Thread: Two Man Challenge

Two Man Challenge

One compo I enjoy fishing each year is the Midmar Two Man Challenge... it’s hosted and run by Ladysmith Bass Club and Norman Hills. It’s a laid back social compo and entry fee is a mere R200 per team! The prizes are all sponsored and the first prize is normally an awesome fishing trip... this year the prize was a trip to the Okavango. Goodies bags are given and contain some sponsored products like Powerade, Oil and the free t-shirt! It’s a team event at Midmar and at this time of the year the fishing is ALWAYS hard... this year was no exception and added to that it was really hot!

The rule of thumb is that if you get bag (5) both days you should be in the prizes and the fish size is 250mm! Last year Howie and I got bag both days and ended 10th... this year we managed to get bag both days and just lost out on the prizes by a few grams!

There were about 60 boats this year which is less than last year... but the compo was well run and this year they had a food stand which was sorely missed last year...

We toiled from the start (12:00 Saturday) and it was as hot as hell and had I not had my umbrella I would have had to get off the water... we didn’t get a single bite until 16:00 (day one ended at 18:00) and Howie’s Fluke and my Squirrel tails accounted for our bag on day one. As always there was lots of whining about how tough the fishing was... Pieter on his 21’ Triton broke his PB on day one with a 3,79kg pig but unfortunately that was his only fish of the weekend... But at least he won the biggest fish prize.

Day one ended with a heavy storm and it was a welcome relief from the heat but those big raindrops sting like nothing on earth at 100km/h! I had a brandy and coke with Fab, Peeps and Pieter before hitting the sack early... Howie stayed up talking till the early house of the morning... Piet and Peeps paid the price the next day when the sun came out again with vengeance!

Day Two started at 5:30 and the cool air was a short lived welcome... the sun came out and the heat went through the roof again... The Fluke and Squirrel tail got our bag early and a Blue Creature Bait CBC rigged accounted for our only Inanda Keeper of the compo...

We’ll be back next year!

Rusties Bass dont like Squirrel Tail.........Grrrrrrrrr

Really? Have you tried all the colours? Are you fishing it on a decent shaky head jig like the Picasso one?

Last time out at Midmar the bass wanted the JuneBug Squirrel Tail and this time they didn’t want to know it so I started going through the colours and a colour I NEVER use anywhere worked! Motor Oil! It accounted for all my fish bar the one that munched a Gary Yamamoto Creature bait in Purple!

mmmmmm I ll have to get some Motor Oil S T's

what size st's are u using rob

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Rusties Bass dont like Squirrel Tail.........Grrrrrrrrr

I disagree Hawkeye. Try them in June bug in the dirtier water.

Originally Posted by zee

what size st's are u using rob

I tend only to use the bigger ones Zee... the little ones I sometimes use on my dropshot rig.

The compo sounded like fun.

Anyone know the results,bag weight?

Results of the 2010 Two Man Challenge!

