Ray with a 60+kg cowshark at Ganzekraal
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Cow sharks are one of the ugliest looking types of shark that we get in our waters. These are pap (pap = weak/no fight in them) sharks, with fights no last longer than 10/15min at most. They don't grow very big either, the biggest that i have seen is around 80/90 kgs.
They have very distinctive razor sharp teeth, and are known to pick baits up and swim in, and thus are often lost because of hooks not setting, so if you think you might have one of these at the end of your line, strike the sh*t out of the fish.
Areas where one would find these hondt (hondt = dog) ugly sharks are places like Ganzekraal, and certain other spots along the west coast, they are also found around the back of Gordons Bay mountains, and strand beach area.
Ruan with a cowshark also at Ganzekraal
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These sharks prefer cold water, this is why one will find them in spots along the West Coast. Just make a good mackeral bait and chuck it in, and see what happens....
