Tim Rhy Perth Game Fishing Club Inc Postal Address: PO Box 57 North Beach 6920 President: Ben Weston 0419 777720 Perth Game Fishing Club 2014 www.pgfc.com.au contact@pgfc.com.au 27 th November 2014 IN THIS EDITION: Rottnest firing up. Two new World Record claims. Brag & Release set to go. First scores for the 2015 season. Recfishwest FADs deployed. Xmas Party next week. Special member offer from On Strike Charters. Boat for sale. Fishing Local Dave Gray on Buddha was fishing the north side of Rottnest last weekend when he caught this beautiful early season mahi mahi in less than 40m of water. There was a lot of bait packed along the northern side of the island. There have also been reports of yellow fin tuna off Hillarys and also in Warnbro Sound this week. Dan Hunt has been cleaning up on the King George and whiting in the shallows inside Rottnest. The barges have been loaded with sambos but the men in grey suits have made fishing this area almost impossible already. 27 th November 2014 Hook-Up Page 1
Shark sightings have been on the increase over the last few weeks with a salmon fisherman at the Mewstones making the news when a white shark chased the salmon right to the boat and took a chunk out of the gunwale padding. The water on the SST charts is looking good for the upcoming Big Guns Tournament, the opening of the City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series on 6 th December. There have been reports of small dollies arriving at the FADs already along with continuing reports of bird activity and small tuna in the 100m area behind Rottnest. The water is still quite dirty and the temperature is around 21 degrees at best inside the shelf. Crayfish are on the move with widespread catches from Mandurah to Mindarie with 20 a pot seeming to be the average for those on the sand. Bluewater Tackle has just landed a large range of jigs just in time for the upcoming finish of the demersal ban on the 15 th of December. Great time to get your lines re-spooled and to stock up on terminal tackle too. Richter Lures has launched a range of Bluewater Tackle exclusive lures with new colour patterns and eyes. They are selling fast so get in and check them out. They are stunning lures and have been proven performers in Exmouth. Recfishwest FADs Shark sightings have been on the increase over the last few weeks Recfishwest has advised that they deployed two FADs on Tuesday 25 th November. One is a floating unit, the other submerged. Details from the Recfishwest Media Release will be forwarded to members when available. Deckie Day The club is looking at running a deckie training day informally over the next few weeks. Anyone that is keen to learn the basics of outriggers, lures and some basic skills please contact the club at contact@pgfc.com.au. Membership Renewals Thanks to the 200 or so members who have paid their fees for 2015. Reminder notices costing the club about $1 a shot plus volunteer time have been sent out this week. Please send in your payments as soon as possible. If you don t have the details send a note to contact@pgfc.com.au or call the Treasurer on 0419 266843 Crew Position If anyone is looking for a consistent, enthusiastic crew member for this season s events I am keen to learn and help the team wherever I can - happy to help with everything that goes with it including washing the boat and gear afterwards. For background: my fishing experience ranges from freshwater, to estuary to rock and surf and a few deep sea outings (jigging and bottom) as well; though I realise I have a lot to learn about game fishing. Contact Nick Lorenz 0416 167635 Opening Weekend Weather forecasts regrettably caused the cancellation of this year s Opening Weekend. Make up for the loss by getting out there on 6 th or 7 th December on the Big Guns weekend. 27 th November 2014 Hook-Up Page 2
World Record Claims The latter part of 2014 has produced an abundance of Australian salmon. Since the last Hook-Up two club members have applied for State, Australian and World records for the species. First up was Rhyss Whittred s capture on 7 th November and aclaim for a 5.8kg fish on 1kg line class, a classic catch in rough conditions where the fish played the game and kept away from reef. Caught around the Mewstones area, the fish was chasing the masses of mulies schooling there. Following up on 15 th Novembe, with a claim for a 5.45kg on 4kg Women s record was Sarah Pitman who captured a similarly well fed Australian Salmon. Congratulatoins to both anglers, a great way to start the new club year. Scores The first scores for 2015 are in: President's Trophy - Champion Boat Resurgence 886 Simrad 725 Ashram 580 Deeper Still 167 Rock N Roll 120 Eddy Moss Trophy - Champion Angler Shane Anderson 750 Rhyss Whittred 580 Luke Ryan 475 Cameron Trowbridge 250 Rick Ashton 167 Sarah Coleman (F) 136 Des Beech 120 Keep an eye on the website for updates. www.pgfc.com.au 27 th November 2014 Hook-Up Page 3
