http://fishingencounters.co.za/stand-up-and-fish <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/tQLe3GW7WHh2KguDcIZHFN73diO1DMg5kQCt2aooFJU2oN1dvRCMyfateU85/supskiff1-630x420.jpg"><img alt="Supskiff1-630x420" height="333" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/EAVFZnffPpZzCy0EVo2Y6QTjIUIM7RHWS4qGnVC54DGoD3trMOu3NVPkdWch/supskiff1-630x420.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>I was busy looking at pinterest when this caught my eye <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/151081762469325464/">https://pinterest.com/pin/151081762469325464/</a> I like it a lot!<p />I love fishing off a kayak but one thing I miss is standing, being on your bum for hours is not ideal. The places you can use this here is South Africa is wide. Not to mention the challenges of croc and shark infested fishing waters. Think of this in Richards Bay, just watch out for the ships, not to mention the lots and lots of rivers we have. When you go to a farm dam for a quick fish, the paddle board will be lots of fun.<br /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/stand-up-and-fish">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/stand-up-and-fish#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q1A39-7cYDNLGk7ZiKnzX_6Htok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q1A39-7cYDNLGk7ZiKnzX_6Htok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q1A39-7cYDNLGk7ZiKnzX_6Htok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q1A39-7cYDNLGk7ZiKnzX_6Htok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/JcJzL0TiuyQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/stand-up-and-fish Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:56:19 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/MtQDJMwQXL4/alvey-reels http://fishingencounters.co.za/alvey-reels <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Alvey_reel" height="330" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/5q8vR6KJGAQF2OWFvAUavHVKSLgmkOWEDOq7OCIeOqzDjRTLddXDvWkYU0BT/alvey_reel.jpg" width="317" /> </div> <p>One of me top reels on my fishingski (kayak) is a alvey. It is a very simple reel which is ideal for the salt water conditions. It is like a fly reel but only bigger and more simple. In the center is has a tension knob and you can activate a ratchet sound. I use this reel when I am trolling and bottom fishing. The big thing for me is that I feel connected to the fish and I have control of how much tension I put on the line. It also is simple so no parts that are going to rust and seize up, I can remove the spool and add some grease now and again and it just keeps working and working. I did have a funny thing happen once when I was fighting a fish. The handle unscrewed in my hand so suddenly the fish had freedom :)<p /> More of what I have on my fishingski (kayak) and the tackle I use in posts to come.  <br /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/alvey-reels">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/alvey-reels#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIVMbBlzBdV5E253G778ETBIEnM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIVMbBlzBdV5E253G778ETBIEnM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIVMbBlzBdV5E253G778ETBIEnM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GIVMbBlzBdV5E253G778ETBIEnM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/MtQDJMwQXL4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/alvey-reels Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:40:07 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/p7bdX8-wR6Q/5-places-i-want-to-fish-for-now http://fishingencounters.co.za/5-places-i-want-to-fish-for-now <p> <ol><li>The wreck off Mtunzini. There is a wreck off Mtunzini about a km offshore, it is just north of the river mouth. I did once fish the wreck from a ski boat and as the waves went past part of the wreck became exposed. For me there is something scarying about fishing near a wreck. My plan is to paddle from the parking lot in the lagoon to the mouth and then from there paddle out to sea. The other option is to get a lift on a boat which I think might be better.<br /> </li><li><a href="http://www.hemingways.co.ke/">Hemmingways</a>. Always been a dream of fishing in the clear Kenyan waters and catching sailfish on fly. The wives can also have a good time there.<br /></li><li>Mozambique (again). I think I could spend many moons here fishing the waters. Mozambique has got some most amazing coastline and some very good fishing. Not to mention the <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/captainmorgan">captain and coke</a>.<br /> </li><li>Sodwana (again). Find a mate and go and paddle to the reefs early in the morning and catch some king fish. Who&#39;s in?<br /></li><li>Zimbabwe. I hear the bass fishing is awesome, and there are big tigers in the river below the dam wall. <br /> </li></ol> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/5-places-i-want-to-fish-for-now">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/5-places-i-want-to-fish-for-now#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7Rzo5dqJP8uNsYw0RAzPevaWFvU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7Rzo5dqJP8uNsYw0RAzPevaWFvU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7Rzo5dqJP8uNsYw0RAzPevaWFvU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7Rzo5dqJP8uNsYw0RAzPevaWFvU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/p7bdX8-wR6Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/5-places-i-want-to-fish-for-now Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:28:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/jbP1oUP8pC4/dolphin-by-kayakfish-youtube http://fishingencounters.co.za/dolphin-by-kayakfish-youtube <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6gZrok7sTQ8?wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gZrok7sTQ8&amp;feature=share">youtube.com</a></div> <p>This is one of the really nice parts of being on a kayak, you are so quiet that you do not scare nature and you feel like you are part of it.