So it is already September 2019/ 2020 and it is an honour to be re-elected President of this great club! I would also like to welcome back our two Vice Presidents Simon Fisher & Benn Dullard, as well as a warm welcome back to the committee members for the 2019 / 2020 season. We look forward to another exciting year and hopefully a more prosperous one on the fishing scene. With Spring comes the start of the Summer Pointscore season. Firstly, I hope that everyone has used the down time to accrue some brownie points at home and to fully service all rods, reels and associated fishing gear. Inside this edition we have a great story & video on reel maintenance which will hopefully assist you in minimising those 1%ers this season. The first round of the Summer Pointscore combined with the Central Zone competition begins with the Wollongong Game Fishing Club Tournament which will be fished over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd September. This is a great way to start your new
season off while supporting a fellow Central Zone Club. If you can only fish one day, please log on to Tournament Base radio as this will be your point score day for SGFC & Central Zone. Once again Julian Hutchen is our Central zone officer for this season. Julian’s details can be found on the inside of this magazine and as always if you have any questions about Central zone please don’t hesitate to ask. I understand that logging on and doing sched reports can be an intimidating process at first however it is critical to helping the club take out the top honours at the end of the year. Last year we had a number of new members who did not log on and caught great fish so it would be great to see everyone rewarded for their efforts this year. If you do have any questions myself and all of the committee members would be happy to assist or as always you can contact us through the club facebook page. Remember there’s no such thing as a dumb question, so make sure if you unsure of anything that you ask! Still with Julian we are pleased to announce the next Out West meeting will be held at Julian’s place on Friday 25th October. This is always a great night, with plenty of boats, BBQ’s and raffles so pencil it in your diaries now. Don’t forget to get your raffle ticket for our biggest raffle yet, all proceeds go to next year’s Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament, so get behind your club & your tournament (thanks again to Phil & Vicki Webster for donating such a generous prize). Socially with October coming on we will still be holding our Kid's Fishing Day combined with the national Gone Fishing Day. We will need skippers, boats and deckies to help out on the day with simple duties such as rigging (and untangling) lines, changing hooks, baiting up and catching fish for the day, this is always a very popular day with kids & families we do limit it to 50 kids so please book in early. Another very important day is the Children's Christmas Party day where we take families out from Randwick Children's hospital so this year, lock in the date of Saturday 7th December. Once again, we will need your help with boats, skippers & deckies needed. Tightlines Tiddles
2019 SGFC Major Raffle of the Year A huge thank you to Phil and Vicki Webster for their generosity for the 2019 Raffle of the year, a 4 hour cruise on Lady Audrey includes local beer food and wine for up to 30 people. Tickets are $100 each please see Annita. If you can help sell some tickets please see me. ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS THE 2020 PETER GOADBY PRIZE POOL.
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Calendar of Events SGFC September 2019 3rd - Club AGM SGFC 21st - 22nd Start Summer Pointscore Weekend 21st - 22nd Wollongong Tournament 1st Central Zone Round 21st Club Closed 25th Committee Meeting October 2019 1st Club Meeting 5th - 6th Summer Pointscore Weekend 12th Prawn and oyster, Presidents Birthday Meet and Greet details in Tight Lines 19th - 20th Summer Pointscore Weekend 20th Gone Fishing Day 25th Out West Meeting details in Tight Lines 29th Committee Meeting November 2019 2nd - 3rd Summer Pointscore Weekend 5th Club Meeting 16th - 17th Summer Pointscore Weekend 26th Committee Meeting 29th Dinosaurs Lunch
