Surf Casting & Angling Club of W.A. (Inc.)

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1 Surf Casting & Angling Club of W.A. (Inc.) P.O. Box 2032, Marmion W.A President / Social Organiser / Membership Coordinator Bob Henderson Club Committee for the Year 2003/2004 Vice President. George Holman Dry Casting Officer Chas Riegert Secretary / Reel Talk Editor / Web Page Terry Fuller All club mail to:- PO Box 2032, Marmion W A surfcast@ iinet.net.au Field Day Officer Malcolm Harris Treasurer Contact Secretary Terry Fuller Property Officer Vix Alexander Recorder. Ian Cook Committee Person Andrew Aubrey Assistant Drycasting Officer Terry Willison Assistant Field Day Officer Peter Stoeckel Immediate Past President Ross Kember A.A.A. Delegates George Holman Terry Fuller Bob Henderson Minutes of General Meeting, 12 May July Reel Talk... 3 June Dry Casting July Dry Casting June General Meeting June Field Day - Denmark to Walpole... 3 Local Field Day for June July 2004 Field Day - Cape to Cape Local Field Day for July Rottnest August Field Day... 4 Field Day and Dry Casting Fees Field Day Boundaries /2005 Field Day Dates and Venues /2005 Dry Casting Dates /2005 General Meetings... 5 Calendar for Next Three Months AAA Estuary State Championships... 6 AAA Rock and Beach State Championships... 6 Happy Birthday to: Wanted - Aluminium Cans... 6 New Member Acceptances New Member Application Kalbarri House For Rent Club Polo Shirts, Jackets and Caps Club Competition Rules and Constitution... 6 Wanted - Back Copies of Reel Talk... 7 June 2004 Reel Talk Contents. Wanted - Fish Smokers... 7 Life Members of the Club Member s Stories, Photos, Tips, etc Where Are All the Fishing Stories? /2003 Financial Records... 7 Your Club s Future... 7 Open Competition Results to April April 2004 Field Day, Denmark to Walpole Field Day Sections for 2003/ May 2004 Field Day, Rottnest and Warroora Field Day Sections for 2004/ Donations for Trophies... 9 Club Competition Rules and Constitution Dry Casting Report, 2 May Dry Casting Results, 2 May Dry Casting Sausage Sizzle Do You Have Receipts from 2001/2002? SCAC Dinner/Presentation of Trophies New Committee Members Annual General Meeting Roy s Kalbarri Report Ah Rats WANTED PRESENTATION NIGHT National AAA Convention Meeting A New Arrival Reel Talk June 2004 Copyright 2004 Surf Casting and Angling Club of WA (Inc). Page 1

2 Minutes of General Meeting, 12 May 2004 Venue:- Coolbinia West Perth Amateur Football and Sporting Club room Time 8:10 pm. President Bob Henderson presiding. Present:- 27 members, 3 visitors. Apologies:- Trevor Stam, Gary Gildersleeves, Rick Hirayama, Matt Henderson, Fiona Callander. Visitors:- Bretton Stitfold, Greg Walker, Eric Britto. New Members:- none. Previous Minutes:- As published in the Reel Talk. Moved Peter Stoeckel seconded Morris Kolman, these are a true record. Carried. No business arising. Previous Committee:- Bob Henderson outlined actions from the previous Committee meeting. No business arising. The Annual General Meeting will be in July. Correspondence In:- Challenge Bank Statement for April. Ray White Kalbarri Statement for April and cheque for $ AAA Minutes of April AAA Delegates Meeting. WA Fish Foundation Receipt for donation and some details. Seniors Recreation Council Have a Go day, 26 Oct, Club Management awards Correspondence Out:- Jim, Pamela, Anita King Acceptance of membership applications. Nick Hocking Copies of fees reminder letters Moved George Holman seconded Peter Stoeckel that correspondence be accepted: Carried. Treasurer s Report:- Terry Fuller reported. Accounts for payment:- City of Stirling, Dry casting Oval fees $ WA Water $19.15 iinet Ltd, website access fees $40.00 Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club, food deposit $ Terry Fuller, Name badges $2.40 Copy paper $28.71, Stamps $50, Note book $3.48 $84.59 Chas Riegert, Folder and 2 clipboards $10.40 Total Accounts for Payment $ Outstanding cheques $0.00 Challenge bank Account Balance as at 12/5/2004 $13, Plus money held to be deposited $ Total Available $12, Moved Peter Stoeckel, seconded Terry Willison, Treasurers report be accepted and accounts passed for payment - carried. Secretary report:- nothing to report other than covered by correspondence or in general business. Property Officer:- Vix Alexander:- Smoke alarm was to be fitted by Mark Farnay.. Field Day Officer:- Field Day Officer Malcolm Harris reported on the April Denmark to Walpole Field days as in Reel Talk, and some details of the May Rottnest Field Day. Dry Casting Officer:- Chas Riegert gave details of the May Dry Casting as in Reel Talk. AAA Report:- George Holman gave a brief report on planning for the fishing clinics. A meeting will be arranged by AAA/Recfishwest with WAFIC about salmon fishing. Terry Fuller reported on changes to the labeling requirements as a result of AAA representations to Minister for Fisheries. Social Organiser:- Bob Henderson reported on the Presentation night and urged members to buy tickets.. Recorder:- Ian cook reported and reminded members of the competitions available as listed in the Club s Competition Rules. Reel Talk Editor:- Nothing to report. Still, as always, looking for articles from members. Notices of Motion:- None. General Business:- Terry Fuller advised that many mulloway and pink snapper had been caught at the North Mole during north west winds. Chas Riegert read from the article in the May Reel Talk headed Amendments to Club Competition Rules in which Terry Fuller set out his interpretation of the requirements for changes to the Club s competition rules. Following from this interpretation, Chas moved that the motion to amend Rule as moved and passed at the April General Meeting, but subsequently cancelled at that April Meeting after considerable discussion about the validity of making rule changes without prior notice, now be adopted, seconded Peter Stoeckel. The motion is to change the last two lines of Rule from Level Line Artificial Bait OR Level Line 56 gram (max) 2 casts. to Level Line Artificial Bait 2 casts AND Level Line 56 gram (max) 2 casts. Discussion included that there is nothing in the rules to prevent making changes to Competition Rules without formal notice before the April General Meeting, the time taken for the extra casts due the very good attendance at the May dry casting, and the later 9:00am start during winter months. The motion was put and carried 12 for 3 against. Reel Talk June 2004 Page 2