</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/dolphin-by-kayakfish-youtube">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/dolphin-by-kayakfish-youtube#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nUbxHKEowr-W6Q8WBntwkCJkHug/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nUbxHKEowr-W6Q8WBntwkCJkHug/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nUbxHKEowr-W6Q8WBntwkCJkHug/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nUbxHKEowr-W6Q8WBntwkCJkHug/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/jbP1oUP8pC4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/dolphin-by-kayakfish-youtube Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:42:01 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/iBQyEhooTRM/cane-fires-and-bush-pigs http://fishingencounters.co.za/cane-fires-and-bush-pigs <p> The story of Lantz Mattinson (me) I thought I would share a bit about the person behind the fishing encounters blog, and why I set it all up and some other projects I am busy with. This is the nutshell version.<p />Born in the rolling hills of Zululand, Eshowe to be exact. I grew up fighting runaway cane fires and hunting bush pigs for food on a farm in the Entumeni area. The question of high school came and being good with my hands I headed for the sleepy hollow of Pietermaritzburg and the technical high school called Linpark. Fitting and Turning was my main subject, I loved it so much that the teacher gave me the keys to the workshop so that I could work on stuff on the weekends ( I stayed in the boarding house). I made a Scarborough reel and was so proud of it as I had turned each screw, the only thing I did not make was the ball bearing. I took it fishing to Amatikulu and unfortunately if fell of the rod on the way home and it was gone forever. I was gutted. After school I did a bit of studying, land surveying to be exact. This is where I got introduced to diving for crayfish and tried some spearfishing. I am deaf in one ear and the pressure when I dive deep makes it painful in that ear so I did not get into spearfishing. My grandparents have a place on the St Luica Lake called Makakatana and in the July holidays a few mates and myself would go fishing there for salmon. We would arrive with a car full off booze and my grandfather would supply the boat and bait and we would catch fish at night and sleep all day. That was such fun. I gave up my studies of land surveying and did odd jobs here and there, I even started studying engineering are the tech in Richards Bay. Soon after that an opportunity came up to buy a 24hour take away called Road Island. My dad was in partnership with the petrol station. It was based just outside of the town Mtunzini, I ran that place for just over 5 years. I learn&#39;t so much in that time also and spent many hours fishing the area and going deep-sea, I even got my skippers ticket. I remember the Tradewinds Hotel on a Wednesday night was the place for a party, there was a guy that would sing and we would all get drunk and have such a party. While I was at Road Island, I started studding computers, first it was the hardware side of it. Then I met a girl! After a courtship we got married I sold the business and moved to the big city of Durban where I studied graphic and web design. This is the area where I found my love for computers. The internet was wonderful and instant, well almost as it was still dial up. We stayed there for 5 years and had 2 children, Eva and Lily 2 girls. We have since moved to the even bigger city of Gauteng and now have 3 children. We have adopted our last one because it was a dream of my wife&#39;s and I went along with it, his name is Cuba. I don&#39;t regret it for a second as this little boy is bringing huge love into my life every day.  I have grown and evolved worked for a few companies and now find myself working for myself doing online marketing, social media, project management, setting up of customized CMS (Content Management Systems), Blogs, general client liaison and a lot of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). My company is called <a href="http://www.afromedia.co.za/">AFROmedia</a> and  I feel this is an exciting place to be, give me a shout if you need a website. I am busy trying to setup some partnership websites so that I can make some extra money to pay for my fishing missions and support my wife and kids.<p /> While I was in Durban I helped Don Stander setup <a href="http://www.fishingski.co.za">www.fishingski.co.za </a>it is now very different to what it is was then. In Joburg I helped Shaun with <a href="http://www.fishingcorner.co.za">fishing corner</a> when he first started and it was just for fun. I love fishing and I don&#39;t think I will ever stop and I am keen to leave behind a memory of the fishing that I did. I remember how the stories of fishing my Grandfather would tell me would make me feel super excited to get out there and see watch I could catch and the amazing places I could go and see. So cheers to the love of fishing and a <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/captainmorgan">Captain Morgan</a>.<br /> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/Osyqm6dVNLq6I8BG8Y4qUzMZlNigZgQHQcaoNeuOvrqIw8GOINuZGa09kEHs/IMG_1960.jpg"><img alt="Img_1960" height="667" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/DmiHKBNnVjCXpgHlsM2guZmuj0zm6lptuJhVr7llXSnPS07FkLzXijaqUOpr/IMG_1960.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/dG0RjotQBcQOTafGHmrG22XWzyilY9VVqUMkUFQRmwXAbLMqpf8935hCVSvH/IMG_3496.jpg"><img alt="Img_3496" height="375" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/shneUAuXNUGOPC5wCIm0Hb5TYKOzHVDwjAJbkjgyhjGN3fVamJ3e3hSpvi7H/IMG_3496.