Hi all , I've spent the last 6 months building the ultimate bass boat , from decks to spraying it to rebuilding the engine , well after so much work and two test runs on roodeplaat dam it was ready! So Tuesday morning I headed to Renosterkop for some decent fishing on my new boat ..... Once arrived I fished around the island with not much success, so I headed towards the south of the dam near the informal settlement , apon arrival """"""screech !!!!! Glunk !!!!""""I went over a steel rod they hit into the ground to tie the nets to , these things are over 2m long and are out about 10m from the bank , anyways it took a huge groove from bow to stern , causing lotsa damage and even putting a nice ding in my prop ....so much for my spray job and reconed prop , needless to say I lost it and pulled out a total of 9 nets , some reaching over 4 meters in length , these things are killing the kurper population , hundreds are getting caught along with some bird life that try catch already caught fish and get themselves tangled , so if you fisg renosterkop , keep a look out for nets and their steel poles"""""""also if you gana remove them keep a good look out , locals will chuck rocks at you if they see you""""
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F*#!?*#G Nets In Renosterkop
- Thread starter zucas922
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ultimit basslover
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PH wrote:
ture had a near experines with these guys!!Sorry about your experience
At Inanda dam they've got guns
100% African
Senior Member
that sucks man.... sorry...
I can imaging the anger you has. All that time, effort, passion, and MONEY spent... then to put a dent into it...
I can imaging the anger you has. All that time, effort, passion, and MONEY spent... then to put a dent into it...
removed one the other day
it must have been close on 20m long and about 1.5m width.
It was completely submerged about 2 feet under the water, the only way we saw it was beacuse it has little white foam things keeping the net up all the way along the net about 2 feet under the water...first we thought it was rubbish so i hooked it with my rod...
There were no poles just sand bags...dunno how they keep track of where they are?Must say that net could not have been cheap
Released about 30 kurper...one dead and some carp (took the net home)
We actually saw the little white things about a hour earlier in a different spot and also thought it was rubbish so just left it but both were on the northern bank
it must have been close on 20m long and about 1.5m width.
It was completely submerged about 2 feet under the water, the only way we saw it was beacuse it has little white foam things keeping the net up all the way along the net about 2 feet under the water...first we thought it was rubbish so i hooked it with my rod...
There were no poles just sand bags...dunno how they keep track of where they are?Must say that net could not have been cheap
Released about 30 kurper...one dead and some carp (took the net home)
We actually saw the little white things about a hour earlier in a different spot and also thought it was rubbish so just left it but both were on the northern bank
100% African
Senior Member
Would be interesting to see some pics of these nets. At least we will know what to look out for in the future....
Maybe some in the water and some which have been removed.
Thanks
Maybe some in the water and some which have been removed.
Thanks
zucas922 wrote:
Please post some pics to the newly completed boat, ill be really interested to see what you have created!Hi all , I've spent the last 6 months building the ultimate bass boat , from decks to spraying it to rebuilding the engine , well after so much work and two test runs on roodeplaat dam it was ready! So Tuesday morning I headed to Renosterkop for some decent fishing on my new boat ..... Once arrived I fished around the island with not much success, so I headed towards the south of the dam near the informal settlement , apon arrival """"""screech !!!!! Glunk !!!!""""I went over a steel rod they hit into the ground to tie the nets to , these things are over 2m long and are out about 10m from the bank , anyways it took a huge groove from bow to stern , causing lotsa damage and even putting a nice ding in my prop ....so much for my spray job and reconed prop , needless to say I lost it and pulled out a total of 9 nets , some reaching over 4 meters in length , these things are killing the kurper population , hundreds are getting caught along with some bird life that try catch already caught fish and get themselves tangled , so if you fisg renosterkop , keep a look out for nets and their steel poles"""""""also if you gana remove them keep a good look out , locals will chuck rocks at you if they see you""""