Family trip to SA
Finally got around to attempting to sort all the photos from our trip to South Africa over Xmas and the new year. Was mainly a trip to visit family and old friend so didnt get to fish as much as I would've liked. There were way too many photos to decide which ones were the best so I've picked a few random ones to post.
I pretty much only fished for Largemouth Bass and Tilapia but also landed my first Natal yellowfish. Not a large specimen but I can see why they're known locally as freshwater bonefish - they go hard! Most of the bass were around a kilo and a half with the biggest being just under 2kg. The fishing was hard with heavy rains and the water dirty for most of the time we were over but I still had plenty of fun.
My main combo was a crucis Aegis 7023 matched with a sienna 1k and 3lb fireline, a cost effective combo but it got the job done on some good fish and light enough to hold all day. Pretty much exclusively used plastics but also gave Big John's jigs a bit of a run and got a few smaller fish on them. The fluoro yellow jigs worked well in really dirty water.
Not sure when we'll get back over next but hopefully there'll be more fishing done.
Cheers
Hutch
Ashen
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Awese stuff!
Cool pics and fish!
That Rhino would've gone hard on flyfishing gear! Lol
Thanks for sharing
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Adam Gallash
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SA
Loved s.africa, well Zimbabwe, love to get back there soon to explore the country more.
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big john
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Excellent
Great work Dylan, love seeing the international captures on my products.
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
Hutch
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Cheers guys, it's a great
Cheers guys, it's a great place.
BJ I'll probably be putting another order in soon, almost time to restock my tackle box
big john
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WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
Da pirate
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Top work
Great work hutch !
My dream fish a tiger ... apparently they go nuts!
Would be awesome to check out the wildlife also..
Cheers pirate