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Weekend Fishing Report
Friday 27th August
The guys had up to 40’s a man snoek on Friday at the Groen Dam.
Saturday 28th August
The Snoek Competition Was held on Saturday from the False Bay Yatch Club,
this was a great social comp, unfortunately the morning weather didn’t play
along but as the day progressed the weather turned to be lovely and calm one
at about 10:30AM, the snoek also played along as the day progressed, all the
Comp Boats sat in Buffles…… on anchor (if the anchor held) and caught a good
couple of snoek. I also fished the comp, and from about 10:30 onwards the
fish was biting really well, our Bait lines were between 10-12 fathoms.
(quite high up) And if you worked a Spinner or a Lead line fish was biting
on the Lead as well.
We had a lovely Prize Giving just before the Rugby, For the Biggest Snoek
caught by Lady, Male, and Junior.
(no entrance fee was needed for the comp)
Top Male: Jeff White
2nd Male: Ashley Stokes
Top Lady: Nina Daniels (ME)
2nd Lady: Emmie Derosh
Top Junior: Jaqui Swindale
2nd Junior: Micheal Newman
There were Fantastic Prizes!!! Rods and Reels up to the value of R1000.00,
Imported New Zealand Vertical Jigs, Robertson’s Wines, Subscription to Rock,
Surf and Deep Magazine, Gift Vouchers for False Bay Tackle etc!!!!!!!!
So we will keep you guys updated for all the Social Competitions from
False.Bay.Yatch.Club.
Sunday 29th August
Bad weather not many of the guys went a few that did go only had up to 20’s
in Buffles.
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TWO PROTEA Teams will be hosting their Team Send offs and you are all invited to attend this function to wish them congratulations and best wishes
Competing internationally:-
TEAMS
PROTEA WORLD FIPS BOTTOMFISH TROLLING
NICK VAN ZYL CAPT SGDSAA
GERRY LANDMAN BODA *NEW CAP*
THEUNS BLIGNAUT S CAPE *NEW CAP*
PATRICK CHRISTODOLOU W.PROV *NEW CAP*
TROY CUAVIN NATAL *NEW CAP*
PROTEA GUATEMALA SAILFISH INTERNATIONAL TEAM
MIKE KOCH CAPT SGDSAA
KOBUS VAN ZYL MPMLANGA *NEW CAP*
WAYNE HUDDLESTONE MPMLANGA *NEW CAP*
The function will be held:-
DATE : WEDNESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2010
TIME: 18H30 FOR 19H00
VENUE: SUMMERPLACE RESTAURANCE/CONFERENCE VENUE BOKSBURG
DRESS: HIGHEST COLOURS FOR ANGLERS
SMART CASUAL FOR LADIES ETC
SADSAA and the Teams request as many interested anglers attend this function as we have many new Protea caps that need to be commended on their achievement that evening.
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Fellow Anglers,
At the SADSAA AGM on the 21st August 2010, I proposed that new record categories for
Ladies and Junior anglers be created for the All Africa Line Class listings. This was accepted
and will be enforced as of the 1st January 2011.
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Throughout the world the arrival of the FIFA soccer world cup on the shores of South Africa for the first time left many people exited and yet myself as well as other kids within our tourist filled country where looking forward to another sort of tournament based on the picturesque shores of the South Coast...click here for more
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The 42 Interprovincial & Interclub Invitational will take place on the 10 to 16 October 2010...click here for more info
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For the results of the Port St Francis Tuna & Marlin Challenge that took place from the 7 to 10 July...click on this document 
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Port St Francis Tuna & Marlin Challange to be fished from the 7th - 10th July 2010. Registration 6 July 2010. Entry fee R700.00 per angler. For entry forms please contact competition officer at cell 083 282 8807 and e-mail at garthw@huttco.co.za.
Huge prises to include two Suzuki outboards
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Algoa Bay Tuna Classic 2010
The 18th Algoa Bay Tuna Classic was held from the 19th to 22nd May 2010. This year’s competition was organised by a group of PE Deep Sea Angling Club volunteers again (following five years of professional event organisers) who focused on the anglers and did their best to ensure a return of the spirit and camaraderie previously associated with the Tuna Classic.
Registration took place on Tuesday 18th with each skipper receiving a sizable happy-pack that generally required two crew to be carried away! A lengthy skipper’s briefing managed to keep most of the 238 anglers away from the Bols caravan until at least seven pm when festivities commenced. The evening was fairly quiet as long term forecasts were pointing to four fine weather days and most anglers realized that they were in for four days at sea without a break.
The competition kicked off on Wednesday at 07h00 with a blessing of the fleet by Rev Rutthell and a flare fired by the NSRI signaled the beginning of what was to be a fantastic tournament. With very little recent information on the whereabouts of the tuna, Day one saw the fleet of 46 boats heading off in all directions. The first call-up at 10h00 revealed just how far the boats had spread out and a few difficulties were experienced with contacting everyone. Le Corsaire skippered by proud new owner, Michel Zoonekynd, reported the first catch but it was evident from the incoming reports that fishing was slow. Boats that had headed into the East seemed to be having the most success and this remained the pattern for the rest of the first day. Weigh-in revealed that only nineteen fish had been brought to the scales with Bryan Thomson heading the leader board with a Yellowfin of just 24kg.
