Recent content by Slimy Salamander

I noticed today that my thread about my vibrating lure was deleted from the "D.I.Y - Lures" category. The fact that it was deleted is not a big deal, but I would still like to know why. Can the admin or mod that removed my thread please give me the reason? The thread was called: "Vibrating...

I passed my cat R skippers in June, but still waiting for SAMSA to issue the permanent license. Exam was done in Pretoria and application sent to SAMSA in Pretoria. Is it normal to wait this long?

I'm selling a spare Solas Rubex NS3 9431-135-15 Stainless Steel Boat Propeller, because the pitch is not correct for my boat. The prop is new and was only used for a single test drive of 15min. There's no scratches or any other damage on the prop, the prop looks brand new. I don't have the...

Hi guys, I bought a Linder Arkip 460 aluminium boat in January with a Honda BFP60 engine. This is the 60HP engine with the big gear case. The engine only revs to 4750RPM when it's carrying the usual load with two persons. This is far below the 5500 and 6000RPM as specified for this engine...

Hi guys, I need some advice and tips please. I see hundreds of massive grass carp swimming in the Vaal at Wolwespruit nature reserve, but just cannot catch them, I've tried all the usual papgooi tricks, but they just do not bite and all I catch are common carp. I can see the monster grass carp...

I would like to share this demonstration video of my latest project, a vibrating lure: https://youtu.be/9LeByGdTCKc First of all I want to point out that the physical shape of this prototype is not my design, I'm still working on my own design. This prototype is intended to be used with a...

Here is the aerial video of the 2015 Bloemhof Bonanza. https://youtu.be/Bzbvdibwgx8 Thanks to the organisers and officials for allowing me access to the event and for their hospitality. I enjoyed it allot.

Seems that the Vaal river is being used as a lavatory again by the Matlosana (Klerksdorp) municipality, just like in 2013 they are polluting the Vaal river with raw sewerage. The municipality admitted that raw sewerage is flowing into the Vaal, but according to them it's not on purpose. Those...

I'm looking for good books to help with identification of saltwater fish species around South Africa. Please post the name of the book and/or ISBN number if that is available.