Well,i took a weeks leave from work to get my mind

MAN

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Well,i took a weeks leave from work to get my mind together and take a break from the routine stuff and so on.............and to fish off course!!!!!!!!

A friend of mine allready went to one of the local dams on Sunday 30 August to go and check for good spots where i can find the bigger ones,needless to say we found a spot there must've been 20 bass all in the 1,6-2,5kg range but they only had one thin on theire minds and that was to SPAWN,it took us a good 3hours to see what they dont like to come to close to them and we started clubbing them like baby seals!

It turned out that the Mc Arthy 4"jerk-minnow(orca coulor) was the answer,we rigged it CBC style and the fish could not stand them,armed with my Polaroid glasses i could keep an eye on the lure as it fell into the nest and before it reach the bottom they HAMMER it,that seize fish in close range with 7lb Berkley Iron-Silk line with a metre of 20lb florocarboun made for big sports and a lot of line burns on my hands as i tried to stop them from ripping line from me Daiwa Regal 2500.......!!!!!

Well Monday turned up and i made my way to the same dam to fish my heart out,because there is about 4km water to fish,i started that afternoon,and manage to land more than 20 fish in a 5hour session all of them just over 2kilograms all fat as can be and fighting like nothing you can imagine,late that afternoon as the sun was setting i saw some big fish cruiseing in the shallows but this was BIG stuff (4kilo plus boys) i casted a blue and chrome chug bug popper at them and one came out and smashed it and took off with no brakes,this was like hooking into a nuclear submarine,she jumped 3-4 times and shook me loose,well that was only the end of day one......     
 

MAN

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2,5kg taken on a McArthy jerkshad 5"olive
 

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MAN

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a nice one taken on a spinnerbait next to a dropoff.....
 

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the lures that worked the best,from the top the 7"pink jerkminnow,olive,5"olive,pearl,4"orca(THIS ONE WORKED THE BEST)
 

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The first fish on my new rod and reel,WHAT A FEELING!!!!!
 

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MAN wrote:
the lures that worked the best,from the top the 7"pink jerkminnow,olive,5"olive,pearl,4"orca(THIS ONE WORKED THE BEST)
I saw those flukes at a local tackle shop the other day, they are sold as salt water baits! That " Orca " colour looked wicked!! Gonna go get me sum this afternoon! Great fish by the way:clap12!!
 

MAN

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Right lets stop messing around,i've fished the whole week at least one session a day afternoon or monings but there was a few sessions that i was on my ace and didnt even take photos of maybe 10% of the fish i caught,but i will admit it wasnt easy all the times,had to move constantly cause of the water clarity the fish got spooked so easily,but i had time and i really wanted to make the most of it,learn things,try a few tricks,hang a big one.....sad to say i failed that one!!!!!!

The big thing i went out to do is teach myself is to fish with lighter gear and play the fish and not try to winch it in like you see on ESPN.I rigged up my spinning reels up with 7LB Berkley sensation and the other with iron-silk 7LB,and boy oh boy that sh%t is STRONG,fishing in stuckture isn't a problem,i cant tell you guys how impressed i am with that McArthys lures and line combo,i wont speak much more and just show you the results.......this 3,1kg i caught on the sensation in 6metre water with isolated weed beds in the middle the dam,i simply used the wind to drift past and casted the lure so it land on the weed,pull it off and let it free fall for 2metres twitch it leave it and if there is nothing when it hits the bottom bring it in and repeat!

As i moved along i was flipping the 5"olive McArthys jerkminnow and as i pulled it from the weed bed i felt a hard suttle pull,i waited for 2 counts and i gave it horns,must say i was on the losing side of the battle as this fish was'nt playing around and knew the stuckture was going to end this fight soon and went staight to tie me up,i tried to stay as calm as possible and not to force the tackle beyond breaking piont so i went in behind it,with the trolling motor all tied up in grass i kept the line tight all the way the fish suddenly skreamed out towards the open water so i was in the wrong possition yet again and was trying my best not to loose the fish by this time it didnt jump once so i didnt know how big the fish was but i liked what i felt,eventualy i made it out and was batteling the fish underneath the boat and saw it for the first time and almost blew it when it did those last minute dives,i manage to land it safely at bloody last!

This isnt a big fish by all means but i battled a fish that had a fair chance and the playing field was level and i managed to win,thats what made my heart pump like a rave song,and i will chace this rush for all my days as long as i'm able.....What a way to start the season!   

 
 

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The entrence to a happy ending..........the 5/0 Gamagatsu and Olive minnow did the job!
 

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I dont mean to be rude!::S
 

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Paar van die mense wat ook saam gaan vang het........altyd lekkerder om geselsskap op die boot te he!
 

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