Progress is being made on all fronts to do with retaining our place on the wharf at Watsons Bay. A heritage application through the Woollarah Council is in progress and we expect strong support from the council in this respect. The lease renewal negotiations are progressing and we expect to be renewed for at least another 12 months. Please look out for notification about some community engagement events which will be hosted by SGFC. These events are an important way for SGFC to inform the public and build a coalition of support. Finally I am stepping down as SGFC president due to work and family commitments. Glenn Wright will take over where I have left off and I will still be involved in the club going forwards, just not in the President role. Thank you to all to those who have supported me through the last few months and I hope to be able to serve again in the future. Tight Lines Ed Aspden
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With tournament season in full swing it has been a busy few months. SGFC boats Smartbill, Casey, FVII and Sammi-Jay, Little John II and On Call all put in a valiant effort for the Interclub, coming close in a few categories. Black Marlin on the inshore reefs provided the greatest numbers of fish with with carpark a non-event however decent numbers of Blue Marlin were also encountered out wide as well as Yellowfin Tuna. Conditions are improving off Sydney with some Yellowfin encountered recently, reports are that the water is still a bit green over the shelf however once the water clears up expect a bumper Blue Marlin and Yellowfin season over the next few months, just in time for the annual Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament on the 29th and 30th of April.
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3/3/23 Fin Finder went out today and got 5 tuna. 2 were released and the other 3 weighed. Weights 42kg, 39kg and 36.5kg so well done Ali & Huss and little Huss. The tuna were caught in 600 fathoms east of Browns. They used lures were trolling and the sea was calm The tuna were caught between 9.30am and 2pm
Calendar of Events SGFC March 2023 18th - 19th Summer Pointscore 18th - 19th Broken Bay Invitational Tournament BBGFC + Central Zone Weekend 28th Committee Meeting 31st - 2nd Shimano Port Hacking 100 Tournament PHGFC + Central Zone Weekend April 2023 1st - 2nd Summer Pointscore 4th - Club Meeting 15th - 16th Summer Pointscore 25th - Committee Meeting 29th - 30th Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament SGFC + Central Zone Weekend May 2023 1st - Start of Winter Pointscore 2nd - Club Meeting 30th Committee Meeting
5/3/23 On call travelled home from Port Stephens today ran into some nice Yellowfin wide of the car park they reported heaps of them caught 2 going 50kg,they moved away from the Yellowfin and tagged a estimate 200kg Blue Marlin on 60kg
Port Stephens Jay –Ah Trophy Heaviest Blue Marlin DOMINIQUE CABOCHE 120.7KG BLUE MARLIN DOUBLE TRIGGER SYDNEY GFC Port Stephens Bob Dyer Trophy Heaviest Marlin DOMINIQUE CABOCHE 120.7KG BLUE MARLIN DOUBLE TRIGGER SYDNEY GFC Port Stephens Newcastle & Port Stephens GFC Trophy Champion Boat T&R 60Kg LITTLE JOHN II 56,250 POINTS SYDNEY GFC Port Stephens Gari-Lee Shield Boat Scoring Highest Points for T&R of Other Game Fish LITTLE JOHN II3,750 POINTS SYDNEY GFC
2023 NSW Interclub 2023 NSWGFA Interclub State Championships Port Stephens
A quick recap: ● SGFC lease the club area from Transport for NSW (TfNSW). We had a 20yr lease, which expires in March and we’re then month to month (through lots of efforts and campaigning we may be getting 12 month lease) ● TfNSW have put out to community consultation their two options. One was to make a new ferry wharf, which would take up the beach and was never viable. The other was to knock down and replace the wharf. And in doing so delete SGFC. ● Strong community support for keeping SGFC, and extending the wharf for ferries as an “option 3” was suggested Earlier this month, we made a presentation to Woollahra Council, who are in the process of responding back to TfNSW. They sought feedback and input on that document. Karen did an absolutely fantastic job of getting our position across. They are extremely supportive of our position. We have submitted a position statement, along with feedback on their draft response document. We’ve also been in contact with both sailing clubs in the area, and got a better understanding of their concerns. Their main issue is around increasing ferry traffic, which then restricts their passage out of the Bay towards Sow & Pigs. They’ve had a few near misses, especially with juniors. Their position is to retain the wharf, but just improve existing steps. However they are also supportive of our position. The big unknown at the moment is the NSW election, which is at the end of March. If there is a change in government, it will probably delay or change things. Not quite sure what it means if there isn’t, as we have no understanding of how effective our lobbying has been to date. We still need to influence as many people as we can. We’ve collected about 1000 signatures so far. If you’re in a fishing shop like Otto’s or Fishing Station that has our poster up, please make a point of thanking them for their support. Let me know if you know of a shop where our poster would work. If you have a friend, colleague or someone that is remotely popular on social media, please ask that they share our story and the link- we are most definitely out of the woods yet!
