STYWE LYNE TIGHT LINES - February 2019 – Issue 708

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Cover: Bertus Jansen van Rensburg caught a 20,02kg garrick and tells us more about the monster behind the lure. Photo: Pete Scheiflinger Editor-in-Chief Eugene Kruger is solidly into the new year with candid comments concerning issues reflected in our recreational angling world. Nuusredakteur Charmagne Grimbeek kry ’n onverdiende klap in die gesig - en dit nogal van een van ons geliefde visse! Ons lesers vang oral vis en hulle lewer ook saaklike kommentaar. Gelukkige Trekking geborg deur The Kingfisher./ Readers are catching fish all over and also provide pertinent comments. Lucky Draw sponsored by The Kingfisher. ADVENTURE ANGLING Bernard Venter recounts how fishing creates family bonds and experiences excellent kurper catches at Loskop Dam. Molli van der Merwe mulls over superstitions, old wives' tales and introduces new traditions. FISHFINDER: What's hot this month for fishing. Loutjie Louwies hengel by Roodekoppies en verskaf al die wenke om ’n goeie vangs te kry. FLYFISHING ADVENTURES Rohan Koegelenberg shares a story of the catch of a lifetime on the Orange River. Francois Jacobs skryf waarvoor jy moet uitkyk nog voor jou boot van sy sleepwa is. ADVENTURE FISHING: Loutjie Louwies marks off a bucketlist item with the Wels Catfish in Spain. Part one. Roux Swart reports on the Struisbaai 12 hour night drone fishing competition. DIEPSEE HENGEL Raumé Herbst beskryf die vangste van die “Up-Country” lede van die Meerensee Skibootklub. ADVENTURE ANGLING Bertus Jansen van Rensburg gives a detailed account of his grand catch of the "the gentleman of the sea". TECH TALK All the latest gear from leading suppliers.