PARSC ROCK AND SURF – ROUND 5 OF 2012 GM KENRICH ROUND ROBIN COMPETITION – TOUGH CONDITIONS AND FEW FISH CAUGHT !
The fifth round of the annual PARSC Rock and Surf GM Kenrich Round Robin Competition was held at Riet River on Saturday 2nd June . Conditions were tough with a warm , rough sea strong westerly wind and unusually high barometer which seemed to combine to put the fish off the bite . Ten teams of 4 fished the competition , together with a number of individual anglers . Overall only 37.7 kg of edible fish consisting of 9 different species were caught of which 100% 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 3 consisting of Paul Knight,Terry Stewart , Don Murray and Iain Stewart , with Team 2 consisting of Darian Keeton , Simon Du Plessis , Brian Wright and Roy Labuschagne coming 3rd . In the Round Robin League , Team 1 beat Team 6 , Team 2 beat Team 10 , Team 3 beat Team 9 and Team 4 beat Team 8 and Team 5 beat with Team 7.
The Current Top Round Robin Teams are as follows :
1ST : Team 1 : 828 pts (Neil van der Linde , Dave Kemp , Len Titmuss , Ryan Reeves )
2nd : Team 4 : 805 pts ( Adrian Bezuidenhout , Leonard Bodhill , Jeremy Smith , Niall Borland )
3rd : Team 2 : 682 pts (Darian Keeton , Simon Du Plessis , Brian Wright , Roy Labuschagne )
The top individual Angler was Neil van der Linde with a bag of 8.0 kg kg ,who also caught the heaviest white steenbras 3.7 kg . He was followed by Douglas Olivier with a bag of 4.4 kg , catching the heaviest yellow belly rockcod 1.0 kg . Charl Hurn came in third . Terry Stewart caught the heaviest bronze bream 1.7 kg , Adrian Bezuidenhout caught the biggest blacktail 1.3kg , Ben Keeton caught the heaviest zebra 0.9 kg , Brian Wright caught the heaviest shad 1.3 kg and the heaviest black musselcracker 1.3 kg , Leonard Bodill caught the heaviest cape stumpnose 1.2 kg and Ross Bartlett caught the heaviest white musselcracker 5.2 kg which was the heaviest fish released and also won him the Sotheby’s Catch of the Day .
Douglas Olivier won the masters section (over 55’s) with 4.4 kg and Wade Labuschagne won the U21 section with 1.1 kg . There was no ladies section winner and Ross Bartlett won the U16 section with 5.2 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 GBS Teams of 3 which will be held in Open Areas on the 23rd of June .