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WSAC <strong>Newsletter</strong> No. 1 2017/18 Season November 2018<br />
Winter Pairs Sunshine!<br />
Welcome <strong>to</strong> the new<br />
season!<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong> credit - Felix’s neighbour and her baby<br />
In This Issue<br />
• Presidents Message & Captains Report<br />
• All the action from the early season events!<br />
• Get involved with the ‘New Fisho Challenge’<br />
• Shore & Boat Comp Results<br />
• A blast from the past - Boat Records<br />
• From the Edi<strong>to</strong>r
1st November<br />
What’s Coming Up<br />
Club Night Pool & the Bris<strong>to</strong>l<br />
4th & 5th November<br />
2nd Boat Comp fishing at any time over the weekend<br />
during daylight hours. Weigh in 15:30 Sunday<br />
18th & 19th November 3rd Shore Comp start at 13:00 hours. Weigh in 13:00<br />
Sunday<br />
6th December<br />
Club Night (details <strong>to</strong> follow)<br />
9th & 10th December<br />
3rd January<br />
3rd Boat & 4th Shore Comp. Shore comps start at<br />
13:00 Boat comps daylight hours only. Joint weigh-in<br />
2pm at Evans Bay Mo<strong>to</strong>r Yacht Club<br />
Club night (details <strong>to</strong> follow)<br />
27th & 28th January<br />
7th February<br />
4th Boat and 5th Shore Comp. Shore comps start at<br />
13:00 Boat comps daylight hours only. Joint weigh-in<br />
2pm at Evans Bay Mo<strong>to</strong>r Yacht Club<br />
Club night (details <strong>to</strong> follow)<br />
3rd & 4th February 6th Shore Comp start at 13:00 hours. Weigh in 13:00<br />
Sunday<br />
10th & 11th February<br />
5th Boat Comp fishing at any time over the weekend<br />
during daylight hours. Weigh in 15:30 Sunday<br />
17th –24th February<br />
NZSFC Nationals<br />
http://www.nzsportfishing.co.nz/<br />
29th –31st March<br />
NZACA Nationals<br />
http://www.nzaca.co.nz/nationals-comp/nationals-2018
Club Captains Report<br />
Club Captains Report<br />
We are right in<strong>to</strong> the new season <strong>no</strong>w and have had some great club nights,<br />
events and comps so far.<br />
Club Captain - James Beanie<br />
Meet James<br />
our new Club<br />
Captain...<br />
”More <strong>to</strong> follow next<br />
edition!”<br />
We kicked off the season like passed years with the annual Winter Pairs at<br />
Ocean Beach, we had a great turn out with around 45 people fishing and<br />
having a great day out. The weather played ball which is always a bonus.<br />
The usual winter species were caught and even a couple of Trevally got<br />
hooked by Luke Taylor and John Trats. Plenty of prizes where drawn out for<br />
those fishing, so a big thanks goes <strong>to</strong> the sponsors for the day – Steve’s<br />
Fishing Shop, Kiwi Tackle, HospoTrain, Pete Lamb Fishing and the Hotel<br />
Bris<strong>to</strong>l.<br />
Our club open night and panel discussion was a<strong>no</strong>ther hit with good numbers<br />
showing. I gave a run down on what the club has <strong>to</strong> offer, the club calendar<br />
and how the comps work etc followed by a Q&A with Steve Reed, Jim<br />
O’Brien and Felix Wenzel – there was some great fishing tips <strong>to</strong>ld so thanks<br />
again <strong>to</strong> the panel of pros.<br />
Shore Comp 1 was in HUGE attendance with a whopping 28 anglers weighing<br />
in, I’ve never seem that many in my time. It was great <strong>to</strong> see lots of new<br />
members weighing in for the first time and some members who we haven’t<br />
seen in a while. Keep it up.<br />
The second cub night was all about rigging up and baiting up. There were a<br />
few stations on each with members showing all types of ways <strong>to</strong> do it, these<br />
interactive club nights a great <strong>to</strong> learn from so make sure you get along <strong>to</strong><br />
the next one as there’s always something <strong>to</strong> learn.<br />
Shore Comp 2 was a<strong>no</strong>ther one which was well attended with 25 fishos<br />
weighing – awesome <strong>to</strong> see so many people out there fishing.<br />
Social Fishes are <strong>no</strong>w in the mix, so keep an eye on the Facebook page<br />
and emails for where and when – these summer nights should produce<br />
some nice fishing – and the outings trophy is up for grabs.<br />
New Clubbies for that season – again welcome, great <strong>to</strong> see most of you<br />
fishing. If there’s anything you want <strong>to</strong> k<strong>no</strong>w or <strong>no</strong>t <strong>to</strong>o sure on , just ask –<br />
you can contact me on the club facebook page or you can email<br />
wsac.inc@gmail.com<br />
November Club Night is next up on Wednesday 1 st from 7pm – it will be a<br />
social one at the Hotel Bris<strong>to</strong>l on Cuba street, doubles pool competition 2 4<br />
1 Burgers and $5 beers. So come along for a beer, burger, game of pool<br />
and a yarn with other clubbies.<br />
Thanks all for <strong>no</strong>w.<br />
Cheers<br />
James Bennie – Club Captain.