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/4wejfV6VAHCPY2ACDsqGUJqCsoNoqVjzKPTrXenMLDRM4Wx4CjyZQVU40GYY/IMG_4360.jpg"><img alt="Img_4360" height="375" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/T6mrzXWcdzYSxDQedxgSGeWkFw4xKXaPwchp1iezknXba5TikcphMmnAR9Jd/IMG_4360.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/zQVQHqT3DofeYmxorRzYWBZzZIXgxR8aJTrJHtZNH3vYdi4XhAauYtMBEcZU/IMG_4363.jpg"><img alt="Img_4363" height="375" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/mCgjX5FjlPJxwx8sIc1elqjLWHEdlQ7m8NbroWQPs5mEaLrFjAgzvjFQcFCh/IMG_4363.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/YpwFC1wmO6cM6a4VAsnWy7saAn4c9v3YDG4q00J1mwFLF1Y9jGhgIne7Eog6/PC260254.jpg"><img alt="Pc260254" height="375" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/JXKpdWhGQRQKqshVWbdKD8g6z8S27rUGBfSQtUbgWIfSWj1ABuQltBfq1ve8/PC260254.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/cane-fires-and-bush-pigs">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/cane-fires-and-bush-pigs">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/cane-fires-and-bush-pigs#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7xN7a6xwaT6Tn_4F3swu-HPu1I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7xN7a6xwaT6Tn_4F3swu-HPu1I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7xN7a6xwaT6Tn_4F3swu-HPu1I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7xN7a6xwaT6Tn_4F3swu-HPu1I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/iBQyEhooTRM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/cane-fires-and-bush-pigs Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:18:37 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/coY-Wbc4jks/natal-snoek-or-queen-mackerel http://fishingencounters.co.za/natal-snoek-or-queen-mackerel <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/Uw6wwAp1GjD4ZZ5jdVVdoThHp0mvBQlUwazmhXBGrGnN5ShbjAV4rkm8my7C/03210161.jpg"><img alt="03210161" height="667" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/dmeQHX8uIyVHlv83cckmRTIbmKVi87RIxN1PQ0QDtq86d96Tn961OHbsBlNU/03210161.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>I love fishing for Snoek, you can see when they are around. I remember a time before I had a fishingski, my mate Paul had a white water kayak, it was called a banana. Well by us it was, called a banana because it was yellow and shaped like a banana. Anyway it had the splash cover and was lots of fun in the surf. Ideal for a beginner to learn how to Eskimo roll. I was staying in Umhlanga at the time and my mate had left his boat with me. I was checking out the sea with the binoculars  as I often do and I could see there was some action on the surface of the water. I decided to paddle out and catch what ever was out there. I got the white water kayak, grabbed my 2 piece rod with a coffee grinder on it and a spoon. Off I went to the beach, not a far walk. I stowed the rod inside the kayak and put the splash cover on and was soon paddling out to sea. When I go out there I could see that something was chasing some sprats, I did think that it might be snoek. So out with the rod and cast away, click over the bail and reel in like a mad man. I find that fish love a fast retrieve so that the spoon is bouncing out the water. I could see the snoek chasing the lure then BAM I was on, but a fish also went for the swivel and I was off. I was gutted, I did not have any tackle with me. So back to the beach, I leave the boat on the beach and run up to the flat to grab another few spoons, also while I was there grabbed a bag to put the fish into. They would be right by my legs and a bite from them would not be good. Back to the beach and paddle back out to sea and again right in the action. This time I get it right and hook and land a Natal Snoek ( Queen Mackerel ). I just love it when you can see the lure and the fish chasing it, it gets the adrenaline going. I have to use a coffee grinder for that kind of stuff, if I don&#39;t I generally end up with bunches and snapped line and tears because I just get so carried away I forget how to use a reel. I ended up with 2 snoek that day and a great experience.<p /> When I got my fishingski (kayak) I would often go to blue lagoon in Durban and fish for snoek, I would troll halco&#39;s and cast spoons. I would be paddeling along and suddenly you would see one jump ahead. That is when I would get my flick stick out and do some casting, it is amazing but soon afterwards it would find that spoon and chase after it and get caught. Snoek are fun, the other thing I find is if you go early before the boats get to the spots you will find them. This is exactly what happened to me with the snoek in the picture. I went out at Umhlanga before sunrise. Just south of the light house there are some rocks, and as I trolled over them I hooked into this beaut of a Snoek, what a fight. I thought it was a <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/couta">couta</a> but it was just a big snoek. I had seen some action as I got out beyond back-line and tried to spoon but a guy on another kayak managed to catch that one. <p /> I must make a plan to go and do some snoek fishing again soon.<br /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/natal-snoek-or-queen-mackerel">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/natal-snoek-or-queen-mackerel#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/djrkC2qh_-FqkEFlfa7IZS7LjSQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/djrkC2qh_-FqkEFlfa7IZS7LjSQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/djrkC2qh_-FqkEFlfa7IZS7LjSQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/djrkC2qh_-FqkEFlfa7IZS7LjSQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/coY-Wbc4jks" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/natal-snoek-or-queen-mackerel Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:30:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/u-_ZqI01yr0/kids-having-fun-on-the-surfa-kayak http://fishingencounters.co.za/kids-having-fun-on-the-surfa-kayak <p> <p>Here are some pictures of a <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/surfa-kayak-waveski-or-paddle-ski" title="Surfa Kayak" target="_self">Surfa Kayak</a> that we got to test drive. Our children now want one for Christmas, my wife and I think that is an awesome idea. Just need to find a place to hide it. Now I can go bass fishing with my kids. Let the fishing fun begin. I remember as a kid having hour and hours of fun playing on a boat, climbing on and jumping off.