February update on trying to save the wharf and SGFC club house
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The 60th Annual AIBT was held over the 28th & 29th and it did not disappoint with the winners going down to the wire on day 2. There was a good turn out of 7x Juniors and 2 x small fry entered into the AIBT. The Tuna Champions also visited all the way from Tasmania. Day 1 saw Anyfin take a commanding leading with 4 marlin while a few of the other boats were on 2 marlin. Day 2 did not see as much action as day 1 but there was still marlin around. From quite a few reports whilst there were marlin it was very hard to hook them. They did not seem to want to take bait or lures. The winners of the 60th AIBT were EW Palmer Perpetual trophy for the winning team Donated by Mr Ern Palmer AO, GFFAA President 1962 – 63. Anyfin with a total of 40,000 points (Won 60% of boat entries and entry into the HIBT) Moreton Bay Perpetual Trophy Donated by Moreton Bay Game Fishing Club, Brisbane in 2003 for the runner up Champion Team in the AIBT with 34,500 points NSWGFA Junior Team (on board Tantrum) Mal Ramsay Perpetual Trophy Donated by Mr Malcolm Ramsay GFAA President 1984- for the Champion Angler Nicco Marsh Sydney Game Fishing Club Champion Junior Jonathan Yates Broken Bay Game Fishing Club Champion Small fry George Tripp Botany Bay Game The club would like to acknowledge the attendances of Ian Bladin President of GFAA and his wife Pauline, Karen Ramsay daughter of Mal Ramsay John Thorburn ex secretary of GFAA, Grahame Williams OAM Life member of GFAA & NSWGFA and currently GFAA executive officer/ NSW John McIntyre GFAA & NSWGFA life member and historian NSWGFA would also like to thank Glenn & Karen Wright for hosting the NSWGFA Junior Team Click here to watch a video online of some of the highlights of the junior team!
Champion Team AIBT 2023 Sydney, Ern Palmer Trophy. Anyfin, Broken Bay GFC, 40,000 points, 4 T&R Marlin on 24kg Gerard Hryniuk, skipper, James Darmody, Phill Swayverly, Wade Matthews, Gary Ryan, Ron Jacobs, Ian Bladin, President GFAA. Runner-up Team 2023 AIBT Sydney, Morton Bay GFC Trophy. NSWGFA Representative Junior Team fishing on Tantrum, Sydney GFC 34,500 points. 3 T&R Marlin on 15kg Left to Right. Mason McDonough, angler, Jonathan Yates, angler, Logan Banek, angler, Ian Bladin, President GFAA, Karen Wright, Chaperone, Grahame Williams, OAM, Chaperone, Glenn Wright, Skipper, Giles Cox, Deckie, Kynan Clark, angler.
Mal Ramsay Trophy, AIBT 2023 Sydney, Champion Angler. Nicco Marsh fishing on FV 2 SGFC, 25,000 points. 2 T&R Marlin on 10kg. L-R Karen Ramsay, Daughter of Mal Ramsay, Nicco Marsh, Angler, GFAA President Ian Bladin
Morton Day GFC Trophy, AIBT 2023 Sydney. Runner Up Team, Tantrum, SGFC, 34,500 points. 3 T&R Marlin on 15kg Junior anglers representing the NSWGFA Representative Junior Team, Jonathan Yates, Mason McDonough, Logan Banek, Kynan Clark,
Trophy, AIBT 2023 Sydney. Champion Junior. Jonathan Yates, fishing on Tantrum, SGFC 23,000 points, 2 T&R Marlin. L-R Jonathan Yates, Ian Bladin, President GFAA
Sydney GFC Trophy, AIBT 2023, Sydney. Champion Small Fry Angler, George Tripolitsiotis fishing on Black Panther, Botany Bay GFC, 25 points 1 T&R Mahi Mahi. L-R Ian Bladin, GFAA President, George Tripolitsiotis.
