Happy New Year to all our club members
Club Record acknowledged:
We would like to recognise Tony Tucker’s Broadbill as a club record on 37kg line, caught on 22nd February 2021 weighing 222kg. This supercedes the record for this line which had been held since 1967. Congratulations Tony.
Suzuki Tuna Top Ten Tournament update – Thanks to the Sponsor of this tournament SUZUKI – 79 boats / 209 Anglers
Leader board as follows:
Phillip Holland Yellowfin Tuna 35.5kg
Mac O’Connor Yellowfin Tuna 33.8kg
Karl Boielle Yellowfin Tuna 30.3kg
Chris Sadler Yellowfin Tuna 26kg
Bruce Troughear Albacore 10.5kg
Kim Schlaepfer Albacore 10kg
Katherine Sieling Albacore 9.8kg
Ant Bentley Albacore 9.7kg
Wayne McGregor Albacore 9.5kg
Nick Walters Albacore 9.5kg
Earlier in the week Samantha Good on Detox weighed a 36.6kg Yellowfin but was not in the tuna tournament or a club member at the time. This would have been the leading fish to date.
Striped Marlin
There have been a quite a few Striped Marlin tagged and released in the last few days, with a lot of hook ups today.
A couple of stripeys have been tagged by ladies in the Ladies Blue Competition, Rachel McIvor x 1 and Anne Smal x 2
We have also had 3 striped marlin weighed, with the heaviest being 164kg
Congratulations to all the anglers and their crew.
Striped Marlin and Yellowfin caught in sponsors grid: Placemakers, Crows Nest Apartments, Razorback Hunting & Fishing, Mark Vernon Memorial, Coastline Excavation, Peninsula Business Services Ltd.
Albacore caught in sponsors grid: Platinum Homes
Girls in the Bay Ladies Tournament 29th January
Just a reminder the entries close 24th January for ‘Girls in the Bay’ ladies tournament, get your entries in to go into the draw for the last Girl standing $10,000 cash!! $30,000.00 total prize pool.
53 Raffles
Club draw: 06.01.22 $1400.00 # 2382 Ms Deborah Maxwell N/C
4 Jug Draws
# 69 Lisa
# 181 Graham
# 94 Elizabeth
# 14 Leah
Complimentary Meal At House Of Chang Thai #188 Jackson
CHUCK A CHOOK Guest Tosser Bill Skinner / Gamebase Radio Operator
51 ? Overhead throw caught nicely
142 ? One handed throw, nice catch
61 Mary Went through the tips of her fingers and slipped it
2 Sean Clapped his hands to catch and missed
131 Rae Through her hands, another one to miss
198 ? Overhand caught nicely
142 ? Nice throw and good catch
98 ? Threw to the side, missed
195 ? Good catch
Apologises for not knowing faces, a great turnout last night, hope you all enjoyed yourselves
Tight Lines
Caro and Carma