When it comes to the International Carp Angling Championships, there seems to be one team in it, and they are the South Africans. They have won this tournament four times in succession.
The question is why? They must have been doing something right and whilst for myself I am not a particularly fanatical competitive angler, I certainly want to find out more about their techniques, because these ideas can help anglers, and not only carp anglers, catch more fish.
Last years I spent several weeks fishing in South Africa. I was invited to examine the methods, and even fish with a few very effective carp anglers. What I learned was not only enlightening, but logical. The SA anglers use simple common sense and shortly I will be "spilling some of the beans" as it were in a national magazine.
Look out for it.
Last edited by Ron The Hat Clay; 07-02-2012 at 20:32.
I don't think its why are RSA so successful, more why does our lot do so badly, take their dire performance at Linears, cringeworthy springs to mind.
Somehow I don't believe that our English carp anglers were so bad. After all they were second in the last competition. But SA beat lots of other anglers, many of which were the best each nation could find.
Somehow I don't believe that our English carp anglers were so bad. After all they were second in the last competition. But SA beat lots of other anglers, many of which were the best each nation could find.
Ron, our team were bloody appalling when they fished at Linears; I'm a fairly average angler and if I'd caught the same as our team, I'd be pretty down beat and asking endless questions and that'd be after the first 24 hrs...
Then last year in SA; if the venue necessitated a long cast -140+ yards wasn't it? Then you pick a team that can do that consistently. Also they were fishing for small fish, so select a team that's adept at bagging up.
As for coming second; before that gets celebrated, look at the nations below us; Greece and Spain were among them, not much needs adding.
When can we expect these revalations to be published and which mag?
en last year in SA; if the venue necessitated a long cast -140+ yards wasn't it?
Read my piece when it comes out and it may help you cast 200 metres consistantly.
I think they were fishing at Bloemhof Dam, which is a large impounded section of the Vaal River. I fished it ca 1984 when I was hunting big yellowfish. Its a huge piece of water with a gently sloping shore, so it helps if you can cast the double ton. Bloemhof is stuffed with huge populations of medium sized carp around 5 to 8 lbs, and there are a few whoppers up to 50 lbs if you can find them.
I remember catching 1 yellowfish, a large mouth of 20 lbs. I did however catch 40 odd carp to 16 lbs, but most of them were in the 2 to 6 lb bracket. That was in two days fishing. Bloemhof was about 400 miles from my home.
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When can we expect these revalations to be published and which mag?
Why are they so successful?
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