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Aqua Nautical Adventures

Member since December 2015 Durban, South Africa
Background
For the crew of Aqua Nautical Adventures, it's all about the happy customers! Both the captains and first mates go above and beyond to make sure everybody on the boat has the best time fishing with them. The fleet has 2 boats and captains Heyne and Alfred are in charge. They make it their business to provide exceptional service for everyone on board.
Techniques
We are a specialist Game Fishing operation. Our techniques are mainly trolling for Game fish using a range of Konas and Rapalas. we also have some interesting Teasers that have proven successfull over the years. In additional to plastic baits, we also fish with live baits.

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Durban, South Africa
Background
For the crew of Aqua Nautical Adventures, it's all about the happy customers! Both the captains and first mates go above and beyond to make sure everybody on the boat has the best time fishing with them. The fleet has 2 boats and captains Heyne and Alfred are in charge. They make it their business to provide exceptional service for everyone on board.
Techniques
We are a specialist Game Fishing operation. Our techniques are mainly trolling for Game fish using a range of Konas and Rapalas. we also have some interesting Teasers that have proven successfull over the years. In additional to plastic baits, we also fish with live baits.
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Heyne A.
Captain
Colin A.
First mate
Sanele A.
Captain
Thabani A.
First mate

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Fishing Reports

MARLIN IN THE SPREAD
MARLIN IN THE SPREAD
Dec 23, 2016 Durban
MARLIN IN OUR SPREAD Yesterday we took the boys from Effingham out for a reunion. The day started off with decent conditions but the swell intervals left us with a slightly bumpy ride. our spread was out and looking fantastic, loads of splishing and splashing in the water, but despite our best efforts, we were struggling to get the fish to bite (and we could see Dorados chasing our lures). After about 2 hours of trolling we headed into deeper waters and found clean blue water. BANG!!! first Dorado in the spread and boated, action started to heat up. then our short rigger went crazy, on/off - i turned from the fly bridge and saw a Marlin in the spread, he took the short rigger, then got onto the teaser so hard he practically tore off my outriggers, then onto the Long rigger. Eric was on the deck, now Eric has landed approx 80 Marlins and knows his onions, sadly despite our best efforts we could not get the Marlin hooked. We tried raising her again to no avail. The ACTION WAS WORTH IT!! Shortly after that another Marlin, but this time it swam straight across our beam and under the boat, with the south wester pumping, we did not chase her. The South Wester came in and came in hard, we started making our way back to port and unfortunately we were back on the docks by about 11. Great day out, if it wasnt for that nasty South Wester, i am certain we would have increased our catch. lots of laughs and trips down memory lane, these guys even put a whole chicken on the braai!! Thanks guys, it was great to see all of you again.
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SHAD FOR THE KIDS
SHAD FOR THE KIDS
Dec 21, 2016 Durban
SHAD ON BLU RAY A few months ago, we ran a competition for the picture of the biggest fish posted. Rajesh Rajman was our winner. We finally managed to get Rajesh and his family on board Blu Ray today for some light tackle fun. They boarded the boat at 1pm for a 3 hour trip, we gave the the option of fishing in the bay, Trolling for Dorado or Backline for Shad, Rajesh's sons faces lit up like Xmas trees when they heard SHAD!!! So a Shad trip it was. Rajesh is an experienced Rock & Surf angler and was looking forward to showing his kids a good time. we got out to perfect conditions and enjoyed some fun in the sun. Unfortunately most of the Shad were undersized and released, but they managed to come home with some decent fish for the pans. An Awesome family, especially his youngest son, who caught most of the fish, this boy got excited every single time he hooked a fish. I have no doubt that this young man will grow to become a famous angler. Well done, now all you have to do is get comfortable holding the fish. (check out the video, tooo cute) Thank you Rajesh for the opportunity to entertain your family.
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STEVE NEEDS DORADOS FOR HIS GIRLS
STEVE NEEDS DORADOS FOR HIS GIRLS
Dec 1, 2016 Durban
On the 1st December, Steve from Limpopo, a very keen Jetski fisherman joined us on board Blu Ray with his 17 and 18 year old daughters and a mate. Mission!! lets give his daughters their first Dorado experience - NO PRESSURE!! :-) An awesome family, we had loads of laughs and enjoyed endless stories of fishing tales, the warmth and love on Blu Ray was contagious. We launched at 04h30 , by 05h00 we saw a black marlin jump in front of the boat about 7 miles out of the harbour!!, unfortunately we could not raise the fish, despite the cold and green water, our hopes were up for a great day. By 05h30 the first reel was screaming with a stunning Dorado, game on!! fish safely boated and pics taken, very soon after that...bang!! the second Dorado!! we had 2 very happy girls that had just fought their first Dorado, i might add that these young lasses fought those fish better than some grown men i have seen, well done Sene and Ladine. Off course dad, Steve Geldenhuys was clearly delighted and so proud of his girls. We continued for the rest of the morning trolling the ships whilst the girls lay cuddled together in the bedroom and got some well deserved sleep, we returned with new friends and lots of smiles. An epic day, its clients like these that keep us happy, thank Geldenhuys family, it was a pleasure having you on board.
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WHAT A WAHOOOOOOO
WHAT A WAHOOOOOOO
Jan 2, 2016 Durban
Durban has seen some blown out days with strong winds and choppy seas, on Saturday, we had perfect conditions and entertained a group of out of towners. The Dorado have been prolific this season, it was a well received change when we hooked into a 23kg Wahoo, a quick fight in the hands of an experienced angler and the fish was boated. To celebrate we got the barbeque going on the boat while trolling, and before we could take our first bite of the delicious hot dogs, the Tiagra reel screamed!!! Nazir, a first time angler, caught his very first fish ever......what a way to start his fishing career with a strong and fiesty 10kg Yellow Fin Tuna. Great day with fantastic clients.
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Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Excellent
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4.8 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Cheryl O.
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A perfect day

VERIFIED   6HR Game/Reef Offshore Fishing on September 18, 2025
What a perfect day!! The parking was easy to find and safe. The crew were friendly and welcoming. We started...
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It was an excellent day.

VERIFIED   8HR Mid/Deep Reef Fishing on December 3, 2025
When we arrived at the boat early in the morning, we were warmly greeted by the crew. We had a fantastic fishing trip and caught...
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Gerhard H.
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GREAT DAY!! GREAT CREW!! GORGEOUS BOAT

VERIFIED   5 Hour mid/deep on January 7, 2026
We enjoyed a 5-hour trip with TK and Collin. They are extremely knowledgeable and skillful. We were assisted with everything...
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Marco T.
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Amazing experience!

VERIFIED   4 hr mini/mid on September 12, 2025
Went out today (beginning of September 2025) with a group of 3 of us. The deck hand and skipper were beyond great! Enthusiastic...
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VERIFIED   NEW  4HR Backline/Harbour Fishing on February 21, 2026
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