Rock and Surf angling in perfect weather
THE ninth round of the Claude Pittaway Round Robin, sponsored by Hillscapes, took place last Saturday in perfect weather conditions.
“The water, the waves and the wind all just played ball and great fishing was had all round,” Port Alfred Rock and Surf chairman Gary du Randt said.
“We only had a 43% turnout from our members for the day, with a total of 66 fish being caught and a total weight of 86.8kg recorded,” he said.
“With this said, we had a 100% release rate yet again and I must congratulate the anglers on this.
“We also caught only six different species on the day.”
Du Randt thanked Darian and Clare Keeton for opening their home for the prizegiving.
The following achievements were recognised: Biggest in the species: bronze bream – 4.1kg Melissa du Randt; blacktail – 1.0kg Brian Wright and Adrian Bezuidenhout; zebra – 0.7kg Len Titmuss; kob – 3kg Bruce Amos; steenie – 3.4kg Bruce Amos; and a galjoen – 1.2kg Tom Titmuss.
Top International Game Fishing Association team (weight converted to points) for the day: In first place was team five consisting of Darian Keeton, Josie Hillier, Brian Wright and Russell Dales on 127 points; second place on 117 points was team one consisting of Paul Knight, Terry Stewart, Don Murray and Bruce Amos; and in third place was team three consisting of Gary du Randt, Melissa du Randt, Brendan Marais and Scott Knight on 101 points.
The sealed weight was won by Don Murray for his 1.7kg bronze bream/steenie.
Terry Stewart walked away with top honours, catching 19.8kg of fish, Bruce Amos was second with 16.8kg of fish and Don Murray on 9.5kg was third.
The Paint Factory Catch of the Day went to Melissa du Randt for her bronze bream of 4.1kg, which also won her top lady angler for the day.
Joshua de Vos won the Under 16 division, with Bruce Amos being the masters winner. A few members also won lucky-draw prizes.
After prize-giving, the members who attended enjoyed a braai and chat around the fire.
Du Rand thanked the sponsors: Hillscapes, BUCO Main Street and Albany Road, Buckland’s Private Reserve, Feathers Farm, GBS Mutual Bank, Kekkel en Kraai Grahamstown/Port Alfred, Kowie Toyota, Palms Video, Multi Security, Ocean Basket, Pick n Pay, Penny Pinchers, Rosehill SuperSpar, The Bed Store, Seastar Accommodation, R72 Saloon, Settler City Toyota, JJ Butchery, Sotheby’s, Aloe Oils, Speedy, Sport’s ‘n All, The Frameworks, The Wharf Street Pub, The Little Brewery, Sirac, Kenton Pharmacy, Wimpy, The Paint Factory, The Bed Store, Phil’s Car Wash and Tyremart.
The next fixture is on October 7. It is the Round Robin Seven, which the club had to postpone. The venue is Birha, starting at 7am.