YoudonotneedtobeaCossieClubmembertoattend.AllCSFCmembers andguestswelcome.Whynotcomeearlyandtakeadvantageofthe greatfoodonofferattheCossieClub.
ImportantNote:ifyouintendtohaveamealbeforethe meetingitwouldpaytobooktoavoiddisappointment astherestaurantisverypopularandoftenfull.
ShuntersRestaurantPhone092359131ext5
WeareafamilyfriendlyWestcoastclubbasedinWaiuku,justsouth ofAuckland.Witharound1000members,trailerboatsmakeupthe majorityofourfleet.Celebratingfishingofallkinds,fromthehumble GurnardtothemightyBroadbill.ClubwatersspanfromRaglannorth headtoKaiparasouthheadandincludetheManukauharbourand Waikatoriver.
NewandUsedBoats,Motors,Accessories,Servicing
Theyhaveareputationforgoodqualityworkmanship,honestyand reliability.TheonsitetechniciansareexpertsinMercury,Etech,Evinrude &JohnsonservicingandrepairsaswellasYamaha,SuzukiandHonda. Theycanalsofitneworusedoutboardenginesanddotrailerrepairs, springs,winchesandrollers.
9CrosbieRoadPukekohe092389180
NodoubtyouallsawthefootagelastDecemberoftheboatflippingonthebaratRaglan,itwaswidelycirculated onlineandonthenews.Theskipperlaunchedinlessthanidealconditionsandafterhittingawavelaunched theboatintotheair,itlandedonitssideandwaslaterwashedashorebadlydamaged.All3peopleonboard survivedwithoutanyseriousinjury.AsaresultoftheincidentWaikatoRegionalCouncillaidchargesagainst theskipperundertheMaritimeTransportActofcausingunnecessarydanger.Hewasfoundguiltyandfined $900,thecourtnotingthathehadalreadydonated$1000toCoastguardaftertheincident.
“Thisincidentcouldeasilyhaveresultedinthreefatalities,”thecouncil’sregional compliancemanagerPatrickLynchsaid.Coastguardrecordsshowingtheskipper hadpreviouslyenteredtheseaatManuBay154times.“Heisclearlyvery experienced,butthisincidentshowsthatcomplacencycanhavedireresultsina maritimesetting.”
Followingthefatalincidentintheharbourlastyearwhenamotherandhersontragicallydiedtheskipperof theboathasbeenchargedwithmanslaughter.HehaspleadednotguiltyandatrialdatehasbeensetforJuly 2024.
Mostofyouwillnodoubtbeawarethatwehave beenhavingproblemswithchannel5forsome timenow.Thiswascausedbyanotherradio operator,althoughtheywereonadifferent frequencytherewereissueswithinterference. BrianLittlewoodhasbeenworkinghardforusto tryandsortouttheseissues.Thegoodnewsis thatchannel5seemedtobeworkingwellduring theGrunterHunter.Therearesomedetailsto finalise,buthopefullyweshouldhavechannel5 backreadyforthenewseason.
Adatetoputinyourdiary,thisyearsprizegivingwillbeheldonFriday29th September attheCossieClub.TotryandmakeiteasierforpeopletoattendwearetryingaFriday nightthisyearasmanyofourmembershavecommitmentsattheweekend.
2023AGM
Anotherdatetoputinyourdiary,ourAGMwillbeheldonthe30th AugustattheCossie Club
Ifyouarestrugglingtoseeexactlywherethefishyoucaughtwasonoursponsorsgrid thereisahigherresolutionversionyoucanuse HERE thelogoshavebeenremoved fromthegridsquaressoyoucanseethemmoreclearlyandyoushouldbeabletozoom inmuchmore.
Newsletters,backtoJanuary2018,areavailableonline here.Theyhavebeen uploadedinhigherresolutionthentheoldpdfversionswereemailedoutin,sothe picturesespeciallyshouldbebetterquality.
We’realwayslookingforitemstoinclude,soifyouhaveafishingreport,somephotos, orjustagoodstorytotellpleasedropmeanemailonkevin@nzsteele.com
Consideredbymanytobea“bucketlist”destinationthreeofourmembers,Toby,Mattand Haydentookatripthereawhileago.Hereareafewpicsfromtheirtrip.
Assooftenseemstobethecase(howdoyoudothatSmudge?)theweatherforthisyears GrunterHunterwasamazing.Abitofachillystart,butthenagreatsunnydayandperfect fishingweatherwithhardlyabreathofwindformostoftheday.Thecompetitionattracted324 anglers,whoweighedin201Gurnard.Theheaviestwas1.4kgandtheaverageweightwas 0.76kg.
1stJaydenMillen1.3kg
2ndMichaelParker1.23kg
3rdShaneWharerau1.21kg
4thKevinAnstiss1.175kg
5thBrockJohnston1.159kgUnder16
6thFinnMacDonald1.145kg
7thTonyTakarua1.125kg
8thBrockMcPike1.12KGUnder16
9thDanielLouis1.12kg
10thKaelabAllison1.105Under16
Averageweight:IssacCook0.76kgsUnder16
Weighinatthebiggreenshed,TeToro Sun2nd 3-4pmPrizegivingtofollowapprox5pm
ComplementaryBBQatprizegiving,BYOrefreshments
CSFCMembersAdults$40,Juniors$20(under16on1st July2023)
Non-MembersAdults$60,Juniors$30(under16on1st July2023)
TicketsavailableonSportyorWWW.CSFC.CO.NZ
FishAnywhere-aslongasyouareattheweighinby4pm Adultsec�onsandJuniorsec�ons1st,2nd,3rd
Snapper -sponsoredby Envirowater
Kahawai -sponsoredby FranklinHun�ngandFishing
Gurnard -sponsoredby NilsMcGeeRoofing
Kingfish -sponsoredby PukekoheToyota
Hapuka -sponsoredby PJamesMaintenance SpecialSec�ons
Crayfish -sponsoredby EganBricklayers
Broadbill -sponsoredby CJHullBuilders
One-offprizeof$500forheaviestbroadbill,ifanyweighed Bluefin -sponsoredby MurdochAgContractors
One-offprizeof$500forheaviestbluefin,ifanyweighed, mustbeweighedbled,gu�edandgilled
Rulesprintedon�ckets anyqueriesphone/txt
Dougieon0275757411
LENGTHRECORDS weneedaclearphotoofthefishontheapprovedmeasure,whichareavailablefor$25.The photomustbeofthewholefishlyingonitssidewiththemouthtouchingtheheadofthemeasure.Wewillneed detailsofwhereitwascaughtandthenameoftheangler.
