Donaldson Dam Specimen Trip: 19-21 October 2007

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I was supposed to go to Struisbaai for some R&S fishing - al was planned but due to a freind of mine hurting himself after he fell from a ladder - I had to postpone on the Struisbaai trip - maybe another time. Further, we had to choose a venue close to were we live - Donaldson Dam 50min from PTA.

Another fantastic session, and was even more rewarding as I improved my PB again AND the Springboks won the final !!

We arrived at Donaldson on Friday 19 October (very late at night !) - Rain, Hail, Thunder and lightning could not stop us from going !

We fished bottom lake and booked swim 23. The facilities is not much to write about, but we were not there for the comforts but for the fish.

We had no time for any sort of preperation and the main prep being the groundbait that we will be using. The groundbait consisted of Maize, Hemp Seed, Maple Peas, Chick Peas and very few mini Tigernuts.

At the dam the first thing we had to do was to find any type of gravel bar. This was found at the inlet by the river and streched about 30 meters from the opposite bank all they way to the right side of the dam. The only way to fish these spots was by either a inflatable / kanoe or bait boat.

Lines were in and so the waiting started.

Rod 1: Jumbo Tigernut on the hair

Rod 2: Tiger and Hemp Boilie 20mm on hair

Rod 3: Pip / Maple / pip on hair

Most fish were caught on the pip/maple/pip combo but the big fish (and my new PB) was caught on the Jumbo Tigernuts. A few fish came out on the Boilies.

Report:

13 runs 8 fish banked: Kevin 1, Derek 1 and myself 6

Here are the pic's of the fish I landed:

Foto 1: 5kg

 
 

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Ryan

Sealiner
Congrats J.

I'm gonna ask well in advance for you to drag me along on one of your specimen trips. I'm really keen to learn more about it.

However MAybe we can leave it till winter next year my summer program is a little full this year.

COngrats and well done on your PB's
 
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lerouxjaco

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Congrats Jacques could see the smile was getting bigger and bigger as the fish was getting bigger. Never fished Donaldson when I stayed in the vaal as the waters was closed that time unless you were a member, but everybody knew about the big fish there. You got some really nice specimens there, interesting to see most came out on Maple/pips. Let me know if you want a good connection for tigernuts will give you the number of the guy supplying most companies including Supa cast he's been importing it for the last four or five years used to work with me but started his own thing. Names Chris Coetzee the price per pack will be a lot cheaper than at the shops.

Once again well fished.

 

 

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