Nigel Hilton N/A Elena Smart Ben Dullard Robert Howitt 70,625 pts Lubonira Belicova 23,000 pts Mia Wright 195,000 pts Daniel O'Neil 3,000 pts SPECIES WEIGHT/ DATE Lubonira Belicova Striped Marlin 26/12/2018 Gale Force Striped Marlin 26/12/2018 Hunter 3 Blue Marlin 14,204 pts N/A N/A N/A N/A Jonathon Grego Blue Marlin 192.50 kg Ryan Nemec Blue Marlin 188.00 kg N/A Ryan Nemec Blue Marlin 19/05/2018 N/A N/A Karen Wright Bluefin 33.00 kg Makira Wright Bluefin 57.00 kg Steve Liddall Bluefin 77.00 kg N/A N/A N/A Steve Liddall Mako Shark 182.50 kg N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sydney Game Fishing Club TROPHY AWARDS 2018-19
President's Trophies Colin Still Memorial President's Trophy Charles Stewart Trophy (Heaviest Broadbill) Warrewi Trophy (Novice Award) Pot Hunter's Trophy TAG & RELEASE ANGLER TROPHIES Domination Trophy Champion Male Angler - T&R Wyn Maree Trophy Champion Female Angler - T&R Tom Roche Trophy Champion Junior Angler - T&R Champion Small Fry T&R MARLIN AWARDS Rowan Waddy Trophy (1st Marlin Tagged off Sydney) Nick Hanslow Trophy Boat Tag/Capturing 1st. Marlin Les Winkworth Trophy (1st. Marlin Captured off Sydney) Drew Crawford Trophy (Heaviest Marlin on 6Kg) Double Whisky Trophy (Heaviest Marlin on 8Kg) Dick Rowe Trophy (Heaviest Marlin on 10Kg) Richard Winn Trophy (Heaviest Marlin on 15Kg) Ken Wills Trophy (Heaviest Marlin on 24Kg) Murrawolga Cup Trophy (Heaviest Marlin on 37Kg) Ted Smout Trophy (Heaviest Marlin on 60Kg) Claude Kellion Trophy (Last Marlin of Season Capt./Tag) TUNA TROPHIES Dolly Dyer Trophy (Heaviest Tuna on 6kg) Jack Farrell Trophy (Heaviest Tuna on 8kg) Ruth Williamson Trophy (Heaviest Tuna on 10kg) Ben Wall Trophy (Heaviest Tuna on 15kg) Jim Worsley Trophy (Heaviest Tuna on 24kg) SHARK TROPHIES Bob Hart Trophy (Heaviest Shark on 6Kg) Santiago Trophy (Heaviest Shark on 8Kg) Eric and Dawn Everett Trophy (Heaviest Shark on 10Kg) Jack and Signa Paton Trophy (Heaviest Shark on 15Kg) Piranha Trophy (Heaviest Shark on 24Kg) Bob Dyer Trophy (Heaviest Shark on 37Kg) William Southam Trophy (Heaviest Shark on 60Kg) Tom and Phil Waddell Trophy (Heaviest Mako Shark) Betty Jay Trophy (1st Shark over 227Kg) Ken Hanley Memorial Trophy (Heaviest White or Tiger Weighed at Sydney)
N/A Elena Smart Wahoo 45.00 kg Mark Holmes Snapper 4.20 kg N/A N/A Makira Wright Blue Marlin 138.00kg Makira Wright Blue Marlin 138.00 kg Joana Levi Marlin 10,000 pts Hunter 3 4 pts Game Changer 5 pts Markoo, Hoodlum, Ambition 11 pts Bait Me 12 pts Tantrum 17,044 pts Casey 14,277 pts N/A N/A Hunter 3 14,204.00 pts Game Changer 13,031.66 pts N/A N/A Tantrum 347,063 pts Casey 99,026 pts Markoo 47,087 pts Gale Force 34,500 pts N/A Markoo 47,000 pts Tantrum 6,125 pts N/A N/A Markoo 12,500 pts Markoo 34,587 pts Ambition 30,000 pts Malolo 8,542 pts
OTHER GAME FISH TROPHIES William Southam Memorial Trophy (Heaviest Gamefish on 4Kg) Cecil Norton Trophy (Heaviest other than Marlin or Tuna) Les Hardy Trophy (Heaviest Snapper) LADIES TROPHIES Signa Trophy (Heaviest Marlin by lady) Valla Trophy (Heaviest Shark by lady) JUNIORS TROPHIES Nathan Trophy (Heaviest Gamefish by junior) Newman Family Trophy (Most Meritorious Capture by junior) Champion Junior Tag & Release BOAT AWARDS Capture Keith Whitehead Trophy (Champion Boat Sydney Waters) * Runner-up Tennessee Trophy (Boat T&R Line Class Pointscore) * Runner-up Clive Michael Trophy (Champion Boat N.S.W. Waters) * Runner-up Joe Ritchie Trophy (Champ NSW Waters excl. Sydney Waters) * Runner-up Louis Ardilley Trophy (Highest Aggregate Marlin Points) * Runner-up Nahtan Trophy (Champion Boat Winter Pointscore) * Runner-up Tag & Release John O'Brien Trophy (Champion Boat Tag & Release) * Runner-up {all waters……entire season} Poros Trophy (Champion Boat T&R on Pointscore Days) * Runner-up Rick Morrow Trophy (Champion Boat T& R Tuna – Pointscore ) Stewart Donaldson Trophy (Champion Boat T& R Marlin – Pointscore ) Claude Archer Trophy (Champion Boat T&R Sharks – Pointscore ) Gambit Trophy (Champion Boat T & R Winter Pointscore) * Runner up Tag & Release Pointscore Days Ambition Trophy Champion Ultra Light Tackle (4-10kg) Michael Kirby Trophy Champion Light Tackle (15kg) Otto Volz Trophy Champion Medium Tackle (24kg) Little Audrey Trophy Champion Heavy Tackle (37-60kg)
