MFC November 2008 Results

Condolences

The fishing club wishes to express its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of its past members:

• Steve Kuk
• Manny Yacoub
• Bob Shorten

Their friendship and contribution to the club's activities is highly appreciated and will be sadly missed by all members of the club.

20 July 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 20 July, 2008
Port	Kiama
Boat	Seaker
Captain/Assistant	N Samson/B Razmovski
Trip report	Conditions not suitable to go out wide. Tried the 40 fathoms for poor results due to fast drift, Came in closer to 11 O'clock reef for some good mowies. 13 mowies, 2 snapper, some 2 pointers. Biggest fish 1.62 kg mowie by N Samson
Biggest fish	Morwie weighing 1.62 kg caught by N Samson

13 July 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 13 July, 2008
Port	Wollongong
Boat	Aquila
Captain/Assistant	T Neskovski/M Sechi
Trip report	Fished the 30s off Stanwell Park resulted in a good day fishing. Catches of 21 morwong, 39 leatherjacket, 4 snapper, 2 flathead, 7 pigfish, 1 goatfish, 1 tarwhine, 2 barracuta and numerous stg baker and maori wrasse. Biggest fish 1.03 morwong caught by P Keogh.
Biggest fish	Morwong weighing 1.03 kg caught by P Keogh

6 July 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 6 July, 2008
Port	Kiama
Boat	Seaker
Captain/Assistant	A Nellems/P Burkhart
Trip report	Good conditions to 60 out wide but skipper told us we should have been near the day before - heaps of morwies and snapper in close. We fished 35 to 40 fathoms for 16 mowies, 13 piggies 1 snapper and a few 2 pointers. Biggest fish for the day 1.60 kg Sgt baker by Bill Raz.
Biggest fish	Stg baker weighing 1.60 kg caught by B Razmovski

Competition Results 2008-2009

	Name	Points
1.	T Neskovski	98.93
2.	H Tepesh	72.3
3.	K Bowler	68.67
4.	M Sechi	52.45
5.	A Nellems	50.77
6.	P Keogh	49.1
7.	B Shorten	48.85
8.	B Razmovski	44.38
9.	N Samson	25.64
10.	C Huynh	22.68

Bag of the month:

Month	Date	Name	Weight	Port
July, 08	13/07/08	T Neskovski	10.42	Wollongong

Fish of the month:

Month	Date	Name	Species	Weight	Port
July, 08	20/07/08	N Samson	Morwie	1.62	Kiama

Member's tally:

Name	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total
K Bowler	68.67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68.67
P Burkhardt	13.95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.95
M Camdzie	20.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.9
F Galazzo	19.14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.14
C Huynh	22.68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.68
P Keogh	49.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49.1
V Lam	15.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.2
S Levanic	21.84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.84
A Nellems	50.77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50.77
T Neskovski	98.93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98.93
B Razmovski	44.38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44.38
? Riffet	18.56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.56
N Samson	25.64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.64
M Sechi	52.45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52.45
B Shorten	48.85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48.85
H Tepesh	72.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72.3

Cod walloped - and other names besides

Kelly Burke Consumer Affairs Reporter
May 7, 2007

RED SNAPPER, blue eye cod and deep sea perch will be extinct within the next two months. The demise of hundreds of other varieties of fish will also take place over the coming months - but in name only.

After 20 years of research and negotiation, the seafood industry is in the final stages of standardising the names for almost 3000 commercial species of fish. By the end of the year, consumers - regardless of their state - should be able to sort their skate from their flake and their hake.

Ted Loveday, the managing director of Seafood Services Australia, says the confusion over fish names, which began as early as the 1920s, is threatening consumer confidence in the multi-billion dollar seafood industry, and impeding Australia's participation in the international market.

By midyear blue eye cod will no longer be a cod, nor will red snapper be a snapper: blue eye trevalla and Bight redfish will make their debut instead. Mahi mahi will replace the difficult-to-market dolphin fish, while deep sea perch will be officially known as orange roughy.

