5th Leg Singles Hooked on Fishing Club League , Sponsored by Xuereb Installations Ltd.
Hooked On Fishing Club Malta
5th Leg Singles Hooked on Fishing Club League , Sponsored by Xuereb Installations Ltd.
This fifth Leg of the Singles League was held on the 16th November at the much awaited venue by all members of the club at Valletta Waterfront.
We all met up at 06:00hrs like usual where everyone was discussing how excited every one was fishing this venue, everyone started preparing the bait , ground bait & fishing gear at 06:15 after being assigned the fishing spots. As the signal was give at 07:00hrs everyone started ground baiting & casting their first casts.
There was quite a few fish biting from the start mainly Breams & Mullet & fine examples too of a good size over 500 grams. Half way through the competition there was quite a few spots that were getting fewer bites only a couple of spots where still catching fish. One of them was Mario Micallef he was continuously netting fish mainly Mullet & Annular Bream that made his day. Apart from Mario there was quite a few species caught like Black Sea Bream , Two Banded Sea Bream , Salema & Red Porgy there was also a rare species caught Red Banded Sea Bream caught by Sandro Zammit.
The usual gathering at the end of the match at 11:00 hrs whilst all the fish were being weighed in by the marshalls the competitors started to rig down their gear & discussing what went on that morning, learning from each other knowledge experience & techniques used. a considerable amount of fish was caught on the day over 35 Kilos of fish it was a pleasant day without any wind until the latter part of the competition.
Gathered up to name the winners of the match day where presented with Vouchers from our sponsor ‘Fishin Fever tar Rabat’
The winners of this 5th Leg Singles Competition were Mario Micallef with a hefty 4 Kilos 620 grams , in 2 nd place Jamie Bonnici with another good weight of 3 Kilos 550 grams & in 3rd place with the same weight of £ Kilos & 310 grams Sandro Zammit & Jonathan There was a very good total weight on the day with a total of 35Kilos & 240 grams.
The Club practices catch and release in order to ensure sustainability and to avoid overfishing of fish from our waters.
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