Big in early points
lead
Rudolph Scheepers
ZULULAND Shore
Angling hosted the
first common venue
for this summer.
Weather conditions
were almost perfect
with a slight
north-easterly wind
and temperatures in
the 30s.
Although a bit
early, conditions
were perfect for
diamond rays which
can be caught in
abundance on the
Zululand coast
during summer
months.
The venue selected
to be fished was the
Port Durnford area.
Small milky sharks
were on the bite the
whole day and this
gave all anglers a
chance to get some
points on the board.
This was also a
great opportunity
for some junior and
female anglers to
enjoy themselves.
In total, 30 diamond
rays were caught of
which not one was
gaffed and they all
were returned back
to the water after
being measured.
Some great edible
fish were also
caught.
Alex Minichiello
caught and released
a beautiful 32.6kg
kob in his last
competition for
Zululand before he
leaves for America.
A great farewell
gift for a great
angler who will be
dearly missed by
Zululand Angling.
One of our women
anglers, L Steenkamp,
also managed to land
a 27.5kg kob.
Biggest Edible for
the Day was caught
by David Pereira of
Richards Bay Angling
Club - a 35.4kg kob.
Winning team for the
day was Richards Bay
A on 224.2 points.
Top Angler was
Pereira on 106.7
points.
Top Master was Roy
Woodley of Richards
Bay AC on 81.7
points.
Top Junior was M
Alexandre of Tugela
A C on 89.9 points.
Top Female Angler
was L Steenkamp of
Tugela A C on 67.5
points.
Top 10 anglers
1 D Pereira, RBAC -
106.7 points
2 M Alexandre
junior, Tugela -
89.9 points
3 R Woodley, RBAC -
81.7 points
4 A Minichello, RBAC
- 79.6 points
5 B Tedder, Tugela -
76 points
6 B Moodley, Kwambo
- 74.5 points
7 L Steenkamp,
Tugela - 67.5 points
8 B Rapson, Kwambo -
60.3 points
9 H du Plessis,
uMzingazi - 58.8
points
10 C Hunter,
uMzingazi - 40.5
points
Top 10 teams
1 RBAC A - 224.2
points
2 Kwambo A - 163.1
points
3 Tugela B - 162.8
points
4 RBAC B - 135.8
points
5 Tugela A - 107.3
points
6 uMzingazi A - 72.4
points
7 St Lucia B - 69.9
points
8 uMzingazi B - 64
points
9 Mtunzini A - 58.7
points
10 St lucia A - 52.4
points.
