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Sunday, 22 February 2026

The weather committee is responsible for ensuring the anglers’ safety at sea. Last night it looked as though the first day’s fishing might go ahead, but before 7 am this morning the weather gods had other plans, and reluctantly angling for today, Sunday 22 February 2026, was called off.

Not only did the weather misbehave, but Struisbaai/Agulhas sat without electricity until just before 6 pm. So what to do? Easy — Marinda fired off a message letting the guys know the generator was running and the cricket was on TV!

By dinner-time the power was back and everyone was in good spirits and ready to tuck into Marinda’s fine food – delicious seafood was tonight’s fine fare.

During the evening teams mingled with other teams, stories were told and of course snuff sniffs and straffdoppe were metered out for a variety of trumped up misdemeanours.

And if you’re a girl it doesn’t mean you’ll get away with it – Only girl team, takes it like the men!

Monday, 23 February 2026
The score between the Weather Gods and The Weather Committe was evened this morning when the tournament was called on! Watch this space for the exciting developments of the day!

Watch out for a grey-haired old lady standing on the jetty with her camera at the ready. She is waiting for the intrepid anglers to return from the deep. Hopefully they will pose and smile as they come alongside.