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Excellent 3 part series fly fishing for beginners

by Chris M on January 8, 2010 in Fishing, My Life with 2 Comments

I’ve just bought myself a fly rod and I’m heading out to a dam tomorrow to give it a go. I did it once before, many years ago, so I can’t remember exactly how to cast works. I went into my folks garden and practised a little and I think I got the drift of it, I furthered this by watching these 3 videos, which taught me a huge amount:

Fantastic series isn’t it?

Let’s hope I learnt enough for tomorrow ;)

If this isn’t enough, here are two more:

UPDATE: I went and did some fly-fishing, click here to read about my experience.

Some wonderful fishing locations with videos

by Chris M on November 18, 2009 in Fishing, Video with No comments

I’ve been looking into some new places for fishing and whilst doing so, I came across these videos:


Montana Lakes


Alaska West Fly Fishing


New Zealand

Grief, it just makes me want to pack my bag and head out!!!

Photos of the weekend away at Button Quail Nature Reserve!

by Chris M on October 25, 2009 in Fishing, My Life with 10 Comments

A picture’s worth a thousand words, so here are the pictures from our weekend away at Button Quail Nature Reserve; I’ll do a write up when I have a spare moment, busy tackling too many things at once to verbally capture the weekend, so watch this space please :)

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I’m going away this weekend!

by Chris M on October 23, 2009 in Fishing, My Life with 14 Comments

The time has finally come for me to leave Cape Town for another weekend away (and here); This time it’s at a place called Button Quail, just over Sir Lowry’s Pass.

No electricity, no mobile reception, no Internet!

We’re be staying in a luxury tent whilst we’re there..

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How stunning does that look?!

I can’t wait to just park off and enjoy some peace and quiet, I really hope their damn is stoked, I could really do with some good fishing too!

Introducing the 4×4 Solar Energy Camper Kit

by Chris M on October 20, 2009 in Fishing, Science & Electronics with 7 Comments

This morning I woke up feeling awful, we’ve had a stomach bug pass through a group of us and it was my turn today. Never-the-less, I was fortunate enough to be over it by later this afternoon (thank heavens), and after forcing myself to hydrate and eat as much as I could, I was able to get back to some proposal writing and other work related items.

The peeps over at Wattronics wanted to share one of their latest devices with me and I felt I would share it with all of you. I’ve been trying to plan a weekend away for this coming weekend and the place that we’ve decided to go to doesn’t have electricity, but rather solar energy; Now, this is where the Wattronics 4×4 Camper Kit comes into play, I’m sure you’ll have figured it out after seeing the picture below:

The Wattronics Camper Kit

Let’s have a look at some of the features:

  • Easy to store, set up, use and carry
  • It comes with a 70W solar panel with leg tilts to handle various angles
  • Included in the kit is a 102 ah deep cycle battery
  • The box includes a 30 amp control circuit, in-let plugs, 2 cigar outputs, 2 Hella outputs, an on/off switch and indicators
  • A 20m connection cable is also included!
  • All of these items come with protective casings

We’re all on this mission to converse electricity, so allowing the sun to do your powering is a fantastic choice in my opinion – Gota love solar energy!

Another bonus is that unlike a big generator, the camper kit is going to be nice and quiet :)

If you’re interested in purchasing one of these, you can do it online on the Wattronics website.

Robot Fish being created by MIT students

by Chris M on August 27, 2009 in Fishing, Guru's, Science & Electronics with 3 Comments

On the heels of a scientific report last month saying 63 percent of world fish stocks require rebuilding, scientists at MIT have unveiled a new robot fish that’s cheap to make and ripe for mass production.

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Actually, MIT engineers Kamal Youcef-Toumi and Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado aren’t aiming to replenish fisheries. They want their robot swimmers to be used for underwater monitoring of pipelines, sunken ships, and pollution. Since the fish are less than a foot long, they can maneuver into spaces that are too tight for most underwater autonomous vehicles (UAVs).

You can read more on CNet.

Fly Fishing Basics : How to Tie a Fly to a Fly Fishing Line

by Chris M on August 11, 2009 in Fishing with 2 Comments

As I’m new to fly fishing, I’ve spent some time doing some research as to how it all works. Last time I showed you a video on how to cast when fly fishing and this time let’s take a look at tying the fly to the line..

After my fishing trip to Rusty Gate, I can’t wait to get out there again and give all these new things a go!

Learn how to cast when fly fishing

by Chris M on July 30, 2009 in Fishing, Video with 2 Comments

Fly fishing is something I really want to get into. About 9 years ago, I was given a few lessons on how to cast, but it’s been too long for me to remember, so now I’m doing some research into all of it again.

Here are a couple video’s on how to cast..

Make fishing easier with the Rocket Fishing Rod

by Chris M on July 29, 2009 in Fishing with No comments

Gone Fishing pointed out this awesome little gadget for fishermen:

Pump action styling fishing is the order of the day when you’re using your Rocket Fishing Rod. Wasted bait and knotting your line into a bird’s nest are all in the past thanks to this ingenius fishing rod. The Rocket Fishing Rod, with only a few pumps, will launch your bait up to 30ft away, making it not only fun but practical too.

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Features:

- A handheld Rocket Fishing Rod.
- It’s all fired up with line and comes with three hooks, three weights, a float, and 3 rubber grubs.
- A pump action cocking system.
- A safety catch to avoid misfires.
- The rod shoots up to an impressive 30 feet.
- Suitable for ages 8 years+ (with adult supervision).
- Size: 70 x 10 x 10 cm.

It retails for R520.00 from Mantality.

Not for me, but classic none-the-less!

Fishing Trip to Rusty Gate

by Chris M on July 19, 2009 in Fishing, My Life, Photographs with 10 Comments

On Friday, Fe, Dani, Morne and I set off for a fishing trip towards Greyton. Dani & Morne knew this little place in the valley, which was just perfect and we were super excited.

We arrived in good time and didn’t struggle too much with the roads – You can’t access this place unless you’re in a big 4×4 because there’s a really sharp incline and the roads and far too rocky and off-road for any normal car.

Due to the snow on the mountains, it was freezing when we arrived, so we quickly started the fire outside for food and a fire inside for warmth and we were quickly warmed up.

The weekend was totally awesome, after my two previous trips, this time the fishing was successful and I ended up catching 8 stunning Rainbow Trout :))

I shall not go on any more, but rather share the photographs..

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Fantastic weekend all-in-all!!!

There was basically no reception, so my #imodtrip hashtag

PS. All fish were catch and release.

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