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cranky

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we tried out a new dam this weekend...the fishing was tough.

i noticed plenty of bait balls in amonst the weed...lots of small bass ranging from fry to about 300 grams swimming in shoals....there were aslo big bass cruising but they were not interested in our baits...i tried everything from small light plastics to jerkbaits you name it...it is frustrating fishing like this.

we did manage a couple of nice fish
 

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cranky

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thanks to Etienne for weighing the fish and taking the pics...i dont carry a scale on my kickboat so i asked Etienne to weigh them for me just to get an idea of the size...i wanted to compare to get an idea of the size of the fish i caught at hazelmere last weekend.

the bigger fish nailed the frog on the surface but lost it then i let it sink and it must have come around and hit the frog again...man i love fishing suface lures...

i would rather catch one big fish on a suface lure than 10 big ones on a deep lure...unless of course it a comp day...man it is exciting watching fish come up an hit the lure...thats why i have been enjoying shallow jerkbait fishing...when they come up and turn on the bait even if they dont take it...it gets the heart pumping.

 

 
 
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Jake1

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Very nice bass!

I agree, surface lures are great. The bite often give me a "skrik" especially if you dont expect it, and then striking too soon......... have to count to 3 before strike- especially on the zarra. Top water bass on the zarra is normally big ones.

Jake1
 
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Mal Vis

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To slowly count to 3 before striking after a piggy has hit a topwater lure is a super human skill only mastered by those that have developed the ability to conciously force every muscle in their bodies to ignore the 20 million reflex impulses that says strike! strike! strike! If anybody knows how, please tell me.   
 
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Jake1

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Mal Vis wrote:
To slowly count to 3 before striking after a piggy has hit a topwater lure is a super human skill only mastered by those that have developed the ability to conciously force every muscle in their bodies to ignore the 20 million reflex impulses that says strike! strike! strike! If anybody knows how, please tell me.   
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LOL............:lol:1 I know exactly what you mean especially after throwing it for a while and the bass takes it near the boat.... nearly impossible to not strike on impulse...
 
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bronze back

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Cranky really falling in love with that kickboat....going to be in Balito from the 17th Dec...dropping my bass boat in Mooi River after fishing Craigie Burn on the 16th. Would be cool to pick one up for the time I'm there use it in and around Ballito sugar cane farms and maybe some midlands farm dams on the return trip 22 Dec.

Wat is die kanse??
 
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cranky

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a R3000 non refundable deposit...and R250 per day could make it very possible.

we have plans for plenty of fishing right thru till middle of january...and all the kickboats are sold or lent out to people aleady...so it would mean no fishing for me.

 
 
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Koos Bass

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Hey Cranky.

I would love to fish more top water stuff but i get a hookup of maybe 1 out of 3. Could you please post a "how to top water" for us.

i always strike the moment i see the splash on the first take of the day "i get a skrik" but then i try the 3second thing on the next couple of takes but it seems like the fish doesnt always take the bait down with them. does the 3second thing apply to all topwater lures or just some of them.

Thanks

 
 
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