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Hey, they look the same as they do on Okeechobee bass hunter bhec ii boat- isn’t that amazing !! The Photo was send in by Cole Myers and is a beauty at 3.8kg. View it at Gallery 16 to convert to pounds. A fish any of us would be proud of. Cole, what kind of structure is in the lake and what is the average size of the fish caught? Any other preditors to contend with when you are bass fishing? Come on guy, give us a good story. bass hunter bhec ii boat Good Fishing – Moe – To view or post photos to ROBF http://members.aol.com/recbass/robf_index.html Moe Conway – Moe’s Guide Service http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html

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That is a nice looking beauty being held by yet another ugly sucker!  Like the hat though, and it is interesting how far this desease has spread!  Nice you put it on the same page as Sierra, another beauty being held by yet another …. — Go Fishing.  And may your fish be as big as your tales.bass hunter bhec ii boat

| Hey, they look the same as they do on Okeechobee – isn’t that amazing !! | | The Photo was send in by Cole Myers and is a beauty at 3.8kg. View it at | Gallery 16 to convert to pounds. A fish any of us would be proud of. Cole, what | kind of structure is in the lake and what is the average size of the fish | caught? Any other preditors to contend with when you are bass fishing? Come on | guy, give us a good story. | | Good Fishing – Moe | | | | | – | To view or post photos to ROBF | http://members.aol.com/recbass/robf_index.html | | Moe Conway – Moe’s Guide Service | http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html | | | |

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Just a thought,but do ya think ol’ Cole has to worry about hippos & Crocs while he’s casting? Warren – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey, they look the same as they do on Okeechobee – isn’t that amazing !! The Photo was send in by Cole Myers and is a beauty at 3.8kg. View it at Gallery 16 to convert to pounds. A fish any of us would be proud of. Cole, what kind of structure is in the lake and what is the average size of the fish caught? Any other preditors to contend with when you are bass fishing? Come on guy, give us a good story. Good Fishing – Moe – To view or post photos to ROBF http://members.aol.com/recbass/robf_index.html Moe Conway – Moe’s Guide Service http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html

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Hi guys, Sorry about not replying earlier, but I am not normally on line over weekends, at least not on a phone line that is ;-) The dam this fish was caught in is known as Manyame (used to be known as Darwendale) and is about 40km (25 miles) outside of Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare. The dam is quite large (480 million cubic metres, or 126 billion US gallons – I think!) and is pretty shallow, yielding large fish holding areas. There is hardly any physical structure, like trees and rocks, but there is a variety of different weed types in abundance (mostly oxygen weed and something we call Chicamba weed – no idea what you would call it), which is obviously where the bass congregate. I catch most of my fish on spinner and buzz baits because these are easier to fish in the weed. Plastic worms and the like are also very successful. Incidentally the current all Africa record bass comes from this dam and tips the scales at over 16lbs.  In the spring, when activity is at its peak, fish of over 6lbs are quite common, and on a good day I have been able to catch four or five fish between 6 and 11lbs. Most Zimbabwean dams come ready equipped with crocodiles, and I recently photographed a 10 ft’er basking in the sun at this particular dam! However, Manyame is not particularly noted for its croc population and I have not heard of any fisherman experiencing any problems there. Other water bodies, like the Zambezi river, are much worse and you really do need to be careful when fishing on them. The crocs are actually a real problem on some waters because they can be quite unafraid of people or boats. Whilst fishing on the Zambezi a couple of years ago my brother in law actually had a croc latch onto a small tiger fish that he was landing. Fortunately the croc was only a small 3ft’er and my brother in law managed to get the fish and croc to the side of the boat where I could crack it over the head with our landing net. It eventually let go, but did not swim far away and latter made a few more attempts at fish we were landing. The worrying thing is, that croc has obviously learnt that taking a fish struggling on the end of a fishing line is easy pickings, and he isn’t always going to be only 3ft! — Cole Myers Zimbabwe

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Cole, I am guessing, you are a Brit?  Don’t take that wrong, because my daughter in law and her lovely family are.  I enjoyed your tale, and look forward to reading more!  (Love the topper!) — Go Fishing.  And may your fish be as big as your tales.    Columbia, SC  Lake Murray

