CARNIVEROUS FROM BOAT
FISHING (PREDATOR FISHING)
(FEBRUARY 10th – 13th)
This exciting event took
place at Loskop Dam
and the 64 anglers from
16 countries plus two
reserves per team and
the managers, were all
accommodated at the
Forever Resort Chalets.
(They
kindly
offered
special rates for the
tournament).
Several international teams arrived a
month early to practise but the dam was
closed to angling for two weeks before the
competition started. They then continued
to fish in dams around the area.
In this category, the rules differ
between those used by South Africa
and Internationally. Artlure South Africa
only catch one per fish specie (all
species included), and according to
the International rules you can catch
as many as you can - per any specie/s
(only predator fish species). The
species targeted for this competition
were Barbel, Makriel, Blue Kurper, Red
Breast Kurper, Yellow Fish, Bass and
Papermouth.
Organiser Magriet Coetzee said the weather was
good on the two practise days but it turned on
the first tournament day, and there were simply
no fish where one would expect to find them.
Many teams blanked on catches that day.
This meant a change in game plan and while
Barbel is usually the most popular target - they
barely featured in this event. So, the focus turned
to Bass and Makriel – the latter becoming the
“fish of the day”!