Vaal River - Best catches

BIKS

New member
Good Day all,

We have been fishing the Vaal river for the past 2 years and I have not yet managed to improve my 12Kg (Vaal river) record.

Please list your VR best catches below.

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Fishpaste

Sealiner
12kg is a very respectable PB for the vaal mate! Lots of smaller fish...

My PB carp on 8ft alivio rod and DL4000 reel was a 8kg. Had my hands full! ;)

I only fish small rods in river.
 

DocPhil

Senior Member
Love the Vaal! Pity it gets treated so badly 💩
Biggest barbel 18kg on mudfish head. PB largie 5kg on crab. PB smallie 4.2kg on crab. PB largemouth bass 1.8kg on popper. PB carp 7kg mieliebom and corn on the hook. All caught on night hawks. PB muddie 2.3kg on dough and skelm hooks.
I miss that place there is nothing like it anywhere near where I live in Australia.
Many happy memories!!
 

Superman

New member
Only been to the Vaal River once, caught a couple of upper 8kg carps with a pb of 9.5kg, specimen style on a single medium tigernut, 2m fron the bank under a tree.
Will be returning to the same spot next week to try and better my Vaal Pb
 

BIKS

New member
Yea tiger nuts works best in the Vaal river , Boilies are baber magnets lol.

Last time I was being towed around on my canoe for about 40 mins , landed the beast ended up being 16.3Kg :)

:):)
 

delwynv

New member
wow thats some great catches !

i wish i was that succesful

largest i caught was a 6kg on the river
havent been able to break that.
 

Superman

New member
Tx Hennie. Het die vis aan die linkerkant gevang onder die boom, 3m van die kant in minder as 'n meter diep water.
 

AadilG

New member
HI Guys

MY PB Carp - 7KG - Brown bread
My PB barbel - 15.5KG - Carp Head

The PB of my group of friends
PB Carp - 8Kg - which we find hard to beat
PB Barbel - 16.6KG
PB Largemouth Yellow - 9.87 KG on meilie pit

All caught at the same venue on the Vaal River,

We went this friday night and caught a 6kg Carp on A vampire Floatie
 

Jacobs.Stevo

New member
HI Guys, my PB on the Vaal river is 13.3 kg.

This is also my personal PB , trying to beat it at some other dams and lakes right now.

This was at Dimalachite River Lodge last year Sept.

Amazing place too :D

One xxl Tiger nut topped with a thin piece of foam and a fake maize on a blow back rig with a size 2 curve shank hook. (cooked at the start of my 5 day trip and no added flavours or sugars or salt just tiger nut and water)
Fish was caught on the 3rd day I think.

I do hope this helps!! :D
 

HennieB

Sealiner
Jacobs.Stevo wrote:
HI Guys, my PB on the Vaal river is 13.3 kg.

This is also my personal PB , trying to beat it at some other dams and lakes right now.

This was at Dimalachite River Lodge last year Sept.

Amazing place too :D

One xxl Tiger nut topped with a thin piece of foam and a fake maize on a blow back rig with a size 2 curve shank hook. (cooked at the start of my 5 day trip and no added flavours or sugars or salt just tiger nut and water)
Fish was caught on the 3rd day I think.

I do hope this helps!! :D

Is it your pb that's in the January/February Carp Angler mag?
 

Jacobs.Stevo

New member
Hi hennie

Yes that is correct :D

HennieB wrote:
Jacobs.Stevo wrote:
HI Guys, my PB on the Vaal river is 13.3 kg.

This is also my personal PB , trying to beat it at some other dams and lakes right now.

This was at Dimalachite River Lodge last year Sept.

Amazing place too :D

One xxl Tiger nut topped with a thin piece of foam and a fake maize on a blow back rig with a size 2 curve shank hook. (cooked at the start of my 5 day trip and no added flavours or sugars or salt just tiger nut and water)
Fish was caught on the 3rd day I think.

I do hope this helps!! :D

Is it your pb that's in the January/February Carp Angler mag?
 
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