Bass Fishing

[mornaydv]

Hi, I am new to the website as well to Bass Fishing. I there help for me, what to do, where to catch, anything to help me land my first Bass. I would like to know of any good Bass Fishing Venues on the East Rand or very close by to do some fishing quickly.

 

Thx for all advice

 

[bjornh]

there you go guys from up-country (technically im WAY further north than u guys at the mo...back in durbs in a month)...help a brother out

all i can say is if u want the best bass fishing of your life KZN waters my man...inanda, nagle, alberts
but the guys on this site are really helpful and clued-up!
stick to the shallows now...esp back-waters. i fish off a ski and have found those quiet back waters to be awesome this time of year. weightless flukes thrown at any wake 9.5 times outta ten will result in a strike given the right colours are used and the acuracy of the cast is spot on (in the strike zone).
thats my tip...
tight lines
BjoRn

 

[bjornh]

now i just feel sorry for you...seems all the guys are on holiday.best thing is to search for other posts of guys who are starting out. but basically it depends how technical you´re looking to get. it you just want to tie on a rapala and thrash the water, you´re welcome to and sometimes that works. the best thing is to fish according to the prevailing conditions. bass are very structure bound and often right in the thick of things EXCEPT when its overcast (generally)...then they get braver and venture out a lil. stick very closely to reeds, rocks, weeds and trees (overhangs and trees in the water itself).
traces to use are the carolina rig, texas rig and mojo rig or you can fish weightless or using a split-shot (soft lead crimp). these traces are typically used with soft plastics such as plastic worms, lizzards, crawfish, tube baits, flukes (fish shape like those used for dopshotting) and other weird and wonderful lures often called ´creature baits

it seems like its quite complicated...but i spent almost a year simply fishing a texas rig, berkley power bait worm on a spinning stick and i caught lots and lots of fish up to 2.5kg.

at the back of the bass africa mag you will see diagrams of all the different rigs to use for bass.
generally however for a texas rig you need bullet shaped sinkers, bass hooks (with a kink in the shank) size 2/0 to 4/0 depending on the size of your soft plastic, and a plastic worm (the colour JUNEBUG is my favourate cos you can use it in any water colour...and the 4 inch berkley worm specifically has caught me heaps of lovely fishies in every dam under most conditions...so they´r a must.

rod 6 foot 6 or 7 foot and spinning or coffee grinder is easiest to use starting out

get someone to show you how to put the plastic bait on the hook, like someone in a fishing shop etc. u end up hiding the hook in the bait and when the fish grabs your lure you strike so that the hook pops out or pulls through the bait into the fishys mouth.

shoo this is a mouthfull...lemme know if theres anything you need clarity on.
and hopefully some of the guys can help you with a fishin spot up country.
tight lines
BjoRn