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 SWAZILAND FINISHES 2nd OVERALL AT THE VIII WORLD BASS FISHING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Congratulations to the Swaziland angling team who finished in 2nd place overall at the VIII World Bass fishing championships held from 31 October to 04 November 2012 on Caruachi Lake - Venezuela.
The final results were Venezuela in 1st place with a total of 65.5 Points, Swaziland in 2nd place with a total of 102.5 Points, and Mexico in 3rd place with a total of 107.0 Points after three days of competition.
 The team was made up of Derek Hopf, Manny Rego, Jared van Dyk, Matthew Van Dyk, Sydney Chambers, & Louis van Zuydam.
The Swaziland pairings finished as follows:
Derek Hopf and Manny Rego - 6th best pairing overall placing 15th on day one, 9th on day two, and 4th on day three.
Jared Van Dyk and Matthew Van Dyk - 8th best pairing overall placing 7th on day one, 6th on day two, and 18th on day three.
Louis van Zuydam and Sydney Chambers - 14th best pairing overall placing 5th on day one, 12th on day two, and tied 26th on day three.
The complete competition results can be found HERE.
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 2012 MAGUGA CHALLANGE
GREETINGS, FELLOW ANGLERS.
We remind you that the dates of this year’s event are Friday, 29 June to Sunday, 1 July. We are really looking forward to this year’s competition, and we hope you will be able join us. With less than 5 months to go you need to move fast, especially if you are booking accommodation at Maguga Lodge.
We are also able to give you some very good news. Due to the generosity of local sponsors, this year’s event will carry a purse of R/E 40,000.00, with the biggest fish taking R/E 18,000.00, and prizes going to 15th Biggest Fish. That makes the trip worthwhile, doesn’t it? In fact we want to encourage you to tell as many fishermen as possible about it, bring as many as you can with you. Bring your whole fishing club along! It will be a very good weekend. Unfortunately, we have had to increase the Entry Fee to E/R 400.00 per angler. This is the first increase in four years!
If you want to book accommodation, all the information you need is on these websites. We have “booked” Maguga Lodge for the weekend, but when booking, please tell them that you are coming for the Challenge. If you have no joy with Maguga Lodge, or if they are full, attached is a list of alternative accommodation in the area for your consideration
If you have any enquiries, please contact me at your convenience, and I’ll try to answer your questions (e-mail, or call +268 7686 2334)
Hoping to see you soon.
TIGHT LINES.
DICK VAN DYK
For Swaziland Angling Association
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 4th Black Bass Zone VI Tournamentb held from
3rd October to 7th October 2011
at Von Bach Dam, Namibia
The preparation of the National Squad for this prestigious event started in earnest in February 2011. The budget was tabled, approved and fund raising became a reality. The final selection of those twelve anglers who were to represent Swaziland was determined after the last back to back fish-off that took place at Maguga Dam in May 2011.
The National Squad was selected in accordance with the SAA approved method of selection. The Team as announced by SAA consisted of Derek Hopf (Assistant Manager), Jared van Dyk, Peter McCullough (Technical expert), Louis van Zuydam, Manny Rego, Dick van Dyk, Dave Wright, Bunny Fineberg, Johan Robberts, Mickey Figueiredo (Captain), Ed Boxshall Smith and Ward Rijkenberg. John Bulpit who has represented South African Protea Bass Angling Team over many years of International competition, kindly agreed to be our Team Manager, bringing a blend of local and external expertise to the National Team of the Kingdom of Swaziland.
The road trip started on Thursday with the first stop in Badplass. The next day we left early and spent the night at Kang in the middle of Botswana bushveld – simply beautiful! The last leg took us to Okahandja giving us a day to prepare for the tournament in a relaxed atmosphere. The teams from SA, Zimbabwe and Zambia all arrived on the Sunday, we reunited friendships with good friends and made some new acquaintances.
The two days of practice allowed all competitors to familiarise themselves with this narrow dam with many inlets. The fish were
starting to nest and many fish were easily seen in the shallows. All very exciting but as time went past these fish were not the easiest to catch!
The patterns that emerged from the two practice days could be summarised to ay the the fish were holding in water that varied from 8ft to 1ft in depth. The lures of choice were Black, Watermelon-red fleck Fluke, Watermelon-red 6” Lizard, Fire Tiger Big lil-O, white spinnerbait with gold and silver willow leaf blades. The plastics were rigged on 8 to 12lbs P-line fluorocarbon with a sliding or pegged 00 mojo. The bite was very subtle and absolute concentration would be required for the 3 days of tournament fishing.
This year’s event was attended by 5 countries Namibia hosting South African Protea Team, Zimbabwe National Team, Zambia’s National Team and Swaziland’s National Team. The mere fact that the number of countries represented had grown from 3 to 5 made this tournament the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere for Bass Angling. With the top three places being awarded medals, two countries were going home empty handed, knowing that they had competed and lost to better Anglers!
The competition results with the 6 two-man teams from 5 countries all weighing 5 fish per boat every day except for one boat from Zambia and one boat from Swaziland were as follows:
The tournament had a few tense moments: After a night of heavy wind at the end of day one, the Namibian Team who had left their boats on the water woke up on day two to find that 3 of the 6 boats had been sunk! They therefore started late on day two and due to a technical issue: – not having a live well checked, one of the Namibian boats days catch was disqualified. Not a good day for Namibia.
The final standings were 1st – South Africa Protea Team taking gold medals this year with 241.204 points, 2nd - Zimbabwe finished with 230.485 points earning silver medals and a very spirited response to the troubled they faced, Namibia finished 3rd with 202.730 points, smiling broadly with their bronze medals. The rest of the field finished as follows: Swaziland in 4th with 200.642 and Zambia 5th with 171.684 points.
The Swaziland Team worked well under the decisive leadership of our Manager John Bulpit and our Captain Mickey who directed us on the water and made those tough decisions that make or break a team. Well done to the team for an excellent performance catching some good 2kg fish in the green waters at von Bach Dam! The SA Protea Team were able to produce a consistently better bag of five fish, the skill and discipline of these anglers is visible to all those who competed against them. Well done to SA and the Zimbabweans for a comprehensive victory over the rest of the field!
The Zimbabweans will be hosting next year’s event in Zimbabwe with the venue still to be confirmed. The excitement for next year is already a buzz in the ranks of those who want to represent Swaziland on the Bass Angling Zone VI forum.
Thanks to my fellow team mates who participated to the best of their abilities and fished to win right to the end! A special thanks to all our sponsors who with their support we were able to participate and compete in an amazing tournament!
Derek Hopf
Angler & assistant manager 2011
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 SWAZILAND FINISHES 6th OVERALL AT THE SPORT FISHING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Congratulations to the Swaziland Bass angling team who finished in 6th place overall at the sport fishing world championships held from 31 August to 02 September 2011.
The team was made up of Derek Hopf, Peter McCullough, Jared van Dyk, Ward Rijkenberg, Manny Rego &Louis van Zuydam.
Congratulations also to the pairing of Peter McCullough and Manny Rego who finished 6th overall in the teams.
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