Reel Maintenance
How many times have you been keen for a fish, packed your gear, only to find your reel running a whole lot rougher than when you used it last? Or even worse completely seized up or suffering from the dreaded green powdery corrosion? Unfortunately fishing in saltwater exposes fishing reels to one of the harshest environments out there, and if maintained incorrectly, you’re not going to get the long happy life you were expecting out of your prized piece of fishing weaponry. In some cases, reels can even suffer from being loved too much, where going the unnecessary extra mile to look after your gear actually causes more harm than good. With the gap in seasons, now is the perfect opportunity to settle in to all those annoying maintenance tasks that we have been putting off throughout the season. So, here is a step by step list to ensure your pride and joy is with you for many more sessions to come. It’s actually a lot easier than you think and for those of you looking to take your maintenance program to the next level click the photo to link you to a video on the full program for maintaining your tiagras in mint condition. STEP ONE: Tighten the drags on all the reels you are wanting to clean. This prevents water entering into the drags washers and causing them to get soggy. STEP TWO: Fill a bucket with warm water and grab yourself a clean rag to put in it. Thoroughly wipe the reel completely free of any crystallised salt and dried water marks. STEP THREE Run warm water over the line, this prevents salt build up and corrosion in the spool and helps to keep your line in good condition. STEP FOUR Allow to air or towel down with a dry clean rag. STEP FIVE: With a spray lubricant like reel guard, inox, lannogaurd spray each of the moving parts accessible from the outside of the reel. This includes the handle, bailarm hinges and line-roller bearing before loosening the drag. STEP SIX: Wipe away excess oil with a clean clothe, return to padded reel case and store out of direct sunlight. It’s as simple as that. Remember under no circumstances spray your reels with a hose, pressure gun or completely submerge them in water. This drives the salt and other grime into the reel rather than washing it away.
A Big Day onboard Casey for Daniel O'Neill. 17/8/19 Whaler Shark 101.5kg on 15kg Line
Geoff Woolley Memorial Monster Mako Tournament 2019 3rd - 4th August, 2019. Wrap up
Champion boat was taken out by Undertaker from PHGFC, on a count back from Mr Pig. Undertaker also won heaviest Mako, with a 151.5kg version, caught by Small Fry Angler, Jayden. Jayden didn't stop there. He took out both categories for Champion Small Fry Angler- Capture and Tag & Release. Well deserved congratulations to the team from Undertaker. The young gun from Mr Pig (Central Coast GFC), Oska Davis, won Champion Junior Angler - Capture (91kg Blue Shark) as well as Champion Junior Angler - Tag and Release. As mentioned above, they were just beaten on a count back for champion boat. So close.. Well done all. What a great job from the young men from Undertaker and Mr Pig. They out-fished the rest of the field and showed the grown ups how it is done! It's great to see quality young fisherman coming through. Well done to both teams. We wish to give a massive thank you to our sponsors, without whom it would not be possible to successfully run events like this. Please visit our club website and click on the Sponsors tab for a full list. Click on their names to go to each sponsor's website. Just to mention a few: Our key Club Partners are Little Audrey Charters, Short Marine and IBW Constructions. Their continued support of our club cannot be understated. Our Gold sponsors are Fishing Station, Furuno, Otto's Tackle World and Sylvania Marina. We thank all of our sponsors. Please support the sponsors that support us!
