Rock And Surf Round Robin Round 6
PARSC ROCK AND SURF – ROUND 6 OF 2011 ROUND ROBIN – Strong winds and rough seas don’t deter anglers !
The sixth round of the annual PARSC Rock and Surf Round Robin Competition was held from the West Pier to Sand Rock on Saturday 13th August . Conditions were tough with swells of up to 5m and extremely strong south westerly wind . The sea was however a good colour and water temperature approximately 17 degrees . Eight teams of 4 fished the competition as well as a number of individual anglers . Overall 82.6 kg of edible fish consisting of 9 different species were caught of which 86% were successfully released .
The team with the winning IGFA points on the day was Team 3 consisting of Darian Keeton , Mark Pote , Simon Du Plessis and Brian Wright . Team 1 consisting of Paul Knight , Terry Stewart , Don Murray and Iain Stewart coming second and Team 4 consisting of Niel van der Linde , Dave Kemp , Len Titmuss and Mike Williams coming 3rd . In the Round Robin League , Team 3 beat Team 1 , Team 4 beat Team 2 , Team 5 beat Team 8 and Team 6 beat Team 7 . The Round Robin Competition is certainly hotting up with these results bringing the teams even closer together ,just 42 points separates the top 3 teams with just one round of the competition remaining .
The Current Round Robin log positions after 5 rounds are as follows :
1ST : Team 4 : 913 pts ( Neil van der Linde , Dave Kemp , Len Titmuss , Mike Williams )
2nd : Team 1 : 894 pts ( Paul Knight , Terry Stewart , Don Murray , Iain Stewart )
3rd : Team 3 : 861 pts ( Darian Keeton , Mark Pote , Brian Wright , Simon Du Plessis )
4th : Team 2 : 818 pts ( Adrian Bezuidenhout , Leonard Bodhill , Rob Bessenger , Niall Borland )
5th : Team 5 : 797 pts ( Tienie Lindeque , Douglas Olivier , Charl Hurn , Greg Baxter )
6th : Team 8 : 506 pts ( Mark Warren , Roger Coates , Don Fryer , Colin Reed )
7th : Team 6 : 182 pts ( Gary du Randt , Warren Bowdler , Karl Mclellan , Rian Lisher )
8TH : Team 7 : 229 pts ( Melissa Du Randt , Brad Labuschagne , Wade Labuschagne , Grant Acton )
The top individual Angler for the day was Terry Stewart with a bag of 9.5 kg .He also caught the heaviest spotted grunter weighing 2.3 kg . Mark Pote caught the second heaviest bag totalling 7.2 kg . Niel van der Linde followed in third position with a bag of 6.3 kg which included the heaviest cob 4.2 kg and the heaviest silver musselcracker 1.0 kg. Douglas Olivier caught the heaviest Poenskop , a fish of 5.5kg which also won him the Sotheby’s catch of the day . Andrew Du Toit caught the heaviest bronze bream 3.7 kg as well as the heaviest pignose grunter 2.0 kg . Len Titmuss caught the heaviest zebra , a fish of 2.7kg , with Charl Hurn catching the heaviest galjoen 1.4 kg and Simon Du Plessis the heaviest blacktail 1.1 kg .
Douglas Olivier won the masters section (over 55’s) with a bag of 5.5 kg and Brendon Marais won the juniors section with a bag of 5.8 kg. There was no winner of the ladies section .
Special thanks go to all our Round Robin Sponsors , namely : Kingsley Tyres , Sotheby’s , Rosehill Superspar , Pick and Pay , Kekkel and Kraai (Grahamstown ) , Solly Kramers , Feathers Farm , Simply Delicious Fudge , Kowie Toyota , South Seas Butchery , Halyards Hotel , Prestons Liquor Store , Castle Lager , Bucklands Private Game Reserve , Sports ‘n All , Sea Star Accommodation , Sunny Sports , Kowie Timber Products , Kowie Remax , Pennypinchers , Kowie Automotive , Sirac , Huntshoek Safaris , Huntshoek Lodge , Huntsdrift Safaris , Specialised Petroleum Products and Kemsley Marine .
The next PARSC Rock and Surf Competition will be the 7th Round of the Round Robin to be held on Saturday 10th September from the East Pier to Oyster Rocks . Lines in at 07h00 , weigh in at the club at 17h00 .