kaptein delarey
Sealiner
Although there are way less species to be caught on lure during the winter months, the colder weather brings with it one plus - cleaner water conditions in most dams.
This coupled with catfish's need to warm up by sunbathing in the shallow water creates a great opportunity to target them on lure.
Here are just a couple of my catches this winter - all caught by light calling/ploncing and sight dipping with loodkoppe.
Here are a couple of small catfish from a small park dam close to where I stay in Randburg. These 2 were caught by a combination of ploncing and light calling with a loodkop.
Started ploncing then calling and saw the reeds move about 4m to my right. Kept going and saw this fellow cruising in slowly from there and eventually striking the loodkop.
Another shot of the same fish.
Got an awesome hookup on this one!
These are from an impromptu session with Droomvanger at Roodeplaat Dam this past Saturday.
They were all dipped on the whiskers with one of my homemade loodkoppe.
Catfish of 6.84kg. The first one landed and released for the day.
6.91kg catfish that completely cleared the water going aerial a couple of times before safely landing and releasing it.
Will keep trying over the next couple of months until the first rains of the spring and warmer weather.
Will keep posting my catches here ... maybe add yours too!
Cheers
Werner
This coupled with catfish's need to warm up by sunbathing in the shallow water creates a great opportunity to target them on lure.
Here are just a couple of my catches this winter - all caught by light calling/ploncing and sight dipping with loodkoppe.
Here are a couple of small catfish from a small park dam close to where I stay in Randburg. These 2 were caught by a combination of ploncing and light calling with a loodkop.
Started ploncing then calling and saw the reeds move about 4m to my right. Kept going and saw this fellow cruising in slowly from there and eventually striking the loodkop.
Another shot of the same fish.
Got an awesome hookup on this one!
These are from an impromptu session with Droomvanger at Roodeplaat Dam this past Saturday.
They were all dipped on the whiskers with one of my homemade loodkoppe.
Catfish of 6.84kg. The first one landed and released for the day.
6.91kg catfish that completely cleared the water going aerial a couple of times before safely landing and releasing it.
Will keep trying over the next couple of months until the first rains of the spring and warmer weather.
Will keep posting my catches here ... maybe add yours too!
Cheers
Werner