Tantrum fished the AIBT tournament with the NSWGFA Junior Team on board, the team was made up of four boys that were selected by the NSWGFA Executive. The team was made up of Logan Banek representing Newcastle & Port Stephens GFC age 13, Jonathan Yates from Broken Bay GFC age 14, Mason McDonough from Shellharbour GFC age 15, and Kynan Clark from Shoalhaven GFC age 15. The boys arrived at Sydney Game Fishing Club on Friday afternoon for the parents to drop them off. After a walk through the club then onto the boat for a quick safety talk, we talked about lures and how things are set up on our boat and why we fish the style we do, then we went through leader & double lengths, we also talked about drag settings. It was then time for dinner so pizzas were ordered. During dinner and drinks we had a team talk on our planned tactics for the tournament. Grahame Williams presented the boys with their team shirts and bag as well as skipper Glenn, myself and Giles who was our deckie. Saturday morning wake up 6.30 am for breakfast then we set off for the boat, we left the club at 7:15 as start fishing was 8am. We had a plan of heading north up to the bait station and along the shelf line due to the weather forecast which was up to about 25kts nor'easter. Soon after start fishing about 10 minutes in we had our first marlin, a small Black came up on the short corner, he just bill wacked it he then went from the short corner and hooked up on the long corner for a short run but no hook up, this early action had the boys pumped and ready for the day, We kept moving towards the bait station as the weather in the morning was beautiful so we decided to head out a little bit wider around 100 - 130 fathoms. We didn't find any birds or other sign of life and in fact the water temperature was slightly colder so we decided to move back in onto the shelf and work in and around the bait station. We then had a hit on the long rigger which was the tantrum bullet and finally the hooks stayed in. Mason was on the rod on 15kg, it was a black Marlin which we got to the boat in about 10 minutes for a successful tag shot by Logan. The boys were very excited, it was great teamwork, so lures back out and then we kept working the area. We had another hook-up on the AMN which was on the short rigger, Jonathan Yates was on strike so the boys cleared the deck and as it was into the afternoon the weather had started to get a bit rougher with the winds blowing 20 to 25 knots NE making the fighting conditions a lot harder for Marlin or any fish on 15kg, however Jonathan made short work of that Marlin which was a Striped Marlin on
AIBT January 2023. Hosted by Sydney GFC
15kg, Mason put the tag in, it was then the end of the day 1, so we finished with two fish on 15kg line for the day, back to the club, the tackle was checked and paper work handed in. Time for dinner which SGFC had provided then off home for another early night as we needed to put in another full day with two fish on the board we were in the running. Team Anyfin from Broken Bay GFC was in the lead with four fish on 24kg.Sunday’s weather forecast was a little rough in the morning, 15-20kts Nor’easter on top of a bit of swell. Our game plan was to head straight back where we left off and just like a replica of day one within 10 minutes of start fishing we had a Marlin come up on the long corner, unfortunately it didn't hook up but once again got the boys ready as they knew they were in a tournament. Fish sightings then slowed for us during the day, however we worked very hard up and down, lots of circles, found bait, worked it and worked it but no results. Eventually we decided to move away and try to find another patch of bait which we found, also some great current lines with bait in it, we worked and worked it and then eventually we decided to move on, however we then hooked up on the long corner and Jonathan Yates was on strike again. This fish was a Striped Marlin on 15kg again young Yatsy did a great job and Logan was on the tag pole. Now the boys we very excited as we had tagged 3 Marlin and were one off the lead and in a great spot with one hour to go before stop fishing. We had birds, bait and a five way hook up even I was hooked up. I was simply trying to clear a rod, unfortunately none of them stuck as they all fell off 1 by 1. This was very frustrating but that's fishing, we tried very hard to get one more fish but to no avail. We headed back to the club where gear was checked and paperwork handed in. Time to get ready for the presentation. The boys were presented with the Moreton Bay Trophy for the Champion Runner-up Team by the GFAA President Ian Bladin and young Jonathan Yates from Broken Bay GFC took out Champion Junior Angler, a Sydney GFC Trophy. I would like to congratulate all the kids for their efforts and the way they represented themselves on our boat, it was an absolute pleasure to have them. I'd also like to thank Grahame Williams, OAM for all his ongoing support for juniors. Grahame has been the NSWGFA Junior Team joint sponsor with NSWGFA and the team chaperone for 25 years. Thanks also to the NSW Game Fishing Association for this great opportunity for juniors, it is a great initiative to get juniors from across NSW to fish in a tournament as a team. And finally thank you to their parents for their time in dropping the boys off and picking the kids up.
