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Time for Arizona Bonefish ing (Gila Sucker) stylee.
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nice pics. i bet that tilapia fought well.
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Thanks for the post Chef, I really enjoyed it. We get a number of tilapia species over here, as well as the breams, of which the olive bream (called Nembwe) is arguably the most sought after. They sure are fun on a fly rod, although they have their moments when it seems that just about nothing can solicit a take.
Here's a pic of a nembwe caught by Garreth Coombes on the upper Zambezi river.
http://www.outdoorpages.co.za/galler...ter/fw2696.jpg
Photo: Afri-G Fishing Adventures
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Hi Gerard; That Nembwe is a good looking fish. Caught many Talapia in my early days of fly fishing and really enjoyed it.
By the By; Is that a Springer you are holding in your Avatar?
Have Fun. Jax
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By the By; Is that a Springer you are holding in your Avatar?
Yep, it is. :)
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Nice fish. Bet it had your reel screaming. I seem to remember they were very very fast and did not understand the word Surrender. Have Fun. jax
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Originally Posted by Jax
Nice fish. Bet it had your reel screaming. I seem to remember they were very very fast and did not understand the word Surrender. Have Fun. jax
Yep Jax, that’s them. They can spool you in a heartbeat – when they get that size and towards the end of the season when they are in tip top condition I would not try them with anything less that 200m of backing.
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Yep thats the Springer I remember. Man! Do I miss the Natal Coast!
One Day!? Jax