| Hi guys, | | Sorry about not replying earlier, but I am not normally on line over | weekends, at least not on a phone line that is ;-) | | The dam this fish was caught in is known as Manyame (used to be known as | Darwendale) and is about 40km (25 miles) outside of Zimbabwe’s capital city, | Harare. The dam is quite large (480 million cubic metres, or 126 billion US | gallons – I think!) and is pretty shallow, yielding large fish holding | areas. There is hardly any physical structure, like trees and rocks, but | there is a variety of different weed types in abundance (mostly oxygen weed | and something we call Chicamba weed – no idea what you would call it), which | is obviously where the bass congregate. I catch most of my fish on spinner | and buzz baits because these are easier to fish in the weed. Plastic worms | and the like are also very successful. | | Incidentally the current all Africa record bass comes from this dam and tips | the scales at over 16lbs.  In the spring, when activity is at its peak, fish | of over 6lbs are quite common, and on a good day I have been able to catch | four or five fish between 6 and 11lbs. | | Most Zimbabwean dams come ready equipped with crocodiles, and I recently | photographed a 10 ft’er basking in the sun at this particular dam! However, | Manyame is not particularly noted for its croc population and I have not | heard of any fisherman experiencing any problems there. Other water bodies, | like the Zambezi river, are much worse and you really do need to be careful | when fishing on them. | | The crocs are actually a real problem on some waters because they can be | quite unafraid of people or boats. Whilst fishing on the Zambezi a couple of | years ago my brother in law actually had a croc latch onto a small tiger | fish that he was landing. Fortunately the croc was only a small 3ft’er and | my brother in law managed to get the fish and croc to the side of the boat | where I could crack it over the head with our landing net. It eventually let | go, but did not swim far away and latter made a few more attempts at fish we | were landing. The worrying thing is, that croc has obviously learnt that | taking a fish struggling on the end of a fishing line is easy pickings, and | he isn’t always going to be only 3ft! | | — | Cole Myers | Zimbabwe | |

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Cole, it was great to get your perspective on bass fishing in South Africa. Are the bass you are talking about what we call Largemouth Black Bass?  I have no personal experience with crocs, but have some with alligators.  From everything I’ve read and watched, the crocs are much more agressive and dangerous.  Give us more stories about your fishing there, with crocs, hippos, and other critters we don’t have here in the U.S. Warren Funk

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi guys, Sorry about not replying earlier, but I am not normally on line over weekends, at least not on a phone line that is ;-) The dam this fish was caught in is known as Manyame (used to be known as Darwendale) and is about 40km (25 miles) outside of Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare. The dam is quite large (480 million cubic metres, or 126 billion US gallons – I think!) and is pretty shallow, yielding large fish holding areas. There is hardly any physical structure, like trees and rocks, but there is a variety of different weed types in abundance (mostly oxygen weed and something we call Chicamba weed – no idea what you would call it), which is obviously where the bass congregate. I catch most of my fish on spinner and buzz baits because these are easier to fish in the weed. Plastic worms and the like are also very successful. Incidentally the current all Africa record bass comes from this dam and tips the scales at over 16lbs.  In the spring, when activity is at its peak, fish of over 6lbs are quite common, and on a good day I have been able to catch four or five fish between 6 and 11lbs. Most Zimbabwean dams come ready equipped with crocodiles, and I recently photographed a 10 ft’er basking in the sun at this particular dam! However, Manyame is not particularly noted for its croc population and I have not heard of any fisherman experiencing any problems there. Other water bodies, like the Zambezi river, are much worse and you really do need to be careful when fishing on them. The crocs are actually a real problem on some waters because they can be quite unafraid of people or boats. Whilst fishing on the Zambezi a couple of years ago my brother in law actually had a croc latch onto a small tiger fish that he was landing. Fortunately the croc was only a small 3ft’er and my brother in law managed to get the fish and croc to the side of the boat where I could crack it over the head with our landing net. It eventually let go, but did not swim far away and latter made a few more attempts at fish we were landing. The worrying thing is, that croc has obviously learnt that taking a fish struggling on the end of a fishing line is easy pickings, and he isn’t always going to be only 3ft! — Cole Myers Zimbabwe

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Hi  Warren, The bass are large mouth black bass that have been cross bred with the so called “Florida” strain imported from the States circa 1980 (I think!). I am not sure what the technical differences are between the original black bass and the new Florida strain, but the new version certainly gets much bigger now. Prior to 1980 our national record was down in the 8lb category, now it goes up nearly every year and could hit the magic 20lb mark some day! When I was a kid fishing with my Dad (in the 60’s and 70’s) we used to be ecstatic when we caught a 4lber, nowadays if I don’t catch a 6lber I haven’t had a good day! — Regards Cole Myers PS: In answer to Bob’s comment about being a Brit, I am what’s called a “Zimbo”, born and bred in Zimbabwe… Way back a few of my ancestors came from the UK, but that was four generation ago ;-)

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Cole, it was great to get your perspective on bass fishing in South Africa. Are the bass you are talking about what we call Largemouth Black Bass?  I have no personal experience with crocs, but have some with alligators. From everything I’ve read and watched, the crocs are much more agressive and dangerous.  Give us more stories about your fishing there, with crocs, hippos, and other critters we don’t have here in the U.S. Warren Funk

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