JUNIORS: April 2024

Email a clear photo of a junior with his or her catch with the details of the catch, name and age, marked “Juniors” to:

stywelyne@stywelyne.net.

NB: Fish must be held preferably in a horizontal position with two hands, with no fingers in the gills or eyes, and not hanging on a hook.

Photos of endangered species such as Brindle Bass, Natal Wrasse, Potato Bass, Sawfin and Seventy-Four are not accepted.

BELANGRIK: Dit is belangrik dat visse so vir foto’s geposeer word dat geen handeling, wat deur ander as mishandeling gesien kan word, verskyn nie. Die korrekte manier wat ons ons jong hengelaartjies moet leer is dat twee hande gebruik word, een onder die voorste gedeelte van die lyf en een onder die stertkant.

VERY IMPORTANT: By submitting images of persons under the age of 18 years for publication, the person doing so gives full permission to publish it.

BAIE BELANGRIK: Die persoon wat beelde van persone onder 18 jaar voorlê vir publikasie verleen volle toestemming om sodanige beelde te publiseer.

AVA BOYDER

Third of March my daughter Ava and I launched on our boat Fine Line at the Richards Bay ski boat club. The weather conditions were ideal and so we decided to head out to sea with the hopes of Ava catching her first musselcracker. Our first stop was to load up a few live baits, which didn’t take too long. We then headed out to the ledge approximately 25km from the harbour and put our luck to the test. It wasn’t long and we had loaded a few good fish, a yellowfin tuna, an amberjack and three very nice dorado. Things quietened down so we pulled our lines in and ran 12km inshore to a good reef to target musselcracker. When we stopped on the spot, conditions were not ideal with the water being cold, reverse current and dirty, anyway, we positioned the boat on top of a good showing, using the anchor and dropped down some juicy cracker baits. It wasn’t long before Ava had hooked into a beaut of a musselcracker, weighing in at 20,2kgs. It was a great day out with loads of excitement and joy, we are looking forward to good days weather to head out again. Kevin Boyder.

EDWIN DE BEER

Ek het hierdie karp op ‘n ander oom se visstok gevang by Aquaview, Bronkhorstspruitdam. Hy was besig om vleis te braai toe ek sien sy lyn word die water ingetrek. Dis toe dat hy my toestemming gee om te help, natuurlik help ek graag! 😊

Twee dae later kry ek toe die geleentheid om saam met my oupa te gaan babers vang vanaf sy boot in Roodeplaatdam. Dis die eerstekeer dat ek so groot baber vang en vashou.

ALBERT TERBLANCHE

Albert vang graag vis uit die plaasdam. Vandat sy oë oopgaan die oggend tot laat toe, sukkel ons om hom by die huis te hou. Daar is geen keer wanneer hy ‘n visstok in die hande het nie. Hy sorg dat die huiswerker slakke en erdwurms kry, en omdat hy nie alleen mag plaasdam toe gaan nie, moet sy saam! Sy raas erger as wanneer daar ge-tooi-tooi word wanneer hy ‘n vis aan het, neem video en foto’s, en is saam opgewonde oor elke vis! Op die stadium lyk dit of hy net gaan visvang vir ‘n lewe. Hierdie baber het hy die dag gevang toe ek, oupa Albert, saam by die dam was.

OUPA WILLIE BREEDT EN DIE KLEINKINDERS

Die kleinkinders vang diepseevis saam met oupa Willie by Cape Vidal. Kean Gouws aan die linkerkant en Mia regs, het hul coutas verloor teen die haaie. Chane Gouws en Stiaan Breedt het saam die mooi dorado gevang.