September 2024

SA BASS has been the leading bass magazine since 2001 for everyone who loves bass fishing.

ON THE COVER
“5.040kg, Ivan Merchan, Loskop Dam, MP”
Image:  Hannes Lindeque

FEATURES
. Master the art of catching staging bass
Increasingly warm weather and water temperatures cause fish to move out of their deeper water, winter habitat, into the shallows. The fish alter their behaviour and are thus going through a transition phase known as the “staging” period.

. How to set up a baitcasting reel
 Setting up a baitcasting reel properly is crucial for smooth casting, accurate presentations, and avoiding backlash (bird's nests).

. Find the Fish and Fish the Fish   
While you might own the best fishfinder money can buy with the perfect installation and setup, if you are not looking in the right place your time will be spent seeing absolutely nothing on your fishfinder.

. Three of South Africa’s Big Bass Dams
South Africa have some world-renowned bass fishing venues available and there is usually more than one option of accommodation options on offer.

. Dialling in on stumps and stump fields
Tree stumps are one form of cover that you won’t always find at every venue but if you do and it may even just be one, you know at some point of the day a bass or two are going to be all over it.

. Die Heldesaal - Mark Zona
Mark Zona se borrelende persoonlikheid het al menigte hengelaars na die sport van baarshengel gelok. 

. Largemouth bass fishing in the Pacific Northwest (Part-2)

The conditions in the Columbia River and Tenmile Lake, and how we fished those two fisheries were as different as day and night.

. SA Bass tydskrif reik uit
Toe Keean Eksteen ons nader vir hulp het ons besluit om tog betrokke te raak by ‘n projek wat moontlik verskeie jong mense se lewens drasties kan verander.

. Are you ready to fish with the legend, Chris Zaldain?
You can join Chris Zaldain for a weekend to remember.

TOURNAMENT NEWS
- MLF Africa Cup Challenge 2024, My experience

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COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
. My Cast
. Readers-go-Bassing
. Crash course in bass fishing
. Op my houtbordjie
. Basics for beginners
. International Angling News
. Gear Up
. Water levels in South Africa
. Towing tip & Find a Word