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Nick Knill, of Feredays, with a personal best Kingfish (ignoblis). See “Last Trip to Paradise Bazaruto Archipelago Mozambique” on page 29. • Volume 19 No 5 • Features Gonarezhou - Tigers of The Rundi................................ 8 regular ColuMns EDITOR’S COMMENT....... 3 MAIL BAG ........................... 5 JUNIOR ANGLERS Junior Gallery.......................... 6 THIS 'N' THAT Giant Sea Scorpion Fossil Discovered ........................... 15 Bass Fishing History ............ 46 VETUS - Fuel Safe .............. 48 UPDATES UPPER ZAMBEZI UPDATE The Zambezi Challenge ....... 32 KARIBA Catching Bronzies Bronze Sharks off Africa's West Coast .............. 19 Handmade Lures The story goes that the invention of the first wooden lure was by accident. James Heddon was sitting alongside his favourite lake in Dowagiac, Michigan, USA. He tossed a piece of wood he had been whittling on into the lake and it was immediately struck by a bass. And so an industry was conceived. America’s history is rich with individuals and small companies that were involved in early lure making. These cottage industries sprang up all over the southern states in the 1920s and 1930s. The popularity of bass fishing with the locals created the demand for these lures. They were sold off the front porch of the maker or out of the trunk of his car. Their skilled workmanship and folk-art quality make them highly prized among collectors today. Readers interested in this art form, or creating their own wooden lures find reading “Crankbait D.I.Y.” by Adriano Callejo on page 38 of interest. Fishing Ostraylia and Fiji..... 43 Weather Watcher - Personal Weather Station at Your Fingertips .................... 22 National Boat Show ............. 26 Mozambique Last Trip to Paradise Bazaruto Archipeilago ......... 29 Only in Africa! ..................... 30 What's El Nino have to do with Fishing?................... 34 BASSIN' Crankbait D.I.Y. Making Your Own................ 34 LUNAR GUIDE ................. 40 DAM LEVELS ................... 40 SWOP 'N' SHOP ................ 41 CLASSIFIEDS ................... 41 DePartMents EDITOR IN CHIEF - Anthony M. Williams ASSISTANT EDITOR - Andy Fenwick SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES - Should be directed in writing to P O Box 6204, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], email: [email protected] ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Zimbabwe - P O Box 6204, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone], email: [email protected] South Africa - African Sporting Publications P O Box 10447 Aston Manor 1630, South Africa, Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] V o l . 19 # 5 Page 3