The entertainment value of targeting smaller fish
March 19, 2012 | 
Author As social anglers we are groomed from a very young age to target only the biggest fish where possible, forgetting the entertainment value that comes with targeting smaller fish.
Two weeks ago we visited a lodge near Roodeplaat dam, this was not a fishing trip but we decided to pack our gear, just in case… The lodge had a small pond and to the amusement of the other guests we decided to test our fishing skills, or lack thereof (after three or four beers) at the local water hole. We broke some records…
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Bosparadys, new friends and a lot of fish!
When I left for Bosparadys early Saturday morning I was blissfully unaware of the wonderful weekend awaiting us, hardly containing the excitement I packed my fishing gear and started the 89 km journey, 30 minutes later than anticipated. This was the first of many W&D socials and I was eager to meet some of our loyal readers joining us for the two day fishing trip at this beautiful venue 24 km outside Magaliesburg.
At Bosparadys the camping site was a buzz with activity, tents were going up left and right, baits were being prepared and the smell of coffee was filling the air. It didn’t take long for Louis Storm to land the first fish of the day, a beautiful common carp of approximately 1kg. Dirk and Joggie Taljaardt soon followed with barbel of 10.52 kg and 8.51 kg respectively while Willie Storm, Christo Coetzee, Timo Brown and Annelize Snyman all joined in the action soon thereafter. Between myself and Willem we struggled to photograph, weigh and write down the baits being used by all the anglers.
Thank you to everyone that joined us on the first W&D social, the weekend was truely spectacular. We hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Here is a list of some of the dips used during the weekend for those that are intrested:
- Honey
- Hasbeen
- Caramel
- Banjo
- Devlisfork
- Rooiplakker
- Tjop-Tjop
- FX
