R50 Dam

carp crazee

New member
Bracing the cold weather and some killer winds that had arrived , armoured in a warm trackpants and a Hooded Jacket, the dam was in my sights.

I Arrived at the Dam at around 10:00am, and the first line went in at 10:30am.
Not long before there was action on my rods but not any real takers, a proper take and a real run occurred at around 12:00am. I WAS ON !! I calmly played the fish towards the bank, and then landed it safely, the first fish of the day was within the 2kg range. Not big, but not bad for the circumstances.

Soon after releasing the fish (30mins later), my other rods soon had some pick-ups, the next one was on merely a half-an-hour later. This ONE *one of them* was slightly bigger, (± 2.5kg).
This is where it gets interesting, a twist in the tale...

While playing the fish towards the bank and into the net, it suddenly felt a bit heavier than what it first appeared to be. There was TWO FISH on my rod !!! While playing my fish, it had swam into another fish which was snagged on a grass pile, this where the second fish came from. Nonetheless, both were landed safely.
Thereafter another two were landed, with the biggest being around the 3kg mark.

A total of 5 fish were landed and lost 2 fish. *all fish were safely released*







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ccole

New member
@carp crazee - Do you have to book a swim or is it first come first serve? Who do i contact if i want to fish at the dam?
 

TimJan

Sealiner
Hi carp crazee well done.
I see Dewalds was there on friday and also had a good day

ccole its a first come first serve basis and open to anybody but will recommend getting there early as it gets busy.
Its just past the xumbugs land by alberton. The contact number i have is 082 826 6640.
 

dewalds

Member
Hi CCole,

Like Timjan said, first come first served... In the summer months you end up waiting in line to get in at 5 in the morning allready, with quite a couple of okes infront of you...

CC, well done on a good session man!
 

carp crazee

New member
@Micks
I changed spots from time to time, they weren't really fussy regarding flavors, some flavours produced a quick bite and some took a bit longer
 
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