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Hi Folks! Just wanted to say if anyone is coming to Innibos this weekend, I might be available for a spot of fishing early Sat & sunday morning! Let me know! Regards   Herman

Hi Guys! I see a bit of an article I did for an other bass fishing site got published elsewhere on sealine, so I thought, let me put up the whole thing instead, enjoy! THE COLOUR THEORY As light travels down through the water, colours are filtered out. The following chart shows the depths...

Hi Guys! Was fishing in the living room this weekend with my 2 year old daughter and caught this "Yellow Bass" ... think it may be a new species...? LOL! Have a great week!   Herman

Went for a quick outing on yesterday , caught 8 bass all below a kilo. But wait for it...when reeling in one of the little rats of about 300-350 grams or so it got taken by a BIG BASS of 4-5 kilo plus size proportions. I unfortunately couldn't set the hook and the big one spit out the little...

Hi ouens! Ek het Saterdag so bietjie Babers gaan vang en relatief goed gevaar. Ek was by 'n plaasdam vanaf 5:00 , 4 stokke gerig met vuurhoutjieboks grootte platties , gestrooi met rooi poeier , op 'n klein nommer 4 VMC karp hoekie .  Teen 9:30 net een trekkie gehad maar geen vis en ek het...

Hi folks! I am going to Swadini this weekend, as far as I know there are some nice smallies in the Blydepportdam / Canyon..........problem is NO FISHING ALLOWED if my memory serves me right? Anyone been there lately ? Plan B would be to go catch yellows on the fly in a river closeby, but I...

Hi Guys! 2 MORE DAYS TO GO TILL THE FISHING WORKSHOP AT FOOTLOOSE JOHANNESBURG! ( See sticky above ) Over 40 anglers have confirmed sofar! Regards   Herman

Hi All! Just wanted to share some info on great new products! I am a BIG Rapala fan ( and always will be!), they recently introduced a few new goodies namely the MAXRAP , FLATRAP and TROLLS TO series... I can already picture a bass engulfing these sweeties! Of particular interest to me is the...

Hi all! Check out this yummy piece of ammo by Owner! I want some!

Hi all! There will be a Lure workshop and Advanced Bass fishing Seminar on the 8 th of May 2010 held at Footloose troutfarm close to the Fourways mall. This is the brainchild of Debbie Hartman , a devoted Bass angler! The starting time will be 8:00 and it should be finished by about 15:00...

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Hi all! My connection from a hardware shop in Nelspruit got 2 crazy deals for me... Abu Garcia Revo stx ( black ) 11 bearings and Abu Garcia Revo stx ( silver) 7 bearings....    SELLING AT R 1050-00 EACH, yes R 1050-00!!!!!!!!!! Brand new still in their boxes, not used ,not stolen , not govt...

Hi Guys! Although I have caught thousands of bass on thousands of lures over the years, colour selection has always been something I wondered about. I know what to use where and when more or less and most of the time...but I read an article the other day by a top US angler and I quote him and...

Hi guys! Another rig to try,invented by Russ Bassdozer himself! It is called the Hawaii rig and is a variation of the normal dropshot rig. Regards Herman

Hi folks! Here is 2 great lure I saw on ESA last night, apparently they are "killers" at Harties... HAHAHAHA! *sorry OJ but I just couldn't resist! Approach this whole thing as a learning curve, but take it with a pinch of salt,I am sure most of us will still watch the show,just ...don't do...

Hi Guys! Here is a "secret" rig that the Americans use in deep water. They call it the "CAROLINA MOJO RIG". One of my mates in California sent me the info,dont know if anybody else has seen or fished it,but it looks bloody good and I am sure it is gonna work in South-Africa. Regards Herman

Hi Guys! Someone asked me regarding this rig I invented a few years ago for bedding bass. ( It was published in Stywe Lyne a while back but they messed up the instructions a bit) I call it the "NEST RAIDER RIG". You can fish it for spawning bass, but any shallow water / visible bass will also...

Hi Guys! I made a "JUNEBUG" coloured lure for a friend, had some trouble getting the right effects! I need to send him the lure asap as he has to use it in a competition... Here is the final product...please let me know what you think? Regards Herman

Hi all! Looks like Hybrid type lures are going to see our waters more and more soon! When ZOOM and Yamamoto was still in diapers Mister-Twister and Mann's was already producing plastics and records...I would not be surprised to see them take back their share of the industry soon, especially...