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/arIuUuICfs4bphpoQzgPd0ZAqI6BzbVGzI55qFUlzQ1BsQKEPGLYLGzhLc5Z/IMG_4422.jpg"><img alt="Img_4422" height="375" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/l38rHGBMtzfqff4Q00iWXA3KEGo2oE75zc9APYJ1rQ7LFQtGo8avw0f4MDBb/IMG_4422.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/ktawJk02oCZIkNpViSJvoT994CMAdiycmLw7WINx1LFt8RHrSAmOtT2qHkZh/IMG_4423.jpg"><img alt="Img_4423" height="375" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/XYDzcFFvy2q56YSdUiGHufJslrm01JLVsy1lcaAif7EfnocbIcqohB7EdVMy/IMG_4423.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a 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All the skis have been checked out.<p /><ul><li>Supalite 2006 model -suitable for someone around 5 ft 10 tall. Two tone blue deck and light grey hull R3000-00</li> <li>Supalite 2007 medium blue deck with a white hull suitable for someone around 6 ft tall. R3200-00</li><li>Duo- old shape 2009 model. two tone blue deck with a white hull. ski in excellent condition. Adjustable leg lengths R6500-00</li> <li>Erics double fishing kayak- Red and yellow deck and a white hull. R3500-00.</li><li>Evolution 495 - demo condition.Light grey deck with a carbon kevalr hull and fish box.An excellent buy. R8000-00. fixed or adjustable foot length</li> <li>Evolution 465 grey and red hull and deck. fixed or adjustable foot length. R6500-00</li><li>Erics Kingy- yellow deck and a white hull.Adjustable leg length. very good condition.R5500.00<br /></li></ul>Please contact Brett or Merlin at Stealth for more information. <a href="mailto:merlin@stealthkayakfishing.co.za">merlin@stealthkayakfishing.co.za</a> or <a href="mailto:brett@stealthkayakfishing.co.za">brett@stealthkayakfishing.co.za</a> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/stealth-has-few-second-hand-skis-for-sale-ide">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/stealth-has-few-second-hand-skis-for-sale-ide#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUBmo-50rXsqpmfwNXoEX-D2uvw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUBmo-50rXsqpmfwNXoEX-D2uvw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUBmo-50rXsqpmfwNXoEX-D2uvw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUBmo-50rXsqpmfwNXoEX-D2uvw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/wPWePXG_9xc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/stealth-has-few-second-hand-skis-for-sale-ide Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:42:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/rfhTLLvrzEE/surfa-kayak-waveski-or-paddle-ski http://fishingencounters.co.za/surfa-kayak-waveski-or-paddle-ski <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-11/BznzyBFHAryAzDyclqmuBoprcrwyiwnDihdbtAiIGIicGGsnoxoowwkgjkvz/surfa.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Surfa" height="375" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-11/BznzyBFHAryAzDyclqmuBoprcrwyiwnDihdbtAiIGIicGGsnoxoowwkgjkvz/surfa.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p><strong>Surfa is a Plastic rotomoulded kayak now available at <a href="http://goog_1261029550">fishingencounters</a><a href="http://.co.za">.co.za</a></strong><p />The Surfa has been designed by the industry leaders, <a href="http://www.stealthpp.co.za/">Stealth</a>. The Surfa has incredible wave surfing capabilities and is the ideal craft for youngsters to have heaps of fun on. The cost of the <strong>Surfa is R3100.00</strong> (all in) but it will be a lifetime of fun. The Surfa kayak weighs only 15kg and is made of&nbsp; highly durable polyethelene which makes the Surfa indestructible!<p /> Based on the concept of a waveski or paddle ski, Stealth designed the surfa with a little bit extra length and width than a traditional waveski. Measuring in at 2,9m long and 0,6m wide this gives the kayaker a little extra stability so that they can spend more time having fun rather than learning to balance. Ultimately a super fun family kayak that caters for everyone. The Surfa is light enough for the kids to handle and paddle.&nbsp; The Surfa Kayak is able to cater for a person up to 80kgs so even mom and the older kids can have a blast. Another great feature is the varying positions or foot length options on the kayak meaning that it is suitable for people of all different heights from small kids to average size adults.<p /> The Surfa is a fun and easy to use kayak with no panic of it breaking and breaking the bank :)</p> <p>Here are some pictures of my <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/kids-having-fun-on-the-surfa-kayak">kids playing on a surfa</a><p /><strong>Dimensions</strong><br />Weight 15 kgs<br />Length 2,9m<br />Width 0.6m<p /><strong>Price</strong><br />R3100.00 incl Vat</p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/pages/contact-me" target="_self">Contact me for further details</a> or Phone me 083 681 9281 if you want to come and see what it looks like, I am based in JHB.