Record catch for members
164 landed and released
The first round of the Pick n Pay Claude Pittaway Round Robin took place on September 17 in the Birha/ Mgwalana area.
The water was warm, with a little precipitation early in the morning, but this did not stop the anglers from catching six different species totalling 164 fish, with a weight of 202.48kg.
What a great stat to the new fishing season.
All Port Alfred Rock & Surf’s competitions are catch and release. This means anglers hook a fish, land it, measure it on a mat, and then release it.
Prize-giving was handled smoothly by chairperson Gary du Randt, who welcomed a number of new members to the club, adding it is now almost 100 members strong.
Nine teams of four make up the Round Robin competitions.
The anglers’ achievements were:
Biggest species: bronze
bream – Dave Kemp 3.89kg; white steenbras – Quinton Fick 1.81kg; spotted grunter – Heinrich Janse van Rensburg
0.79kg; black musselcracker – 1.4kg, white musselcracker – 5.71kg, blacktail – 1.31kg all caught by Faan de Klerk.
Top angler for the day went to Dave Kemp with 31.3kg, top Under 21 was Ethan Janse van Rensburg with 15.36kg, top woman was Nicola Behr, the masters winner was Deon Marais on 24.34kg, and top grand master was Rodney Yendall with 20.41kg.
After the prize-giving, the members enjoyed a braai as well as a nice chat around the bar as they battled the elements due to the rain.
Nevertheless, the members had a great evening
Thanks went to all the sponsors who made prize-giving possible.
Should you wish to become a sponsor or member of the club, contact Gary du Randt on 082-324-9448 to arrange a meeting, or email supercybizpc@telkomsa.net.
The club’s next fixture, the Round Robin 2, takes place on October 22.
The venue is East Beach to Blacktail Rock, commencing at 6.30am Stywelyne!
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