The Cape Boat and Ski boat Club is proud
to
introduce
the
43rd
WPDSAA
Annual
Inter
Provincial
/
Inter
Club
Tuna
tournament
at
our
sports fishing club situated at the southern tip
of Africa. Fished under IGFA rules and limited
to
10Kg
for
provincial
and
15Kg
for
club
line
class,
this
competition
offers
some
of
the
best
game
angling
in
the
world.
The
opening
ceremony
took
place
on
Sunday
23rd
at
CBSC
with
registration,
the
boat
draw
and
the
traditional
auction.
Day1:
Due
to
the
current
wind
conditions
out
in
the
deep
the
fishing
for
Monday
24th
was
called
off.
Some
local
snoek
boats
went
out
to
Buffels
Bay
and
Rocky
Bank
and
did
well
with
Yellowtail
and
Snoek..
This
gave
us
the
first
day
to
fix
all
our
fishing
tackle
and
enjoy
a
good
day
at
the
club...
Day2.
A
weather
call
for
Tuesday
25th
October
was
called
at
05h00am
by
the
weather
committee
and
it
was
called
ON
for
the
day.
After a
quick
famous
Cape
Boat
breakfast
at
the
club,
it
was
collecting
bait
and
launching
for
the
07h00
start
from
boat
rock.All
boats
got
away
and
it
was
a
bumpy
ride
to
the
canyon
and
the
fist
days
fishing
in
the
comp.
Some
nice
yellowfin
tuna
in
the
60Kg
class
were
landed
as
well
as
some
Longfin
Tuna.
Lines
up
was
at
15h00
and
all
arrived
back
at
the
club
for
the
weigh-in
with
Budgie
at
the
scales.
After
super
it
was
a
few
drinks
at
mahogany
reef
and
off
to
bed
early
,
ready
for
the
next
day.,
although
some
lasted
a
little
longer!!!!
More
tomorrow!!!
Day
3.
Wednesday
26th
October....
After
a
50:50
weather
call
the
comp
was
finally
called
ON.
Although
it
was
a
tough
3
hours
going
getting
to
the
fishing
grounds
the
fleet
finally
arrived
with
lots
of
Longfin
and
some
Yellow's
arriving
after
the
turn
in
the
tide.
At
about
11h00
am
the
Juniors
decided
to
call
it
a
day
as
they
were
being
thrown
all
over
the
boat.
Not
long
after
that
the
fleet
decided
to
call
the
comp
off
for
safety
reasons....and
return
to
the
club....1
large
yellow
and
about
10
Longfin
were
weighed....
Day
4
Thurday
27th
was
called
off
due
to
the
winds
and
large
swells
in
the
deep
and
make
it
a
rest
day.....
Day
5.
Friday
28th
the
wind
finally
decided
to
drop
and
we
again
headed
for
the
deep...At
the
11h00
am
call
the
report
was
none
of
the
boats
had
any
fish....
Finally
late
in
the
day
they
found
a
stern
trawler
and
the
Tuna...The
wind
and
the
swell
continued
to
drop
all
afternoon
until
lines
up
at
15h00.
Two
large
tuna
in
the
60Kg
class
were
weighed
with
longfin
by
most
teams.....Things
were
now
looking
exciting
as
all
teams
were
now
fighting
for
top
position...and
there
was
still
one
more
days
fishing
ahead....MORE
TOMORROW!!!!!
THE
LAST
DAY!!!!
Day
6.
Saturday
29th
the
wind
dropped
away
completely
and
the
swell
was
small,
so
it
was
comp
on
for
the
last
day
with
lines
up
at
14h00.
After
a
quick
breakfast
and
sorting
out
the
bait
,
I
was
lucky
and
spent
the
day
at
sea
on
Midnight
Blue
with
Peter
and
the
gang
and
the
rest
of
the
fleet.
The
divers
were
also
able
to
get
to
sea.
We
headed
280
from
the
point
to
join
the
others
around
the
stern
trawlers
and
a
good
days
fishing
in
the
deep.
The
junior
team
were
soon
into
a
big
Yellow
with
Sam
Brown
fighting
a
fish
on
Gotcha.
Reports
filtered
in
of
other
fish
hooked
and
a
lot
of
Longfin
on
the
back
lines.
At
14h00
it
was
lines
up
and
back
to
the
club
for
the
final
weigh
in
and
the
prize
giving
at
19h00.
Top
provincial
team
was
WP
with
EP
second.
The
top
club
team
was
Vikings
with
CBSC
Juniors
in
second
place....Top
skipper
was
Mike
Pulcella
on
Gotcha.
The
divers
shot
3
Yellowfin
Tuna
the
biggest
being
89Kg.
Overall
a
very
successful
comp
with
4
days
at
sea
and
plenty
of
Tuna
around....All
the
pics
and
results
have
been
posted.!!!!!
CLICK
TO
PLAY
YOU
TUBE
VIDEO
OF
THE
COMP
2011.....
Appologies
for
the
break
in
some
links
as
this
web
page
is
being
updated
live
from
the
comp!!!!
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