3 Instruction Period:- Meeting closed. George Holman advised that the oval had been booked until 2pm. Bob Henderson confirmed that he had spoken of 2pm with City of Stirling booking officer Russell Mitchell. Andy Thorgersen asked for his apology for the next two months general meetings. Mal Head raised safety practices at dry casting. The flags need to be used and observed. Another AAA dry casting meeting will be held soon. none. 9:15 pm July Reel Talk. The July Reel Talk will be later than usual. The Editor will be away from Perth until Sunday 4 July. June Dry Casting. Coming Club Events. When:- Sunday 13 June 2004, casting starts at 9:00 am. Note Time Change. Where:- Yokine Reserve, Wordsworth Avenue. Note. Not the first Sunday. Events:- Double handed accuracy, Single handed accuracy, 112 gram distance, Artificial bait distance, 56 gram distance, plus 112 gram Open, July Dry Casting. When:- Sunday 4 July 2004, casting starts at 9:00 am. Note Time Change. Where:- Yokine Reserve, Wordsworth Avenue. Events:- Double handed accuracy, Single handed accuracy, 112 gram distance, Artificial bait distance, 56 gram distance. The July Reel Talk will not be out in time for the July dry casting. June General Meeting. When:- Wednesday 9 June 2004, 8:00 pm. Where:- Coolbinia West Perth Amateur Football and Sporting Club room, off Wordsworth Avenue, Yokine, about 200 metres south east of the Yokine Bowling Club. Instruction Period:- To be advised. June Field Day - Denmark to Walpole. When:- Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/6/7 June 2004 Foundation Day Long Weekend. Sign On:- 12:00 noon at park alongside river, right hand side of road going west on Denmark side of the river. Lines Down:- After the sign on. Weigh in:- As for the sign on at 11:00 am Monday. Boundaries:- Denmark to Walpole. Boundaries:- eastern end of Ocean Beach at Denmark to Cliffy Head near Mandalay Beach west of Walpole. Tides for Saturday 5 June Albany Sunday 6 June Sunrise:- About 7:10 am Monday 7 June Sunset:- About 5:05 pm Moon Saturday 5 June Moonrise:- About 7:10 pm Moonset:- About 9:30 am Denmark Sunday 6 June Moonrise:- About 8:20 pm Moonset:- About 10:30 am Monday 7 June Moonrise:- About 11:15 am Full Moon 3 June Local Field Day for June When:- Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/6/7 June 2004 Foundation Day Long Weekend. Sign On:- At the April General Meeting or to the FDO by 6:00pm Friday, but preferably earlier. Lines Down:- Saturday 12:00 noon Weigh in:- Monday 11:00 am at G. Holman s house. Scales will be available on his back patio. An adult member must witness weights. Field Day money to be left with the scales in an envelope with your name and details written on the Field Day sheet. No Money = no points. Results to be phoned to Field Day Officer by 8:00 pm that night. Boundaries:- Penguin Island to north wall of the Two Rocks Marina, including the Swan River and both the North and South Moles. Tides for Saturday 5 June 1.32m at 10:07 am 0.47m at 8:46 pm Fremantle Sunday 6 June 1.27m at 10:41 am 0.51m at 9:55 pm Sunrise: About 7:10 am Monday 7 June 1.20m at 11:07 am Sunset:- About 5:20 pm July 2004 Field Day - Cape to Cape. When:- Saturday/Sunday 17/18 July Sign On:- Saturday 12:00 noon, at Busselton Jetty car park, west of the Equinox café and kiosk. Lines Down:- After sign on Reel Talk June 2004 Page 3

4 Weigh in:- Sunday 11:00 am At Busselton Jetty car park, west of the kiosk. Boundaries:- Busselton Jetty to Cape Leeuwin. Tides for Saturday 17 July 8:45 am 6:30 pm Sunrise:- About 7 22am Cowaramup Sunday 18 July 9:18 am 6:43 pm Sunset:- About 5:30 pm Moon Saturday 17 July Moonrise:- About 7:25 am Moonset:- About 5:10 pm Sunday 18 July Moonrise:- About 8:10 am New Moon:- Sat 17 July Local Field Day for July When:- Saturday/Sunday 17/18 July Sign On:- At the General Meeting or to the FDO by 18:00 Friday. Lines Down:- Saturday 12:00 noon Weigh in:- Sunday 11:00 am at G Holman s house. Scales will be available on his back patio. An adult member must witness weights. Field Day money to be left with the scales in an envelope with your name and details written in the carbon copy Field Day book. No Money = no points. Results to be phoned to Field Day Officer by 8:00 pm that night. Boundaries:- Penguin Island to north wall of the Two Rocks Marina, including the Swan River and both the North and South Moles. Tides for Saturday 17 July 8:53 am 6:45 pm Sunrise: About 7:15 am Fremantle Sunday 18 July 9:30 am 7:10 pm Sunset:- About 5:30 pm Rottnest August Field Day. The May Rottnest trip was a great success and it is on again in August. Congratulations to Joe Pullella on his 16.85kg Shark caught on the May trip. It may be Polar Bear Time, but the fishing can be exceptionally good. Ask some of the old hands about their catches. I personally have participated in most Rottnest FD s for 20 + years as they are very good values with great social atmosphere and potential for some exciting