R100 000 should lure South Africa’s top bass anglers
The easing of lockdown regulations finally gave fishermen the green light to dust off their rods and hit the water after more than two months.
This easing of regulations is progressing favourably and every day it looks more like the much anticipated R100k Bonanza will become reality as organisers endeavour to host the biggest payout single-day tournament ever.
With its year-round warm climate, expectations are usually high when it comes to some of the area’s most sought after dams, like Driekoppies. If all goes to plan, November will see an unprecedented event making its way there.
In the biggest cash payout in the history of South African bass fishing, fishermen will stand a chance of walking away with R100 000 in cold, hard cash when Thermocline hosts the R100K Bonanza.
The date is set for November 14, but is subject to change. A payment of R10 000 per team secures you a one in 30 chance to bag the big bucks.
“The interest in the tournament has been phenomenal with many teams already committing and entering. Spaces are limited to only 30 teams,” organisers said.
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The business sector has also shown some interest in the possibility of sponsoring prizes, which will definitely see an increase in the prize values.
Capping entries to only 30 teams will ensure every team has a very favourable 1-in-30 chance of claiming the impressive first-place prize of a guaranteed R100 000.
Other prizes include cash for the second and third heaviest bags, as well as cash for the biggest fish. As regulations currently still prohibit fishing competitions, all entry fees are refundable in the event that the competition is cancelled or postponed.
For more information, including an entry form and copy of the rules and regulations, visit the Thermocline Facebook page, or contact organisers on 083-524-0664 or 072-124-4518.
According to one of the organisers, William Myers, who currently sits in third place on the Lowveld Bass Trail (LBT) log with teammate, Herman Geldenhuys, the competition will not only offer an unmatched reward for the winners but will also serve as a fundraiser for the Bassmasters Team Trials which they, along with only five other South African teams, qualified for.
The Bassmasters, which was scheduled to take place in December this year, was postponed to December 2021. Until further notice, the remainder of the 2020 LBT has also been cancelled.
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