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Bass Fish-off: First event results

A monster bass caught by Joff Hannaway during practise – before the Midmar Fish-off, this weekend. The fishing at Midmar has been really good lately.

With commentary by Sardine Correspondent and Team Angler Mike Stubbs…

Day 1

Session started at 10:30 and ended at 5pm. When we got in the water conditions were over cast and light showers through the mid day. The dam was 75% full and water visibility about 2m. Finding the pattern was quick after picking a crank bait rod and throwing a lipless crack, ensuring the crack hits the bottom and bouncing off the structure below. Picking up my bag (5 fish) in a short period of time. And then off to target the bigger fish. Fishing the top water in the afternoon proved a lot of fun. Saturday bag just over 3kgs. This was the best fishing I have ever had at Midmar…

Day 2
Session started at 6am and finished at 1pm. It rained most of the morning with moderate mist and fog. Started off fishing with same pattern as day before, but realized very soon that the fishing conditions had changed. With the fish not touching the crank, I quickly moved over to a slower bait. Picking up my drop shot rod, was soon to be the answer and allowing the bait to sit just off the bottom with barely any movement, was the answer to picking up the fish. Getting my bag just before lunch time was nerve wracking, but fishing slower paid off with a lovely bag just over 4.7kgs. Fishing was great over all and some lovely fish were caught biggest 4.7kg caught by Len de Wet (pictured).

Preparing for the next fish off, for Woodstock end of November.

Len de Wet at the Midmar Bass Fish Off with his halloween sized 4.7kg Bass…

Overall Positions after Midmar:

Angler Name	Chapter	Province	Midmar 25 October	Midmar 26 October	Woodstock 29 November	Woodstock 30 November	Goedertrouw	Goedertrouw	Inanda	Inanda	Total
5	1	Martin de Kock	Inanda	Coastal	14.195	12.300						26.495
6	2	Neels Beneke	Inanda	Coastal	9.320	14.260						23.580
7	3	Gareth Potgieter	Midlands	Midlands	10.650	12.920						23.570
8	4	Casper Knoetze	Inanda	Coastal	9.955	12.900						22.855
9	5	Harold Roberts	Tekweni	Coastal	12.435	10.380						22.815
10	6	Brendon van Zuydam	Midlands	Midlands	11.165	11.580						22.745
11	7	Carl Gutzeit	Tekweni	Coastal	11.570	10.520						22.090
12	8	Len de Wet	Tekweni	Coastal	8.570	12.970						21.540
13	9	Wayne Easton	Inanda	Coastal	10.265	11.080						21.345
14	10	Shane Estran	Ladysmith	Northern	11.465	9.860						21.325