Home | Tournaments | Calendar | Weather | Merchandise | Sponsors |
|
Cape Town Bluewater Tuna Open Invitational May 6-10, 2008 Post here for some amazing and wild excitement on the tip of Africa |
|
Thread Tools | Rating: | Display Modes |
05-13-2008, 02:40 AM | #196 |
Daryl Balfour
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Africa
Posts: 513
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Here are a few pics from the prize-giving...all prizes were awarded on a lucky draw basis...so nobody who stayed to the end went away empty handed.
__________________
Safe, Selective, Sustainable Seafood! www.wildphotossafaris.com www.diving-action.com |
05-13-2008, 03:46 PM | #197 |
Kalea Kai
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South FL USA!
Age: 53
Posts: 818
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Shane (Notanx) and I have made it home safely. It's a long two days of travel, but I can't wait to get back to settle some "unfinished business" with the local (aquatic) wildlife.
|
05-14-2008, 12:46 AM | #198 |
Cape Town, South Africa
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melkbosstrand
Posts: 86
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Glad your safe Les and see you soon back down under in Africa.
Also those guys who want, please don't forget to send me a PM about any improvements or needs for next time around. I only received 3 expenditure reports. We are thinking of having 2 or 3 bigger boats avaliable for our more prestigeous guys, next time round, which will be launching from mooring in Simonstown. This will happen on request only. Thx AJ
__________________
IRON-BAIT RULES |
05-14-2008, 01:03 AM | #199 |
Cape Town, South Africa
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melkbosstrand
Posts: 86
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Just a last couple more picture of the prize giving:
Starting with Steward a skipper taking the case of brandy! Followed by Mark and his Natal team getting 3 tuna guns, one from Freediver, one from Rabitech and one from Rob Allen. The clubhouse taken just before starting the prize giving event Followed by some skippers prizes, the skippers also each got cash prizes for donating their time and boats to the tournament even though we never got to sea. Lastly some more spearo prizes, which were donated by the 3 SA largest suppliers .
__________________
IRON-BAIT RULES |
05-14-2008, 01:05 AM | #200 |
Cape Town, South Africa
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melkbosstrand
Posts: 86
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
The elusive culprit
__________________
IRON-BAIT RULES |
05-14-2008, 07:53 AM | #201 |
shane, snorkologist
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PALM BEACH, FL
Posts: 1,913
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
got back in yesterday afternoon. i wanted to thank all the divers, skippers and tournament organizers. they truly made me feel at home, which is important when you are half a world away. simonstown is a beautiful place and the cape boat and ski club was awesome. all of us were hearetbroken that we could not get out to the tuna grounds, however their were lots of things to do in the area and lots of shinanigans to get into. id like to thank the great whites for leaving me and les alone while we did our shore dive in false bay, id like to thank the baboons for not mauling me (i just wanted to be accepted), and id like to thank the seal in the harbour for showing some restraint when being harrased by a member of the team. i am looking forward to the trip next year. hopefully we will be able to get on the boats. i will try to post a few pics.
__________________
A SHIP IS SAFE IN THE HARBOUR, BUT THATS NOT WHAT ITS BUILT FOR Palm Beach Freedivers flfreedivers.com Rob Allen Railguns |
05-14-2008, 07:56 AM | #202 |
Keith Simmons
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mobile, Al
Age: 65
Posts: 987
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Glad to see the Palm Beach contingency made it home safely. We'll keep our fingers crossed for Wolf. I'm sure there are some fish in South Florida that are not as happy to see you've returned. Great to meet all of you. See ya next year.
Keith
__________________
De inimico non loquaris sed cogite Knowing nothing is much better than "Knowing it all" |
05-14-2008, 08:00 AM | #203 |
shane, snorkologist
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PALM BEACH, FL
Posts: 1,913
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
here are some. i cant stress enough the level of generousity of the SA people.
__________________
A SHIP IS SAFE IN THE HARBOUR, BUT THATS NOT WHAT ITS BUILT FOR Palm Beach Freedivers flfreedivers.com Rob Allen Railguns |
05-14-2008, 08:44 AM | #204 |
Cape Town, South Africa
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melkbosstrand
Posts: 86
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Glad you made it back home safely shane.
I had a dream last night, I dreamed I had a glimps of a yellowfin off cape town, and it had your name written all over it. More pictures please? AJ
__________________
IRON-BAIT RULES |
05-14-2008, 09:53 AM | #205 |
Daryl Balfour
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Africa
Posts: 513
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
For you guys who left early and heard the Aussies and Wolf were staying on to try for tuna after the comp closed...they went out yesterday, about 15 miles I hear, and were hammered by the wind and waves and had to return to port, no diving, no fish. Last I heard they have thrown in the towel and returned home. Zak and I are about 500 kilometres up the coast and waiting for Tommy B to join us tomorrow for some yellowtail spearing up here, but the sea looks pretty dirty with a big swell running at present, so we may even can that idea and continue northwards, where we hear Aliwal Shoal south of Durban currently has 100 foot viz and warm water...
I will be back hunting tuna in Cape Town with Virgili next month, so with luck we will post some pics of BIG fish after that...
__________________
Safe, Selective, Sustainable Seafood! www.wildphotossafaris.com www.diving-action.com |
05-14-2008, 12:46 PM | #206 |
Keith Simmons
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mobile, Al
Age: 65
Posts: 987
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Daryl,
Remember, the securing shot comes before the "kill shot" on a BIG one.
__________________
De inimico non loquaris sed cogite Knowing nothing is much better than "Knowing it all" |
05-14-2008, 02:22 PM | #207 |
Daryl Balfour
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Africa
Posts: 513
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Yeah yeah yeah...shoulda never told you about that one!!! Never mind, I'll post the pics!
__________________
Safe, Selective, Sustainable Seafood! www.wildphotossafaris.com www.diving-action.com |
05-14-2008, 02:38 PM | #208 |
Daryl Balfour
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Africa
Posts: 513
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Some more pics from the tuna comp...sorry, no fish!
In order of appearance...the awesome weaponry of Deep South Divers team - a Wong hybrid, Chad (Griswold)'s incredible custom carbon fibre machine, and Big Mako's tuna-coloured Sea Sniper. Some of the boys show off the arsenal... Tommy Botha, the legend, admires the Sea Sniper.
__________________
Safe, Selective, Sustainable Seafood! www.wildphotossafaris.com www.diving-action.com |
05-14-2008, 03:21 PM | #209 |
Keith Simmons
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mobile, Al
Age: 65
Posts: 987
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
Daryl,
No matter how you slice it..... I'm still a Cape Tuna "Wannabee"
__________________
De inimico non loquaris sed cogite Knowing nothing is much better than "Knowing it all" |
05-15-2008, 09:46 AM | #210 |
Keith Simmons
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mobile, Al
Age: 65
Posts: 987
|
Re: Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Open Tournament
AJ and Craig,
Please don't forget to send the other teams contact information to the Team Captains. Lots of nice people we'd like to keep in touch with.
__________________
De inimico non loquaris sed cogite Knowing nothing is much better than "Knowing it all" |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|