New PB at Roodeplaat

[Billaridoo]

LGF has tried full hartedly to land a fooshie there, so have I. Tried everything.

The chap at the shop recons the bass are hanging around some island, only on the one side, and only to be caught late afternoons by taking your bait out with a bait boat.

Problems:

Fish hanging around one specific spot only?, I doubt it, juvinile fish yonder all over the place, have seen some magnificent areas and structures, but no bass around there.

If you can get fish late afternoon, the you should get them any other time with a bit more effort.

Taking your bait out with a bait boat,mmmmm, I don't have that much line on my baitcaster and detecting a bite at such a distance would be challanging.

In short, Rietvlei was traeted(to my knowlage) to erradicate bass, the dam was badly polluted and nobody has caught a bass there in ages.

Great place to fish specimen carp, bad bass spot........

 

[popperdotcom]

Still tricky, but I managed this nice one in the wind yesterday on a white spinner bait at sunset. 2 fish in quick sucession - and then NOTHING. Think its 2kg, definitely a PB for me. There are fish in the shallows for sure - and the water is nice and clear at the moment. I have caught 1 weighless green fluke and 1 on a finesse worm with small weight... Like van says, just behind the weedline. This one on a spinner bait from the rowing jetties after I had absolutely no joy on plastics there.
Spinner in the rough water - its textbook, would be interested to know WHY it is an efficient method? anyone fill us in??

 

[sustan]

spinnerbait does not look anything like a baitfish (which is what its supposed to represent) and is only supposed to promote a reaction and attract fish with its blades and flash etc

in clear, still water a fish can see that its not a fish but in rough dirty water they cant see that well and will bite...

thats how i understand it

 

[Van De Jager]

Nice fish popper, made a turn at plaat today, tried at my usual spot and spoke to some fellas fishing for carp and bass, they recond that some their friends caught bass at the inflow of the stream, just before leaving the friend pitched up in his Nissan MP200 with 2 or 3 nice bass in a keep net, weighing about 2kg's avearage. Hmmm fishing in a silt bed area, no thanks been there, done that. So I moved on to catch nothing at another spot. I wanted to fish the rowing area as a last resort but saw the dude and his nephews working the inflow of the stream and decided to try the area out since I was on the oppisite side of them. :fishn. Fished the shallows and as true as bob, I managed to catch one and lost two "still getting used to a new reel". All n all 5 fish came out in half an hour and several lost, it looks like the fish are comming out of their slumber. The weather was bad but the water quality has definatly improved.

 

[popperdotcom]

Nice. Ya i think this weekend will be good. Unfortunately i have work to do tho. Eish. Anyway, if u do fish, try the southern most jetty & cast towards the submerged fence. Or just outside the rowing area (other side of fence). Why people have to keep fish i dont know :doh Fish that can stay alive in plaat deserve to live!

 

[Van De Jager]

:thankie for the info Billaridoo & Popper. Fished the the same place as last, caught 5 around the 1.5 kg mark and lost a few. Managed to pull out a mini bus , but I'm still looking for that 18 wheeler,  caught my 7th fish at the place popper mentioned.

 

[popperdotcom]

Nice one! I am so jealous. Been studying this weekend. might try on thurs evening

 

[big one]

rietvlei still have some bass. I fished the reeds and grass on a carp fishing trip and caugth 2 bass

 

[sustan]

big one wrote:

rietvlei still have some bass. I fished the reeds and grass on a carp fishing trip and caugth 2 bass

:/ serious?? what size were they?