Times of Eswatini

E20k for biggest monster fish

- BY PHOLSILE HLOPHE

MBABANE – Reel in the biggest tiger fish and be guaranteed to pocket a E20 000 cash prize.

This will be during the Lusip Monster Fish Competitio­n. This is an annual fishing competitio­n which began at Lusip Dam, also known as Lubovane Dam, Eswatini in 2017. This year, the Lusip Monster Fish Competitio­n will be hosting its sixth annual fishing competitio­n.

The two-day fishing competitio­n starts on Friday and ends the following day. Weigh-in opens on Friday and closes on Saturday, followed by a prize giving ceremony plus an after party at the hosting venue, Vasaka Lodge located at Siphofanen­i.

Internatio­nal

Local and internatio­nal anglers will be competing for lucrative cash prizes, with the senior division champion taking home E20 000. The second-placed tiger fish wins E5 000 and the junior champion nets E1 000. The host, Robert Forbes emphasised that the competitio­n was environmen­tally friendly and was strictly a catch and release soon after weigh-in.

“The competitio­n gives people

PRIZE MONIES:

SENIOR CATEGORY:

Champion: E20 000

Runner-up: E5 000

JUNIORS’ CATEGORY: Champion: E1 000

ABOUT THE EVENT: Date: November 11 -12, 2022 Venue: Lubovane Dam (Siphofanen­i)

REGISTRATI­ON:

Online:

On the day:

Juniors:

E550 per angler E600 per angler E50

the opportunit­y to relax in solitude, freeing the mind from all distractio­ns of everyday life and enjoying the beauty of nature surroundin­g them in Eswatini, a perfect time for like-minded people to compete in a fishing Competitio­n, socialise, unwind and relax. This fishing competitio­n is a casual event aimed at the whole family,” Forbes said.

Harry Loures is the defending champion from last year’s competitio­n, having topped the charts with the largest tiger weighing 3.43 kilogramme­s (kg). He was followed by Lurie Mentz with a tiger weighing at least 3.13kg. The defending junior champion Sol Lanir’s catch weighed 1.07kg and there were no black bass fish caught in the previous edition.

 ?? (File Pic) ?? James Van Denboogaar­d holding a tiger fish weighing 1.9kg during a previous Lusip Monster Fish Competitio­n.
(File Pic) James Van Denboogaar­d holding a tiger fish weighing 1.9kg during a previous Lusip Monster Fish Competitio­n.

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