CountiesSportFishingClub Newsletter August2022 www.csfc.co.nz
2 CountiesSportfishing ClubInc. P.OBox 83,Waiuku2123 csfc@hotmail.co.nz Contents CoverPhoto:ShaneJohnstonheadedouttothe 60mmarkforalateafternoonfish,looksprettygreat outthere. ClubDetails03 Bits‘nBobs04 SafetyChecks07 Prizegiving202208 ReelServicingGuides09 ReelServicingKitGiveaway17 SponsorsGrid18 Diary19 Committee20 LeaderBoard21 SponsorsGrid23 0800 482 248 www.acslgroup.nz
3 New andUsedBoats,Motors,Accessories, Servicing They haveareputation forgood quality workmanship,honesty and reliability Theonsite technicians areexpertsinMercury,Etech,Evinrude & Johnsonservicing and repairs as well asYamaha,Suzuki and Honda. They can also fitneworusedoutboard enginesand do trailer repairs, springs,winches androllers. 9 Crosbie RoadPukekohe 09 2389180 CountiesSportFishingClub We areafamilyfriendlyWestcoastclubbasedinWaiuku,justsouth of Auckland.With around1000members,trailerboats makeup the majorityofourfleet.Celebratingfishingof allkinds,fromthe humble Gurnardto themightyBroadbill.ClubwatersspanfromRaglan north headto Kaiparasouthhead andincludetheManukauharbourand Waikatoriver. Tojointheclubclick HERE ImportantNote:ifyouintend tohaveamealbefore the meetingit would paytobook toavoid disappointment asthe restaurantisverypopularandoftenfull. ShuntersRestaurantPhone 092359131ext5 SPORTFISHING CLUBINC COUNTIES AnnualAGMWednesday31st August AtWaiukuCossieClub Inthedownstairsbar Meetingstartsat7.30pm YoudonotneedtobeaCossieClubmembertoattend.AllCSFCmembers andguestswelcome. Whynotcomeearlyandtakeadvantageofthe greatfoodonofferattheCossieClub. Thisiswhenweelectourcommitteeandclubofficersforthenextyear, soit’sanimportantmeeting.Pleasedocomealongifyoucan.
4 Bits&Bobs Prizegiving2022 UnfortunatelywehadtocancellastyearsprizegivingduetoCovid,sowewillneedto makethisyearsevenbigger.WealsohavetheVartaCupwintocelebratethisyear, soitpromisestobeagreatday.Booktheday,17th September,prizegivingstartsat 3pm.ItwillbeheldattheCossieClub. Fish‘NChicks2023 Afterhavingtocancellastyearscompetitionweareveryhappytobebackfor2023. Thedateis11th February,solockitintoyourdiaryasthiswillbeaneventnottobe missed.
5 BrockJohnstonshowingoffsomeofthefishcaughtonalateafternoon/earlyevening fishofftheWestcoast.
6 45ManukauRoad,Pukekohe 092370470 Previous Newsletters Newsletters,backto January2018, are availableonline here.Theyhavebeen uploadedin higherresolutionthen theoldpdfversionswereemailedout in,sothe picturesespeciallyshouldbebetterquality. Something fortheNewsletter? We’realwayslookingforitems toinclude,soifyouhave afishingreport,somephotos, or justa good storytotellplease dropme anemailon kevin@nzsteele.com JuniorNationals2023 TheJuniorNationalswereheldforthefirsttimethisyear,andtheyarebackagainnext year.TheyareheldoverthetwoweekEasterschoolholidaystogivepeoplethebest opportunitytogetoutfishing.Thiswillbethe7th tothe22nd ofApril2023.Wewillbe holdingourfamilydaycompetitiononthe16th Aprilsothatanyofourjuniorstaking partinthenationalscanalsofishthiscompetition. BigGreenShed Asyouknowfrompreviousreportswehaveanongoingissuewithcrimeattheshed. WehaveapproachedaprofessionalsecuritycompanytoupdateourCCTVequipment thatwasstolen.Theyhavecomebackwiththeirrecommendationsandatthelast committeemeetingitwasagreedthatwewouldgoaheadandgetthisinstalled.The workwillinvolvemovingtheelectricaldistributionboxinsideoneofthecontainersso itcannotbetamperedwith.TheCCTVrecordingequipmentwillalsobeinsidea container.Itwillbelinkedtotheinternetwithlivealertsbeingsentifanintruderis detectedandthevideofeedwillalsobeaccessibleonlinesowecancheckwhatis happeningifthereisanalertandevencommunicatewiththeintruders.Thisisa considerableinvestmentforus,butifitcanhelppreventfurtherdamageortheftfrom thegreensheditwillbeveryworthwhile.