Jonathan Yates on his 1stTagged Striped Marlin on Tantrum, SGFC. AIBT Jan.2023
Glenn & I look forward to hosting the next NSWGFA Junior Team in a tournament in 2024 Karen Wright. 8th February 2023.
Mason McDonough on his Tagged Black Marlin on 15kg line on Tantrum, SGFC. AIBT Jan. 2023
Jonathan Yates on his 2nd Tagged Striped Marlin on Tantrum, SGFC. AIBT Jan.2023
Thanks for your patience between newsletters/blog updates. It's been terrific to see so many new subscribers of late, it's left me feeling a little guilty of neglect, so hence thought I would share my article printed in Fishing World Magazine a year or so back here for you all to enjoy. There are plenty of tips within this article to help you find pelagic fish faster, hopefully in conjunction with some new electronics or accessories bought through us! UNDERSTANDING SST's There’s been plenty written and spoken about when it comes to Sea Surface Temperatures and their effects on Gamefish Species. But I’m constantly surprised by how much more there is learn from gaining an improved understanding of the information available to us by the providers of these satellite imaging services. I hoped that within this article we can bring a few of the more advanced features to your attention. If you can start including these each time you check the SST’s I guarantee your success rates will improve.
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There are a couple of options for accessing SST’s. The more well-known services are Rip Charts and FishTrack. Both these services come out of the USA, however, they do a great job of catering for the Australian market. Both these are a paid online subscription service. Each has a mobile application available for people to access the service through. There is also some free online web based stuff, such as the CSIRO SST site. The CSIRO sites data is 24hour’s old, so if you are only looking for historical info then these probably work ok, all be it very limited in the data you can extract from them. Let’s be honest here, we are all looking for an edge over the other boats, the more recent the information we can get access to the better our chances are of finding fish. There is one other service that I know about, this is another paid service, however it is more of a commercial service, certainly more expensive than the prior mentioned, however provides its users a ‘fish prediction’ service, where uses have likely co-ordinates emailed to them. Pretty handy to those that can afford the service. I am most familiar with RipCharts so my article will be mostly related to the features included within that package. We all know that pelagic fish travel past our coasts in currents. Along the east coast of Australia, this is called the East Australia Current (EAC). With the arrival of this around December, each year anglers across NSW start to ramp up their efforts in search of the first Marlin of the new season.
