Started Bass fishing the end of last year and up u

[braailegend]

Started Bass fishing the end of last year and up until no I havn't caught anything above 1kg... until this evening. Don't know the weight of the bass, but I'd say at least over 2kg, but then I'm no expert. Next time hopefully I will have a scale and someone to take the photo.

Saw her in the shallows, next to a reed bed, just cruising around. Tried for a hour with all types of baits, but no luck. So I changed my tactic. I rigged a dropshot leadhead with a worm, which I then dropped on top of the bass, looked like it irratated her, and I was on. Was the first time a fish took off some decent line of my Shimano Sidestab 4000.

 

 

[braailegend]

Compared to my rod and reel: Shimano sidestab4000 and L&F rod

 

[braailegend]

Last one...

Also teaches me a lesson, dont fish alone, you need a camera man

 

[braailegend]

She was safely released, to fight another day

 

[IanBass]

looks very healthy, and I will give you the benefit of the doubt and say 2kg easy.

 

[Brushhog]

Wow thats a nice fish,defnitly 2kg's!!!

 

[Maki]

What dam in stellenbosch did you catch it at?

 

[braailegend]

Its a secret!.. Haha. But then again nice dams (fish) are scarce in Cape Town. Its a small dam just outside Stellenbosch

 

[braailegend]

When fishing there, take polaroid glasses with... Helps alot with spotting movement, because its a relatively flat shallow dam.

 

[Maki]

Braailegend,how about some direction buddy.Could you please PM me.Would really like to check it out.

 

[braailegend]

it is just past the gholf course as you drive towards S/west.

 

[braailegend]

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[braailegend]

Went there again this morning and caught this, not my biggest, but the most beautiful. Dont know if it just a normal large mouth, but the fish was completely black, with white belly and Red red gills...

 

[BassMasterNONPro]

Stealth Bass 3000!!
LEGEND

 

[braailegend]

Even camo's on land

 

[Speedworm]

Ye ive caught 2 black black bass like that before they change colour to surroundings to blend in better to ambush prey

 

[IanBass]

its a undercover S.W.A.T agent

 

[braailegend]

My suspisions were confirmed.. someone introduced carp into the dams. The bigger dam I usually fish got 2 new big carps in and another dam closeby got one in. Because the dam is so shallow and completly clear, you can see the big fish cruizing.

They must have been introduced in the last week, because I know those dams well. Maybe it was someone wanting to grow a trophy fish. What is the Pro's and Con's of these fish... Some spots are already muddy because of them.

 

[Speedworm]

There is no pro's with carp only con's they ruin any dam they get put in so if u catch them kill them. Otherwise these bass dams will be ruined ;/

They make the dams muddy. Eat all the bass eggs. They are nuisance fish like barbel and need to be put down

 

[braailegend]

This just before spawning