7 SafetyChecks Withspringnearlyhere,andsomeseriousfishingoffthecoastontheway,haveyouchecked yoursafetygear?Don’tforgettocheckyourinflatablelifejackets–andifyourgascanister looksanythingliketheonebelowthrowitawayandfitanewone.Alsomanuallyinflateyour jacketandleaveitovernighttomakesuretherearenopunctures.Ifitgoesdownthenit’stime foranewlifejacket.Youdon’twanttogetletdownbyoneofthemostessentialsafetyitems youhavewhenitmattersmost. DoyouhaveanEPIRBonyourboat?Whenwasthelasttimeyoutestedit?Ifyoucan’t remember,oritwasmorethanacoupleofmonthsthencheckitbeforeyounexttakeitout andcheckthebatteryexpirydate.Whileyouareatitisitregisteredandareyourcontact detailsuptodate?ContactNZSearchandRescueat https://beacons.org.nz/ Updateandderegister.aspx tomakechanges,orcallon0800406111.Remember,havingup todatecontactinformationcansavevitaltimeinanemergencysituation.
8 Prizegiving2022 CSFCPrizegiving Saturday17th September-WaiukuCossieClub KickOff3pm NibblesandSomeRefreshments Itwouldbegreattothefollowingmembersatprizegiving AmeliaSco� AlaynaAndrews AuroraSco� JakeHarper IndiHarper FinnVerner BrockJohnston CaseyHilton SageSyme AngusMunro TraceyJohnston Rebecca Holwerda BarbaraPresco� LeahSco� DionWa�s PatEgan StuartRitchie AlexSco� ColinRiddle RobLouden Sco�Warrender Santa MalcolmKyd RachelLowe Hulky DavidGreen MichaelGrey GerrardChi�y StephenSherie AndyEyre ChrisSco� Jay Curley ColinMarriner Ma�Crawford KevinJames DaveCunningham MikeWeck WiremuHenare Lancedavis DaleshaCunniffe NickMurdoch JakeLamb Craig SaundersWaxSaunderson BrianDeadman SamHooton RobbieWest NilsMcgee TeamDiesel LyleMurtagh CarlHill JohnnyWhi�aker RussellDunn Kanebodman MackPeach RobbieWest ShaneJanssen Ma�hewKitson RyanDrummond Bruce Sloane CodyLipscombe KyleBracken NilsMcgee LenHolgate RobLouden Rachel Lowe BrianGeck CraigHowe LanceDavis MikeWeck AndyEyre LloydAgnew Todd Hamilton AndrewBu�s ChrisMurdoch JayCurley TraceyJohnston DylanHull Rhys Chaplin CraigSaunders MalcolmKyd AaronSaunderson MarkUtatao DeanKrile�ch GaryBernasconi JakeLamb AaronCapes BradenOlson LukeHolwerda Bevan Newbold SamHooten AshleyWhite TobyClarke Ma�Crawford TeamNolimits Todd Collins BenWildig FinnVerner RickyArthur EthanShort CraigDear TeamWrightyO
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9 ReelServicingGuide
Agoodfishingreelisabiginvestmentandifproperlylookedaftershouldgiveyouyearsof service,andhopefullycatchagoodmanyfish.Butbeingexposedtosaltwaterisaveryharsh environmentandifyoudon’tcareforyourreelsthentheymayletyoudownjustwhenyou hookthatfishofalifetime.HerewehaveaguidetoDIYreelmaintenance,andweevenhave threereelmaintenancekitstogiveawaytoclubmembers.
