Counties Sport Fishing Club Newsletter October 2020

Counties Sport Fishing Club

Newsletter October 2020

www.csfc.co.nz

Contents Club Details

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Bits ‘n Bobs

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Interclub

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Prizegiving 2020

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Cover Photo : As usual for this time of year there are some great snapper being caught off the coast.

Smudge caught this one around the 50m mark.

Counties Sportfishing Club Inc. P.O Box 83, Waiuku 2123 csfc@hotmail.co.nz

Counties Surfcaster

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The Price of Fish

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Set Net Ban

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Sales and Wants

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Diary

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Committee

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Leader Board

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Nexty Meeting Wednesday 28th October At Waiuku Cossie Club Meeting starts 7.30pm You do not need to be a cossie club member to attend

2020 AGM

Another postponed event from earlier in the year, if you can please come along as it is important we have as many members as possible attend.

Why not come early and take advantage of the great food on offer at the Cossie Club Important Note: if you intend to have a meal before the meeting it would pay to book to avoid disappointment as the restaurant is very popular and often full.

Shunters Restaurant Phone 09 2359131 ext 5

Counties Sport Fishing Club We are a family friendly West coast club based in Waiuku, just south of Auckland. With around 1000 members, trailer boats make up the majority of our fleet. Celebrating fishing of all kinds, from the humble Gurnard to the mighty Broadbill. Club waters span from Raglan north head to Kaipara south head and include the Manukau harbour and Waikato river.

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To join the club click

New and Used Boats, Motors, Accessories, Servicing They have a reputation for good quality workmanship, honesty and reliability. The onsite technicians are experts in Mercury, Etech, Evinrude & Johnson servicing and repairs as well as Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda.

They can also fit new or used outboard engines and do trailer repairs, springs, winches and rollers.

9 Crosbie Road Pukekohe 09 2389180 3

Bits & Bobs Farewell Helen and Len Sporty App Video Tutorial

Our long serving radio operators Helen and Len Martinson have finally hung up their microphone. They are moving away from Waiuku to be nearer to their family. We would like to wish them all the best for this move and to offer our huge thanks for the service that they have given the club.

If you are still struggling to get to grips with the Sporty App, Bob has put together a video to help you out. You can view it HERE.

New Zealand Sports Fishing Council If you want to keep up with everything that is happening at the NZSFC their magazine, Hooked Up, is available online to read. You can find it here.

Helen and Len with the flowers the club sent them before they left Waiuku.

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Small Fry The small fry category in our leader board is for any member up to the age of 11. There are separate trophies at prize-giving for small fry. These young fishers are the future of our club and we want to encourage them as much as possible. Numbers of fish weighed in this section have been low, so please do get your catch weighed if you think it could beat the current fish on the leader board. To get your fish weighed just contact any of the listed weigh-master contacts on the leader board page at the end of this newsletter. If they cannot weigh your fish they will put you in contact with someone who can.

Pat Egan with a couple of nice snapper caught at kariotahi.

Something for the Newsletter?

We’re always looking for items to include, so if you have a fishing report, some photos, or just a good story to tell please drop me an email on kevin@nzsteele.com

Interclub 2020 The yearly Counties -Clevedon Interclub competition is coming up very soon, on Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November. We have always done well in this competition and would like to get Counties name on the trophy again this year. Contact Bob Hilton on 2357359 or 027 4880563 if you want to be on the Counties team.

Last years team and the scoreboard. Great score for Counties last year, but there was only one fish in it the year before. A great chance to get out and support your club.

We are hosting the prizegiving this year, so it will be held here on the Sunday.

As in previous years we will be collecting any fish you want to donate and distributing them to the charity grandparents caring for grandchildren. This is a great cause to support, as some of the people who benefit would not normally be able to aford fresh fish for their family.

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Prizegiving 2020

Due to the lock downs this years prize giving was later than usual and had to be held at quite short notice, but lots of our members managed to get to the Cossie club to celebrate the achievements of another years fishing. Despite a difficult year there were some great achievements, and the full results are on the following pages.