fishing. So start stocking up on Scotch and Port for the Saturday night. I would recommend that all members who do not have a wet suit purchase or borrow one as the water temp is on the way down. You can fish from areas where you do not need to stand in the briny I have organised accommodation at the Caroline Thompson units for 12 members so far and also transport to West end for Saturday and Sunday. At least one ferry company is now implementing (I believe it is a $ grab) the Island Board ruling of only two items of luggage per person and with a size and weight restriction of 20 kg. We receive only two luggage vouchers per person. After this they charge a penalty rates. I am looking at other ferry companies to see who will give us a fair go. Please keep your gear to a reasonable level and pack it in containers and label it appropriately. The cost of accommodation, transport and ferry should be $100 - $110. A deposit of $50 will be required at or before the June general meeting. Full payment is required by the July meeting. Remember to protect your rods for the trip across on the ferry If any new members are thinking of participating please give it a go as it is a great trip. Please contact me as I am more than happy to provide information and advice. If required we will have an instruction period at the August general meeting. Tight Lines, Cookie Field Day and Dry Casting Fees. Field Day Fees:- $7 for an individual, $9 for families. families. Field Day Boundaries Dry Casting Fees:- $6 for an individual, $8 for Club Competition Rules says The boundaries for the Field Day will be published in Reel Talk. Boundaries may be changed at the sign on at the discretion of the Field Day Officer and by consensus of the majority of the participating members. Any competitor fishing outside the boundaries during the fishing times shall be disqualified. This has generally been accepted to mean that the boundaries may be changed if weather or weed or beach or water conditions mean that it would be difficult to find enough fishing spots within the advertised boundaries, and an extension would allow fishing in some places with better conditions. It does NOT mean that the boundaries can be extended because someone has a favourite spot outside the boundaries, or has heard of fish being caught outside the boundaries. In future, the boundaries will be discussed and set at or before the April General Meeting when the venues are being chosen, and everyone will have a chance to say what they want. Reel Talk June 2004 Page 4

5 2004/2005 Field Day Dates and Venues. This list was voted in by the members at the April General Meeting. Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/6/7 June 2004 LWE Saturday/Sunday 17/18 July 2004 Saturday/Sunday 14/15 August 2004 Saturday/Sunday 11/12 September 2004 Saturday/Sun/Mon 2/3/4 October 2004 LWE Saturday/Sunday 13/14 November 2004 Saturday/Sunday 27/28 November 2004 Saturday/Sunday 11/12 December 2004 Saturday/Sunday 15/16 January 2005 Saturday/Sunday 12/13 February 2005 Saturday/Sun/Mon 5/6/7 March 2005 LWE Saturday/Sunday 23/24/25 April 2005 Anzac Day LWE Denmark to Walpole, boundaries:- eastern end of Ocean Beach at Denmark to Cliffy Head near Mandalay Beach west of Walpole. Cape to Cape, Busselton Jetty to Cape Leeuwin. Rottnest. Cervantes, southern boundary of town to as far as you can walk north of Hill River. S/Bend, Dongara to Southgates. Cervantes to Sandy Point. AAA State Estuary Championships. Local only, Two Rocks to Point Peron. Golden Bay to Myalup Open. Bremer Bay. Point Charles to Reef Beach. Port Gregory to Kalbarri. Boundaries Hutt River to as far as you can walk north of the Murchison River mouth. Current Competition Rules are available from the Secretary, or see the online versions on the club s web site /2005 Dry Casting Dates. At Yokine Reserve, Wordsworth Avenue, Yokine, starting at 8:30am or 9:00am May to August. Sunday 2 May 2004 Sunday 7 November 2004 Sunday 13 June 2004, (changed for Field Day) Sunday 5 December 2004 Sunday 4 July 2004 Sunday 2 January 2005 Sunday 1 August 2004 Sunday 6 February 2005 Sunday 29 August 2004, (changed for Fathers Day) Sunday 13 March 2005, (changed for Field Day) Sunday 10 October 2004, (changed for Field Day) Sunday 3 April 2005 Sunday 31 October 2004, AAA State Dry Casting Championships 2004/2005 General Meetings. All at Coolbinia West Perth Amateur Football and Sporting Club room, Wordsworth Avenue, Yokine, starting at 8:00pm. Wednesday 9 June 2004 Wednesday 10 November 2004 Wednesday 14 July 2004 includes Annual General Meeting Wednesday 8 December 2004 Wednesday 11 August 2004 Wednesday 12 January 2005 Wednesday 8 September 2004 Wednesday 9 February 2005 Wednesday 13 October 2004 Wednesday 9 March 2005 Calendar for Next Three Months. Wednesday 13 April 2005 Here s a calendar showing the dates we will use for Dry Casting, General and Committee Meetings, and Field Days in the next three months. 13 Dry Casting 9 General Meeting 5 6 Field Day 16 Committee Meeting June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Reel Talk June 2004 Page 5