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/surfa-kayak-waveski-or-paddle-ski">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/surfa-kayak-waveski-or-paddle-ski#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QZ4t3NaY33f5SJ4EnmF1_5eixa0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QZ4t3NaY33f5SJ4EnmF1_5eixa0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QZ4t3NaY33f5SJ4EnmF1_5eixa0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QZ4t3NaY33f5SJ4EnmF1_5eixa0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/rfhTLLvrzEE" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/surfa-kayak-waveski-or-paddle-ski Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:42:01 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/L65ajIX7QPc/kosi-bay-getting-there http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-getting-there <p> <a href="http://www.safarinow.com/destinations/kosi-bay/hub.aspx?source=7210" target="_blank">Kosi Bay</a> (affiliate link) is a place dear to my heart. Every year we would go here for our annual holiday in December. I remember the trips to get there from Eshowe felt like it would take the whole day. The Landy and the boat would be packed with everything we needed for about 2 weeks. That would be tents, food, fishing rods and the kitchen sink. The packing and planning started many weeks before and the reels would all get serviced and if need be new line would get but on. The tackle shops would get a visit and the tackle boxes would all get stocked up. My mom was the big fisher woman and things had to be done correctly for that big fish. My mom has caught many a big fish in Kosi bay. 19kg Rock salmon a over 25kg King Fish and many more. The trip would all start with the friends meeting in Eshowe long before the sun would be up. There would be a odd bit of checking if everything was tied down and then off we we go in convoy. Sometimes on the trip something would break down and there would be a plan made. My dad is a bush mechanic of note and he would make a plan. There would be no turning back so it was always moving forward. I think by lunch time or late breakfast we would be somewhere near lake Jozini, here we would stop and have some food. In the early days there was no tar road over Jozini and it would be a long trip over dirt road. When you got to Manguzi Town (KwaNgwanase) that is when the road became a sandy track and you needed to go through a few rivers. I remember this is where the 4X4 would really be tested and many a time they would cut out in the river and the Q20 would be sprayed onto the spark plugs, we would get tested as the heat was rising. Also when you go up the hills along the sandy tracks you would get stuck and would have to roll back down and start again with a bit more of a run up. This was all part of the fun in getting to Kosi Bay. Then you would be in a tunnel from the trees and it was downhill you just knew you where less then a kilometer from the 3rd lake. <p /> Kosi Bay is made of 4 lakes, 3 are able to be used by boats and people. The 4th on and the furthest away from the mouth to the sea is closed off to boats and fishing. We did manage to get a tour there once. The water is black and rather scary to look at, this is just because of the decaying matter in the water. The 3rd lake is the biggest and is fresh water, the water is more like a tea colour. The 1st and 2nd lakes are made up of salt water and they are crystal clean. The 2nd and 3rd lake are joined by a long channel that take about 20mins on dead slow to get through. It twists and turns and snakes its way between the 2 lakes. On the spring tide the clean water pushes from the 2nd lake into the 3rd lake and the channel become crystal clean. You get to see the amazing fish life that lives in this echo system.<p /> Ok back to the trip. Then it would happen you would drive down a one car at a time road and you would see the lake in front of you. There would be some boats parked on the water in the bay, for a moment you would be just drawn to staring at the lake and seeing the beauty of the place, taking in the smell of humidity and heat. Once that was over then it would be the mission of setting up camp. The boat and cars would need to be unpacked and the layout of the camp would need to be thought out. No tents in any hollow areas because if it rained you would be sleeping in a puddle. The communal kitchen tent would need a spot and the sleeping tents would also have to be put up and you don&#39;t want to trip over any tent ropes in the middle of the night when you needed to go for a wee. This process would get many a temper flaring and there would be much huffing and puffing. Well in the end it would get done and some beers would get cracked open and the nerves would calm down. The next mission would be to get the boats of the trailers and into the water and the trailers stashed at the back of the camp. My mom would always book the campsite right on the water. When you would sit at camp you would be right next to the water, us as kids would swim all day long and our parents could watch us. <p /> The next mission would be to get all the rods and reels setup. The camp would again look a bit like a <a href="http://www.tackle2go.co.za/">tackle shop</a> as all the gear was spread out. Reels would be put onto rods and the traces would be added and then once that was done it would all get stored on the boats. Maybe the boats would be taken for a quick spin to make sure all was in working order. Kosi Bay is a great fishing place, I will be adding some fishing stories and some close calls with hippos in the posts to come.        <br /> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/glSr3p8HqK61vKlCqshymlgFI1fxwd90h3LkLqfAyPe7prVA3qNeWZj42usy/DSC00014.jpg"><img alt="Dsc00014" height="375" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/iROfQYBOiwW6krvjveBnpFiSXucXqhUe9mFQWyUX1SKBY6DGfZqSIDlSSLCE/DSC00014.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/NUyENOTIMZ9KeXUDaMeCi9BTOT4BTCMLU1wrpOu7Zsy3bqltVZGRIrRW359H/DSC00045.jpg"><img alt="Dsc00045" height="375" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/XtSQ5iYH41LadEMeRvZKkogx8WSOHl5IUkaXe39TUW1hYBxdVrLWyj9JxGE0/DSC00045.