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Kob
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Common Name:
Kob
Other
Names:
Kabeljou, Daga
Scientific
Name:
Argyrosomus Hololepidotus
Habitat:
Kob prefer sandy beaches and bays. They can be found near river mouths
and provide an exciting fight.
Distribution:
Kob are widely distributed along the South African coastline. Kob is
probably the most well known summer angling fish of the Cape and
especially in False Bay.
Bait:
Kob can be caught
on soft baits such as sardine (pilchard) and mackerel. They will also
readily take a strip of squid or a prawn. Generally the bigger the
bait, the bigger the kob you should catch.
Fishing
Strategy:
Kob is one of the few surviving shoaling fish so it can be caught in
fair quantities.
Eating
Quality: Kob are excellent eating fish,
particularly in the southern
Cape where it is a sought after table fish. Along the East coast the
flesh is
often infested with worms, especially Kob caught in warmer waters such
as
estuaries. The worms are apparently harmless to man provided the flesh
is
cooked properly.
Tackle:
- 16kg line (fishing from shore)
- 37kg line (trolling with live bait)
- Sturdy Rod about 12ft
- Long trace +-1.5m when fishing from a boat
Also
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