Perth Game Fishing Club Inc Postal Address: PO Box 57 North Beach 6920 President: Ben Weston 0419 777720 Perth Game Fishing Club 2015 www.pgfc.com.au contact@pgfc.com.au 8 th July 2015 IN THIS EDITION: Broome and Kalbarri really firing. Welcome to a new sponsor. August Social Night featuring Dr Julian Pepperell. Broome Billfish Classic and Dampier Classic coming up. Latest scores. Fishing Local No reports for the past weekend of any major captures. Rhyss Whittred on Ashram went wide on Saturday for some deep dropping in 430m only to find green eyed sharks and gurnards. They tried everywhere covering around 100Nm. He did get a good feel for fuel consumption when running fast in calm water, pumping 435 litres through the twin Yamahas. Kalbarri We haven t had a report from Craig White at SeaSport Charters in Kalbarri for a while, but all is well and the fishing is great. Craig s customers are happy with a near perfect bagging out record and he has tagged 19 marlin and 1 sail so far this year a good result considering most of his charters are for bottom fishing. The image below is of a whopper of a sail caught recently on his boat Valkoista which was estimated at 50kg measuring 2.4m short length. This specimen was tagged, released and swam away strongly. Image Craig White 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 1
Broome Broome is experiencing what locals believe is a once in 10 year sailfish bight. Local charter boats are often seeing more than 20 fish a day and those from outside town are regularly tagging up to 14 sails a day. Recovery of tags is on the increase. This all comes in time for the 27 th 31 st July Broome Billfish Classic, a 10kg line class comp. Committee member Shane Anderson grabbed a few days last week in Broome as a training run for his next visit to Costa Rica. He will be representing the club as the winner of this year s Marlin Cup in the 2016 Offshore World Championship. His account of the fishing: Whilst in Broome taking a break from Perth s cold weather, I spent a day chasing sailfish with Jourdain Ellens (Jeda) from Makaira Game Fishing. Jeda runs a very well organised operation, with offshore fishing being done from a beautifully fitted-out and maintained 30ft Contender. Conditions had been flat for the days leading up to our trip, but we had a 15Kt offshore breeze in the morning of our trip. It made for a slightly rough trip out to the fishing grounds, but nothing to worry an experienced Perth angler! It was still relatively early in the season for sailfish, and fishing had been a bit hit and miss over the previous week. First stop was the live bait grounds. Plenty of bait around but we had no luck trying to get the baitfish up past the schools of small mackerel, being bitten off every time. We decided to revert to the back-up plan of trolling dead garfish, and try for live bait later on. We were towing two teaser chains, and using 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 2
spinning gear to drop back baits onto the fish when they were at the teasers. The outfits were Saragosa 20000 s spooled with 10kg mono, on 10-12kg spinning rods. After about an hour we saw a fish finning not far from the teasers so we were expecting some action soon. Sure enough, about 15 minutes later we had a fish at the teaser, and dropped back the bait only to have it smashed by a long tail tuna! Not what we were targeting but some fun nonetheless. Setting the spread out again, we were soon hooked up on the first sailfish of the day. Following an entertaining 15 minute fight we had the fish at the boat, tag in, photos taken and a safely released fish back on its way. In the next hour we had another three fish up, with one hooked and tagged. By now the wind had died down so Jeda decided to try again for live bait. We had much more success this time, and in about half an hour had the live bait tank full, so off we went. The combination of better conditions in the afternoon and live bait contributed to a sensational afternoon bite. In the space of less than three hours we raised another nine fish, hooking eight and tagging six, including two double hook-ups. Tally for the day was 14-10-8, a very successful trip! If anyone is in Broome I d highly recommend a day out with Jeda on Makaira. Jeff Cooper, a life member of Broome Fishing Club sent along this image with the caption Just some perspective on what I was describing. Hooked up to one whilst others are still feeding on bait next to the boat. Calm seas, blue skies, warm daytime temperatures and sailfish aplenty. Hard to stay in Perth in July. See the Broome Billfish Classic ad on page 7 for more information. Broome Sailfish - Jeff Cooper 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 3
