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1 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB < ))) ))>( 2014

2 City Beach Builders City Beach Builders has continued as the Grand Prix Series naming rights sponsor for The club extends their sincere thanks to Brian and Sue Connor for the support of the club in both the inaugural year and next. Brian has fished some of the club competitions aboard various club members boats and has also been actively growing City Beach Builders with a new office currently under construction at Home Base Wembley. Commenting on the continuing relationship with Perth Game Fishing Club Brian said: I am extremely pleased to continue my sponsorship with the PGFC for Construction on David and Robin Gray s new home commenced last month and is coming along nicely. Ben Weston s home completed in 2012 won the West Australian Building Design awards for the architect Yael K, and as the builder I would like to think we have had a fair part to play in that award. this location, to further advertise our association with the club and promote PGFC in general. We will circulate more on this at the opening and club members will be invited to the opening. Free beer if nothing else! Thousands of people visit this centre on a weekly basis, so we are hoping this will be good for both parties. I have not been able to attend as many events on the fishing calendar as I would have liked, so I am hoping I can get myself or Peter Dall to more events next season. I greatly enjoyed the days I did fish with my young son and the wonderful hospitality shown by the club and its members. I have known Ben Weston now for 7 years and I know his passion for fishing and life in general will serve the club well. How any of these guys hold down a day job I don t know, as they put so much into the club. I think Peter Coote has a lot to answer for also! You now have someone with building expertise in and around the club, please take advantage of it. I would love to assist any member, even if it is just some advice you are looking for. I hope to see you all around the club next season. We are moving up to our new office in Home Base Wembley, due to open in early November. There will be a window front display of PGFC in 2 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

3 We extend our sincere thanks to Brian for his enthusiasm towards the club and its members and we would ask that if you are considering building or renovating you give Brian and his team a call. City Beach Builders Contact Brian on

4 Club Committee 2014 At the Club s 2014 AGM on Nov 12th the following committee was elected President Ben Weston Vice President Tim Carson Secretary/Treasurer Peter Coote Weigh-master John Webber Past President Rhyss Whittred Committee Toby Astill Committee Jono Pullin Committee Alex Scholz Committee Sue Swayn Committee Nick Wheeler The Honourable Dr Kim Hames MLA was elected as the Club s patron Contributors A lot of people contribute to this magazine in many ways. Content is drawn from items included in our newsletter Hook-Up during the year, but much is original content specifically for the magazine. The list of contributors is long and includes those who sent in words and images as well as those who helped out with proofing and in other areas. Hopefully none goes unrecognised. Brian Arnett, Peter Babarskas, Josh Bruynzeel, Leah Butchart, Tim Carson, Hon-Su Chin, Peter Coote, Hesham El-Brollosy, Dave Gray, Mark Gwynne, Adrian Hunt, Daniel Hunt, Jim Ireland, Mark Jarrett, Matt Kilpatrick, Matt Kleczkowski, Dwayne Lawrence, Darryl Mallett, Jonathon Masel, Paul Matson, Sangeeta Menon, Chad Mills, Ben Patrick, Laith Rickman, Jono Pullin, Alex Scholz, Alex Smith, Sue Swayn, Deon Visagie, John Webber, Ben Weston, Joff Weston, Damien Wham, Nick Wheeler, Craig White, Kim White, Rhyss Whittred, Barry Wiseman and Johnno Wroth. These 40 odd members and others like them form the backbone of the club and add to the success which it has become. Thanks to you all. Our Thanks Editor Peter Coote Production Graphic Design Jacques Polomé Production Manager Address Contact Us Perth Game Fishing Club PO Box 57 North Beach contact@pgfc.com.au Website: Cover Image Matt Kleczkowski 4 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

5 President s Message Rhyss Whittred This is my last report as Club President. It gives me great satisfaction to have handed the position over to Ben Weston for the next couple of years. There are fresh faces on the committee, along with Tim Carson taking on the role of Vice President, Ben has recruited some energetic and passionate members to support his goals and club direction. Of course there is the well-grounded Peter Coote and John Webber by Ben and Tim s side and I am positive the club will get stronger and stronger over their terms on the committee. The club is in a wonderful position with membership growth at all-time numbers of more than 360. It will be great to see the members get behind Ben and his team and support the club even more. Dr Kim Hames has continued as our Patron and has vowed to get involved with a bit more fishing this season. Royal Perth Yacht Club Commodore, Barry Honey, has got down to club for a function here and there and between himself, Stuart Walton (RPYC GM) and Harbourmaster, Clem Rogers we continue to have fabulous club facilities and continued support. During the season quite a few marlin were raised and hooked up locally, with some members getting their first marlin tag. We also had an abundance of marlin in more exotic locations that kept many of our members satisfied with their marlin fishing. Members visited Exmouth, Rowley Shoals, Dampier, Cairns, Port Stephens, Bermagui, Fiji, Hawaii and a host of other exceptional game fishing destinations. Their angling results were outstanding with many taking away awards for their efforts. Who could forget the crowning of Craig White as the world champion in Costa Rica this year? What a result! Damien Wham, who loves fishing the Dampier classic, was rewarded with the champion boat accolade. I encourage our members to jot down their stories and add some photos so we can circulate and whet the appetites of our less travelled members. Holding an annual tournament in Jurien Bay was a success and the club gained many new members and sponsors. The next in February 2014, promises to be bigger and better Our club s commitment to delivering value to all of our sponsors has been high on our agenda and both Alex Scholz and Ben Weston have put a huge effort into this area. Discussions with sponsors have given an indication that we are achieving this goal. This has been supported by the ongoing commitments of City Beach Builders, Cape Bouvard, FLIR, Maxsea, Mining and Hydraulics, Bluewater Tackle, Shimano, Northport Marine Services, Seasport Charters, MTU and On Strike charters as well as FAD and club sponsors to continue their involvement for the coming season. Wherever possible please support our sponsors, their products and services. In closing I would like to thank you, our club members, the committee and our sponsors for supporting me over my years as President. Rhyss Whittred President Letter from the Editor This is the 13th edition of Strike in this format; the first was a 40 page issue in October There were 2 editions in each of 2004 & 5. It s great to look back at some of the old ones, the contributed stories are different but equally interesting and express the same passions for fishing that are expressed in the stories that follow in these pages. The fact is that the club is going from strength to strength and this is evident in the comparison with earlier Strikes. Missing this year is separate reporting of juniors, because there have been very few junior captures, next year hopefully more. Similarly there is quite a lot about the FADs because they are a big part of the club s life. Gathering of content for the 2015 edition has begun, thanks to those mentioned hereabouts for their help, and keep in touch with any news whether local or from afar. The describing of organised events has become more prominent as have the events themselves and there is a conscious effort to balance content with club activities. Peter Coote Editor 5

6 Contents Club Committee... 4 President s Message... 5 Letter from the Editor... 5 Presentation Night Shimano WA Open City Beach Builders Competition City Beach Builders 2014 Grand Prix Series Bertram Marlin Cup Exmouth Charter Fishing Dampier Classic Deepwater Daytime Broadbill Fishing in Jurien Bay Offshore World Championships Rottnest Trench FADs FAD Program FAD Temperature Studies Ashram Rebuild Tide Tables Fremantle Sea Rescue - VN6DI Recfishwest Club Rules and Trophy List GFAA Eligible Species West Australian Game Fishing Records Season Calendar WAGFA Sanctioned Tournaments Presentation Night Well that s it for another year, the awards have been made and presented, and the new season starts on Sunday October 27th with the kick off of the refreshed City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series. A great night was had by all especially the members who took away trophies from the Annual Club Awards and cheques from the 2013 City Beach Builders competition. The AQWA venue was superb, what a great way to start an evening, walking through the tunnel in the marina and ogling all the edible fish and looking with dismay at the diverse species of tropical and temperate sharks, stingrays, turtles and other species. The venue for the dinner was well presented and the food was excellent. President Rhyss Whittred at his last official social occasion as president took the floor with the microphone as MC. After introducing dignitaries including Patron Dr Kim Hames and RPYC Commodore Barry Honey and their wives, he acknowledged the many sponsors present, life members and the 2 tables of Jurien Bay members who had made the trip down especially. On a more poignant note Rhyss made special mention of the two members that passed away during the year, Ivan Quartermaine and more recently Ivan Erceg whose widow Hazel, was present. Patron Kim Hames spoke briefly about the club and his hope to participate more in future years, before a 25 year membership pin was awarded to long standing member Brian Arnett who missed last year s presentation because of a fishing commitment. Mark Jarrett with one of his many awards on the night The raffle prizes were outlined, a Bradley Smoker donated by The Smoke Shack and a selection of Richter Lures. A ladies door prize of a gold bracelet kindly donated by Ross Ezekiel Jewellers was passed around the room and was eventually won in the draw by Josephine Fitzpatrick. Craig White gave a rundown on the success he and Ivan Erceg had in Costa Rica for the World Championships with some previously unknown descriptions of their antics. Brian Connor the principal of City Beach Builders was represented by Peter Dall who assisted with the awards. Recipients of the cash prizes were very happy with the outcomes and Mark Jarrett in particular with Champion Angler and Champion Boat is expected to shout the bar at the next social function. 6 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

7 Next was the Annual Club awards which turned up some unexpected results and some captures that were quite significant including Ben Weston s award of the prestigious Michael Officer Trophy with an early season marlin followed just a few hours later with another. Ben shared the story of the capture to the delight of all. The Roland Smith Trophy for the largest game fish went to Johnno Wroth for a whopping 43 kg yellowfin tuna. Jim Ireland took out the Neil Patrick Trophy for the most marlin outside Perth waters for the second year in succession with a total of 8 fish; a margin of just one fish over Jim Stevenson. The closeness of the result for Champion Boat was highlighted when the president got both teams up together before announcing Rock N Roll as Champion Boat and Reel Addiction II as runner up. Brian Arnett was awarded Champion Angler ahead of Mark Jarrett and team mates Dave Gray and Ben Weston tied in the quest for the Carl Georgeff Patron s Trophy with 6 species each. Brenden Fitzsimmons and Dwane Hunt won the raffle prize of the Bradley Smoker, a prize that was the envy of all at the function. The Richter Lures were won by Meesha Watson adding to the Reel Addiction team s haul, and Mark Maher s donated 5 IGFA memberships were won by other members. The raffle raised significant funds towards the expenses of the evening. Sangeeta Menon CBB Champion Drew Ziepe Tied Junior Champion Lisa Powell Ladies Champion CATEGORY AWARD DESCRIPTION AWARDED TO President s Trophy Boat with the highest points in local Rock N Roll waters 9427 pts Club Trophy - Runner Up Boat Eddy Moss Trophy Boat with second highest points in local waters Male Angler with highest points in local waters Reel Addiction 6560 pts Brian Arnett 5472 pts Secretary s Trophy Female with highest points in local waters Lisa Powell 1031 pts Club Trophy Runner Up Angler Club Trophy Runner Up Angler Junior Trophy Tom Bell Trophy Club Trophy Pannawonica Trophy Michael Officer Trophy Roland Smith Trophy Patron s Trophy Carl Georgeff Basil Downs Trophy Ivan Quartermaine Trophy Male Angler with second highest points in local waters Female Angler with second highest points in local waters Junior with highest points in local waters Highest point scoring fish weighed in local waters Highest point scoring fish tagged in local waters Boat with highest points for billfish in local waters Team trophy for the first marlin tagged and released on a Club registered boat by a Club member in local waters Largest game fish weighed excluding marlin and sharks in local water Most species tagged and released in local waters Angler with highest points tag and release marlin in local waters Angler with highest number of fish tagged in local waters Mark Jarrett 5160 pts Sangeeta Menon 750 pts Tie on 200 pts: Zeyad El-Brollosy Drew Ziepe Brian Arnett 6.1 kg large scale tuna Mark Jarrett black marlin 4125 p Reel Addiction 4125 pts Caribbean Ben Weston Johnno Wroth 43kg yellowfin tuna Tie - David Gray & Ben Weston 6 species Mark Jarrett 4125 pts Brian Arnett 18 fish Mako Charters Trophy Highest point scoring mackerel weighed Ben Weston 12.65kg on 6kg Neil Patrick Trophy Marlin Cup PGFC ANNUAL TROPHY LIST 2012/2013 Most tagged and released line class marlin worldwide except local waters Billfish event run over 2 days to boat with the highest points. Jim Ireland 8 Fish Reel Addiction Mark Jarrett Line class local waters 2 kg 4.6 kg mahi mahi Tim Carson 3 kg 5 kg skipjack tuna Ben Weston 4 kg 5.8 kg skipjack tuna Darren Burleigh 6 kg kg Spanish mackerel Ben Weston 8 kg 16.2 kg longtail tuna Damien Wham 10 kg 18kg yellowfin tuna Deon van der Westhuizen 24 kg 29.1 kg wahoo Tim Carson 37 kg 43 kg yellowfin tuna Johnno Wroth In closing, Peter Coote paid tribute to Rhyss Whittred s time as a member and dedication as a committee member and President, giving notice to other members that in the coming year, with his own boat and more time on his hands he may be a serious contender in the competitions. Rhyss was presented with a pair of club commissioned Roger Swainston images. Brian Arnett Mens Champion - Speech 7