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/6Rblz2bi7E8OMynT7ZUxQiZrQa2aayFfecNafVdDW1fmCzgJomK2gneDasGo/DSCF0001.jpg"><img alt="Dscf0001" height="375" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/tpScRvhm4LYNdYI64Rrtx0UBn1xEFbDXrilaYnTkMCQ16ATgiCTNjLVhvoBN/DSCF0001.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/QuagLQj5WAVIGAenbe3SvA4gj6OPkawntLFjMA1TYUxKkpCpNpGOs5T0GDGS/DSCF0037.jpg"><img alt="Dscf0037" height="375" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/DZY6C17sp5HtFCRWPTzh65HcjWJOT06m4uQclzmSj00SoVzdBBLJBKxDipKP/DSCF0037.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-getting-there">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-getting-there">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-getting-there#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PUrAE8VKkE75Rsf-TX1z_vWhxNI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PUrAE8VKkE75Rsf-TX1z_vWhxNI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PUrAE8VKkE75Rsf-TX1z_vWhxNI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PUrAE8VKkE75Rsf-TX1z_vWhxNI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/L65ajIX7QPc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/kosi-bay-getting-there Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:26:24 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/MAQjL_3TWIM/plastic-kayak-benefits http://fishingencounters.co.za/plastic-kayak-benefits <p> Here are a few benefits of fishing off a kayak.<br /><ul><li>You get some exercise while being outdoors</li><li>Very quiet, you will be amazed at what fish you sneak up on. Often you will get a fright as they take off next to you.</li> <li>You can fish and launch almost anywhere.</li><li>No big fuel expenses.</li><li>Cheaper then a full on fishing boat and you can get up and running rather quickly<br /></li><li>No need for a skippers ticket</li><li>A plastic kayak is almost indestructible.</li> <li>No parts that will rust and stop working.</li><li>Able to fish where no bank fisherman can fish.</li><li>Able to fish where bass boats can&#39;t get to.</li><li>No need to panic if you go over a few rocks, not like your fiberglass boat.</li> </ul>Please add your comments if you can think of anything else. </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/plastic-kayak-benefits">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/plastic-kayak-benefits#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QtpH1Qmqa9csQmaLcGHhS8ROPoU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QtpH1Qmqa9csQmaLcGHhS8ROPoU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QtpH1Qmqa9csQmaLcGHhS8ROPoU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QtpH1Qmqa9csQmaLcGHhS8ROPoU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/MAQjL_3TWIM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/plastic-kayak-benefits Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:15:10 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/FPf_rLnL7wE/fishfinder-portable http://fishingencounters.co.za/fishfinder-portable <p> I manage to swap a fish finder for a job I did many moons ago. This is the site I did <a href="http://www.tackle2go.co.za/">http://www.tackle2go.co.za/</a> glad to see it is still up and running.<p />I decided to make my fishfinder portable so that if need be I could swop it between boats. The first mission was to get the battery into some water proof container, manage to find a nice size clip lock container. I added some foam on the sides and the top to make sure the battery did not move around. I managed to find a water proof plug system so that I could disconnect the battery from the fishfinder with out having to open the whole box. The next time I am going to silicon the wires through the container and leave the connector loose. The reason for this is that when I attach the connector to the battery pack it sits to high and could easily get broken off. <p /> I mounted the fish-finder screen onto a piece of wood and at the bottom of the wood I stuck some geko feet. This would prevent the screen from slipping around the deck. It works like a champ. I got the geko feet from a material shop and I have found 1001 uses for it, it is the best thing since sliced bread.<p /> The next thing was the transducer, I mounted this in some foam that came from a computer box. I shaped it a bit like a boat, cut out the center to house the transducer. I secured the transducer with some cable ties. Added some rope to the front of the foam and a clip on the front of the rope so that I could attach it to my kayak easily. I cable tied the transducer wire along the rope, so that it would pull the rope and not the wire.<p /> Have a look at all the pictures to get a better idea. 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/FPf_rLnL7wE" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/fishfinder-portable Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:02:40 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/v-qYmTp0fxA/bass-kayak-fishing http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-kayak-fishing <p> A few Sunday&#39;s ago I went bass fishing at Rhenosterkop Dam. It was a mission that Brain from <a href="http://www.hunterski.co.za/">Hunterski Kayak</a> put together. There where 5 of us and he took his rubber duck up for a spin and to bass fish off. It was a great opportunity to test drive the hunterski kayak. So Brain loaded up a demo model for me, and off we went. The drive was long and squashed but worth it as I you will see. We got there and I was in the water in no time as I could not wait to get a few casts in. Brain then loaded me up and took me to the hot spot of the dam where he off loaded me and we all started fishing. I was the first person to break the ice with