New Club Sponsor Perth Game Fishing Club is pleased to announce the support of KeepSafe Storage as a sponsor for the 2015-16 year. Run by new member Shaun Bain, KeepSafe Storage has recently opened a new facility in O Connor, which being close to Fremantle, will be ideally located for members in the area. KeepSafe Storage is also located in Balcatta and Mandurah. There are a number exclusive offers being made for PGFC members. KeepSafe can be contacted on 9200 2252 and office hours are: Mon - Sat 8.30am to 5.30pm Sun 9am to 5.30pm SECURE, SMART & SIMPLE STORAGE SOLUTIONS www.keepsafestorage.com.au KeepSafe Storage What sets us apart from the industry? Total commitment to quality, safety and security. Unparalleled security system - security cameras and individually alarmed units. All weather fully equipped loading bay. Automated coded security gate with 24/7 access. Route directing, LED lighting throughout the facility. Full range of boxes and packing material available. Free trailer hire available for all move-ins. Free truck rental for all move-ins Insurance for your valuable possessions. Different unit sizes and shapes to suit your every need, from 1m3 lockers to 24m2 units and specialised bulk storage areas. Quick and simple computerised sign up procedure. Competitive pricing with various discount and value added options in place to meet your needs. Innovative solutions catering to both residential and business storage needs. VIRTUAL OFFICE FACILITIES RELAX IN OUR LOUNGE Fax WIFI Coffee / Tea Scan Computer Milk Copy Chilled Water As can seen from these images, Shaun, his wife Angie and son James are keen fishos. The dhufish is James first. 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 4
Calendar Changes and updates may occur, check the website and click on Events for details. August Tue 4 Social Night RPYC Fremantle September Tue 1 Social Night RPYC Fremantle October Tue 6 Social Night RPYC Fremantle Fri 16 Annual Presentation Dinner RPYC Crawley November Tue 10 Annual General Meeting and Social Night RPYC Fremantle Sat 14 FAD Deployment DPI Fremantle Sat Sun 21-22 Opening Weekend Rottnest Island August Social Night The August Social Night on Tuesday 4 th should be a ripper, as we are hosting Dr Julian Pepperell at the club for the evening. At the time of publication more than 60 seats have been taken up, so get in quick. Members will get first shot as numbers are limited, after which the remaining seats will be offered to Members of other clubs. Click on the poster to RSVP. 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 5
PGFC Annual Club Championship Scores Eddy Moss Trophy - Champion Angler John Holmes 5099 Glen Rattigan 4368 Dylan Picken 3123 Shane Anderson 3090 Rhyss Whittred 3074 Brian Arnett 2633 Tim Carson 2168 Brett Fonti 1784 Des Beach 1485 Alexander Kaiko 1375 Deon Van Der Westhuizen 1294 Luke Ryan 915 Chin Hou Su 892 Peter Harvey 892 Phillip Volich 890 Carl Babarskas 856 Richard Buchanan 817 Mark Jamieson 728 Nicholas Lorenz 714 Ashley Hicks 646 Kevin Baker 556 Robert Nesbit 548 Warren Jolley 473 Christian Strydom 471 Steven Ducas 460 Mark Jarrett 455 Peter Babarskas 432 Mathew Gruber 423 Andrew Pearson 396 Heinrich Wasserman 354 Duane Whelan 328 Ben Weston 327 Rick Ashton 289 Cameron Trowbridge 250 Darren Burleigh 237 Trent Chilman 140 Mathias Luedtke 132 John Webber 125 Club championship points are updated to 7th July 2015. Kay Webber Trophy - Champion Female Angler Lisa Powell 753 Rebecca Oncken 546 Rachel Tees 344 Sarah Coleman 245 Kristine Koening 176 President s Trophy - Champion Boat Southern Blue 9637 Rock N Roll 6775 Ashram 4848 Resurgence 3972 Naturaliste 2676 Likely Story 2309 Deeper Still 2179 Striker 2119 Whiskers 1954 Simrad 1443 Bill Play 1375 Buddha 1278 Salacia 892 Midnight Rambler 856 Alura 776 Molly 646 Junior Trophy Jessica Jarrett 106 Neil Patrick Trophy Dylan Picken 3 Brian Arnett 2 Ashley Hicks 2 Jim Ireland 2 Neil Patrick 2 Kevin Ireland 1 Members are reminded that whilst all care is taken, members are responsible for ensuring their points are correct. No adjustments up or down, will be made after the final club year points have been awarded. Broome Sailfish Shane Anderson 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 6
Upcoming Tournaments Broome Billfish Classic Click Here for link to Broome Fishing Club Billfish Classic Website Don t forget: Fatty s Memorial Day 26 th July 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 7
Dampier Classic Click Here for the link to tournament website Further details and inspection of the boat can be arranged with Seasport Marine, 59 Champion Dr, Kelmscott 9498 1799 8 th July 2015 Hook-Up Page 8
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