There are a couple of options for accessing SST’s. The more well-known services are Rip Charts and FishTrack. Both these services come out of the USA, however, they do a great job of catering for the Australian market. Both these are a paid online subscription service. Each has a mobile application available for people to access the service through. There is also some free online web based stuff, such as the CSIRO SST site. The CSIRO sites data is 24hour’s old, so if you are only looking for historical info then these probably work ok, all be it very limited in the data you can extract from them. Let’s be honest here, we are all looking for an edge over the other boats, the more recent the information we can get access to the better our chances are of finding fish. There is one other service that I know about, this is another paid service, however it is more of a commercial service, certainly more expensive than the prior mentioned, however provides its users a ‘fish prediction’ service, where uses have likely co-ordinates emailed to them. Pretty handy to those that can afford the service. I am most familiar with RipCharts so my article will be mostly related to the features included within that package. We all know that pelagic fish travel past our coasts in currents. Along the east coast of Australia, this is called the East Australia Current (EAC). With the arrival of this around December, each year anglers across NSW start to ramp up their efforts in search of the first Marlin of the new season. This current is a warm tropical current. As it makes its way down the coast, usually along the continental shelf it passes over known fishing aggregating areas such as Canyons, Kinks, drop-offs etc. These sudden changes in depth create turbulence in the EAC and as a result, the ecosystem tends to become more prevalent over those areas. At the same time areas of the EAC can break away or be held up. These are most usually noticed in the form of temperature breaks. Where colder water meets warmer water. In these areas again nutrient-rich water attracts small baitfish, and in-turn large target species like Marlin find the bait. For some time, this was all we looked for, and had good success working temp breaks alone. However as technology improved and the ability for scientists to analyse satellite imagery against catch rates we started to find other key indicators to pay attention too when chasing pelagic fish. Sure water temp breaks are important, however so is watercolor, clarity, current strength and direction and sea surface heights (altimetry). If we can align a few more of these things up around a temp break at the right time of year, you can turn a fishless day into your best days fishing. Over this past season, more so then many seasons before it was it important to understand all the tools available to us over these services. Fishing was slow and poor weather hampered our efforts around NSW. However, there were areas that turned it on, for those fishos amongst us that could read the signs they found themselves amongst some world class fishing. The following features are some of the more important features to understand. CURRENTS We are used to heading out and expecting to find current. The old saying goes, “no run – no fun”. Generally fishing is good if there is some current, however sometimes too much current can be detrimental to fishing. Fish are like us, pretty lazy, if they don’t need to swim into current they won't. Generally, bait doesn’t build well in areas of strong current and if it does, it moves damn quickly. Pelagic fish rather the areas where the current is slower, the same areas bait tends to stack up. It's my experience that current pushing in from the west is the most productive for gamefish. This tends to push baitfish out of the main EAC and if that ends up over the top of known productive areas generally you won’t have to look far to find your target species. This is a good place to start your search. I would certainly concentrate my efforts in the area with west current over east or purely downhill. I find the info provided over these SST services more reliable offshore than over the inshore reefs. The currents inshore are more fickle and quicker to roll over or change, this can happen within hours, around tide changes or overnight. This is where swapping notes between your mates can give you an edge. SEA SURFACE HEIGHTS (ALTIMETRY) Now, this is a big one and possibly one of the more miss-understood tools available to us. Right up and down our coast, we have what’s known as “up and down welling’s” occurring. Within these areas the physical height of the water is either higher in a downwelling or lower in areas of an up-welling, confusing hey! Imagine if we were able to look perfectly over the surface of the ocean, these areas would be like small contour changes, like small areas of watery hills. Within these up/down welling’s there is a vortex effect taking place, with water eddying in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Thinking back to the point before where we talked about current direction picking an upwelling that has a westerly current pushing in, aligned with a temp break your chances are getting even better. The actual sea surface heights are shown as numbers on our charts. An example can be seen within an image within this article. Here we can see readings of -20, -10, 0, +10 & +20. It’s the areas showing the zero we are looking for. Consider any water running along a zero altimetry the “fish freeway”. This is the area of least resistance for the fish to hang out. Water a mile or so either side of the zero line usually looks the fishiest and generally produces better than others.