Day Two dawned with an overcast sky and a very light Westerly breeze. Reports from the previous day had convinced most skippers to head east and this proved to be the correct decision. The overcast conditions seemed to make a difference and reports of bigger fish around the 30-40kg mark came in steadily throughout the day. Ruvaan Palm, skipper of Seriola had however quietly landed the “big one” and the rumor soon spread of an eighty-plus kg fish – for once the rumor turned out to be true – Ruvaan’s fish tipped the scale at 83kg! Adding to the excitement at PEDSAC Brian Webb, on board Tempissed, brought a 119.3kg Black Marlin to the scale and eight other Yellowfin of around 40kgs were also weighed by various anglers. This proved to be the best days angling for the tournament and mention must be made of the most unlucky angler Mark Johnson, fishing with Paul Sherman on Time n Tide, who landed a 71kg Yellowfin only to miss the cutoff by 6 minutes!
The next two days fishing, although very enjoyable, did not deliver up any fish bigger than Ruvaan’s and his 83kg Yellowfin went on to take first prize. Ruvaan won a Furuno colour echo sponsored by Commercial Marine, four Goodyear tyres and a cash prize from Toyota Financial Services. Second place (44.8kg) went to another Tuna classic stalwart, Mike Riley, who also won a Furuno colour echo sponsored by Commercial Marine as well as a 42” LCD TV sponsored by Octotech and a cash prize from Algoa Toyota. Kelly Chandler and Johnny Nel (also top Tag and Release boat) came in third and fourth respectively winning an assortment of prizes ranging from radios to cash. Brian’s Marlin couldn’t pass unnoticed and he won a cash prize sponsored by Cerebos. Prizes right down to the 30th largest fish also received an assortment of prizes and cash sponsored by GV Donald and Industrial Highway Carriers.
The Roger Peter Memorial Trophy for the crew showing the most spirit and camaraderie proved to be a difficult choice. So many anglers offered assistance and shared information that the decision was taken to award the trophy to “The Competitiors” (all of them!) for 2010. This I believe, typified the spirit of the competition and will hopefully set the tone for future Tuna Classic’s!
Karl van der Merwe
Tuna Classic Tournament Director 2010
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Below please find a link to the results of the All Inland Inter-provincial and the OET Club Championships results on Mpumalanga Deep Sea Angling association's new web-site.
CLICK HERE
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EXTRACT FROM NCOP budget vote speech for 2010/11 delivered by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Parliament, Cape Town By sinha on May 22, 2010
http://news.pluggd.in/ncop-budget-vote-speech-for-201011-delivered-by-the-minister-of-agriculture-forestry-and-fisheries-ms-tina-joemat-pettersson-parliament-cape-town-221/
Marine and fisheries coastal management
The integration of the fisheries function has been finalised. We are now one family. Our immediate challenge is to conclude the small-scale fisheries policy. This is important both for food security and sustainable income generation.
Honourable Chairperson, our marine resources are not infinite. It is therefore important for us to develop our inland fisheries capacity through hatcheries to support a vibrant aquaculture sector. In addition, more work will have to be done to explore and exploit the Mari-culture potential.
To this end, an aquaculture demonstration centre is currently being constructed on the Gariep Dam, in the Free State Province with the support of the Chinese government. The centre will provide training and research for the development of our inland fishing opportunities.
We have to address the illegal fishing in the one million sq kilometre of our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In this regard, government security agencies have come on board to work with us to address this menace. A government cabinet process is at an advanced stage to get approval for the conditional re-opening of the commercial abalone fisheries.
Honourable chairperson, R6 million has been allocated for the interim Social Relief for entities and individuals adversely affected by the previous closure of abalone harvesting. A further R213 million will be invested in job creation opportunities to benefit fishing communities along our coastal provinces. The intension is to develop sustainable coastal livelihoods, eliminate illegal fishing and build fishing infrastructure including the development of hatcheries.
Stakeholder relations
Honourable chairperson, further transforming this country is not going to be easy, but it is necessary and unavoidable. Our doors remain open to all the social players in our sector. An approach is needed to deliver a dignified means of existence for the majority of South Africans. This requires that all stakeholders should keep their doors open and explore all options to find solutions to the sometimes uncomfortable challenges facing us in the sector.
One of our unacknowledged and yet important stakeholders, are the workers in our sector. These are the men and women who work on the farms, forest plantations and the seas. These are the unsung heroes and heroines, who live and work under very difficult circumstances.
They feed the nation yet they do not always have food security.
Honourable chairperson, already we are engaged in a series of Farm Worker Summits unfolding in all provinces and this will culminate in the National Farm Worker Summit in July 2010.
Ons sal alle deelnemers in die landbousektor bymekaar moet bring om saam te besluit oor hoe die landbou, bosbou en viserye bedryf die ekonomie in ons land kan stimuleer. Gesamentlik moet ons werkbare planne op die tafel sit om seker te maak dat almal in ons land, veral die armes, voedsel sekerheid het.
