Hey all :D Just wanted to report back on Buffelsp

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Vern

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Hey all :D

Just wanted to report back on Buffelspoort Dam bass'in trip this last Saturday.

Three from the bank and me on my pontoon.  If anyone out there thinking of going to Buffelspoort, DO IT! It's a really great dam. Big bass population.
We stopped counting the bass landed after 60. 1 lunker at 3.16kg.  3 bass at 2.18kg, 2.51kg and 2.86kg.  7 bass was scaled between 1.5kg and 2.00kg. the rest under 1kg and we didn't bother to weigh. We fished a stretch of about 40m to 50m.

We're not close to being pro, we just had a lucky day;). I patrolled with the area we fished on the pontoon and noticed on the sonar that, because the water-level is higher, the bass tend to ambush between two long grass beds. One is the grass from the bank, and the other is a thick stretch about 5m from the bank. The channel between them held a lot of hungry bass.

Lures used was Hogtails (watermelon seed), Spinnerbaits (chartreuse) and Rapala Crankbait (DT Flat Sure Set). O yes, and the lunker was caught on my fav Zara Spook.
I can really recommend that Rapala because of the hooks the added to it.

I'll get the pics posted as soon as my brother gets his arse in gear... grrrr.;)

I'm also glad to report that the pontoon worked great.  It's very stable and can really take the waves of speeders passing by. I was using a Jarvis Marine Watersnake T34 on a 60h Calcium battery.
 
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Ryan

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Kewl Bud Nice report..........

Makes me wanna just go there............

Glad to hear you had some fantastic fishing......

Look forwards to your Photies..........
 
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jacqjdt

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Vern, Hi  :p allways nice to see someone had a good fishing day. Please tell me in

ure experience would a V-boat or float tube be ok on the dam and which aria is best to launch from and fish for an inexperienced basser like myself ? :? 
 
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Vern

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Thanx Johan :)

Now I just need to get the farmers' permission to go there again. :p


Hey there jacqjdt :)

We were catching from the west side of Bufflespoort.  Unfortunately there is no public access on that side. Across from where we were, on the east side, I saw people catching carp there. That might be a good spot to launch a tube from. Looking on Google Earth, I can see some buildings to the north as well, close to the dam wall. Not to sure what they are :( I don't know much about Buffelspoort dam, it was my first time there :p

I know that Bass-o-Mania is a good place to use a float. It's near Bronkhorstspruit. Just check out the ad in SA Bass. There is a few farm dams to choose from. I enjoyed my last trip there. Only thing is that it can only be used on weekends, because Danie from Bass-o-Mania has to be present. Farmers can be tricky when you want to use there waters, hehe. Also, It's not as far as Buffelspoort.
 
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Little Green Fish

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[color=#006600]jacqjdt[/color] wrote:
Vern, Hi  :p allways nice to see someone had a good fishing day. Please tell me in

ure experience would a V-boat or float tube be ok on the dam and which aria is best to launch from and fish for an inexperienced basser like myself ? :? 
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@Vern

Nice going there bud, yeah Buffels has never let me down and like you say some nice size fish in them waters and feisty buggers with alot of fight and tail-power.


@jacqjdt (eish, what a name)

Bud listen the tude and the V-boat will work great and you can launch anywhere on the western side (take a look at the attached map in the http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=615&forum_id=31Known Bass venues )now its the side that is on the left with the description Rex Turn-off a little to the left (this side of the dam is the public side) one thing though see if you can't strap some sort of propulsion device to it, as it might prove to be mielie-pap-power depleting on your legs, but defs a must. 

Oh and stick to watermelon colours, they seem to work wonders.

Note to self: GO THERE NEXT WEEK!!!

:f1shy
 
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jacqjdt

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Once again, THANK'S Vern. :babee U're an angel man.

As for the name, my name (Jacques) is always taken and as I do many sites including Pc gaming and shopping and so on, it's just easier to have something that is exepted every time, and with my madcow decease I must have one log-in for all.

I was wandering when someone was gonna ask, I've gotten away with it for a long time :spite .
 
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Vern

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Thanks.

Ryan, sorry man - I read through the posts and noticed I did not thank you for the compliment. Eish, sorry :doh


Thanks BigBass, and LGF

LGF, thank you for confirming the west side off Buffelspoort. Good advice on attaching a little motor to the tube. Buffelspoort is not a small dam, smaller than say Harties, But using flippers to cover great distance there will make your leg muscles double in no-time

jacqjdt, take a look at this: http://www.fishwest.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BW06FP1000BK&Category_Code=bwsports&Store_Code=flyshop
Now I know one won't be able to find this in SA, but maybe you might be able to get some tools and make something like this for your tube. What I can see is that it's not going to add any weight to a tube. It will pull the tube, which will work great, because a trolling motor works best when it pulls, rather than pushing.

Just to show that you can add a trolling motor to almost any "floating device", look at the attachment I added...

PS, Don't anyone dare think that's me:vic::
 

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Vern

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I'm "thinking" of going bassing at Bass-o-Mania this weekend, and then Bass Lake next week. Anyone care to join me?
 
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Ryan

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Vern - funny dude that looks like a Pontoon boat.

Are you sure that is not you in da pic - looks like a chap that is spaced out on sum serious drugs - wern't you on sum kinda medication .............................

Hmmmmmmm maybe you better post some pictures of yourself with the bass that you did catch just to prove too us that it is really not you in da photie - LOL
 
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jacqjdt

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Vern, very interesting idea. Thanks for all the troable you went to. ;) Hope I can return the favour someday.
 
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Fanie Lindeque

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Hi Guys.

 

Mmmmmmm. Im of to Buffulspoort this weekend with da Fishing Club.

 

Yip we have Club Compatition this weekend ,

 

And from what i have read so far it looks like im gonna have my hands full.

Just one Qeustion.

 

I will have to try and cast fromthe Shore as my bout is still under consrtuction and will only be ready in a few months from now.

 

What biat can you Sugest and whow is the barble over there as this will be my first time there.

 

Hope your guys can help.
 
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