Bass club info please

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Momo27

New member
HI there

I am new to sealine and to  cape town. I am wanting to join a BASS club... could some1 please assist me with this.

Also i have noticed bass fishing is slightly diff in choice of lures etc. here from up north please could u advise me on what works on this side of the world and more importantly NICE BASS FISHING SPOTS???/

Thank you for the help.....
 
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IanBass

Senior Member
if you want to fish competitively then SABAA (south african bass angling association) but very expensive and many politics involved.

I would suggest BFSA (bass fishing south africa)
we are a chilled group, and have monthly competitions.
Great information amongst the anglers, and everyone is awesome!!!

visit

www.bassfishing.co.za
 
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IanBass

Senior Member
Momo27, If you pay the membership fees at BFSA per year you can post on the forum and do more things on the site.
 
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Frogstar

New member
Everyone has their opinion. Not gonna go into the benefits of either. They are both equally beneficial if you wanna be PC.

Im a BFSA member 3rd year now. It is worth it especially if you are in the Cape Town area.
 
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Momo27

New member
thanks Ian and frog i think im going to join as a member... i like the idea of attending the competitions etc....

also could u guys please suggest a place with good fishing in the area.....
 
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Frogstar

New member
dude there are tons of spots kwaggaskloof, clanwillian, theewaters, bulshoek, mofam, tons of farm dams and local public dams.

Some of them you will need a boat others a float tube others have bank access.

For the big dams where a boat is prefered there are always guys you can bum a ride with if you dont have your own.
 
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IanBass

Senior Member
Frogstar wrote:
dude there are tons of spots kwaggaskloof, clanwillian, theewaters, bulshoek, mofam, tons of farm dams and local public dams.

Some of them you will need a boat others a float tube others have bank access.

For the big dams where a boat is prefered there are always guys you can bum a ride with if you dont have your own.
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Agreed,

And all of us are willing to bring along a new chap!

When you need help we always there!
 
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cranky

Senior Member
the only thing that i dont agree with is the fact that i dont have access to all the information and threads which i have written since 2004 on the bassfishing.co.za website...i was so active on the website that every year i had free memebrship but one year i just didnt have time and my access was restricted....someone recently asked me to give them links to threads i have written...but i cant because i am restricted....maybe what i should do is request all the threads i wrote since 2004 to be moved over to sealine so that people on this website can benefit from the info for free...and any else who is no longer a paying member should also be alowed to request this... i know people like shannon...pomerob...robdog...fishton and many more where all valuable contributors to the website...i wonder if they feel the same. something else to remeber is lots of the threads where written before a fee was imposed...then suddenly all those members who decided not to pay the fee just lost access to their valuable information...bit rude if you ask me. who actually owns the right to all those threads written by old members before a fee was imposed? ...there is some valueable information on that site...maybe someone with a legal backround could advise us.
 
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Bassassin

New member
Cranky I can't answer your question about access to your past posts but you have to agree that R250 for a year's access isn't exorbitant when you consider the high standard of the content on that website. I'm not debating the standard of content on the free sites which I'm sure is also very good, I'm also not debating the relevance for people in Gauteng etc but for any bass angler in the Western Cape there is simply no other place with as much, up to date and relevant information. I'm pretty sure that if finances are the issue the admins would be sympathetic.
 
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cranky

Senior Member
it seems that everyone is just out to make a buck out of bass fisherman...i remeber when you could access a website and read interesting...valuable information for free...now all you read is someone trying to promote some product or another...when people write reports they are normally promoting a product...either because they are sponsored by a specific product...or they are trying to promote a product they are bringing into the country...you will hear how a rod works so well and how the action is the greastest since sliced bread...

there are very few informative report backs on any website...i cant comment on the private threads which the public dont have access...but as a newbie starting out you wont get access to those parts of the forum...when someone asked about report backs the other day robfisher posted a comment that becaus eit was near the final nobody was sharing...

so much for sharing and caring...it comes at a price...big or small.

all i can say is thank goodness i am not starting out...because trying to find valuable information nodays amongst all the product promotion is difficult.

my advise to anyone starting out...stick will products and colours which work.

zoom for plastics...in watermeloen and junebug...flukes...grubs...dead ringers...they havent proven themselves over and over.

crankbaits...norman...rappala...colours like watermeloen...lavender...firetiger...natural colours for rapala.

shimano reels have proven to be the most hard wearing for me...fishing off a kickboat your tackle gets hammered...and i have been tru all the other makes...dont buy the cheap shimanos they dont last...you get what you pay for...the cheapest to buy would be a curado dont go lower than that...otherwise you will waste money.

rods are difficult because it is a personel preference...the action and feel is what counts...i like g.loomis but thats my choice..it has taken me years to build up my collection...there are other makes of rods i like...for example my favourite spinning rod is a 7 ft cherrywood...but i am not gona go into detail about tackle.

keep it simple...and stick with the basics until you can figue what suits you best.

the best way to learn how to catch fish is to get out there and fish...and if you need some advice...fish with people who will share their knowledge...there are lots of people out the re who dont fish the comps who are very knowledgeable...and see what works for yourself before you go out and waste money...on expensive lures and gimmics.

once you have figued out how to hook and land fish then start expanding you collection and look at more advanced ways to find the fish...find a technique which suit you and practise...no matter what technoque it is...be it worming...spinnerbaits...cranks etc

a 500 000 boat with all the fancy bits and pieces on it wont make you a brilliant fisherman we have seen this all too often...a good knowledge of the bass and its movements will help...but time on the water is the most valuable investment you will ever make.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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cranky

Senior Member
anyone wanting some worthwhile fishing info...come and join us on the water anytime...for FREE...the kickboats cost nothing to use...no petrol money...no cof...no membership fees...no registration...ABSOLUTELY FREE....just a little hard labour...cause if it your first time out you get to pump up everyones pontoons::S...just kidding...and we dont sell fishing products so you get to see what works and not what sells...and we will show you the best spots to catch fish :wfish

the beuty is you get to spend time on the water with people like rory da silva who has a wealth of information and is a very experienced bassfisherman...his son was the springbok bassfishing captain for a couple of years and he was the skipper...i have learnt a lot about bassfishing from him...especially when it comes to catching big fish with small lures...but most important he will share his knowledge unconditionally.

i sure people from this website who have already had the priviledge of fishing with rory will agree.

 

 

 
 
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