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Bronkhorstspruit.
- Thread starter Just4Fun
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MAIZE...MAIZE....MAIZE!!!!!!
Thats pretty much the only thing you need. Fished Bronkies many a time, before the drought during the drought and after the drought.
The one thing I will advise is always keep some of your maize that you have just prepared and glug some in Caramel and the other in rose water. Deadly combo.
If you want to try boilies out, pine crunch from BFA and BANANA. Method would be the best but crushed boilies of the 2 flavours in a pva bag with whole boilies attached to you hook link with definately do the trick.
I have never fished tiger nuts there but apparently some big carp are coming out on Tigers.
Thats pretty much the only thing you need. Fished Bronkies many a time, before the drought during the drought and after the drought.
The one thing I will advise is always keep some of your maize that you have just prepared and glug some in Caramel and the other in rose water. Deadly combo.
If you want to try boilies out, pine crunch from BFA and BANANA. Method would be the best but crushed boilies of the 2 flavours in a pva bag with whole boilies attached to you hook link with definately do the trick.
I have never fished tiger nuts there but apparently some big carp are coming out on Tigers.
Lunker, Money and lots of it!!!!!
Seriously, I enjoy particles, no, not to eat myself, but critically ballancing peanuts ...killer, maize also!
And its cheaper than boillies. But having said that, I will always have boillies out and depending on the bottom, popped or snowman combo's, very rarely would I have just a boillie on the hair.
Although I have used and written a lot about tigers, Im yet to be convinced that they are what ppl claim them to be. As a matter of fact, of all the bait types, Ive caught the least on tigers, maybe just a mindset!
Seriously, I enjoy particles, no, not to eat myself, but critically ballancing peanuts ...killer, maize also!
And its cheaper than boillies. But having said that, I will always have boillies out and depending on the bottom, popped or snowman combo's, very rarely would I have just a boillie on the hair.
Although I have used and written a lot about tigers, Im yet to be convinced that they are what ppl claim them to be. As a matter of fact, of all the bait types, Ive caught the least on tigers, maybe just a mindset!
Spod, just a mindset for sure, hahaha... seems you have the same problem with fishing tigers that most guys have with fishing boilies...no confidence in it and therefore giving it minimal effort? lol. Just asking, hehehe....
Just "bomb" me if I'm wrong.
Tigers, man, its been a big part of my own success, and then maize as well... those two are indeed the best overall baits. And the bonus is that its the only bait (tigers)that will give you carp when barbel are picking up every other bait you put out there!!!! (now you're really not going to use it, hahahaha...!)
Just "bomb" me if I'm wrong.
Tigers, man, its been a big part of my own success, and then maize as well... those two are indeed the best overall baits. And the bonus is that its the only bait (tigers)that will give you carp when barbel are picking up every other bait you put out there!!!! (now you're really not going to use it, hahahaha...!)
BOOOOOOOOOMMMM!
MC, you probably right man, although, I usually have one line out with the famous tigers.... Ive just prepared some black ones, as I couldnt find any locally, this time and wasnt gonna go thru to PTA for them. Have you tried the black ones? Maybe I can get them to work....hehehehe! or maybe they will also be lazy! oops!
MC, you probably right man, although, I usually have one line out with the famous tigers.... Ive just prepared some black ones, as I couldnt find any locally, this time and wasnt gonna go thru to PTA for them. Have you tried the black ones? Maybe I can get them to work....hehehehe! or maybe they will also be lazy! oops!
MC you make alot of sense as always..lol. I have fished with you many a time and I have seen you use boilies but never seen you catch on them. I have only seen you catch on Tigers and Maize, you have confidence in those baits because they produce for you. I can honestly say that my confidence has been restord on boilies because of Sunday where I landed a carp on a boilie at a place that has never seen boilies ever.
When i first started the sport I was maize mad and no matter where I went I had 2 rods out with popped up maize and 1 rod with boilies and my mind I thought I would catch more carp on the maize rods because there was 2 of them out. My boilie rod out fished both maize rods. I think at this stage with me starting again I am going to stick to one strategy because honestly I am getting confused with all these baits and preparing them and then trying to fish them correctly that I am loosing on the main part why we do this magnificent sport "THE PURSUIT OF BIG CARP" and enjoying it along the way. My brain is fried at the end of a session.hahahahahahahahahahahah.
