Angling league prepares to cast off

After a successful fourth season, the Angling Professional League (APL) is ready to get fishing.

The league has confirmed its six affiliate clubs for the 2018/2019 season: Breakwaters, Stillwaters, Challengers, Ladysmith, Dannhauser and Glencoe Angling Clubs.

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Ladysmith stood atop affairs in the previous season.

The club was crowned the VME League Champion and AA Tours Grand Challenge Champion, while Breakwaters prevented a clean sweep by winning the Transnat Knock Out.

The new season gets underway on August 26 with VME League One.

Beyond the competition and the upcoming season, the APL hosted its AGM in July, where a new cabinet was elected to serve for the next 12 months.

The positions were filled as follows:

Matthew Shunmugam was elected President, with Vishnu Govinder to serve in the position of Vice President.

Ajen Goli is the new club Secretary.

Eugene Ramparsad takes up the reigns as Treasurer, while record-keeping goes to Liaquat Ahmed (Record Clerk) and Vishal Dookhi (Assistant Record Clerk).

Rafiq Hofesse is the APL Public Relations Officer.

The final two executive positions go to Saleem Abdool (Assistant Public Relations Officer) and Monty Slabbert (Timekeeper).

Season titleholders have also been confirmed.

Rishen Nankoo of Ladysmith AC caught the heaviest scaled fish (carp of 4.5 kilogrammes), while Valentino Murugan bagged the heaviest non-scaled fish (11.4kg).

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The Junior Angler of the Year is Ahbay Jawair of Stillwaters on nine points.

Veruschka Boodhoo of Stillwaters was the Lady Angler of the Year with six points, and Dan Govinder of Ladysmith claimed the title of Senior Angler of the Year with 15 points.

The Angler of the Year title went to Breakwaters’ Monty Slabbert (53 points).

He won himself R3 000 for his efforts, and the second and third prizes of R2 000 and R1 000 respectively went to Kaveer Singh and Shane Mangaroo.

“This season, the prizes have been made more lucrative. The Angler of the Year will win a tackle voucher worth R3 000 and a family weekend to Chimani Resort on the Vaal River,” said APL management.

“Thank you to all our major sponsors, officials and members for a very competitive season.”

For more details, contact Matthew Shunmugam on 082 807 8919.

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