good day guys i only started bassing last year,ar

[Johanvc]

bandit365 wrote:

what has the water temp. been where you guys been fishing?

around 10 degrees and that was on a good day

 

[bandit365]

and you guys still catching fish that good going

 

[Johanvc]

bandit365 wrote:

and you guys still catching fish that good going

We battled. And only on 2 trips out of 7 did fish come out

 

[bandit365]

i am going this weekend weather permiting but am worried the water going to be far to cold.

 

[Johanvc]

I think I am going to wait for it to warm up a bit before i go again lmao

 

[Billaridoo]

The cold has it's clutches around everything up here. If you go, good luck Bandit, fooshies are veeeeery lazy on the bite!
I'm with VC, waiting for the warmth to return.

 

[bandit365]

i must be honest am not that keen but strating to get withdraws got a need to wet a line. :fishn

 

[Billaridoo]

Same here bro, but weighing it up against the frozen fingers and maybe only landing one small fooshie, I donnoknow, still keeping me home.

None the less, I did land my PB this winter, so you never know. VC says that he caught his biggest fish in the cold. If you are brave, GO FOR IT!

 

[Johanvc]

Not my biggest fish but some of my big fish

 

[Billaridoo]

 

[Pershond]

I have to go and test my new boat out on Saturday so I have no choice but to go fish!!  I haven't gone bass fishing since 3 May, longest time I haven't caught one in over 10 years!! Hopefully this cold weather passes soon enough.

 

[Billaridoo]

Pershond wrote:

I have to go and test my new boat out on Saturday so I have no choice but to go fish!!  I haven't gone bass fishing since 3 May, longest time I haven't caught one in over 10 years!! Hopefully this cold weather passes soon enough.

Ooooo blikskottel jy gaan koud kry waneer jy launch! Vat die wading suit saam.

Sterkte ou maat. VC weet hoe koud dit raak. Ons het so 3 weke terug by Bronkies gelaunch, eina!

 

[Johanvc]

Pershond wrote:

I have to go and test my new boat out on Saturday so I have no choice but to go fish!!  I haven't gone bass fishing since 3 May, longest time I haven't caught one in over 10 years!! Hopefully this cold weather passes soon enough.

Where you going?

 

[Pershond]

Ag Rusties is my hunting ground in winter. Fishing is actaully better in the middle of winter than in the middle of summer. Just fish the deepest weedlines you can find...

 

[Johanvc]

The weather for that area
Fri: 17/3
Sat: 18/4
Sun: 19/5
Mon: 18/5

 

[Pershond]

Johanvc wrote:

The weather for that area
Fri: 17/3
Sat: 18/4
Sun: 19/5
Mon: 18/5

Thanks Johan! At least it's not 12! We usually start catching plenty of fish from the 3rd week in July. Cranks work very well, even if the water is 13 degrees. But only early mornings on the deep weeds. Can't wait!

Then, next month we'll do a trip to Driekoppies and then to Mokolo... Lekker tye!!!

 

[Johanvc]

Sounds good
One day

 

[bandit365]

i thought you would have more chance picking up fish in the afternoon after the water had chance to warm up a little

 

[Pershond]

Well, you would if you fish shallow. We fish cranks around weeds in 12-15 feet of water in the mornings. At around 9 the bite will die down and then we'll fish the same area with senkos. I only fish the shallow water after 1 in the winter. Don't know why, but you also tend to catch the bigger fish in the mornings in winter.

But the most important thing for me is to fish in and around weeds. Watermelon candy senko with a small split shot 5cm above the bait is lethal around deep weeds.