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9 Shimano WA Open Rottnest Island 23rd & 24th March The weeks prior to this year s Shimano WA Open saw an unusually high number of marlin raised with black, blue and striped marlin as well as large yellowfin tuna, Spanish mackerel and wahoo making an appearance. It all augured well for the premier PGFC competition which coincided with the 6th event of the 2013 City Beach Builders Club Championship Series. The event exceeded expectations, with a final marlin tally of 43 raised, 32 hooked up, 4 tagged and 1 weighed. These are numbers which have not been since the last big run of marlin in the late 1990 s. The 19 boats competing were treated to fine weather, clean, warm water and an opportunity to find marlin from the southern to the northern extremities of the area typically fished. While marlin were raised from well to the north of the Hillarys Yacht Club FAD, miles to the south of the All Marine Services FAD and west past the 1000 m line, most were found in an inconspicuous patch of water around 25 square miles in size centred a few miles west and north-west of the FSC FAD. The competition started on the Saturday with the traditional round-up of boats led by last year s winner Xotica and the salute taken by the club President, Rhyss Whittred in Thomson Bay. The sail past was followed by a shotgun start and then the race was on to the deeper water and FADs. The 4000 horsepower Bertram 630 Cookie was challenged by numerous smaller more nimble boats including the 8.6 m centre console Double Lucky who were all able to take a more direct route through shallower water around the island, but most were quickly overtaken on the run out. There were a few missed hook-ups and dropped fish of mahi mahi and the like around the FADs early and the first boat to call in the successful capture Zeyad El-Brollosy of a line class fish was Rock N Roll who seems to have a mortgage on this award. Reports of marlin being raised filtered in ahead of the 11:00 radio sched, but it was mid afternoon that the action really got going. As with the Marlin Cup at Jurien Bay a month earlier, a visit from a whale shark entertained the crew of Buddha for some time on the Saturday. These animals and the presence of wahoo must be some of the best indicators of marlin that we get in Perth metro waters. There were several multiple raisings and hook ups of marlin on Saturday but unfortunately most resulted in lost fish for a variety of reasons. Reel Screamer, a Precision 17 recently arrived from Queensland had a double hook up on this, their first outing, followed by a third small striped marlin which resulted in 1 tagged fish. Patrick Kirk aboard The Buffer Zone also tagged an early marlin on the Saturday. Deon van der Westhuizen aboard Striker had a strong day on mahi mahi as did crew members and small fry Zeyad El- Brollosy with his potential (later to be confirmed) Australian record mahi on 3 kg. Striker won the day on points but the day prize went to Jelomi that sustained a full speed strike to the marlin board from a raging blue marlin of around 150 kg. Camaraderie on the fuel jetty was followed by an evening meal at the Hotel Rottnest which was a relatively quiet affair with all the crews expecting a big day on Sunday with so many fish around. Photo Hesham El-Brollosy Sunday was all that it was expected to be after Saturday s action, with an early start for all boats and a few early calls of marlin being raised with at last some sticking. The highlight of the morning being a pack of 4 striped marlin that crashed the spread of Double Lucky causing mayhem for all onboard. 9

10 After a long day on the Saturday it was finally time for Team Bertram on Cookie to get into the action going on blue marlin for the day. The tagged fish was a special one for crew member Rick Ashton as it was his first marlin and to top it off it was also his birthday. Another much larger fish was dropped after it had almost emptied the spool of 24 kg line and charged airborne towards other boats with them having to be warned off. Laith Rickman fishing on Edgewater pulled a 300 kg bronze whaler out of a school of striped tuna on 24 kg, tagging it after an hour. Wahoo that were weighed created interest because of the disparity in weight of similar length fish. Prior to, during and since the Shimano WA Open, the FSC FAD has appeared to be something of a centre of attention. Matt Kleczkowsi, a skilled photographer and marine biologist jumped into the water each day on the FSC FAD and got photos of the activity. Aside from literally hundreds of mahi mahi swimming at depths to 20 m, wahoo in the kg range were present in small numbers. FSC FAD - image Matt Kleczkowski Angler Deon van der Westhuizen triumphed over Ben Weston by only 2 points, 910 to 908. The photographic prize was won by Dave Gray for the picture below. Presentation night, just 2 nights after the event had most teams represented and, as has been the case for most of the comps in recent years, it could have been anyone s event. The Champion Boat by the small margin of 173 points was Buddha from Striker, and the Champion Dave Gray 10 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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12 2013 Shimano WA Open Trophies & Prizes Shimano & On Strike Charters - Champion Boat Shimano & Bluewater Tackle - Champion Male Angler Northport Marine Services - Runner Up Champion Boat Northport Marine Services - Runner Up Champion Male Angler Jack Clugson - Memorial Medal Duralite Trailers - Most tagged species Flir - Highest point scoring fish other than marlin or shark City Beach Builders - Virgin s Award Shimano WA Open Champion Boat Trophy Buddha - Dave Gray Points WA Open Champion Angler Trophy Deon van der Westhuizen Points WA Open Runner Up Champion Boat Trophy Striker - Deon van der Westhuizen Points WA Open Runner Up Champion Angler Trophy Shimano Ben Weston Points Deon van der Westhuizen Points Ben Weston - 2 species Tie - Darren Buleigh and Deon Visagie Double Lucky First Fish captured to go line class Des Beech - striped tuna 10:20 Saturday Weighed fish closest to 11.3 kg TrollPro- Photographic Prize Darren Burleigh - striped tuna 5.8 kg Dave Gray - striped marlin being revived behind the boat DAY AWARDS Day 1 - Jelomi - for surviving a marlin attack Day 2 - Reel Screamer - for a creditable and sustained effort on their first tournament S E A S UR FA CE T E M P E R A T UR E S SAV E FUE L & TIM E IN SE A RCHIN G FO R YO UR CATCH BY DO W N LO A DIN G SE A SURFA CE TE M PE RATURE DATA Sea colour & sea current images now available Information updated 30 times each day Read sea temperatures & position instantly Special low rates for subscribers Display GPS marks or add your own Coverage of all Australian waters A VALUABLE TOOL FOR RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN info@earthinsite.com Coming Soon for iphone/ipad, Smartphones & Tablets (Express Users Only) 12 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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14 2013 City Beach Builders Competition The concept of running a monthly competition was first raised in a committee meeting early in After much deliberation the details were thrashed out in time for the third Sunday in October 2012 to be the first event to be run. In simple terms the concept was to run a standalone monthly competition which was to run on the third Sunday of each month, sharpening up of some rules; social activities afterwards and awards at the end of the season, recognising members and getting good exposure and value for sponsors. The club s Opening Weekend, the Bertram Marlin Cup and Shimano WA Open were to be included in the event list. The inclusion of a no postponement clause in the series led to 4 events being cancelled due to unfavourable weather, however the participation levels particularly in the mid-season period was strong, tapering off after the FADs were recovered and the weather cooled. The results for the year were: Champion Boat Reel Addiction II Skipper - Mark Jarrett Runner up Champion Boat Champion Male Angler Champion Female Angler Champion & Runner Up Junior Angler Kerry Ann Skipper - Dwayne Lawrence Mark Jarrett 4500 Points Sangeeta Menon 750 Points Runner Up Champion Male Angler Runner Up Champion Female Angler Drew Ziepe and Zeyad El-Brollosy 5750 Points 3000 Points Dwayne Lawrence 3000 Points Lisa Powell 225 points Tie on 100 Points each Awards City Beach Builders Competition Champion Boat $1800 Runner up Champion Boat $900 Champion Angler $900 Runner up Champion Angler $500 Bluewater Tackle Champion Female Angler Prize $900 Runner up Female Angler $500 Champion Junior Angler $300 Runner Up Junior Angler $200 Bluewater Tackle has not only returned as the club s preferred tackle dealer, but has upgraded its sponsorship to Platinum level. Their plan is to continue to offer the service club members have become accustomed to, further strengthening the long standing relationship. Commenting, Bluewater General Manager Cameron Trowbridge said The three generations of the Harvey family have always supported community groups and as the oldest tackle store in the country we are proud to support the oldest game fishing club. Thanks to Bluewater Tackle for their continued support of the club. All members are encouraged to shop with your local Bluewater Tackle World and get to know the staff. Blue Water offers members 10% off purchases other than rods, reels and bait, which are always offered at the best price. Always show your membership card so we can track the importance of PGFC s and Bluewater s business. Their new megastore is at 85 North Lake Road Myaree 6154 Phone Other stores in Morley, Mindarie and Scarborough. 14 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

15 CITY BEACH BUILDERS 2014 GRAND PRIX SERIES A refreshed version of the City Beach Builders Championship Series is to run in 2014, known as the City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series. Similar in competition format to last year s Championship Series, the calendar is fixed with no postponement options. There have been slight changes in the procedures and rules. To make the series reward consistency and effort, the major change is in the scoring. This is designed to avoid the scenario where one lucky fish capture at any time of the year can blitz the field leaving it unattractive or pointless for many to compete. the Grand Prix system will be used, giving points on an event basis, 25 points for the highest fish score, 20 points for second and so on. Tied scores will result in the higher position score being given to both contenders. Monthly Events: Minimum score 5 points for nominating and responding to radio sched. Yearly score: A tie will result in share of prizes Angler awards: Calculated on same basis as boat scores, below 15th place participation points only awarded Rather than count points based on individual aggregate of fish scores throughout the year, All fish scores will continue to be included in the Annual Club Championship as previously. Example Score Sheet Grand Prix Series Calendar for the series in 2014 is: Comp Position Boat Club Champ Points Comp Attend Points Grand Prix Points Points Calculation Position Points 1 Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet Consectetur Adipisicing Elit Sed Dolore Eiusmod Tempor Incididunt Magna Labore October 27th - Sunday November 16th & 17th - Saturday & Sunday January 18th - Saturday February 21st to 23rd Fri - Sunday March 16th - Sunday April 26th & 27th Saturday & Sunday May 18th - Sunday June 22nd Sunday July 21st - Saturday August 17th - Sunday September 21st - Sunday RPYC Fremantle BBQ afterwards Opening Weekend Rottnest Island RPYC Fremantle BBQ afterwards Bertram Marlin Cup - Jurien Bay RPYC Fremantle BBQ afterwards Shimano WA Open Rottnest Island RPYC Fremantle BBQ afterwards RPYC Fremantle RPYC Fremantle RPYC Fremantle RPYC Fremantle 15

16 2013 Bertram Marlin Cup 23rd & 24th February - Jurien Bay In the lead up to the weekend, weather forecasts had been between OK and not so good. Day one served up SSE winds of perhaps 15 Kts with a moderate swell increasing offshore. At about noon the weather moderated for an hour or so but it then came in with a fierce south westerly with increasingly large swells well offshore. The 2013 Bertram Marlin Cup was run in the mid-west coastal township of Jurien Bay some 200 km north of Perth on 23rd and 24th February. It has been run and won and what a great comp it was. 23 boats is a good start and most of them were crewed to the limit, a total of 96 anglers nominated. The fleet of boats participating came from all over and by many means. Three motored up from Fremantle, two motored down from Geraldton, 4 bigger trailer boats arrived on big trailers pulled by serious vehicles. A mix of members who had fished the Shimano WA Open comp at Jurien last year and a smattering of new members made for a diverse group of competitors. The spontaneous humour of the locals provided a background for the briefing night which included team introductions, distribution of sponsor and information grab bags, and the raffle of some great prizes including a 120 qt Yeti Cooler. The evening ended at a reasonable time for most, but not all teams, keen to get out on the water early on Saturday. It was in these early conditions when the Bertram Marlin Cup was won. At around 1020, Reel Addiction II s crew were relaxing with light gear out looking for yellowfin,wahoo or whatever, when an 8 kg outfit went off. Skipper and angler Mark Jarrett called it as a yellowfin and got the surprise of the weekend when the fish surfaced near the boat as a small black marlin. Hoisted aboard briefly for a photo it swam away strongly after being tagged. Ultimately it gave Reel Addiction II and Mark Jarrett the full suite of awards except the most tagged fish. 16 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

17 Other boats raised marlin but none was successful in getting a hook-up let alone a tag. Other fish weighed included amberjack, samson, mahi mahi, mulloway, yellowfin tuna and mackerel. As usual the Saturday night festivities were subdued compared with the previous night, with one large crew retiring from fishing by 1 in the afternoon and not surfacing until the following morning. A morning which greeted the fleet with similar windy conditions but a little less swell. Many boats, in the hope of getting at least 2 marlin to figure in the prizes fished for marlin exclusively all day, others, such as local boat Kerry Ann fished lighter tackle and species for points that eventually paid off for them. A lot of fish were caught on the day - mackerel, yellowtail kingfish, mahi mahi, samson, amberjack, wahoo, striped tuna and yellowfin tuna. Michael Jarrett with the winning Marlin At the final count the solitary marlin won the Bertram Marlin Cup, the invitation to the Offshore World Championships, and champion boat and angler points. Dwayne Lawrence on his boat Kerry Ann won the most tagged fish award with 8 fish, a very creditable performance given the conditions and the fact Kerry Ann was the smallest boat in the competition. Brett Martin the skipper and Dwayne also enjoyed the spoils of winning the impromptu Calcutta set up by local boats at the briefing. The Champion Junior and Female prizes were not awarded as there were no captures in these classes, and the less than coveted NAFA Award was won by Cookie. Dean Rundell with a nice mackerel at the weigh-station Giving you something to smile about Dr Andy Ziepe 14 Burragh Way Duncraig, Western Australia 6023 P: (08) / F: (08) W: / E: andrew@dvdental.com.au 17

