Our Team

Tuckers team is a group of fisherman with a massive passion for the sport. We strive in giving the very best in information to a beginner or the experienced from catching our national fish to targeting pelagic's all over the world. We all have our own style of fishing however we live for learning new techniques local and abroad. No matter what your age is we will guide you in the right direction on your targeted species. Pop in for a cup of coffee and lets talk fishing. Tight Lines

Chris Pike (Spanky)

Chris has been fishing crazy since the age of 3.

Any spare moment is spent ideally with a fishing rod in his hand.

He has dabbled in many forms of fishing from fresh water to deep sea, recreational and commercial.

If there is a piece of water that may have fish living in it, Chris is sure to have a cast.

He has fished competitively for many years, in both club leagues and national fishing competitions.

He has participated in the Tuna National for a number of years.

 Representing Western Province Deep Sea Angling Association (WPDSAA) &

 South African Deep Sea Angling Association (SADSAA).

Matthew Bosch (Mattfish)

Matthew's speciality is rock and surf fishing.

He has participated in rock and surf fishing league competitions from a young age,

 represented Western Province and

fished for the South African Presidents B rock and surf team.

Matthew is also an avid fresh water fisherman, always keen to get involved and try something new.

In general, Matthew lives for fishing, if there is an opportunity to be outdoors and catch a fish,

he is sure to be there.

Ronald Haytread (just Ronald)

Ronald was brought up in a fishing home with his father taking him to the beach before he could walk.

He started rock and surf fishing from a young age,

until he found his dad's bass tackle box and ever since, artificial has been his style of fishing.

He fished for bass for many, many years, then slowly started targeting saltwater species.

Ronald almost exclusively uses artificial lures to catch his targeted species when fishing.

He is still to this day on a journey to work out the artificial game of targeting predator fish.

Kirsten Pike

Kirsten is the behind the scenes ninja that holds the team together.

Kirsten always has an ear to the ground at Tuckers to jump in whenever help is needed or a question needs answering.

I can't tell you know how many times Kirsten has saved our bacon with behind the scene challenges.

Kirsten also gets her hands dirty on the fishing front and pulls in fish to save us from a mombak day.

Marlon Naicker (Marly Marls)

Marlon has been rock and surf fishing from his school days

and has never put down the long rod since..

On his many years of surf fishing he has also been on commercial boats pulling

yellowtail ,snoek and bank fish on the hand lines.

He has also come to like his artificial lure fishing with the bass and estuary fish

and you can find him on the banks giving the fish a hard time on the lures.

Riaan Aproskie

My name is Riaan Aproskie and I have been fishing since the age of 3

and I have been chasing largemouth and smallmouth bass ever since.

I was introduced to the sport of bass fishing by my dad and

have continued to share and live out this passion for fishing,

this lead-up to me recieving my first Western Province and Protea team nomination for bass fishing at the age of 16

as well as exploring other facets of angling over the years 

besides hunting Pb's and appreciating nature,

I have a passion for targeting multiple fresh water species on BFS & Ultra light tackle.

I hope that my involvement in the sport and industry can help more people

target their desired species of fish while enjoying the beauty of the outdoors

 

Bronwyn Geldenhuys (Bronzie)

My name is Bronwynn Geldenhuys and fishing to me is life.

Growing up by the ocean played a big part in my life.

My love for fishing grew when I played, as a youngster at the Kommetjie slip way watching boats launch, catching klipvis off the rocks, diving crayfish and chasing PB's with a rod and reel.

The thrill and adrenaline rush that runs through one's body is unexplainable when knowing there's a good fish at the end of your line.

Just by being outdoors and exploring the vast coastline that our beautiful country has to offer made my love for fishing special.

Having the opportunity to work at a well known tackle shop in Cape Town, I've learnt many fascinating things and different types of fishing technics just grew my passion even more and expanding my knowledge for this wonderful sport I love so much.