Zimbabwe National Bass Federation

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We look forward to a long term relationship with both these upstanding and professional organizations SABAA Opens , SABAA

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ZNBF 2023 - Powered by Keepnet

https://results.keepnet.co/sqhqvr#section-2

ZNBF 2023 - Powered by Keepnet Welcome to the ZNBF Classics. 4 Classics, 4 venues and 1 Champ of Champs. The best of the best bass fisherman around the country competing in 5 tournaments throughout the year! You don't want to miss keeping up to date all the action.

We wish Fraser and Barry well at Pickwick this week at Bass Nations. Barry spent 2 nights at Guntersville supporting the MLF Zimbabwe team participating at the Toyota Series. Was great to see him there.

Champs results 2021

Champ of Champ results at Kyle

Day 1 standings at champ of champs

Thank you Shoes

Thanks to "Shoes" for the help in getting the parks boat at Darwendale back on the water. She had a hole in the hull and was taking on water. Andre answered the call, took her in and had her ready to reploy within a day. We really appreciate the quick turn around.

Any news from Claw or Dawendale?

Timeline photos

Where power meets style.
➡️ http://bit.ly/ToyotaZimbabweHilux

Thanks to Toyota Zimbabwe and Keepnet for assisting us in putting on world class tournaments

A massive thank you Toyota Zimbabwe, for your continued support. A fantastic Classic

A huge thanks to Toyota Zimbabwe for their support.
Toyota the bass anglers vehicle of choice

Photos from Conservation Angling Sustainability Trust's post

ZNBF members please support CAST Bass where you can.

It's nearly time for the CCC Zimbabwe Open. Join us for a fantastic weekend for the whole family at Claw dam. Loads of great prizes
See you there.

Thank you to Marine Centre Yamaha for the tireless support.

The market leaders for everything marine!

Congratulations to the legendary Itty Nolli and his wonderful wife and superb lady angler Maria for their 2nd place finish with a total 10 fish bag of 29.58kg

80g separated them from 1st place.

Itty's Secret Baits never far from a podium finish!!

Congratulations to David Beattie for the biggest bass overall a giant fish of 5.24kg (11.5lb)

Dave wins a fantastic 80lb Minn Kota Fortrex trolling motor kindly sponsored by Varkenelli Customs Minn Kota/Humminbird

Congratulations to Peter Major and Scott Hay on their win at the Inaugural Toyota Zimbabwe Bass Open.

Toyota Bass Open - Darwendale Dam 31st October to 1st November.
Open to all Anglers with conservation in mind.
This tournament will be run using KeepNet as the official scorers, all entrants are to be familiar with the KeepNet App, which is available on your phone "Play Store".
Entries are available through fishing shops or download the entry form and take it to any one of the following Angling outlets.
Master Angler (Borrowdale Village)
Off The Hook (Enterprise Rd., Chisipite)
Hooked Fishing shop (Arundel)

NOTE: The dam is open to all competitors and there will be NO Shut Off period.

For online entry form and rules, please click on the link below
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pscepj8ztxb2iwm/AACfSl-b8c3kmLmhXxocfyJna?dl=0

Was a special day putting the drone in the air and getting some footage above Darwendale.
We will edit the footage and load some of the video and pictures here. Was a great day removing nets as well with over 5000m of illegal net being removed from the dam as well as 3 canoes being confiscated. The parks boat was so loaded it ran out of fuel attempting to make it home...

Happy Easter guys, I am sure you are aware the effort that Clint and John are doing at present with Anti Poaching. They have managed to get the NP boat repaired and back onto the water. What they are short of is fuel and oil to keep the boat and service going continuously. Obviously a lot of the funding comes from CAST but as we all aware this has been canceled so they will not be receiving any funds through that means until such time it goes ahead. So until then we need to try find a solution to provide them with funding to keep the boat on the water. I understand that during these difficult times not everyone has or will have the ability to put their hand in their pockets. But if we all could manage to give a max of $10 per month this will go along way to helping with fuel and oil. This is purely a request to you and all your members even if it’s a fiver it all helps. Certain guys have really been supportive of this program and have really poured a lot of funding into it, but they will start to feel they burden as well, so if we are able to contribute any amount it will go a long way. Folks this is very much just a outreach and not a request, but if we can help please let’s see what we can do to help Clint and John to protect the very thing that we all enjoy. Please circulate with your members and ask them to chat to Clint or John directly if they are able to help. I think most guys are finding it difficult just to deal with their daily issues but if we don’t help the two guys who are really doing an outstanding effort out their own time, who of us will stand up and carry this burden on their shoulders, so please let’s see what we can do. Thanks to all of you and have a safe weekend.

Conservation Angling Sustainability Trust.
NMB
Account 260148656
Or
Ecocash Merchant code
234303

If USD cash please message Clint on 0772127286 with a pledge and funds can be dropped after the lockdown. There will also be drop boxes at Off the Hook and Hooked and hopefully Master Angler as well once the lockdown is over.