18 The Results BOAT SCORES POINTS Reel Addiction Kerry Ann 3000 Caribbean 1250 Tom Cat 788 Strike 358 On Strike 261 Jelomi 250 ANGLER SCORES POINTS Mark Jarrett 4125 Dwayne Lawrence 3000 Joff Weston 750 Rick Ashton 500 Trent Chilman 488 Deon van der Westhuizen 358 Shane Walton 300 Dean Rundell 261 Jonathon Pullin 250 LINE CLASS WT & SPECIES 6 kg Dean Rundell 9.66 kg Spanish mackerel 10 kg Deon van der 16.0 kg yellowfin tuna Westhuizen 10 kg Deon van der Westhuizen 17.8 kg yellowfin tuna FISH TAGGED NUMBER FISH TAGGED NUMBER Dwayne Lawrence 8 Shane Walton 3 Joff Weston 3 Trent Chilman 2 Rick Ashton 2 Jonathon Pullin 1 Dean Rundell 1 Mark Jarrett 1 Whale Shark The crews of Reelistic and Profile got to Jurien a day early so they could get in some fishing ahead of the tournament. They had an unforgettable day on Friday being entertained by a whale shark which inquisitively followed them around for an hour and a half. The picture above shows Terry Prendergast in the water with Davyd Batt s Profile in the background. Great underwater shot of the shark Paul Matson stroking the head of the shark Jurien Bay WA Fishing Adventures Once again the Jurien Bay community welcomed the club with open arms and got right behind the tournament. The hospitality of the Jurien Bay Country Golf Club and the radio coverage from the Jurien Bay Volunteer Sea Rescue Group were excellent. The sponsors from the township who chipped in cash, services and awards are recognised below and we urge all to use their services whenever possible. 18 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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20 Exmouth Charter Fishing Capt Josh Bruynzeel - On Strike Charters What a season it has been! Our PGFC season starts in October so I thought we would offer you an insight into what has happened up here in Exmouth over the last year. With EGFC s (Exmouth Game Fishing Club s) competition in October 2012 we started preparing for a run of sailfish to enter the Gulf, we fished the three day tournament with three PGFC members on board and took out Champion Boat overall with 28 sailfish tags over three days. PGFC member Johnno Wroth took out Champion Angler with 11 tags. The action continued well into November with us being distracted from catching sailfish by numbers of blue marlin that were lurking out wide. November s action was epic with 6-7 shots a day at big blue marlin many of which were touching that 500 lb mark. The subject of blue marlin is an interesting one with many older stalwarts of both the PGFC and EGFC explaining that this is the best blue marlin season for a long time. I have an opinion on the blue fishery here and believe they have always been here. The concentrated effort of some charter boats and some switched on locals have found the blues to be prevalent. Is it just a coincidence that when we all started targeting them they showed up? I think not. A couple of interesting captures on blues come to mind over the last year, one of our biggest, a 500 lb fish was caught on a skipping gar on 15 kg spin gear, truly a spectacle. Having more than one blue up at a time is also an interesting common occurrence, with striped marlin and sails known for their pod attacks having multiple blues in the spread is a sight to behold! babies and they are world famous for being rock solid and their fishability. On Strike II was launched. In February the blue run continued with many large fish around, and the small black marlin and sailfish starting to keep us busy inshore when the weather did not permit trips out wide. Taking the measurements of one large blue we caught had the weight estimated at 272 kg (599 lb) the angler took 3 1/2 hours to subdue this fish on stand up 37 kg gear! March saw Gamex and many competitors enter town, loads of big blues were caught along with blacks and sails, another great event every PGFC member should experience on their own boat or mine! Black marlin, blue marlin, striped marlin, sailfish, yellowfin tuna, GTs, red bass, wahoo and mahi all put in an appearance in April and May; with typical glorious weather the fish bit well. June saw the craziest Spaniard bites we have ever seen (or maybe we are getter better at it!) we trolled natural baits with astonishing results, there are a couple of PGFC members floating around with some cheeky photos they took of the rigged baits, something you can definitely utilise on metro mackerel, especially when you want to target the larger fish in the school! July we had a great run of small blacks and sailfish as the big blues went a little quiet with the cooler water temps. PGFC members Jim Stevenson and Terry Meakins aboard Winora fished with us for two days releasing three blacks and two sails under cloudy skies. August again hailed the start of a massive surge of black marlin and sailfish inshore, with August 2012 still in our December saw the Heavy Tackle tournament in Exmouth which was won by the PGFC vessel Winora the boys did well in extreme conditions, catching some great fish! Our 30 ft sportfisher was dwarfed by the swell and we had some big blue bites but failed to keep the hooks in any over the three days: but we did catch a beautiful striped marlin, caught and tagged by another PGFC member, Gabriel Gomez. January had me on a plane and arriving in Perth where we purchased a 40ft O Brien Game boat, anyone who has fished Cairns has probably fished of one of these 20 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

21 memories with over 150 billfish released in that month we were hoping for another big month. The fish came on, but not as strong, the weather also hampered us but we released well over 100 billfish, predominately big sails! We ventured wide to the Monte Bello islands with friends in September. Raising 16 billfish in one single day on the trip set the tone for the rest of the trip. GTs, Spaniards, black marlin, sailfish, red bass and a very upset crew after pulling a hook on a very large dogtooth tuna after a gruesome battle on 37 kg tackle. Constant evolution of techniques and fishing styles keep us catching fish all year, we use the latest in satellite imagery and marine electronics to find pelagics. up to here in Exmouth, we have just finished another tournament winning the Champion Boat for the Billfish section (marlin and sails combined), and coming runner up in the sailfish section again with PGFC members on board. Stay tuned for info about our week long charters aboard On Strike II to the Monte Bello islands. This area is a truly untouched area and trout and crayfish are on the menu most evenings! I hope to see you up here soon, and remember to let us know you are a PGFC member for a 10% discount off your booking! Onstrike Charters has been a strong supporter of PGFC and provides the club with awards including charters for annual presentations. I hope this has been a bit of an insight of what we get 21

22 Dampier Classic 2013 Damien Wham This is the fifth annual report on the Dampier Classic that Damien Wham has filed. The tournament, run by King Bay Game Fishing Club attracts scores of boats and hundreds of anglers and is an important feature on the game fishing calendar in the north west. The comp is well run and allows anglers to fish around the clock. It is open to all WAGFA affiliated anglers, which includes all PGFC members. Regularly the weather conditions are tough, prompting skipper Cameron to comment one year that when the outriggers are touching the water, the obvious solution is not to seek shelter but to reposition the outriggers. They have captured their share of bad luck too. In 2012, after many years of extraordinary effort they came home in second place. In August this year they went one better. The Dampier Classic beckoned and it was that time of the year again to jump on a plane alongside the hi-vis clad FIFO passengers and head to Karratha for the 2013 competition. Arriving in Karratha late on Wednesday afternoon we dumped our belongings at skipper Cameron Marshall s and took off to the briefing which was held at the King Bay GFC club house in Dampier. With the briefing done it was back to Cameron s house to have a few quiet ones and plot our strategies for the next four days. As we normally do, we packed the boat and left at noon Thursday and made our way up to Flying Foam Passage finding a sheltered bay to camp the night. The forecast for the next three days was for strong morning easterlies, not too encouraging for open water billfish, so the decision was made to fish for sharks in the mornings until the winds eased. On the first morning we didn t have wait too long, managing to tag five whalers. A thrill of the morning was witnessing a mackerel leap 6 m into the air smashing bait. In the afternoons when the winds allowed we were able to get to our preferred spots around the archipelago where we caught mackerel, long tail tuna, barracuda, trevally, queen fish and what was probably the highlight of the trip a few cobia that were chasing manta rays around in the shallows. We repeated this morning / afternoon routine for the next two days as well as spending every night fishing for sharks. I managed to tag my first tiger shark and Darren caught two impressive hammer heads, one being 200 kg and the other around 300 kg with a dorsal fin close to a metre high. Jumping Marlin - image Damien Wham 22 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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24 Mackerel Damien Wham - image Cameron Marshall On the last day, needing a big point scoring fish it was time to go bill fishing and the weather was perfect. Lines were in for barely five minutes before I was into our first black marlin which unfortunately dropped the hooks but we did go on to tag three others in the next hour. The fishing slowed down a little but we managed a few more billfish and a first for Glen - a feisty little sailfish. Sailfish Cameron Marshall and Glen Rattigan - image Damien Wham With only a few scoring hours left we decided to head in and try a few channel markers on the way to the gantry where Glen was able to tag nice tiger shark. With the boat back on the trailer and tag cards double checked and handed in it was time to sit back have a beer and hope we had done enough. Sitting down at the Presentation Night the nerves were shot but I was feeling confident that we had just done enough to do one better than last year. Reading out the boat names from the top ten they got to third place Svengali and the excitement was building. They announced Oh Bugga as runner up and the one we had been waiting to hear Top Shelf champion boat. 10% off For PGFC members Kitchen Tops Bathroom vanities Alfresco BBQ Custom stone work Granite Pavers WA STONE PTY LTD WA Stone provides a wide range of stone products which are manufactured to a high standard whilst still maintaining extremely competitive prices, we specialize in Granite, Marble, Caesar stone, Essa stone and various other available man made products. A just reward for many years of effort for the team of Cameron Marshall, Damien Wham Glen Rattigan and Darren Bowden. Call us for a FREE Quote Tel : Unit 4/14 Sundercombe Street Osborne Park 24 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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26 Deepwater Daytime Broadbill Fishing The crew aboard Neil Patrick s Safari II may just have opened up a new fishery. One of the highlights of 2013 was the capture in mid August of a broadbill swordfish by Ben Patrick aboard the boat. This is the first recorded daytime capture of this species by a PGFC member off our coast. Fishing in 550 m the fish hooked up in 15 minutes and took just 25 minutes to get boatside. Weighing in at 28 kg on 37 kg line it was caught to regulations, but unfortunately did not go line class. The crew of Neil Patrick, Tim Carter, Bob McCarthy, Jim Stevenson and Ben Patrick fished for another 3 hours and had one rasped leader but did not hook up or detect the bite. Ben s comments were that it was a great day. We did remember the fish on Gerry O Loughlin s boat (around 15 years ago) but as far as we know this is the first daytime deep-drop broadbill on game fishing tackle at the trench. Looking forward to getting out there again! Broadbill swordfish are most often caught at night, but in recent years recreational fishers particularly off the east coast of USA and the north island of New Zealand have fished deepwater during the day for very considerable success. BLUE LIGHTNING CHARTERS 55ft live aboard charter vessel and 40ft Blackwatch Monte Bellos, Abrolhos, Mandura, Geraldton and Carnarvon. Enjoy a day or more off Dampier or the Monte Bello Islands hunting billfish on one of Australia s best custom built game boats with all top quality gear supplied. Also available out of Carnavon, Geraldton and Mandurah at various times. Extended charters on Blue Lightning to Abrolhos Islands for 3-5 days April to June and Monte Bello Islands 5-7 days from July to November. Day Charters out of Mandurah December to April. Contact Chad Mills / Footnote: Ian McCarthy (Mort) has donated a perpetual trophy to the club to be awarded for he first broadbill swordfish to be captured or tagged and released in Perth Local Waters each year. 26 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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28 2013 in Jurien Bay With limited opportunities chasing billfish due to our busy charter schedule, we still managed to raise 14 bills with 10 captures ranging in size from 35kg to 150kg. Our hook-ups were wide spread with our shallowest fish coming from 40m deep about 2 miles from the back of Seaward ledge. The FADs were deployed in December and had fish on them within days, as the season progressed the mahi mahi grew considerably, by August the average size was around 9 kg with plenty around kg, some of the biggest mahi I have seen in the area. Live bait, Ricter Hokzheads, stick baits and knife jigs were all working well. There were plenty of small wahoo sitting deeper on the FADs which had great delight in biting of our jigs. Spanish mackerel were once again wide spread with some epic sessions early morning out on the banks. Amberjacks, samson fish and yellowtail kings were plentiful throughout the year with the standout being a 30+kg amberjack and a 23 kg yellowtail. Tuna were quieter this year, most of the yellowfin we caught were in the deeper water over the shelf, skipjack were wide spread but down in numbers with very few southern bluefin caught. The stand out for the season was the amount of cobia around, the biggest being a 23.7 kg and a 27 kg caught on jig using my Stella 5000 with PE2 line. Jurien Bay has again lived up to its reputation as a great sportsfishing destination with plenty of baldchin groper, snapper and dhufish offering an enjoyable alternative. We are looking forward to the influx of members from Perth and Geraldton for the Marlin Cup in February. 28 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