Mr Loveday said the industry had finally reached a "99 per cent agreement on 99 per cent of the names". But he conceded re-educating the public would be a gradual process.

Fishmongers at the Sydney Fish Market yesterday were less enthusiastic about the new standard names.

"I will keep selling this as deep sea perch, not orange roughy, because this is what my customers know it as," said Tony Tsiklas, manager of Claudio's. "Sure, people can get confused sometimes, but why should we confuse them further?

"Snapper is snapper, no matter what the colour and we're not going to change that," said Marcus Deposito, manager of De Costi Seafoods.

Gesturing to a haul of red spot whiting, Mr Deposito said he was sceptical that the fish's new name - eastern school whiting - would catch on. But he conceded that the industry would eventually have to comply with the new name standard.

"We haven't got a choice, we'll have to change," he said. "We'll probably put the old name in brackets … bring it in slowly, and make sure it's user-friendly."

The Sydney Fish Market's supply manager, Gus Dannoun, said a lot of the names had "just been given by locals or by very creative retailers over the years".

Can't find deep sea bream? Try looking for morwong instead. And jewfish? Only if it's been caught in northern Queensland, Mr Dannoun said. "If it's local, then it's probably mulloway."

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Mount Pritchard Fishing Club - Rules of the Club

The rules and aims set out below are to be used in conjunction with MPCC Sub Club Constitution

The aim of the MPCC Fishing Club, run by an elected committee, is to ensure that the club is run in an efficient, fair and sports like manner, promoting fishing, both social and competitive among its members and with other clubs, placing particular emphasis on fostering juniors in the sport.

Types of fishing, at this stage, will be limited to two categories and are as follows:

1. Rock and Beach, and
2. Charter Boat

Within each category there are to be male and female divisions as follows;

1. Junior members [under 18 years] -- Champion and Runner Up
2. Adult members [18 - 55 years] -- Champion and Runner Up
3. Veteran members [56 years and older] -- Champion and Runner Up

The rules listed below are aimed at being fair, clear and concise, covering trip selection, club and inter club competition, rules of fishing and conduct while on club activities.

Every member should familiarize themselves with the rules to avoid conflict before it arises, so that we may all enjoy ourselves.

RULE 1: On charter boat trips, crews are to be decided at the monthly meetings.

RULE 2: If a trip is oversubscribed, a ballot is to be conducted to decide the final crew.

RULE 3: Balloting for seats on the trips, is to be as follows;

1. Juniors and their supervisors for the trip are exempted from the ballot
2. Members subscribing to more than one trip in that calendar month are to be automatically balloted off the oversubscribed trip but cannot be balloted out of the second trip and will have immunity from a ballot on their first choice trip the following month.
3. Members who are unfinancial will be automatically balloted off.
4. Financial members in attendance at the meeting shall have priority over all members not in attendance.
5. Members who send an apology can only apply for any vacancy left and shall have priority over non financial members and visitors.
6. Visitors can only fill vacancies when there are insufficient members to fill the trip.
7. Members with juniors who have automatic trip selection cannot substitute another person if they or the junior are unable to attend. The vacancy is to be first offered to the trip reserves.
8. Juniors must be accompanied on the trip and controlled and supervised by an adult person. It will be mandatory that the adult be a family member.

RULE 4: Fishing positions on the boat are to be decided by drawing numbers.

1. Juniors will automatically take the first chance at drawing a number and their parent will be allocated the seat next to the junior.
2. Members wishing to change positions because of the type of equipment may only do so, if the other party mutually consents.
3. Changing positions on the boat once fishing has commenced, is not permitted without consent of the Trip captain , who, in consultation with the boat skipper, agrees that conditions ( currents/tangles) warrants a change and that the majority of adult members do not object.
4. In the event of a deadlock on a vote the trip captain shall have the casting vote.

RULE 5: The boat will be required to wait for ten (10) minutes past normal departure time for latecomers. The trip sheet is to be noted accordingly by trip captain.