a nice size bass soon after we arrived at the spot. <p /> On the boat I was fully loaded, the only 2 things I forgot was my hat and water. I had my tackle box, 2 rods, GPS and my fish finder rig. The kayak had no trouble with that load and I soon found the right colour lure and was soon into more bass. Never fished this dam before I had to just explore and cast to where I thought I bass would be. A few times I managed to fish between the reeds and the bank, the water was amazingly clean and you could see right to the bottom, well the depth was only about a meter deep. In the end I paddled 7.5km in 5hrs and I felt like I was only getting warmed up. I got this info from my gps and plugged it into google earth. It was only then did a really see how big this dam is and some spots that I would love to fish are hidden away. So a mission needs to be made to go and visit Rhenosterkop again. I will definitely do it in a kayak again. It was so nice to get into spots that other boats could not. Having the freedom to move around was also the best, just next time I must not forget me hat and water.  The hunterski kayak was also very comfortable, and stable. Next time I want to take my rig for my rods so that I can have them upright because when you move through the reeds they tend to get hooked up. <p /> At the end of the day Brain managed to land 18 bass, I forgot count after 10 and non where under the 1kg mark. This was must first real bass fish of the season and it has started well. I look forward to hitting the water soon.<p /> I have attached 2 pictures one of the full dam. In that one you can see where we fished by the dot in the top right. The other picture is the track that I fished I know it is a bit hard to see, but not sure how to change the colour on google earth. Until next time enjoy the fishing and kayaking. I will be sharing my fishfinder rig with pictures soon, so look out for that story.<br /> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/rBjo4tbNv5PJv0HFYqmnAwVbbo2vEeCcDpfEprV3Gx9EpcCGbjuSuie19Gfl/rhenosterkop-full.jpg"><img alt="Rhenosterkop-full" height="377" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/VUXjtwsZyetCphd6QdpSBsIQPeQRB349boC49qWwGeYxVE1gqShWa3ugld0N/rhenosterkop-full.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/CuegNNgtGwOUh8JDRUifKZ5hEhfIboqekGIYSpsA6iuHTaTpQyqN3ylHGJ2Q/rhenosterkop.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Rhenosterkop" height="352" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/QQETAwzSvGLcW9Z7Uas4G42MsNN6gWKfe2KiZxCiaBIhaDQzKA1OiuKqJsO5/rhenosterkop.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-kayak-fishing">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-kayak-fishing">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-kayak-fishing#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hj1-Ydj_XZUJxfTGoCNUrUCuNGc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hj1-Ydj_XZUJxfTGoCNUrUCuNGc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hj1-Ydj_XZUJxfTGoCNUrUCuNGc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hj1-Ydj_XZUJxfTGoCNUrUCuNGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/v-qYmTp0fxA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/bass-kayak-fishing Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:50:32 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/u5ODbaVeMD0/my-kids-and-fishing http://fishingencounters.co.za/my-kids-and-fishing <p> <div class='p_embed p_video_embed'> <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/my-kids-and-fishing"><img alt="" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/video.posterous.com/fishingencounters/AQ4k8eqfz6yS7t2eQutjxXtrJAsvfVua1SJVAeC4L59bHAu8fUZd9XImecwE/frame_0000.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>P2010032.AVI</strong> <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/my-kids-and-fishing">Watch on Posterous</a> </div> </div> <p>I have 3 kids, 2 girls and now a boy. My boy is only 20 months old but he is showing signs that he is keen to get fishing. He walks around my father in laws dam with a stick and pretends he is casting and catching fish. The 2 girls being older 10 and 7 have been fishing for a while now and they love it. I think the one main thing to making fishing exciting is fishing in dams where there are lots of fish. We have been lucky in that regard. My father in law made a dam on his property and stocked it with lots of tilapia. You throw you bait in and a few seconds later you are on. So it has been great to show the children how to fish. I feel the on downfall of this kind of fishing is that when you go to other waters they get bored because they are just not catching any fish. They are learning about patience and I must say they are doing very well. <p /> I have attached a short clip of my eldest a few year ago casting and catching a fish. This was in <a href="http://www.rosendalinfo.co.za/">Rosendal</a> in the Free-state. Thanks to <a href="http://suechristie.com/">Sue Christie</a> for the free accommodation. The dam was crystal clear and full of bass, we had a most relaxing weekend there.<br /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/my-kids-and-fishing">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/my-kids-and-fishing#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BC09NC8q0CP16M6q8MfOy6NLqCs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BC09NC8q0CP16M6q8MfOy6NLqCs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BC09NC8q0CP16M6q8MfOy6NLqCs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BC09NC8q0CP16M6q8MfOy6NLqCs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/u5ODbaVeMD0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/my-kids-and-fishing Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:25:23 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~3/HYyiC_Dw5YI/features-of-the-hunter-ski-fishing-kayak http://fishingencounters.co.za/features-of-the-hunter-ski-fishing-kayak <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/ClMXohNnvzYgLtJVnz1vDQ3K3V6Lqc2WxGg2IQYc2kXr9YL5atJU48sziYnx/hunterski.jpg"><img alt="Hunterski" height="375" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fishingencounters/eyUdnZbdM8AB9CHarrppK1UHviRqjYkUtKb9AxZqFN7IGJUqp5864X4HQNt4/hunterski.