29 Offshore World Championships Craig White and Ivan Erceg returned from Costa Rica with their heads held high and trophies to match. The excerpt below from Sport Fishing magazine is a good summary of how it happened. The Social Night on May 7th was a reel hoot with the boys in infectious high spirits. Both gave an informative commentary on how they fish over there and video of hooking up and tagging showing exceptional speed and teamwork from skipper and deckie. From Sport Fishing Magazine The Offshore World Championship recognizes the top six anglers in the competition and this year s winner was a true Cinderella story. The two-man team representing the Shimano Western Australia Open tournament in Perth, Australia, Ivan Erceg and Capt. Craig White. were there to have a good time first and whatever came their way on the water was icing on the cake. After the first two days of fishing they released four sails and sat in 45th position and couldn t be happier. However, during the final two days everything fell into place for the team, and they caught 15 sails and a blue, putting them in 4th place and earning Craig White the top angler award for releasing 12 sails and one blue. White received a beautiful King Sailfish Mount trophy, Accurate reel and Guy Harvey artwork. Sadly Ivan died following a motorcycle accident some 4 months later, but his spirit and legend live on in the club and the hearts of the many who got to know him in Quepos. IN MEMORIAM Vale Ivan Erceg It is with great sadness that Perth Game Fishing Club advises of the passing of member Ivan Erceg in a motor cycle rally accident on 25th August. Ivan was just 41 years old. Ivan joined the club in 2009 and immediately showed his talents as a game fisherman with Champion Angler and Runner-Up Champion boat in that year s Shimano WA Open Tournament. In 2011 he was part of the winning Champion Boat Team aboard Craig White s Valkoista. Going one better in 2012, his distinctive red Cabo, Xotica, was Champion Boat at Jurien Bay and Ivan was runner-up Champion Angler. The pinnacle of his game fishing exploits came earlier this year when, with his mate Whitey, they competed in the World Championship of Game Fishing in Costa Rica. He had a great time, was embraced by all other competitors and organisers and they came in equal third as a team. As a club member he was enthusiastic and competitive, loved people and a party, and was often loud but always respectful. To know him was to have been touched by his genuine warmth and human generosity. Those members who have contacted the club shortly after his passing were deeply saddened by the loss. Our club and the world have lost one terrific bloke. In remembrance of Ivan, the club will be including a memorial trophy or medal at each future tournament held at Jurien Bay. The Committee and Members extend their deepest sympathy to Hazel and their two daughters. Diverse Engineering (WA) Pty Ltd began in 1986 as a mobile, ondemand mechanical repair business. The family-owned business has expanded considerably since then - in terms of services and staff - but still proudly trades on the same core values of integrity, quality service and personal customer contact. With its broad range of experience and highly-qualified staff, the company can deliver a diverse range of services: Marine engineering & servicing Fully Mobile Service Vehicles Pre Purchase Inspections Electrical Repairs & Installation Specialist Machining Stainless Fabrication & Welding Tailored Maintenance Plans Our Marine Manager has more than 20 year s industry experience and his team of highly-qualified technicians is committed to keeping you afloat. The team has worked with a diverse range of vessels from rescue craft servicing oil rigs to pleasure craft and much more. Our Marine Manager has more than 20 year s industry experience and his team of highly-qualified technicians is committed to keeping you afloat. The team has worked with a diverse range of vessels from rescue craft servicing oil rigs to pleasure craft and much more. Marine Division Manager: Gavin Brown Head Office: 66 Stebbing Road, Maddington 6109 Phone: Fax: marine@diversewa.com.au Web: 29

30 FAD Program 2013 The 2013 FAD deployment was the 14th consecutive year of the modern FAD program organised by PGFC. The term modern is used, as when it began it was a multi FAD operation with equipment that was recoverable. Previous programs had launched only a couple of units at best and whilst they were large and robust, they were weighted down and generally constructed of scrap materials and were not recoverable. A reminder who our FAD sponsors are: Delayed by weather, the first shot at deploying FADs for the 2013 season was on Saturday 1st December. The crew of the Challenger Institute s Maritime Image, assisted by PGFC members launched the FADs in a seamless operation taking less than 6 hours port to port in what were less than ideal conditions. This season the FADs had a higher and more visible radar reflector and all were fitted with satellite trackers as part of the program to identify the reasons for FADs being lost. This also enabled club members to get the latest on their positions which vary according to currents and wind. The mooring line scope may result in a swing radius of up to 500 m. During the deployment it was noticed that there were a lot of birds working on the south side of Rottnest and many flying fish on clear blue water at the trench, raising hopes of an abundant game fishing season in On deployment all trackers were responding correctly, indicating their positions on a 12 hour report. The following day, December 2nd, and after reporting only twice, the HYC tracker failed to respond to cut a long story short, at the next opportunity when a club boat could check it out, it was found to be missing. The FAD had lasted little more than 24 hours. Total loss of a tracker indicates destruction either by mechanical damage or sinking. In this case the loss was attributed to a ship strike. The HYC FAD was replaced at the end of January. Throughout the season the FAD positions were monitored, with the majority of the swing being to the southern extremities of their reach due to the favourable Leeuwin current. The FADs did what they were meant to do, attracting mahi mahi, tuna, wahoo and other species for the benefit of the many club and other recreational fishers that used them. Recovery of all the FADs was effected on 22nd May, confirming that the design changes implemented for 2013 were successful, notwithstanding that ship strikes may remain our biggest concern. The FAD program is dependent on the efforts of volunteers with 4 working bees held to prepare, deploy, recover, clean and refurbish the FADs. It has been difficult to round up volunteers, but those below who have contributed are very much appreciated. Tim Armstrong, Brian Arnett, Rick Ashton, Kevin Baker, Bob Burdinat, Darren Burleigh, Tim Carson, Peter Coote, Bob Fitzhardinge (FSC), Dave Gray, Desert Gray, Mark Jarrett, Chiarinai Jatuchatsulon, Alex Kaiko, Matt Kilpatrick, Mark L Oste-Brown, Sangeeta Menon, Rob Nesbit, Andy Pearson, Dean Polain, Jono Pullin, Al Reida, Dean Rundell, Peter Salmon, Alex Scholz, Dave Thomson, John Webber, Ben Weston, Nick Wheeler, Bill Woodthorpe and Rhyss Whittred. The crew of Challenger Institute s boat Maritime Image, John Pozzi, Andrew Ings, Mick Thiele and Tony Antenucci as well as volunteer students put in their usual superb effort. 32 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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32 FAD Temperature Studies Summary of water temperatures at the FADs 2008 to 2013 By Alan Pearce & Mark Rossbach - Department of Fisheries informal note 6 June The following is an analysis of sea surface and sea bottom temperatures over a 5 year period recorded on Rottnest Trench FADs following the recovery of the FADs each May. Self-recording temperature loggers have been installed on one of the FADs since the summer of 2008/09, monitoring both the near-surface (~ 10 m depth) and seabed water temperatures. The recording interval was hourly, thus providing information on the daily and monthly temperatures along the outer continental shelf between November/December and April/May each year. This is proving invaluable in analysing changes in the summer ocean temperatures from year to year and also the variability between the surface and seabed temperatures, complementing the longerterm nearshore temperature logging programme. 4 of the 5 years, the exception being the appreciably lower temperatures in 2009/10. As a result, the surfacebottom temperature difference was highest at 6 to 7 C in 2009/10 compared with 3 to ~5 C in the other years. By April, the bottom temperatures in all 5 years were rising (a consequence of the arrival of the Leeuwin Current?) so the water temperature was almost constant between the surface and the seabed. It is hoped this monitoring programme can continue into at least the near future to broaden our understanding of the temperature variability along the outer shelf where we have very few measurements. We gratefully acknowledge Peter Coote and the Perth Game Fishing Club for their assistance with this project. Surface water temperatures out at the FADs generally varied between 21 and 23 C over the summer and early autumn period February to May as the Leeuwin Current was strengthening and bringing more warm tropical surface water southwards (Figure 1 overleaf). Unfortunately, the surface temperature logger covering the extreme heat wave event of February/ March 2011 was not recovered, but both the following summers were much warmer than normal. Superimposed on these monthly changes were surface temperature variations of 1 to 2 C every few days and even overnight on occasion. By comparison, the temperature variability near the seabed was enormous, with fluctuations of up to 5 C every few days (Figure 1). These were almost certainly related to variations in the thermocline depth at the edge of the continental shelf, and were probably caused by sporadic upwelling-like events causing rises and falls in the ocean thermocline. The monthly-averaged temperatures (Figure 2) showed the inter-annual (between years) variations more clearly. While the surface temperatures during the 2008/09 and 2009/10 summers were similar, the summers of 2011/2012 and 2012/13 were about a degree warmer, matching information from other data sources. At the seabed, however, the temperature was between 18 and 19 C between January and March in 34 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

33 25 Daily FAD Temperatures 2008/2009 Temperature C Surface Bottom 10 1/11/2008 1/12/ /12/ /01/2009 1/03/ /03/ /04/ /05/2009 Date 25 Daily FAD Temperatures 2009/2010 Temperature C Surface Bottom 10 1/11/2009 1/12/ /12/ /01/2010 1/03/ /03/ /04/ /05/2010 Date 25 Daily FAD Temperatures 2010/2011 Temperature C Surface Bottom 10 1/11/2010 1/12/ /12/ /01/2011 1/03/ /03/ /04/ /05/2011 Date 25 Daily FAD Temperatures 2011/2012 Temperature C Surface Bottom 10 1/11/2011 1/12/ /12/ /01/ /02/ /03/ /04/ /05/2012 Date 25 Daily FAD Temperatures 2012/2013 Temperature C Surface Bottom 10 1/11/2012 1/12/ /12/ /01/2013 1/03/ /03/ /04/ /05/2013 Date Figure 1: Daily temperatures at the top (red) and bottom (blue) temperature loggers: 2008 to Figure 1: Daily temperatures The vertical at the lines top represent (red) and 30-day bottom months. (blue) temperature loggers: 2008 to lines represent 30-day "months". 35

34 Monthly-averaged surface temperatures 24 Temperature C / / / / /13 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Month Temperature C Monthly-averaged bottom temperatures 2008/ / / / /13 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Month Temperature C Monthly-averaged surface - bottom temperatures 2008/ / / / /13 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Month Figure 2: Monthly-averaged temperatures at the sea surface (top panel), the seabed (centre panel) and the monthly temperature difference between the surface and the seabed (bottom panel). Note that the surface logger was lost in 2010/ PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

35 Ashram Rebuild Barry Wiseman Traditionally an ashram is a Hindu term for a spiritual hermitage. A place to find solace, tranquility and learning; a place close to nature.and what better than out there somewhere on the ocean. For fishing guru Rhyss Whittred, who also happens to be a long-serving president of the Perth Game Fishing Club, naming his boat Ashram not only made sense because of his love for the sea, but it also represents the initials of his name, his partner Sangeeta, son Cameron and their dogs Hakeem and Mustafa. Ashram is a 2008 Wellcraft 270 Coastal, a blue water fishing vessel imported from the United States. Rhyss purchased it locally from the owner who wasn t using it here in Perth as much as he would have liked. Ashram s fit out included a major re-think up front. An active and very enthusiastic member of the PGFC for the past 21 years, Rhyss has always skippered other members boats, winning them many club team awards. Plus he has numerous personal awards for scoring the highest points during a fishing season. He has served on the club committee for 19 years and in recent times was awarded Life Membership for services rendered. Rhyss recently retired as President, vowing it to be his last term. Time will tell. While the Wellcraft 270 Hard Top was already well equipped with tackle drawers, rod holders, livebait well, and live-aboard luxuries such as sleeping for six, complete galley with microwave, stove and fridge, other game fishing hardware needed to be installed. Outriggers would fit easily to the extensive heavy duty aluminium pipe work supporting the hard top. The major focus for Rhyss was at the helm. The skipper s main job during a tournament is to locate the fish. The team s success is only as good as the person at the wheel. Nature will provide some clues as to where the fish are, such as a change in the appearance of the water surface, floating seaweed, passing flotsam and jetsam, or a tell-tale flock of birds on the hunt. A good skipper will know how to use the bank of navigation instruments in front of him. Never before has so much information been available to improve and enhance a skipper and crew s boating experience and their safety at sea. Some might argue Rhyss is one of those fishers who seems to be able to talk to the fish. Seldom does he not come home without adding to the Club points ladder or a feed for the table. But one thing is for sure, he knows how to interpret the navigation instruments on the dash. For those members who don t know, Rhyss is Electronics Sales Manager Western Region - for Taylor Marine at Henderson, a company that provides Furuno electronics to about 70 percent of Western Australia s commercial marine sector, from the oil and gas industry to fishing. Sea rescue group and Water Police vessels are all fitted with specialised Furuno equipment. Taylor Marine technician Simon Gie and Rhyss during the Club s recent Open Day at RPYC Fremantle Annex. (Picture: Barry Wiseman) Ashram, a labour of love for PGFC Life Member Rhyss Whittred. (Picture: Rhyss Whittred) Re-built console to accommodate the latest Furuno electronics. (Picture: Barry Wiseman) 37

36 Ashram was not only in a position to be fitted with the latest in advanced navigational equipment depending on the size of Rhyss wallet, but here was the opportunity to customise a working game fishing (and family) vessel with Furuno and other complementary brand electronics that Taylor Marine could use as a show boat. Customers would be able to see in situ what they might have been considering for their own craft. Excitement in the project was very catching and it wasn t long before fellow Taylor Marine colleagues, technicians Simon Gie, Jason Barrett and Russell King got involved. Word spread among a number of Taylor s suppliers, with MaxSea 2D/3D Plot computer based navigation coming onboard along with Icom, Fusion Sound, Hella Australia, Reelax the outrigger people, and All Marine Services where partner Sangeeta works. Rhyss knew what he wanted but making it fit was another challenge. The original helm was not big enough. Enter Ben Punch from Fibrelite Boats at O Connor. Ben is a qualified shipwright and not only builds his own range of fibreglass boats but he is an expert at re-fits and customisation in timber or glass. He suggested re-modeling the overhead console in the hard top in front of the skipper s seat. Big enough to accommodate flush mounted instruments including a 12-inch Furuno FCV-1150 LCD sounder, a GPS coordinate screen and autopilot. Then the team looked at the helm console. That was required to take a Furuno 9 NavNet TimeZero Touch screen with multi-functional display, plus a 12 screen for the MaxSea marine software system. This large monitor also allows for great flexibility to run cameras and view DVDs when relaxing of an evening. Integrating and networking all these gadgets was left to Simon, Jason and Russell. Ben solved the cable problem from the upper console by installing a heavy duty stainless steel support between the top and bottom sections: Big enough to carry thick radar cables, CAN bus, wiring for the two 3 kw transducers, plus power and radio cables. It s also very handy to hang on to while climbing out through the opening in the windscreen to get to the foredeck. A serious sound system has been installed and Kevin Betty from Hella Marine suggested LED low power lighting for night operation, including underwater units fitted to the hull to attract fresh baitfish. Ashram made her public debut at a recent PGFC Open Day at the Fremantle Annex and attracted much attention. While the project has cost Rhyss and Sangeeta a pretty penny, now the weather is improving and a new fishing season about to start Ashram is guaranteed a good workout. Be sure to watch the points ladder back at the club house. Furuno s NAVnet TZ touch technology on the left and the 12 MaxSea computer system on the right. Your total engine provider MTU Detroit Diesel Australia offers a wealth of marine market know-how and delivers an impressive range of propulsion and onboard generator systems from the best names in the business, including MTU, Detroit and Kohler. Teamed with our extensive network of aftersales service and support from 19 strategically located branches, MTU Detroit Diesel Australia is your partner at sea. MTU Detroit Diesel Australia I mtudda.com.au 1300 MTU MARINE ( ) Power. Passion. Partnership.