RULE 6: TACKLE.

1. Not more than two single hooks will be permitted on any rig. (Note, Ganged hooks and Trebles are not to be used as they contribute to tangles
2. Wire traces may be permitted if it is imminent that heavy loss of tackle will occur due to the prevalence of Leatherjackets ( the decision to allow, will be made by consultation with the Boat Skipper and the Captain of the Day).
3. No three way swivels are to be used.
4. All main lines are to be fitted with a snap swivel release (This will aid in the sorting of tangles and speed up the process)
5. Fish enticement devices such as beads, coloured tubing, artificial baits and scents may be used provided that they are legal and that such devices do not contribute to tangles.
6. Squid jigs will be permitted, but will count as one hook. Because of their design, they contribute to tangles and if this occurs, they must be removed immediately and without argument.
7. Sinkers must be a minimum weight of one pound (454 grams) equivalent.

(1) If conditions are such that a lighter weight can be used, it can only be done with a majority vote.

(2) Members should carry a small supply of the lesser weights for when this situation arises.

RULE 7: The rules for rock and beach shall be the same as FCA rules, unless advised otherwise.

RULE 8: The rules for point score on charter boats competition are as follows:

1. The point score competition shall commence from the first trip on or after 1July.
2. Members can only compete for points in this category once each calendar month.
3. Each member must notify the trip captain of their intention to fish for points prior to the commencement of fishing.
4. If the weather is unsuitable for fishing, a majority vote of the adult members must be taken and recorded on the trip sheet prior to 9.30 am. that the competition was aborted at sea.
5. If there is a mechanical failure on board the vessel which prevents the members from fishing their normal trip duration, then the point score for that trip will be cancelled.
6. If the trip is cancelled prior to leaving the harbor because of bad weather or reasons listed in rule 8 sub paras d. and e., members will be eligible to fish in the point score competition on a catch up trip provided it is done within three (3) months of the cancelled trip.
7. Fish caught on trips affected by conditions outlined in Rule 8, sub paras d, and e, will be still eligible for Fish of the Year and species but do not count in the point score.
8. Members who enter the point score competition will be eligible to count their best eight (8) trips only, towards the championship.

(1) Catch up trips for annual point score must be taken prior to 30 June in order to count in point score.

(2) In the event of a tied score (best 8 trips) then those persons involved in the Tie will have a count back on the best Nine (9) trips to decide the winner, If still tied then best Ten, Etc and so on until a winner has been decided.

9. The cut off date for the annual point score shall be the last trip in June.

RULE 9: Weighing of fish.

1. All fish to be weighed in are to be gutted, gilled and de-roed but not necessarily scaled.
2. All fish must comply with State regulations in regard to minimum size.
3. A mutilated fish may be weighed in provided that the remnants meet the minimum length for that species. No allowance is to be made for loss of weight due to mutilation.
4. Fish in excess of bag limit cannot be weighed in.
5. Where no bag limit exists, a maximum of twenty (20) of the same species can only be weighed.

RULE 10: All species listed on our club trips sheet will be eligible to be weighed in regardless of their classification, provided that the following criteria are met;

1. The line must be rigged for bottom bouncing, i.e. maximum two hooks and minimum one pound sinker.
2. The line must be in freefall mode, with only sufficient pressure of the hands to prevent overrun while travelling to the bottom.
3. Stopping or slowing the descent of the line other than for the purpose of removing tangles or overruns will be considered as cheating and any fish caught in this manner will not be eligible to be weighed in.
4. Jigging will not be permitted in the point score competition .
5. Fish caught on the retrieve of the line from the bottom shall be eligible to be counted regardless of when they strike the line.

NOTE: Dolphin Fish, King Fish, Bonito etc, are classified as a PELAGIC species (Surface Fish ) and will only count in the point score if all the criteria of Rule 10 is adhered to.

RULE 11: All fish caught are to be kept in separate containers for each member and visitor until after the weigh in has been completed.