6 AAA Estuary State Championships 2004/2005 Location Swan River. Headquarters Troy Park. 27/28 November Boundaries Swan and Canning Rivers, upstream from the Old Traffic Bridge. AAA Rock and Beach State Championships 2004/2005 Location Cape to Cape Date Saturday and Sunday 28/29 May 2005 (that s in our 2005/6 competition year) Happy Birthday to:- A lot of members haven t told us their birth date, so there may be more birthdays. Dob them in! Mark Hansen, 2 June Andrew Aubrey, 8 June Geoff Raftis, 13 June Luke Agnello, 21 June Wanted - Aluminium Cans. Wanted - Aluminium cans. Please bring them along to the General Meeting or to Mal Head s home, but not to Dry Casting. Mal saves them up and takes them to the recyclers when he has enough, and the price is right, and donates all the proceeds to the Club. Mal will be away so please don t bring cans to the July General Meeting. New Member Acceptances. The following application for membership has been accepted, and will be invited to the next General meeting to be welcomed into the Club. Rick Hirayama New Member Application. Applications for membership have been received and will come before the next Committee meeting. If any member has any reason why any applications should not be accepted, please contact a Committee Member and state the reason. None received. Kalbarri House For Rent. The Club has a house in Kalbarri. The house is situated close to the river, beaches and town. It has two bedrooms and will sleep up to eight (max) in 1 double bed and 3 bunks, has reverse cycle air conditioning and ceiling fans to keep you cool in the summer months. Users need to bring their own linen, blankets and towels, tea towels, etc. It has a radio and television, stove with oven, microwave oven, crockery and cutlery and all cooking utensils, fridge and freezer. It does not have a washing machine, but there is a laundromat in town. Outside has a fish cleaning facility and a full width verandah. Rates are:- Public:- Off season $250 per week, On season $390 per week } all Club Members:- Off season $160 per week, On Season $210 per week } plus $50 Club Members:- Short term $45 for one night, $40 per night for two or more nights } deposit / bond. Bookings taken for the school holidays go from Saturday to Saturday (leaving by 10am). Outside of school holidays it does not matter. Club members need to do their own cleaning on departure, or we can arrange cleaners at around $49 per clean, extra on the rates above. Check in time is 1pm. Check out time is 10am. Keys can be picked up from Ray White, Shop 1, Kalbarri Arcade. If people arrive after hours, they leave a note on the door of their office with a map of how to get to the house and telling them where the key will be. As at late March, the house is available in 2004 from 5 May to 14 May, 21 May to 2 June, 13 Jun to 10 Sep, 25 Sep to 15 Oct, and 6 Nov to 24 Dec Contact Property Officer Vix Alexander for bookings. If any work needs to be done in, on or around the house, please contact the Property Officer for approval. Members who are staying in the house are not allowed to authorise any repairs or services on the house without authority from the Property Officer, Treasurer or President. Club Polo Shirts, Jackets and Caps. We now have some stocks of short and long sleeved Club Polo shirts, long sleeved Club Jackets and baseball style caps with a club logo for sale to members. These are in the club colours of Gold (Yellow) and Black, and help to identify you as a "Surfcaster" member. Club Competition Rules and Constitution. Printed copies of the Club s current Fishing and Dry Casting Competition Rules and Club Constitution are available. Contact the Secretary or see the club s web site for the online versions. Reel Talk June 2004 Page 6

7 Wanted - Back Copies of Reel Talk. We are looking for donations of old Reel Talks, or can copy yours if you want to keep them. A few copies, eg all of what we have for the early months of 1982 are not in good condition, so we would take any better copies if they were offered. See the list in the February 2002 Reel Talk. Wanted - Fish Smokers No, not the type that are hard to light when wet BUT the ubeaut ones that use various types of sawdust to obtain those special flavours. I would like to borrow 3 or 4 to run a fish smoking demonstration and tasting event for Club members at a future date. Contact Hendo on if you can help. Life Members of the Club. Doug Edward, Ric Parker, Jim Strong, Bob Klein, George Holman, Ian Cook. Member s Stories, Photos, Tips, etc. Does anyone have any new stories, photos, tips, news items, etc, etc, to share? Please send them in to the Reel Talk Editor. Where Are All the Fishing Stories? Looking at the list of contents for the Reel Talk this month, where are all the fishing stories? I ll print what I m given, or I have to search for stories, and then what you see is what you get. Special thanks to Hendo for his articles in recent Reel Talks. Let s keep this series going. Where and when did you start fishing and what did you get up to? Tell us all about it 2002/2003 Financial Records. Department of Consumer and Employment Protection and the club s Constitution do not require an audit of the club s financial records. The club s 2002/3 accounts are available for any member to examine to satisfy themselves that everything is in order with the club s finances. The records include:- A printout of the 2002/2003 financial report. I ll even give you a copy of the Excel spreadsheet file on a floppy disc if you want it. Paper records of all receipts, accounts, cheque butts and receipt books for 1 July 2002 to 30 June If you wish to see the records, please contact Treasurer, Terry Fuller. Please, someone ask to look at the records to see what s involved in keeping these records, and so someone other than me can satisfy the members about the financial records. No one s asked yet, so this is the last offer. Going, going... TerryF. Your Club s Future To survive and prosper, the Club needs the participation of all it s members in the various activities that we run. Membership numbers need to be maintained at a level so that the work load is spread and burnout is eliminated We all have a common interest, achieve individual rewards and obtain a magnificent prize called comradery. Well I need your input so I can guide the club into the future. Give me your thoughts on our 2004 Dinner/dance and presentation of trophies. Got any new ideas to improve our Club Any ideas on fund raising etc. Are you prepared to put your hand up and assist. What can we get involved in...why, when how. What we should not do. No one person runs the Club. The committee is there to guide you. It only takes a phone call, a note on a piece of paper, a new fandangled , but most of all it s posterior reaction. El Presidente, Hendo. Open Competition Results to April 2004 Barron Lure Competition Heaviest Salmon Malcolm Harris 5.1 kg Hush Hush Beach Reel Talk June 2004 Page 7

