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| | | | | | Most of the novice anglers makes use of coated braids for their rigs and strip them according to what presentation they want to achieve. Combination rigs or combi-rigs for short refers to a rig built from different types of hook link material to achieve similar or most would say better presentation of their baits.
Combi-rigs for short seem to be the choice of the more experienced specimen angler. Most anglers shy away from these kinds of rigs for mistrust or lack of confidence in knots used to connect the hook link materials. However as their confidence and skills in knot tying grows so does the urge to experiment with these types of rigs. In this article I will discuss different hook link materials some of the preferred knots used and how they are used in a combination to the role it plays in bait presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . [Read More]
| | | | | | | |  Well we have come a long way since Anglershaven went online in 2006. Yes that's right 2006, I started the site on a free hosting service with only a forum. With a couple of angling buddies joining we soon grew the membership to just over 100 members. After some issues with free hosting I bit the bullet and decided to start a full fledged website dedicated to angling in South Africa.
Focusing more on fresh water bank angling there was only two other websites of this kind in South Africa and thumbs up to both of them for providing a service of this nature to the SA anglers. But word soon spread, search engine rankings climbed there was a new kid on the block, with quality content, a active forum with members sharing information and yes IT IS ALL FOR FREE.
In 2008 I decided that instead of moaning and bitching about carp care to get pro-actively involved and did a serious of articles for the Bank Angler magazine targeting the beginner specimen angler in an attempt to educate instead of criticizing. This was received well by the readers of the magazine and gave our member base a good growth.
2009 was a difficult time for the website, with a lot of angling politics creeping onto the website and this did tremendous damage to the site. After almost closing down the end of 2009 a decision was made that to hell with all the politics and the know allers and that AH will go back to the friendly all welcome attitude it was started with way back when.
Well this has payed off and we are back on track with new members joining daily and only positive feedback received from members. We have seen a lot of fly by night websites, and existing websites promising new join ups and members the world but not delivering. Well here at AH there are no empty promises, using our free angling website and angling forum has never been easier, and now also boasting a saltwater forum we are continuously growing and showing all how a angling website can benefit the angling community without ripping anybody off.
Anglershaven will stay free, we will continue to give a valued service to all our members and visitors, and continue to convince the world that not all angling websites are filled with politics, we are not bias and that our visitors and members comes first.
I reported earlier this year about an exciting project I am busy with that will prove to be a benefit to not only our members but to our environment as well. Final negotiations are in place and we should hopefully go live with this initiative, another first by Anglershaven, towards the end of October, so keep an close eye on the news section.
[Submitted by Derek]
| | | | | | | | WATER DEPARTMENT MOVES TO CURB POLLUTION OF WATER SOURCES |
  | | |  The Department of Water Affairs has noted with concern recent media reports of an environmental lobby group -the Environment and Conservation Association, which is said to be preparing to bring criminal charges against Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica for apparently not attending to the pollution contaminating the Hartbeespoort Dam.
The department views this as an unfortunate course of action in the light of the work that the department is doing to remedy the situation not only in the Hartbeespoort Dam but in tackling pollution generally in the entire country. “The issue of pollution in our water sources is a complex challenge that requires the collective effort of everyone in the sector” said Nobu Ngele, the Acting Director General in the department. She said historical challenges such as the state of water infrastructure, inadequate funding and the skills shortage compounded the problem but efforts to collaborate with local government in dealing with the problem are being undertaken vigorously.
While commending the efforts of the department’s enforcement unit which continues to take legal steps against officials who neglect their duties and the Madibeng Local Municipality in particular for allowing sewage from its waste water treatment plant to pollute the Hartbeespoort dam, she warned that legal action alone against those who appear to have neglected their constitutional duties is not the ultimate answer to pollution problems. “We can’t rely solely on the fact that someone has been served with legal papers to comply, we are more inclined to support co-operation in order that the situation receives the required attention timeously” she said.
Regarding the Hartbeespoort dam problem, Ngele said that “it must be borne in mind that the challenges that plague the dam are historic in nature and have been in the making for more than 80 years”. In addition, as is the case with most dams in South Africa the Hartbeespoort Dam is also impacted on by un-controlled elements such as urbanization, agricultural activities and mining. These elements are largely responsible for the increase in storm-water, waste-water discharge, and so on.
