PARSC ROCK AND SURF – ROUND 3 OF 2012 GM KENRICH ROUND ROBIN COMPETITION – SOME EXCELLENT FISH IN COLD SEA !
The third round of the annual PARSC Rock and Surf GM Kenrich Round Robin Competition was held from Kleinemond East to the Fish River on Saturday 21st April . Conditions were challenging with a cold sea and a falling barometer . Ten teams of 4 fished the competition , together with a number of individual anglers . Overall 89.6 kg kg of edible fish consisting of 9 different species were caught of which 92% were successfully released .
The team with the winning IGFA points on the day was Team 1 consisting of Neil van der Linde , Dave Kemp , Len Titmuss and Ryan Reeves . Second place went to Team 6 consisting of Mark Warren ,Don Fryer , Rodger Coates and Colin Reed , with Team 4 consisting of Adrian Bezuidenhout , Leonard Bodill , Niall Borland and Jeremy Smith coming 3rd . In the Round Robin League , Team 1 beat Team 8 , Team 2 beat Team 5 , Team 4 beat Team 3 and Team 6 beat Team 10 and Team 7 beat Team 9.
The Current Top Round Robin Teams are as follows :
1ST : Team 1 : 501 pts (Neil van der Linde , Dave Kemp , Len Titmuss , Ryan Reeves )
2nd : Team 4 : 498 pts ( Adrian Bezuidenhout , Leonard Bodhill , Jeremy Smith , Niall Borland )
3rd : Team 6 : 450 pts ( Mark Warren , Roger Coates , Don Fryer , Colin Reed )
The top individual Angler was Neil van der Linde with a bag of 18.5 kg ,who also caught two of the 3 heaviest fish of the day , white musselcrackers of 9.3kg and 7.2 kg respectively .He was followed by Darian Keeton with a bag of 13.5 kg , catching the second heaviest fish , a white musselcracker of 8.6 kg . Don Fryer came in third ,who also caught the heaviest cob 6.2kg .Melissa Du Randt caught the heaviest bronze bream 0.9kg ,Greg Baxter caught the heaviest white steenbras 3.6 kg , Len Titmuss caught the heaviest zebra 0.9kg , Karen Kemp caught the heaviest blacktail 1.6kg and the heaviest galjoen 1.1 kg , Warren Bowdler caught the heaviest cape stumpnose 0.7 kg and Jeremy Smith caught the heaviest mullet 0.7 kg . Neil van der Linde’s white Musselcracker of 9.3 kg was the heaviest fish released and also won him the Sotheby’s Catch of the Day .
Don Fryer won the masters section (over 55’s) with 10.7 kg and Melissa Du Randt won the U21 section with 0.9 kg . Karen Kemp won the ladies section with 3.9 kg and Ross Bartlett won the U16 section with 4.2 kg .
A special thanks go to all our Round Robin Sponsors , namely : GM Kenrich ,Sotheby’s , Rosehill Superspar , Pick and Pay , Kekkel and Kraai (Grahamstown ) , Solly Kramers , Feathers Farm , Kowie Toyota , South Seas Butchery , Halyards Hotel , Prestons Liquor Store , Bucklands Private Game Reserve , Sports ‘n All , Sea Star Accommodation , Kowie Remax , Kenton Pharmacy , Ocean Basket , Wimpy , Guido’s , Specialised Petroleum Products , Home Essentials , Kowie Automotive , McCallum Brokers , Inso Aluminium ,Multi Security , Huntshoek Lodges , Castle Lager , D & A Timbers , SIRAC , The Fresh Fish Market , Frameworks .
The next PARSC Rock and Surf Competition will be the Karel De Jager Non- Edible Competition in Open Areas on Tuesday 1st May (note new date ) with lines in at 06h00 and Lines up at 18h00 . The next Round Robin will be held at Mpekweni on the 5th of May .