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Dear Editor
My name is Tane Coomans. As my brother (Kian) said, we went to
Sabungwe for school holidays! When my brother caught his 5.5kg
tiger, my Ma said I was next! An hour later it all happened!! The reel
screeched, I clicked it over and STRIKE - FISH ON!!! I almost got
pulled off the boat! My Ouma grabbed hold of my shirt (just to keep
me alive) and I started reeling. My arms were so tired, but I kept on.
The fish jumped a few times, and it was so exciting! I think I took
six minutes to get the fish to the boat, Ma landed it in the net. Phew!
It was a MONSTER!!! 6kg!!! How awesome is that? My bro with a
5.5kg and now I have a 6kg! Happy Tigerfishing dudes!
Dear Editor
My name is Kian Coomans. I went on holiday to my Ouma and Oupa’s
place in Sabungwe, Kariba. Well, my Ma threw in her bait, then said I
could have the first run, and it went!!! I picked the reel up, clicked it
over and managed to hook a tiger. It took about five minutes to land
it after a lot of reeling and sweating! My arms were so tired, but my
Ma said if I want to claim the fish, she was not helping me:) So I just
carried on reeling! When it got close to the boat, I got the shock of
my life, because it was HUGE! We landed it, weighed it and it was
5.5kg! Whoop, my record! Loads of fun to do everything by myself,
and now I am officially hooked on tigerfishing!
Dear Editor
To Kariba this August we did go,
fishing rod in hand and spinner to throw
Many a spot we did find, so many times our lines fell in a bind
Fish plenty we did catch with the odd Cray to match
We love to look in your book of fish pictures one day to hook
Please show the pic of our haul for all to see
What a wonderful place Kariba can be
Ant and James Manning, Harare
V o l . 24 # 4
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