Calvin Fourie
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Hi I'm new to bass fishing and am planning a trip to bloemhof dam to try break the 20kg mark for a barble. Are there bass in bloemhof and what is the best way to catch them?
thanx
cavin
thanx
cavin
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Bass in bloemhof dam
- Thread starter Calvin Fourie
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Last year just before a Carp nationals I went round to the Vetriver side to see what the guys were netting in the commercial netting operations and the biggest bass I saw was a lunker of 4.8kg
I believe the higher Vaal sections around Bamboesspruit will do really well as there is a better bottom structure there with big flats with lots of brush and sudden drop offs from 1m to 6m with a lot of timber.
I personally haven't fished for them but many people said there were no fish on the Vaal dam and last moth we caught 30 over 1kg from the banks of the dam in the Oranjeville area and one of the Bass monthly comps delivered quite a few good fish from the dam.
I believe the higher Vaal sections around Bamboesspruit will do really well as there is a better bottom structure there with big flats with lots of brush and sudden drop offs from 1m to 6m with a lot of timber.
I personally haven't fished for them but many people said there were no fish on the Vaal dam and last moth we caught 30 over 1kg from the banks of the dam in the Oranjeville area and one of the Bass monthly comps delivered quite a few good fish from the dam.
Why would anyone want to fish for bass when you have the most aggro hard fighting barble in the country in Bloemhof dam.
Use your bass tackle or even better a 8/9 weight fly rod and large bulky flies on the resident barble, especially at this time of year, its probably one of the best lure fishing places in Africa!!!
Use your bass tackle or even better a 8/9 weight fly rod and large bulky flies on the resident barble, especially at this time of year, its probably one of the best lure fishing places in Africa!!!
Calvin Fourie
New member
during my trip this december I will be targeting all the speices and I have a 4foot 6inch rod and tiny real with 2kg mono so I want to have a bit of fun with the big bass off my kayak. But should I use plastics or hard baits?
thanx and tight lines
calvin
thanx and tight lines
calvin
Calvin Fourie
New member
Thats what I thought but in a big dam like bloemhof im sure they wont be completely outdone surely there is enough fod for everyone? Do you know what baits or scents to use for the carp in bloemhof?