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40 Fremantle Sea Rescue - VN6DI With the summer boating season fast approaching, Fremantle Sea Rescue crews are gearing up in preparation for our busiest time. Rescue vessel reviews are taking place with various maintenance jobs and upgrades in progress to make sure the fleet is ready before the heat sets in. Crew and skipper training have also been ramped up with the introduction of a centralised crew training database. Advanced training exercises and courses are also taking place, such as man overboard searching and first aid. While we re hard at work preparing ourselves, here are a few simple tips you can do to help keep your family and friends safe on the water. Join Up Become a member of Fremantle Sea Rescue for just $35/ year. Members receive their own unique FG call sign to use to log on with us; this helps us find you more quickly and effectively if you are overdue. As a member we will also tow you to your home mooring, pen or club; nonmembers are taken to the nearest safe port. Contributions from members also forms a valuable part of our funding that helps keep us running and viable for the future. Log On It could be the difference between lost and found. Logging a journey with Sea Rescue is quick and easy, simply give VN6Di a call on VHF Ch73 or Ch81 (if you re heading out the back of Rotto) or 27meg 90 and tell us: Your call-sign: either your FG number or boat registration The number of people on board - adults & children Your precise point of departure - yacht club, ramp etc. Your precise destination - eg Longreach Bay Your expected time of arrival, or return if you re heading somewhere that isn t a bay or harbour, like the FADs or any other fishing spot. Remember to log off! If you do forget and have already stepped off the boat, just call us on If it s your first time logging on, don t be intimidated; our friendly operators will prompt you if you forget anything so just follow their lead. Safety First Remember, the skipper of a vessel is responsible for all those on board. Ensure you have all of the safety gear you need for your vessel and where you are going. For a typical trip to Rotto you should have: Recreational Skipper s Ticket The skipper of the vessel must have an RST Bilge pump or bailer Fire extinguisher for vessels with inboard engines Anchor and line Lifejackets for all on board Offshore flare kit 2x Orange hand smokes & 2x Parachute flares. Must be in date 406 EPIRB We strongly recommend all vessels should carry an EPIRB with GPS Marine radio We recommend VHF over 27meg for its superior coverage and quality For a full list of mandatory safety equipment visit: This is Fremantle Sea Rescue wishing you safe boating and standing by Ph: Emergencies & Log-ons Ph: Admin & Enquiries fremantle@searescue.com.au Web: Facebook: 42 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

41 Recfishwest About Recfishwest Recfishwest is proud to represent you and the other 740,000 recreational fishers in Western Australia. Our vision is to ensure sustainable fishing resources and our mission is to advocate and promote the values of recreational fishers in Western Australia. We are involved in projects such as artificial reefs, fish restocking and fishing safety, as well as advocating to government on behalf of recreational fishers. Recfishwest is working hard to improve your fishing experience and have recently been involved in: The deployment of artificial reefs in Geographe Bay Restocking Barramundi in Lake Kununurra and Broome, School Prawns in the Swan River and Mulloway in the West Coast Bioregion Improving fishing safety in Western Australia Securing funding for an artificial reef in the Mandurah/Dawesville region Securing funding for an expansion of the metropolitan FADs program, including the trial of subsurface and permanently deployed FADs Extending the recreational rock lobster season Providing fishing clinics for thousands of children every year In addition to these activities, Recfishwest oversees the administration of the Recreational Fishing Initiatives Fund which has already seen over $5 million of your fishing licence fees invested into projects aimed at benefiting recreational fishers. Recfishwest is a not-for-profit community based organisation that wants to hear from you about ways to improve your fishing experience. Support the peak body that is supporting you. To join Recfishwest simply visit our website and click on the Become a member button. IN MEMORIAM Vale Ivan Quartermaine On 7th July, the club lost its longest standing and oldest life member when Ivan Quartermaine passed away at the age of 96. An enthusiastic fisherman who aside from joining PGFC in 1964 and being the club s president in was one of the founding members of the Nor-West Game Fishing Club, later to be honoured with NWGFC life membership. They ventured to Rosemary Island in the early 60 s and built the first shack on the island. In those days Dampier and Karratha did not exist, there were no GPS, markers or even reliable charts and these waters were truly pioneered by the likes of Ivan. To this day his WA record of 15.2 kg for yellowfin tuna on 3 kg caught at Bernier Island stands. During the Second World War Ivan spent much of his time as a POW in Kuching, and was advised after returning that it would affect his life expectancy, hence he took early retirement from his role as a partner in accounting firm Stowe & Stowe giving him time to enjoy his fishing past time. Ivan s health prevented him from joining in the recognition of 25 year plus members at the club s 2012 Annual Presentation Dinner, however shortly thereafter President Rhyss Whittred caught up with him at his home and presented him with the white gold pin. Ivan had strong views on killing fish to weigh. He turned his fishing ethic towards catch and release and pioneered this style for future club members. Ivan s efforts in this area saw the introduction of the Ivan Quartermaine perpetual trophy for The angler with the highest number of fish tagged in local waters which is still presented annually by the club. This important legacy will continue. Ivan leaves 3 daughters, Susan, Jennifer and Jane to whom we extend our deepest sympathies. The club is hopeful of borrowing some of the rods that Ivan made to display at a future social night, among them is a fully rollered 3 kg outfit. Ivan pictured with President Rhyss Whittred on the occasion of his membership recognition award 43

42 Club Rules and Trophy List All fishing will be conducted in accordance with the GFAA Angling Rules and Equipment Regulations 1 Weight Recording (a) The Weigh-master shall weigh and check, according to all requirements of the official Club Capture Certificate, all fish submitted by a member. He or she shall then, if satisfied sign the Capture Certificate. (b) In the event of the Weigh-master being unable to attend, a Committee member shall act in his or her stead. (c) In the event of the Weigh-master or a Committee member being unable to attend, consideration will be given to a capture weighed by an Ordinary Member. 2 Capture Certificates (a) The Committee shall have printed and made available to members at reasonable cost, capture books containing Capture Certificates. (b) All Capture Certificates must be lodged with the Weighmaster within 21 days of date of capture of the fish, or before 30th September, whichever is earlier. (c) Any Capture Certificate received by the Weigh-master more than 21 days after the date of capture or after 30th September will be recognised only in extenuating circumstances at the discretion of the Committee. 3 Trophies All trophies for the Local Waters competition shall be fished in Western Australian waters. Local Waters are defined as those within 75 NM of Fremantle. In club competitions held from a base remote from Fremantle, for the purpose of the competition Local Waters are defined as those within 50 NM of the nominate remote base. 4 Scoring Formulae For Club Trophies (a) These rules apply to annual trophies and are independent of tournament and competition rules and trophies. (b) All captures must comply with GFAA rules. (c) All captures must be entered on an original numbered PGFC Capture Certificate and submitted to the Weighmaster within twenty-one days of capture or before the 30th September, whichever is earlier. (d) All tags must be on original tag cards and submitted within twenty-one days of capture or before the 30th September, whichever is earlier. (The line class, Competitor ID and Boat ID shall also be recorded on the card). (e) Only club members points will contribute to boat points. (f) Captures in tournaments where anglers or boats represent other clubs in competition against PGFC will not be recognized. (g) Any fish weighed must be in edible condition at the weigh station to be awarded points. (h) All captures must comply with the regulations of WA Fisheries. 5 Formula For Scoring Captures Eligible Species Fish weight x 100 Line class = Points Scored Note: All fish must be equal to or greater than the line class being used. Sharks must be equal to or greater than twice the line class being used. Billfish Fish weight x 150 = Points Scored Line class Tags Tagged fish in local waters are scored as follows with points going towards both Champion Boat & Champion Angler. A fish is considered tagged when the tag is placed and the fish released. Given Points Line class = Points Scored 44 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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44 Species are allocated the following points: Species Amberjack Australian Salmon Mackerel Shark Mackerel Spanish Mahi Mahi Marlin Black Marlin Blue Marlin Striped Other Billfish Samson Fish Shark (Minimum length 1.5 m) Snapper Tuna Southern Bluefin Tuna Striped (Skipjack) Tuna Yellowfin Wahoo Yellowtail Kingfish (Minimum length 70 cm) Points Sharks (All) All eligible sharks tagged must equal or exceed twice the line class used in the capture. Schooling Fish With the exception of billfish, only five of each species will be accepted tagged or weighed per boat per day. All fish count towards Champion Angler and Champion Boat. Club Competition Days Will have angler points allocated towards club championship scores for all fish. All fully completed Tag Cards and Capture Forms must be returned to the weigh station on the day of capture. 6 Trophy List President s Trophy Boat with highest points scored in local waters Club Trophy For Runner Up Boat Boat with second highest points scored in local waters Eddy Moss Trophy Angler gaining highest points in local waters Club Trophy Angler with second highest point score in local waters Secretary s Trophy Highest points by a female in local waters Club Trophy Female angler with second highest point score in local waters Club Trophy Junior angler (under 16 years) scoring the highest point score in local waters Champion Angler Small Fry Small Fry angler (under 11 years) scoring the highest points in local waters Tom Bell & Associates Trophy Highest points scoring fish weighed - local waters Club Trophy Highest points scoring fish tagged - local waters Pannawonica Trophy Boat with highest aggregate points score for billfish in local waters Roland Smith Trophy Largest game fish weighed in local waters excluding marlin & sharks Patron s Trophy Most species tagged and released in local waters Basil Downs Trophy Angler with highest aggregate points score tag & release marlin in local waters Most Meritorious Capture Outside Local Waters Highest point scoring fish outside local waters Ivan Quartermaine Trophy Angler with highest number of fish tagged and released in WA waters Mako Charters Trophy Highest point scoring mackerel weighed Michael Officer Trophy Team trophy for the first marlin tagged and released on a Club registered boat by a Club member in local waters Marlin Cup Billfish event only run over two days. Trophy goes to boat with highest points. Neil Patrick Trophy Angler tagging & releasing the most marlin exceeding line class worldwide excluding local waters. Line Classes Local Waters Heaviest fish weighed in each line class in local waters Line Classes Outside Local Waters Heaviest fish weighed in each line class outside local waters Club Person Of The Year Non-committee member recognised for outstanding contribution to the Club during the course of the year. Notes (a) In the case of a tied score, the trophy or prize will be awarded on a count back. The first capture certificate or tag card to be received by the Weigh-master, resulting in the highest point score (or number of fish tagged), will be deemed the winner. (b) Fish caught in WAGFA ratified competitions other than PGFC events, and other than those disqualified in clause 2(f), will be eligible for club points provided they are submitted on PGFC capture forms. If tagged, a copy of the tag details with tag number, angler name, fish type and line class used must be sent to PGFC Weigh-master within 21 days of date of capture, or by 30th September whichever is earlier. (c) Club Person of the Year is selected by the President and can be any club member except an Honorary Special Member. The recipient may be given the award in more than one (including successive) year. (d) In respect to annual awards, the decision of the Committee is final, and no correspondence shall be entered into. 46 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

45 GFAA Eligible Species The GFAA Rules have not been published in this volume of Strike. They are readily available from the GFAA Journal or can be downloaded from The eligible species is guide to what species are entitled for what category of capture or release. Perth Game Fishing Club s eligible tag species list varies considerably from this list and can be found on the website or on page 46. Common Name Scientific Name Capture Tag & Release Measure Release Min Length T&R Albacore Thunnus alalunga Y Y Y 61 Amberjack Seriola dumerilii Y Y Y 90 Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda Y Y N Barramundi Lates calcarifer Y N Y 62 Bass, Australian Macquaria novemaculeata Y N Y 30 Bonefish Albula vulpes Y N Y 50 Bonito Sarda spp. Y Y N Broadbill Xiphias gladius Y Y N Carp Cyprinus carpio Y N N Catfish, Freshwater Tandanus tandanus Y N N Chinaman Symphorus nematophorus Y N Y 50 Cobia Rachycentron canadum Y Y Y 85 Cod, Murray Maccullochella peeli Y N N Eagle Ray Myliobatis australis Y Y N Jewfish, Black Protonibea Diacanthus Y N N Kingfish, Yellowtail Seriola lalandi Y Y Y Mackerel, Broad Barred Scomberomorus semifasciatus Y Y N Mackerel, Narrow Barred Scomberomorus commerson Y Y Y 100 Mackerel, Shark Grammatorcynus bicarnatus Y Y N Mackerel, Spotted Scomberomorus spp. Y Y N Mahi Mahi (Dolphin Fish) Corypheana spp. Y Y N Mangrove Jack Lutjanus Argentinaculatus Y N Y 35 Marlin, Black Makaira indica Y Y N Marlin, Pacific Blue Makaira mazara Y Y N Marlin, Striped Tetrapturus audax Y Y N Mulloway (Jewfish) Argyrasomus hololepidotus Y Y Y Perch, English (Redfin) Perca flavesenis Y N N Perch, Estuary Macquaria colonorum Y N N Min Length M&R 47

