An angling competition with a difference

The annually hosted Easter Angling Competition was once again a huge success, with more than 600 anglers competing and N$18 000 in prize money paid out to the respective winners.Anglers could cast their lines at 06:00, with the scale closing at 16:00. The fishing area was anywhere along the coast, and all fish had to be weighed in at the Henties Bay Golf Club. Rudi Joubert from Walvis Bay won N$15 000 sponsored by Burgers Autozone for the heaviest edible fish. He caught a kabeljou of 14.7kg at Canopy on crab.The Easter Angling Competition is hosted by the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa as a fundraiser and is different from other angling competitions. To give all participants an equal and fair chance, a secret weight is set before the competition in the kabeljou, steenbras, and galjoen categories, which is more within reach of most anglers.“This year it was decided that a 4kg kabeljou or steenbras and a 1kg galjoen are achievable weights for any angler fishing from the beach. The secret weight was determined by subtracting 0.24kg (from the current year 2024) from 4kg = 3.76kg. The galjoen’s secret weight was 0.976kg. The fish weighing closest to the secret weight are the winners in each species category,” explained Reverend Leon Janse van Rensburg, a member of the organising committee.The respective first-place winners took home N$3 000 each. Wickus Viljoen from Hentiesbaai weighed in a kabeljou of 3.85kg. He made the catch on sardine as bait at Canopy. Francois Wahl from Windhoek weighed in a steenbras of 2,35kg. He made the catch at Mile 87 on octopus as bait. Krynauw Bouwer of Windhoek weighed in a galjoen of 1kg. He caught the fish at Jakkalsputz on white mussels as bait.Gideon de Klerk from Windhoek weighed in the heaviest kolstert of 1.3kg and earned N$1 000. He made the catch at Mile 72 on white mussels. Simon Anderson from Swakopmund weighed in the heaviest barber of 0.55kg and won N$1 000. He made the catch at Mile 26 on sardine as bait. Annabel Burger, Herman Engelbrecht, and Abrie van Wyk pocketed N$1 000 cash prizes in the lucky draw competition. Janet Engels won a voucher worth N$1 000. Forty-five other competitors won prizes worth N$26 710.“Apart from tickets sold in the parish, more than 300 anglers bought tickets from fishing tackle shops such as Fish Reaper, Angler&#039;s Kiosk, and Bushwackers. Forty-eight anglers weighed in fish, and many more who didn&#039;t catch anything came to see if they could buy a fish at the auction. More than 2 000 pancakes were eaten!” said Janse van Rensburg.The event, which has been hosted annually since 1992, generated N$159 517 with an auction contributing N$9 500, ticket sales of N$82 000, sponsors N$58 000. Pancakes sold in the tent generated N$2 167, and at Spar, N$7 800."These funds become part of the parish&#039;s operating budget. We are 180 members, spread over Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, and Henties Bay, and we use this income every year to get the church&#039;s work done. This includes every Sunday&#039;s worship services, learning opportunities to educate children in faith, community projects to promote the Christian faith, and performing services of mercy,” said Janse van Rensburg.

An angling competition with a difference

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