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Congratulations to this monthly ESA Angler Makeover winner Johnny Engelbrecht ! He has won 10 000 worth of tackle in the facet of his choice.
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Marine Permit fees

ESA (Extreme Sports Angling) have added their voice to those already condemning the proposed increases in Marine Permit fees set to come into effect on 1 May 2010. The increases will see a recreational angling permit go up from R69 to R200, a crayfish permit increase from R75 to R500, and spear fishing license go up to R300 from R75. In addition, skippers of recreational fishing boats will have to fork out an extra R500 each year.
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Amended Admission of Guilt fine amounts

Environmental degradation and poor fisheries management have caused several of the world's fisheries to decline or even collapse. At the same time the demand for fishery products globally is expanding. In order to meet the shortfall, ranching and/or stock enhancement ...
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Joining braid to the leader

This is possibly the most difficult part of fishing with braid. Braid is super strong but it weakens considerably as soon as you have to tie any kind of knot with it. There are many different ways and theories that people have come up with and we have tried and tested many of them.
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The Braid Debate - By Dean Pretorius

This is a debate that has raged on since braid became popular some 4- 5 years ago – to try and dispel some myths or help make fishing with braid more rewarding we take a look at the pros and cons of braid. Braided or gel spun lines as they are called elsewhere in the world are simply made up of multi strands fused to together in various processes to form a single thread.

Now that you have chosen a fishing ski, there are a couple of essential items you need to get your hands on before we can move forward and get our hands on the right fishing tackle. These items will make your task both easier and safer so are well worth their costs.