For all the visitors to the Lower South Coast (Margate Area), I am available to give a guided tour of all the Fishing Spots and places of interest for Fishermen.
If you are coming down here on holiday and...
This post is for Frans Labuschagne wrote in and asked about hooking up a live mullet or shad, when targeting Garrick.
The first thing that I have to make very clear is that there are many methods, I...
What do the numbers of a fish hook mean ?
The numbering system refers to the gap size of the hook.(the distance from the point tip to the shank).
There are no internationally recognised standards for hooks and...
I learnt a pretty cool trick from Brendan at Gremlins, in a recent article that he wrote for Rock, Surf and Deep Magazine.
I have always pinned my trailer hook (bottom hook) in the belly of the Mackerel and...
This is the Fish-n-Fool Knot, which has been tested as the strongest knot ever tied.
This knot won Knot Wars, which is a TV show where they test different knots against each other… how cool !!
It tested...
I had a chat today with Brendan from Gremlins about why the Garrick are basically jumping out of the water, in front of our eyes – but we are not getting many pickups.
Whilst plotting and scheming...
Shanes Fishing is based in Margate, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa and provides fishing reports for Port Shepstone, Shelly Beach, St Mikes, Orange Rocks, Uvongo, Manaba, Margate, Ramsgate and down to Port Edward | View Fishing Spots Here