jmgravenor
Sealiner
Howzit guys,
After my dismal performance at the Clan Comp, I walked down to a local dam just to get into a few fish.
The session started off slow with the rain and wind pumping. I was using a Snagproof topwater frog just trying to get a big Largie to react to this. After 20mins I started getting hit. They could barely fit the frog in their mouths! After missing about 4 fish I missed one more, cast past him and twitched the frog a few times. BAM! My second fish on topwater frog caught in 2 years!
I then switched to a popper to get the action started.
I immediately got hit and pulled out fish after fish, big and small. I pulled out 10 fish in the space of 2.5 hours. @ of those fish were caught while speaking on the phone. These fish interrupt my calls...rude much?
Some of the fish I got that day
So...today I went down to a private dam to hook into some prespawn fish before my trip to the mighty Orange river.
Got the car ready
I set up and set off. I pitched and pitched around reeds, weeds bullrushes etc and nothing. After 45mins of fishing I pitched in between some reeds...checked the time on my phone beside me...lifted my rod to make the next pitch and...oh what's this? I'm stuck? My rod was almost vertical now and I saw my line moving sneakily towards me. I didn't have time to load up so I gave a short sharp snap of the rod and felt some lekker pressure. After the adrenalin subsided I put the 1.43kg largie in the live-well.
I then moved up to the inlet and worked it for a while. I was moving out when I lift my rod up to make yet another pitch when I got eaten. I was yet again busy with my phone in my right hand and rod in the left. I felt the tension and yanked as hard as I could with my left hand. She powered off and after struggling to net the thing it was safely in my lap. 1.5kgs on the dot. Slipped her in the live-well and set off.
2 fish in 2 hours. I worked my way around the dam and then had the law enforcement okes on my case, with one police van, using the siren(I have no clue what in the world for?), and calling me off the water, or at least trying to. I spent 2 hours kicking around the dam trying to avoid the 3 cars. I saw them leave and sneaked back to get ready to leave. I started walking up with my stuff when 2 law enforcement guys(Man and woman) pop out from behind a bush...Sneaky Prawns
The conversation goes like this:
Officer: How old are you?
Me: 16.
Officer: Alright did you drive here?
Me: Driving when 16 is illegal in this country.
Officer: Ok. I'm going to lay a charge of R1500 for 1) fishing out of season and 2) ignoring the commands to get off the water. Double charge. Have you caught any fish?
Me: This is ridiculous. Nope, this venue is really tough to fish.
I was in the beginning going to speak french and act confused but...because they caught me off-guard, I just greeted with "Howzit meneer".
I lied as to catching fish as I thought he would come up with another BS story to lay another fine on me.
So I went down to get my things and whilst coming up, he walks towards me and says:
Officer: I'm going to give you a verbal warning as you are underage(Underage for what?) and we cannot charge you.
Me: Alright no problem.
They left me standing there in utter confusion. I went down to where I had hidden my live-well in the reeds and took pics of the fish.
It doesn't feel good when you're on the water, adrenalin pumping through you and trying to ignore those people.
I do understand what I did was wrong, but, since I have nowhere at all to fish. I can only break the law so many times until confiscation of my things. So if anyone at all has any venues to share with me(Or take me fishing ), it'd be greatly appreciated, Venues won't be mentioned either
Just thought I'd put that out there
This day...was at least more entertaining than school.
Snagproof and Gambler products are available at Ol' Bigmouth and Outdoors. The Gambler Ugly Otter accounted for my fish today.
Details for Ol' Bigmouth and Outdoors:
Call Malcolm(the shop owner) on
076 367 4732
gps co-ords:
-33.794614,18.693173
He has a very wide range of products. Great place to buy tackle!
After my dismal performance at the Clan Comp, I walked down to a local dam just to get into a few fish.
The session started off slow with the rain and wind pumping. I was using a Snagproof topwater frog just trying to get a big Largie to react to this. After 20mins I started getting hit. They could barely fit the frog in their mouths! After missing about 4 fish I missed one more, cast past him and twitched the frog a few times. BAM! My second fish on topwater frog caught in 2 years!
I then switched to a popper to get the action started.
I immediately got hit and pulled out fish after fish, big and small. I pulled out 10 fish in the space of 2.5 hours. @ of those fish were caught while speaking on the phone. These fish interrupt my calls...rude much?
Some of the fish I got that day
So...today I went down to a private dam to hook into some prespawn fish before my trip to the mighty Orange river.
Got the car ready
I set up and set off. I pitched and pitched around reeds, weeds bullrushes etc and nothing. After 45mins of fishing I pitched in between some reeds...checked the time on my phone beside me...lifted my rod to make the next pitch and...oh what's this? I'm stuck? My rod was almost vertical now and I saw my line moving sneakily towards me. I didn't have time to load up so I gave a short sharp snap of the rod and felt some lekker pressure. After the adrenalin subsided I put the 1.43kg largie in the live-well.
I then moved up to the inlet and worked it for a while. I was moving out when I lift my rod up to make yet another pitch when I got eaten. I was yet again busy with my phone in my right hand and rod in the left. I felt the tension and yanked as hard as I could with my left hand. She powered off and after struggling to net the thing it was safely in my lap. 1.5kgs on the dot. Slipped her in the live-well and set off.
2 fish in 2 hours. I worked my way around the dam and then had the law enforcement okes on my case, with one police van, using the siren(I have no clue what in the world for?), and calling me off the water, or at least trying to. I spent 2 hours kicking around the dam trying to avoid the 3 cars. I saw them leave and sneaked back to get ready to leave. I started walking up with my stuff when 2 law enforcement guys(Man and woman) pop out from behind a bush...Sneaky Prawns
The conversation goes like this:
Officer: How old are you?
Me: 16.
Officer: Alright did you drive here?
Me: Driving when 16 is illegal in this country.
Officer: Ok. I'm going to lay a charge of R1500 for 1) fishing out of season and 2) ignoring the commands to get off the water. Double charge. Have you caught any fish?
Me: This is ridiculous. Nope, this venue is really tough to fish.
I was in the beginning going to speak french and act confused but...because they caught me off-guard, I just greeted with "Howzit meneer".
I lied as to catching fish as I thought he would come up with another BS story to lay another fine on me.
So I went down to get my things and whilst coming up, he walks towards me and says:
Officer: I'm going to give you a verbal warning as you are underage(Underage for what?) and we cannot charge you.
Me: Alright no problem.
They left me standing there in utter confusion. I went down to where I had hidden my live-well in the reeds and took pics of the fish.
It doesn't feel good when you're on the water, adrenalin pumping through you and trying to ignore those people.
I do understand what I did was wrong, but, since I have nowhere at all to fish. I can only break the law so many times until confiscation of my things. So if anyone at all has any venues to share with me(Or take me fishing ), it'd be greatly appreciated, Venues won't be mentioned either
Just thought I'd put that out there
This day...was at least more entertaining than school.
Snagproof and Gambler products are available at Ol' Bigmouth and Outdoors. The Gambler Ugly Otter accounted for my fish today.
Details for Ol' Bigmouth and Outdoors:
Call Malcolm(the shop owner) on
076 367 4732
gps co-ords:
-33.794614,18.693173
He has a very wide range of products. Great place to buy tackle!