8 Section For Weight Name and place 2. Best Shark 15 kg (est) Tony Ong, Exmouth. 3. Best Mulloway 12.5 kg Matthew Henderson, Scarborough 4. Best Salmon 7.25 kg John Jardine, Scarborough Beach 6. Best Tailor 4.8 kg Roy Killick, Blue Holes, Kalbarri 7. Best Samson Fish 10.0 kg John Jardine, Cape Hamelin 8. Best Fish on single handed rod, 1.6 kg Chas Riegert, Snook, Cervantes maximum 4kg line class 11. Best Mackerel 9.0 kg John Jardine, Quobba 13. Best Trevally (northern) 10.2 kg Damian D Mello, Quobba 14. Best Snook/Pike 1.6 kg Chas Riegert, Snook, Cervantes 15. Best Scale Fish other than 6.3 kg John Jardine, Longtail Tuna, Quobba sections 3 to Best Fish caught on Fly Rod 9.0 kg Tony Ong, Golden Trevally, Exmouth April 2004 Field Day, Denmark to Walpole. This Field day was held too late in the month for the results to be included in the May Reel Talk and for the Reel Talk to be printed and posted in time for the Dry Casting. Species caught on this field day were:- Herring, Salmon, Trevally, Skipjack, Tarwhine, Western Rock Blackfish, Samson Fish, Cod, Whiting (other than listed) Results for the April Field Day:-. Angler Weight Species Fish Points Tony D Alonzo Malcolm Harris Vix Alexander Filomena D Alonzo George Holman Field Day prizes for April. Best Scale Fish Tony D Alonzo Samson Fish 8.90 kg Best Bag of Scale fish Tony D Alonzo Mixed 29.1 kg Sportsperson of the Year Sections for April. Best Scale Fish Tony D Alonzo Samson Fish 8.90 kg Best Bag of Scale fish Malcolm Harris Mixed kg Field Day Sections for 2003/2004 Field Day Sections for 2003/2004 up to April A Best Scale Fish (1st Six Months) Tony D Alonzo Dhufish 10.5 kg 1B Best Scale Fish (2nd Six Months) Morris Kolman Salmon 4.65 kg 2 Most Meritous Fish To be decided by Committee 3 Best Shark (4.5kg min) Matt Henderson Shark 4.6 kg 4 Best Mulloway (2.0kg min) Filomena D Alonzo Mulloway 7.05 kg 5 Best Tailor (1.0kg min) John Jardine Tailor 4.3 kg 6 Best Salmon Morris Kolman Salmon 4.65 kg 7 Best Skipjack Trevally (0.5 kg min) Tony D Alonzo Skipjack Trevally 0.65 kg 8 Best Mackeral (2kg Min) No entry 9 Best Scale Fish (Other than above) Tony D Alonzo Parrot Fish 3.95 kg 10 Best Bag Of Scale Fish Tony D Alonzo Mixed Bag 38.3 kg 11 Best Bag Of Mulloway (2 Fish Min) Tony D Alonzo Mulloway 10.2 kg 12 Best Bag Of Tailor (2 Fish Min) George Holman Tailor 4.8 kg 13 Best Fish On S/H Rod 4kg b/s line (max) Matt Henderson Tailor kg 14 Best Fish Caught on Fly Rod Matt Henderson Tailor 0.3 kg Reel Talk June 2004 Page 8

9 May 2004 Field Day, Rottnest and Warroora. Species caught on this field day were:- Tailor, Skippy, Shark, Tarwhine, Yellowtail Kingfish, Western Rock Blackfish, Wrasse, Pike, Leather Jackets, Cod, Bream, Whiting (other than listed), Salmon, Dart, Flathead, Trevally (Other than listed), Emperor, Baldchin groper. Results for the May Field Day:-. Angler Weight Species Fish Points Joe Pullella 20.4 kg Tony D Alonzo 8.6 kg Damian D Mello 9.9 kg Mark Farnay 7.9 kg Malcolm Harris 8.4 kg Spencer King 6.15 kg George Holman 4.8 kg John Jardine 4.7 kg Abra Deklerk 7.0 kg James Yeates kg Ian Taggart 3.7 kg Brian Stokes 2.53 kg Ian Cook 3.2 kg Vix Alexander 0.95 kg Grant Taggart 4.6 kg Ken Black 1.55 kg Bradley Zaknich 5.4 kg Terry Fuller kg Mark Hansen kg Peter Stoeckel kg Sportsperson of the Year Sections for May. Best Scale Fish Deklerk, Abra Baldchin groper kg Best Bag of Scale fish D Mello, Damian Mixed 9.90 kg Best Shark Pullella, Joe Shark kg Best Bag of Scale fish including sharks Pullella, Joe Mixed kg Field Day prizes for May. Best Scale Fish Deklerk, Abra Baldchin groper kg Best Bag of Scale fish D Mello, Damian Mixed 9.90 kg Best Shark Pullella, Joe Shark kg Field Day Sections for 2004/2005 Field Day Sections for 2004/2005 up to May A Best Scale Fish (1st Six Months) Deklerk, Abra Baldchin groper Best Shark (4.5kg min) Pullella, Joe Best Salmon Stitfold, Breton Salmon Best Skipjack Trevally (0.5 kg min) Stitfold, Breton Skippy Best Scale Fish (Other than above) Yeates, James Spangled Emperor Best Bag Of Scale Fish D Mello, Damian Mixed 9.90 Donations for Trophies. It s June already - where did the first half of 2004 go?. There are some things members can do:- 1. Get involved in the new year s competition. 2. Donate a trophy yourself - particularly if you have been on the on the receiving end in past years. Reel Talk June 2004 Page 9

