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Perfect fishing trip to Doorndraai Dam
- Thread starter longtimenofishing
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from what ive heard from my felow anglers is that you will definitely need 15lb + line i would personally look into getting 25lb+ braid if i were you, also you will need at least +- 700m of line on you reel depending as you need to fish out more than 300m....
like the guys here said you need the right stuff bud otherwise you end up filling the dam with gut, and you are bound to break your tackle if you dont go all out. also the storms are apparently very hectic so you need to look into something to help cope with that properly tie down your stuff etc. like SPINEDOK mentioned get a decent main line and also a proper leader to help cope with snags.... als you need to look at the terminal tackle you need proper hooks, proper sinkers, lead clips etc. decent lead core and 25+lb hooklink material.
other than that just make sure your line capacity is right with 8lb mono you not going to get anywhere and i promise you those fish will break that 8lb mono like nothing.... like the guys mentioned 25lb hook link gets broken by those fish.... go and look for some decent baid nothing less than 25lb if you can afford it. otherwise mono but mono at 15lb is at 0.3mm so you wont be able to go very far with those shimano 6000's maybe 300m of mono that means you can fish out 200-240m MAX..... so good luck bud.
my personal suggestion would be save up some money and buy yourself some decent big pit reels and fill those bad boys up with braid 25lb +, then you wil be ready for a dam like doorndraai.
like the guys here said you need the right stuff bud otherwise you end up filling the dam with gut, and you are bound to break your tackle if you dont go all out. also the storms are apparently very hectic so you need to look into something to help cope with that properly tie down your stuff etc. like SPINEDOK mentioned get a decent main line and also a proper leader to help cope with snags.... als you need to look at the terminal tackle you need proper hooks, proper sinkers, lead clips etc. decent lead core and 25+lb hooklink material.
other than that just make sure your line capacity is right with 8lb mono you not going to get anywhere and i promise you those fish will break that 8lb mono like nothing.... like the guys mentioned 25lb hook link gets broken by those fish.... go and look for some decent baid nothing less than 25lb if you can afford it. otherwise mono but mono at 15lb is at 0.3mm so you wont be able to go very far with those shimano 6000's maybe 300m of mono that means you can fish out 200-240m MAX..... so good luck bud.
my personal suggestion would be save up some money and buy yourself some decent big pit reels and fill those bad boys up with braid 25lb +, then you wil be ready for a dam like doorndraai.
Dougyd you maybe getting annoyed by the reluctance to give information but trust me these guys are only looking at your and the dams best interest they really do know what they talking about and would love to help. I fished DD before with 20lb braid and a 30lb fluoro snag leader and trust me that wasnt even enough. I fished out at 500m+ and every run got snagged even with the braid, leader and inflatable getting the fish out the snags was not easy. Honestly you really are wasting your time going out there with 8lb mono, ready made hair rigs and inferior tackle. You jus going to end up loosing tackle, money and time and you going to be very disappointed
You can use the rods you have now and upgrade later if you want.
It depends on how many rods you like to fish so that can have an effect on how much you spend.
A good reel that can take a lot of line and will last a lifetime - Daiwa Emcast R700-900
Pod - maybe the Predator Quattro R800
Unhooking mat - R200-800
Landing net - R300-800
Weighsling - R150
Scale - R250
It depends on how many rods you like to fish so that can have an effect on how much you spend.
A good reel that can take a lot of line and will last a lifetime - Daiwa Emcast R700-900
Pod - maybe the Predator Quattro R800
Unhooking mat - R200-800
Landing net - R300-800
Weighsling - R150
Scale - R250
dougyd
Out of curiosty..Why are you so keen on fishing this paticular venue. Was it a program that you seen on TV or a magazine, or the internet?
Cos I would like you to know that alot of effort has been put in to catch those fish. Some of those people are veterans and even make a living from fishing.
I would rather suggest that you fish easier venues with the right tackle before you attempt a difficult venue like DD
Out of curiosty..Why are you so keen on fishing this paticular venue. Was it a program that you seen on TV or a magazine, or the internet?
Cos I would like you to know that alot of effort has been put in to catch those fish. Some of those people are veterans and even make a living from fishing.
I would rather suggest that you fish easier venues with the right tackle before you attempt a difficult venue like DD
Johann_Marais
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the one main thing that pisses me of and makes me lose sooooo much respect for most guys is that( AND PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT I DONT MEAN THAT THIS IS THE CASE HERE) BUT A LOT OF GUYS FLOCK TO DAMS THAT HAVE BIG FISH IN THEM INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN THE TIME AND WORK AT DAMS THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS IN THE DAM.... TAKE THIS FOR AN EXAMPLE AND A LOT OF YOU WILL HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS BUT CATCHING A 40LB FISH IN DONALDSON TOP LAKE AS OPPOSED TO CATCHING A 40LB FISH IN BOTTOM LAKE??? AS SOON AS PEOPLE HEAR THAT THERE IS BIG FISH IN DAMS THEY FLOCK THERE WITH THE HOPES AND DREAMS TO CATCH THAT BIG ONE WHICH WILL ALMOST NEVER HAPPEN....
Genhiphop wrote:
Not with that attitude you wont.... Think positive mate!the one main thing that pisses me of and makes me lose sooooo much respect for most guys is that( AND PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT I DONT MEAN THAT THIS IS THE CASE HERE) BUT A LOT OF GUYS FLOCK TO DAMS THAT HAVE BIG FISH IN THEM INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN THE TIME AND WORK AT DAMS THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS IN THE DAM.... TAKE THIS FOR AN EXAMPLE AND A LOT OF YOU WILL HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS BUT CATCHING A 40LB FISH IN DONALDSON TOP LAKE AS OPPOSED TO CATCHING A 40LB FISH IN BOTTOM LAKE??? AS SOON AS PEOPLE HEAR THAT THERE IS BIG FISH IN DAMS THEY FLOCK THERE WITH THE HOPES AND DREAMS TO CATCH THAT BIG ONE WHICH WILL ALMOST NEVER HAPPEN....
kaboem wrote:
hehe nah man there is nothing worse than going to a place to fish for the weekend, if you have prepped the spot you fed during the week and you get there only to find tom dick and hary on your spot. why do you think specimen guys dont post photos anymore? they dont talk about their catches anymore....... we feed of other peoples hard work.....Genhiphop wrote:Not with that attitude you wont.... Think positive mate!the one main thing that pisses me of and makes me lose sooooo much respect for most guys is that( AND PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT I DONT MEAN THAT THIS IS THE CASE HERE) BUT A LOT OF GUYS FLOCK TO DAMS THAT HAVE BIG FISH IN THEM INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN THE TIME AND WORK AT DAMS THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS IN THE DAM.... TAKE THIS FOR AN EXAMPLE AND A LOT OF YOU WILL HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS BUT CATCHING A 40LB FISH IN DONALDSON TOP LAKE AS OPPOSED TO CATCHING A 40LB FISH IN BOTTOM LAKE??? AS SOON AS PEOPLE HEAR THAT THERE IS BIG FISH IN DAMS THEY FLOCK THERE WITH THE HOPES AND DREAMS TO CATCH THAT BIG ONE WHICH WILL ALMOST NEVER HAPPEN....
Johann_Marais
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dougyd wrote:
Yeah, kinda picked that up...It's not as easy as they made it out to be.but yes the program hier gan ons alweer does play a role in it
Johann_Marais
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