tarentaal10
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Well..... my memory takes me back about 40 years?? As a young man I bought a small boat with a "cabin" in which my family, Honey, boet and sus could just fit. At the time we lived in Uitenhage. Some weekends we would take my Rover V8 hook the boat and drive to the river. The river being, I think, the Kabeljous river. It is between Uitenhage and Jefferies bay, closer Jeffries bay (after the long down hill). On the right hand side there use to be a hotel where we could put the boat into the water.
During the day we would cruise the river up and down or just anchor at one place.
But FUN starts at night when a strong light was shone on the water and the fish jumped out the water and sometimes onto, or into, the boat. Sussie, the youngest, were mostly fast asleep by then and often wake in the morning with one of these fish next to her. Almost all off the fish were returned to the river. Sometimes some were kept which oom Gallie smoked for us in his home made smoker drum. Delicious!!!
Till today I really know what type of fish they were! Can they also be caught with rod and line? as I think with all the new regulations etc it will not be possible to have fun like that anymore??
During the day we would cruise the river up and down or just anchor at one place.
But FUN starts at night when a strong light was shone on the water and the fish jumped out the water and sometimes onto, or into, the boat. Sussie, the youngest, were mostly fast asleep by then and often wake in the morning with one of these fish next to her. Almost all off the fish were returned to the river. Sometimes some were kept which oom Gallie smoked for us in his home made smoker drum. Delicious!!!
Till today I really know what type of fish they were! Can they also be caught with rod and line? as I think with all the new regulations etc it will not be possible to have fun like that anymore??