LargeLeverDrag Withwinterhavingwellandtrulyarrived,sotoohavethebluefin!Whilethefair-weather fishermenhaveputtheirrodsandreelsawayforthewinter,thebraveandadventurous‘Reel Men’recentlyheadedofftotheeastcoastinsearchoftheelusivesouthernbluefintuna. Leverdragreelsusedfortrollinghaveoneofthetoughestlivesanyreelcanhave.Constantly inthegunwale,withsaltwatersplashingoverthemandthesunbeatingdown–dryingthe saltwaterinamatterofminutes–andhoursawayfromfreshwaterandaclean.Thenthereis thepressureoninternalcomponentsoncehookedtoafish!Whilethesereelsarebuilttough, theyaren’tinvincible.Thatiswhykeepingupwithgeneralmaintenanceinbetweenservicesis essential.Withthisinmind,I’mgoingtogiveyousomeessentialtipstolookafteryourlarger leverdragreelsusingthe DeuthlonStarterKit tokeepthemhassle-freebetweenservices.
10 Forlargeleverdragreels,theDeuthloncastlube,ceramic,andhigh-speedbearingoilprovidedintheDeuthlon StarterKitcanbeusedtomaintainthefollowingparts.Deuthlondoesagenericreellubewhichcanalsobe usedforthefollowingareasatagreatpricepoint.
Step1: ApplyacoupleofdropsofDeuthlonOilatthebaseofthehandleshaftandhandleknob;turnthe handleknobtogettheoilseepingintoittherequiredspace.Thesereelsdonothavebearingsinthehandle butrequirelubricationtopreventsaltwaterintrusion,whichcausescorrosionandseizing.Afteroilingfor betterprotection,youcanmixasmallamountofDeuthlonSemiFluidGreaseandDeuthlonOiltoapplytothe openingbetweenthehandleandshaft.Thiswillactasafurtherbarriertopreventsaltwateringress.
•Handle •DragClicker •TwoSpeedMechanism •StrikeStopper DeuthlonSemiFluidGreasecanbeusedinthefollowingareas:
Step2: Removethetwoscrewscoveringthehandlecapwithasmallscrewdriver.Applyacoupleofdropsof oilbetweenthehandleknobandhandleshaft,andturnthehandleknob.Youcanthenuseasmallamountof theDeuthlonSemiFluidgreasetosealthisaccesspoint.Thisisanexcellentlightgreasethatwillmixwiththe oilovertimeandseepfurtherdownthehandleshaftwithoutcausingthehandletogumupandbecometight toturn.Whenreplacingthecapandscrewinginplace,donotover-tightenscrews.
•Handle •ReelSeat •Baseofthespoolbeforespooling
Step3: Ifyourreelhasatwo-speedfunction,youcanapplyacoupleofdropstothetwo-speedpinand plate.Clickingitinandoutofgearswillhelpseeptheoilinbetweentheplatesifyouwishtotakethisapart onsuchreelsasShimanoTLDandTiagrastoapplyacoatoflightgrease.
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Step4: Apointoftenmissedwhenmaintainingalargeleverdragistheleverstoppoints.OnthisShimano TLD50Ashown,thereisoneatthefreespoolandoneatstrike.Saltwatercangetintothesepointsandthen dry,causingittobetoughtopressin.Applyafewdropsaroundtheedgeofthebuttonsandpressafew timestoseepin.
Doingthesesimplestepsoftencanbethedifferencebetweenastraightforwardserviceandacostlyrepair bill.TheDeuthlonStarterKitisasmallpricetopaytoincreasethelongevityofyourhard-earnedfishinggear.
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Step5: Oppositethehandlesideofyourreel,you’llfindyourclickermechanism.Applyacoupleofdrops aroundtheswitchandslidebackandforth.Thesewillensureitiseasytoslideinfutureandprevent saltwaterfrompenetratingandthendryingout,causingaseizedsolidclicker.
HandyTips: #1-AcoatofDeuthlonSemiFluidgreasecanbeappliedtothebaseofthespoolbeforespoolingwithline. Thishelpspreventcorrosionwhensaltwatereventuallyseepsdownthroughtheline/sideofthespoolandsits foranextendedperiod.Morecriticalforpeopleusingthesereelsfordeepdrops,asamoresignificantamount ofwetlineisrewoundontothespool.Runwarm(notcold)wateroveryourspooltohelpbreakdownanysalt onyourline. #2 -IlearntthefollowingtrickfromTonyOrtonsomeyearsago;hehasagreatvideoofitonhisJourneyof aFishermansite.Byapplyingacoatingofgrease(inthiscaseDeuthlonSemiFluidGrease)onyourreelseat androd,thenplaceagreasedrectanglesectionofanti-slipmattinginbetweenthetwo.Thismattingis readilyavailableatmostmarineshops,commonlyusedondashboardsandtables.Thishelpstopreventyour reelfromseizingsolidontoyourrod.Howoftendoyouremoveyourgamereelsfromtherods?If,likeme, onlywhengettingitserviced!Foratrollingcombo,thatisquitealotoftimewithsaltwatercausingdamage. Bydoingthis,itmakesremovalabreeze!
