Meet Some Teams Fishing The Biggest Offshore Classic Yet

Half a million’s worth of prizes at the 2019 Furuno Offshore Classic game fish tournament at Gordons Bay Boat Angling Club. WATCH: Previous highlights to get a taste, meet some of this year’s entrants and see how to enter yourself

The biggest-ever 2019 Furuno Offshore Classic is happening 27 April to 4 May in Gordons Bay. They’re expecting more boats and anglers than ever before, plus the prize money is more than ever before. And we’ll show you some of the crews taking part this year, with all of the competition info and how you can still enter to take part in the Furuno Offshore Classic.

If you’ve never taken part in this game fish competition hosted by Gordons Bay Boat Angling Club near Cape Town, here’s a taste:

WATCH: HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2017

THE BIGGEST OFFSHORE CLASSIC YET

“It already looks like we’ll smash our previous entry records by Saturday,” says Gordons Bay Boat Angling Club exco member Philip van der Walt. “We’ll have the opening on Saturday 27 April, and then, what we do differently to most other competitions around Cape Town, we’ll run the comp for an entire week until the following Saturday and use the four best fishing days.

“It’s because the weather around Cape Town is so unpredictable, so we said, let’s give everyone enough time, we want everyone to fish the entire competition.”

Already, Philip says that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday look like great fishing days. And then there’s the fact there’s over R550 000’s worth of prizes up for grabs this year. “There are prizes for the top 5 yellowfin, longfin, bigeye and marlin. And, of course, the heaviest game fish overall, and then there are ladies prizes, juniors, a lucky draw to win a safari of over R150 000,” he says.

FISHING THE 2019 FURUNO OFFSHORE CLASSIC

It’s a game fish competition. And, historically, the comp has delivered champion yellowfin, but there are at least five or more boats that will specifically be going after marlin, as the fish has been gaining popularity around Cape Town.

During the comp, teams will fish the four best weather days, launching at around 5am, with lines up around 4pm. That’s why, during the week of the competition, it’s such a great me for families and the general public to come round to the club at 4pm to watch the weigh-in.

EVERYONE’S WELCOME TO VISIT THE CLUB

From 27 April to 4 May, Gordons Bay Boat Angling Club is open to the general public. There will be loads of food and entertainment, and the idea is to not only have anglers and their families round but to also give the children who live in the area the chance to come and watch the weigh-ins.

So, tell your friends and family to pop by, there are live music shows and good food days planned from Friday 26 April already.

MEET SOME OF THE COMPETITORS IN THE OFFSHORE CLASSIC

There are 38 entrants confirmed so far, with Saturday registrations expected to bring that closer to 48. Here are some of the crews to look out for during the competition:

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: TEAM BAD ROMANZZ

2017 CHAMPIONS: TEAM ARTEMIS

TEAM GEELSTERT

TEAM MEN @ WORK

TEAM MAGNUFICENT

TEAM LILY

FROM JEFFREYS BAY: TEAM BLUWATER

TEAM MONISH

HOW YOU CAN STILL ENTER THE FURUNO OFFSHORE CLASSIC

Registration for the 2019 Furuno Offshore Classic in Gordons Bay is on Saturday 27 April 2019. So you can stil get there and get your team entered. Talk to Leonie on 079 516 9155 or Philip at 083 274 0534.

FURUNO OFFSHORE CLASSIC

Hosted by Gordons Bay Boat Angling Club
27 April–4 May 2019
info@gbbac.co.za
021 856 1683

—

Check out the nice-sized tuna that won Team Viskoors the Covid 19 Tuna Bonanza in Gordon’s Bay.

See all the fishing competitions in May and the whole year’s big fishing tournaments.

—

ULTIMATE OUTBOARD MOTORS

Discover the most award-winning outboards,  including the all-new Suzuki DF150 A, plus: all our Suzuki outboard motors.

—

CHECK OUT OUR NEW FISHING BOATS

Did you know: You can order everything from riverboats to new ski-boats through us at Nauti-Tech Suzuki? Check out our selection of awesome new boats for sale.

—

BE THE FIRST TO KNOW

To ensure you always get first dibs on the latest deals and be the first to know about new, events and special offers by joining our Facebook community and signing up for our newsletter.

—
Need to refurbish, refit and revive your boat? Take a peek inside our award-winning Suzuki Marine workshop.