Well after our bad weather of Saturday passed over a mate and i decided to go for a quik fish early Sunday morning,we arrived at the dam at 05h45 and speedily prepared the boat and we where off,we worked the scattred wead with weedless topwater lures(horny toad's) and poppers but didnt get the expected results,so change was a sure thing and so we did Nic changed to a Rapala Shad Rap Perch and i changed to a Booyah chartreuse and white 1/2oz spinnerbait.....
By this time a light breeze picked up and we used it to our advantage by drifting along the weedline casting towards the edge,it was my second cast that i ran into a brickwall,as the spinnerbait landed i gave it 5seconds to sink and started windeing and there was a sudden DEAD stop and i slamed on the brakes i knew it wasnt a baby by the way this thing pulled and told Nic to get the net ready so long,it gave me a good fight as i was useing 10lb Sufix Camoline,it came around the boat and we saw it wasnt huge but not bad and as i pulled it closer again Nic landed this nice for me,she's thin compared to her head,by the head and mouth this fish should be in the 3kg class but only manage to pull the scale to 2,2kg,still is a good fish!
It wasnt long after we moved to the same spot and it was Nic's time to feel the brute force of these fish as he was fishing with 6lb fire line so he had to be very finesse with his fish,he casted the lure past a weed bush and dragged it along the edge and as soon as the lure reached the piont a good fish hammered his lure and took off into the salad,he played around a bit fought it to the boat and after it jumped a few times i landed it for him safely!This fish was still in good condition and it weighed 2kg,i had family obligations and we had 08H30!
It was a great session!
By this time a light breeze picked up and we used it to our advantage by drifting along the weedline casting towards the edge,it was my second cast that i ran into a brickwall,as the spinnerbait landed i gave it 5seconds to sink and started windeing and there was a sudden DEAD stop and i slamed on the brakes i knew it wasnt a baby by the way this thing pulled and told Nic to get the net ready so long,it gave me a good fight as i was useing 10lb Sufix Camoline,it came around the boat and we saw it wasnt huge but not bad and as i pulled it closer again Nic landed this nice for me,she's thin compared to her head,by the head and mouth this fish should be in the 3kg class but only manage to pull the scale to 2,2kg,still is a good fish!
It wasnt long after we moved to the same spot and it was Nic's time to feel the brute force of these fish as he was fishing with 6lb fire line so he had to be very finesse with his fish,he casted the lure past a weed bush and dragged it along the edge and as soon as the lure reached the piont a good fish hammered his lure and took off into the salad,he played around a bit fought it to the boat and after it jumped a few times i landed it for him safely!This fish was still in good condition and it weighed 2kg,i had family obligations and we had 08H30!
It was a great session!