46 Common Name Scientific Name Capture Tag & Release Measure Release Min Length T&R Perch, Golden Plectroplites ambiguus Y N N Perch, Silver Bidyanus Bidyanus Y N N Queenfish Scomberoides spp. Y Y Y Rainbow Runner Elagtis bipinnulatus Y Y N Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus Y Y N Salmon, Atlantic Salmo salar Y N N Salmon, Australian Arripis trutta Y Y Y Salmon, Chinook Oncorphynchus tschawytscha Y N N Salmon, Threadfin Polynemus spp & Eleutheronema Y N Y 70 Samson Fish Seriola hippos Y Y Y 90 Saratoga Scleropages Y N N Shark, Blue Prionace glauca Y Y N 100 Shark, Grey Nurse Protected Species - Records Closed N N N Shark, Gummy Mustelus antarcticus Y Y N 100 Shark, Hammerhead Sphyrna spp. Y Y N 100 Shark, Mako Isurus spp. Y Y N 100 Shark, Porbeagle Lamna nasus Y Y N 100 Shark, Thresher Alopias spp. Y Y N 100 Shark, Tiger Galeocerdo cuvier Y Y N 100 Shark, Whaler Carcharinus spp. Y Y N 100 Shark, White Protected Species N N N Snapper Pagrus auratus Y Y Y Spangled Emporer Lethrinus Nebulosus Y N Y 45 Spearfish Tetrapturus spp. Y Y N Tailor Pomatomus saltatrix Y N Y 45 Tench Tinca tinca Y N N Tope Galeorhinus galeus Y Y N 100 Trevally, Big Eye Caranx sexfasciatus Y Y Y Trevally, Giant Caranx ignoblis Y Y Y Trevally, Gold Spot Carangoidies fulvoguttatus Y Y N 60 Trevally, Golden Gnathanodon speciosus Y Y Y Trevally, Silver Pseudocaranx dentex Y Y N 35 Trout Brook Salvelinus Fontinalis Y N N Trout, Brown Salmo trutta Y N Y 50 Trout, Rainbow Oncorhynchus mykiss Y N Y 50 Tuna, Bigeye Thunnus obesus Y Y N Tuna, Bluefin Thunnus thynnus orientalis Y Y N Tuna, Dogtooth Gymnosarda unicolor Y Y N Tuna, Kawa Kawa Euthynnus affinis Y Y N Tuna, Longtail Thunnus tonggol Y Y Y 75 Tuna, Skipjack Katsuwonus pelamis Y Y N Tuna, Southern Bluefin Thunnus maccoyii Y Y N Tuna, Yellowfin Thunnus albacares Y Y Y 90 Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri Y Y N Min Length M&R 48 PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

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48 Western Australian Game Fishing Records Provided by WAGFA - 15th October 2013 Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date MALE RECORDS Amberjack 4 Jack Nelson 6.80 Rowley Shoals 26 Sep 80 1 Brenton Cartledge 5.20 Dampier 05 Aug 13 2 Warren Newman Exmouth 6 Dec 89 3 Mark Tas Mackerel Is 17 Sep 01 Barracuda 4 Michael Burrage 7.20 Pt Hedland 14 Jul 96 6 Jack Weiss Mackerel Is 5 Sep 90 8 Phil Tickle Exmouth 31 Oct Steve Cook Pt Hedland 17 Jul 96 3 Justin Trigwell 8.20 Roebuck Bay 11 Mar 09 4 Andrew Crosby Broome 20 Apr 08 Black Jewfish 6 Jake O Brien Port Hedland 18 Nov 07 8 Jeffrey Cooper Broome 3 May Andrew Crosby Broome 12 May 07 Bonito 1 Ken Irvine 2.83 Geographe Bay 21 May 00 2 John Williams 4.70 Augusta 27 Mar 89 Broadbill Swordfish 24 Matthew Gates Exmouth 12 Mar Tony Martinan Rottnest Trench 25 Apr 93 1 Jackson Tatham 3.90 Dampier 03 Aug 13 Chinaman 2 Tim Perry 9.75 Dampier 12 Jun 07 4 Mark Cottrell Dampier 3 Aug 96 6 Anthony Giles Pt Hedland 14 Jul 96 2 Ross Gardam 4.40 Exmouth 2 Nov 94 3 Mick Jeffs 9.90 Pt Hedland 8 Nov 02 4 Michael Quillian Dampier 28 Oct 78 Cobia 6 John Walker Pt Hedland 28 Jun 93 8 Peter Mallia Kalbarri 2 Jan Matthew Rack Dampier 13 Oct David Hugill Kalbarri 12 May 96 SW Fly 4 Leith Larham 8.32 Pt Hedland 14 Sep 08 Eagle Ray 2 Phillip Nicholls 6.80 Geographe Bay 11 Apr 92 6 Bruce McCormick Cape Naturaliste 11 Apr 92 1 Dean Eggleston 3.98 Yallingup 15 Jul 01 2 Dean Eggleston 5.15 Yallingup 19 Aug 01 Kingfish - Yellowtail 3 Carl Babarskas 3.15 Lancelin 27 Jan 01 4 Geoff Irvine 7.60 Canal Rocks 17 Mar 95 8 Rusty Ellis Geographe Bay 12 Mar 00 1 Nick Horlock 6.00 Dampier 2 Aug 04 2 Russell Leaver 7.40 Dampier 8 Jun 97 Mackerel - Broad Barred 3 Jackson Tatham 7.90 Dampier 29 April 12 4 Phill Gardiner 7.40 Exmouth 2 Nov 99 6 Glen E Walker 8.00 Dampier 6 Jul 92 1 Troy Wright Exmouth 20 Oct 00 2 Mick Smith Exmouth 4 Nov 01 3 Wayne Brown Karratha 6 Aug 00 4 Glenn D Barlow Pt Hedland 17 Aug 03 Mackerel - Narrow Barred 6 Brett Thompson Pt Hedland 1 Jul 01 8 Bob Burdinat Coral Bay 1 Jun Ian Anesbury Exmouth 21 Oct Murray Lewin Exmouth 30 Oct Barry Wrightson Rottnest Is 5 May 78 1 Steve Pitman 2.20 Exmouth 5 Nov 95 2 Damien Wham 7.06 Rottnest Island 21 May 06 Mackerel - Shark 3 M G Paterson Exmouth 14 Oct 76 4 Peter Berryman 9.05 Abrolhos Islands 18 April 07 6 Col Roberts 9.40 Jurien Bay 15 April 89 8 Murray Lewin Exmouth 4 Nov 94 Land Base 3 Timothy Fuller 5.60 Exmouth 27 Dec 04 Mackerel Spotted 3 Chris Bechard 4.10 Kalbarri 1 Mar 97 1 Steve Pitman 7.10 Exmouth 13 Aug 94 2 Ray Gansberg 9.40 Exmouth 23 Oct 97 3 David A Wood Rottnest Is 17 Feb 96 Mahi Mahi 4 Bob Biernat Rottnest Is 8 May 97 6 Gerry O`Loughlin Exmouth 7 Nov 92 8 Terry Pittard Exmouth 13 Nov Phil Tickle Exmouth 20 Oct Peter Dohnt Exmouth 18 Nov PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

49 MALE RECORDS Marlin - Black Marlin - Blue Marlin - Striped Mulloway Queenfish Rainbow Runner Sailfish Salmon Australian Salmon Threadfin Samson Fish Shark - Blue Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date Shark - Hammerhead 4 Phil Perry Dampier 30 Jul 93 6 Frank Csiczak Dampier 4 Aug 85 8 Wayne Miller Dampier 31 Jul Graeme Sunderland Dampier 4 Aug Rowan S Smith Exmouth 12 Mar 08 Fly 15 Aaron Rampling Exmouth 09 Sep Neil Silver Exmouth 28 Mar Neil Patrick Rottnest Trench 20 Mar Gary Wayland Exmouth 8 Dec Graham Jones Exmouth 07 Nov Robert Freedman Exmouth 30 Oct Rowan Smith Exmouth 30 Oct Mark McKay Exmouth 14 Mar Bob Biernat Exmouth 19 Oct Graham Maunder Abrolhos Is 26 Apr Pel Robson Abrolhos Is 25 Apr 94 2 Roger Spera Pt Hedland 15 Oct 02 3 Aaron Bussell Geographe Bay 16 Sep 01 4 Shane Eggleston Geographe Bay 28 Jun 00 6 Paul Arnold Kalbarri 30 Aug 92 1 Ray Gansberg 7.80 Exmouth 25 Oct 02 2 Ray Gansberg 8.10 Exmouth 4 Nov 91 3 Brett Thompson Pt Hedland 10 Nov 01 4 Leon Callander Pt Hedland 28 Dec 95 6 John Clark 9.60 Exmouth 17 Nov 93 8 Wayne Barber Exmouth 28 May 91 Fly 3 Leith Larham 4.20 Pt Hedland 09 Apr 07 Fly 4 Leith Larham 5.40 Pt Hedland 09 Apr 07 3 Russell Leaver 4.20 Dampier 17 Jul 00 4 Ken Keiley 5.80 Exmouth 16 Sep 91 2 Phil Perry Exmouth 9 Nov 98 3 Phil Tickle Exmouth 19 Oct 97 4 Ben Treasure Exmouth 4 Nov 91 6 Vic Raynor Exmouth 11 Jan 83 Fly 6 Ben Plumridge Exmouth 16 Oct 12 8 Vic Barrett Exmouth 30 Oct Graham Pattemore Exmouth 10 Sep 84 Fly 10 Ben Knight Exmouth 08 Aug 12 Fly 15 Aaron Rampling Exmouth 17 Sep Ronald S Wilson Exmouth 5 Nov 93 1 Terry Pittard 1.60 Cape Naturaliste 16 Mar 96 2 Dean Eggleston 5.51 Rocky Point 15 Mar 02 3 Mark Brown 6.80 Yallingup 12 Mar 04 4 Tom Miller 5.80 Bunker Bay 10 Apr 13 6 Dean Eggleston 6.20 Yallingup 15 Mar 98 1 Anthony Boekhorst 6.30 Pt Hedland 3 May 01 2 Brett Thompson 5.90 Pt Hedland 13 Sep 01 3 Brett Thompson 7.80 Pt Hedland 11 Nov 01 4 Jay Wheelock 8.00 Karratha 4 Feb 01 6 Graham MacPherson Broome 14 Apr 95 1 Matthew Bell 7.90 Geographe Bay 21 Mar 10 2 Trevor Bell Geographe Bay 21 Mar 10 3 Matthew Bell Geographe Bay 3 Sep 05 4 Rusty Ellis Cape Naturaliste 15 Oct 00 6 Terry Coote Canal Rocks 20 Mar 86 8 Rhyss Whittred Rottnest Island 28 Dec David Bell Geographe Bay 13 Mar David Ellis Cape Naturaliste 16 Jun Terry Coote Cape Naturaliste 31 Jan John Howarth Rottnest Trench 6 Nov Peter Goodes Rottnest Trench 16 May 91 2 Trevor Bell Geographe Bay 28 Mar 03 3 Trevor Bell Busselton 29 Mar 02 4 Kade Ross Exmouth 13 Mar 13 6 Shane Wunhyn Exmouth 2 Nov 92 8 Ryan Turner Exmouth 12 mar Gavin Jones Pt Hedland 12 Mar Darren Bowden Enderby Is 2 May Peter McMullen Exmouth 28 Oct 82 51

