The best fishing results without a doubt are achieved when using live bait. Many anglers use small hooks and spend considerable time to catch bait fish when practicing Land Based Surf Angling. One can save precious time when collecting live bait if he/she uses casting net.
Chum the spot, where you intend to cast for bait fish.
One will achieve much better results in catching bait fish as mullet or strepies if you chum the spot where you intend to cast for bait fish (in the surf or lagoons).
One of the methods of chumming used by many anglers (and my favorite) is to use offcuts of old bait as sardines, sardine heads chopped to fine pieces in a bucket or container. Generously add some anchovy oil over the pulp in the bucket and mix. Add some sand and mix it with the pulp until you can be able to construct small balls which does not disintegrate so easy when you throw them in the sea (do not expect to be able to beat the world record for shot put whit the balls), all you need to achieve is good throw of 6 - 7 meters in the surf. After chumming you spot you can wait for about 15-20 minutes and then aim and cast your casting net at the spot that you chum.
How to throw a casting net?
Many people are not familiar with casting nets and are generally afraid to use them due to the complex looking procedure.
There are number of different ways to throw a casting net but in my opinion the simplest and easiest way to throw a casting net is as described on the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOUkj2h2LjI
How to keep your live bait alive, while fishing from sandy beach?
The easiest way is to dig a hole in the sand use some black plastic bags to line the hole. Poor some sea water and you can keep you live bait alive for some considerable time if you regularly change the water and provide some shade (if the weather is too sunny) to the fish.
It is almost summer!!! One more month and the great annual lemming migration from Gauteng to the sea will begin.
Common Summer!!!
