By Buziwe Nocuze
- The 46-year-old man from Port St John’s catches fish morning and night to sell and feed his family with them.
- The fisherman charges from R30 for small fish caught in the morning and recently sold one big fish for R1,400.
A man from Port St John’s in the Eastern Cape is now a fisherman after years of looking for work without success.
The 46-year-old chose fishing as a way to make money legally and feed his family.
“Just like other South Africans I looked for a job without any luck and I gave up. As a family man I had to find legal ways to make money so that my family doesn’t go to bed hungry. I chose fishing because I knew that I would not only sell it but I would also feed my family,” he said.
The fisherman now makes sure his family always has food on the table.
“I always make sure that I get enough fish to sell and also for my family. I don’t bother even if I don’t have money for meat, at least I know that they will have fish and they love it,” he said.
He wakes up very early in the morning to go fishing.
“I catch many fish in the morning but I also fish during the night because you have to catch the big fish,” he said.
The man charges different prices depending on the size of his catch.
“For smaller fishes that I catch in the morning I charge small amounts from R30 but for big ones that I catch at night I charge a lot of money. The last fish I recently caught I sold for R1,400 because it was too big,” he said.
He is telling other people to find ways to make money instead of waiting for jobs.
“Sitting at home and feeling sorry won’t bring food on the table, it brings a lot of stress. People need to go out there and try to do something while they are still looking for a job,” he said.
“For me, I am not looking for one because I have already created one for myself. I take it seriously and it is paying off because I can do a lot of things,” he said.
Pictured above: A fisherman.
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