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Tartaruga is no more than 10 Km north of the South African saltwater fly fishing mecca, Kosi Bay! And a lot less fished. A vast number of salt water naturals, such as ghost crabs - literally in their thousands, and baby turtles bring King fish (including the Giant king fish -- Ignobilis), Popano, and Queen fish close in to the shore.
An 8/9 weight rod with at least 250 meters of braided backing is needed to give you a fighting chance. All the standard deceivers, and candy - (blue and pink) work exceptionally well. 30 or 40 lb fluorocarbon tippet is better than steel trace. You may loose the odd King fish in a bite-off, however the knock and hook-up rate will be radically improved without steel trace.
Typically the rig should have 30 lb backing, 25 lb fly line / runner, 17 lb break tippet, 25 lb, leader and 30 lb to 40 lb shock tippet.
For the shore based caster, the bays at Ponta Do Ouro, Malongane, Madejanine, and Mimoli are all very productive. Sunrise, regardless of the tide, will show pan shaped fish swimming through the building waves- the sun comes up behind the waves, and therefore the waves almost seem transparent - and full of fish. With the tide coming in, the fish tend to be larger and fussier.
On the open water Yellow fin tuna, King Mackerel (Couta), Pick handle Barracuda, Sailfish, and a host of reef fish including the stunningly beautiful Swallowtail rock cod take just about anything that looks like sprat or baitfish. In and around the reefs within 5 km of Tartaruga, fish in the 7 lb to 20 lb range is common and therefore a rod in the 11/12 class range is required. Within the last 12 months both an 11 weight (close to shore) and a 12 weight Rod (at Pinnacles reef) were broken by fish heading for deeper waters. Fish in the 50 to
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