In 2006, a programme known as the Harties Metsi Ame Remediation Plan was established by the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) to address the challenges of water pollution and to address the impact of illegal waste discharges into the Hartbeespoort dam. Led by the department in close co-operation with Northwest Department of Agriculture Conservation and Rural Development (NWDACERD), this programme is built on a solid scientific base and sound legislative framework which has ensured a steady and sustainable path for the programme to progress.
Ngele also outlined elements of an integrated approach to address gaps in water pollution control in the area:
• Enforce compliance with license conditions by mines around the area
• Enforce the blue/ green drop compliance standards to all municipalities
• Begin a remediation programme that will re-establish the ecological process of the Hartbeespoort Dam. This process involved the establishment of the food web by removing unwanted exotic sediment and establishing shoreline, wetland conditions in the dam and the introduction of biological and mechanical harvesting of algae and hyacinths
She confirmed that all these processes are working concurrently to manage the remediation of the dam in an integrated manner. “The programme is extensive and at most times requiring specialist from different sector departments and organizations” she said. The Department also acknowledges that support to local government on compliance practices is important to sustain the remediation programme.
In addition to the focused work that is underway, the Department has allocated R500, 00.00 to the Madibeng Local Municipality for institutional capacity as it was identified by the municipality that there is a dire need to strengthen their planning with regard to water.
The department has made a further allocation of R27 million for a bulk water project which includes the expansion of the water purification works to meet the current demand. DWA has also deployed to the Madibeng LM a technical assistant and an engineer is expected to be deployed by the departmental Emergency Response Facility (ERF) to assist the municipality to implement their water services projects.
Ngele was satisfied that the Harties Metsi Ame programme has made much progress. “The first and short-term phase focuses on removing unwanted exotic sediment feeding Carp and Babel fish, establishing shoreline and wetland conditions in the dam and the introduction of biological and mechanical harvesting of algae and hyacinths” she said. Progress is being monitored by two ecological surveys that show that the fish composition in the dam has already improved since the implementation of this programme.
The second phase extends the focus to the broader catchment impacts and includes improved storm water management as well as the protection and remediation of wetlands and in-stream river habitats with more stringent standards of compliance and enforcement.
She concluded by calling on all stakeholders to work with each other in dealing with these challenges as opposed to grand standing and working against each other. “We have a collective responsibility as stakeholders in the water sector to collaborate and bring quality services to the people of South Africa” she said.
[Submitted by Derek]
| | | | | | | | Ons week saam met Carp Afrique |
| | | Wel ons het ons week beplan en die datums is vasgemaak. Die tydperk van ons sessie sal die week wees van die 20/06/2010 tot die 27/06/2010. Ons sou meer as twee gewees het maar toe draai dinge anders uit en van die ander ouens kon toe nie saam gaan nie. Beplanning was om vroeg te ry maar soos gewoonlik werk dinge anders uit.
Hier by die huis is die woonwa gepak en gehak vroeg Sondag oggend, “right” in die pad is ons nadat ons vol gemaak het met diesel en ietsie om te drink vir die pad. Wel ons het gery tot by Kraanskop Plaza voor ons weer iets vir die keel benodig het. Daar geld getrek vir die hek en terug op die pad tot by die hek, betaal en deur die hek oppad na die kamp waar ons vir die week sal staan.
Daar aangekom en die plek lyk maar min, volg die pad tot heel links al langs die mense af. Wel gelukkig sien ek . . . . . . . . . [READ MORE]
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ok so I had a little test run over the weekend with a new add on called The naked babe of the day. The overall responce was welcoming but yes we did receive a couple of complaints, and in good measure this was taken into consideration.
So to show once again that we are here to please ALL of our valued members the following has been done. I have created a new user class and the naked babe will only be visible to members subscribed to this userclass.
If you would thus still like to see the NBOD drop me a PM and I will add you to the new user class making the NBOT visible to you.
I trust that this will be an acceptable measure for all.
If you can Imagine it, it is possible !!!!!!!
[Submitted by Derek]
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We arrived at Potch dam around 6:40am, Stefan and Jan was already there but it was too cold for them to start setting up. As Friday got hotter we started to unpack and setup all our gear, Stefan gave us our cool shirts as it was hot enough to show it off!!!!! Later in the day, Dallas arrived and I got to meet the man who caught the most carp for the weekend. After Hennie did some 
For some time now the Anglershaven website has remained without change. Well we have to move on on keep up with new things so I decided it is time to offer our members once again a first and only.
