Tournament:
Host: Guinjata
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Nomads Captain’s Report (Mitchell Moore, 2014 Rosebowl at Guinjata):
The opening ceremony went off relatively well, although a bit of time was wasted trying to decipher some of the more ambiguous rules prior to the kick off. It is always great to see the other provincial anglers, people who have become our friends. The Rose Bowl atmosphere was positive and friendly. Thanks must be given to Guinjata and Bret in particular for organizing the competition at the new venue on very short notice.
On the way down the team and other teams had a brace of incidents involving pedestrians and extreme caution must be exercised while driving towards Pongola and the more rural roads. However the team arrived safely, so all was well.
Day one was very tough fishing but still Nomads ended up as the top club for the day. A good start. Gaffer Dog brought a sailfish to the table, but unfortunately it was disqualified due to the leader lines not being within the IGFA dictated length parameters. Wade Martin fishing on Gaffer Dog was devastated, but a lot of positive was derived from the incident.
On day two very few fish were brought to the scales and Nomads slipped to 2nd position. Up to this point the 36 boats partaking had zero success at releasing a bill. Some Nomads boats adjusted their focus from Marlin to Sailfish and game fish. Free Spool and My Dream kept doing the hard yards in the deep water to find that elusive Marlin for the club.
Day 3 started with a big surf and an unfortunate incident where a Guinjata boat capsized in the surf — nobody was injured. The entire day’s fishing was slow and then in half an hour we had 4 boats in the fleet hooked up onto billfish. Gaffer Dog, with Anton Getz the angler, brought another sailfish to the table; RamKat hooked up but lost a Sailfish; Ocean Commotion landed a Marlin. Father Time hooked into a 20kg Marlin while drifting for a Couta and landed the fish, securing the competition for TSC.
Day 4 was a 50:50 day with strong winds forecast to increase through the morning; most opted to go drink a beer, and a few skippers launched and fished for a few hours before the wind chased them off the ocean. Notably the Nomads boat Bulldog under Kevin took to the seas and produced some fish which included species and brought good points to the table.
Day 5 was also bad weather, bad fishing and bad seas — Enigma got knocked over by a freak wave at the 600m depth mark, hard enough to crack both engine cowlings and bend the starboard outrigger. Very close call.
In the end TSC were the winners, Makaira also beat us, and Nomads ended up a lowly third position. Time to say thank you to the team for all their efforts, scratch our heads, lick our wounds and compile a better plan to approach the next Rose Bowl with. The Southern Gauteng guys are a great bunch and it is always a pleasure fishing with them.
Additional Documents
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