Tight lines for fishermen

Zululand Light Tackle Boat Angling Association (ZLTBAA) competed in the Light Tackle Boat All Coastal Tournament.
The tournament was fished over three days, in extremely good conditions.
ZLTBAA had two teams competing in the A and B sections.

Day one
ZLTBAA was in second position, only 0.5kg ahead of KZN with Border in first place, 50 points ahead.
Ian van Lelyveld caught a butterfly ray of 14.5kg which was also the biggest inedible for the tournament.

Day two
Proved to be a stumbling block for Zululand, as they failed to catch fish.
Most fish caught were small butterfly rays between 2-5kg.
At the end of the day ZLTBAA was third behind Border and KZN.

Day three
Zululand consolidated and maintained their third position.
All fish were weighed in hammocks and released unharmed back to the sea.
A lot of work has gone in changing the ethics of LTB, so that all fish are return alive to the sea with minimal stress and damage to the environment.
Richard van Lelyveld was placed second in the junior section and he was also second overall in the individual standings.
Richard has been selected to represent the SA Light Boat Angling Association at the next championship later this year.

Upcoming
Another Zululand Light Tackle Boat Angling Association competition was held on Sunday 13 August at Richards Bay.
See full report in Weekender

Results
Border - 434.1 points
KZN - 281.7 points
Zululand - 184.7 points
Eastern Province - 120 points.

Biggest edible
Spotted grunter - 5.5kg

Biggest inedible
Butterfly ray - 14.5kg

Individual points
Chris Eberhardt, Border - 156.20 points
Warren Bryant, Border - 97.80 points
Lance Joynt, Border - 92.60 points
Noel Skinner, KZN - 91.70 points
Ian van Lelyveld, Zululand - 91.20 points

Other Zululand positions
Alex Minichiello - 39.90 points
Andrè Botha - 31.10 points
Ian Meyer - 30.60 points
Willie Meyer - 28.10 points.