BASS AT HOMESTEAD

Unlimited

Sealiner
there is ja... ive tried the other day for about an hour alond the reeds from the dam wall... had no luck though,,, water was dirty after all the rainso maybe it was that...
 

errant

Member
Unlimited wrote:
there is ja... ive tried the other day for about an hour alond the reeds from the dam wall... had no luck though,,, water was dirty after all the rainso maybe it was that...

you won't catch a bass with a fish head on your hook!
 

Gertus

Senior Member
Dont even joke.. I sight fished for catfish like that .. the dam next to homestead... was walking next to the highway.. early spring and saw barbel rising in clear water..

Went home got my 6ft rod a plattie and a float.. where they rose I cast at them and 20 min later i saw the bugger come up and nail the plattie..

Was a  nice one.. I recon you can do the same with bass.. there is no better bait than live bait.. the problem most of us make is to cast into the vast nothing ness of a lake .. you should have a canoe or walk to where you see activity and land that plattie next to the bass .. .the rest.. is your story ....

Pitty we dont get platties in US.. i will tear em bass up on those boys..
 

sustan

New member
There are bass but they difficult to catch... i dont think there are actually too many

spent the whole afternoon fishing around the dam and managed one about 2 months ago

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Croc-Hilux

New member
Have had reports from several other Anglers in and around homestead that the Bass are waking up, they caught 6 bass there yesterday afternoon, all rather small.

2 other Anglers that were fishing the dam wall side caught several 2+ kg fish according to them.

Anybody else been out there recently and caught anything big, was catching with June Bug Flukes, small ones, and will try again in a day or 2 to go and see if the take on the larger Flukes or even Super Flukes.
What elseshould I try there?
 

sustan

New member
Gertus wrote:
Nice hope you put it back!

Shot, I dont like the taste of fish :)

 

Iv caught off flukes, senkos,cranks and spinners but iv never really done all that well over there and you really need something to float on
 

Croc-Hilux

New member
Thanks Sustan, will keep that in mind, dont have floatation device, unless you count my own spare tube around the waste....
 

spinnekop2

Senior Member
There are deffinately bass there. I go there often and never leave there without a few bass under my belt. There is a big secret to this dam and so big that it took me about 3 years to figure out.

Early morning 6:00 to 8:30 top water lures

9:00 to 12:00 spinner baits not too big

12:30 to 1500 jerk shad and any other flukes, baby bass , water melon or orange pumpkin seed will do the trick.

15:30 to  18:00 top water lures

You need a float tube of some sort and need to work the reeds and the shallows just about the whole day. On average I normally bag between 5 to 10 bass when I go. If you or anyone wants to go there for a day and your tube is full of air then give me a shout, 0824458736, it is allways better if you have someone to talk to than listen to yourself all day.
 

Keith_R

Member
Ther is Bass in Homestead. Difficult to catch but not impossible heard from a reliable source that there was a good sizes Bass caught on a live kurper. Why not try middle lake in Benoni there are good sized Bass in there also.
 

errant

Member
spinnekop2 wrote:
There are deffinately bass there. I go there often and never leave there without a few bass under my belt. There is a big secret to this dam and so big that it took me about 3 years to figure out.

Early morning 6:00 to 8:30 top water lures

9:00 to 12:00 spinner baits not too big

12:30 to 1500 jerk shad and any other flukes, baby bass , water melon or orange pumpkin seed will do the trick.

15:30 to  18:00 top water lures

You need a float tube of some sort and need to work the reeds and the shallows just about the whole day. On average I normally bag between 5 to 10 bass when I go. If you or anyone wants to go there for a day and your tube is full of air then give me a shout, 0824458736, it is allways better if you have someone to talk to than listen to yourself all day.

My Trolling motor and battery for my Mariner 4 will be arriving tonight so maybe take you up on a fishing trip @ homestead
 

spinnekop2

Senior Member
eerant,

sounds good bru. you going to speeding away from me ! i have a v-boat and is driven by 112kg of brute force and kicks out about 1.5 horses on the legs. I should mabey get a longer and wider set of flippers!

when you wanna go?

 
 

spinnekop2

Senior Member
eerant,

sounds good bru. you going to speeding away from me ! i have a v-boat and is driven by 112kg of brute force and kicks out about 1.5 horses on the legs. I should mabey get a longer and wider set of flippers!

when you wanna go?

 
 

spinnekop2

Senior Member
eerant,

sounds good bru. you going to speeding away from me ! i have a v-boat and is driven by 112kg of brute force and kicks out about 1.5 horses on the legs. I should mabey get a longer and wider set of flippers!

when you wanna go?

 
 

spinnekop2

Senior Member
eerant,

sounds good bru. you going to speeding away from me ! i have a v-boat and is driven by 112kg of brute force and kicks out about 1.5 horses on the legs. I should mabey get a longer and wider set of flippers!

when you wanna go?

 
 
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