Winter Pairs -
27th August
Shore Comp 1 - 23rd & 24th Sept ‘17
Shore Comp 2 - 14th & 15th Oct ‘17
Mataikona Grouper<br />
When the crabs are in soft shell season!, the Spotty Shark's in numbers come in<strong>to</strong> Castlepoint's Mataikona<br />
bay <strong>to</strong> feed. This is when the locals target the sharks.<br />
The following article is one of their preparation methods they use for cooking up these fish as steaks.<br />
Pic1:<br />
Shows a fully trunked Spotty shark. The<br />
next step is <strong>to</strong> use a garden hose jet sprayer.<br />
With the jet sprayer firmly pressed in<strong>to</strong><br />
the centre vertibrae, the trunk will swell until<br />
the pressure blows out the centre gel. You<br />
can get a little wet with some pressurised<br />
water squirting out the sides of the <strong>no</strong>zzle.<br />
Pic2:<br />
Shows the <strong>to</strong>oth paste like gel removed<br />
from the trunk. This is the ammonia taste<br />
removed.<br />
Pic3:<br />
Shows the steaks ready <strong>to</strong> cook with the<br />
skin on. The trunk can be cut up just like<br />
meat loaf!, any thickness desired.<br />
One fish goes along away steaked up!.<br />
Dave Pye
RESULTS OF SHORE COMPETITION No.1<br />
23rd & 24th September 2017<br />
Tide Moon Weather<br />
High 19:28 Low 13:23<br />
Scores as follows:<br />
3 days after<br />
new moon<br />
Fine light <strong>no</strong>rtherly<br />
Name Points Details<br />
James Bennie 856.7<br />
Patrick Kavanagh 834.0<br />
6 Cod - Red, 6 Kahawai, 2 Shark - Carpet, 6 Shark - Spotted, 5 Shark - Spotted<br />
Spiney, 1 Trevally<br />
6 Cod - Red, 5 Kahawai, 1 Shark - All Others, 1 Shark - Carpet, 6 Shark - Spotted,<br />
4 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Nick Polak 735.7<br />
1 Cod - Red, 4 Kahawai, 3 Red Gurnard, 6 Shark - Carpet, 3 Shark - Spotted, 6<br />
Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Steve Reed 732.9 6 Cod - Red, 1 Elephantfish, 6 Kahawai, 6 Shark - Spotted<br />
Anthony Sanger 606.6<br />
1 Cod - Bastard Red, 6 Cod - Red, 6 Kahawai, 3 Red Gurnard, 1 Shark - Carpet,<br />
1 Shark - Spotted, 1 Shark - Spotted Spiney, 1 Skate - Rough<br />
Matthew Renata 519.4<br />
1 Barracouta, 6 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 1 Kelp, 1 Scarlet Parrotfish, 1 Shark -<br />
Carpet, 4 Shark - Spotted, 4 Shark - Spotted Spiney, 1 Skate - Rough<br />
Glen Silverwood 481.6 1 Eagle Ray, 3 Kahawai, 1 Moki - Blue, 4 Shark - Spotted, 1 Tarakihi<br />
Bruce Hunter 480.2<br />
1 Cod - Blue, 1 Cod - Cloudy Bay, 6 Cod - Red, 5 Kahawai, 1 Kelp, 1 Shark -<br />
Carpet, 1 Shark - Spotted<br />
Wade Nattrass 459.7 1 Cod - Blue, 4 Cod - Red, 6 Kahawai, 1 Red Gurnard, 1 Shark - Carpet<br />
Rachel Silverwood 392.2 6 Cod - Red, 4 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Carpet, 2 Shark - Spotted, 1 Shark - Spot-<br />
Gary Whitaker 355.2<br />
1 Cod - Blue, 2 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Carpet, 5 Shark - Spotted, 1<br />
Shark - Spotted Spiney, 1 Skate - Rough<br />
Jim O'Brien 353.9<br />
6 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 2 Kelp, 1 Shark - Carpet, 3 Shark - Spotted, 1 Shark -<br />
Spotted Spiney, 1 Shark - Tope, 1 Skate - Rough<br />
Tim Henley 342.8 1 Eagle Ray, 6 Kahawai<br />
Steve Foreman 332.6 6 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Spotted<br />
Collin Nattrass 329.0 5 Cod - Red, 4 Kahawai, 1 Kelp, 1 Red Gurnard, 1 Shark - Spotted, 1 Skate -<br />
Thomas McCabe 310.0 6 Cod - Red, 4 Kahawai<br />
Hugh McCabe 240.7 6 Cod - Red, 3 Kahawai<br />
