Used to fish Strandfontein in my youth...only a handful of anglers then....caught many kob, elf (shad) white steenbras, galjoen and belman (baardman) then....right up to Swartklip.
Yes Draad, I read about the safety aspect in recent times...anglers getting mugged, vehicles been broken in to in this area but also on the West Coast too, Melkbos, Blouberg, even Elands Bay (awesome surfing in my day and even Lamberts Bay way up and west of Clanwilliam etc....very sad.
Nobody can relax in these conditions and spoils that aspect of fishing...it also happens right up the coast (with very few exceptions) Arniston, Stilbaai being relatively safe but the Eastern Cape through the Transkei is dicey and on the Natal South Coast and North Coast you just cannot fish after dark.
It breaks my heart...I loved surf fishing and thats why I seldom do it unless I'm invited to a ski boat and get out to sea .
Anyway we still have our tranquil trout, yellowfish streams and rivers and that's where I find peace and solace but I certainly remember those palmy days in the surf in the Cape.