Herman Nel
Senior Member
Hi guys!
I had some time to spare on Saturday and did a quick 2 hour session at a private dam ( on my do to list as I have not fished this dam yet ).
I went at 11:00 and was out at 13:00.
Due to this dam be be totally overgrown with reeds and having a very high fall into the water ,launching my boat or canoe was impossible and the reeds made it unfishable from the bank...so I took my float tube.
I took 3 rods and 5 ( yes 5...) lures only- But it was some of my confidence lures,so they had to work! Using limited only lures to get to sharpen your skills a bit and you dont sukkel by changing lures all the time and looking or a pattern - YOU MAKE THE PATTERN!
On the 5th cast fish on! I caught 6 in total of around 800 gr to about 1,3 kgs and lost a big one that shook my lure on the second jump...spectacular!
All fish was caught on a Excalibur crankbait with a brown back and white belly...The takes was softer than usual,no "tap-tap" just that stuck into a sponge type feeling.
Will visit this venue again,in summer after I had the hole fixed in my waders that I discovered while on the water!
Regards
Herman
I had some time to spare on Saturday and did a quick 2 hour session at a private dam ( on my do to list as I have not fished this dam yet ).
I went at 11:00 and was out at 13:00.
Due to this dam be be totally overgrown with reeds and having a very high fall into the water ,launching my boat or canoe was impossible and the reeds made it unfishable from the bank...so I took my float tube.
I took 3 rods and 5 ( yes 5...) lures only- But it was some of my confidence lures,so they had to work! Using limited only lures to get to sharpen your skills a bit and you dont sukkel by changing lures all the time and looking or a pattern - YOU MAKE THE PATTERN!
On the 5th cast fish on! I caught 6 in total of around 800 gr to about 1,3 kgs and lost a big one that shook my lure on the second jump...spectacular!
All fish was caught on a Excalibur crankbait with a brown back and white belly...The takes was softer than usual,no "tap-tap" just that stuck into a sponge type feeling.
Will visit this venue again,in summer after I had the hole fixed in my waders that I discovered while on the water!
Regards
Herman
