Grumpy's fishing report
The inaugural Windpomp 14 ultimate casting challenge for anglers organised and sponsored by Prosperity Health, was a huge success.
For just N$50, anglers could enter to show off their casting skills and compete for the coveted title of “Pomp van die Weskus” with a grand prize of N$5 000 up for grabs. Each participant was afforded three chances to prove their mettle. Tiaan Fourie recorded a distance of 187 meter and won the competition. He used a Penn Spinfisher 7 500 long cast, Berkley Venom 15,6 feet rod with 7 to 9 ounce and 8.5 ounce sinker for his attempts.
The competition which was held for the first time at Windpomp 14, was open to members of the public. Rudolf Visagie of Prosperity Health who organised the event in conjunction with Seagulls Angling Club, said 37 participants entered the competition.
“Anglers like to brag and we wanted to find out if the guys can really go the distance when it comes to casting their lines. Many of the participants were pleasantly surprised while some were rudely awakened and deeply disappointed by the distances they managed to record at the competition.”
Visagie explained that Seagull Angling Club had a Potjie Festival and Prosperity Health decided to add more spice.
“The event managed to pull a huge crowd and turned out to be a very successful family day. It was loads of fun.”
Jaco Joubert the manager of Windpomp 14 said the competition lived up to expectations.
“There was a lot of excitement with a good and very competitive spirit prevailing. I think we should make this a yearly event.”
A decision was taken to host the event again next year. Seagulls Angling Club created a board of honour in their club house at Windpomp 14 on which they will place the names of the respective winners after each event.
Conditions are not very favourable for fishing with the full moon and the arrival of the spring tide on 6 May at 03:35. Wave heights could reach 1.71m on the day. The water have a lot of energy and is very rough. The situation could however improve considerably with the week progressing. Reports of catches are scarce and some trickled in of galjoen that were caught at Mile 4. This was however nothing to get hysterical about.
“Those who are in a position to do so, can drive and give it a go further up north at Horingbaai and Mile 24. Keep on trying. Always use fresh sardine, mussels, mullet or horse mackerel as bait and keep your line in the water,” advised Lindie Barnard of Outdoor Centre.
For just N$50, anglers could enter to show off their casting skills and compete for the coveted title of “Pomp van die Weskus” with a grand prize of N$5 000 up for grabs. Each participant was afforded three chances to prove their mettle. Tiaan Fourie recorded a distance of 187 meter and won the competition. He used a Penn Spinfisher 7 500 long cast, Berkley Venom 15,6 feet rod with 7 to 9 ounce and 8.5 ounce sinker for his attempts.
The competition which was held for the first time at Windpomp 14, was open to members of the public. Rudolf Visagie of Prosperity Health who organised the event in conjunction with Seagulls Angling Club, said 37 participants entered the competition.
“Anglers like to brag and we wanted to find out if the guys can really go the distance when it comes to casting their lines. Many of the participants were pleasantly surprised while some were rudely awakened and deeply disappointed by the distances they managed to record at the competition.”
Visagie explained that Seagull Angling Club had a Potjie Festival and Prosperity Health decided to add more spice.
“The event managed to pull a huge crowd and turned out to be a very successful family day. It was loads of fun.”
Jaco Joubert the manager of Windpomp 14 said the competition lived up to expectations.
“There was a lot of excitement with a good and very competitive spirit prevailing. I think we should make this a yearly event.”
A decision was taken to host the event again next year. Seagulls Angling Club created a board of honour in their club house at Windpomp 14 on which they will place the names of the respective winners after each event.
Conditions are not very favourable for fishing with the full moon and the arrival of the spring tide on 6 May at 03:35. Wave heights could reach 1.71m on the day. The water have a lot of energy and is very rough. The situation could however improve considerably with the week progressing. Reports of catches are scarce and some trickled in of galjoen that were caught at Mile 4. This was however nothing to get hysterical about.
“Those who are in a position to do so, can drive and give it a go further up north at Horingbaai and Mile 24. Keep on trying. Always use fresh sardine, mussels, mullet or horse mackerel as bait and keep your line in the water,” advised Lindie Barnard of Outdoor Centre.
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