10 3. When buying your gear and getting your services from potential trophy donors and advertisers, make sure you let them know that you are a member of the Surf Casting and Angling Club, so that when we contact them soon, they will know that this Club s members support them. Club Competition Rules and Constitution. Printed copies of the Club s current Fishing and Dry Casting Competition Rules and Club Constitution are available. Contact the Secretary or see the club s web site for the online versions. Dry Casting Report, 2 May Well, here we are at the start of a new competition year and the first point of business is a public inquiry. Who is responsible for upsetting the wind gods yet again? Not only did they just upset them, they must have p*#$@#* d then off real good. The wind blew, no it didn t blow, it HOWLED into our faces at a huge rate of knots. Oh to have that wind from behind us. How many new state or national records could we set. The introduction of an extra couple of casts to the new competition season must have been a very attractive feature as twenty eight (28) people turned up to start the year off. Maybe it was starting that half an hour later that also contributed. Anyway, twelve seniors, nine veterans, four ladies and two juniors thought it was a good day for competition and another member thought it was such a great day, he came along to just help out. The help was very much appreciated thanks Dean. The old timers (that includes you George) had first go at the distance and the most competition was from the wind. The longest cast in 112 gram going to Hendo with a distance of 132 metres, marginally down on his average. Tony D Alonzo just pipped Bob in the 56 gram by a solitary metre at 108 metres. In the extra section of Art Bait, Hendo was seven metres better than the rest and the only one to reach 100 metres (exactly). Meanwhile the seniors were trying their best at accuracy and getting a little entertainment from newcomer Ric Hirayama trying to compete with the wind and distance with a light plug rod. Shorter distances were good, longer distances had buckleys. In amongst this Gilders kept up his average and pumped out a respectable 147 points in very adverse conditions. With the competitions reversed, Joe commenced to put the wind back in its place a bit with two excellent casts in 112 gram in excess of 150 metres, the longer being 158 metres. Not to be outdone, the wind then promptly took control and knocked his 56 gram distances back to his best of 113 metres. Hey Joe, you gotta learn to drop that elevation down when chucking into the wind. Personally, I tried a new rod for the 112 and just couldn t get it to load up, however, went back to my standard 56 gram beast, put an extra long drop out, and proceeded to throw my 2 ounces as far as my 4 ounces. Managed to reach 135 metres into the wind, some 19 metres longer than the next best. The message here gentlemen simply is: Strong headwinds = punch it low = longer distances!! Try it sometime. June dry casting will include 112 gram open. With the end of the designated office-bearing year just around the corner, it is time to consider who will be next year s dry casting officer. Who will be responsible for setting up the courts each month? I for one am very disillusioned with the lack assistance being extended to Bob and Terry with the removal of the courts after casting. Only one or two people help out, and then spasmodically. Due to matters of a personal nature, I will not be actively participating in Club activities (apart from dry casting and a field day or two if possible) for the balance of the year. I wish the incoming incumbent the best of luck. TT2 DCO. Event: Seniors Winner Veterans Winner Ladies Winner 112 gram Distance Joe Pullella 31 Bob Henderson 25 Filomena D Alonzo gram distance Chas Riegert 27 Bob Henderson 21 Filomena D Alonzo 16 Artificial Bait distance Chas Riegert 24 Bob Henderson 20 Filomena D Alonzo 14 Double Handed Acc. Gary Gildersleeves 147 Tony D Alonzo 135 Filomena D Alonzo 98 Single Handed Acc. Pullella/Holman 26 Terry Fuller 32 Alexander/Riegert 2 Days High Points Joe Pullella 241 Event: Junior Winner 112 gram Distance Rhys Jones gram distance Rhys Jones 20 Artificial Bait distance Rhys Jones 9 Double Handed Acc. Rhys Jones 88 Single Handed Acc. Rhys Jones 14 Reel Talk June 2004 Page 10

11 Dry Casting Results, 2 May Results for the day 112 gram Artificial Bait 56 gram Double Handed Accuracy Single Handed Accuracy Cast Cast Cast Cast Cast Cast Target Number Target distance Day Seniors. 1 (m) 2 (m) Points 1 (m) 2 (m) Points 1 (m) 2 (m) Points Points L S L S Points Total Joe Pullella Andrew Aubrey Gary Gildersleeves Nic Allsworth Terry Willison George Holman Mal Harris Chas Riegert Ric Parker Peter Stoeckel Mark Hanson Ric Hirayama Veterans Tony D Alonzo Bob Henderson Mal Head Allan Jones Roy Killick Terry Fuller Jim Strong Ian Cook Tom Lund George Holman Ladies Filomena D Alonzo Annella Riegert Vix Alexander Wendy Hanson Juniors Rhys Jones Andrew Stoeckel Means not to count for the competition - casts were for practise or using non standard gear. Reel Talk June 2004 Page 11

12 Dry Casting Sausage Sizzle. We usually hold a sausage sizzle on every Sunday after the dry casting. Gives everyone a chance to talk over the morning s casting, gear to use, what s coming up, fishing, the state of the world or whatever, over some lunch. But the sausage sizzle is not free, much as we would like it to be. It has to be paid for somehow, and the prices are quite reasonable compared to what you would pay elsewhere. Don t forget to put the money in, please. Everything is one dollar each. You can get:- 1 drink plus 1 sausage in bread for$2.00 Extra drink for $1.00 Extra sausage in bread for $1.00 Do You Have Receipts from 2001/2002? At the April General Meeting, Terry Fuller reported on the police investigation into money allegedly missing from the club s bank account during a previous treasurer s control, and after all the club s financial and Kalbarri records for 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 were allegedly stolen from the Treasurer. Only the 2001/2002 financial year accounts could be reconstructed because some records were available for that year. Reconstructing the 2000/2001 accounts would have been a much more difficult job because no records were available. The former Treasurer has been interviewed by the