Deanna Stempa 236.9 5 Cod - Red, 3 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Carpet, 1 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Carl Foreman 221.4 1 Cod - Blue, 6 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 2 Kelp, 1 Shark - Spotted Spiney, 1 Ta-<br />
John Tritsarolis 192.6 5 Cod - Red, 2 Conger Eel, 1 Moki - Blue, 2 Shark - Spotted Spiney, 1 Skate -<br />
Mike Stempa 189.3 3 Cod - Red, 3 Kahawai, 2 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Sandra Judd 158.4 3 Cod - Red, 2 Shark - Spotted, 1 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Riki Nunez 129.2 6 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Charles Visser 100.6 5 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai<br />
Riaan Van Vuuren 56.0 1 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai<br />
Luke Taylor 55.6 1 Cod - Red, 1 Shark - Spotted<br />
Adrian Bos 49.7 1 Shark - Spotted<br />
Craig Boyes 43.4 1 Kahawai
RESULTS OF SHORE COMPETITION No.2<br />
High 12:56 Low<br />
19:17<br />
1 day after<br />
the third quarter<br />
Strong <strong>no</strong>rtherly southerly change Sunday morning<br />
Scores as follows:<br />
Name Points Details<br />
Nick Polak 1394.10 6 Kahawai, 7 Moki - Blue, 1 Red Gurnard, 6 Shark - Spotted<br />
Anthony Sanger 879.56 1 Cod - Blue, 6 Kahawai, 6 Red Gurnard, 4 Shark - Carpet, 5 Shark - Spotted<br />
Carl Foreman 647.38<br />
5 Cod - Red, 1 Eagle Ray, 5 Kahawai, 1 Red Gurnard, 3 Shark - Spotted, 6 Shark -<br />
Spotted Spiney, 1 Skate - Rough<br />
Gary Whitaker 552.29 1 Cod - Bastard Red, 2 Cod - Red, 5 Kahawai, 3 Shark - Carpet, 4 Shark - Spotted<br />
Steve Foreman 504.12<br />
5 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 1 Moki - Blue, 5 Red Gurnard, 1 Shark - Spotted, 1 Shark -<br />
Spotted Spiney<br />
Collin Nattrass 492.89 1 Barracouta, 4 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Carpet, 5 Shark - Spotted, 1 Tarakihi<br />
Jim O'Brien 492.24<br />
Matthew Renata 438.33<br />
2 Cod - Blue, 6 Cod - Red, 2 Kahawai, 1 Red Gurnard, 1 Shark - Carpet, 6 Shark - Spotted<br />
Spiney, 1 Tarakihi, 1 Witch (Brill)<br />
6 Cod - Red, 1 Conger Eel, 1 Red Gurnard, 1 Shark - Carpet, 2 Shark - Spotted, 6 Shark<br />
- Spotted Spiney, 1 Skate - Rough, 1 Tarakihi<br />
Wade Nattrass 431.60 1 Cod - Bastard Red, 1 Cod - Red, 2 Kahawai, 5 Red Gurnard, 1 Shark - Carpet, 2<br />
Craig Boyes 391.28 1 Cod - Blue, 6 Cod - Red, 1 Kelp, 1 Shark - All Others, 3 Shark - Carpet, 3 Shark -<br />
Steve Reed 279.70 3 Kahawai, 2 Moki - Blue, 1 Red Gurnard<br />
Tim Henley 238.54 1 Cod - Blue, 6 Cod - Red, 2 Kahawai, 3 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Glen Silverwood 233.52 1 Cod - Blue, 1 Cod - Red, 3 Shark - Spotted, 1 Tarakihi<br />
Deanna Stempa 215.92 6 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Carpet, 6 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Rachel Silverwood 211.36 6 Cod - Red, 1 Shark - Seven Gilled, 6 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Eddie Szalkowski 202.30 1 Cod - Blue, 2 Moki - Blue<br />
Glen Newman 185.38 6 Cod - Red, 3 Shark - Spotted<br />
Bernhardt Schiftner 180.60 3 Moki - Blue<br />
Mike Stempa 132.67 4 Cod - Red, 6 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Sandra Judd 130.26 6 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai, 2 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Charles Visser 123.26 1 Cod - Red, 1 Conger Eel, 1 Shark - Seven Gilled<br />
Thomas McCabe 83.46 2 Kahawai<br />
James Bennie 77.40 6 Cod - Red, 1 Shark - Spotted Spiney<br />
Riaan Van Vuuren 66.20 1 Cod - Red, 1 Kahawai<br />
