ndhk ndac des dec 2011 nuusbrief newsletter
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NDHK/NDAC
BOX/BUS 725
NELSPRUIT
1200
NUUSBRIEF / NEWSLETTER
DESEMBER/DECEMBER 2011
BLADSY / PAGE 2 Komitee / Committee
BLADSY / PAGE 3 Uit die Voorsitter se pen / Note from the chairman
BLADSY / PAGE 4-6 NDHK Prysuitdeling / NDAC Prize giving
BLADSY / PAGE 7-8 Hengelaar van die maand / Angler of the month
BLADSY / PAGE 9-11 Hengelaars terugvoering / Anglers feedback
BLADSY / PAGE 12 Nuusbrokkies / News snippets
BLADSY / PAGE 13 Hengelaars se foto’s / Anglers photos
BLADSY / PAGE 14-15 Advertensies / Advertisements
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VOORSITTER / CHAIRMAN
HENRY DE PRADINES
082 556 5820
VISI VOORSITTER / VICE CHAIRMAN
JAN JOUBERT
083 459 0516
ERE PRESIDENT / HONORARY PRESIDENT
PAUL WHITAKER
082 807 1070
SEKRETARIS / SECRETARY
JOHAN VAN DER WALT
082 922 6574
TESOURIER / TREASURER
EDWIN FREEMAN
083 628 3902
VEILIGHEIDS OFFISIER / SAFETY OFFICER ASISTENT VEILIGHEIDS OFFISIER / ASSISTANT SAFETY OFFICER
LOUIS DU PREEZ
GERT CONRADIE
082 702 1749
082 8988 150
KAPTEIN / CAPTAIN
LEON POTGIETER
083 384 3676
REKORDS OFFISIER / RECORDS OFFICIAL
JACO JORDAAN
083 624 4505
PRO / TACKLE BOX
BRAD VAN ZYL
082 957 8736
NUUSBRIEF / NEWSLETTER
DENISE CAREY
082 887 0666
VLIEGHENGEL / FLY FISHING
ANDREW SMALL
083 276 5150
ONTWIKELLING / DEVELOPMENT JUNIORS
SAM BOTHA 084 805 3077
VOORSITTER / CHAIRMAN OSB GUSTAV VAN STADEN 083 633 5388 [email protected] VOORSITTER / CHAIRMAN INHACA
GARY LARKAN
083 631 2603
Komitee / Committee:
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Uit die Voorsitter se pen / Note from the chairman:
Wat ʼn wonderlike hengeljaar was 2011 nie……. Baie geluk aan al die hengelaars wat die jaar die klub en die provinsie verteenwoordig het. In die Nasionale kampioenskappe wat nou in November plaasgevind het, het Paul Whitaker en Jaco Jordaan tweede geëindig in die “game fish” afdeling, en Jan Joubert met sy skipper Eben Basson, het derde geëindig in die “Heavy Tackle Billfish” afdeling. Edwin Freeman, Leon Potgieter, Sybrand v Vuuren, Wayne Wiid en Henry de Pradines het in die “Light Tackle Billfish” afdeling gehengel . Wayne Huddleston het SADSAA Masters verteenwoordig en tweede geëindig Dankie aan my komitee vir al hulle harde werk deur die jaar en ook aan die Onderberg en Inhaca komitees vir hulle reëlings. Aan al die borge van die verskillende kompetisies ʼn baie groot dankie, sonder julle bydraes sou die kompetisies nie moontlik gewees het nie. Ons innige simpatie met tannie Susan van Rooyen en kinders met die afsterwe van Oom Koos, hy was een van die stigterslede van die NDHK en sal gemis word. ʼn baie Geseënde Kerstyd aan almal, mag 2012 vir julle baie vreugde en geluk bring. Geniet n lang verdiende vakansie. Veilig reis na julle hengel destinasies!!! Hengel Groete,
HENRY DE PRADINES
Welkom aan die volgende nuwe klub lede /
Welcome to the following new club members:
Stefan Barnard Janse van Rensburg
Jacques Snyman Janse van Rensburg
Gert Hendrik Janse van Rensburg
Mathys Magiel Ruthven
Jan Basson
John O’Reilly
Jaco Badenhorst