Warwick Police and denies that any money is missing. He claims to have warned that committee that the club was spending too much money. The police have some difficulty in proving that some particular amounts of cash money were handed to and remained under the sole control of the former Treasurer but were not banked. Police action would be helped considerably if members can provide any written receipts signed by the former Treasurer for the 2001/2002 financial year. Please check your records and contact Secretary Terry Fuller if you have any receipts from the 2001/2 financial year SCAC Dinner/Presentation of Trophies. The nominations received by the Club indicate that the preferred location for our Dinner/Presentation of Trophies is the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club on a Saturday night. The committee has booked the centre for Saturday 19 June Discussions have been carried out with the catering department, and a carvery buffet organised. I can assure you that you will receive a generous meal. ORGANISE YOUR PARTY NOW. GET YOUR GROUP TOGETHER and OBTAIN YOUR TICKETS A.S.A.P. GUARANTEED GOOD FOOD, GREAT COMPANY, ENJOYABLE EVENING Cost New Committee Members. $40 per head. Contact Bob Henderson - contact details in front of Reel Talk. Some committee members may not be standing for the jobs they have done this year 2003/4, so replacements may be needed. Please consider standing for Committee. You will find the work interesting and it will help you to be part of the club and get more out of being a club member. Remember you get out what you put in. The responsibilities of all committee positions have been listed, so you can easily find out what s involved in any job. Contact the Secretary or any committee member for more details. Most importantly, if there aren t enough workers, the workers we do have will get burnt out and will not be able to carry on, so there ll HAVE to be new people, or... If there is no one prepared to do the work to run some activity, one option is to cancel the activity. Imagine if we said there s no dry casting officer, so all dry casting is cancelled or there s no field day officer, so all field days are cancelled or there won t be any more Reel Talks or there s no Social organiser, so no Trophies, Presentation Night or Dinner, and no food or drinks or raffle at the General Meetings there s no President, or Secretary or Treasurer, or... so the club will have to be wound up, dissolved, cancelled, gone, ended, no more... Annual General Meeting The club s Annual General Meeting and election of the new committee for 2004/5 will be held on 14 July Reel Talk June 2004 Page 12

13 Roy s Kalbarri Report. Have just spent a most enjoyable week in our accommodation at Kalbarri, relaxing and enjoying the peace and quiet of the country side. The fishing from the shore was dismal to say the least. High tide was in the mornings between am and mid-day throughout my stay with low tides at dawn and dusk. Needless to say I missed the dawn casting, opting to lie in instead. Tried the high tides with Scoobs and home made poppers, but the only reaction was a rise to my trusty home made job when I was at the Red Bluff rocks. Unfortunately there was no connection between fish and hook. But fear not, my very good Rhodesian pal, Laurie Malton came to my rescue. Laurie is the President of the Kalbarri Fishing Club and also owns and runs Murchison Boat Hire. There are several of his brochures in the accommodation for those members who go there. On the Tuesday, Laurie took me out in the 5.3m boat, to trawl for a mackerel. We headed for the sand patch, north of Kal. Going was good although there was a 2m swell running. At least there was no wind to speak of. We were each trawling Rapala lures, plus Laurie had a gardie way out the back, splashing on the surface. On the second pass, my rod went off with a scream. 200m pealed off in double quick time. Laurie pulled his Rapala in then started to retrieve the gardie. Then the fun started, because as Laurie started to recover the sunken gardie, he got a massive hit and was on. Luckily we were fishing either side of the boat so there was no cross overs to worry about. Laurie soon had his 12kg mack gaffed and boated, while my fish continued with strong runs. Some 15 minutes after taking the lure, the fish was close enough to identify. It was a Samson fish. It pulled the scale down to 17kg. Although I had a good fish, the elusive mackerel had still eluded me. Nothing further happened so we headed home at 11am. Incidentally, I should mention that the Samson fish really mangled the two treble hooks on the lure, and both hooks had to be replaced. Then Laurie said he was determined that I get a mackerel this trip, and said we would go again on Thursday, as the sea would be better then, and would turn bad on Friday. On the Wednesday, a client hired the 5.3m boat, so that left us with only a 4.3m dingy. Maybe it is called a dingy, but to me it is as good as the Queen Mary, as I have had many a trip out in it. Came Thursday morning, we headed out bound for the sand patch. Just past Frustration, there was one hell of a bang on the hull and then on the motor. Immediate stop and check to ascertain there was no damage, but behind us I could see a floating log of wood. Off we went again. Shortly after starting the trawl, Laurie s rod screamed but he told me to take it up. BINGO, I had my first legitimate mackerel. It scaled out at 8.5kg. Second pass brought nothing so we changed my rod to a deep diving Rapala, running about 8 to 9m. After another pass, we were debating whether to change the lure again when my rod screamed. This time it was a 7kg mack and I had my bag limit. So we