4.3 kg on nymph ( near Bothaville _
4.0 kg 9n dry ( GVP )
1kg-2kg
2kg-3kg
3kg-4kg
4kg-4.5kg
4.5kg-5kg
>5kg
It's not in the catching, it's in the learning something new.
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4.3 kg on nymph ( near Bothaville _
4.0 kg 9n dry ( GVP )
It's not in the catching, it's in the learning something new.
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There are a few seriously good fish on this thread. Here are 2 of my bigger fish, I did not weigh them but guessed between 2.5 and 3 kg
Andrew Schlosser
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left - Seasick Steve
only having fished for yellows twice, i have caught some nice fish, my biggest was in the Richtersveld and was at least 3kg alas no picture, i had broken away from the main group and was fishing a nice run and was floating a line under a large tree that hung right across the run,and bang all hell broke loose,was one of the fights of my life,in fact i nearly bloody drowned trying to land it... Here is a pic of one of the average size catches from the trip.
There is a better pic in my Album.
Last edited by nicholas; 30-09-11 at 07:17 AM.
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[T]his planet is covered with sordid men who demand that he who spends time fishing shall show returns in fish. ~Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.
What is pretty clear from this thread is that a fish between 3kg and 4kg is an exceptional specimen and will probably be most fly fishermen's life best.
Fish ranging between 4kg - 4.5kg are few and far between and most fly fishermen will probably never see one, let alone catch one.
Smallmouth over 4.5kg are mind blowing and a once in a lifetime fish for dedicated anglers. I say dedicated anglers because the chances of landing a 4.5kg fish by luck is highly unlikely as it takes some serious skill to land any fish above 3.5kg.
There is no need to argue or debate "the size of the fish on the photograph" - well done to those who have landed fish over 4.5kg - the greatest feeling in the world is seeing the fish surface after a 10 - 15 minute fight and realising it is a "fish of a lifetime". I clearly remember my first sight of my personal best surfacing for the first time. The thoughts going through your head: Are my knots going to hold, will the leader hold, what if it comes off in the rapids, should I give it more time before landing - and then finally landing it. You only stop shaking 5 minutes after releasing it. That's what fishing is all about....
You are right Mario, fish in the 4-5kg category are few and far between but I have caught some.Here are some more pearlers in that range and a 3.8kg which was just a very pretty fish and made a pretty pic.
4.2kg (same fish)
4.2kg
4.2kg
4.0kg
3.8kg
Last edited by Gerrit Viljoen; 30-09-11 at 11:40 AM.
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Awesome fish. Few people spend as much time as you on the river. Well done.
I started fishing for yellows on the Vaal 14 years ago!
Since 1997, and many many fishing trips, I only ever once caught a smallmouth in the 4.5kg range and only two other fish around 4kg. That makes it a total of three fish in the 4kg category in roughly 100 trips to the river!!!!
I think maybe I should move out of the rapids
We need to look after our big fish and make sure that our children can maybe land the same fish we did.
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