December 2023

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ON THE COVER
3.210kg, Brandon Bennett, Boskop Dam, NW
Image: Darryn Peplar

FEATURES
. Choose only 5 baits

Which baits will you prefer if you only may choose 5 baits? Here is my selection if I need to choose my top 5 favourite baits and explain why?

. Eyes on the prize
When out on the water, how much do we really take note of? What are we actually looking at, where is the concentration being channelled?

. Early summer bass fishing
We can still catch fish in the shallows but hear me out.

. My "go-to" bait

In the USA jigs are called the “million dollar bait” for only one reason, they have made many professional anglers millionaires.

. Summer is here
The long days of summer are finally here! You have been dreaming about these hot days all winter but to be a successful bass angler at the high of summer is not as easy as you have hoped.

. Bass and birds - A bass insight into who eats who 

The relationship between bass and birds is not really something most of us give much thought to. As bass anglers when we are in the zone and on the water, the last thing we think of doing is staring up into the sky and at the trees around us.

. Summer worming - Getting the most out of worms this summer 

Through all types of weather scenarios and at nearly any venue, if you fishing with some profile of plastic worm you stand a good chance of catching a bass. Worms are easy to use or manipulate which makes them favourites for beginners and professionals alike.

. Rede tot kommer?
Kom ons kyk na ‘n paar van die gevaarlike bakterie wat alledaags om ons is en wat potensiële gevaar vir ons almal se gesondheid kan inhou.

. Die Heldesaal - Jimmy Houston
Jimmy Houston is een van die legendes in die baarswêreld waarna soveel hengelaars opkyk. Ek vertel julle meer oor die flambojante Jimmy Houston.

. Fishing in the rain
If you spend all the money and time to go fishing and it starts to rain... and you are soaked, cold and the bites are few in between, it will become one of those trips you don’t want to remember.

. Driving with a loaded trailer - Part 2
Knowing how to tow a boat confidently and safely is a vital skill for any driver.


DESTINATION
- Tranquil Bass Track and Trout

TOURNAMENT NEWS
. MLF Toyota Series Schedule 2024


COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
. My Cast
. Readers-go-Bassing
. Op my houtbordjie

. Basics for beginners

. Find-a-word
. Towing tip of the month

. International Angling News

. Gear Up
. Water levels in South Africa