•Anti-reverseswitch
$100or$1000,ifitisservicedandmaintaineditwilllivealongandhappyfishinglife.
Lightspinningreelsaregreatforsoft-baiting,lightjigging,andmypersonalfavourite:lightline straylining(don’tknockittillyoutryit).Theyarerenownedfortheirsmooth,light-handedturn. Whenservicingthistypeofreel,weusealightgreaseandtendtoleantowardsalightoil appliedinkeyareas,tokeepthehandlerotationsmoothandwithlittleresistance. Whileafullserviceinvolvesopeningupyourreelandshouldbedoneannuallybyaprofessional, someexternalcareathomecangoalongwaytokeepingitingoodconditionandpreventpart replacement. Forspingear,theDeuthlonCastLube–aceramicandhigh-speedbearingoil–canbeusedto maintainthefollowingparts: •Lineroller(oneofthemostcommonlyreplacedpartsduetoeasysaltwateringress)
•Mainbodybearings(left&right)
Withoutmaintainingyourreel,youcangetcaughtoutonthedaywithyourhandlenotturning, yourlinerollerseized,oryourreelsoundinglikeacoffeegrinder.Theseissuescan,anddo, leadtolostfish,orworse:areelthatisbeyondrepair.Regardlessofwhetheryourgearisworth OverthelastsixyearsIhavebeentrainingasareeltechnician.Ienjoykeepingupwiththe latesttechnologyandadaptingitasanimprovementoverthestatusquo.Oneofthekeyparts ofthisisreelgreaseandoil.
•Rotorandbailwire Doingthesesimplestepscanoftenbethedifferencebetweenasimpleservice,oracostlyrepair billinthefuture.TheDeuthlonStarterKitisasmallpricetopaytoincreasethelongevityof yourhard-earnedfishinggear.
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Step2: Applyacoupleofdropsofoildownthesidesofyourlineroller,ahandytipistogeta shortlengthofline,loopitbackoveritselfoverthelineroller,andpullsidetosidetospin.This willallowtheoiltopenetratethebearingunderrotation.Ifyouarecompetentwitha screwdriverandcanrememberpartlocation,youcanundothescrewandapplyoildirectlyto thebearing.Proceedwithcaution,aslostpartsarejustasbadasseizedparts.Doesn’t functionproperly.
Step1: Applyacoupleofdropsinbetweenthehandleknobandhandleshaft,turnthehandle knobtogettheoilseepingintothebottombearing.Ifyourhandleknobhasanoilport,ora coverattachedwithscrews,simplyundoandplaceacoupledropsontothetopbearing.Spin
Step4: Ifyourspinreelhasabaitfeedermechanism,applyoiltothetwopostsoneitherside ofthebody,andflicktheswitchbackandforthallowingoiltopenetratetheposts.I’veseen manybaitfeederswhichhaveneverbeenoiledandhaveseizedsolid!Thispreventsthatfrom happening.
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Step3: Ifyourreelhasananti-reverseswitch,applyadroptothetopandtothebottomof theswitchpostandflickbackandforth,allowingtheoiltopenetrateintothesurroundingarea. Thiswillpreventtheswitchseizingandbreaking.
Step6: Applyadropofoiloneithersideofyourbailarmandrotor.Openandclosebailwire tomoveoilbetweentheseparts.Saltbuildupcanhappenquicklyinthisareaandcausethebail wirenottoopenorshutproperly.Byapplyingoilinthisarea,itpreventssaltwateringressand corrosion.
Step5: Undothesidecaponthebodyofyourreelanddroptwodropsdirectlyontothe bearing.Takeoffthehandleontheoppositesideandrepeat.Windhandlebackonandspin thereeltoallowtheoiltoseepintobearingunderrotation.
