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Lifestyle
Out fishing 13 men and capturing 1st and 2nd place in a recent fishing tournament -
During the 2012 Raiseboring Strategy Session held in Temagami, Canada, the day-long team building event saw Amy Ayotte (pictured left) capture 1st place for both most fish (5) and largest fish (7 pound Lake Trout) caught in Lake Temagami. Laura Piche netted 2nd place with 4 fish. The male international raiseboring team has graciously congratulated the ladies on their fishing prowess!!!
When the Sea Calls! Dirk Strachan (General Manager, Technical Services and Marketing, Redpath South Africa) and friends participated in the 17th Indian Ocean Classic fishing competition held at Sodwana Bay from the 23rd to 27th March 2012. What makes the outing interesting is the fact that most fishing boats in South Africa are launched directly off a beach as very few small boat harbours are available. The launching and coming back through the surf requires a careful and patient approach to prevent the boats from flipping over. Although there were a couple of close calls the competition ran its course with no mishaps. Due to bad weather, the competition was limited to only two days out of a planned five days fishing. Good catches of Yellow Fin Tuna, Barracuda and Dorado were made and one boat landed a Black Marlin of around 400 pounds which was successfully tagged and released. Team Geronimo came 5th overall out of 8 participants. Not a great position - but a great safe time was had by the team and we look forward to trying for a higher position next year.
“Geronimo” on the way out through the Surf.
A Close Call.
Left: George Flumerfelt (right) proudly sports the only Redpath 50th Anniversary deel (pronounced “dell”) in existence. The overcoat, along with a special hat and hand carved belt, was hand delivered by Tsengel from Mongolia.
An Even Closer Call !
And safely back towards the beach.