RULE 12: All persons fishing on the boat, including visitors , must abide by the club rules of fishing, even if they are not fishing for points, so as to be fair to those members who are actively competing on the day.

RULE 13: No person shall be permitted to carry on board the vessel, more than six (6) stubbies or the equivalent in alcoholic beverage.

RULE 14: Visitors on trips are the responsibility of the member who invited them and they will be liable for all expenses incurred by the club for that trip, should their visitor fail to show. Members should also make their visitors aware of the club rules on board the boat.

RULE 15: It is the members responsibility to notify the club captain, at the time of booking their trip as to their requirements for bait and sinkers from the club supply. A fee for supply applies.

RULE 16: The Captain of the day is responsible for the following:

1. Collection of club scales, trip sheets, bait and sinkers (for resale) prior to the trip and also the cheque for payment for the charter boat.
2. Collecting trip fees from members and their visitors on board the boat and recording the fees and sales on the trip sheet.
3. Recording all fish caught on the trip and writing a brief statement on the days activities.
4. Conduct the official weigh in of the catch and record results on the trip sheet.
5. Return all club equipment, together with the receipt for the cheque, trip sheets and monies collected, to the committee for banking and trip sheets for recording

RULE 17: All members on board are eligible to compete for the biggest fish of the year and the biggest bag of the month regardless of how many trips for the month and regardless of not being in the point score competition.

RULE 18: Conduct.

Misconduct or un sports like behaviour will not be tolerated. Offenders may be suspended from the club and all associated activities, temporarily or permanently at the discretion of the Executive committee.

RULE 19: Members providing transport for other members to our fishing venues are responsible to ensure that transport is provided for the return journey.

RULE 20: Members of MPCC Fishing Club who are also members of other fishing clubs, must choose which club they will represent, prior to the commencement of any Inter club competition. Once the choice has been made it cannot be changed until after the competition has been completed.

Failure to comply with this rule will result in suspension or termination of membership at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

RULE 21: Members who troll on the way to the reef will not be required to share their fish . The boat will not be required to slow or stop to boat the fish.

RULE 22: Delegates of the Fishing Club must attend Sub Club meetings in accordance with the “ Mother Club” rules, and report back to the committee and members.

RULE 23: The club secretary is responsible to inform the “Mother Club” in writing of the Champion and Runner up in each division in ample time for their awards to be made at the Sports Club Presentation.

RULE 24: The points recorder is to record all fishing trips and provide updates and progressive scores at the monthly meetings.

RULE 25: Selection for Inter club competitions will be made from the leading competitors in in the point score competition at the time of the meeting. If only five (5) are required then they are to be the top five with reserves being selected from the next five (5) highest placed competitors.

RULE 26: The Stan Miles Trophy, when awarded , will be decided upon by the Committee.

RULE 27: All Adult and Veteran members of the Fishing club must be financial members of the Mother Club (MPCC) and Fishing Club to vote at AGM. The Financial year commences 1 Jul and ends 30 Jun for the Fishing Club.

Juniors are exempted from this rule.

RULE 28: Members found cheating in any way, will have their points, trophies and club membership cancelled for one complete season.

RULE 29: Changes to rules affecting point scoring can only be made at the completion of the season.

RULE 30: Resolutions approved at the club meetings shall only be valid until the next AGM. Any such resolution which is to be of a permanent nature should be incorporated in the constitution at the AGM.

RULE 31: Life Members who fail to participate in at least Four meetings or fishing trips per Financial Year will have their voting rights suspended and will not be eligible to vote until after they have attended two consecutive meetings, that is , they are eligible to vote at their third attendance.

RULE 32: Ordinary Members who are absent for three consecutive meetings without an Apology will have their voting rights removed and these voting rights will only be restored after the member has attended Three (3) consecutive meetings.

RULE 33: Members who fail to give 48 hours notice of their intended cancellation of a previously booked trip, will be liable for the cost of the trip in full.