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17 WouldyoulikeaFREEreelmaintenancekit,liketheoneinthepicture above?Ofcourseyouwould,andyou’reinluckbecausewehavethree ofthemtogiveaway.Justemailyourdetailsto reel.service.giveaway@mail.com Letusknow,inonesentence,whyyoushouldgetone.Threebest answersgetafreereelservicekit,winnersannouncedinnextmonths newsletter.Thisisonlyopentocurrentclubmembers,kitswillbe availableforcollectionattheSeptemberclubmeeting. AhugethankstoTheFishingWebsite www.fishing.net.nz forallowingusto reproducethereelmaintenanceguides,andalsoforsupplyinguswiththreereel maintenancekitstogiveaway.Ifyouarenotalreadyamembertheyhaveagreat forumthatyoucanjointotalkallthingsfishing,orjusthaveabrowseforlotsof usefulinformation.It’sabitmorerelaxedthansomeoftheFacebookforumsand thepostscanbesearchedtofindinformationonanysubjectyouareinterestedin.
18 SponsorsGrid Justareminderthatstartingthisseason wehaveasponsorsgrid,sopleasenotedownwhich gridyoucatchyourfishinasyouwillbeaskedforitwhenyouweighanyfish.TheSponsors Gridcanbefoundattheendofthenewsletter. Therearenonamesontheboardyet, becausewewillbeassigningthegridsto sponsorsattheAGMonthe31st August. Sothatitisfairthegridswillbedrawnat random. Ifyouwanttosponsoragridgetintouch withDouggie,thereareacoupleleftasI writethis,butyouwillhavetogetin quickly.
19 Besure toputtheseeventsinyourdiaryorphone Diary AGM31st August Prizegiving17th September ClubMeeting28th September SurfcastingCompetition15th October(standby12th Nov) ClubMeeting30th November MarlinMoney4th,5th or6th Feb2023 Nationals18th -25th Feb2023 ClubMeeting-BBQatbiggreenshed25th January2023 FishNChicks11th February2023 CountiesClassic3rd -5th March2023 ClubMeeting29th March2023 JuniorNationals7th -22nd April2023 FamilyDay16th April2023 ClubMeeting31st May2023 GrunterHunter11th June ClubMeeting26th July2023
20 Committee Position Name Phone Mobile Email President MatthewDouglas 0275757411 fishdougie@hotmail.com Secretary BarbaraPrescott 0276938431 The.Prescotts@slingshot.co.nz Treasurer NickKing 02102887606 csfcoffice@gmail.com VicePresident ClintHunt 02108097284 clintonhunteng@gmail.com Committee BobHilton 2357359 0274880563 Bob.hilton9@gmail.com MichaelParker 2352663 021654741 smudgethefisherman@gmail.com PatrickEgan 0212710533 patrick@eganbricklayers.co.nz CareyWalter 2352173 0273922831 c_walter146@msn.com BruceSloane 2357729 0274061581 Bron.sloane@xtra.co.nz PhilNicklin 0272207775 philandces@gmail.com ShaneJohnston 0274889073 shanej@envirowater.co.nz Merchandise AlvinPacey 021544276 MikeOldfield 02041079843 biff_mel@ps.gen.nz BertDuncan 021421713 bertoduncan@gmail.com Fish‘nChicks ClaireHull 0272043151 underway11sc@gmail.com Newsletters KevinSteele 2357336 0212301917 kevin@nzsteele.com NZFCReps StephenHarper 021373334 sharperuku@gmail.com DarinBurns 2356456 0272224538 Darin.laura@hotmail.com HeadWeighmaster StephenWatts 2352002 0210335145 teressawatts@slingshot.co.nz NonCommittee ScottWarrender 021626076 Weighmasters PeteSellers 0210412943 SarahParkinson 2356494 021669944 Sparks.s@xtra.co.nz CharlieNorton 0211640300 0800 482 248 www.acslgroup.nz
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22 LeaderBoard Weighmaster contacts SteveWatts021 033514509235002ClintHunt 02108097284 ScottWarrender021626076 PeteSellers 0210412943 SarahParkinson021669944 LENGTHRECORDS we needaclearphoto of the fish on the approvedmeasure,which areavailable for $25.The photo mustbe ofthe wholefish lyingonitsside with themouth touchingtheheadof themeasure. We will need detailsof whereitwas caughtand the nameof theangler.
