Baardman – Fish SA

Common Names

Natal – Tassel Fish, Eastern Cape – Baardman, Western Cape - Belman

CM	KG	CM	KG	CM	KG	CM	KG
32cm 33cm 34cm 35cm 36cm 37cm 38cm 39cm 40cm 41cm 42cm 43cm 44cm 45cm 46cm 47cm 48cm 49cm 50cm	0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9	51cm 52cm 53cm 54cm 55cm 56cm 57cm 58cm 59cm 60cm 61cm 62cm 63cm 64cm 65cm 66cm 67cm 68cm 69cm	2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.0	70cm 71cm 72cm 73cm 74cm 75cm 76cm 77cm 78cm 79cm 80cm 81cm 82cm 83cm 84cm 85cm 86cm 87cm 88cm	5.4 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.6 8.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 1.9	83cm 84cm 85cm 86cm 87cm 88cm 89cm 90cm 91cm 92cm 93cm 94cm 95cm 96cm 97cm	8.2 9.6 10.0 10.3 10.7 11.1 11.5 11.9 12.3 12.8 13.2 13.7 14.1 14.6 15.1

Afrikaans Names
Baardman, Belman

Scientific Classification
Umbrina Robinsoni

Closed Season	SA Record
None	11,5 kg

Sexual maturity	Oldest recorded age
37-48cm 2-4 yrs	max 21 yrs

Best Hook Size	Min Size	Bag Limit
no 1/0 to 3/0	40 cm	5 per person per day

Best Bait
Coral worm, blood worm, sand or mud prawn, squid, sardine

Ideal Water Temperature
16 to 18°C

Best area to fish
Shallow reefs and flat banks

Best time of Year
All year round