There was a very special award this year, with Steve Watts being awarded life membership for his outstanding service to the club. I’m sure you are all well aware of the work Steve does, but it’s still worth mentioning again. As head weigh master he co-ordinates all the weighing of fish that we do, and also maintains all the weighing equipment ensuring it is properly calibrated and up to standard. In many of our competitions he regularly gives up his fishing time to be on hand to get the fish weighed. During nationals he does a phenominal amount of work getting all our results logged with NZSFC. And prize giving could not take place without someone keeping track of all the fish weighed over the year -that someone is Steve. So, from everyone in the club a huge THANK YOU for all the work you do.

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Small Fry Section

Ladies Section

Johnston family - Small Fry Kahawai 1st Dearna Hull 1.34 kg 2nd Max douglas 0.61 kg

Sue Burrows Cup – Heaviest fish for the season 1st Alisha Butts blue marlin 235.4 kg Leslie Yeo Memorial Cup – Heaviest snapper from a boat 1st Hellen Sellers 8.47 kg nd 2 Ann Rattrie 8.4 kg 3rd Chloe Sellers 4.41 kg

Johnston Family - Small fry Gurnard 1st Dearna Hull 1.04 kg ( 4th overall ) Douglas Family - Small fry Snapper 1st Dearna Hull 5.4 kg

Ennion Trophy (Ladies heaviest Marlin) 1st Alisha Butts 235.4 kg

Junior Section Trout Section

Watts \ Jardines Gifts & Toys Trophy – Heaviest fish for the season 1st Jack Dear 105.2 kg S/M

1st Dion Watts

Ray Saunders Heaviest Snapper (Jnr) 1st Casey Hilton 8.14 kg 2nd Tom Thomas 7.03 kg 3rd Brock Johnston 6.75 kg

1.64 kg

BALLOON & KITE SECTION Doncaster Family Trophy – Heaviest snapper for season 1st Stuart Richie 8.6 kg nd 2 Stuart Richie 7.3 kg 3rd Craig Dear 6.5 kg

Prescott Trophy - heaviest Kahawai 1st Brock Johnston 2.14 kg nd 2 Brock Johnston 1.95 kg 3rd Jack Dear 1.74 kg

SURFCASTING SECTION

Alan Foote memorial trophy (kahawai surfcasting) 1st Jorja Foote 1.41 kg

Club Matakawau Trophy – Heaviest kahawai surfcasting 1st Leah Scott 3.42 kg

Hilton Junior Kingfish trophy 1st Fin Verner 11.81 kg nd 2 Jack Naylor 10.46 kg 3rd Dearna Hull 9.96 kg

Slag Reduction Trophy – Heaviest snapper for season surfcasting 1st Leah Scott 8.44 kg 2nd Alex Scott 6.12 kg 3rd Leah Scott 5.94 kg

Laker trophy (Junior gurnard) 1st Brock Johnston 0.85 kg 2nd Brock Johnston 0.7 kg 3rd Jack Dear 0.53 kg

BOAT SECTION Sellers Cup – Heaviest snapper caught in harbour 1st Scott Warrender 6.63 kg 2nd Aaron Richardson 6.14 kg 3rd Shaun Miller 4.12 kg

STIRLING SPORTS MANAKAU SUPER STORE – Junior Marlin Trophy Jack Dear 105.2 kg S/M Hoey Trophy – Most Meritorious catch by a Junior Dylan Hull , short bill spearfish

Snapper CSFC length measure 1st Steve Bernasconi 86 cm nd 2 Leah Scott 75 cm 3rd Brock Johnston 70 cm

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Kingfish CSFC length measure 1st Mitchell Hilton 128 cm 2nd Alex Scott 104 cm 3rd Dion Watts 103 cm

Skipjack Tuna Trophy 1st Vanessa Hornell 2nd David burns 3rd Daniel Grey

5.4 kg 4.7 kg 4.53 kg

Von Sturmer, Ringer & Partners Trophy – Heaviest Snapper for season from a boat 1st Steve Bernasconi 10.41 kg 2nd Lyal Ashby 9.6 kg rd 3 Helen Sellers 8.47 kg

