Breakwaters AC into the knock out finals

Rated favourites, Breakwaters AC had their work cut out against the Stillwater anglers who were to eliminate Breakwaters AC.Their determination was evident in their long queue of keep nets.

At the weigh-in, the tension could be felt as each fish was weighed. Stillwaters Angling Club amassed 104 points.

Then it was the turn of Breakwaters AC; there was a sigh of relief when the second-to-last nets were about to be weighed.

At that stage, Breakwaters had 101 points; however, with the two outstanding nets and one good haul of fish by Revaaj Buduram (with 9 points), they totalled 113 points, sealing the fate of Stillwaters AC, who should be commended for their formidable performance.

Breakwaters AC now advance to the finals against main rivals, Dannhauser AC, on February 23, 2025 at Sandford.

Yusuf Amedjee was the top angler of the day, notching up 13 points, followed by Sai Naransamy (11 pts) and his brother, Yudveer Naransamy (11 pts).

Captain Sarfraz Khan commended the ‘young guns’ who are currently well placed in the top five of the log, led by Sai Naransamy (38 pts), followed by Yusuf Amedjee (31 pts), Ossie Oosthuizen (23 pts), Yudveer Naransamy (23 pts), and Thasheel Rooplal (22 pts).

Club President, Matthew Shunmugam, commented that ‘it seems like the old-timers are saving themselves for the big events to come when they will be hopefully firing on all cylinders.’

One of our members, Heinrich Swiegers, who is currently on holiday with his family ‘down under’, sent a photo of himself donning the Breakwaters outfit in Australia – obviously overjoyed to receive news that he will be fishing in the final.

The internal KO singles and doubles are reaching the end stages.

In the singles, Ossie and Sai will match up with the winner taking on Vinay Bhojairam in the finals.

In the internal KO doubles final, Matthew and Thasheel will be up against the pairing of Rishlyn and Yusuf Amedjee.

The current titleholders of the club after the semi-final are:

• Riaan Smith (heaviest scaled fish—4,020 kg—KO R1);
• Sai Naransamy (heaviest non-scaled fish—4,560 kg—KO R1; most fish caught (22 fish); highest point scorer—14 pts in KO R1); KO champion (25 points); and the title of “Angler of the Year” with 38 points;
• Nishen Ramduth (rare species—yellow fish—1,334 kg—L2);
• Oosie Oosthuizen (most consistent angler);
• Yusuf Amedjee (league champion—15 points);
• Rishlyn Bhageloo (junior angler of the year—14 pts)
• Matthew Shunmugam (senior angler of the year—18 pts).

At the APL level, the Breakwaters Anglers are the holders of the following titles:

• Riaan Smith (BAC—4,020 kg in KO R1—heaviest scaled fish);
• Sai Naransamy (BAC—heaviest non-scaled fish—4,560 kg in KO R1);
• Nishen Ramduth (BAC—rare species—yellow fish of 1,334 kg in L2);
• Rishlyn Bhagaloo (BAC—junior angler of the year—10 pts);
• Matthew Shunmugam (BAC—senior angler of the year—16 points);
• Sai Naransamy is enjoying great form, topping the Breakwaters Composite Log with 38 points, and holds third position on the APL log table with 27 points.

Congratulations to all the title holders within the ranks of both the club and APL!

The next club outing will be an overnight social outing at Sandford in Zone D on January 11-12 2025.

Our anglers will take a well-deserved break for the festive season…enjoy, have fun, and catch plenty of fish.

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