Overberg Angling

The saying, does the same thing happen twice, did indeed occur. In January this year, I witnessed a shark pick-up which took Wep's rod and reel into the sea and ultimately resulted in shark score one point and Wep 0. The shark pick-up broke the lower butt of the rod off in the stand and after a while the rod appeared +- 250m in the sea, then dissapeared. An expensive loss of a Saltiga and Assassin rod.
Below is a picture of the piece of butt which was left.
Ok, this will not happen again, ja right.
Yesterday, Wednesday 2009/11/25, Wep was fishing at Macassar (blockhouse) with a bunch of guys. He had a slide bait out, whilst the other anglers were fishing for edibles.
Again a huge shark pick-up, this time the rod and stand was pulled out of the sand and off into the sea. Wep tried in vain to catch-up to the rod, but sharkie was faster. Two hours later the rod appeared +- 200m out. Nobody could cast that far. So clever Wep, phones a friend who has a cayak. His mate is stuck in traffic, so desperate measures needs a desperate idea. Wep races off to Surfer corner, finds a surfer who was willing to drive all the way back and help.
Although very hesitant to paddel out, the surfer does his deed and retrieves the rod and reel.
A thankful Wep finds that only one eye of the Loomis Sharkie rod was broken and the Trinidad 50 reel had a small dent on the side.
Moral of the story, stay close to your rod.
I am waiting for a picture of the surfer paddling back with the rod and reel, will post as soon as I get it.

Seeing the rod bend down : R500 for adrenelin rush
Seeing the rod swin into sea : Minus 2 Grand
Bulshitting the surfer : Pricesless
Getting the rod back : Plus 2 Grand

Not setting your Drag right : Minus 100 points on the 25 Species Comp

YOU WILL NOT LEARN!!!!

Sorry Wep, jy het nie eens n 100 punte om te verloor op die comp nie..

Have you checked the scoreboard lately......still ahead of you!

after much deliberation between Martin and Playon, we descided that Wep has now qualified to be appointed as the Honery President of the False Bay Idiots Fishing club.

Simple. Get fit and run faster , or don't stand a mile away from your rod...

Hail Mr President!

And somehow I have a feeling it is going to happen again

Very glad you got the rod and reel back otherwise your fishing days were numbered...looking forward to helping you and giving some guidelines here in Struis over December

Aan al my getroue mede idiots

Ek kan net praat uit ondervinding. Ek gaan julle los en alleen laat sukkel( Martin & Theuns). Verder sal ek patent reg op my safety clip vat. Gevolg van haaie jag- groot haaie trek hard en klein haaie trek vinnig. Groot aas = groot visse.

Wep

Mooi Wep.

Today's Fishing Quote:

It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming.

- John Steinbeck

Hey Wep...
Nice om te sien jy kom ook nou by die forum uit. Nou kan ons nie meer so baie K@k praat van jou nie..hehehe

Martin, Wep, Cheslin..... Is ons nog reg vir Macs Saterdag nag en Son Oggend.

Ek het gister so 16 vars makriele gekry, is bietjie klein, maar mooi aas vir Sondag oggend se sports.

Ek soek edibles, my voru kla dat die vrieskas baie leeg is! so n cobbie of twee om huis toe te vat sal baie nodig wees vir my.

BTW Wep. Safety clips op rod holders? en jy verloor nog jou stokke????? hoe dan nou?????

Also wondering about those safety clips - not a good advertisement....

hell you are lucky the socond time around .......