Pieter1 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Posted June 1, 2015 Nooooooooooo.Okay, okay. Whats the verdict on Loomis and Franklin rods?
Pieter1 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Posted June 2, 2015 Both Loomis and Redington make great reliable kit! So you reccon it's a good deal at R1000? The seller sais the reel is okay for salt water, I just should not get it wet... Is that even possible?
bertusras Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Two friends and I went on our yearly expedition to Pilgrims Rest two weeks ago, unfortunately the fishing wasn't as good as the year before as we've found out that the land around the Blyde River has been handed over on a land claim, and rampant poaching is the order of the day. We'll have to move out to Sabie then next year, bit of a trip every day from where we stay, but at least there is more control (even though there is poaching as well). Super stoked to get on the water! http://i.imgur.com/R8du9sol.jpg Nice piece of flat, some jumpy trout around sunset! http://i.imgur.com/8KUSLM4l.jpg Biggest catch of the trip (all the big fish get poached) http://i.imgur.com/L2GPXawl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ItySDizl.jpg Let them go so they can grow! http://i.imgur.com/xzPrqivl.jpg It's quite a setting this river, actually... Real shame! http://i.imgur.com/OhwFpxBl.jpg Pieter1 and DJR 2
DJR Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 So you reccon it's a good deal at R1000? The seller sais the reel is okay for salt water, I just should not get it wet... Is that even possible?Hi Pieter This is what Redington says: "Can my rod or reel be used in saltwater?Yes, all of our rods 7wt and higher are made for saltwater use and we do offer a few saltwater 6wt rods. All of our reels can be used in saltwater too. As with any gear, we recommend rinsing off your rod or reel after each use in saltwater." It looks like a Redington Crosswater reel, which is an entry level reel, but it should work just fine. I normally rinse a reel in fresh water after it was fished in the salt. If it got dunked in the salt, I leave it in fresh water for an hour or so before rinsing it. The Crosswater has a drag system, which is essential for strong saltwater fish. Yes, I think it is a good price if everything is is good condition.
Pieter1 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Posted June 2, 2015 Hi Pieter This is what Redington says: "Can my rod or reel be used in saltwater?Yes, all of our rods 7wt and higher are made for saltwater use and we do offer a few saltwater 6wt rods. All of our reels can be used in saltwater too. As with any gear, we recommend rinsing off your rod or reel after each use in saltwater." It looks like a Redington Crosswater reel, which is an entry level reel, but it should work just fine. I normally rinse a reel in fresh water after it was fished in the salt. If it got dunked in the salt, I leave it in fresh water for an hour or so before rinsing it. The Crosswater has a drag system, which is essential for strong saltwater fish. Yes, I think it is a good price if everything is is good condition.Okay cool. It has 80lb backing and Explorer 9wt line that has not been used much... It's a prezzy for my wife so I want to give her something decent atleast.
vinylguy Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 going fishing for yellows this weekend, any beginner tips? fished loads of time for trout ect on fly but never for yellows. going to a place near carolina
DJR Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 I took a little time to organize my flyboxes and to tie up some flies for the Cape stream season that opened on 1 September.......and now work is keeping me away from the trout........ Rocket-Boy and Pieter1 2
Guest notmyname Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I took a little time to organize my flyboxes and to tie up some flies for the Cape stream season that opened on 1 September.......and now work is keeping me away from the trout........ Pesky work.
DJR Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 First trout of the Cape streams season. I couldn't have wished for a more perfect day. Both the boys also managed to catch something, if smallish. Knees now more knackered from boulder hopping all day than after a 6 hour ride! Josh0, Gandalf, bertusras and 4 others 7
Josh0 Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Wow DJR you are making me seriously jealous. Well done the pics are beautiful! Excuse me for going off-topic. My GF and I will be spending 10 days at the Dwesa river lodge this December. Have any of you stayed in the area before? I am leaving the MTB's behind for complicated reasons, so I have to nail some saltwater beasts on fly! Can anyone give me some pointers to be successful in that area? I haven't had success in catching anything in the salt for 10 years!!!! It's driving me nuts. I am so excited for Dec holidays!
DJR Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) Wow DJR you are making me seriously jealous. Well done the pics are beautiful! Excuse me for going off-topic. My GF and I will be spending 10 days at the Dwesa river lodge this December. Have any of you stayed in the area before? I am leaving the MTB's behind for complicated reasons, so I have to nail some saltwater beasts on fly! Can anyone give me some pointers to be successful in that area? I haven't had success in catching anything in the salt for 10 years!!!! It's driving me nuts. I am so excited for Dec holidays!Directly South of Dwesa is the Nqabara (pronounced Nxabaga, with the X a click and the g a gggg like in Afrikaans) river and estuary. It is a great spot for any of the usual salt water suspects. I haven't fished it for at least 5 years, so cannot give specific advice, other than I would definitely give it a try. I found a kayak very useful to extend the range of possible spots. DeanBean would most likely have better advice as that is his backyard. Perhaps send him a PM? In the mean time, here's a link you'll enjoy. http://www.nqabara-eco-river-lodge.co.za/transkei-fishing-lodge/ Edited October 6, 2015 by DJR Josh0 1
bertusras Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Very jealous! Hoping to make a trip up to tame The Witte in December, it's gonna be a hot oneÂ
rouxtjie Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 man Will only travel for small stream fishing like that....looks proper DJRÂ
DJR Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) ..............Hoping to make a trip up to tame The Witte in December, it's gonna be a hot one  The Witte is temperamental at any time, but even more so in the December heat and Southeaster. I like fishing it in September and October, perhaps early November also if we had good rains and the flow is good. From December onwards the stream gets very low and warm and the fishing gets very difficult. I don't even bother to get up if there is a cold front approaching . Otherwise, for me anyway, it tends to be just a very long strenuous hike to be skunked by the brownies.  The very uppermost beats are the best and that means getting up real early, start your 2 hour hike in the dark to get there as the sun hits the water. (Get up at 3am, drive there, start hiking at 4am, start fishing at 6am.) The browns are few and far between and are seriously full of nonsense. One little movement, noise, flash, ripple, and they disappear like ghosts in the sunshine. By mid morning the activity often tapers sharply and the Southeaster picks up and blows your fly straight back in your face. Waiting for the early evening activity is also tricky, because it stays light till 8pm and you then have another 2hr hike back to the car. I know it is not about catching fish, but I get grumpy if I catch nothing! If you are limited for time, I would rather try one of the other streams is December. Having said that, it is a beautiful stream, almost entirely untouched by man and as pristine as they come. And those browns are sooo handsome! If you have a few days available, then do go and give it your best! If you do have one of those incredible days when the browns are easy and you catch a dozen of them, I'll gladly eat my words, but I'll need pictures as proof!  Btw, the picture was taken last December, so even I do stuff that I warn others about! Edited October 6, 2015 by DJR
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