MILLAR Trophy- Mahimahi 1st Clinton Hunt 2nd Ben Willdig

18.10 kg 8.4 kg

Harper family Spearfish trophy 1st Dylan Hull 29.9 kg nd 2 Ben Willdig 16.2 kg

Oliver Johnson Cup – Heaviest kingfish from a boat 1st Mitchell Hilton 25.4 kg 2nd Michael Bristow 15.88 3rd Stephen Watts 15.15

Castways Lodge Trophy Heaviest Albacore 1st Matt Crawford 21.02 kg nd 2 Matt Crawford 15.65 kg 3rd Donna Margison 8.59 kg

GME Electrophone Trophy – Heaviest Kahawai from a boat 1st Rachel Lowe 3.0 kg 2nd Kelly Muir 2.94 kg 3rd Ross Hutton 2.74 kg Moran Gurnard Trophy 1st Ross Maber 2nd Lisa Barnett 3rd Dion Watts

1.09 kg 1.08 kg 1.05 kg

Egan Trevally Trophy 1st Alex Scott/ Dion Watts 2nd Alex Scott 3rd Mathew Torpey

4.12 kg 3.18 kg 2.67 kg

Roger Burns Builders Cup – First Marlin in club waters Lou Mercer 16/01/20 Wilson Trophy – Heaviest Marlin outside club waters in NZ (S/M) 1st Craig dear 122.85 kg Patron & M Renall Trophy – Heaviest Marlin in club waters (S/M) 1st Shaun Thompson 119.8 kg

Broadbill Trophy 1st Jack Laity

F & M Misa Hapuka/bass trophy 1st Craig Hull 31.36kg nd 2 David Burns 18.4 kg

ACS Builders Trophy – Heaviest Marlin in Nationals (all) 1st Craig dear 122.85 kg

John Dory Designmax trophy 1st Brett Duncan 2.94 kg nd 2 Michael Grey 2.08 kg 3rd Callum MacEwen 2.18 kg Scott Dear red cray Trophy 1st Matt Crawford 2nd Colin Marriner

164.0 kg

Boustred Trophy – Tag & Release 1st Robbie West/Kane Bodman 2500 points Waiuku Automotive Blue Marlin Trophy 1st Gary Pearce 271 kg

2.94 kg 2.08kg

Collins Family– Gamefish points trophy 1st Robbie West 2504 points

GAMEFISH SECTION

Wildman Trophy,Top Boat For the Season.

1st Diesel

Counties Sport Fishing Club – Heaviest yellowfin Tuna for season 1st Matt Crawford 37.4 kg 2nd Nick Murdoch 25.4 kg 3rd Kayne Saunderson 19.2 kg

Superfeight Trophy, top trailer boat for the season 1st The Tinnie (4 x s/m 2 x Y/Fin ) 2nd Argyll (s/m x 3 T&R ) rd 3 Snowdrop (2 x weighed 1x t&r several tuna)

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Surfcasting Competition

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The Price of Fish If you didn’t see this documentary when it was on TV recently then please do catch it now it is available on youtube for free viewing. Click HERE to watch it.

Every Kiwi needs to see this.. An amazing eye opener.

A very well researched and presented doco! thanks to all for making it.....it is well beyond time that the QMS was taken out the back and shot and from those ashes build an actual "world leading" example of fisheries management. The formula for a better future is already available...check out... RESCUE FISH Great doco guys. I encourage everyone to watch fully.

Excellent eye opening doco.

Im fully in support of an overhaul of the quota management system, as a kiwi im not sure where to go from here.

Im sure 95% of kiwis are also in support... what do we need to do to help?

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Set Net Ban From the 1st of October the set net ban in place in the harbour has been extended. The previous area is shown in dark blue on the map to the right, with the new extensions shown in orange.

The exact location of the end points is shown in the pictures below.