Matt Van Vuuren 35.36 1 Cod - Red, 1 Conger Eel
SPECIES<br />
POINTS TABLES AFTER COMPETITION No.2<br />
Count Average<br />
Pts/Fish<br />
SCALE Points NON SCALE Points<br />
Jim O'Brien 12 23.5 Nick Polak 1480 Nick Polak 650<br />
Matthew Renata 12 24.6 Anthony Sanger 1024 Matthew Renata 612<br />
Carl Foreman 10 25.6 Wade Nattrass 749 Gary Whitaker 475<br />
Anthony Sanger 9 35.4 Steve Foreman 747 Anthony Sanger 462<br />
Collin Nattrass 9 32.9 Steve Reed 571 Patrick Kavanagh 453<br />
Craig Boyes 8 25.6 Carl Foreman 545 Steve Reed 442<br />
Gary Whitaker 8 33.6 James Bennie 528 James Bennie 406<br />
Bruce Hunter 7 30.0 Collin Nattrass 500 Glen Silverwood 378<br />
Glen Silverwood 7 44.7 Jim O'Brien 500 Jim O'Brien 346<br />
Wade Nattrass 7 35.7 Tim Henley 481 Rachel Silverwood 345<br />
Nick Polak 7 49.5 Gary Whitaker 433 Carl Foreman 323<br />
James Bennie 6 28.3 Bruce Hunter 421 Collin Nattrass 321<br />
Steve Reed 6 40.5 Thomas McCabe 393 Craig Boyes 279<br />
Patrick Kavanagh 6 36.3 Patrick Kavanagh 381 Sandra Judd 144<br />
Rachel Silverwood 6 22.4 Matthew Renata 346 Wade Nattrass 142<br />
Steve Foreman 6 39.8 Glen Silverwood 338 Deanna Stempa 136<br />
Tim Henley 5 30.6 Deanna Stempa 317 Mike Stempa 126<br />
John Tritsarolis 5 17.5 Rachel Silverwood 259 Glen Newman 123<br />
Deanna Stempa 4 18.9 Hugh McCabe 241 Charles Visser 110<br />
Charles Visser 4 24.9 Eddie Szalkowski 202 Tim Henley 100<br />
Sandra Judd 4 19.3 Mike Stempa 196 Steve Foreman 90<br />
Riki Nunez 3 16.2 Bernhardt Schiftner 181 John Tritsarolis 83<br />
Mike Stempa 3 17.9 Craig Boyes 155 Bruce Hunter 59<br />
Glen Newman 2 20.6 Sandra Judd 144 Adrian Bos 50<br />
Riaan Van Vuuren 2 30.5 Riaan Van Vuuren 122 Luke Taylor 43<br />
Hugh McCabe 2 26.7 Riki Nunez 115 Matt Van Vuuren 23<br />
Luke Taylor 2 27.8 Charles Visser 114 Riki Nunez 15<br />
Thomas McCabe 2 32.8 John Tritsarolis 109<br />
Matt Van Vuuren 2 17.7 Glen Newman 63<br />
Eddie Szalkowski 2 67.4 Luke Taylor 13<br />
Adrian Bos 1 49.7 Matt Van Vuuren 13<br />
Bernhardt Schiftner 1 60.2
POINTS TABLES AFTER COMPETITION No.2<br />
SENIORS<br />
Points<br />
Nick Polak 2130<br />
Anthony Sanger 1486<br />
Steve Reed 1013<br />
Matthew Renata 958<br />
James Bennie 934<br />
Gary Whitaker 907<br />
Carl Foreman 869<br />
Steve Foreman 837<br />
Patrick Kavanagh 834<br />
Collin Nattrass 822<br />
Glen Silverwood 715<br />
Tim Henley 581<br />
Bruce Hunter 480<br />
Craig Boyes 435<br />
Thomas McCabe 394<br />
Mike Stempa 322<br />
Hugh McCabe 241<br />
Charles Visser 224<br />
Eddie Szalkowski 202<br />
John Tritsarolis 193<br />
Glen Newman 185<br />
Bernhardt Schiftner 181<br />
Riki Nunez 129<br />
Riaan Van Vuuren 122<br />
Luke Taylor 56<br />
Adrian Bos 50<br />
VETERANS<br />
CHAMPION<br />
OF CHAMPI-<br />
ONS<br />
Points<br />
Steve Reed 733<br />
Bruce Hunter 480<br />
Jim O'Brien 354<br />
Steve Foreman 333<br />
Points<br />
Jim O'Brien 846<br />
Ladies<br />
Juniors<br />
Points<br />
Rachel Silverwood 604<br />
Deanna Stempa 453<br />
Sandra Judd 289<br />
Points<br />
Wade Nattrass 891<br />
Matt Van Vuuren 35<br />
PAIRS<br />
Novice<br />
Points<br />
Charles Visser 224<br />
Riki Nunez 129<br />
Riaan Van Vuuren 122<br />
Luke Taylor 56<br />
Points<br />
Collin Nattrass & Anthony 2308<br />
Jim O'Brien & Matthew Renata 1804<br />
James Bennie & Patrick Ka- 1768<br />
Carl Foreman & Steve Fore- 1706<br />
Steve Reed & Bruce Hunter 1493<br />
Gary Whitaker & Craig Boyes 1342<br />
Glen Silverwood & Bernhardt 896<br />
Sandra Judd & Rachel Silver- 892<br />
MOST MOKI No.<br />
MOST<br />
SNAPPER<br />