CAST need your help...

Operations continue at our dams.
Darwendale, Biri and Masvic being supported by our non Kariba team.
Dams, including Darwendale are "closed" to all fishing including the legal fisheries netting but the illegal poaching has only increased. The darwendale boat needed some attention which John and I managed to do and as a result she was back on the water yesterday.
1500m of net was collected yesterday, 3 poachers apprehended and fined.
Thanks to John, Paul, Steve, Barry, Gareth and the CAST commitee for the never ending support you guys give me.
We are desperate for funding with our fund raising tournament having been cancelled.
Please if you can support us in these trying times we would appreciate it.
NMB. BORROWDALE. Conservation Angling Sustainability Trust
Acc# 260148656.
Ecocash merchant ID 234303
Please share POP by wharsapp to me on 0772127286.

Thanks
Clint

We are excited to announce the first leg of our 2020 season, the Toyota Zimbabwe Mutirikwi Classic, presented by Renegades bass chapter.

Hosted from the Kyle Boat Club on the 14th & 15th of March

A special thanks to all of our generous sponsors for making this great event possible.

Tight lines to all our federation anglers, we wish you all a fantastic weekend of competition.

Toyota Zimbabwe
Zambezi Lager
Evolution Insurance Company Zimbabwe
Varkenelli Customs
Starbell Auto
Billy's Meats

Kyle Classic (14th-15th March) hosted by Renegades Bass Chapter:
Less than one week to go to get your entries in. This tournament is also open to all new prospective Bass Buddies - entry forms are available from Master Angler in the Village, or alternatively, mail me [email protected] and I will send you the forms.
If you're new to our tournaments, then there a few rules and requirements that you need to be aware of. We are strictly Catch and Release, so this means your boat has to comply with our minimum requirements. I will post the requirements below - If you're still unsure, then please pop down to Ruffnek Boats and we will give your boat a quick once over to make sure that you comply. Contact me for names and contact numbers of those in outlying centres who will check your boat for you.
Entries close at 12:00 noon on Friday 28th February.

It's now easier to email Zimbabwe National Bass Federation

It's now easier to email Zimbabwe National Bass Federation

45 boats were registered for the first of the FLW Zimbabwe tournaments for the 2020 season. It was a cold and blustery day with large waves and high winds pounding Darwendale. Despite the conditions, the anglers braved the weather, bringing in some amazing catches and putting the weigh-masters scales to the test.
The coveted first place went to Karl Eckard & Kevin Simons with a massive 5 fish limit weighing in at an incredible 22.15kg. 2nd place went to Dave Beattie & John Coast with another superb bag of 17.76kg. The bronze was snapped up by brothers duo David & Richard Collyer with a huge bag of 16.72kg
The largest fish, which was amongst 5 fish that tipped the scales over 5 kilograms was caught by John Coast. A giant bass of 5.88kg
A fantastic job was done by FLW Zimbabwe, its’ President, Clint Skinner and his team of dedicated staff. Thank you to them for making this event such a huge success.
A very big thanks and acknowledgment much go to the sponsors of this event for their continuing generosity and support. Without their support these events would not happen, please support them!!

Starbell Auto
Ceramic Pro Zimbabwe
One Stop Solar
Varkenelli Customs
Off The Hook - Fishing Outfitters
Tackle Boss
Spraytech Zim
RazorJaw Fishing

❗️SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT❗️
ZNBF is extremely excited to announce Humminbird / Minn Kota as sponsors for the 2020 season.

We are proud to be sponsored by the time-tested leader in marine electronics.
We look forward to a fantastic year ahead with the support of the Humminbird / Minn Kota and the products we rely on for competitive tournament fishing.

Varkenelli Customs
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The 2020 year starts with a new ZNBF Executive:
President - Andre Kondonis.
Vice President - Glen (Pumba) Fowler.
Treasurer - Karl Eckard.
Secretary - Kevin Simons
Tournament Director - Carl Hack
Youth Director - Strati Orphanides.
Conservation Director - Dr. N. Deacon.

We are all looking forward to an exciting year ahead of us.
Our 2020 Calendar has been confirmed and all are welcome to join us at our Classics.

Thank you to all of the Junior competitors for coming out to Darwendale on Saturday the 1st February 2020 and taking part in the second of 4 FLW Junior High School Bass angling tournaments for 2020.
The tournament was co-hosted by ZNBF and a fun day was had by all. Some fantastic fish were brought to the scales on Saturday and all were successfully released alive.
A massive “Thank You” to all the Sponsors for making this event a success, the support of these people and their companies is adding value to the lives of these young anglers and helping develop their angling careers. Please support these sponsors in return.

Starbell Auto
Spraytech Zim
One Stop Solar
Off The Hook - Fishing Outfitters
Tackle Boss

Photos from Conservation Angling Sustainability Trust's post