These are part of the Hectors and Maui dolphin threat management plan and apply to commercial and recreational fishers.

More information can be found on the Fisheries web site HERE

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Sales and Wants This page is free for use by members to advertise sales and wants of any fishing or outdoor related items.

New Seahorse GPS 46Lb Electric Kontiki Pack unwanted prize from Coast Guard Raffle, Beach Trolley, Trace Board & Bag, Cooly Bag.

Approx $6000.00 Retail $5000.00 O.N.O Ph 0274838958

Magazines and DVD’s I’ve been having a bit of a clear out and have a selection of fishing magazines and DVD’s that are looking for a new home. I have the following available; Magazines New Zealand Fishing Coast to Coast, Issues 46 - 64

New Zealand Fishing Coast to Coast guide to softbaiting

NZ Fishing World, Issues 53 - 84

Bay Fisher, Issues 138 - 224

DVD’s Geoff Thomas Snapper Secrets, Geoff Thomas Snapper Secrets 2, Geoff Thomas More Snapper Secrets, Geoff Thomas Kingfish Secrets, Catch Fishing Snapper -Fishing the Hauraki Gulf

A box of beer and they are yours, or free to a junior member, email me at kevin@nzsteele.com

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Diary Be sure to put these events in your diary or phone Interclub

31st October - 1st November

Counties Surfcasters

7th November

Club Meeting

25th November

Club Meeting -annual BBQ at big green shed

27th January 2021

Marlin Money Competition

6th, 7th or 8th February 2021

Nationals

20th - 27th February 2021

Fish ‘N Chicks

6th March

Counties Classic

12th,13th & 14th March

Club Meeting

31st March 2021

Club Meeting

26th May 2021

Grunter Hunter

6th June 2021

Ice Breaker

2nd, 3rd & 4th July 2021

Club Meeting

28th July 2021

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Committee Position President Secretary Treasurer Vice President Committee

Name Matthew Douglas Barbara Prescott Nick King Clint Hunt Bob Hilton Michael Parker Patrick Egan Carey Walter Bruce Sloane Phil Nicklin Shane Johnston Merchandise Alvin Pacey Mike Oldfield Bert Duncan Memberships Max Prescott Fish ‘n Chicks Claire Hull Newsletters Kevin Steele NZFC Reps Stephen Harper Darin Burns Head Weighmaster Stephen Watts Non Committee Scott Warrender Weighmasters Barry Warrender Sarah Parkinson Charlie Norton

Phone 027 027 021 021 027 021 021 027 027 027 027 021 020 021 021 027 021 021 027 021 021

2357359 2352663 2352173 2357729

2357336 2356456 2352002

2356494

Mobile 5757411 6938431 02887606 08097284 4880563 654741 2710533 3922831 4061581 2207775 4889073 544276 41079843 421713 449763 2043151 2301917 373334 2224538 0335145 626076

021 669944 021 1640300

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Email fishdougie@hotmail.com The.Prescotts@slingshot.co.nz csfcoffice@gmail.com clintonhunteng@gmail.com Bob.hilton9@gmail.com smudgethefisherman@gmail.com patrick@eganbricklayers.co.nz c_walter146@msn.com Bron.sloane@xtra.co.nz philandces@gmail.com shanej@envirowater.co.nz biff_mel@ps.gen.nz bertoduncan@gmail.com maxprescott@hotmail.co.nz underway11sc@gmail.com kevin@nzsteele.com sharperuku@gmail.com Darin.laura@hotmail.com teressawatts@slingshot.co.nz

Sparks.s@xtra.co.nz

Leader Board

LENGTH RECORDS we need a clear photo of the fish on the approved measure, which are available for $25. The photo must be of the whole fish lying on its side with the mouth touching the head of the measure. We will need details of where it was caught and the name of the angler.

Weighmaster contacts Steve Watts 021 0335145 09235002 Scott Warrender 021 626076

Clint Hunt 021 08097284

Sarah Parkinson 021 669944

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DKM Fishing & Marine 235 2777 (shop hrs)