THE RAGING FISHERMAN:
Magical Durban
By: Grant Hewitt
T
he skipper is usually positioned at the
helm already, the inadvertent luxury
he has earned as captain of the crew who now
push the boat to depth, doing their best to
not let the chilly waters reach the body parts
not deserved of such abuse- this never works.
The rehearsed dance lasts less than a minute
and before you know it the boat is in motion,
facing east and the prospects of an epic day
lay ahead. It’s at this moment that the horizon
takes shape, broken only by the blinding glare
of the rising sun dotted by the silhouettes of
the recreational fishing fleet who are already
gathering bait. The memorable scene is
encompassed by the amphitheatrically
enhanced back-drop of the glowing city
sky-line and it is then that the apparent truth
hits you, you are about to fish the off-shore
haunts of Durban…….
Durban is by no means a
world-renowned fishery, but
to the local east-coasters,
this is what we know, what
we trust and what we enjoy.
To me, Durban is a completely underrated
off-shore fishery and its strength lies in its
versatility and options year round. A small
fraternity of local anglers, typically those who
have nurtured these waters over a life-time
can pre-determine and pre-empt a day on the
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