50 MALE RECORDS Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date 1 Adrian Pike 5.60 Cape Naturaliste 28 Mar 84 4 Ken Irvine Geographe Bay 13 Mar 99 6 Trevor Bell Geographe Bay 11 Mar 06 Shark - Mako 8 Trevor R Lewis Eagle Bay 20 Sep Trevor R Lewis Eagle Bay 17 Mar Terry Coote Exmouth 30 Oct Sir Richard Trowbridge Rottnest Trench 22 Apr 82 Shark - Thresher 24 Bob Biernat Rottnest Trench 7 May 00 4 Murray Lewin Exmouth 31 Oct 94 Land Base 6 Mark Hourn Exmouth 15 Oct 05 8 Terry Coote Dampier 4 Aug Richard Horlock Dampier 3 Aug 08 Shark - Tiger 15 Paul Skehan Dampier 12 Feb Ian Lannary Dampier 22 Nov Kurt Decker Exmouth 24 Aug Ken Patrick Rottnest Trench 12 Feb 89 1 Anthony Boekhorst 3.60 Pt Hedland 16 Feb 00 2 Ray Gansberg 9.00 Exmouth 6 Nov 98 3 Jay Wheelock Dampier 2 Jun 01 4 Paul Bailey Exmouth 23 Oct 00 Shark - Whaler 6 Michael Brown Exmouth 22 Oct 97 8 Wayne Parker Pt Hedland 27 Jun Peter Mallia Kalbarri 26 Nov Jason Hornhardt Dampier 13 Jun Peter Gorman Exmouth 8 Nov 89 1 Trevor Bell 3.54 Geographe Bay 19 Aug 01 2 Rod Mitchell 5.80 Kalbarri 28 Feb 93 3 Trevor Bell Geographe Bay 13 Apr 03 Snapper 4 Mark Brown Cape Naturaliste 20 Sep 98 6 Louis Rummer Cockburn Sound 27 Oct 01 8 Graham D Nottle Mindarie Keys 17 Aug Basil Downs Jurien Bay 26 Apr 87 1 Clinton Damian 3.30 Exmouth 29 Mar 09 Spangled Emperor 2 Travis Brinkhuis 4.40 Exmouth 12 Mar 96 3 Clinton Damian 3.80 Exmouth 14 Mar 04 1 Laurie Malton 2.00 Kalbarri 13 Oct 00 Tailor 2 Laurie Malton 4.30 Kalbarri 27 Dec 00 3 Laurie Malton 4.50 Kalbarri 6 Nov 01 4 Gregory McDougall 6.50 Kalbarri 19 Oct 97 Trevally - Big Eye 1 Jackson Tatham 1.10 Dampier 28 May 11 2 Steve Pitman 2.70 Exmouth 13 Aug 93 Trevally - Bludger 4 Michael Burrage 9.60 Pt Hedland 10 Jul 94 6 Robert Elliott Mackerel Is 3 Sep 92 Trevally - Giant Trevally - Gold Spot Fly 4 Leith Larham 4.80 Pt Hedland 30 Dec 06 1 Rowan Smith 4.00 Exmouth 29 Mar 09 2 Ross Gardam 8.00 Exmouth 1 Nov 96 3 Mick Jeffs 8.70 Pt Hedland 18 Apr 01 4 Michael Burrage Pt Hedland 30 Oct 94 6 Warren Cornelius Monte Bello Is 7 Apr 81 8 Colin Barron Exmouth 9 Nov Peter Brock Exmouth 22 Oct 81 Land Base 10 Mark Hourn Exmouth 19 Jan Anthony Boekhorst Rowley Shoals 4 Oct Ray Neville Exmouth 6 Aug 81 1 Jackson Tatham 2.10 Exmouth 24 Dec 11 3 Peter Babarskas 9.80 Mackerel Is 6 Sep 02 4 Mark Cottrell Dampier 2 Aug 96 6 Mike Burrage Pt Hedland 6 Jul Michael Wunhym Exmouth 7 Aug 88 1 Ray Gansberg Exmouth 5 Nov 01 Trevally - Golden 2 Ray Gansberg 9.40 Exmouth 7 Nov 98 Land Base 2 Jeffrey Nelson 3.00 Exmouth 18 Nov 12 Tuna - Big Eye 3 Rhys Clatworthy Exmouth 26 Mar 10 Land Base 3 Mark Hourn 4.30 Exmouth 30 Apr 06 4 Steve Pitman Exmouth 23 Jan 92 6 Graeme Morris Pt Hedland 7 Aug 96 8 John Constantine Exmouth 4 Nov Des Ryan Exmouth 8 Nov 95 6 Terry Coote Exmouth 26 Oct 00 8 John Cramer Rottnest Trench 12 Jan PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

51 MALE RECORDS Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date 4 Rhyss Whittred 8.80 Rowley Shoals 4 Oct 95 6 Mike Roennfeldt Rowley Shoals 11 Oct 86 Tuna - Dog Tooth 8 Anthony Boekhorst Rowley Shoals 5 Oct Darren Boult Rowley Shoals 20 Sep Rhyss Whittred Rowley Shoals 7 Oct 94 1 Carl Ryan 5.50 Exmouth 19 Aug 94 2 Tim Perry 5.30 Port Samson 26 Aug 07 Tuna - Kawa Kawa 3 Peter Babarskas 5.20 Mackerel Is 13 Aug 96 4 John Clark 7.60 Exmouth 23 Nov 90 6 Chris Waltho 8.60 Exmouth 10 Nov 90 8 Geoff Moyle 8.90 Exmouth 8 Nov 95 Fly 3 Leith Larham 4.00 Port Hedland 26 Aug 07 2 Jackson Tatham Dampier 14 Apr 12 3 Jackson Tatham Dampier 25 Jun 11 4 Jackson Tatham Pt Hedland 29 Apr 12 Tuna - Longtail 6 Nick Rowley Exmouth 16 Aug 97 8 Col Roberts Pt Hedland 8 Jul Shane Krakouer Kalbarri 26 May John Yates Exmouth 26 Dec 89 1 Ian Cornelius 3.80 Exmouth 25 Jul 82 2 Mark Jarrett 7.05 Rottnest Island 29 Aug 10 Tuna - Skipjack 3 Trevor Scott 7.40 Rottnest Trench 9 Feb 02 4 Steve Webb 7.80 Rottnest Trench 20 Feb 83 8 Bob Biernat Rottnest Trench 1 Apr 00 1 Rhyss Whittred 6.54 Rottnest Island 7 Aug 10 Tuna - Southern Bluefin 2 Grant Mills 6.06 Rottnest Island 30 May 08 3 Glen Rattigan 6.93 Rottnest Island 29 Aug 10 4 David Valentino 7.26 Rottnest Island 5 Sep 10 2 Ian Cornelius 9.00 Exmouth 26 Jul 82 3 Ivan Quartermaine Bernier Is 28 May 73 6 Jamie Greaves Kalbarri 27 Feb 99 Tuna - Yellowfin 8 Paul Maindok Kalbarri 27 Nov John Cramer Rottnest Trench 28 Apr Kim F Thorson Rottnest Trench 17 Apr Trevor Scott Rottnest Trench 28 Apr Basil Downs Rottnest Trench 2 Apr 95 2 Chris Wilkes Mackerel Island 3 Sep 07 3 Matt Reece Mackerel Island 23 Aug 04 4 Michael Thomas Exmouth 10 Nov 89 Wahoo 6 Chris Brogan Coral Bay 7 Aug 86 8 John Edwards Mackerel Is 7 Aug Steve Richardson Dampier 28 Aug Ivan Carter Exmouth 3 Nov Peter Dohnt Exmouth 8 Nov 90 Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date FEMALE RECORDS 1 Robyn Fenech 2.10 Exmouth 4 Nov 01 2 Jan Prince 8.70 Exmouth 11 Nov 95 3 Carol-Anne Bickford 4.70 Exmouth 25 Oct 97 Barracuda 4 Patti Horwood Mackerel Is 23 Sep 86 6 Joy Burrage 7.60 Pt Hedland 16 Mar 97 8 Kay Webber Coral Bay 4 Sep Rhonda Kelly Exmouth 28 Oct 96 Barramundi 1 Vicki Searle 3.90 Karratha 9 Nov 08 2 Talisha Cook Fortescue River 05 Dec 04 Black Jewfish 10 karen Crosby Broome 23 Mar 08 Broadbill Swordfish 60 Tracey Rushford Exmouth 22 Mar 07 Chinaman 3 Rachael Green 9.60 Pt Hedland 10 Apr 98 4 Rachael Green 5.40 Pt Hedland 7 Jun 98 2 Wendy Patzak 4.40 Dampier 5 Jul 91 3 Jo Decker Exmouth 3 Apr 09 Cobia 4 Sheridan Munds Karratha 31 Mar 01 6 Frances White Dampier 9 Oct 93 8 Jo Decker Exmouth 1 Apr Bronwyn Rack Dampier 29 Oct 78 53

52 Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date FEMALE RECORDS Kingfish - Yellowtail 2 Faye Pike 2.00 Cape Naturaliste 31 Mar 90 2 Joanne Tatham 6.50 Dampier 4 Aug 13 Mackerel - Broad Barred 3 Vicki Searle 6.20 Dampier 4 Aug 08 4 Jo Decker 7.40 Exmouth 21 Aug 10 1 Carol-Anne Bickford 2.00 Exmouth 12 Jan 00 2 Robyn Fenech Exmouth 30 Oct 02 3 Mesha Prince Mackerel Is 29 Aug 03 Mackerel - Narrow Barred 4 Rita Lewin Exmouth 11 Nov 98 6 Kathy Ryan Exmouth 3 Mar 96 8 Joy Burrage Pt Hedland 16 Aug Leisa-anne Hull Exmouth 26 Oct Lois Fenton Pt Hedland 6 Jul 97 Mackerel - Spotted 1 Carol-Anne Bickford 1.60 Exmouth 12 Jan 00 1 Jan Prince 3.30 Exmouth 16 Aug 97 2 Carol-Anne Bickford 8.20 Exmouth 25 Oct 97 Mackerel - Shark 3 Robyn French 9.60 Exmouth 29 Oct 03 4 Sandra Steel Dampier 14 May 06 6 Kathy Ryan 6.90 Exmouth 6 Nov 91 1 Sangeeta Menon 3.20 Rottnest Island 14 Mar 10 2 Kathy Ryan 7.00 Exmouth 19 Aug 96 Mahi Mahi 4 Kathy Ryan 8.70 Exmouth 20 Aug 96 6 Marie Quinlin Exmouth 4 Nov 92 8 Jan Prince Exmouth 8 Nov 91 4 Wendy Patzak Dampier 25 Aug 91 Marlin - Black 8 Trish Johnson Dampier 25 Jun Wendy Patzak Dampier 29 Sep Jo Decker Exmouth 21 Mar 10 Marlin - Striped 10 Jan Prince Exmouth 1 Nov Julie Gheradi Exmouth 29 Jul 78 Mulloway 3 Karen Lee Jeffs Pt Hedland 18 Apr 01 6 Nola Tynan Pt Hedland 25 Apr 02 1 Rita Lewin 6.10 Exmouth 31 Oct 01 2 Jan Prince 7.00 Exmouth 14 Mar 08 Queenfish 3 Sahra Pitman 7.10 Exmouth 25 Mar 11 4 Bronwyn Rack Dampier 14 Apr 91 6 Sally Clark 6.40 Exmouth 21 Oct 94 2 Bronwyn Rack Dampier 30 May 92 4 Melva Rack Dampier 12 Jul 77 Sailfish 6 Jennifer Potts Dampier 3 Aug 91 8 Kay Webber Exmouth 9 Jul Debbie Snook Exmouth 7 Oct Fay Agnew N W Cape 7 Sep 70 1 Sangeeta Menon 4.87 Rottnest Island 17 Apr 10 Salmon Australian 2 Michelle Tickle 4.50 Cape Naturaliste 20 Mar 86 3 Sahra Pitman 5.10 Bunker Bay 14 Apr 13 4 Sahra Pitman 5.20 Bunker Bay 14 Apr 13 1 Vicki Searle 3.10 George River 7 Oct 07 Salmon Threadfin 2 Karen Lee Jeffs 5.20 Pt Hedland 20 May 01 3 Talisha Cook 4.80 George River 7 Oct 07 1 Caroline Davies 3.80 Geographe Bay 17 Jun 07 2 Caroline Davies 6.80 Geographe Bay 15 Jul 07 3 Caroline Davies 8.00 Eagle Bay 17 Feb 08 4 Caroline Davies Eagle Bay 14 Mar 09 Samson Fish 6 Robyn Fenech Geographe Bay 11 Mar 00 8 Katarina Mikic Geographe Bay 8 Jun Christine Ezekiel Jurien Bay 18 Mar Robyn Fenech Geographe Bay 12 Mar Mia Cramer Rottnest Is 7 Dec 00 Shark - Hammerhead 15 Lois Fenton Pt Hedland 19 May 98 Shark - Tiger 15 Wendy Patzak Dampier 20 Jun 92 1 Vicki Searle 2.90 Karratha 12 Oct 08 3 Shanae Cook Exmouth 22 Mar 11 Shark - Whaler 4 Frances White Dampier 28 Mar 93 6 Jo Decker Exmouth 1 Apr 09 8 Wendy Patzak Dampier 4 Aug Wendy Patzak Dampier 29 Sep 91 Land Base 6 Brettany Fuller Exmouth 16 Dec 04 Land base 10 Tina Fuller Exmouth 21 May PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

