Reghard Ludick (11) casts his line in the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo Kery Bird
Sixty-three anglers took to the Standerton waters in the Grootdraai Dam, with bait on line and rods cast, in the Meyerville Fishing Club competition held on April 18.
The day called for perfect weather conditions and anglers to reel in the heaviest carp, barber, and mud fish.
In the men’s category, Jaco Steenkamp caught the heaviest carp, weighing in at 2.960kg. Bennie Venter reeled in the heaviest barber weighing at 8.160kg.
Francois Scheepers hooked the heaviest mud fish at 1.100kg. Marli van Biljon was the women’s winner with the heaviest carp weighing in at 1.760kg.
She also reeled in the heaviest barber, weighing 0.820kg. The heaviest mud fish went to Nadia Jonker, weighing in at 0.800kg.
Nadia Jonker reeled in the heaviest mud fish in the women's category of the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo: Kerry Bird
Conrad van Vuuren with his catch in the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo Kerry Bird
Conrad van Vuuren is reeling in a catch during the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo: Kerry Bird
Lewis van der Merwe is casting his line into the Standerton Waters Grootdraai Dam. Photo: Kerry Bird
Nadia Jonker reeled in the heaviest mud fish in the women's category of the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo: Kerry Bird
Conrad van Vuuren is reeling in a catch during the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo: Kerry Bird
Riaan du Plessis cast his rod in the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo: Kerry Bird
Conrad van Vuuren is reeling in a catch during the Meyersville Fishing Club competition. Photo: Kerry Bird
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