Boat Angler Status Species Line Class Points HUBBOS HAMISH HUSBAND Small Fry TIGER SHARK 15 0 3450 MR PIG OSKA DAVIS Small Fry MAKO SHARK 15 0 3450 MR PIG OSKA DAVIS Small Fry TIGER SHARK 15 0 3450 SNIPER PETER VARDAS Small Fry BLUE SHARK 15 0 2875 UNDERTAKER JAYDEN MILLAURO Small Fry MAKO SHARK 15 0 3450 UNDERTAKER JAYDEN MILLAURO Small Fry MAKO SHARK 15 0 3450
CAPTURES Boat Angler Status Species Line Class Weight Points MR PIG OSKA DAVIS Small Fry BLUE SHARK 15 96 1152 UNDERTAKER JAYDEN MILLAURO Small Fry MAKO SHARK 15 151.5 5738.06
Little Audrey Phil and Vicky Webster Warren Yacht 28673QC White Yes and it’s a long way up 23.10 Metres (76 ft) 5.89 Metres (19 ft) Fibreglass x2 Man V12 (1150hp) 55 Tonnes (dry) 21 Knots 30 Knots 5500 Litres Range 900nm @ 900rpm (10 Knots) Moored @ Birkenhead Point
Focus on Little Audrey
Here are some specs on Little Audrey for those that love the detail. Boat Name Owner Model Registration Body Colour Fly Bridge (Y/N)? Length or OAL Width or Max Beam Material (Plate or Fibreglass) Engine(s) Total Weight Cruising Speed Top Speed Fuel Capacity Cruising Range Mooring Type
By Greg Wall
So this month I thought I would talk about the Charter boat owned by our Major Sponsors (Phil and Vicki) from Little Audrey Charters. So I need to good place to start. Firstly from what I understand it’s the largest Game Fishing Charter boat in Australia (and if it’s not it’s bloody close). She’s 55 Tonnes of Game Fishing Luxury and if you ever wanted to take out some of your top clients and introduce them to game fishing you won’t find a better option. I have been lucky enough to have been on Little Audrey several times both in Sydney and also up in Port Stephens. Actually, if you are looking for a reason to escape Sydney for a little bit Little Audrey is heading up to Musgrave Reef and Fraser Island for October and November this year and they still have some dates to fill. Certainly a prime location to wet a line on one of the best Charter boats in the business. If you are interested speak to Dan Carlson on 0408 078 624 to check availability and tee up some dates. Only a month or two ago I had the opportunity of chartering Little Audrey for one of my clients in the city (a Chinese Bank) who are a big player overseas. Little Audrey took them and a few of their VIP clients out on the water for a day’s fishing. Dan, Josh and I did a meet and greet first with management at Birkenhead Point a week or so before and then did a pickup from the steps of the Opera House on the day. It was a fantastic day, the Little Audrey team put on an amazing spread of food (prawns, oysters, sushi, gyoza, fruit platters…) and drinks and we even managed to have some fresh kingfish sashimi. They had an absolute corker of a day full of laughs and fun and fishing. Little Audrey herself is a beast of a Game Fishing boat at around 76 feet long she pretty much takes up the SGFC wharf on her own. From the back deck you enter the main lounge area with entertainment system and flat screen TV and the galley. From here you can either head down the stairs to the bedrooms and WC’s or take the internal spiral staircase up the main cockpit area and a view over the back deck. For those brave enough (and preferably not in a big swell) you can head all the way up to the crows nest for a birds eye view for miles. This is where all the action takes place as captain Dan keeps a watchful eye out from up top for bust ups, bird life and even a change in colour. Dan obviously mustn’t be scared of heights. If you ever get the chance to spend a day on Little Audrey I suggest you take it. For me it was just a great excuse to have a day off work and play ambassador for the day. We were lucky too as it was a perfect day off Sydney, calm flat seas and not too much wind. Couldn’t have asked for a better day and I’m already thinking about my next excuse to go out with them again.