WATER COLOUR This can be a debatable topic. Do fish prefer clean clear water? Is it our own psyche that tells us to fish the clear clean water? My experience shows that there are arguments for both. One thing I’ve learned is there are no fences in the ocean, meaning sometimes the rules don’t apply. If I head out looking for clean clear water, however, find good amounts of bait in the dirty side and no bait in the clean side, I will put my effort into the water with the bait. At the end of the day, the simple thing is fish feed on the bait, not clear water. I think for the better part, too many people can't get past that fact and burn too much time enjoying fishing clean water in the hope they run a fish over, where the guys that disregard the watercolor actually catch fish because the worked the bait. The satellite imagery provided by Rip Charts shows what’s known as “true color”. This is basically a photo taken from space of the water surface. It is amazing how clearly you can see the areas of color change. The message here is, don’t just fish clear clean water. This season a winning fish we caught during a tournament came from some of the worst water I have fished in. This water was both cold and green. We were pulling slime off our leaders each time we checked baits. That particular day tested my will to fish dirty water, however, I was on decent bait and my electronics showed me that there were Marlin in the area. It was just a matter of time before the bite would come, which it did, resulting in our largest payday whilst fishing tournaments. CHLOROPHYLL Chlorophyll is another really important element to consider and observe. These charts basically show where the oceans ‘plants’ are growing. Phytoplankton basically contains Chlorophyll which absorbs sunlight and essentially turns into fish food. Where large concentrations of Chlorophyll exists you usually find the beginning of the fishing ecosystem. The Chlorophyll charts will usually have a close relationship to the areas of water color changes. Something to be mindful of here is how these charts can be affected after heavy or flooding rain. The run-off from these events will pump nutrient-rich water into the ocean through the many inlets and estuaries along our coastline. These areas, usually seen close to shore can look promising however almost always turn out to be dirty, cold run-off water devoid of life. TEMPERATURE So if we can now combine a few of the previously mentioned elements into a concentrated area and find a nice change in temperature (commonly called a temp break) we are in good shape. Even the supplest change of say half a degree or sometimes less can be enough to spur things on. Keep a close eye on your water temperature gauge on your sounder. If you don’t have one (most are built into the depth transducer) do yourself a favor and invest in one. Its fine to check your SST’s before leaving or even have them with you out on the water, however, if you can’t cross-reference them with what is under your boat in real time then you will struggle to put yourself in the right area. Ultimately even with access to all the technology available to us, at the end of the day it’s important to not lose sight of one of the best tools we have to find fish, this being our eyes. Your eyes will show you signs both above and below the water that indicate you are in the right area. Don’t forget to not over complicate your day, and trust your instincts!
Thank you to all of the anglers that participated in the 2023 MWM Metal Roofing Billfish Shootout. Congratulations to all of the Winners!! Thank you to all of the 2023 MWM Metal Roofing Billfish Shootout Sponsors, Tournaments would not be around without sponsors like these, so support them when you can. The club would like to thank all of Volunteers on the weigh station and behind the scenes, and our ladies in the radio van keeping everyone safe right up until the last boat is safely in the harbour. See you all next year,
2023 MWM Metal Roofing Billfish Shootout Day 1 & Day 2 Results Heaviest Marlin exceeding 258kg Not Won Heaviest Shark Not Won Heaviest Marlin over 150kg Contagious 205kg Blue Marlin on 37kg Line N&PSGFC Champion Tag & Release Team 1 Freedom Scott Thorrington CCGFC 150,000 Points on C/B 15.34pm 19th Fed Champion Tag & Release Team 2 Lucky Strike James Norris NGFC 150,000 Points on C/B 15:46pm 19th Feb Champion Tag & Release Team 3 Wild Thing Chris Russell N&PSGFC 125,000 Points Champion Tag & Release Team 4 Born Free Geoff Leonard N&PSGFC 112,500 Points Champion Tag & Release Team 5 Chasin-Tail Dean Caletti CCGFC 100,000 on C/B 15:20pm 19th February Champion Tag & Release Team 6 Zorro Michael Bonnici BBGFC 100,000 Points on C/B 15:45pm 19th Feb Champion Tag & Release Team 7 Coyote Paul Johnston GLGFC 87,500 Points on C/B 14:15pm 18th Feb Champion Tag & Release Team 8 Casey Stephen Liddall SGFC 87,500 Points on C/B 16.05 18th Feb Champion Tag & Release Team 9 True Grit Hancock N&PSGFC 87,500 Points on C/B 14.05pm 19th Feb Champion Tag & Release Team 10 Smartbill Sam Ayad SGFC 82,000 Points