No.<br />
Nick Polak 7<br />
Bernhardt Schift- 3<br />
Steve Reed 2<br />
Eddie Szalkowski 2<br />
Steve Foreman 1<br />
John Tritsarolis 1<br />
Glen Silverwood 1<br />
TREBLES<br />
Points<br />
Fish of the month - August & September<br />
Category Weight Species Line Name Location Date Place<br />
August<br />
No entries<br />
September Shore<br />
SNR Shore Scale 2.63 Trevally 10 J Bennie Palliser Bay 23/09/17 Winner
10th Oc<strong>to</strong>ber Social Fish—Worser Bay
WSAC Club Boat Records (Part 2)<br />
Following on from my last club record article where I discussed a couple of the earlier and significant<br />
shore record catches, I would <strong>no</strong>w like <strong>to</strong> give readers a bit of the his<strong>to</strong>ry of two boat catches<br />
worth sharing. They are:<br />
Paul “Farmer” Crother’s Trumpeter<br />
As a background for newer members, Paul has been a member of WSAC for close on 50 years<br />
and has held significant appointments in key club management positions, culminating in the<br />
awarding of his life membership in 1988. Paul is the club’s ho<strong>no</strong>rary audi<strong>to</strong>r, a position he has<br />
given 37 years’ service <strong>to</strong>. Paul established his club record trumpeter in December 1980 and<br />
while a good deal of his fishing is <strong>no</strong>w from a boat, his prominent fishing place in WSAC his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
will record he won the senior points trophy on four separate occasions, the competition pairs trophy<br />
six times, the heaviest snapper and kingfish trophy’s (twice) and all this when competition<br />
was at its <strong>to</strong>ughest.<br />
When I tell you that Paul’s trumpeter was caught on a hand line a little more background is necessary<br />
<strong>to</strong> understand why Paul would use a hand line for boat fishing. The reason is that hand<br />
lines were often the clubbies tackle of choice, and relates back <strong>to</strong> earlier WSAC days when kingfish<br />
were almost impossible <strong>to</strong> land from harbour wharves on the rods and reels we then fished<br />
with. And so it became<br />
fashionable <strong>to</strong> fish for<br />
kingfish with heavy<br />
hand lines, affectionately<br />
k<strong>no</strong>wn ever since<br />
in WSAC parlance as<br />
‘<strong>to</strong>w ropes’. These<br />
were nylon lines with<br />
breaking strains of<br />
around 50-60 kilos,<br />
and while ‘couta and<br />
kahawai were easily<br />
handled, you needed<br />
very good organisation<br />
of your <strong>to</strong>w rope (best<br />
wound on<strong>to</strong> a large<br />
plastic hand caster)<br />
and even better management of the process of retrieving and/or giving line <strong>to</strong> the kingi. The<br />
learning process for the proper operation of a <strong>to</strong>w rope revolved around that short, easily unders<strong>to</strong>od<br />
word, PAIN. As pain came from severe nylon burns <strong>to</strong> fingers and hands, so quickly<br />
evolved the right and wrong way of heavy hand line operation.<br />
So at long last we come <strong>to</strong> the bit about the trumpeter. Picture Paul, bot<strong>to</strong>m fishing with his <strong>to</strong>w<br />
rope, ledger rig and fresh horse mackerel for bait, targeting and catching big blue cod off Ohau<br />
Point. Suddenly, something quite big grabs his line and a short time in<strong>to</strong> the fight Paul is convinced<br />
he’s in<strong>to</strong> a kingfish. The fish is putting up a strong fight, much stronger than the <strong>to</strong>pe
