TYGERBERG ROCK & SURF are having their prize giving function on 7 August 2009 at the Brackenfell Civic Centre. Table of ten goes for R1500 (R150/p). This includes a spit braai supper, quality DJ, lot of laughter and banter, and a lucky draw that rumours have could be either a bar fridge or ice maker......

Line twist is when your main line has been twisted so that it then coils around itself and eventually tangles.

Line twist is a common problem for any angler using a fixed spool reel. It is something that has a tendency to occur for all angler to a greater or lesser degree and can cause huge problems as the line can then tangle around the rod tip, guides or around the reel itself. Line twist can also cause a line to spiral up on itself when it is cast out which can spook fish when you want your line to be laying unobtrusively on the bottom. It consequently also can affect your contact with the bait and fish.

What Causes Line Twist

Many anglers often have difficulty casting with accuracy or significant distance and may also have problems with line kinking and twisting. Usually the real reason is not clear and blame it on the line itself, when in fact it is other factors that influence the line which cause the problem.

The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) is rewarding R5,000 to the person who recovers a research tag that popped off a manta ray this week. Join them in the hunt to find the missing tag and help scientists discover more about the lives of these threatened creatures.