Where can I catch Silver Kob (Geelbek)?

Coastal areas where Silver Kob (Geelbek) are present.

What bait works best for Silver Kob (Geelbek)?

Natural baits like small fish and crustaceans.

Silver Kob (Geelbek) — Where & When to Catch

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Silver Kob (Geelbek)

Argyrosomus inodorus

Also known as: GeelbekCape Salmon

Surf/EstuaryShore

Gamefish

Score

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Prime time

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Depth

0–100m

Platform

Shore

Silver Kob (Geelbek) (Argyrosomus inodorus) — sea-fishing target species photographed in marine habitat

Season

JanMarJunSepDec

Peak Sep–NovGood Aug–Dec

Depth range

0–100mDeep

Findr bio

A deep-water drummer that only shows itself in the shallows to spawn — catch the spring aggregation right and the bite is fast; miss it and I'm gone for another year.

How to catch

Favourite hangouts

Deep waterCurrent edgeSandy beach

Recommended baits

Fish baitsSquid

Effective techniques

Bottom FishingJigging

Gear

Best times

DuskNight

My yellow-tinged gill covers give me the Afrikaans name "geelbek" — yellow mouth — and my spring spawning aggregations off the Cape coast have made me one of South Africa's most overfished line species.

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