the low water levels – the dam was
only 39.7% full - a record number of
fish was caught. 1029 Fish weighed in
(averaging 1.446kg) with the heaviest
of 5.130kg – caught by Jako Steyn
(Mpumalanga). For many anglers it
was more than the highlight of the
year, as many PB’s were achieved over
the three days.
Champion Martin was delighted with
his win and spoke to us about how his
tournament panned out and the secret
of his success.
“While the competition started off
in perfect conditions, the weather
pattern changed but thankfully I was
able to judge the mood of the fish and
adjust accordingly. I had spent many
hours on the water through winter
using my Lowrance HDS-7 Touch units
and an HDS-12 Gen 2, working out
depths and where the fish might hide
with changing conditions.
“Thanks to my StructureScan and
SideScan features, I could identify
pockets of grass which had grown while
there was little to no water - so, by the
time it was completely covered, I had
learned to distinguish what it was.
“This was a very technical competition
and because there were so many
anglers fishing in a very small area, it
was essential to look past the obvious
and having excellent electronics was
key.”
Have a look at this GoPro video clip
Martin made about how he used his
Lowrance units with Fishtec Maps,
Structure Scan and SideScan to help
him find his fish during this important
competition.
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re s cu e o f o u r B r a n d A mb a s s a d o r
C h a r l E n g e l b re ch t – wh e n h i s
b o a t t u r n e d o u t t o b e u n u s a ble
d u e t o me ch a n i ca l f a i l u re . C h a rl
e xp e r i e n ce d a p ro b l e m d u r i n g
p r a ct i s e a n d wa s s t i l l b a t t l i n g to
get going again the afternoon
b e f o re f i s h i n g b e g a n o ff i ci a l l y.
To h i s h u g e re l i e f , Jo h n a n d
Lisbeth stepped in to help –
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e q u i p p e d L o wr a n ce b o a t . A s th e y
s a y, “ A l l ’s we l l t h a t e n d s we l l ” a n d
C h a r l wa s ch o s e n f o r S o u t h A f ric a ’s
P re s i d e n t s Te a m.
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co n g r a t u l a t e t o S h a n e R e d ma n , h is
r i g h t - h a n d ma n We s s i e We s s e ls,
a n d a l l t h e o rg a n i s e r s wh o wo rk e d
s o h a rd t o ma ke t h i s co mp e t i t io n
s u ch a h u g e s u cce s s .
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re s u l t s a n d t e a m n o mi n a t i o n s f o r
t h e co mi n g s e a s o n :
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