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Offline icstuff

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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #580 on: April 17, 2012, 08:56:29 AM »
Glad you enjoyed!
Did you get any pics of Kumz doing the shuffle?
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #581 on: April 17, 2012, 08:57:50 AM »
Quote from: icstuff on April 17, 2012, 08:56:29 AM
Glad you enjoyed!
Did you get any pics of Kumz doing the shuffle?

Nope ... i was camera-man ....  :crzy
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #582 on: April 17, 2012, 09:00:14 AM »
Kumz when is your birthday? want to give you a wading stick before you hurt yourself  :crzy
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #583 on: April 17, 2012, 09:05:28 AM »
Quote from: icstuff on April 17, 2012, 09:00:14 AM
Kumz when is your birthday? want to give you a wading stick before you hurt yourself  :crzy
december ..i made one on Sunday ...  :clwn
wait will look for pic quick ...
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #584 on: April 17, 2012, 09:09:30 AM »
Quote from: icstuff on April 17, 2012, 09:00:14 AM
Kumz when is your birthday? want to give you a wading stick before you hurt yourself  :crzy

 
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #585 on: April 17, 2012, 11:13:19 AM »
Quote from: Rory on April 17, 2012, 08:06:20 AM
Awesome fish there Suveer, what flies did they take?

thanks Rory... you can actually notice the fish abit slugish in cold water.
 
Rory- me and fly names ...is like me speaking chinesse...lol
 
well you can see the muddy - the flie i used... and the
 
the yellow i got with orange n green fly- with 2 shiny antennas coming outa it.
 
but i hooked this barbel fought for about 20min - ran down with it for about 500m... wat an awesome fyt ...just my tackle was not up too the fyt... i cudnt pull anymore on the 6wt rod...and the barbel was probably a good 6-7kilo...  :(
 
lol- i **  i hooked a skate at one part....
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #586 on: April 22, 2012, 12:16:48 PM »
I went to GVP again yesterday afternoon. The temp must have  fallen 4deg between 10:00 and 13:00 when I got on the water. First front of the season and there I was on the river  :nuts: :craz:
 
Un upstream wind was blowing and the fish were top feeding very sporadically with the rises few and far between and all over the place.
 
After trying nearly every fly in my box I blanked. Welcome to winter dry fly :crzy :hehe: .
 
The highlight of the trippie was a Kudu bull and cow crossing the mighty Vaal about 200 meters above where I was sitting. :happ: :happ: '
 
Please excuse the quality of the pics but they were taken on full zoom. ( I have sent them to Rory , maybe he can work some of his magic with them w;k  )
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #587 on: April 22, 2012, 12:34:17 PM »
Great sighting Herman. Friends of mine have seen them crossing from the island at Strome a few times before. I am hoping to get out for largies over the long weekend. I will give you a shout if you are keen to join me for a bit of blanking :crzy
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #588 on: April 22, 2012, 01:07:14 PM »
 (clap) Herman, what an awesome feeling it must have been to see the Kudu cross the river. I am sure it made up for the blanking.  :hehe:  :shre:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #589 on: April 22, 2012, 01:08:44 PM »
Thanks Andrew. Let me know about the LM trip, and I'll see if I can join you.
 
P.S. Blanking I'm used to  :blush: :blush: :crzy
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #590 on: April 22, 2012, 01:12:08 PM »
Quote from: SAfish on April 22, 2012, 01:07:14 PM
(clap) Herman, what an awesome feeling it must have been to see the Kudu cross the river. I am sure it made up for the blanking.  :hehe: :shre:

Thanks, the sighting sure did. :-)
 
A competent wader will take 30 minutes to cross the river where they did. They did it in less than 2 minutes.  :shk
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #591 on: April 22, 2012, 04:19:37 PM »
 :shre:  Herman
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #592 on: April 22, 2012, 06:26:20 PM »
Quote from: Herman Jooste on April 22, 2012, 01:12:08 PM
A competent wader will take 30 minutes to cross the river where they did. They did it in less than 2 minutes.  :shk
Haha, a competent wader doesn't have 4 legs  :crzy
Nice sighting Herman  w;k
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #593 on: April 22, 2012, 06:46:06 PM »
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #594 on: April 22, 2012, 09:35:01 PM »
Quote from: dizzy on April 22, 2012, 06:26:20 PM
Quote from: Herman Jooste on April 22, 2012, 01:12:08 PM
A competent wader will take 30 minutes to cross the river where they did. They did it in less than 2 minutes.  :shk
Haha, a competent wader doesn't have 4 legs  :crzy
Nice sighting Herman  w;k

 :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: , You  are so right Darryl, we normally have three ( wading stick included ) untill you bail it, ( as the bull did  :shk ), then you realise that 6 legs wouldn't help.  :blush: :hnthnt:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #595 on: April 23, 2012, 07:50:56 AM »
So you have no drive to hook a fish if I am not there to land your fish and bring you a beer as well?
I have paid my dues and will be able to join you this weekend :happ:
looks like nice stable weather till sunday!
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #596 on: April 23, 2012, 07:30:44 PM »
Quote from: icstuff on April 23, 2012, 07:50:56 AM
So you have no drive to hook a fish if I am not there to land your fish and bring you a beer as well?
I have paid my dues and will be able to join you this weekend :happ:
looks like nice stable weather till sunday!

Ahemmm, what about the weather around Vanderbijl, Alberton,Germiston etc. during today, as well as the thunderstorm we'eve just had in CW1 ? :rain: :dunno:
 
The plans are to fish Friday pm and Sunday am.
 
I will probably be working Monday  :unhap
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #597 on: April 24, 2012, 01:39:45 PM »
Hi Herman, Where are you thinking of going on Friday PM ? I would love to learn more about winter fishing on the Vaal as it is a huge gap in my knowledge.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #598 on: April 24, 2012, 04:17:57 PM »
Quote from: UrbanFF on April 24, 2012, 01:39:45 PM
Hi Herman, Where are you thinking of going on Friday PM ? I would love to learn more about winter fishing on the Vaal as it is a huge gap in my knowledge.

More than likely GVP Richard. :-)
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #599 on: April 24, 2012, 05:00:58 PM »
Quote from: Herman Jooste on April 24, 2012, 04:17:57 PM
Quote from: UrbanFF on April 24, 2012, 01:39:45 PM
Hi Herman, Where are you thinking of going on Friday PM ? I would love to learn more about winter fishing on the Vaal as it is a huge gap in my knowledge.

More than likely GVP Richard. :-)

Am I invited??
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