This premier fishing competition, which is dubbed one of the biggest in the country, has fabulous prizes up for grabs.

The fisherman who manages to catch the heaviest carp walks away with a Bandit 490 Boat with a Mercury 100HP motor.

The heaviest barbel has a prize of R50 000 attached to it, the heaviest junior carp and barbel R10 000 each.

Second place in the heaviest carp and heaviest barbel on the line wins R30 000, third place is R10 000 each.

“We had a blast last year and this year the bar is set higher,” said Mr Dwayne Viviers from Koning Makriel.

Last year’s winner of the boat was 20-year-old Ju-Mari Joubert, who caught a 5.40kg carp.
An ecstatic Ju-Mari said, “I could not believe my ears when my name was announced. My dad started crying with joy. It was truly the highlight of my life.”

Jonathan Abrie smiled about his R50 000 cheque for the barbel that landed him first place. The winning barbel weighed 12.06kg.

The juniors also ‘hooked’ some good cash prizes.

Ruvan van der Westhuizen won the juniors u/16 heaviest carp of 3.50kg, and Alex Robberts won the juniors u/16 heaviest barbel of 9.6kg. They each received a cheque for R10 000.

Entry for the competition is R380 per person.

You can enter the competition at the gate of Loskop Dam or online at www.loskopdamclassic.co.za.

For more information, contact 083 432 9755 or email info@loskopdamclassic.co.za.