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Snoek Dis Ding! The word was out that the big Cuda had arrived at the wreck (Patingo) off Richards bay, we decided we’d chance our luck and see what the wreck had in store for us! After a long nights bait catching in the harbour , the guys where confident that we had the right bait and with an early start our chances of a “croc” or two where good ! The morning worked out perfectly, our first bait (a live shad) had barely been set when it was eaten. At this stage we hadn’t even placed the second bait in the water, the game was on when we slid the first fish into the stretcher, measuring in at 145cm(25.7kg). This had set the standard high for the day , we had decided we would stick it out and puzzle the big Cuda.It wasn’t long and Rob's TN20 was surrounded by a misty little cloud of water that spun off the reel at great pace and we were into our second fish for the day.		Welsey's large Queen Mackerel
Rob with his 32.2kg 'crocodile' Cuda	This fish had taken a Walla Walla, Rob really worked the fish and it wasn’t long and we had slid the fish in the stretcher, a giant Cuda weighing in at 32.2kg. Rob’s biggest Cuda ever and the first Cuda over 30kg on Blackfin, our 19’ Tom Cat. We had realized that the bigger baits where producing bigger fish and had adjusted our spread accordingly , I looked in the bait box and found there was one lonely little frigate tuna left, the water had cleaned up slightly so I changed to two 6/0 Daiichi’s, and a shorter wire trace. I had just set the bait and had adjusted the reel drag and my rod jerked into action, I was on to a fish, this time smaller than the 2 crocodiles we had landed earlier, much to the surprise of both Rob and I it turned out to be a natal snoek , but a good size fish , a fish that tipped the scales at 12.2kg. This fish exceeded the all African record for Queen Mackerel. Not a bad day’s work at the office and a fantastic way to end a memorable day.

Snoek Dis Ding!