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February 2014 Report
Venue: Rhenosterkop Dam
Date: 8 - 9 February 2014
WINNERS WORDS by Hendri Oosthuizen
Total fish: 8
Total Weight: 9.51 Kg
Average weight: 1.19 Kg
Fishing Conditions:
We decided to have a little pre-fishing session on
Friday afternoon. On arriving at the dam we were
met with low water level. The dam is currently
only 50% full. We decided to make a run towards
the river section that used to be so good to us over
the last couple of outings. Our normal areas in the
river was now high and dry. Water temperatures
was at 89°F. Water clarity ranged from very clear
in the main dam to stained in the river section.
We managed to find a good pattern during the first
hour of fishing. So with our pattern figured out we
decided it was time to head back.
Saturday morning saw the whole club shooting
off to the river section. After about 10 minutes
Kobus had the first fish on the boat, 5 minutes later
number two for Kobus on a Black Horny Toad, did
the spinnerbait pattern change from yesterday?
Was just about to put down the spinnerbait when
BANG on with my first fish. A couple of cast later
I was with a good fish, turned out to be a healthy
2.68kg. We continued fishing Spinnerbaits and
horny Toads by 07:00 we both had our limits.
By then there was another club on the water, and
it was clear that the word was out that the river
section was producing the goods, as almost all the
boats was in the river.
At the weight-in there were some nice bag bought
to the scales. I had the lead going into day two
with a limit weighing in at 6.88kg followed
by John Connolly with a bag of 6.09kg which
included a fish of 3.17 kg. This fish gave John the
Big Fish Badge for the Inhouse. Pierre managed
a bag of 5.71kg for third with a kicker of 2.98kg.
Unfortunately due the hot conditions we lost a
couple of fish. We will be looking at other options
to ensure that we can keep our fish alive.
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