Pos Skipper Live Fish Weight Points Live Fish Weight Points Total Score
1 Pierre Larkin 5 3.145 8.145 4 6.107 10.107 18.252
2 Shane Estran 5 5.374 10.374 5 1.569 6.569 16.943
3 Mac McKenzie 5 2.409 7.409 5 4.206 9.206 16.615
4 Jan Kruger 5 4.748 9.748 4 1.664 5.664 15.412
5 Davis Lourens 4 2.789 6.789 5 3.404 8.404 15.193
6 Kevin Lincoln 4 1.916 5.916 4 5.207 9.207 15.123
7 Michael Cannon 4 4.446 8.446 5 1.417 6.417 14.863
8 Izak Nagel 5 2.658 7.658 5 2.130 7.130 14.788
9 Ryan Swart 5 2.358 7.358 5 2.177 7.177 14.535
10 Clive Vorster 5 2.598 7.598 5 1.619 6.619 14.217
11 Jon Swart 5 2.545 7.545 5 1.48 6.480 14.025
12 Greame Ball 5 2.039 7.039 5 1.915 6.915 13.954
13 PJ Slabber 5 1.748 6.748 5 1.758 6.758 13.506
14 Daniel Bure 5 3.133 8.133 4 0.951 4.951 13.084
15 Rob Fisher & Howie 5 1.312 6.312 5 1.717 6.717 13.029
16 Brett Crabtree 5 1.512 6.512 5 1.484 6.484 12.996
17 Mark Witstock 4 2.125 6.125 5 1.428 6.428 12.553
18 Tim Steyn 5 1.764 6.764 4 1.678 5.678 12.442
19 Gareth - John Keough 5 4.601 9.601 2 0.499 2.499 12.100
20 Gavin Richardson 5 1.570 6.570 4 1.428 5.428 11.998
21 Klaus Witczkowiak 5 1.395 6.395 4 1.467 5.467 11.862
22 Lawrence Hermanson 3 1.022 4.022 5 2.09 7.090 11.112
23 Peter McCullough 3 0.803 3.803 5 1.782 6.782 10.585
24 Dave Burton 3 0.687 3.687 5 1.698 6.698 10.385
25 Lew Halverson 4 1.040 5.040 4 1.256 5.256 10.296
26 Zayne Kemp 3 0.730 3.730 5 1.322 6.322 10.052
27 Brian Moores-Pitt 4 1.275 5.275 3 0.619 3.619 8.894
28 Alex Moskovits 2 0.542 2.542 4 2.347 6.347 8.889
29 Rowan Bernstein 3 1.074 4.074 2 2.505 4.505 8.579
30 Thys Hoffman 1 1.074 2.074 4 2.291 6.291 8.365
31 Dave Wright 2 0.527 2.527 4 1.786 5.786 8.313
32 John Kelly 4 1.045 5.045 2 1.262 3.262 8.307
33 Peeps D`Angelo 5 2.928 7.928 0 0 0.000 7.928
34 Alister Bernard 5 1.763 6.763 1 0.125 1.125 7.888
35 Craig Hay 5 1.361 6.361 1 0.486 1.486 7.847
36 Johan Du Toit 1 0.282 1.282 5 1.417 6.417 7.699
37 Mark Gangepain 0 0.000 0.000 5 2.385 7.385 7.385
38 Errol Dixon 1 1.131 2.131 4 0.989 4.989 7.120
39 Peter Victor 1 3.790 4.790 2 0.266 2.266 7.056
40 Philip Hockaday 5 1.551 6.551 0 0 0.000 6.551
41 Larry Bester 0 0.000 0.000 5 1.35 6.350 6.350
42 Bradley Stephens 5 1.088 6.088 0 0 0.000 6.088
43 Stan Coates 2 0.776 2.776 2 0.727 2.727 5.503
44 Alex Van Wyk 4 1.154 5.154 0 0 0.000 5.154
45 Wayne Downs 0 0.000 0.000 4 1.029 5.029 5.029
46 Johan Odendaal 1 0.368 1.368 2 1.25 3.250 4.618
47 Ed Boxall - Smith 3 0.935 3.935 0 0 0.000 3.935
48 Peter DeBarros 0 0.000 2 0.729 2.729 2.729
49 Craig de Sousa 0 0.000 0.000 2 0.672 2.672 2.672
50 Shaun Webster 2 0.553 2.553 0 0 0.000 2.553
51 Peter Adams 2 0.543 2.543 0 0 0.000 2.543
52 Bryan Melvill 1 0.565 1.565 0 0 0.000 1.565
53 David van Zuydam 1 0.474 1.474 0 0 0.000 1.474
54 Neville Bohmer 1 0.384 1.384 0 0 0.000 1.384
55 Neville Ball 1 0.262 1.262 0 0 0.000 1.262
56 Did not attend 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
57 Robert Lauterbach 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
58 Stuart Ringo 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
59 Miles Wood 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
60 Niel Siepman 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
61 Shaun Caswell 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
62 Egbert von Reich 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
63 Derek van Heerden 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
64 Lovain Schnuir 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
65 Judd Cameron 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
66 Johannes Venter 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
67 Did not fish 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
68 Lollius Niemack 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000