THE smell of bait permeated the Meerensee air at the weekend as crowds of fishermen gathered to participate in the annual 21 Species Fishing Festival.
A total of 326 anglers brought their rods along to compete in this year’s competition.
Aside from the high tides and wind speeds forcing boats back to the port on Saturday, the event was a success with many reeling in big catches.
The festival concluded on Sunday where a number of sponsored prizes were handed out to the various category winners.
Collin Merricks caught the biggest Dorado which weighed in at 9.2kg
Photo op for all the category winners
KZN Ezemvelo Wildlife’s Vice Chairman handed over the Seeff-sponsored raffle prize to winner Jaque Swart
Evan Bohmer, Joshua Exley and Zander Oosthuizen scooped the top three places in the junior category and were congratulated by the boat club’s Commodore Corné Kleinschmidt
High winds and rough seas put an end to attempts of landing big catches on Saturday
Photo by Dave Savides
Enjoying the event’s activities were friends Munique Vermeulen and Zanderlee du Toit
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