headed home. Enroute we saw a shoal of tuna so put the trawls out again for a couple of passes. No luck with a tuna, but the lines got a bit tangled. Laurie pulled his in first as it was closest then as he freed it, I felt I had a fish attached to my lure. Indeed it was a fish - a N.W.Blowie, curse it s hide. Anyway, it went back after a battle to get the hook out, which resulted in the fishing losing a tooth in the bargain. I said earlier that I had caught my first legitimate mackerel. Briefly, I caught my first mack when at Broome with Hendo, fishing on the Broome Jetty. I hooked this 18 inch mack through the tail, just where the tail begins. Naturally with a foul hooked fish, it seemed much bigger hauling in, and there were quite a few spectators peering over the edge of the jetty to see the capture. As the fish came up tail first, someone said "I ve never seen a fish caught like that before!" Then some other bright spark said "He must be a bum fisherman!!!!!" Well, that s my story. If anyone is interested, check out Laurie s website - You will see some great photos too. Tight lines, Roy. Ah Rats During my junior years I had the opportunity to have access to ALL of the Freo wharf (both north & south sides), because my Dad was a "lumper" who did shift work. On many a Friday night I was allowed to go to work with him so it was a quick rush home from school, load up my fishing tackle, grab some tea & a drink & Reel Talk June 2004 Page 13

14 head for whatever part of the wharf that Dad had been rostered. Under strict orders to never venture under the wharf I was assigned to the floating landing platforms used as dropoff points for the workers. Being a bit on the short side my Dad use to tether me via a harness that only allowed me to go so close to the edge & not fall in but able to land any fish. Every now & then I would collect a thick ear when caught without that bloody rope around me, but being an adventurous sort of lad the urge to venture into restricted areas became a challenge too good to miss. What hidden treasures where under there, was there any old bottles, coins or booty to be collected?. It had to be checked out.. The sun had gone down, my damp hessian bag held a few tailor, herring & slimy mackerel which were stowed in the boot of Dad s car. The tea break was over & I had promised my Dad I was only gunna hang around till I went to sleep on the back seat, BUT...with torch in hand I slowly ventured down into the underbelly of the wharf. Head down bum up I was soon into the backblocks of the wharf. On hands & knees I was crawling along a narrow plank close to the water s edge. Dark as a draught horses bum I was suddenly confronted by a gigantic apparition that had "DEATH all over its ugly mug. A body as big as a dog a bloody huge head with fangs that flashed in my torch beam sent fear trembling thru my body. Those humungas whiskers were so long "IT" used them to balance that ugly head..gawd... I was about to die... Cant go back Cant go forward...the cold dark depths below me... THE MONSTER moved towards me...me daks start to fill...fear has gripped my voice box...petrification sets in...me knees are wet??? somewhere in the back of my mind a squeaky voice prays "HELP DAD"... "IT" takes another step towards me...rattling sounds verberate thru the plank due to my vice like grip on it...fear tremors rattle the air about me... THWACK" came the noise...,"splat did that huge ugly head go, SPOOLOOSH" did that body go as it hit the water. A LIGHT FLASHES a voice called out "GOT THE BUGGER - fear factor goes into overdrive cos now I was gunna get killed. "WOCHA DOOIN JUNYA" was the call from the darkness. The deep voice was full of menace, me brain wasn t working, me jaw kinda moved and squeaky voice emitted a NUFFIN". "YA KOOD GET LOST UNDA ERE" was the reply. Now there comes a time in one s life where you just cant explain what, why or how it happens...i took off outa there like a rat outa a drain pipe & in 7 seconds flat I was topside running for my Dad. Spluttering and shaking like jelly I some how blurted out my story & looked for some sympathy to calm my shafted nerves. I forgot to duck & collected a fair clip under the ear then a stern tongue lashing and the humiliation and the laughter from his fellow workers. Yer see, many a "vagrant" lived under the wharf & there was many a tale of nasty things happening (mainly rumours). They were known to scavenge old bottles, pick up the odd coin or two, knock off the rats for food, collect mussels to sell etc etc...they were renowned for their prowess with the old shanghais (ging/slingshots). It took a couple of years before I ventured under that wharf again but I had a couple of mates with me next time You wouldn t believe me if I told you that under the Freo wharf live the biggest of bream because they cant be touched by recreational fishermen. Its the only place where cobbler still habitate. The mussels are huge. untouched for the past 10 to 12 years. OOHARR..I can feel a fishin sortie starting to eventuate... WANTED CLUB MEMBERS WHO ARE PREPARED TO TAKE ON A POSITION ON COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN THE RUNNING OF YOUR CLUB PRESENTATION NIGHT ARE YOU COMING WHY NOT National AAA Convention Meeting Members who are interested in going to Yeppoon in 2005 are requested to attend a meeting at George s place on Monday 21 June at 8 pm. A New Arrival. Recent happenings - a new arrival at the Farnay household, names Discovery, belonging to the landrover family. Put to the test on a recent holiday to Kalbarri when taken to Wagoe and Lucky Bay. Towed dinghy to Kalbarri and back. Farnay household has given Discovery the thumbs up!! Reel Talk June 2004 Page 14