MC I will definately take your advice on having different hook baits on each rod and change over to the one bait that is producing carp. It just becomes frustrating when nothing works and all you can see is carp feeding all over the place.
For me it will be boilies!:first
When i first started the sport I was maize mad and no matter where I went I had 2 rods out with popped up maize and 1 rod with boilies and my mind I thought I would catch more carp on the maize rods because there was 2 of them out. My boilie rod out fished both maize rods. I think at this stage with me starting again I am going to stick to one strategy because honestly I am getting confused with all these baits and preparing them and then trying to fish them correctly that I am loosing on the main part why we do this magnificent sport "THE PURSUIT OF BIG CARP" and enjoying it along the way. My brain is fried at the end of a session.hahahahahahahahahahahah.
MC I will definately take your advice on having different hook baits on each rod and change over to the one bait that is producing carp. It just becomes frustrating when nothing works and all you can see is carp feeding all over the place.
For me it will be boilies!:first
There's no difference between the black tigers and normal ones, except its colour offcourse, lol!
Spod, didnt u say something about coming down here in April/May to fish with me? i'll get you onto tigers quick-quick bru! lol!
Lunker, the truth is, I was the same with boilies than what Spod is with tigers... battled to get confidence in them...it took me a long time to work them out and gain confidence in them boilies. But over the last 2 years I've caught a good few carp, some of my biggest as well on boilies. When you know when to use boilies and how, you tent to use it less, but have more success on it when you do use it.
A few weekends ago, I had 2 of my 4 runs for an overnighter, on boilies. Landed 1 of them, a nice fatty, and lost the other (i suspect my hooklink was too long)... the other 2 fish came on, TIGERS, lol!
Just4fun, if you get stuck on obstructions like rocks etc, next time you fish there, just move a little up the bank, so that you are fishing near those obstacles and not in it. Watergrass is actually good as it gives the carp safety/place to hide and it holds food, but can be frustrating... have you tried just tying on a P4 or P5 weight to the end of your line, cast in as far as you can, and drag the weight along the bottom, back towards you? You should be able to feel when the weight slides on the bottom freely, and when it gets stuck in watergrass. The idea is to find these areas where your weight slides freely, cos those are open areas either behind the watergrass beds, or inbetween. If you can find that, spod some bait out onto the open area, and fish it... should work. The grass also only grows up to a certain depth, depending on how deep the sun is able to penetrate...so find where the watergrass stops growing, and fish just past that in a little deeper water... The fish should use the end of the watergrass as a patrol route...
hope that helps?
Spod, didnt u say something about coming down here in April/May to fish with me? i'll get you onto tigers quick-quick bru! lol!
Lunker, the truth is, I was the same with boilies than what Spod is with tigers... battled to get confidence in them...it took me a long time to work them out and gain confidence in them boilies. But over the last 2 years I've caught a good few carp, some of my biggest as well on boilies. When you know when to use boilies and how, you tent to use it less, but have more success on it when you do use it.
A few weekends ago, I had 2 of my 4 runs for an overnighter, on boilies. Landed 1 of them, a nice fatty, and lost the other (i suspect my hooklink was too long)... the other 2 fish came on, TIGERS, lol!
Just4fun, if you get stuck on obstructions like rocks etc, next time you fish there, just move a little up the bank, so that you are fishing near those obstacles and not in it. Watergrass is actually good as it gives the carp safety/place to hide and it holds food, but can be frustrating... have you tried just tying on a P4 or P5 weight to the end of your line, cast in as far as you can, and drag the weight along the bottom, back towards you? You should be able to feel when the weight slides on the bottom freely, and when it gets stuck in watergrass. The idea is to find these areas where your weight slides freely, cos those are open areas either behind the watergrass beds, or inbetween. If you can find that, spod some bait out onto the open area, and fish it... should work. The grass also only grows up to a certain depth, depending on how deep the sun is able to penetrate...so find where the watergrass stops growing, and fish just past that in a little deeper water... The fish should use the end of the watergrass as a patrol route...
hope that helps?