( Suggest amend section of Rule 8 relating to catch up trips along these lines)

If a member has an entitlement to fish a catch up trip, then the next trip the member is booked on is to be automatically counted as the catch up trip.

If a member has booked two or more trips for the month, the first trip shall automatically count as the catch up trip entitlement and the second trip is to count as the normal monthly point score trip.

Failure to weigh in on the first of the trips will negate their entitlement to the award of points for the catch up trip and failure to weigh in on the second trip will negate the award of points for that month.

(This should make it a little easier in keeping tabs on catch up trips)

Amend rule, to read Juniors under 16 to be accompanied.

Final 2007-2008 Competition Results

Champions

Juniors
Champion: F Mazzaferro
Runner Up: B Harris

Adult Women (under 55 years)
Champion: M Sechi

Adult Men (under 55 years)
Champion: V Lam
Runner Up: A Nellems

Veteran Men (over 55 years)
Champion: B Razmovski
Runner Up: H Tepesh



Best Of 8 Trips

	Name	Points
1.	B Razmovski	813.25
2.	H Tepesh	730.27
3.	G Logozzo	727.67
4.	S Levanic	670.21
5.	V Lam	529.16
6.	A Nellems	491.25
7.	J Ariti	474.2
8.	P Anastasi	456.35
9.	C Huynh	435.43
10.	R Qualticri	419.5
11.	D Didic	388.38
12.	D Harris	373.79
13.	M Sechi	236.06
14.	B Shorten	227.74
15.	R MacKenzie	222.19
16.	S Kucharski	208.12
17.	V Cantarella	200.78
18.	R Karlo	168.85
19.	P Burkhardt	142.76
20.	M Camdzie	123.31
21.	S Kuk	123.06
22.	J Logozzo	120.78
23.	J Pakulski	117.7
24.	D Ming	111.54
25.	M Ayoub	84.66
26.	F Romeo	82.91
27.	T Noble	65.68
28.	C Meza	56.32
29.	K Bowler	51.95
30.	R Saez	47.49
31.	C O'Rourke	45.1
32.	J Pietak	38.35
33.	M Yacoub	32.2
34.	F Mazzaferro (jnr)	29.46
35.	A Lotfi	19.69
36.	B Harris (jnr)	18.96
37.	A Lotfi (Jnr)	17.93
38.	A Chow	16.06

Biggest Bag

Month	Date	Name	Weight	Port
July, 07	01/07/07	B Razmovski	9.25	Kiama
August, 07	25/08/07	V Lam	4.83	Wollongong
September, 07	02/09/07	H Tepesh	5.8	Kiama
October, 07	07/10/07	B Razmovski	10.6	Kiama
November, 07	18/11/07	B Razmovski	11.19	Kiama
December, 07	16/12/07	C Huynh	7.97	Kiama
January, 08	06/01/08	H Tepesh	14.2	Kiama
February, 08	17/02/08	R Karlo	15.35	Kiama
March, 08	16/03/08	P Anastasi	16.97	Kiama
April, 08	06/04/08	G Logozzo	11.83	Kiama
May, 08	04/05/08	V Lam	10.54	Kiama
June, 08	08/06/08	M Sechi	4.48	Wollongong

Biggest Fish

Month	Date	Name	Species	Weight	Port
July, 07	01/07/07	B Razmovski	morwong	1.58	Kiama
August, 07	05/08/07	R MacKenzie	leatherjacket	0.91	Kiama
September, 07	02/09/07	H Tepesh	Morwie	1.18	Kiama
October, 07	07/10/07	P Anastasi	Leatherjacket	1.21	Kiama
November, 07	04/11/07	H Tepesh	Flathead	1.19	Kiama
December, 07	02/12/07	J Logozzo	Flathead	1.55	Kiama
January, 08	20/01/08	J Logozzo	morwong	1.31	Kiama
February, 08	17/02/08	R Karlo	Flathead	1.55	Kiama
March, 08	16/03/08	P Anastasi	Leatherjacket	1.73	Kiama
April, 08	13/04/08	M Sechi	flathead	1.45	Wollongong
May, 08	04/05/08	P Anastasi	Leatherjacket	1.06	Kiama
June, 08	01/06/08	R Tanner	Morwong	2.6	Kiama

