Pilot Dave Woodledge who has only been carp fishing for 6 months was no April fool when he decided to make another 48hour trip back to Donaldson Dam.
with Gary Hoden & African Gold.
Dave booked the nights of the 31 of March and the 1st of April. He was lucky to be fishing under a full moon phase which in the past regularly produced big fish cathes in South Africa.
The weather was not playing along with rain on the first night but the fishing was on and Dave landed a new PB at 3am. The common settled the scales at 43lb 8oz. Now this was Dave first 40
and he was delighted.
After a cuppa he settled down again for the remainder of the night. Ther rest of the night went by without any action. A little after first light the alarms where of screaming again and Dave was on it in a flash.
When it eventualy decided to grace us with a view its high shoulders where a good indication of another big fish.
The scales stopped at 49lb 06oz and Dave was lucky ennough to have another one of Donaldson's big commons. What fishing.... 2 PB in such a short time. Could he smash his PB again?
Alas it was not to be...
There was two other runs, one a small double and another 40 pounder comming in at 40lb 4oz. Dave was amazed that he had 3 fourties in a 48Hour session confirming that even in the rain Donaldson Dam can still produce amazing fish.
