All The Big Fishing Competitions in October

Tuna, billfish and the bottomfish nationals – these are all your big fishing competitions in October

From billfish in Sodwana to bottomfish at Struisbaai, and lekker tuna at Miller’s Point. These are your big fishing tournaments coming up in October.

SADSAA Light-Tackle Billfish Interprovincial

10-15 October 2022

Provincial step-outs. 10kg lines.. And big billfish. Some of the best in light-tackle game fishing are gathering at the Leatherback Lapa in Sodwana this month. It’s 3-man provincial teams, facing off against each other under IGFA/ SADSAA rules – should be quite a show at this Light-Tackle Billfish Interprovincial.

Sodwana Bay, KZN | SADSAA: info@sadsaa.co.za | +27 (0)83 284 5969

SADSAA BottomFish Nationals

10-16 October 2022

And then the best of the best head down to the Overberg for the ultimate bottomfish showdown of 2022. Western Province hosts this year’s SADSAA BottomFish Nationals at Suidpunt Deep Sea Angling Club..

Suidpunt Club | Hoofweg, Struisbaai | 076 191 3744 | Website | Email

CSBS October Tuna Invitational

15-30 October 2022

One of SA’s oldest and best-known competitions celebrates something like 54 years. This is an open competitive event with loads of awesome cash prizes and goodies to be won as the Western Province Deep Sea Angling Association (WPDSAA) and Cape Boat and Ski-Boat Club in Simon’s Town welcome all national and provincial and teams to the Tuna Invitational.

Cape Boat and Ski-Boat Club, Miller’s Point | +27 (0)21 786 1763, WPDSAA | +27 (0)21 559 3996

Two Oceans Tuckers Tackle Tuna Derby

18-30 October 2022

Big fish. Loads of prizes. And conditions looking favourable for big tuna at this year’s Hout Bay tuna comp. With over R200k in prizes and entries now open, you’ll want to check out the Two Oceans Tuna Derby.

Harbour Road, Hout Bay, Cape Town | +27 84 505 1363 | Website | Email

Note: These are all the fishing competitions currently on our radar from the South African Deep Sea Angling Association (SADSAA). If you know of a competition or think your fishing competition should be on this list, we’ll gladly add it: Drop us an email at hello@nautitechsuzuki.com.

Past Fishing Comps

COVID 19 TUNA BONANZA

10–17 OCTOBER 2020

21 Boats. 4 Days. And 40 lekker tuna. After a crazy year of isolation and continuing worry, Gordon’s Bay Boat Angling Club decided to organise one of the first sizable commercial tournaments we’ve seen after the lockdown. And you should see the heaviest fish caught at the Covid 19 Tuna Bonanza in Gordon’s Bay.

Gordon’s Bay Boat Angling Club | Harbour Island | Phone 0795169155 or email: info@gbbac.co.za

FISHING COMPS FROM OCTOBER 2019

Monster tuna and a chance for everyone to fish alongside the best of the best at the 51st annual Rumbly Bay Tune Invitational – and SADSAA’s Own Choice Tuna Interprovincial – and more awesome game fishing along the east coast at this year’s 12 X 12 Species at St Lucia Ski-Bot Club. These are the big fishing competitions in October 2019.

51ST RUMBLY BAY TUNA INVITATIONAL

21–26 OCTOBER 2019

One of SA’s oldest and best-known competitions celebrates its 51st year in 2019. This is the open competitive side to this event (there’s an official SASAA side to it below), and there are loads of awesome cash prizes and goodies to be won as the Western Province Deep Sea Angling Association (WPDSAA) and Cape Boat and Ski-Boat Club in Simon’s Town welcome all national, provincial and novice teams to the Rumbly Bay Tuna Invitational.

Cape Boat and Ski-Boat Club, Miller’s Point | +27 (0)21 786 1763, WPDSAA | +27 (0)21 559 3996

OWN CHOICE TUNA INTERPROVINCIAL 

21–26 OCTOBER 2019

Happening at the same time and place (Cape Boat and Ski-Boat) as the Rumbly Bay tuna comp, the Own Choice Interprovincial is the official SADSAA tuna fishing side, meaning it’s for the amateur anglers who have (or are gunning for) provincial and national colours. It’s much more stringent rules and precise fishing – usually pulling out massive tuna with nothing but a 10kg line, so it’s naturally spectacular to see these guys in action.

Cape Boat and Ski-Boat Club, Miller’s Point | +27 (0)21 786 1763, WPDSAA | +27 (0)21 559 3996

12 X 12 SPECIES

25–27 OCTOBER 2019

One of SA’s most conservation-minded game fish competitions: 12 species are nominated and each team is only allowed to catch and weigh-in five specimens of each species. The idea is that limiting the number of catches minimises the competition’s impact on fish populations, good for conservation. Check out the 12 x 12 Species at St Lucia Ski-Boat Club.

St Lucia Ski-Boat Club | +27 (0)35 590 1376, ZDSAA: +27 (0)35 753 5804

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