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| A fiery sunrise. |
But in order to have this fish, I wanted to catch it for
myself. So I made a call to George the Kalkys manager. I was the invited to go
out with the fishermen at 04:30am.
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| Kalky's 5 |
On this day, my morning started at 03:00am as I was
staying in Cape Town and had to call a cab and drive out to Kalkys.
I was on time and off we went. I have a new found
appreciation for being a fisherman. This is definitely not for the impatient
people. So this would never be a career option for me.
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| Kalky's Menu |
There were 10 fishermen and a fisherwoman on that boat
ready to take on the Cape Town seas.
As we sail out, we reach a place. We drop our anchor and
then the waiting game begins. We managed to catch a lot of baby sharks but we
also throw those back into the water,
We caught a rather large baby, he was over a metre long. Very
strong and I wrestled that dude down, he was never ready for my strength. He
tried to bite me but ended up biting his own tail – Yes, I heard his teeth dig
into his tail. Shame, I threw him back. I wasn’t exactly going to kiss his
wound better.
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| A fishing community. |
The best part about my trip is I never suffered from any
sea sickness. I was taught the trick by the fishermen. Everytime you feel sea
sick, focus on the horizon and hold that focus till it goes away – It works.
We sailed past Seal Island. There were plenty of seals
and this place does not smell pretty. Also explains why there were a lot of
sharks in that area, they feed on the seals.
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| Seal Island |
For those of you wondering what character traits you need
to be a fishermen, I concluded:
·
Patience is a virtue
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Shouting is a completely acceptable method of
communicating
· The art of chain smoking without ever using your
hands besides to light the cigarette.
And on our way back, I was the skipper. This is the captain
of the fishing boat. I got to pilot the boat back to the harbour.
You have to appreciate the how these fishermen respect
and follow fishing regulations. Anything too small or not meant to be fished,
they throw it back into the water. Well, if it’s too small they “tag” it. I won’t
share with you how exactly they do that, you might want to go on an expedition
and find this out yourself.
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| When you get back to the harbour, everyone is waiting to buy your catch for the day. |
At the end of my fishing expedition, it was lunchtime and
was only appropriate that I had fish and chips for lunch.
And I have put my stamp of approval – Kalky’s really do
serve the best fish and chips in Cape Town.
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