Bass Menace

Spinning reel cause its way easier to drop the bait down... Lift the bail arm and off it goes.

We only have one dam (that I know of) above that latitude (29 deg South) that was stocked back in the 80's with FLMB. This dam is well known for large bass and great bags. I am heading out there tomorrow for my first time. http://goo.gl/qX7yPu Most of our larger dams have mixed FLMB and NLMB.

Bass are not native to Africa and have been introduced into many lakes, reservoirs and water courses all over Southern Africa. Both Northern and Florida strain bass have been stocked for many years. Small mouth in certain areas. Monster fish have been caught in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Thanks for the replies guys, the fishing wasn't great on Saturday with me landing only 5 dinks for the morning and my mate only got 1, none on the sick fish. Will try them again next trip Bluebasser your one has definitely seen some action!

Thanks ww2. Gold nugget and green penny are great imitations of an indigenous fish we have here in Natal called a Scaly. Photo by bahaflyfishing.co.za

Hi guys Any opinions on these baits? I bought a pack and and going to try swimbaits for the first time tomorrow. I bought a pack of the owner weighted swimbait hooks with the little spinner attached. I assume the best way to fish these is to allow them to sink and then crank them back nice and slowly? Any tips or advice would be appreciated.

My most successful poppers and walking baits have been in baby bass colour. Pop-X and Zippin-Ziggy... DJ I have caught many fish on a firetiger pattern super spook and Rapala popper. When they hungry they don't seem to mind.

My partner is removing all his braid and replacing it with floro. He reckons the noise scares the fish. hahaha

I have PP green on mine...

Darn... didn't think of that QnS! Thanks...

I reckon the biggest problem I have with tying a leader is that instead of having one knot, I now have two. That drops my confidence level somewhat. I bought some Suffix braid yesterday but they only had hi-vis yellow in the 30lb range, I was going to ask this very question. I am going to fish it without a leader and see what I can conjure.

Thanks BlueBasser! I am heading off to the tackle shop tomorrow to get some big baits!

Thanks guys, I must say I thought it was the opposite: Hot water, go smaller. I didn't think about going bigger! No wonder I haven't nailed any hogs yet this year. Our waters are currently around 29c (84f) on the surface and the water has a dark green colour to it with lots of particles/insects suspended. Vis about 6 foot. Maybe I should try a large lizard or some of ragetail worms. What colours would you recommend?

Showoff! haha

To snap off easier with heavier braid/line. With a slack line, take your hand and start wrapping your line around your rod between the reel and the first eye. Wrap the line as many times as is necessary so that the line doesn't bite into your hand when you start applying pressure. Works for me... As for the OP, I have a Ci4 on a Crucial 7 'MH F rod. Spooled with 15lb powerpro. I use it for everything because its such a great setup.