Herald Fishing: Record-breaking year at Paddock fishing compo

The 2019 edition of the Paddock fishing compo continued the rich and successful history of this popular family event.

Anglers came from far and wide to prove themselves in the individual categories as well as the team event, all looking to land the sought-after winning catch.

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The weather was stunning and the food delicious, as always.

Around 250 campers set up tents around the club with more than 400 people casting their lines.

The anglers yielded a record breaking total of 691.564kg of fish.

Eric Dunstone’s dam yielded most fish, the total a whopping 238.06kg.

Biggest bass of the year was caught by Dewald Beetge and weighed in at 4.22kg, this came from Billy Vorster’s dam.

Elize Scheepers caught the heaviest tilapia which weighed 2.20kg.

Special mention must be made of Vossie Vosloo who hasn’t missed a compo for 36 years – this year he won first place in the men’s tilapia with a catch of 2.12kg.

Team Daiwa (Vossie Vosloo, Dean Vosloo and Jarryd Berning) won the men’s team event and caught a total of 49.62kg.

Team Wrinkles and Pimples (Azelle du Rand, Karen Snyman, Kayla Vosloo, Lana Vosloo) managed to place first in the women’s category and bagged a total of 41.06kg of fish.

The winning mixed team, Bob Hope (Ryan Wichmann, Madie Allison, Louis Allison and Lloyd Laxton) caught 30.30kg.

Winning high school team, Master Baiters, caught a total of 8.92kg of fish. This team was made up of Fritz Dewit and Jordon Pelser.

The junior team winners, Jared Stedman, Braygen Massey, Kyle Grobbler and Josh Stedman aptly called ‘Eat my Worms’, caught 6.12kg.

Prizes to the value of R200 000 were handed to winning fishermen as well as lots of lucky draw entrants.

These prizes are made possible by the many companies who work closely with local farmers and as a community, the organising committee is grateful for the continued support of this event by these business owners.

OVERALL

Heaviest bass – Dewald Beetge 4.22

Heaviest tilapia – Elize Scheepers 2.20

BASS

Men: 1 Fernando Dias 4.05; 2 Ryan Wichmann 2.82; 3 Lloyd Laxton 2.77; 4 Dylan Kent 2.69.

Women: 1 Linda Smith 2.25; 2 Chantal Joubert 2.05; 3 Daphne Scholtz 1.45; 4 Tania Carter 1.00.

Junior school: 1 Matt Hay 2.19; 2 Jaydon Stander 1.25; 3 Jarryd Gallagher 1.21.

High school: 1 Jannis Wagenaar 1.96; 2 Dylan Shriver 1.78; 3 Fritz De Wet 1.53.

TILAPIA

Men: 1 Vossie Vosloo 2.12; 2 Wessel van der Merwe 2.07; 3 Wessel van der Merwe 2.06.

Women: 1 Lana Vosloo 1.77; 2 Karen Snyman 1.75; 3 Chantal Joubert 1.57.

Junior School: 1 Keith Chapman 1.45; 2 Leah Bunge 1.33.

High School: 1 De Wet Durant 1.66; 2 De Wet Durant 1.37.

TEAM

Men: 1 Daiwa 49.62; 2 Assassins 45.296.

Women: 1 Wrinkles and Pimples 41.06; 2 Bite Me 4.35.

Junior School: 1 Eat my Worms 6.12; 2 Bass Fishing Fever 6.03.

High School: 1 Master Baiters 8.92; 2 Outcasters 8.32.

Mixed: 1 Bob Hope 30.30; 2 Big Mac 21.75.

Names from left to right. (these are the correct names and spelling.)

1) 1st Place Mens Tilapia – Vossie Vosloo

2) 1st Ladies Bass – Linda Smith

3) 1st Mens Team “Team Daiwa” – Jarryd Berning, Dean Vosloo, Vossie Vosloo

4) 1st Mens Bass – Fernando Dias

5) 1st Junior Tilapia – Keith Chapman

6) 1st Junior Team – “Eat my worms” – Jared Stedman, Braygan Massey, Josh Stedman, Kyle Grobbler

7) 1st Ladies Team- “Wrinkles and Pimples” – Azelle Du Rand, Karen Snyman, Kayla Vosloo, Lana Vosloo

8) 1st Ladies Tilapia – Lana Vosloo

9) 1st High School Bass Team “Master Baiters” – Fritz De Wit, Jordan Pelser

10) 1st High School Tilapia -De Wet Du Rand

11) Heaviest Tilapia – Elize Scheepers

12) Heaviest Bass – Dewald Beetge 5 images from the compo weekend attached also .”

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