02-27-2012, 09:53 AM
About 10km towards Paul Pietersburg from Vryheid you will find Bloemveld dam. Its one of the town’s water sources like Groodtgewacht and Klipfontein which are all very low at the moment. Bloemveld and Groodtgewacht are not big at all and can be compared to a fairly average to large farm dam. Although it’s not a big dam it’s a very popular place for the entire town to go and fish, but mainly carp. You do get your odd bass fisherman walking around, but it is deffinatly not the most popular bass fishing destination.
I recently bought myself an Abu Garcia Bait caster and Rod and I go to Bloemveld to practise with the new set up since it’s just around the corner. I’ve hooked a few small ones in the last week or so but nothing to write home about.
Saturday, after work, after I missed the Stormers game, Grumpy and irritated because of the nonsense of working past 5 on a Saturday, I went down to the dam and threw a spinner bait down the rocky ledge about 5m from some cover, and next moment I felt I hooked into something. I remember saying to myself "@#$ kan jy ni mik nie!" and next moment the "vassit" began to swim with my line. Honestly thought I hooked a baber because this thing just slowly swam with my lure and I could feel this is not a small fish. It didn’t really fight it just pulled heavily in one direction and I had to guide it towards me. No splashing and the fish diving deep, I had no idea what I hooked until I saw it right in front of me. Ive caught my PB. I estimate it at around 2 - 2.5kgs.
![[Image: 2012-02-25-196.jpg]](http://www.bassfishing.co.za/resources/2012-02-25-196.jpg)
![[Image: 2012-02-25-197.jpg]](http://www.bassfishing.co.za/resources/2012-02-25-197.jpg)
I recently bought myself an Abu Garcia Bait caster and Rod and I go to Bloemveld to practise with the new set up since it’s just around the corner. I’ve hooked a few small ones in the last week or so but nothing to write home about.
Saturday, after work, after I missed the Stormers game, Grumpy and irritated because of the nonsense of working past 5 on a Saturday, I went down to the dam and threw a spinner bait down the rocky ledge about 5m from some cover, and next moment I felt I hooked into something. I remember saying to myself "@#$ kan jy ni mik nie!" and next moment the "vassit" began to swim with my line. Honestly thought I hooked a baber because this thing just slowly swam with my lure and I could feel this is not a small fish. It didn’t really fight it just pulled heavily in one direction and I had to guide it towards me. No splashing and the fish diving deep, I had no idea what I hooked until I saw it right in front of me. Ive caught my PB. I estimate it at around 2 - 2.5kgs.
![[Image: 2012-02-25-196.jpg]](http://www.bassfishing.co.za/resources/2012-02-25-196.jpg)
![[Image: 2012-02-25-197.jpg]](http://www.bassfishing.co.za/resources/2012-02-25-197.jpg)
![[Image: 2012-02-11-175-(Large).jpg]](http://www.bassfishing.co.za/resources/2012-02-11-175-(Large).jpg)