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NDHK Prysuitdeling / NDAC Prize giving:
Nelspruit & District Angling Club Prize Giving 2011
Boat Angler
OET Nov. Competition
Solly's Anglers Corner Best Gamefish Team Jakoos Jakoos
De Jager's Vervoer Best Gamefish Individual Jakoos Jaco Jordaan
NDHK Best Billfish Team Famuse H de Pradines
H de Pradines (Jnr)
Eben Basson
Jan Joubert
Fanie de Kok
De Jager's Vervoer Best Billfish Individual H de Pradines (Jnr)
Henry de Pradines Tag & Release B's Nest John Chandler
OET May Competition
Solly's Anglers Corner Best Gamefish Team Kwanzi Gustav van Staden
Sean Bushney
Sikani Kontrakteurs Best Gamefish Individual Sean Bushney
Bols Brandy Best Billfish Team Kwanzi
Cristal Jewelers Best Billfish Individual Sean Bushney
Sucadi Best Skipper Leon Potgieter
Charles Pienaar Tag & Release Kwanzi Sean Bushney
Onderberg Spesie Bonanza
ABSA Besigheidsbank Meeste Spesies Fujumo II Nico Engels - 7 spesies
Hans Massyn Span met meeste Punte Charlies Angel
Charl Carey - 355.80 punte
Inhaca Challenge
Lowveld Merchant Angler of the Week Ocean Driven Lee Freeman
Gert Kunneke Winning Team Scumfemfe Godon Bradford
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Nelspruit & District Angling Club Prize Giving 2011
Boat Angler
Overall Annual
Brayshaw Diesel Heaviest Tuna Specie Charlies Angel Charl Carey
Peter Wiid Heaviest Dorado Charlies Angel Charl Carey
The Gaffer Heaviest Barracuda Sucadi Sue Tapson
NDHK Heaviest Kingfish Grande Pe Dolf Botha
Syd Russel Most Billfish T&R Bernard Mc Gee
Angling and Outdoor World Best Gamefish Individual Lee Freeman
Kamakama Best Gamefish Sue Tapson
Peter Burger Best Equiped Skiboat The Gaffer
Jean Nel Best Junior Braam Cronje
Bill Harber Biggest Fish (junior) Braam Cronje
Triomf Saltwater Angler of the Year Edwin Freeman
Solly's Anglers Corner Hard Luck Trophey Sea Breez Larry Good
To view copy the following URL and paste into your browser window:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWoycbDCeog&feature=player_embedded
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Nelspruit & District Angling Club Prize Giving 2011
Colours
Gamefish Nationals - Sodwana
Attie Ackerman
Edwin Freeman
Nationals - November - Sodwana - Light Tackle Billfish
Leon Potgieter
Jaco Jordaan
SAADSA Nationals. - Light Tackle Masters - Sodwana 2010
Henry de Pradines
Wayne Wiid
SAADSA - November Nationals - Heavy Tackle Masters
Jan Joubert
Marlin Inter Provincial - Richardsbaai - Association
Jan Joubert
Garth Mc Gee
Gustaf van Staden
Eben Basson
Mpumalanga Marlin Inter Provincial - Richardsbaai
Jaco Jordaan
May All Inlands - Association
Mauritz van der Walt
Johan van der Walt
Renier Slabbert (Worsie)
Mei All Inlands - Interprovincial Association
Gustaf van Staden
Sean Bushney
Mei All Inlands - Interprovincial Mpumalanga
Leon Potgieter
Jaco Jordaan
o/19 Junior Nationals - Mpumalanga
Mauritz vd Walt (Kaptein)
Please note we will be closed over
following dates during upcoming
holidays:
23-27 December 2011
1-4 January 2012
Thank you all for your support this
past year.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!!!