sharks often hooked here. On several occasions Paul is forced <strong>to</strong> give the fish line and after what<br />
seems a long time, but probably more like five minutes, the fish comes <strong>to</strong> the side of the boat –<br />
all 16.783 kilos of it. Paul recalls that this fish was the most spectacular he had ever seen, with its<br />
strikingly fresh green and yellow colours accentuated by the sheer size of the fish. Paul’s first<br />
thought was “what a great mount this fish would make”. And that is what came <strong>to</strong> be, as you can<br />
witness in the pho<strong>to</strong> of that fish.<br />
Murray Davis’s Ling<br />
Ling generally live in the deeper parts of the ocean - even deeper than the usual depths where<br />
groper and bass are targeted. But there still is a reasonable expectation of a ling by-catch when<br />
fishing an area like the ‘trench’ on Welling<strong>to</strong>n’s south coast. For Murray Davis the trench would<br />
have <strong>to</strong> be his favourite fishing place, and he has had some memorable catches from this area in<br />
the last thirty years. Apart from many spectacular catches of groper, blue<strong>no</strong>se (his forte) and the<br />
odd bass, Murray has also been responsible for collecting a host of little k<strong>no</strong>wn deep water species<br />
for our country’s brilliant national fish collection, housed separately, but a part of our National<br />
Museum Te Papa. No wonder Murray holds more club boat records (12) than any other member.<br />
When talking about catching ling I don’t<br />
need <strong>to</strong> write <strong>to</strong>o many words about their<br />
fight except <strong>to</strong> say it is akin <strong>to</strong> reeling in a<br />
30 kilo red cod from a depth of around 200<br />
metres. But what makes a ling stand out is<br />
its pale pastel pink colours and often its<br />
spectacular size. While the fish does have<br />
a slimy skin it is <strong>no</strong>t the worst eating fish<br />
around. It has a reasonably firm white flesh<br />
which lends itself <strong>to</strong> many ways of cooking.<br />
Murray recommends a fish chowder.<br />
Murray first held the ling record in 1994<br />
when he boated a 26 kilo specimen and in<br />
1998 he caught a bigger fish that pulled the<br />
scales down <strong>to</strong> 32.1 kilos. And while this is<br />
an impressive fish, Murray recently had a<br />
crew member aboard his boat catch a<br />
‘trench’ ling which bot<strong>to</strong>med his scales out<br />
at 50 kilos. When you look at the accompanying<br />
pho<strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong> this article of a 24 kilo ling it<br />
will give you some idea of the size of Murray’s<br />
fish, which was 8 kilos (or a quarter<br />
heavier) again.<br />
Jim O’Brien
Prize giving 20
16/17 season
Instructions<br />
New Fisho Sherpa Challenge!<br />
The ‘New Fisho Sherpa Chalenge’ is open <strong>to</strong> all WSAC members. The idea is simple, undertake the activity listed and send us a<br />
selfie or a pho<strong>to</strong> as evidence and then tick that item off your list. From time <strong>to</strong> time we’ll include an update of how people are doing<br />
in the magazine and at the end of year prize giving we’ll ack<strong>no</strong>wledge those that have completed the list. Committee members<br />
and other clubbies will be able <strong>to</strong> offer advice about how <strong>to</strong> achieve any of the tasks that you are unsure about so just ask if you<br />
