THABAZIMBI – During this year Northam Platinum Angling Club had anglers that accelerated in the discipline of freshwater bank angling. They are proud to announce that Tokkie Burger has obtained his South African Freshwater Bank Angling Federation colours. He competed in the South African Championship in March 2010 which was held at Allemanskraal Dam and he came 6th overall out of 108 anglers, He was then invited to the national trials which were held at Klipdrift Dam near Potchefstroom, where he came 3rd overall out of 40 anglers. These where the top anglers in South Africa competing against each other for the national team. He was then included in the national team. He was also included in the North West premier B team for the National Championships for 2011. Tokkie was again invited to attend the national trials in November this year for feeder angling. This is a new form of angling in South Africa whereby you can only use one rod per angler with one hook attached to your line. This form of angling is being implemented to bring South Africa in line with international standards.On Provincial level our Masters anglers Theuns and Mariette Botha both did very well this year in North West province. Theuns obtained 4 medals with the North West gala evening of which 2 were Gold and 2 Silver medals. Mariette obtained 2 medals of which both were gold medals. With the North West league Theuns and Mariette represented Northam Platinum Angling Club and achieved two first positions and two second positions and were crowned as the winning team. At the provincial competitions Mariette caught the biggest fish for 2010, a Carp of 8, 3 kg. Theuns got a gold medal for the heaviest bag of fish caught at provincial competitions during 2010. Theuns and Mariette were chosen to represent the North West masters A team in the 2011 National Championships.
