Unfamiliar Spioenkop Dam results in least number of points for an outing

The penultimate outing on the NFWAA calendar was fished at Spioenkop Dam, situated about half an hour’s drive out of Ladysmith.
The association’s president, Vish Govinder, liaised with the very accommodating officials of the resort and secured sufficient shoreline for over 100 eager anglers.
Very few were familiar with the layout of the dam or where the hot-spots would be, but this did not seem to matter, as the rising sun revealed a view of a huge expanse of water with breathtakingly picturesque surroundings. The anglers spotted a few species of antelope, as well as zebra and giraffe en-route to settling in at their chosen spots. Those who had fished the dam before promised the first-timers a memorable fishing outing, based on their previous experience. The outing indeed proved to be a memorable one, but for all the wrong reasons.
The collective number of points was the least accumulated for a league outing, but the top positions saw an all-too-familiar pattern. Ladysmith narrowly beat Itec Freespool into second place by a mere two points, with Riverside and Chelmsford a further two points adrift. Docrats, Endumeni and Ace Aqua finished in equal last place.
The heaviest carp was caught by Prenesh Pandoy of Ladysmith, while Rodney Ince of Itec Freespool won the prize for the heaviest non-scaled fish. Both these prize winners received an outright miniature trophy, as well as a R200 voucher sponsored by Devland Impuphu Wholesalers.
The final league log standings see Itec Freespool finish above third-placed Chelmsford and will therefore face Ladysmith in the Champions Cup, which will be sponsored by Jafar Meats.