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MLF Namibia – PARATUS Hotspot Tournament – 01.04.2023– S. von Bach Dam

Paratus Winners

WINNING WAYS

Team Name: PARATUS Namibia

Anglers: Max Pieper & Andrew Hall

Tactics & Areas:

We started at the island near the dam wall, which had already given us a fifth-place finish in the March 2023 tournament. Started catching fish immediately on the jerkbaits and the drop-shot, although the dropshot caught mostly smaller fish. Worked around the island and the stretch towards the quarry and had a bag of 5 keeper fish by 09:30.

The day progressed to be a typical junk-fishing day, alternating between the baits and setups listed below. Ultimately however, covering water and fishing fast but methodical won us the day. Long pauses on the jerkbait and the paddletail proved invaluable and the ever deadly, modified spinnerbait underlined it’s worth again. We upgraded 5-6 times and had our winning bag by 12:30. The dam seemed to shut down at about 14:00 on a day which saw blue-bird skies, a high barometric pressure and – although predicted – no wind, which we had been waiting for.

Baits, Rods, Reels & Setup:

Jerkbaits:

Bait: Megabass Vision 110 – GP Stain Reaction – modified to sink very slowly.

Bait: SPRO McStick 110 – Grey Ghost

Bait: SPRO McStick 110 – Clear Chartreuse – modified colour

Rod: Kistler Rods – 3 power – CRT69LMH baitcaster rod

Reel: Shimano JDM Scorpion DC 100HG

Line: Gamma 100% Fluorocarbon – 10lb.

Vison 110jr GP Stain Reaction
Vision 110 Grey Ghost
Vision 110 Clear Chartreuse

Dropshot:

Bait: Bass Pro Shops – Stick-O-Worm – 4 inch

Colour: Junebug

Rod: Kistler Rods – 2Power – custom made 7’6” – LMH Spinning rod

Reel: Shimano Stradic 2500Line: 10lb Power Pro Braid main line to Gamma 100% Fluorocarbon 8lb leader (40cm)

Stick-O-Worm – 4 inch

Paddletail:

Bait: Zoom Swimmin Super Fluke Swimbaits – JNR

Jighead: Gamakatsu 1/8oz. 90 deg. line tie jig head

Colour: California 420

Scent: Bio-Edge Tilapia Wand

Rod: Kistler Rods – 2Power – custom made 7’6” – LMH Spinning rod

Reel: Shimano Stradic 2500Line: 10lb Power Pro Braid main line to Gamma 100% Fluorocarbon 8lb leader

Zoom-Swimmin-Super-Fluke-Swimbaits-–-JNR

Spinnerbait:

Bait: Hand Modified 3/8oz Compact Spinnerbait

Colour: White & Chartreuse – Turtle blade (silver) & Colorado blade (gold) combo – chemically treated.

Rod: Kistler Rods – 3 power – BBC69MH baitcaster rod

Reel: Shimano JDM Scorpion DC 100HG

Line: Gamma 100% Fluorocarbon – 10lb.

Hand-Modified-3/8oz-Compact-Spinnerbait

Sponsors:

Winning events like these is never possible without our team’s sponsors.

We would like to thank:

Paratus Namibia: https://paratus.africa/namibia/

Eurolux: https://www.eurolux.co.za

Radiant Lighting: https://radiant.co.za

Varkenelli Customs: https://varkenelli-customs-retail.myshopify.com

Ruffnek Boats: https://www.ruffnek-boats.com

Mercury Marine: https://www.mercurymarine.com

Kistler Rods: https://kistlerrods.com