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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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