On Sunday and Tuesday Awesome Charters was out at the Agulhas banks looking for yellowtail. Reports of these fine fighting fish being landed was coming in from various other boats and we were determined to get our share of yellowtail.

We had an early morning launch on Sunday and was at the 12 mile bank at 5am as the sun started to rise over the clear blue waters. We quickly made an anchor, got the baited lines in the water while a few of us started with some vertical jigging. It took about 5 minutes before the first "Fish On!" was heard and from there we caught yellowtail in regular sucession.

Most of the fish were in the 3-6 kg range and most of them were caught on the 350g vertical jigs, but a few bigger fish also found their way into the fish holds. Everyone took turns on the jigging rods and a few mighty fights with these superb fish were witnessed and enjoyed by the other anglers.

It was a tired but very happy group of anglers, most of them novices when it came to yellowtail fishing, that returned to the Struisbaai harbour. It was agreed that once you catch a yellowtail your whole perception on fishing changes, and a few of the guys already booked their next charter fishing trip.

On Tuesday morning the water was even clearer than before, and the fish was bigger. Straining arms and backs and bent rods were the order of the day. A few yellowtail managed to win the battle by running into the deep reefs below and cutting the lines, but quite a few fish of 10-12 kg ended up being gaffed and boated.

The awesome power of the yellowtail was evident in broken nylon and braid and lost jigs. Some monster fish were hooked and lost during a long morning of extreme fishing, but at the end of the day all the anglers managed some excellent fish. If you have never had the pleasure to catch one of these fine fish then book your place on Awesome Charters now.