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Heaviest Rod Weight for Fish Type
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Bait
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0-5, 0-10
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5-20
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10-30
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20-50
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30-100
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50-200
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100-600
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Bread
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Blacktail Dassie
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Earthworm
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Sweetcorn
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Mbipia Lutea,
White Seam Granulosus,
Red-Belly Tilapia
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Maggot
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Mbipia Lutea,
Canary Kurper,
Cape Stumpnose,
Super Kilpfish
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Moggel,
Blacktail Dassie
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Pinkies
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Canary Kurper,
Banded Galjoen,
Red-Belly Tilapia
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Moggel,
Blacktail Dassie
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Crawdad
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Freshwater Mullet,
Cape Stumpnose,
Red-Belly Tilapia,
Super Kilpfish
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Moggel
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Clarias Barbel
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Scud
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Featherfin Squeaker
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Moggel
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Clarias Barbel
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Nymph
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Cape Stumpnose,
Banded Galjoen
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish
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Cricket
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Mbipia Lutea,
Canary Kurper,
Banded Galjoen,
Red-Belly Tilapia,
Super Kilpfish
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish
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Clarias Barbel
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Dough
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Mbipia Lutea,
Banded Galjoen,
Red-Belly Tilapia,
Southern Mouthbrooder
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish,
Moggel
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Nile Perch
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Tadpole
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Canary Kurper
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Grasshopper
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Orangefin Barb,
Cape Stumpnose
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Ant
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Featherfin Squeaker,
Banded Galjoen,
Red-Belly Tilapia
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Clarias Barbel
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Tares
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Orangefin Barb,
Mbipia Lutea,
Cape Stumpnose,
Banded Galjoen,
Southern Mouthbrooder
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Tiger Fish
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Clarias Barbel
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Cheese
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Beetle Larvae
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Freshwater Mullet,
Super Kilpfish
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Clarias Barbel
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Red Worm
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Spotted Killifish,
Freshwater Mullet,
Southern Mouthbrooder
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Moggel
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Wax Moth Caterpillar
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Spotted Killifish,
Canary Kurper
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Wasp Grub
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Orangefin Barb,
Freshwater Mullet,
Cape Stumpnose,
White Seam Granulosus
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Moggel
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Clarias Barbel
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Creek Chub Minnow
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White Steenbras
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Nile Perch
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Bee
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Canary Kurper,
Cape Stumpnose,
Red-Belly Tilapia
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Dragonfly
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Freshwater Mullet
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Blacktail Dassie
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Smelt
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Freshwater Mullet
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Blacktail Dassie
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Cat Food
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Spotted Killifish,
Featherfin Squeaker,
Banded Galjoen,
White Seam Granulosus,
Super Kilpfish,
Southern Mouthbrooder
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish
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Lob Worm
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Mbipia Lutea,
Featherfin Squeaker,
Red-Belly Tilapia,
Southern Mouthbrooder
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Clarias Barbel
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Blood Worm
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Orangefin Barb
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White Steenbras
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Hemp Seed
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Featherfin Squeaker,
Freshwater Mullet,
Cape Stumpnose
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Mealworm
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Banded Galjoen,
White Seam Granulosus
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish,
Blacktail Dassie
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Hot Dog
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Orangefin Barb,
Banded Galjoen,
Super Kilpfish
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White Steenbras
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Nile Perch
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Red Boilies
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Super Kilpfish
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish
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Minnow
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Nile Perch,
Clarias Barbel
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Emerald Shiner
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Freshwater Mullet,
White Seam Granulosus
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Tiger Fish
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White Steenbras
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Clarias Barbel
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Salmon Roe
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Spotted Killifish,
Mbipia Lutea
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White Steenbras
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Casters
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Super Kilpfish
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Blacktail Dassie
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Tiger Fish
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Cut Fish Pieces
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Freshwater Mullet
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Blacktail Dassie
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Tiger Fish
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White Steenbras
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Chicken Liver
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Featherfin Squeaker,
Freshwater Mullet
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Tiger Fish
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Herring
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Canary Kurper
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Blacktail Dassie
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Tiger Fish
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Golden Shiner
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White Seam Granulosus
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Clam
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Mbipia Lutea
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish
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Sausage
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Orangefin Barb,
Mbipia Lutea
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Clanwilliams Yellowfish
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White Steenbras
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Frog
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Freshwater Mullet,
Canary Kurper
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Blacktail Dassie
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Tiger Fish
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Chafer Beetle
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Spotted Killifish
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Tiger Fish
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White Steenbras
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Panfish
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Freshwater Mullet
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Tiger Fish
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White Steenbras
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Nile Perch
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Leech
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Spotted Killifish,
Mbipia Lutea,
Featherfin Squeaker
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Cicada
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White Seam Granulosus
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Luncheon Meat
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Orangefin Barb,
Southern Mouthbrooder
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Tiger Fish
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Nile Perch
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Eel
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White Steenbras
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Nile Perch
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Hellgrammite
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Blacktail Dassie
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Mouse
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Tiger Fish
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Marshmallow
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Orangefin Barb
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Blacktail Dassie
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Salamander
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White Seam Granulosus
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Nile Perch
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Super Bait
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White Seam Granulosus,
Super Kilpfish
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Tiger Fish
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Nile Perch
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Ultra Paste
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Spotted Killifish,
Super Kilpfish,
Southern Mouthbrooder
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Blacktail Dassie
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