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>26 kg of highly durable polyethylene ready to change the way you fish! Loads of deck storage and hatch storage for the adventurous paddler. Utility trays on either side of the paddler for temporary storage of lures, pliers etc. Exceptional stability.<p />Length: 3.45m<br />Width: 0.83cm<br />Weight: 28kgs<p />Sit on top kayak <br /></p><ul><li>Wet cockpit area drains quickly and efficiently, thus inevitable splashing does not enter the hull.</li> <li>Fisherman can enter and exit cockpit with ease, from just about anywhere, even in the water. The wide stable design also assists with easy access.</li><li>The wet deck, sit on top kayak design, makes it extremely versatile, for example, it can be used as a buoy and catch box while spearfishing.</li><li>It will never sink!<br /></li></ul> The Deck<br /><ul><li>The upper half of the kayak has a non-slip surface molded into the polyethylene. So, even when wet, the paddler has total control over the vessel.</li><li>There are four different length foot rests for different height paddlers molded into the deck of the boat.</li><li>There is a very large storage area on the deck behind the paddlers back. The flat nature of this area means that hatches can be fitted anywhere here. Live bait buckets or cooler boxes, its big enough to fit just about anything.</li><li>Long thin storage trays on either side of the paddler allow safe temporary storage for lures, films, bullets or whatever else. These trays also have a molded in cup holder on each side.</li><li>Three or more hatches of different sizes can be fitted on the deck that allow storage within the hull of the kayak. Although the inside of the hull does get wet in choppier water, leakage is minimal. On calm water, the inside can be used as dry storage. These hatches also provide access to the steering cables on the inside for easy maintenance or modifications.<br /></li></ul>Stability<br /><ul><li>At 86cm wide the Hunter Ski provides phenomenal stability. With some nice weather and good balance you are able to stand up on the kayak.</li><li>Such stability will increase the confidence of any level of paddler and better and more daring exploration will take place.<br /></li></ul>Steering (optional extra)<br /> <ul><li>A durable stainless steel rudder is attached to the stern of the Hunter Ski.</li><li>This rudder is directed by a lightweight aluminum foot steering system.</li><li>The aluminum foot steering system can be controlled while paddling.<br /> </li></ul>Utility drain holes <br /><ul><li>Behind the paddlers seat there is a rectangular storage recess with two drainage holes. A cooler-box, bait-box, diving gear or anything else can be stored here.</li><li>These drainage holes are extremely useful. A set of wheels can be plugged in from underneath. The wheels available from Hunter Ski as an accessory are welded from stainless steel. This is brilliant for when a lot of kit is on the kayak and carrying it will be quite difficult. With the wheels the kayak can just be reversed into deep enough water to take the wheels out. The stainless steel will avoid rusting.</li><li>Once launched, and the wheels removed, a T-top canopy can be plugged into these holes from on top. Hunter Ski has developed this canopy from lightweight aluminum and the sun is blocked out with durable rip-block material. The canopy has a swiveling point and can be moved out of the way for casting etc. <br /></li></ul><br />Nylon Seat<br /><ul><li>Built for comfort. Paddling without a seat can be very taxing on the lower back and hamstrings.</li><li>The seat is adjustable using the two straps on either side of the paddlers that are clipped onto the boat.</li> <li>Strips of polycarbonate are built into the seat to provide support and strength.</li><li>The deluxe seat version has an extra pocket, an extra cup holder, an extra rod holder, and a belt clip to hold tools that normally go onto your belt.<br /></li></ul>Fish-ability<br /><ul><li>Up to 12 rod holders can be installed onto the Hunter Ski , these can be used for trolling, rod storage, to connect one kayak to another, and in many other creative ways.</li><li>Under the paddlers legs is space to tie down a tackle box. This allows for easy access and the fisherman can keep his deck tidy.</li><li>The utility trays on either side of the paddler allow for temporary storage of lures, bait or anything that may be convenient close at hand.</li><li>Rods can be tied down either in front, or behind of the paddler, on the storage decks. This may be necessary when launching and there is a possibility of capsizing. </li></ul> </p> <p><a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/features-of-the-hunter-ski-fishing-kayak">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fishingencounters.co.za/features-of-the-hunter-ski-fishing-kayak#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF-Q4Rrq5bGGUDfBS7yqEC-_M3g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF-Q4Rrq5bGGUDfBS7yqEC-_M3g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF-Q4Rrq5bGGUDfBS7yqEC-_M3g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF-Q4Rrq5bGGUDfBS7yqEC-_M3g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishingEncounters/~4/HYyiC_Dw5YI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32136/P1100372.JPG http://posterous.com/users/Q0ePQCvNlf Lantz Mattinson afromedia Lantz Mattinson http://fishingencounters.co.za/features-of-the-hunter-ski-fishing-kayak