MC. I did say Id like to come down there sometime this year, just got to check the calenda and work load...
But definitely must make a plan.... so you can convince me...lol!
I thought those black ones would be the same, they just smelt terrible when cookin though. not like the normal type ive used before.
But definitely must make a plan.... so you can convince me...lol!
I thought those black ones would be the same, they just smelt terrible when cookin though. not like the normal type ive used before.
MC. Tell me if my info is incorrect. Many guys say that carp are attracted to tigers because of the crunch and sweetness, they dont have much smell but some how carp love them.Tigers are rated as the top bait currently!
Then you get Tiger boilies, I would guess they are made from crushed tigers or tiger powder and tiger juice but there is no crunch and are rated as most probably one of the best boilies.
This is the reason why brain is fried and confuses the hell out of me.
IM STICKING WITH BOILIES FOR NOW UNTIL I COME DOWN AND DO A SESSION WITH YOU AND USE TIGERS! lol
Then you get Tiger boilies, I would guess they are made from crushed tigers or tiger powder and tiger juice but there is no crunch and are rated as most probably one of the best boilies.
This is the reason why brain is fried and confuses the hell out of me.
IM STICKING WITH BOILIES FOR NOW UNTIL I COME DOWN AND DO A SESSION WITH YOU AND USE TIGERS! lol
You guys should see the amount of barble we get on boilies down here, we have no choice but to get hooked on tigers.
i had a test run the weekend after the clinic to test the things i have learnt and herd of.
I had 3 rods with tigers casted in and around one specific area with pva pags (only got my spod and marker this week) and 0ne rod with boilies casted in the same area that should have held some carp.
Boilie Rod= 13 Barbel, 0 Carp (every time i caught one i changed the flavour)
Tiger Rods= 0 barbel, 2 Carp (6.8 Kg, 6.92 Kg)
i had a test run the weekend after the clinic to test the things i have learnt and herd of.
I had 3 rods with tigers casted in and around one specific area with pva pags (only got my spod and marker this week) and 0ne rod with boilies casted in the same area that should have held some carp.
Boilie Rod= 13 Barbel, 0 Carp (every time i caught one i changed the flavour)
Tiger Rods= 0 barbel, 2 Carp (6.8 Kg, 6.92 Kg)
momo you tackle tart! hahaha...
Lunker, boilies have different ingredients than tigernuts. it could be the sweetness in the boilie, the tigernut scent, perhaps betaine in the bait etc...
Tigernuts themselves does not have a "flavour" and its smells like justabout nothing... it does have something in it that attracts the carp. For example, i've noticed that if you "peel" a tigernut so the brown skin is gone, revealing the white "meat" of the tigernut, you get a bite quicker.. so far its worked for me...
Klipperus, barbel are attracted by the protein signal/s from the boilie, most ppl say its the protein from the eggs that is used in the boilies. So it wont matter much what flavour boilie you use. And if the barbel are more active than usual, at the dam you're fishing, then you'll have bigger barbel problems... you could however "disguise" this protein signal of the boilies, by using very few boilies on your baited spot, and using it inbetween particles... worked for me at that same dam.
Lunker, boilies have different ingredients than tigernuts. it could be the sweetness in the boilie, the tigernut scent, perhaps betaine in the bait etc...
Tigernuts themselves does not have a "flavour" and its smells like justabout nothing... it does have something in it that attracts the carp. For example, i've noticed that if you "peel" a tigernut so the brown skin is gone, revealing the white "meat" of the tigernut, you get a bite quicker.. so far its worked for me...
Klipperus, barbel are attracted by the protein signal/s from the boilie, most ppl say its the protein from the eggs that is used in the boilies. So it wont matter much what flavour boilie you use. And if the barbel are more active than usual, at the dam you're fishing, then you'll have bigger barbel problems... you could however "disguise" this protein signal of the boilies, by using very few boilies on your baited spot, and using it inbetween particles... worked for me at that same dam.