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City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series Big Guns The first of the City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series will be held on 6 th and 7 th December. A 10kg minimum line class event and dubbed the Big Guns, it will surely see plenty of samsonfish and hopefully some of the bigger yellowfin and big-eye tuna that tend to inhabit our waters early in the season. Then there is always the chance of a marlin which are certainly not unknown as early as October. Details on page 8. Calendar Changes and updates may occur, check the website and click on Events for details. December Tue 2 Sat/Sun 6/7 January No events February Tue 3 Sat/Sun 21/22 March Tue 3 Sat/Sun 21/22 April Tue 7 Sat/Sun 11/12 May Fri/Sun 1/3 Tue 5 June Tue 2 Sat 13 Christmas Social Night City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series - Big Guns Weekend Social Night Marlin Cup Social Night City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series - Species Social Night City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series - Species WA Open Social Night Social Night City Beach Builders Grand Prix Series Pink Snapper Rottnest Island Jurien Bay Annual General Meeting The AGM of the club was held at the RPYC Annex on Tuesday 11 th November. The result of the elctions for committee positions was: President Ben Weston Committee Peter Babarskas Vice-President Tim Carson Committee Rob Nesbit Secretary / Treasurer Peter Coote Committee Alex Scholz Weigh-master John Webber Committee Deon Van Der Westhuizen Committee Shane Anderson Past President Rhyss Whittred 27 th November 2014 Hook-Up Page 5
Brag and Release Update The measure and release tables for 2015 have been completed and are available as a double sided laminated sheet, handy to have on the boat. There will also be a copy in Strike Magazine. Measure and release tables and cards are available from the club and we have just got a shipment of Shimano Bragmats in. Contacts for all this gear are Tim Carson on 0429 676237 or John Webber on 0407 386734 or contact@pgfc.com.au. Tim will be doing a further presentation on the subject at the December 2 nd Xmas Party Sociial Night 27 th November 2014 Hook-Up Page 6
FOR SALE 2003 23ft Seaswirl Striper 2301 walk around. Powered by 2 x Johnson 140hp four strokes. (1000 hours). Meticulously maintained. Fully setup as a trailable game fishing boat, complete with Tigress 15' telescopic outriggers & Reelax reef 450 bases, Tigress centre rigger, down rigger, custom rigging table, 100ltr live bait tank, 4 deck rod holders and 8 on the hardtop. Extensive Raymarine electronics package including E120 GPS, C90W sounder with a Raymarine DSM 300 and Airmar 1Kw transducer. Fusion stereo with wired remote and 6 speakers, GME VHF radio, salt-water wash down, navigation lighting, LED deck light, LED underwater lighting and trim tabs. Equipped with all safety gear including 6 x life jackets, EPIRB, fire extinguisher and offshore flares. Comes on a EZ loader trailer with electric over hydraulic brakes and LED lighting $65000 ono Contact Adam 0423 477309 27 th November 2014 Hook-Up Page 7
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On Strike Charters and the Exmouth Heavy Tackle Tournament December 2014 Due to a late cancellation, On Strike Charters have availability to compete in Exmouth Heavy Tackle Tournament. It s an unmissable opportunity, to compete in a great 3 day tournament which targets big fish on 37 60kg line class. Briefing 7 th of December. Fishing 8 th 10 th December. Amazing price of $2200 per day for up to 5 anglers on board our 40 foot O Brien vessel. That works out to $1320 per person for the total 3 days fishing and competing! Get a group of your friends together and chase that grander! *This is a one off special price available to the first customer/group who books. Please note competitors are responsible for their tournament entry fees. For more details, terms and conditions of this special please contact On Strike Charters on 0407 730 336 or info@onstrike.com.au Membership Membership continues to thrive with close to 20 new members so far this year since October 1 st. Looks like the word is out that it could be a bumper year. 27 th November 2014 Hook-Up Page 9
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