The ATC is a boat fishing tournament where only the bigger fish species are targeted. This is a significant movement away from the traditional artlure tournaments where the focus is on species diversity, and not necessary on big fish.
The ATC is a live weigh-in tournament and with teams weighing a bag of maximum six of any of the target fish species. The target fish species are: bass, catfish, carp, blue kurper, redbreast kurper and makriel. Catch and release is the focus of this tournament.
The top three teams will receive Team Prizes and the individual anglers who caught the biggest of each of the target species will receive species prizes consisting of top-quality fishing tackle.
All the income made with this event will be used to finance SAALAA and will help the Executive to grow and maintain competitive Artlure angling in South Africa. The event will be attended by some of the best artlure and bass anglers from all provinces in South Africa and is also open for social artlure anglers.
Here is a short summary of the prizes (R 70 000 in value):
Top 3 Team Prizes
1st place sponsored by Pure Fishing South Africa, Rugged SA and AFSA/Bass Klobber2 x Abu Garcia Veracity spinning rods
- 2 x Abu Garcia Revo SX spinning reels
- 2 x Berkley Nanofil line
- 2 x SJCAM SJ5000X Elite Edition Action Cameras
- 2 x custom sublimated fishing shirts
- Retail value: R 14 000
2nd place sponsored by Thornveld Angling
- 2 x Halo Twilite spinning rods
2 x Lews spinning reels
2 x Lews braid line
Retail value: R 5000
3rd place sponsored by The King Fisher
- 2 x Abu Garcia Veracity spinning rods
- 2 x Abu Garcia Revo SX spinning reels
- 2 x Berkley Nanofil line
- 2 x SJCAM SJ5000X Elite Edition Action Cameras
- 2 x custom sublimated fishing shirts
- Retail value: R 14 000
Best Catch of the Tournament prize is sponsored by Garmin SAs
Garmin Echo 551 DV fish finder
Retail value: R 7500
Biggest Species Prizes
Inception 8.1.1 casting reel
Omen Black 7.1 ft Medium Heavy casting rod
Retail value: R 4000
Biggest Carp prize sponsored by Waft Fishing
3000 Waft Venom spinning reel
7 ft Waft Bulletproof Medium spinning rod
Retail value: R 1600
Biggest Barbel prize sponsored by Mias Angling & Scuba Benoni
Pioneer 7 ft Medium Heavy casting rod
Pioneer casting reel
Retail value
Biggest Blue Kurper prize sponsored by Bassfanatix
Shimano Catana 2500 spinning reel
Sensation Metador 7 ft Medium spinning rod
Retail value: R 1300
Biggest Redbreast Kurper prize sponsored by Solly’s Angler’s Corner Group
7 ft Shimano Clarus Medium casting rod
Lews American Hero casting reel
Retail value: R 2500
Biggest Makriel sponsored by World of Fishing and bass.co.za
Abu Garcia Villain MH 7.2 ft casting rod
Retail value: R 1600
Biggest Bass Bag (6 bass) prize sponsored by Forever Resorts Loskop Dam
One weekend’s stay for 2 anglers in one of the 2-sleeper chalets at Forever Resorts Loskop Dam for August 2017 (during the spawn)
Tackle hamper to the value of R 2000 sponsored by Outdoors 365 Equipment (Spro, Norman, Seaguar, Sunline, Big Bite Baits etc)
Best Junior Catch sponsored by Salmo Lures SA
Salmo Lures and Salmo cap
Retail value: R 1000
Best Ladies Catch sponsored by Bassfanatix
Shimano Catana 2500 spinning reel
Sensation Metador 7 ft Medium spinning rod
Retail value: R 1300
Lucky Draws
- 2 nights accommodation for 6 people at Dajala Game Farm in Rooiberg, accommodation includes all amenities. 1 x Wildebeest cow and 1 x warthog hunting during the period of stay. Game drive on Elandsberg Game Reserve during weekend’s stay. Prize valued at R10 000
Abu Garcia Droppen spinners
Go Fish Custom Baits Jigs and Spinnerbaits
Tackle sponsored by Potch Fish & Camp
Outboard Cover sponsored by Coverworx
2 x Polaroid fishing sunglasses (value R 860) sponsored by AFSA
Boat Cover sponsored by Pittendrigh Covers (value of R 3200)
First 10 teams to pre-enter receives Venom Lures Blixem underspin and new jig skirts as a prize
See links below for ATC Entry Form and ATC Rules, please email your entry form with your proof of payment to secretarysaalaa@gmail.com
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