Growing up on the west coast and learning one day at a time on the party boats pushed us to do things better and simpler. Some of the first long range trips to the Revillagigedo Islands which included Clarion, Socorro, San Benedicto, and Roca Partida, where some of the early days of learning about the difference between monofilament and braided line. In the 80’s monofilament line was pretty much all that was used except dacron line. All the lines fished on the big reels where 80 and 100 lb monofilament with knots tied directly to hook and you were at the mercy of where you hooked the fish. Circle hooks were not available and many fish were lost due to the fish wearing through the mono Line with their teeth. If they used leaders it was either done with a knot which on larger diameter mono was extremely hard to tie. This lead to a lot of anglers having faith invested in crimping leaders and hooks, which done incorrectly lead to lost fish. The results of a properly tied Wind On leader When braided line pioneers like Russ Izor came onto the scene in the late 80’s early 90’s the world of fishing line changed for the better. Anglers were able to get more line on the same reels they were using for mono which gave them the confidence towards landing bigger fish that had eluded them in the past. Gudbrod, early manufacturer of dacron line had a little diagram on the spools of their line showing anglers how to serve line in the hollow core. It took a few thinking anglers, that were light years ahead to figure out ways to create these loops, and insert monofilament into these hollow lines, creating some of the first wind on leaders ever used. Wind on leader It was in the late 90’s and early 2000’s that the wind on leaders became more popular among the fishing fraternity and became a staple product for long range / big game anglers everywhere. The anglers adopting braid and figuring out the knots where some of the first to land large fish on braided line with wind on leaders. When the fishing industry as a whole started to adopt braided line the need for a clean leader connection was important and the knots necessary where adopted. One knot that has been critical through all these years has been the bimini twist knot which was used for years to attach hooks to the line when monofilament was used. This knot was deemed as a double line knot, used world-wide by guys trolling, and was adopted by the long range crews to strengthen their lines when bigger yellowfin tuna were in the mix. The early big game guys figured out that with the loop on the bimini twist, and the new way they had been creating leaders by serving the hollow dacron line they might have something, especially after they figured out how to serve the monofilament leader into the dacron line. As the idea progressed, anglers came up with new and better ways to make the Wind on leaders to where we are today. The wind on leaders have been adopted pretty much globally for all types of fishing. With the introduction of fluorocarbon you will find wind on leaders in tackle boxes everywhere. They make it relatively easy to join your mainline to your leader when done the correct way. Tying a bimini in your main line will be the first step in the process. You can google how to tie a bimini twist knot on line. IF you click ton the image it will send you to video showing you a very basic bimini twist knot that will work fine. You can also surf the web for other renditions of the knot. Once the you have mastered the bimini, click the picture of the wind on leader to go to a step by step guide on how to make your own wind on leaders.
The Origin of the Wind On Leader
Now that it’s mako shark season, what better time to have a look at some of the many parasites that live on the outside of mako sharks. Mako’s are absolute buffets for different parasites, everything from their skin, gums, gills and meat itself are all up for grabs. In order to capitalise on different mako body parts, the parasites vary hugely in shape, size, structure and even behaviour. Sea lice As with most game fish, some of the most common parasites found on mako sharks are sea lice. Most of these have little impact on the health of the shark. Sea lice are small to medium copepods which have large heads (can be blocky or round) and a smaller tail, often finished with long stringy egg sacs. Sea lice typically attach to the skin of mako sharks, though they can sometimes be found in the mouth depending on what they’re feeding on. Sea lice are mostly found attached to the skin on the tails or fins of makos. One of the main reasons for this is that out on the fins and tail, the sea lice are safe from being eaten by remoras (sucker fish). While there are over 20 species of sea lice known to occur on makos, the two most common kinds in Sydney Makos are sea lice from the Pandarus family and Dinemoura latifolia. Anthosoma crassum Anthosoma crassum occurs inside the mouth of mako sharks, feeding inside the gums of the shark. The large open lesions this parasite creates while feeding in the mouth of the mako are open highways for all sorts of infections. Some makos have even been found dead with severe bacterial infections caused by the open Anthosoma crassum wounds. Nemesis lamna These small copepods attach themselves to the gill filaments of the mako shark. As all the blood in the mako shark is pumped through the gills, they provide rich food for the parasites. Unfortunately, we know very little about the impacts that this parasite has on the shark, more research is needed!
What is it and what does it do: a guide to the ectoparasites on Sydney’s Mako Sharks
A particularly severe Pandarus sea lice infection in the mouth of a mako
A sea lice belonging to the Pandarus family being processed in the lab
Anthosoma crassum poking out of the mouth of a small mako shark
An image taken in the microscopy lab of Nemesis lamna, found in mako gills
A colony of sea lice (Dinemoura latifolia) attached to the tail of mako shark
Lesions caused by Anthosoma crassum in the mouth of a mako
One of the most common mako shark sea lice, Dinemoura latifolia, in the lab
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