Welcome to Issue 47 of Current Lines
2008 Nationals …and what a great competition. We ended up with 1308 anglers fishing from 370 Teams and 39 Clubs took part.
Weighed Fish: 513 : 6 Blue Marlin: 20 Striped Marlin: 2 Spearfish: 2 Blue Sharks: 6 Bronze Whaler: 6 Mako: 1 Porbeagle: 11 Yellowfin: 118 Skipjack: 145 Albacore: 17 Yellowtail: 103 Kahawai: 58 Snapper & 18 Trevally
Tagged Fish: 484 : 4 Blue Marlin: 136 Striped marlin: 1 Spearfish: 57 Blue Shark: 1 Bronze Whaler: 80 Mako: 192 Yellowtail: 13 Yellowfin.
Results of note included:
1 World Record claim – John Millar from Tautuku 9.755 kg Albacore on 1 Kg line, A phenomenal effort!
The Heaviest Snapper went to Rhys Dewhurst from Warkworth Gamefish Club Inc – 10.80 kgs – this will put Rhys into contention for the Snapper World Cup if it remains the biggest congratulations Rhys.
The John Hough Memorial Trophy won by John Bayley, Ian Kohler, Derek Presland, Paul Eyers and Miranda Penistan who, fishing on Libertas, collectively tagged and released 15 striped marlin over the eight days of fishing.
Heaviest striped marlin was caught by Grant Scott from the counties Sports Fishing club weighing 153.20kg.
The heaviest billfish was a blue marlin caught by Ian Cameron from Waihau Bay weighing 323.20kg.
The Carol Atwood Memorial Trophy has been awarded to Wayne Bicknell from the Hawkes Bay Club with a yellowfin tuna weighing 66.75kg caught on 15kg line.
Kahawai Legal Case Appeal. The commercial sector’s appeal on the High Court’s decision on our Kahawai Legal Challenge is being heard by the Appeal Court as this is being written. The Appeal decision is expected out in some 6 ? weeks. To assist funding the ongoing work and legal costs of fighting for our fishing rights several new initiatives have been launched including an 0900 kahawai (0900 5242924) number for $20 donations.
Website Manager & Forum Co-ordinator Wanted. The Council is seeking expressions of interest from fishers for the following two roles. We require a website manager on a part-time basis to look after our
www.nzbgfc.org.nz website, as well as a forum co-ordinator to oversee a new specialist Gamefishing forum that may form part of our website upgrade. Again, this would be a part-time position. Expressions of interest can be sent to
roz@nzbgfc.org.nz. Thank you to those who have put your names forward already.
Weigh & Win Competition: Send your Photos in to win one of FIVE x $2,000.00 Tackle draws sponsored by “ Kilwell Sports, Reel Rods Far North NZ, Tica Fishing Tackle, and the NZBGFC.” Entry is Free. (After 995 fish caught in the Nationals, an influx of entries is expected) All Clubs need to do is once Club members have filled in their Weigh Sheet and had a photo taken of the fish and themselves with their fishing gear (or in the case of a tagged fish – beside the Tagging Board with their gear) – is to send (post) it in the mail to The Secretary, NZBGFC, PO Box 93, Whangarei. Remember to state the tackle used. The Draw will be made at the next Council AGM September 2008. The Contest started from the beginning of this fishing year i.e. 1st July 2007
Photos Required – There was good response from the last request, however we are still looking for any old black and white photos of the early days 1956 – 2007 for our book on the first fifty years history of the NZBGFC; Please contact NZBGFC Secretary Roz Nelson at;
nzbgfc@bordernet.co.nz
Counties Radio Len and Helen Martinson are moving on. Their voluntary service as the voice on the airwaves of Counties Sports Fishing Club for the past 9 years has been greatly appreciated by the dozens of boats for the club and many others who cross the Manukau & Port Waikato Bars to fish the West Coast. They will be sorely missed especially given their efforts for the Clubs well patronised annual One Base and the Council's Nationals tournaments.
