PLACES Hvar Island.
By Elize Smith (Mrs Seevarkie)
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Success while fishing with Drazen and Tanja.
ISHING brings us numerous benefits, and the friendships that are made through this sport are incredible, often offering up unexpected surprises. I recently experienced this firsthand ... My story of an unforgettable adventure started when I was contacted by Gordan Govorcinovic who represented one of the Croatian teams fishing in the FIPS World Trolling Championships held at Sodwana Bay in February 2019. Gordan wanted to book two days of marlin fishing before the competition started so that he and his teammates, Bosko and Drazen, could familiarise themselves with the South African methods before it was game on. When they arrived I shared some local knowledge, helped them build their terminal tackle, rig a few lures and advised them which lures would probably work best in our waters. Next we put all our skills and luck to the test aboard Mrs Seevarkie. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to land a big one over the two days. Nevertheless, during the competition the Croatians hooked and lost one marlin and eventually landed a black marlin which was successfully released by Gordan.
SKI-BOAT March/April 2020 • 75
