Well done to Corne’ Schoeman for her PB - a huge
Bass of 4.06kg caught at Loskop Dam last month!
She and her husband were pre-fishing for the
September leg of the E-Bass series.
Corne’ says, “Due to fluctuating wind patterns, we
needed to establish two different game plans for the
upcoming E-Bass event. One for windy conditions,
using sonar, targeting laydowns and deeper rocky
contours and one pattern for when sight fishing was
possible - targeting spawning Bass on nests.
The wind was blowing intermittently. Using our
two Lowrance units – an HDS 12 Gen 3 in front
and HDS 9 Gen 2 at console - and Fishtec contour
charts, together with our knowledge of the dam,
we managed to target some laydowns and came
across a deeper nest at about the 15ft depth range.
All you could actually see was a blurry shadow in a
lighter spot so it was a bit of a guessing game.
This is where I managed to catch this beauty, using
a Texas rigged creature bait. She was caught,
photographed and immediately released to
continue with her spawn.”
Corne’ and her husband won the September
competition with a five fish bag of 13.28kg –
including another Bass of 3.4kg!
You rock Corne’!
Watch this passionate young Bass angler - he’ll soon
be giving our Junior Proteas a run for their money.!
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Seven-year-old Tristan Saville, is a Grade 2 pupil at
Merchiston Preparatory School in Pietermaritzburg.
He was fishing at Albert Falls, with seasoned anglers,
Dave Thompson and Clifford Saville, when he caught
these fish. The biggest was 1.8 kgs.
Tristan has just bought himself a little boat (called
“Shrek”) using his savings, and on his maiden voyage
he managed to catch three fish at Baynesfield Dam.
Hot on his Christmas wish list is a Lowrance Hook²
unit - but he’s already saving up, just in case.