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Botany Bay Game Fishing Club held the presentation for the 2023 Bill Heyward Memorial Tournament on Thursday night. From all reports, everyone had a great time. Well done to Botany Bay for a great tournament and thank you to all the sponsors who get behind them. Sydney boats featured well in the results, which now follow: Starting with Angler Trophies: Heaviest Shark was taken out by Jayden Hudson on Reaper with a 356kg Tiger. Jayden Millaura won Champion Junior Angler Tag & Release, with 34,000 points on Sammi-Jay. Terrific effort!! well done. Champion Male Angler Tag & Release was won by James Thackeray on Greyhound with 75,031 points. 6 marlin on 10kg over the weekend. Great effort guys. Champion Male Angler Capture was taken out by Jayden Hudson on Reaper, with 20,356 points. Well done! Now to Boat Trophies Highest Point Scoring Boat - Other Game Fish was taken out by Happy Days with 5,750 points. That was a lucky Short Bill Spearfish to escape with a tag.... Sammi-Jay took out 3rd Place Champion Boat Tag & Release with 34,000 points. Greyhound took out 2nd Place Champion Boat Tag & Release with 75,031 points in a nail biting finish. Happy Days finished with 96,250 points, taking out Champion Boat Tag & Release. 9 marlin and a spearfish over the weekend. Champion Boat Capture was Reaper with 20,356 points. Sydney also took out the club trophies for Champion Club Capture and Champion Club Tag and Release. A great weekend for Sydney Boats. Well done to all who fished. Remember to support your clubs and their sponsors.
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IRISH SAUSAGES Shamus and Murphy fancied a pint or two but didn't have a lot of money between them, they could only raise the staggering sum of one Euro. Murphy said 'Hang on, I have an idea.' He went next door to the butcher's shop and came out with one large sausage. Shamus said 'Are you crazy? Now we don't have any money at all!' Murphy replied, 'Don't worry - just follow me.' He went into the pub where he immediately ordered two pints of Guinness and two glasses of Jamieson Whisky. Shamus said 'Now you've lost it. Do you know how much trouble we will be in? We haven't got any money!!' Murphy replied, with a smile. 'Don't worry, I have a plan , Cheers! ' They downed their Drinks. Murphy said, 'OK, I'll stick the sausage through my zipper and you go on your knees and put it in your mouth.' The barman noticed them, went berserk, and threw them out. They continued this, pub after pub, getting more and more drunk, all for free. At the tenth pub Shamus said 'Murphy - I don't think I can do any more of this. I'm drunk and me knees are killing me!' Murphy said, 'How do you think I feel? I can't even remember which pub I lost the sausage in.'
Testicle Therapy A response, and further to the email ‘Testicle Disorder Hospital’; I received this from a lady friend. ......... Two women were playing golf. One teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole. The ball hit one of the men. He immediately clasped his hands together at his groin, fell to the ground and proceeded to roll around in agony. The woman rushed down to the man, and immediately began to apologize. 'Please allow me to help. I'm a Physical therapist and I know I could relieve your pain if you'd allow me, she told him. 'Oh, no, I'll be all right. I'll be fine in a few minutes,' the man replied. He was in obvious agony, lying in the foetal position, still clasping his hands there at his groin. At her persistence, however, he finally allowed her to help. She gently took his hands away and laid them to the side, loosened his pants and put her hands inside. She administered tender and artful massage for several long moments and asked, 'How does that feel'? ”Feels great”, he replied; “but I still think my thumb's broken.”
YOUR SUNDAY RELIGIOUS MESSAGE The priest at the church offered advice to a woman about pious behavior. He told her that she must give up smoking, drinking and sex if she wants to go to heaven. The woman said she would try her best. The priest met the woman a week later and asked if she was behaving in a pious manner. "Two out of three" said the woman, "I've given up smoking and drinking. However, when I bent over to get some stuff out of the lower freezer shelf, my boyfriend caught sight of my long slender legs and pulled up my skirt, pulled down my panties and then indulged in a quick bout of sex with me right then and there." "They don't like that in heaven", said the priest sternly. The woman replied, "They were not too happy about it at Woolworths either!"
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