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    hello guys just had a thought this morning tho

    hello guys just had a thought this morning though id bring it up with fellow members who makes their own specimen rigs ? and what does it cost per rig thats home made vs a shop bought rig? (like as in the individual components used) _seal1__seal1_
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    how to fish in wind

    hello guys can you please tell me how you fish when its windy? im not sure how to fish so i often end up not fishing when its windy having that the wind is blowing the line right across the dam also what size weights and bombs do u use ? and what size line? rods high or low? any tips...
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    sausage guns

    hi guys any one with info on sausage guns for bait making what do u guys use? or what can u suggest? is the gardner one the only type available? caulking guns from hardware stores? has any one tried pneumatic ones? tried making ur own air boilie guns? thanks guys!!
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    To salt or not to salt

    Does one add salt to the soaking process for particles or does one not use salt. Im confused some people say use salt is makes the cooking faster some people say its takes longer when soaked with salt?
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    Spodding Tackle/ Setups/guides

    hi anglers ive acquired a spod rod and i need some advise on the setup please: Rod: ive bought a proper greys spod rod meant for the job Reel: please can some one recommend a reel to use for spodding work some thing thats strong and reliable with a large shallow spool and large line...
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    do carp feed at a specific depth as a preference?

    do carp feed at a specific depth as a preference? ive been playing around with a marker float setup trying to learn feature finding. for example i cast out and find there seems to be alot of silt o the floor beacuse the lead drags slow and smoothly when i find a section where the lead seems...
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    whats a mouse trap?

    pls excuse my ignorance but could some one please explain to me what a mouse trap is? ::tight:::tight:::tight:
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    hey im looking for a travel rod spinning outfi

    hey im looking for a travel rod spinning outfit some thing like a 3-7 piece rod if u get any the smaller the better i want to put it into a suitcase ok i understand that there will be some trade offs in getting a travel rod but im not to phased being abel to wet a line is much better...
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    travel rods

    hozit guys do u know of any travel rods that one can get? i know the first question is what are u going to use it for? well i dont have a specific answer for that? i do a fair bit of traveling to various places often rural and remote places within the country. both inland and costal and...
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    hey im looking to get swingers or hangers for

    hey im looking to get swingers or hangers for my alarms can you please advise me whats good to get? and what the differences are ?
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    tackle boxes and storage

    hey guys i wanted to know how you guys store your terminal tackle ? whats the most effective method? tackle bags or tackle boxes? im trying to reduce the amount of space that my stuff takes and am looking for the best solution to store every thing? with out having to much stuff to carry, at...
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    fishing rod stand off!!!

    have you guys seen the Advertorial in the current december 2013 edition of the bank angler, Pg 68 titled: western accessories get the truth out of carp rods? seems like it a bashing of "sensation oval dc" where the jackel vortex, waft black stalion, shimano, technium, waft bullet they all out...
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    a time for some good will

    hey guys i came across this post in junkmail -- some one looking to go fishing with their kids but have no transport. though i would share it as there might be some thing we could do on the forum amongst us plentiful members here. here is the post below Hi everyone we would like to take...
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    tackling the vaal river

    there is a piece of water i am thinking of targeting on the vaal river i usually fish traditional pap gooi largest fish i have managed to bag is around 2-4kg and a 6.8kg that was a once off. With specimen i tend to blank mostly. i want to target the area specimen style - but i don't know if...
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    getting shocked with my graphite rods

    strange thing happened, i was getting shocked with my rods, it was not just a single static shock but more of a continuos spark that i felt run through me and heard quite audibly - it happend just before i was about to cast out - when this happened i got a bit scared and put my rods down...
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    feeding block

    hi recipes on how to make a bait feeding block? does it differ much from making the normal over balle? thanks
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    boschkop

    hey quick report was at bosckop (vaal dam) saturday got there after 8am the place was packed and we eventually managed to find a spot ring at the end of the dam - the water had dropped allot - its the first time ive ever seen an island in the dam at boschkop? ok back to the fishing - we...
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    baby baitrunners

    hey guys i'm looking for some advise on reels - to match my rods the rods are the shimano alivo 8ft specimen rods 2.5lb the only baitrunners ive come across are the shimano DL FA and the ST FAin the 2500 and 4000 sizes does any one have these that could please advise / comment on them...
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    wynchood session pan set and kovea camping stove

    great all round stove, larger burner head for larger pots and pans built in ignition and flamce control, 2.3l pot and 1.2l easy clean aluminum, compact size for easy transport and kettle rosebank day time and east rand evenings brand new stuff never been opened besides to take these pics...
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    hi people i have searched and got allot of informa

    hi people i have searched and got allot of information from past posts on bloomhof there are a few specific things i want to ask that haven't found info on. whats the difference between sandveld and northwest side, every one recommends sandveld side. how is the safety if a person were...
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