5 days ago

    WINTER BASSING: Three Easy Tips For Winter Bass With Top Fishing Guide

    Winter bass act a lot like the anglers who chase them ... hard to find and slow to switch-on. The cold season takes a toll…
    3 weeks ago

    BAARS WETENSKAP: Aaskleur Weerkaatsing en Kontras Patrone

    Aaskleur is sonder twyfel een van die belangrikste kenmerke van 'n kunsaas wanneer jy besluit watter een om in 'n spesifieke situasie te gebruik. Daar…
    3 weeks ago

    FLOAT TUBE and KICKBOAT BASSING: Pitching and Flipping

    This is the first in a series covering different bass fishing techniques from a float tube. It’s becoming increasingly popular, and not only on small…
    4 weeks ago

    AMERICAN IN AFRICA: Who Is Looking After Recreational Angling Business?

    Hartbeespoort Dam remains a big bass hangout but fishing there is not a pleasant experience. Pervasive Blue-Green Algae emits a disgusting odour, shellacs boat hulls…
    4 weeks ago

    KARPHENGEL: Stroppe vir sand- of gruisbodems

    Gilbert Foxcroft het al vele onvergeetlike vangste met hierdie strop gehad, maar sê ook dat die toestand van die bodem waar jy wil hengel in…
    April 30, 2025

    AMERICAN IN AFRICA: Hippos, Crocs and Snakes

    My African fishing adventures are frequently enjoined with stern warnings from my new-found South African friends, most often related to the aggression of crocs, the…
    April 29, 2025

    BAARSKLASKAMER: Die Squarebill – Vir Die Hele Jaar

    Die Squarebill kunsvissie word al hoe meer ‘n uitstekende opsie regdeur die jaar, maar oortref nie altyd die spinnerbait, chatterbait en lipless in die hitte…
    April 25, 2025

    BASS NEXT LEVEL: The Wacky Attack

    The Wacky rig has been around for a long time and can be used in a power fishing application as well as in a super…
    April 24, 2025

    BASS INSIDER: Micro Downsizing For Dramatic Results

    At certain times of the year when the fish appear to have “shut down”, they have not stopped eating, they are just focusing on certain…
    April 17, 2025

    SWARTBAARSHENGEL: Die Wilkens-Baarsgesin se Glansprestasies by Potchefstroomdam

    Met groot opgewondenheid op Saterdagoggend, 8 Februarie 2025, het die Wilkens-Baarsgesin die waters van Potchefstroomdam betree vir hulle eerste amptelike kompetisie saam met die Wesvaal…
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    Adventure

      January 27, 2021

      Baarsekskursies met Martin – Bronkies

      Dit is erens tydens die kuitskietfase. Die windrigting is verkeerd en die maan ook nie heeltemaal reg nie, maar ek…
      January 26, 2021

      Vaal River Primer – Tactics for all seasons.

      How can you catch bass on the Vaal River?
      January 1, 2021

      Phantom Bass of Darwendale

      A colourful sunrise builds on the eastern horizon and a refreshing, cradle rocking breeze whispers from the north. Song birds…
      July 4, 2020

      Winter hardbait – one-two punch

      Late than usual rains across the country have kept bass shallower for longer, but they’re also tougher to catch.  We…
      March 17, 2020

      Bucket List For Later – Japan’s Monster Bass Factory

      It’s difficult to accept that the country that holds the most coveted freshwater record, and possibly the fishery with the…
      December 25, 2019

      Fishing on a High Note: A day on the water with Kurt Darren.

      On Bronkhorstspruit Dam, Kurt Darren, the towering icon of Afrikaans music, ambles onto the front casting deck and pitches a…

      Columns

      Columns

        August 12, 2021

        Swimbait or Die!

        It’s halfway through January, I haven’t picked up a rod since last year and I might have accidentally joined a…
        February 9, 2021

        Spots, The Difference – How To Identify a Spotted Bass

        I remember clearly my father’s excitement. The Spotted Bass bite in Lake Cumberland, Kentucky was feverish, and he told me…
        January 5, 2021

        Fish Cakes and Venison Steaks

        A few weeks ago, a friend from Harare sent me a video clip of a bank fisherman hauling away a…
        March 25, 2020

        What Makes Us Anglers Tick?

        Never be lost for an answer when a non-angler asks you “why?” As our highveld summer starts waning it is…

        How To

        Knots & Rigs

          January 22, 2021

          Next Level Rigs – Slow that Tube Down

          In our October 2018 issue we offered a hidden gem in our Post Spawn Power Fishing feature that included a…
          January 21, 2021

          5 Top Walkers | Soft Plastic Jerkbaits

          If you twitch a lightly weighted soft plastic jerkbait fast enough it transforms into one of the most realistic power…
          January 20, 2021

          5 Top Walkers | The Hybrid Walker

          With the dancing action of a frog and the profile of a classic walk-the-dog bait, the hybrid Stutter Step is…
          January 18, 2021

          The Finesse Donkey Rig

          There aren’t many rigs considered taboo amongst bass anglers, but in the competitive world the Donkey Rig or Double Fluke…
          January 17, 2021

          5 Top Walkers | Hollow bodied frogs

          The “4x4” of walking baits, a hollow-bodied frog will call out fish from the gnarliest cover where no other topwalker…
          January 15, 2021

          5 Top Walkers | Poppers

          Booyah Boss Pop, Castaic Boyd Duckett BDP Poppers, Damiki D Pop 70, Heddon Chug'n Spook, LIVETARGET Glass Minnow Baitball Popper,…

          Seasonal Strategies

            February 20, 2021

            Februarie Strategieë – Witbankdam

            Om in Desember al te voorspel wat om in die komende Februarie te doen, is natuurlik ‘n uitdaging, maar mens…
            February 18, 2021

            An Experts Guide To Frog Selection

            Hollow-Body frogs will flat out catch bass across most parts of the country, whether they’re feeding on baitfish, frogs or…
            December 21, 2020

            Underwater Insights 2

            We've given viewers all the underwater footage from these first two days, a Directors or "Carp-Nut's Cut" release
            October 16, 2020

            Low Water Flats Strategies

            Flats are the relatively nondescript areas of dams that most anglers don’t even glance at. They are the areas that…
            August 23, 2020

            DIE FOR ANGLERS “BOOST IT LIKE BAREND”-KOMPETISIE

            Die afgelope week het ons die wenners van die For Anglers se “Boost it like Barend” Kompetisie op die oewer…
            July 15, 2020

            Deep Diving Jerkbaits

            Winter brings with it some challenges such as colder water temps and unpredictable fronts, which makes catching bass difficult below…

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