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Ertjies
I agree with Carlo, will not go lighter than 20Lb at Mteri. I personally have not been there in September. You got to keep in mind that you will not be fishing spawn in September, they have 2 spawning periods July and December. You can use your standard lures, Flukes, Brush Hogs, Dead Ringers, Jigs, Crank Baits and Top Waters.
If you want to scale up and fish bigger baits look at 10" Senko, 8" Flukes, Big Brushogs, 10" Worms.
Hope this helps.
I agree with Carlo, will not go lighter than 20Lb at Mteri. I personally have not been there in September. You got to keep in mind that you will not be fishing spawn in September, they have 2 spawning periods July and December. You can use your standard lures, Flukes, Brush Hogs, Dead Ringers, Jigs, Crank Baits and Top Waters.
If you want to scale up and fish bigger baits look at 10" Senko, 8" Flukes, Big Brushogs, 10" Worms.
Hope this helps.
Hi Ertjies
I will also be going up in September, going on the 19th.
We were there last year, in October though and had good success on Senkos and DD22's. They seemed to like the clown colour cranks-probably has something to do with the Robbies they have in the dam. If you looking for big fish (which is obviously the reason you going to Mteri) try up the river in the early morning, just before the bend where it gets very shollow-you can't really miss it if you have your depth finder, try the trees around this area, as we caught quite a few fish over 3kgs here and im told that this is the area where a lot of the 10lb+ fish come out of. Try using a jig in this area as well. Another good spot is directly out from camp, there is an under water hump, right next to a deep channel-we didnt get anything huge here, but caught a lot of fish between 2-3kgs and is a hell of a lot of fun. Another spot worth trying is on the right hand side of the dam, on the far side,in the second bay from the wall, there are some isolated trees at the entrance and we had some success fishing senkos very slowly around these trees. If you tie onto one of these trees and cast towards the other, these is a deep channel between them and we had some huge fish around here. Like Hennie said though they have had a lot of rain and there will be plenty of shallow grass to fish. Try get Hennie Papenfuss' dvd on Mteri, as he fished the dam when it was full, amazing to see those huge fish hitting the frogs in the shallows!! What dates are you heading up exactly, cause if you going after me, I can obviously give a report back before you go.
I will also be going up in September, going on the 19th.
We were there last year, in October though and had good success on Senkos and DD22's. They seemed to like the clown colour cranks-probably has something to do with the Robbies they have in the dam. If you looking for big fish (which is obviously the reason you going to Mteri) try up the river in the early morning, just before the bend where it gets very shollow-you can't really miss it if you have your depth finder, try the trees around this area, as we caught quite a few fish over 3kgs here and im told that this is the area where a lot of the 10lb+ fish come out of. Try using a jig in this area as well. Another good spot is directly out from camp, there is an under water hump, right next to a deep channel-we didnt get anything huge here, but caught a lot of fish between 2-3kgs and is a hell of a lot of fun. Another spot worth trying is on the right hand side of the dam, on the far side,in the second bay from the wall, there are some isolated trees at the entrance and we had some success fishing senkos very slowly around these trees. If you tie onto one of these trees and cast towards the other, these is a deep channel between them and we had some huge fish around here. Like Hennie said though they have had a lot of rain and there will be plenty of shallow grass to fish. Try get Hennie Papenfuss' dvd on Mteri, as he fished the dam when it was full, amazing to see those huge fish hitting the frogs in the shallows!! What dates are you heading up exactly, cause if you going after me, I can obviously give a report back before you go.
Ertjies
There is a bit of a secret to fishing Jigs in Mteri, you pitch your jig and wait for it to hit the bottom. Once it reached the bottom and you have not been picked up by a fish, give it a hard jerk upwards and let it drop again. The bigger fish always pick the jig up on the drop, hence the bigger and more drops you have the more fish you will get on a jig.
There is a bit of a secret to fishing Jigs in Mteri, you pitch your jig and wait for it to hit the bottom. Once it reached the bottom and you have not been picked up by a fish, give it a hard jerk upwards and let it drop again. The bigger fish always pick the jig up on the drop, hence the bigger and more drops you have the more fish you will get on a jig.
Ha ha, we leaving the day you arriving-maybe we'll pass you at the border and have some tips for you 
We did well on watermelon, but i suppose it will depend on the colour of the water. I'd say take your usual watermelon, junebug, etc. and it should be fine. I'm gonna try find out some more info closer to the time hopefully...
You been up to Zim recently?
We did well on watermelon, but i suppose it will depend on the colour of the water. I'd say take your usual watermelon, junebug, etc. and it should be fine. I'm gonna try find out some more info closer to the time hopefully...
You been up to Zim recently?
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Ertjies...vat 'n paar Zarra spooks en hart mediseine saam....maak ook solank 'n afspraak vir sielkundige berading vir wanneer jy terug is...ek dink nie bass hengel is ooit weer dieselfde as jy eers by Mteri was nie!!
Costs at the Border are about R350, excluding 3rd party-you can get this here at the AA, will save you time! Otherwise 3rd party about R200 at the border.
At Mteri you get breakfast and dinner, breakfast usually a brunch after the morning session! Food was good the last time we were there.
They do have drinks, but charge in US $ and it becomes quite pricey! I would suggest taking your own drinks with for the trip and take all your snacks as well.
At Mteri you get breakfast and dinner, breakfast usually a brunch after the morning session! Food was good the last time we were there.
They do have drinks, but charge in US $ and it becomes quite pricey! I would suggest taking your own drinks with for the trip and take all your snacks as well.
we normally just declare as a whole, no problem yet. i would fill up at the border and wherever you can over the border, as mteri and back to the border towing is a problem.
have your tanks fill as well when you go over.
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