Anglers bring in big haul
69 fish caught and released, despite the wind
The sixth round of this season’s Claude Pittaway Round Robin sponsored by Hillscapes took place on February 22 from Kleinemonde East to Fish River Mouth in windy weather conditions.
“The sea conditions were cool with a swell of approximately 2.3m,” Port Alfred Rock and Surf spokesperson Terry Stewart said.
“We had a 73% turnout from our members for the day with a total of 69 fish being caught and a total weight of 100.15kg recorded, which was excellent in these conditions.
“With this being said, we had a 100% release rate yet again and I must congratulate the anglers on this.
“We also caught 10 different species on the day, which is exceptional.”
The following achievements were recognised: Biggest in the species are as follows: kob – 2.35kg Rod Farthing, bronze bream – 1.59kg Mark Coetzee, steenbras – 3.56kg Bruce Amos, white musselcracker – 6.58kg Scott Knight, blacktail – 1.08kg Mark Pittaway, black musselcracker – 3.28kg Ant Scheepers, Cape stumpnose – 0.81kg Faan de Klerk, striped mullet – 0.58kg Bruce Amos, galjoen – 1.83kg Wade Labuschagne, blue-eyed Jan Bruin – 0.93kg Brendan Marais.
The top International Game Fishing Association team (weight converted to points) for the day was Team 1 Macnabs consisting of Paul Knight, Terry Stewart, Rod Yendall and Bruce Amos.
In second position was Team 2 FantaSea consisting of Dave and Karen Kemp, Faandre de Klerk and Mark Coetzee, and in third position was Team 9 Barracudas consisting of Warren and Mark Pote, Arnold Ristow and Anthony Scheepers.
The sealed weight was won by Adrian Bezuidenhout for his 1.81kg white steenbras.
The Buckland’s heaviest fish released was won by Scott Knight for his 6.58kg white musselcracker.
The Jack’s Paint and Hardware Catch of the Day was won by Brendan Marais for his 0.93kg blue-eyed Jan Bruin.
Best U16 was Liam Miller on 1.36kg of fish, Top Master (over 55) was Rod Farthing on 8.10kg,
Top Lady Karen Kemp – 3.17kg, Top Senior Brendan Marais –
14.12kg, which also won him the prize for the top individual on the day, and top Grand Master (over 65) was Bruce Amos with a bag of 4.14kg.
Rock and Surd thanked their sponsors: Hillscapes, BUCO , Buckland’s Private Reserve, Feathers Farm, GBS Mutual Bank, Pitstop, Kekkel en Kraai Makhanda/Port Alfred, Kowie Toyota, Palms Video, Multi Security, Pick n Pay, Rosehill SUPERSPAR, Chelsea Veg, Sotheby’s, Castrol, Supa Quick, Sports ‘n All, The Wharf Street Pub, The Little Brewery, Leach Pharmacy, Jacks Paint & Hardware, Barefoot Cafe, The Tab, Tash’s Craft Bar, Peddie Build-It, Bruce Amos, Dean Dickenson, Fishaways, Midas and The Bearded Butcher.
Should you wish to become a sponsor or a member contact Gary du Randt on 082-3249448 or e-mail supercybizpc@telkomsa.net.
The next fixture, Round One of the Bucklands Species Competition is from March 21 at 6am to 12 midday on March 22, in Open Areas.