Fishing For

Black musselcracker

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(8)

42 Catches

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Average Length

Maximum Length

4.9 ft

Maximum Weight

75.8 lbs

Depth Range

3.3 - 262.5 ft

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Black musselcracker

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Indian Ocean

-34.587553, 24.500000

-33.440904, 27.610673

-34.530877, 22.510886

-34.704238, 21.500000

-33.844148, 26.540225

-32.728678, 28.651932

-30.641162, 30.761252

2 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Black musselcracker

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Squid

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(101)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Squid

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(24)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Prawns

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(123)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Mackerel

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(72)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Longfin Inshore Squid

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(23)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Atlantic Longfin Squid

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(106)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Crabs Salt Water Hard-Shell

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(2)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Sardine

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(14)

1 Catch

Recently Caught Black musselcracker

Tyler Maritz

2025-07-26

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Species Black musselcracker

Weight 13 lb 4 oz

23 likes • 1 comment

Bryan Austin

2025-03-31

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Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape

Species Black musselcracker

10 likes • 1 comment

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MTBManiA1 Troy

2024-10-09

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Club record for beginning season

Species Black musselcracker

Weight 58 lb 4 oz

14 likes

Kevin Muggeridge

2024-05-29

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Cacadu, Eastern Cape

Amazing Musselcracker caught from East Pier on sand prawn. Incredible fight and needed a gaf to haul it in.

Species Black musselcracker

Weight 22 lb 1 oz

Gear 2

22 likes • 1 comment

Flatrock Cooperative

2024-04-12

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O.R.Tambo, Eastern Cape

Species Black musselcracker

Weight 2316 lb

19 likes

MTBManiA1 Troy

2023-09-28

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Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal

Broken motors that day went for a bit of a swim coming back in through the surf

Species Black musselcracker

Weight 22 lb 1 oz

12 likes

MTBManiA1 Troy

2023-09-28

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Amathole, Eastern Cape

Small cracker

Species Black musselcracker

Weight 4 lb 7 oz

8 likes • 1 comment

Dale Webb

2023-06-28

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PB Black

Species Black musselcracker

Weight 11 lb 9 oz

Gear 1

19 likes • 2 comments

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