Hi Guys, We are going to Loskop Dam this weekend

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Hobo-Jay

New member
Hi Guys,

We are going to Loskop Dam this weekend and need some advice. I have fished there in the past but from shore for carp.

Now we are fishing for bass off the boat.

We are still quite new to bass fishing and would really appreciate some information and tips.
  • Good spots for this time of year?[/*]
  • Bait colours[/*]
  • Water condition (Clean/Dirty/Stained)?[/*]
  • Successfull Lures?[/*]
  • Anything else that can help me and my dad succeed.[/*]
Thanks in advance!!!
 
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aquadementia

Sealiner
hey Hobo... as much as the bass anglers deny it, the bass in loskop feed heavily on the glassies, dwarf tigers and redbreast kurpers. I've found that a zoom mini fluke in this colour fished weightless gets the most reaction from the hordes of smaller bass.
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Look for flooded plants that have access to nearby deep water, areas like this should hold some bass. There are so many species there that a quick look in the artlure section may turn an average bass trip into an awesome artlure trip?
http://sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=89619&forum_id=71
 
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kaptein delarey

Sealiner
Sorry ... I sent an email not a PM.

Agree with Aqua about the small flukes. I had success with a white with silver glitter fluke (think El Grande 3" or 4") I just added a small 1gram mojo weight about 50cm up the line - also works great.

Cheers
 
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Hobo-Jay

New member
Thanks Guys!

I went and got exactly what you recommended! I will report back on tuesday and hopefully a success story!
 
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Hobo-Jay

New member
Hi Guys,

Just an update on the fishing at Loskop dam this past weekend. And thanks again for the advice!

Saturday afternoon: We launched and headed straight around the corner for the black pipe area to the right. We rigged up with Baby bass flukes and Watermelon seed flukes. Second cast in and my dad hooked a great +-3kg Bass. After trying to get another 1 or 2 for about 10 mins we headed to a different spot. We only fished for about 3.5 hours and headed back only catching the one.

Sunday Morning: We Launched at 05:30am and went straight back to the pipe. This time we only managed a small one +-500g. We then decided to try another location other side of the dam near some submerged logs and branched. While trolling over we saw a huge bass dart out of the logs toward the open water. That was the only bass were able to spot in the water the entire weekend.

Sunday Afternoon: We headed straight for the water fall opposite the dam wall and here we managed to hook a few small Kurper but no bass. We then trolled around the corner to a small cove to the left. While trolling i noticed a bump/ledge that went from 12m to 6.5m so we drop shotted for a while and also managed a small bass or 2.

Monday morning: After a very windy and rough water condition we didnt manage to get any bites.

All in all the fishing wasn't spectacular but this dam is still a beautifull place and it is always a pleasure.

Unfortunatly i cant give any other tips or advise to add onto the above as my other ideas such as spinnerbaits, senko and creature baits didnt seem to pay off.
 
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kaptein delarey

Sealiner
Nice bass.

I would love to catch one of these bigger Loskop specimens, but there's usually no time to try for bigger bass during an artlure event.

Just have to catch a size bass and move on to the next specie ...

Cheers
 
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