Went through to Franskraal on Wednesday. Thursday there was a strong Easterly, which blew till Friday Night/ Sat morning. Water went very cold in the 2 days.
Got some nice prawn from the river and some blood worm off the beach. Tried all the spots we know, as well as most of the baits.
Managed about 6 klipvis and 5 blaasoppe for the first 3 days.
Went to Die Gruis about 9pm on Sat evening. Was a strong drissle that kept falling till about 11:30pm
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At around midnight, my outlaw (father-in-law) had a strong pul, but missed it. I went ON about 2 minutes later. A small smooth hound of about 4 kg. The action was quite nice for about 30 minutes, with 8 smooth hounds being landed (all in the 2-6kg class). Everything went quiet again.
I had a massive birds nest when my sinker came off about 10m from the rod tip. Man, it was a beaut. Had to resort to the side cutter the next morning to sort this one out.
Used my galjoen stick the rest of the evening till 2pm. Only managed 2 barbel. I would still have stuck around for a few more hours, but the outlaw got cold, and we headed home for a cold shower in the ablution facilities.
(Hot water gets turned off at 10pm!)
Water was VERY CLEAR and COLD. Must have dropped 3-4 degrees from Wednesday evening to Friday morning.
Although we did not manage any great catches, the houds did provide some fun.
Got some nice prawn from the river and some blood worm off the beach. Tried all the spots we know, as well as most of the baits.
Managed about 6 klipvis and 5 blaasoppe for the first 3 days.
Went to Die Gruis about 9pm on Sat evening. Was a strong drissle that kept falling till about 11:30pm
.At around midnight, my outlaw (father-in-law) had a strong pul, but missed it. I went ON about 2 minutes later. A small smooth hound of about 4 kg. The action was quite nice for about 30 minutes, with 8 smooth hounds being landed (all in the 2-6kg class). Everything went quiet again.
I had a massive birds nest when my sinker came off about 10m from the rod tip. Man, it was a beaut. Had to resort to the side cutter the next morning to sort this one out.
Used my galjoen stick the rest of the evening till 2pm. Only managed 2 barbel. I would still have stuck around for a few more hours, but the outlaw got cold, and we headed home for a cold shower in the ablution facilities.
(Hot water gets turned off at 10pm!)Water was VERY CLEAR and COLD. Must have dropped 3-4 degrees from Wednesday evening to Friday morning.
Although we did not manage any great catches, the houds did provide some fun.