53 Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date FEMALE RECORDS 1 Lee Murray 1.00 Kalbarri 4 Aug 96 Snapper 2 Valerie Carter 4.30 Kalbarri 2 Mar 96 3 Charmaine Bell 6.60 Geographe Bay 30 Mar 03 1 Connie Taylor 3.00 Exmouth 16 Mar 12 Spangled Emperor 2 Jan Prince 3.20 Exmouth 9 Mar 08 3 Marie Pittock 3.30 Exmouth 31 Oct 03 4 Shanae Cook 4.20 Exmouth 12 Mar 12 Tailor 2 Suzanne Malton 2.90 Kalbarri 13 Oct 00 Trevally - Big Eye 1 Jan Prince 2.20 Exmouth 3 Nov 96 2 Jan Prince 4.30 Exmouth 18 Mar 04 3 Karen Lee Jeffs 5.20 Pt Hedland 17 Mar 01 Trevally - Bludger 4 Enid Clark 4.00 Exmouth 28 Aug 93 6 Narelle Hickling 7.20 Pt Hedland 29 Sep 02 1 Rachael Green 2.20 Pt Hedland 14 Apr 01 2 Vicki Searle 2.80 Dampier 1 Nov 08 3 Bridgette Wright Exmouth 20 Sep 03 Trevally - Giant 4 Belinda Barrow Exmouth 5 Mar 94 6 Wendy Brown Pt Hedland 7 Nov 93 8 Bronwyn Rack Dampier 15 Jul Melva Rack Dampier 12 Nov 78 1 Jan Prince 2.00 Exmouth 3 Nov 96 Trevally - Gold Spot 2 Rita Lewin 5.40 Exmouth 21 May 01 3 Vicki Searle 6.40 Dampier 8 Oct 00 4 Rochelle Ralston 9.80 Dampier 3 Aug 91 1 Carol-Anne Bickford 9.60 Exmouth 12 Jan 00 2 Connie Taylor 8.90 Exmouth 13 Mar 12 3 Tayla Anne Clatworthy 9.70 Exmouth 29 Mar 09 Trevally - Golden 4 Nikki Murray Exmouth 7 Aug 11 6 Bronwyn Rack Dampier 7 Aug 90 8 Carol-Anne Bickford Exmouth 12 Jan Marie Pittock Exmouth 22 Oct 97 Tuna - Kawa Kawa 3 Vicki Searle 6.90 Dampier 26 Sep 10 6 Kathy Ryan 7.70 Exmouth 3 Nov 94 2 Joanne Tatham Exmouth 15 Aug 11 3 Candace Williams Dampier 16 Aug 12 Tuna - Longtail 4 Shanae Cook Dampier 31 Jul 11 6 Patricia Jackson Dampier 3 Aug 85 8 Marie Pittock Exmouth 24 Oct 97 Tuna - Skipjack 3 Mia Cramer 5.26 Rottnest 3 Mar 08 4 Casey Sorrell 5.36 Rottnest Island 13 Nov 11 1 Sangeeta Menon 4.20 Rottnest Island 4 Jul 10 Tuna - Southern Bluefin 2 Sangeeta Menon 3.81 Rottnest Island 7 Feb 09 3 Casey Sorrell 5.08 Rottnest Island 18 Sep 10 3 Valerie Carter Kalbarri 28 Jan 95 4 Lee Murray Kalbarri 3 Mar 96 6 Colleen M Bottrell 7.40 Exmouth 2 Nov 92 Tuna - Yellowfin 10 Carol-Anne Bickford Exmouth 27 Sep Susanne Warman Dirk Hartog Is 19 May Michelle Callan Exmouth 10 Nov Jacquie Rushford Exmouth 17 Jan 10 4 Francine Gregory 8.20 Exmouth 4 Nov 92 Wahoo 6 Kelly Anne Insull Mackerel Island 25 Aug 08 8 Debbie Snook Exmouth 30 Oct Jo Decker Exmouth 08 Jul 12 Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date JUNIOR MALE RECORDS Barracuda Black Jewfish Chinaman Cobia Kingfish - Yellowtail Mackerel - Broad Barred 2 Clinton Damian 8.90 Exmouth 27 Oct 00 3 Andrew Epding 9.40 Exmouth 24 May 00 6 Ashley Magee 9.00 Pt Hedland 13 Jul 96 8 Brendan Hourn Exmouth 16 Jun 02 8 Eric Locke Roebuck Bay 15 Mar Tristan Francks Broome 8 Aug 07 1 Jackson Tatham 3.90 Dampier 03 Aug 13 2 Rhys Clatworthy 2.40 Exmouth 23 Mar 07 4 Grant Gregory Exmouth 19 Jan 92 6 Ashley Magee 8.40 Pt Hedland 17 Jul 96 2 Carl Babarskas 2.99 Lancelin 3 Mar 01 3 Carl Babarskas 3.15 Lancelin 27 Jan 01 2 Jackson Tatham 6.90 Dampier 25 Jun 11 3 Jackson Tatham 7.90 Dampier 29 Apr 12 4 Jackson Tatham 5.90 Dampier 29 Apr 12 55

54 Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date JUNIOR MALE RECORDS 3 Daryl Anesbury Exmouth 25 Oct 97 Mackerel - Narrow Barred 4 Cody Wright Exmouth 7 Aug 11 6 Daryl Anesbury Exmouth 21 Oct Paul Donnes Dampier 18 May 02 1 Rhys Clatworthy 1.50 Exmouth 19 Mar 04 2 Ben Crisp 8.70 Mackerel Is 7 Oct 87 Mackerel - Shark 3 Brendan Hourn 5.00 Exmouth 27 Apr 03 4 Ben Crisp 9.00 Mackerel Is 3 Oct 87 6 Ben Patrick 8.00 Half Moon Reef 25Apr 84 8 Beau Britton Exmouth 21 Oct 00 2 Carl Babarskas 3.50 Rottnest Trench 28 Apr 01 Mahi Mahi 4 Marcus J Maher 9.25 Rottnest Is 25 Apr 98 6 Troy Wright 8.10 Exmouth 6 Nov Shane Damian Exmouth 18 Oct 97 Marlin - Black 4 Bruce Wotherspoon Dampier 1 Aug 92 6 Craig Park Dampier 1 Aug 86 Marlin - Blue 15 Scott Turrell Exmouth 7 Apr Ben Miles Exmouth 27 Oct 03 1 Andrew Snook 6.60 Exmouth 23 Mar 07 Queenfish 3 Callum Horlock 9.90 Dampier 23 Mar 11 4 Ben Crisp 7.70 Mackerel Is 1 Oct 87 4 Ian French Dampier 30 Jul 83 Sailfish 6 Troy Wright Exmouth 16 Aug Chris Zencich Dampier 26 Sep Michael Harrington Exmouth 10 Mar 04 Salmon Australian 3 Jason Burgoyne 5.20 Yallingup 14 Mar 98 4 Ashley Coote 5.66 Yallingup 13 Apr 03 Salmon Threadfin 6 Michael Berthelsen 6.50 Dampier 19 Jul 91 4 Jason Burgoyne 6.20 Geographe Bay 21 Dec 97 Samson Fish 6 Myles Blond Rottnest Is 7 Feb 88 8 Cody Rummer Rottnest Is 2 Mar Stephen Pitard Geographe Bay 30 Jan 99 Shark - Whaler 10 Ben Patrick Rottnest Trench 20 Mar 83 1 Jackson Tatham 1.10 Dampier 13 Aug 11 Spangled Emperor 2 Clinton Damian 4.00 Exmouth 10 Jul 96 3 Brendan Hourn 3.30 Exmouth 15 Mar 03 Tailor 1 Ben Malton 2.40 Kalbarri 12 Nov 00 3 Ben Malton 3.40 Kalbarri 14 Oct 01 Trevally - Big Eye 1 Jackson Tatham 1.10 Dampier 28 May 11 Trevally - Bludger 4 Raymond Slater Pt Hedland 14 Jul 96 1 Wade Clark 1.40 Exmouth 22 Mar 11 Trevally - Giant 4 Grant Gregory Exmouth 2 Feb 92 8 Jamie Wotherspoon Dampier 7 Aug Joshua Gusthart Dampier 22 Feb 88 1 Jackson Tatham 2.10 Exmouth 24 Dec 11 Trevally - Gold Spot Trevally - Golden Trevally - Silver Tuna - Kawa Kawa Tuna - Longtail Tuna - Yellowfin Wahoo JUNIOR FEMALE RECORDS 3 Jackson Tatham 6.20 Dampier 26 Apr 11 4 Matthew Pike 8.00 Dampier 3 Aug 91 6 Clayton Prescott 9.50 Dampier 9 May 92 8 Brendon Billet Dampier 5 Aug 91 2 Clinton Damian 6.80 Exmouth 27 Sep 98 4 Grant Gregory Exmouth 9 Nov 91 8 Brendon Billet Dampier 7 Aug 89 1 Jason Burgoyne 1.39 Geographe Bay 13 Mar 98 2 Jason Burgoyne 2.20 Geographe Bay 21 Dec 97 2 Jackson Tatham 5.90 Dampier 03 Jul 11 3 Nelson R Jeffs 4.80 Pt Hedland 5 Jun 98 4 Troy Wright 6.70 Exmouth 4 Nov 93 6 Daryl Anesbury 7.00 Exmouth 20 Oct 97 2 Jackson Tatham Dampier 14 Apr 12 3 Jackson Tatham Dampier 25 Jun 11 4 Jackson Tatham Dampier 29 Apr 12 6 Scott Turrell Dampier 07 Aug 90 8 Kurt Mead Exmouth 28 Aug Steven Anesbury Exmouth 26 Oct 00 6 Carl Babarskas 9.62 Lancelin 1 Oct Chris Rushford Exmouth 16 Jan 10 6 Brendan Hourn Exmouth 17 Aug Alex Nelson Exmouth 23 Mar 11 Barracuda 4 Patti Horwood Mackerel Is 23 Sep 86 Barramundi 3 Shanae Cook 9.40 George River 31 Dec 06 8 Talisha Cook Fortescue River 5 Dec 04 Cobia 3 Talisha Cook 7.20 Dampier 03 Aug 08 Mackerel - Narrow Barred Mahi Mahi 8 Mesha Prince Exmouth 15 Apr Patti Horwood Mackerel Is 07 Oct 87 1 Mia Cramer 2.22 Rottnest Trench 29 Feb 04 3 Mia Cramer 4.75 Rottnest Trench 20 Apr PERTH GAME FISHING CLUB - STRIKE 2014

55 Species Line Class Angler Weight Location Date JUNIOR FEMALE RECORDS Queenfish 2 Tayla Anne Clatworthy 6.80 Exmouth 29 Mar 09 Sailfish 8 Bridgette Wright Exmouth 24 Oct Shanae Cook Dampier 27 Sep 10 1 Justine Boekhorst 1.40 DeGrey River 29 Nov 98 Salmon Threadfin 2 Justine Boekhorst 2.10 DeGrey River 29 Nov 99 3 Talisha Cook 4.80 George River 07 Oct 07 4 Justine Boekhorst Pt Hedland 16 Feb 00 Samson Fish 15 Maddison Cramer Rottnest Is 30 Dec Mia Cramer Rottnest Is 07 Dec 00 3 Shanae Cook Exmouth 22 Mar 11 Shark - Whaler 4 Talisha Cook Dampier 08 jan 06 6 Shanae Cook Dampier 30 Oct 11 Snapper 1 Anna Sutherland 2.40 Kalbarri 30 Jan 94 2 Anna Sutherland 5.00 Kalbarri 28 Feb 93 Spangled Emperor 4 Shanae Cook 4.20 Exmouth 12 Mar 12 Tailor 2 Rebecca Malton 4.10 Kalbarri 12 Oct 00 Trevally - Giant 3 Bridgette Wright Exmouth 20 Sep 03 6 Shanae Cook Exmouth 01 Apr 09 Trevally - Gold Spot 2 Bridgette Wright 5.30 Exmouth 29 Mar 03 1 Chelsea Smith 2.80 Exmouth 24 Mar 11 Trevally - Golden 3 Tayla Clatworthy 9.70 Exmouth 29 Mar 09 6 Tayla Clatworthy 9.70 Exmouth 19 Jan 10 Tuna - Longtail 4 Shanae Cook Exmouth 31 jul 11 Tuna - Skipjack 3 Mia Cramer 4.64 Rottnest Is 02 mar 03 4 Mia Cramer 5.20 Rottnest Trench 22 Apr 01 Tuna - Southern Bluefin 3 Jessica Bluefin 3.44 Rottnest Island 03 Jan 11 Tuna - Yellowfin 4 Tayla Clatworthy 9.30 Exmouth 21 Aug 10 SMALL FRY MALE RECORDS Barracuda 3 Dale Spera 7.40 Pt Hedland 14 Apr 06 4 Joshua Spera 6.40 Pt Hedland 17 Apr 07 Chinaman 1 Jackson Tatham 3.90 Dampier 03 Aug 13 2 Jackson Tatham 6.90 Dampier 25 Jun 11 Mackerel - Broad Barred 3 Jackson Tatham 7.90 Dampier 29 Apr 12 4 Jackson Tatham 5.90 Dampier 28 Apr 12 Mackerel - Narrow Barred 4 Cody Wright Exmouth 7 Aug 11 6 Tyson Tatham 9.70 Dampier 29 Apr 12 Mackerel - Shark 2 Jackson Tatham 5.50 Exmouth 20 Dec 11 Mahi Mahi 3 Zeyad El-Brolossy 3.00 Rottnest Is 23 Mar 13 1 Jackson Tatham 4.60 Dampier 01 Aug 11 Queenfish 2 Jackson Tatham 4.60 Dampier 31 Jul 11 3 Callum Horlock 9.90 Dampier 23 Mar 11 Shark - Whaler 2 Jackson Tatham 4.50 Dampier 21 May 11 Spangled Emperor 1 Jackson Tatham 1.10 Dampier 13 Aug 11 Trevally - Big Eye 1 Jackson Tatham 1.10 Dampier 28 May 11 1 Jackson Tatham 6.80 Dampier 07 Jul 12 Trevally - Golden 2 Jackson Tatham 6.50 Dampier 08 Jul 12 3 Jackson Tatham 8.10 Dampier 30 Apr 11 4 Jackson Tatham 5.70 Dampier 27 Dec 10 Trevally - Gold Spot 1 Jackson Tatham 2.10 Exmouth 24 Dec 11 3 Jackson Tatham 6.20 Dampier 26 Apr 11 2 Jackson Tatham 5.90 Dampier 03 Jul 11 Tuna Kawa Kawa 3 Jackson Tatham 6.60 Dampier 12 Dec 10 4 Jackson Tatham 7.00 Dampier 26 Dec 10 Tuna - Large Scale 2 Jackson Tatham 5.50 Exmouth 20 Dec 11 2 Jackson Tatham Dampier 14 Apr 12 Tuna - Longtail 3 Jackson Tatham Dampier 25 Jun 11 4 Jackson Tatham Dampier 29 Apr 12 6 Jackson Tatham Dampier 29 Apr 12 SMALL FRY FEMALE RECORDS Barracuda 3 Shanae Cook 9.40 George River 31 Dec 06 8 Talisha Cook Fortescue River 05 Dec 04 Cobia 4 Shanae Cook 7.50 Dampier 08 Jan 06 3 Amber Cloughessy Dampier 24 Oct 10 Mackerel - Narrow Barred 8 Amber Cloughessy Dampier 05 Feb Amber Cloughessy Dampier 05 Feb 11 Sailfish 8 Amber Cloughessy Dampier 26 Sep 10 Tuna - Skipjack 3 Desert Gray 3.80 Rottnest Island 20 Nov 11 57

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