16 th May 2013 Great social night last week welcoming back Whitey and Ivan. FADs are to be recovered next week. Sharks have taken over in the Abrolhos. Important comp this weekend - the weather looks good. June 11 th Social Night will be one not to be missed. Fishing Those of you who know Deon van der Westhuizen would be aware of his enthusiasm for fishing. Touching base on another matter during the week Deon explained that he d had some good snapper fishing last weekend. Turns out he got three big pinkies up to 80 cm long night fishing where Direction Bank in 35 40 m of water around 25 Nm off Mindarie. When night fishing, getting back to the marina around midnight. Only real problem says Deon is the risk of picking up craypots. Good luck Deon, if you are that keen you deserve plenty of trophy catches. Mark Maher bottom fishing on Success on Wednesday picked up 3 mulloway from a school in about 90 m of water as well as some nice breaksea cod. Social Nights The social night held at RPYC Fremantle on Tuesday 7 th was a real hoot, with Craig White & Ivan Erceg really hitting their straps celebrating success at Quepos Costa Rica. Both gave informative commentary on how they fish over there and video footage of hooking up and tagging showed exceptional speed and teamwork from the skipper and deckie. Also on the night Zeyad El-Brollosy was presented with his State and Australian record certificates for the mahi mahi he weighed at the Shimano WA Open in March. Aaron Smiddy Smith of Smoke Shake fame is becoming a welcome feature at our social nights. Last week he treated all to some All winners - Zeyad being held aloft by Ivan Erceg and Craig White 1st May 2013 Hook-Up Page 1
legendary smoked fish including mahi, sailfish, striped marlin, wahoo and yellowfin tuna. He really has it nailed. Don t forget there is a Bradley Smoker up for grabs for the next marlin tagged in the City Beach Builders Club Championship. The next Social Night is to be held at the clubrooms on Tuesday June 11 th. Peter De Iseo from FLIR wil be demonstrating their latest night vision technology. It promises to be a very informative evening. See the flyer on page 5. Abrolhos Sharks We ve all heard, and many have witnessed, the huge tiger sharks that inhabit the shallow waters inside the Pelsaert Group at the Abrolhos archipelago. Members Ross Ezekiel and Bob Burdinat have been visiting the Abrolhos to fish and dive for many years. Their most recent trip up there (Bob s 23 rd ) was in March. Very experienced divers, they typically spend much of their time based at Middle Island venturing to the outside of Half Moon Reef to dive for dhufish. This year however, they didn t even get in the water, with overcast conditions and plenty of sharks spotted on the surface the conditions were way too spooky and on a run south inside the Pelsaert Group to the guano jetty where they anchored, 7 sharks up to 2.5 m long took up residence under the boat as soon as they were anchored. This scenario has been related by many crews who visited the area over the March to May period. Below are photos taken by Bob s brother Denis during their stay. FADs This weekend will be the last opportunity to fish the FADs. Planned recovery date is next Wednesday 22 nd May for recovery. Volunteers are welcome on the recovery trip and are required for moving the FADs from RPYC the following weekend. Volunteers should contact the club on contact@pgfc.com.au or Peter Coote on 0419 266843. Received this morning from Mark Maher: Yesterday whilst bottom fishing we came upon a FAD which was anchored. Unfortunately we did not take co-ordinances, however it was in 43 meters of water approximately 5 miles north of Rotto, approx 1 mile east of west end. We can t confirm the name of the FAD. 1st May 2013 Hook-Up Page 2
If anyone is out there between now and Wednesday and has a chance to have a look around, we d like to learn about it. Coming Events note there may be changes and updates going forward, check the website. May Sun 19 Club Comp Day RPYC Fremantle Wed 22 FAD recovery Challenger Institute - Fremantle Volunteers welcome June Tue 11 Sun 23 Social Night Club Comp Day RPYC Fremantle RPYC Fremantle Flir Night Vision equipment presentation not to be missed Important dates for your long term planning for next year are: Bertram Marlin Cup Jurien Bay Briefing night 20 th February 2014 Fishing Days 21 st 23 rd February best 2 days from 3 Presentation Night 23 rd February. Shimano WA Open Rottnest Island Briefing night 15 th April 2014 Fishing Days 26 th 27 th April Presentation Night 6 th May 1st May 2013 Hook-Up Page 3
City Beach Builders Championship Series Score Board after Round 7-21 st April Champion Boat Reel Addiction 5750 Kerry Ann 3000 Buddha 2695 Naturaliste 1270 Caribbean 1250 Striker 1078 Deeper Still 980 Rock N Roll 850 Tom Cat 788 Xotica 525 Jelomi 375 Double Lucky 352 Edgewater 318 Cookie 2 299 On Strike (Dean Rundell) 261 Champion Male Angler Mark Jarrett 4500 Dwayne Lawrence 3000 Ben Weston 1078 Johnno Wroth 1070 Trent Chilman 888 Deon van der Westhuizen 858 Tim Carson 838 Rick Ashton 800 Joff Weston 750 Darren Burleigh 695 David Gray 658 Shane Walton 425 Dean Rundell 261 Deon Visagie 250 Jonathon Pullin 250 Adrian Hunt 227 Brian Arnett 225 Des Beech 225 Laith Rickman 208 Andrew Clarke 200 Dean Watson 150 Toby Astill 150 Greg Gullefer 141 Daniel Hunt 125 Rob Nesbit 125 Hesham El-Brollosy 120 Rhyss Whittred 114 Ashley Hicks 110 Champion Female Angler Sangeeta Menon 750 Lisa Powell 225 Champion Junior Angler Zeyad El-Brollosy 100 Drew Ziepe 100 PGFC Annual Trophy Scores Eddy Moss Trophy - Champion Angler Brian Arnett 5222 Mark Jarrett 5160 Ben Weston 3552 Dwayne Lawrence 3000 David Gray 1317 Tim Carson 1209 Johnno Wroth 1186 Lisa Powell (F) 1031 Ben Patrick 892 Trent Chilman 888 Deon van der Westhuizen 858 Rick Ashton 800 Glen Rattigan 750 Joff Weston 750 Sangeeta Menon (F) 750 Kevin Baker 725 Darren Burleigh 695 Phil Volich 450 Stephen Ducas 450 Shane Walton 425 Dean Rundell 261 Deon Visagie 250 Jonathon Pullin 250 Adrian Hunt 227 Des Beech 225 Laith Rickman 208 Andrew Clarke 200 Dean Watson 150 Toby Astill 150 Edward Swinhoe 142 Greg Gullefer 141 Daniel Hunt 125 Robert Nesbit 125 Hesham El-Brollosy 120 Rhyss Whittred 114 Ashley Hicks 110 Drew Ziepe (J) 100 Zeyad El-Brollosy (J) 100 President s Trophy - Champion Boat Rock N Roll 8103 Reel Addiction 6560 Caribbean 3725 Buddha 3203 Kerry Ann 3000 Naturaliste 2136 Deeper Still 1351 Striker 1078 Mandalay 892 Tom Cat 788 Xotica 525 Jelomi 375 Double Lucky 352 Edgewater 318 Cookie 2 299 On Strike (Dean Rundell) 261 Fair Game 142 Neil Patrick Trophy Jim Ireland 5 Jim Stevenson 4 Terry Meakins 4 Neil Patrick 2 Johnno Wroth 1 Kevin Ireland 1 Marty Goldsworthy 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. Points are updated to 30th April 1st May 2013 Hook-Up Page 4
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