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MadCarper

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Had a look and it is very difficult to make out if the photo is for real, as its a very dark photo...does look like its been edited....a few things that look abit strange... It does look like a big fish though....

but who knows, maybe its for real.:?   
 
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HennieB

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What was even more disturbing is that the guy said he was reluctant to let the fish go, WTF? What are you going to do with the fish in any case fool?
 
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HennieB

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MadCarper wrote:
Isnt Kosmos on the bottom of a mountain/hill?
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Yes it is, he probably fished at Kommandonek which use to belong to the government but was bought by the same people that bought Oberon now known as Eagle Waters.
 
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Dallas01

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Hennie....

have you been to the old Oberon since it has changed hands?.....what has changed if anything?....

there are beeeg carp in Harties.....23kg doesn't surprise me at all.....
 
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HennieB

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Dallas yes I've been to Oberon, was there in December. When I was there they were busy with upgrading the place, grass was being cut, resort tidied up also some zebras and rooibokke and other gazelle walking around. What the crime situation at Oberon is I don't know, it use to be safe a long time ago, now there are security guards but I'm not convinced yet.

Regarding the fish size in Harties, yes there are huge carp and no-one can dispute that especially at Oberon, Kommandonek and Meerhof.
 
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kaboem

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Had a look at the picture now looks very dodgy....

But i dont doubt for a minute that there is much bigger than 23kg in Harties...
 
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jarttt

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if that fish was for real it would be closer to 29kg...it is massive... it has def been doctored... i so wanted it to be true cuz i also believe harties has some huge fish but that dude is just a ****...and he won a prize for it!
 
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J_Bay

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Finally the governments lack of ability to carry anything through to completion actually works in our favour...
 
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The Lawyer

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Hi Guys
Been to Oberon this weekend, really looking better! They have cut the grass and the clean up project under way looks great. I seen they re-doing the toilets and a complete facelift. The one problem i have is that its done so smart and looking like a resort wonder if now a greater number of visitor will now hamper the fishing!
 
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Naruto

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Bad photography rather than edited. Give the man his due. Didnt you guys have a discussion about photography and how fish can 'seem' bigger or smaller due to various factors. And this guy did obviously not have all these factors playing in his favour lol!
 

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Dallas01

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the pic doesn't look doctored to me.....and if you look at the size of his hands it gives a good indication of just how big the fish really is.....

i wish it was me holding the fish.....one of these days hopefully.....
 
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MadCarper

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the unfortunate thing is that doctored photos of huge carp like this has caused alot of controversy etc. locally in the past. And with so many stories of huge carp, but with no proof, one cannot help but be sceptical... Recently we were also caught out by a fellow angler, having someone doctor a photo so that it looks like he was holding a 50lb'er at the venue we've been targeting... The photo looked very real, and offcourse we sucked it in. Until eventually we found out through someone else that it was a fake, and shortly after he admitted it. So I cant help but treat such local monster carp photos with a little suspicion at first....

Naruto, you pic above actually makes it look ever worse, lol!! The photo in the mag looks abit more believable...
I dont know if the above pic is real or edited, but if you look at it you cannot help but wonder about things like why the fish is so lit up by the flash, but the guy is not, or that the light on his face and clothes comes from the left instead of from the camera? But that is just my opinion, I wasnt there when the fish was caught... if it's truly a 23kg then well done to the angler, that is really something special to catch from Harties. I have no doubt that there are 20kg+ and bigger fish in Harties, as there's been 50's caught on the old papgooi methods in the 70's at this dam.

However I think the best way to get to the monsters at Harties would be to fish it like the Europeans fishes waters. Prebait the crap out of the place and fish at least 2-week long sessions. I'll put money on that!!!!!
 
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HennieB

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Hier moet ek saam met MC stem ek het vanoggend weer na die foto gekyk, maar in die boek self en dit lyk amper of die ou 'n vis vashou wat deur iemand anders gevang, en dit lyk vir my amper soos sonlig op die ou se gesig maar die karp se lyk weerkaats 'n flash wat duidelik in die aand geneem is.
 
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carpoholic20

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You know the problem with just taking a picture is exactly whats happening here maybe the guy wasnt using a good camera or so on there is alot of factors to take into play! And carp care is the most important factor so taking a scale off to show how big it is(as prrof) or so on is a no go! So what would you suggest the best thing is to do in a situation like this?
 
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