‘King of the sea’ crown needs to be claimed
It's a fishing competition with a difference.
THIS coming weekend all the focus will be on the Quattro King of the Sea offshore competition, organised by the Pumula Beach Hotel in conjunction with Go Fish magazine.
Now in its fifth year, the competition will be fished over two days, Saturday and Sunday, and is one that basically sees jet-ski, paddle-ski and ski-boat anglers compete against each other, with their various skills and techniques, to see who is the ‘king of the sea’.
The targeted species are couta, wahoo, snoek and yellowfin tuna. The angler with the biggest fish from these species walks away with the grand prize.
There are also numerous other prizes for top kayaker, jet-skier and ski-boater.
There is also a ‘king of the bugs’ crayfish competition, which will be followed by a crayfish braai for all to enjoy.
Live music and entertainment will be provided for all, as well as wine tasting for those interested.
The briefing will be held at Pumula Beach Hotel this Friday at 3.30pm.
Awesome prizes are up for grabs, including three fishing kayaks, cash, holidays, fishfinders, fridge/freezers, tackle and more.
Weather permitting, there will be a ‘kiddies’ compo’ on the Saturday.
Entries are still open and entry forms can be obtained by emailing brendan@gofishmagazine.co.za.
Fishing in general has been rather patchy, with not much fish being reported.
Natal snoek are still being caught between Hibberdene and Scottburgh.
A report was received of some anglers boating some good-sized wahoo on Aliwal Shoal during the latter part of last week.
Tuna are still in abundance at ‘The Hole’ but the majority of these fish are still on the small side.
It should not be long now before the better-sized tuna make an appearance, in anticipation of the sardine migration.
With the winter approaching, rock and surf angling is starting to improve, with reports from Southbroom of some good-sized kob being caught from the beach, with the preferred bait being fresh red eye sardines.
Kob were also caught at the mouth of the Mtamvuna River in Port Edward, using the drop-shot method.
Shad have been on the quiet side, but reports from the popular Transkei spots indicate that it should not be long before they start making an appearance.
Shaune McAuliff (aka Shaune Paymaster) will soon be holding a clinic at the Shelly Beach launch site, regarding the safe launching and beaching of jet-skis.
Shaune, a profoundly skilled jet-ski angler with many years’ experience, will be able to assist novices and first-timers on launching, but more importantly on the beaching procedures, taking into account the safety aspect of leaving lures attached to rods. Proceeds from the clinic will go to a trust fund to help prevent such incidents from occurring. For more information, contact Shaune at 039 3122117.
(Report by Mark Bennett, Tackle Box)
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