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Hengelaar van die maand / Angler of the month:
Angler John Chandler
Fish Striped Marlin (10kg line)
Boat B’s Nest
Skipper Bradley Kidd
When November 2011
Where Sodwana
A gift voucher to the value of R 200 will be posted to this
angler. The “Angler of the Month” award is proudly
sponsored by Solly’s Anglers Corner Nelspruit…
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FEBRUARY
Jason & Peter Wiid, Billfish (various) Sodwana Bay
MARCH
Paul Whitaker
Marlin Stiped&Blue
(no photo available)
JULY
Sean Bushney, Black Marliin Sodwana
MAY/JUNE
Lee Freeman (Top individual angler) Inhaca
JANUARY
Bernard McGee, Marlin species Sodwana Bay
APRIL
Edwin Freeman, GT(+/-30kg) Inhaca
SEPTEMBER
Sue Tapson, Cuta 29kg Guinjata
AUGUST
Etienne Carey, Striped Marlin Guinjata
OKTOBER
Jan Joubert, Blue Marlin Sodwana
NOVEMBER Braam Cronje, Wahoo +/-20kg
Barra
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Hengelaars terugvoering / Anglers feedback:
Die Billfish 15000 Dit was weer daardie tyd van die jaar, en 'n heerlike 3 weke van hengel het voorgelê het. Die OET kompetisie was weereens 'n groot sukses en ek kan met trots sê dat dit 'n eer en voorreg was om vir die soveelste jaar te kon deelneem. Met 6 Marlyne agter my naam vir die week, glo ek nie daar kan enigsins gekla word nie. Die Billfish 15000 het aangebreek en die hengelaars is begroet met 'n reënbui. Die openings aand is die hengelaars verras met die optrede van die Can-Can girls wat op die verhoog 'n paar dans passies gemaak het. Dit het beslis die manne se aandag getrek. Die formaliteite is afgehandel en almal is daar weg om te gaan regmaak vir die week se groot hengel. Die weer het mooi saamgespeel, en soos met die OET, was ons gesëend met sonskyn en mooiweer afgesien van die 1 dag wat die wind ons vroeg van die see af geblaas het. Die komitee het toe maar besluit die manne moet terug om 'n bietjie keel nat te maak. Die week het einde se kant toe gestaan en die voorlopers “Ocean-Commotion” en “Sea Ducer” was kop aan kop. Dit was 'n titaniese stryd tussen die twee bote. Garth McGee en sy span het 5 Marlyne en 1 seilvis op die telbord gehad. Dit het vir hulle 'n tweede plek in die kompetisie besorg, met “Ocean-Commotion” wat in die eerste plek geëindig het en “Real Passion” in die derde plek. Baie geluk Garth, julle manne het gekook! Daar is 'n totaal van 134 snawelvis gevang en vrygelaat vir die week (wat ook 'n moontlike wêreld rekord mag wees). Dit is vir my 'n riem onder die hart om te kan sê dat 97% van die snawelvis weer vrygelaat is. Dit was 'n baie goed georganiseerde kompetisie en die hengelaars het dit baie geniet. Daar is sprake van 'n eersteprys van 1 miljoen volgende jaar… Sien uit daarna om julle volgende jaar weer daar te sien. Hengel groete Jaco Jordaan RECORDS OFFICIAL NDAC / REKORDSBEAMPTE NDHK
Cell: 0836244505
Epos: [email protected] of [email protected]
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SODWANA BAY OET 2011 BILL AND GAME FISH COMPETITION
LOCAL LADS FROM NELSPRUIT AND DISTRICT ANGLING CLUB COME FIRST IN THE TAG AND RELEASE SECTION
The annual migration down to Sodwana Bay took place last week by all the local deep sea angling fishermen and women. As the local club, we are proud to say that Nelspruit and District Angling Club (NDAC) was represented by no less than 16 ski boats and crew. The competition attracted its normal capacity of 85 boats and so began a historic week of fishing off the Kwa Zulu Natal coast. One of two line classes can be nominated, namely 10kg and 37kg line class. The heavier line class (37kg) obviously needed for the avid marlin anglers and usually the lighter line class (10kg) for the more general gamefish. With more and more pressure being put on our fish stocks, this competition has placed a huge focus on the tagging and releasing of billfish with the support of many of the big sponsors. Needless to say, from day 1 of the competition, it was clear that this was going to be a week to remember. 25 Billfish were released in the first day and there was still 4 more days to go. As the week progressed, every last angler was astonished at the amount of billfish being caught and tagged on a daily basis. What is the reason for this seemingly influx of fish on the Natal coast? Well, no one really knows, but some have speculated that the Somalian pirates have chased the long line fishing vessels away from the east african coast line only to improve our fish stocks and the migratory patterns. The fantastic fishing week was over all too soon and after the careful sums were added up, everyone rejoiced at the fact that well over 100 marlin and sailfish were released back into the sea to swim free again. The marlin prize was won by the boat Skybird after they landed a marlin weighing in at 126,2kg and this being caught on the light 10kg class tackle. The weighmaster confirmed the weight of the fish and the fact that the 10kg class tackle used to accomplish this task conformed in all respects to the IGFA (International Game Fish Association) tackle rulings applicable in this tournament. The biggest fish of the competition was caught on the lastday of the event, a 280kg black marlin by Polla Cranko fishing aboard a Nelspruit Boat called Pretender. According to the points system this fish earned them a second place in the marlin category. The Tag and Release section was won by our local lads from Nelspruit on the boat B’s Nest skippered by Protea angler Bradley Kidd after they managed to tag and release 4 marlin all on the light 10kg line class. This historic fishing competition will again be held next year for the 35th time, with the hopes of even greater fishing stories. Well done to all the anglers, skippers and crew from Nelspruit and District Angling Club that took part in this event.