need help. Above all have fun completing your challenges! Send your pics <strong>to</strong> wsac.inc+sherpa@gmail.com<br />
Name<br />
Date joined the club<br />
No. Task Example Achieved<br />
1 Fish the harbour<br />
2 Catch a kahawai<br />
3 Attend a social fish<br />
4 Weigh a fish at a shore comp<br />
5 Catch a spotty shark<br />
6 Fish a south coast beach<br />
7 Fish a west coast beach<br />
8 Catch a snapper<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong> credit - Felix’s neighbour and her baby<br />
9 Attend a club outing<br />
10 Catch a blue moki
Boat project<br />
update…<br />
We’re on the water!!!!<br />
It’s been a long slog and<br />
at times I wondered if I’d<br />
ever get her back on the<br />
water. But two weeks ago<br />
on a breezy after<strong>no</strong>on<br />
with the help of a couple<br />
of clubbies I nervously<br />
pushed her back of f the<br />
trailer for the first time.<br />
Well she floated and we<br />
managed a couple of<br />
quick test runs. She cut<br />
through the chop well and<br />
I could <strong>no</strong>w call her a<br />
boat again!<br />
Just a week later and it<br />
was time <strong>to</strong> give her the<br />
first proper run out on a<br />
fishing trip.<br />
A special thanks <strong>to</strong> all<br />
those clubbies that have<br />
helped me on the way.<br />
Particularly Gary, Matt,<br />
Craig, Steve, Dave and<br />
everyone else that has<br />
generously offer time,<br />
advice and support along<br />
the way.<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong> Edi<strong>to</strong>r - Matt Balkham<br />
From the Edi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
So here we go again! A<strong>no</strong>ther season kicks off and for a change we’ve<br />
had some decent early season weather. Numbers fishing the shore<br />
comps seem <strong>to</strong> be up a little on previous years which is great and hopefully<br />
will mean hard contested shore comps. Time will tell how many boaties<br />
are out there doing it but I k<strong>no</strong>w there will be at least one new boat<br />
fisho added <strong>to</strong> the ranks plus a few shiny new boats for a couple of the<br />
regulars!<br />
So here’s the usual request for your fish pho<strong>to</strong>s, trip reports, articles and<br />
the like. I’m hoping <strong>to</strong> make submitting these much more straightforward<br />
this year and I really do want a few of you out there contributing <strong>to</strong> the<br />
magazine.<br />
Hopefully you’ve seen elsewhere in this mag the new fisho challenge. I’m<br />
excited about this one and encourage you <strong>to</strong> take part. Send us your<br />
selfies or pho<strong>to</strong>s proving you’ve completed any of the 10 challenges and<br />
we’ll tick it off our list. We’ll feature some of the best pho<strong>to</strong>s in future<br />
mags and on our Facebook page and we’ll recognize those completing<br />
the challenge at the end of the season.<br />
We’re going <strong>to</strong> run a range of new fisho features this season. Each one<br />
will hopefully make it easier for new clubbies <strong>to</strong> get involved. We have<br />
some ideas on what those features will include but if you have any ideas<br />
of what you’d like <strong>to</strong> see then let me k<strong>no</strong>w.<br />
All that remains for me <strong>to</strong> say is get out there, get involved in what the<br />
club is up <strong>to</strong> and above all have fun hopefully catching a few!<br />
Tight Lines - Matt
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