The Hook and Reel Angling Club was founded in 1958 and has ever since produced the stuff of legends. It is situated on the southern bank of the Swartkops River, just north of the City of Port Elizabeth. Former members of the club can be found all around  the globe and can all relate many a fishy tale in remembrance of the glorious days spent fishing on the estuary. The club sports excellent amenities and provides safe overnight parking as well as superb launching facilities.

The Hook & Reel Angling Club is a light tackle boat angling club affiliated to the Eastern Cape Province Light Tackle Boat Angling Association (ECPLTBAA), which in turn is affiliated to the South African Light Tackle Boat Angling Association (SALTBAA). Basically this means that members fish from boats with rod and reel and a fishing line with a breaking strain not exceeding 4 kg.

They fish competitively in three different facets of angling, namely fresh water, deep sea and rivers, using the same breaking strain of line in all three facets.  It needs to be stressed that the low breaking strain of the line used, does not prevent the catching of rather large fish. The current EP record for a Ragged Tooth Shark is 96.2 kg, and 91 kg for a Backwater Butterfly Ray.

The club currently consists of approximately 170 active members and is one of 10 clubs affiliated to EP. It is also in the fortunate position of owning its own clubhouse on the Swartkops River, which was built by members some 20 years ago.  All facilities are provided and maintained by the members by means of annual subscriptions and fund-raising.

The main fund-raising event of the year is the annual "Tiger Bay 1000" competition, which is open to all members of the general public as well as affiliated anglers, angling both from boats and the river banks using any breaking strain line.