Successful catches despite wind
Eight fish species collected in gale force weather conditions
The eighth round of the Pick n Pay Claude Pittaway Round Robin took place on March 16 at Riet River. As predicted, the wind was pumping gale force but luckily the water was not too cold but still produced a minimum amount of fish, with only eight different species of fish been caught, totalling 37 fish with a weight of 42.58kg.
Attendance was better than average, even though the wind blew anglers off the beach early which made the beverages go down better at the prize-giving as it was an earlier start.
All our competitions are catch and release, so this way we further the stock of fish for the future.
The evening’s prize-giving handled by chair Gary du Randt went off without a hitch.
Fires were going, salads were made and everyone burnt a little meat and had a great time.
Thanks to Deon and Irene Marais for the lovely salads as always.
The following were the achievements of the anglers: Biggest in the species were as follows:
Dusky cob — Faan de Klerk, 5.35kg; bronze bream — Lawrence Kemsley, 1.39kg; blacktail — Brendan Marais, 0.88kg; white steenbras — Mark Coetzee, 2.45kg; black musselcracker — Lawrence Kemsley 0.82kg; white musselcracker — Quinton Fick 3.01kg; galjoen — Chris Pike 1.77kg; feltail barbel —
Quinton Fick, 1.39kg.
Top anglers for the day were:
Top team for the day was Dave Kemp’s team, Team Fantasea; top senior: Faan de Klerk with 6.14kg, top U16 Joshua Burgess 1.64kg.
Top master was Deon Marais with 1.13kg and top grand master was Rodney Yendall with 0.76kg.
The catch of the day was won by Faan de Klerk with his cob of 5.35kg.
A very big thank you goes out to all our sponsors who make prize-giving possible: Pick n Pay, Little Brewery on the River, Prestons, Bruce Amos, NW Car Wash, Sports n All, Astron R72, Buco, Leach Pharmacy, Rosehill SuperSpar, Kekkel en Kraai, Siyakhula Trading, Kowie Hardware, Motto Café, Jacks Paint & Hardware, Fish SA, Tasha’s Restaurant, 1826 Restaurant, Jacks Paint & Hardware and Fish SA.
Should you wish to become a sponsor or a member please contact Gary du Randt on 082-324-9448 to arrange a meeting, or email supercybizpc@gmail.com.
Our next fixture takes place on the April 2024.
The venue is Mgwalana 6.30am with prize-giving at the Ski-Boat Club at 5pm. Stywe lyne.
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