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Drie Faset SADSAA NasionaleKampioenskappeteSodwana
21 – 25 November 2011
Daar was 25 bote in totaal. Roofvis 6, ligtegerei-snawelvis 8, en 11 swaargerei-snawelvis. Met die opening seremonie, Sondag, het ons ,volgens die weervoorspelling, geweet dat dit ‘n moeilike week gaan wees. Maandagoggend, 04h45, las ons die dag af as gevolg van ‘n sterk noordooste wind. Die middag by die inweeg, weeg ons toe maar die swaarste hengelaar in ‘n span…Dinsdag om 04h15 kanselleer ons die dag as gevolg van ‘n te sterk suidweste wind. Met die aanbreek van Woensdagoggend waai die wind nog redelik sterk, maar die weer komitee besluit dat dit nie onveilig is nie en die toernooi begin in alle erns. Daar word gehengel tot 15h00. In die Marlyn afdeling laat SADSAA-Meesters 2 Marlyne vry, Limpopo laai ‘n vis wat 227kg weeg. Suid-Gauteng en Mpumalanga laat elk ‘n Blou Marlyn vry en Noordelike-Gauteng haak ‘n Seilvis wat hulle vrylaat. In die Seilvis-afdeling vang SADSAA en SADSAA- Meesters elk ‘n Seilvis wat hulle vrylaat. Daar het ook ‘n paar mooi roofvisse uitgekom in die roofvis-afdeling. Donderdag is ons weer see toe maar 08h15 las ons die dag af. Die ander Suid-Gauteng span laat ‘n Marlyn vry en SADSAA-Ligtegerei laat hulle tweede Seilvis vry. Ongelukkig was dit die laaste van die toernooi. Ons het Vrydag 12h00 die prysuitdeling gehou en meeste van die hengelaars het daarna huiswaarts gekeer. Die volgende spanne het medaljesontvang:
Marlynafdeling: SADSAA Meesters; Limpopo; Mpumalanga
Seilvisafdeling: SADSAA; Suid-Gauteng
Roofvis: Suid-Gauteng; Mpumalanga; SADSAA
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Nuusbrokkies / News Snippets:
"A picture is worth a thousand words"…
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Hengelaars se fotos / Anglers photos:
Send your photos to / Stuur jou foto’s na: [email protected]
Moon Phase Calender http://www.kwathabeng.co.za/travel/moon/moon-phase-calendar.html
Tide Table - Kingfisher http://www.kingfisher.co.za/tidetable.asp
WindGURU
Windfinder
http://www.windguru.com/int/
http://www.windfinder.com/
Mpumalanga Deep Sea Angling Association http://mdsaa.wordpress.com/
World Records Freshwater Fishing
Marine Weather Forecast & Fishing Charts
http://www.fishing-worldrecords.com/
http://www.buoyweather.com/
Please send the website address of any sites that you know of that might be useful to other members to:
Stuur asseblief die webwerf adres van enige nuttige adresse wat na U mening van belang kan wees vir ander lede na:
Angler: Janette Rotcher Species: Wahoo - 13.5kg Boat: uBhejane Location: Barra, Mozambique
Date: October 2011
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Advertensies / Advertisements:
Kontak asseblief vir Edwin Freeman op 083 628 3902 om hier te adverteer…vanaf slegs R 250 per maand!!!
To advertise here, from as little as R 250 per month, please contact Edwin Freeman on 083 628 3902.
Huge Orange Dot Sale !
Shimano Rods & Reels @ COST !
Until 31 December 2011
All Shimano Rods & Reels with an ORANGE DOT ! While Stocks Last. Limited Stock Available.
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SuperSki, 16ft - R 60 000 (neg) Combra Cat 525 - R 225 000 (Boat in very good condition)
All required safety equipment on board
Buoyancy certificate
Recently spent R 20k on boat!
Seaworthy expired (renewable)
2 x 55 Yamaha 2 strokes Hansie Grobler (072 277 6590) Johan Grobler (082 568 0287)
2 x 75 hp Mercury motors
S/Steel T-top with new cover
Breakneck trailer with hand winch
2 x Spare wheels
Outriggers, Downrigger, Fighting chair
Live bait well, Lunar tube, Bait station
Furuno Fish finder, Lowrance GPS
29 meg radio, VHF radio
Flotex carpet, Radio/CD
Full safety equipment
2011 flotation + certificate
4 extra scotty rod holders
2011/2012 seaworthy
Wouter van Coller (082 445 2147)