Massive carp and barbel in hennops on MALBERRIES!!

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Williaby

Member
pringle wrote:
Im not with you here, where did anyone say that the fish were killed?

I firstly use what i kill as i also hunt but i would not even eat a fish out the Hennops river if you payed me to. All fish pictured and literally hundreds more are still alive and swimming in our farm dams as i stated right from the start. I mean why kill what you dont need?
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So you're telling me that all those barbel were alive?

Not that they're protected or anything but I don't see the point in killing fish unless you plan to eat them. I wouldn't eat anything out of the Hennops either.

There are way too many photos of proud guys with piles of dead fish. Why not let them go so that your kids can one day enjoy catching a fish or two as well?
 
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Glenn

Sealiner
Williaby wrote:
pringle wrote:
Im not with you here, where did anyone say that the fish were killed?

I firstly use what i kill as i also hunt but i would not even eat a fish out the Hennops river if you payed me to. All fish pictured and literally hundreds more are still alive and swimming in our farm dams as i stated right from the start. I mean why kill what you dont need?
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So you're telling me that all those barbel were alive?

Not that they're protected or anything but I don't see the point in killing fish unless you plan to eat them. I wouldn't eat anything out of the Hennops either.

There are way too many photos of proud guys with piles of dead fish. Why not let them go so that your kids can one day enjoy catching a fish or two as well?
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shuraj

Sealiner
@ pringle , i fish just below the golf course at the lake but only managed to catch barble under a kg , what coudl i being doing wrong .

 

 

 

 
 
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Lou101

New member
Any advice on fishing the river, I went there today but had no luck at all. Where about are you fishing ?
 
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pringle

Sealiner
Williaby wrote:
pringle wrote:
Im not with you here, where did anyone say that the fish were killed?

I firstly use what i kill as i also hunt but i would not even eat a fish out the Hennops river if you payed me to. All fish pictured and literally hundreds more are still alive and swimming in our farm dams as i stated right from the start. I mean why kill what you dont need?
Click to expand...

So you're telling me that all those barbel were alive?

Not that they're protected or anything but I don't see the point in killing fish unless you plan to eat them. I wouldn't eat anything out of the Hennops either.

There are way too many photos of proud guys with piles of dead fish. Why not let them go so that your kids can one day enjoy catching a fish or two as well?
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As i stated above, none of the fish were killed as they were all released into our farm dams. The carp in the first photo went into the dam seen in the background. The barbel came out the river, which is where the lawn ends in the pic (maybe 200m away) straight out the river for the pic and into the farm dam which is behind the house. How can a barbel of all fish die from being out the water for maybe a min and a half. Just dont get it. Yes im proud of my catches but none of them consist of piles of dead fish.
 
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pringle

Sealiner
@ Shuraj

I tend to fish bigger balls of worms if small fish tend to come on the bite. Also try strips of chicken livers, the smaller fish arent as eager to take them. As for the carp and muddies, only thing i fish is white almond dough with cotton mixed in it as this is what delivers for me. Small hooks an light sinkers.

What ive also found is that if you place a flavoured mielie pip on the hook after threading worms on the smaller barbel are put off by it. The bigger fish are there, just have to fluke them.
 
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pringle

Sealiner
@ Lou101

I mainly fish our stretch of river as its the most convenient. Our bit of the river is about 500m downstream from the bridge you cross to get to the Zwatkops raceway. Try fishing calmer water closer to the banks or under overhanging trees and depper area for the carp. Balls of kariba worms do the trick every time!

Hope this helps. Tight lines.
 
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Enigma

Moderator
Pringle do you people still have the plot as i see from our other correspondence you're in CT.

I live a km away from you so you rod will be right around the corner from you.

Glenn our carp populations differ vastly from those of Europe ie in the Bloemhof dam and Vaal dam there are commercial concessions for netting and electro fishing for Catfish, Carp and various Labeo species and quotas of 48 tons are sustained year after year for the past 15 years and we still go there and fish (Bank angling, Match Angling, Feeder Angling, Light Tackle Boat, Competition Carp angling and the huge Bonanza where approx 100 tons of fish are registered for the year)

It's a sustainable and managed resource in many areas and supports unemployed and undernourished populations. Just as there are Marine Protected Areas the dam has commercially exploited areas and no go areas, and that's where the big fish are.
 
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pringle

Sealiner
Jip Enigma still got the plot.

Im just down in CT studying at Stellenbosch but my dad still lives on the plot.

Im heading up after exams to go visit, so pretty soon. I'd love to come check how the rod is coming along but i doubt that im allowed flying it down again so i'll probably stick to the courier service transport wise, once its done. Or are one piece rods allowed on the plane?

Also have two L&F carp rods id like to have redone, if you wouldn't mind? Anyhow i'll let you know when im up in PTA. Are you close to Sutherland High or closer to the industrial area?

Struggling to get my hands on the awa-shima range of lines, can i buy from you by any chance? Only heard good things about it. Or do you know who stocks down here?

Im dying to know so i have to ask, hows the rod coming along? Any teazer pics maybe?::S

I feel like a little stoutgat even though i didn't do anything wrong! Can't wait!
 
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Enigma

Moderator
About 2km from sutherland alon Ruimte Weg

The blanks I sent back for tweaking, I'm not happy with the test curve.

No 1 piece 4-6oz at 4.3m won't be allowed.

Multi pieces re-furb no problem.

Welcome to pop in when you're here but the shop's out in the direction of Pta Zoo (past it) and not here local

Lines in CT are available at Tuckers and Suburban spares. Probably into some shops like Alpha Pro when it get's going to season (Sep - Oct)

Or you can call our retail outlet - Tacklemania 012 335 1796 and speak to Thea, she'll sort mail order out for you.

I'll post a teazer on the slimlines as soon as we're 100% on the action of the new blanks
 
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pringle

Sealiner
Know Ruimte Weg , my little bro and my cousin wrote one of our bakkies off there.

Will give Tuckers a call thanks and will definately come round when im up again, would be nice to meet you.

Anyhow Enigma i sent you an e-mail as requested, got some more questions about my rod. Have a look when you have the time. Thanks!
 
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Enigma

Moderator
Drove over the Hennops in Clubview this morning there's been some sort of spill somewhere it looked like a bath that someonw dropped whole bottle of bubble bath in. Just white foam everywhere and no water visible.

Has to be bad news and fish kills as a result
 
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pringle

Sealiner
Theres forever spills! Somedays theres a "shine" on the surface on our stretch, just down river from us is a sewerage treatment plant and they pump some dodgy stuff into the water. Caught some of my biggest barbel there.

Nothing as bad as the dead cows and even human corpses that float down and get struck on our bank. Had two bodies in the last two years, scary stuff.

A dead cow made for good fishing once, good feeding spot for barbel developed where it got stuck on a bank.:fbash
 
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