For those who love to fish there was no need to go out on the water on Saturday, thanks to the RecFish SA Fishing Simulator.
Throughout the second day of Tunarama Festival a number of kids lined up at the RecFish SA Fishing Simulator, which allowed them to take hold of a fishing rod and replicate the experience of catching a fish of their choosing through an interactive catch-and-release fishing simulator.
RecFish SA chief executive officer Asher Dezery said it was wonderful to see so many kids have a go.
“It’s one of the highlights of every show we go to and we’re really keen to make sure we get this around the state and everyone gets a go,” he said.
“It gives people the opportunity to have a go at catching different species of fish, like kingfish and calamari.
“It’s really realistic, everyone who has caught these fish before has said it’s really accurate and it gives kids who haven’t had a chance to fish before [a chance] to have a go.”
In addition to the fishing simulator, RecFish SA also offered knot tying workshops on Thursday and fishing clinics on Sunday.
“We would love to be involved in Tunarama every year, because we know the West Coast recreational fishing community is massive and the West Coast region is super important to South Australia,” Mr Dezery said.
“A large number of people from Adelaide, Yorke Peninsula and South East travel to the Eyre Peninsula to fish, in particular for tuna and kingfish.”
One of the many people who did have a go on the fishing simulator was Riley Petersen who said he found it very fun.
“It was easier than what I expected and it was very enjoyable,” he said.
“I caught a marlin, which was fun to catch and I’ve always loved fishing so it was great to have a go.”
