Biting good time at national angling champs

Febuary 29, 2008
ZululandOBSERVER


Biting good time at national angling champs

Johan van Staden’s Diamond Ray that was bitten by a Zambezi shark
The teams gather for their first morning of angling in the Mtunzini beach parking एरिया

Dalena van Jaarsveld
ANGLER Johan van Staden got less than he bargained for when a Zambezi shark took a bite out of a Diamond Ray he was pulling out during the National B angling championships held at Mtunzini.The Ray measured 1.73 metres and the tasty bit nicked by the shark took off almost half of the ray’s right side. Taking part were 10 teams - Free State, Northern Gauteng, Boland, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Western Province, Border, Southern Cape, and Central Gauteng.Zululand managed to finish the team competition in sixth place, while KwaZulu-Natal came third, winning the bronze medal.Boland emerged as the winners with 330.78 points.Most outstanding catch went to Willem Bouwer from Boland, who caught a sand shark of 31.14kg. The anglers also reeled in three bull sharks and seven stingrays during the three days.
Results1 Boland - 330.78 pts2 Eastern Cape - 268.32 pts3 KwaZulu-Natal - 127.74 pts4 Western Province - 89.92 pts5 Border - 84.29 pts6 Zululand - 24.16 pts7 Southern Cape - 13.97 pts8 Northern Gauteng - 9.42 pts9 Free State - 6.54 pts10 Central Gauteng - 2 pts
Top anglers1 Christo van der Berg (Boland)2 Johan van Staden (Eastern Province)3 Neil Fourie (Western Province)
Most Fish: Mike Heyman (Eastern Province)Heaviest inedible: Neil Fourie (Western Province) - Diamond Skate 76.44 kgHeaviest edible fish: Dieter Joubert (Free State) - Cob 3.27 kgOutstanding Catch: Willem Bouwer (Boland) - 31.14kg sand shark