Monthly Reports:
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15 June 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 15 June, 2008
Port	Kiama
Boat	Seaker
Trip report	Cancelled by skipper

8 June 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 8 June, 2008
Port	Wollongong
Boat	Aquila
Captain/Assistant	R Hadsic/ M Sechi
Trip report	Fished the 30s up north in rainy conditions. Despite the gloomy weather not a bad day fishing with catches of 1 flathead, 28 leatherjackets, 6 morwong, 3 pigfish, 18 snapper, 3 sweep, 1 bream, and 7 sgt baker. Biggest fish of the day 1.03kg morwong caufht by Bob Shorten.
Biggest fish	Morwong weighing 1.03 kg caught by B Shorten

1 June 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 1 June, 2008
Port	Kiama
Boat	Seaker
Captain/Assistant	Tony Neskovski/A Nellems
Trip report	Nobydy weighed in. 19 Morwong, 4 snapper, 30 sweep, 1 sgt baker, 2 nannygai, 4 pigfish, 1 leatherjacket
Biggest fish	Morwong weighing 2.60 kg caught by R Tanner

Anglers asked to report red spot disease

Recreational anglers are being urged to report any sightings of an ulcerating syndrome in fish, after it was found for the first time in an inland New South Wales waterway.

Red spot disease is caused by a fungus and shows as deep ulcers or red lesions on the skin of infected fish.

It has been found on fish taken from the Darling River between Bourke and Brewarrina.

The Department of Primary industries' aquatic biosecurity manager, Jane Frances, says fish showing signs of the disease should not be eaten.

"Ulcerated fish shouldn't be kept by recreational fishers, they definitely shouldn't be eaten, and the more severe the ulceration, the less likely the fish is to survive," she said.

"We advise fishers to not return those fish to the water, they should be humanely killed, so chop their head off quickly and dispose of that to a land-based waste facility."

Ms Frances says recreational anglers who see signs of the disease on fish should report it.

"The challenge for us is this is quite an isolated area and we don't know the extent," she said.

"We know, we've confirmed it between Bourke and Brewarrina, but of course the Darling River System progresses to the Murray and we'd really appreciate it if fishers are out in those remote areas and they see suspicious or sick looking fish, if they could please report it."

Source: ABC

Massive squid hauled off Victorian coast

Fishing trawler skipper Rangi Pene knew he'd netted the catch of the day when he winched his net up from the ocean floor.

About halfway down the net was a large mass which, as the net drew closer, Mr Pene knew was not your everyday fish.

It was in fact the catch of a lifetime - a six-metre long, 230kg squid, which is now in a freezer in Portland, waiting for collection by Museum Victoria.

"As soon as we seen it, we (thought) we'll have to save this," the excited skipper said.

The trawler, Zeehaan, was fishing about 40km off the coast of Portland in Victoria's west, when it netted the squid on Sunday night in waters more than 500 metres deep.

"What we do is we shoot the net away and we tow the net for five hours," Mr Pene, 55, said.

"When we winched it up about six o'clock, we seen a big ball in the net, halfway down.

"We were wondering, what's this?

"We got it closer to the boat and it was that squid.

"You couldn't put it anywhere down in the ice room with the rest of the fish because it was just too big.

"We left it on the deck and we put bags of ice on it and covered it with sacks to keep it in good condition."

Paul McCoy, a Fisheries Research Biologist with Victoria's Department of Primary Industries, said it took 10 men to lift the squid onto a stretcher and place it in the freezer.

The squid will be frozen until a representative from Museum Victoria collects the specimen this week.

Mr McCoy said analysis by the museum would determine the type of squid, its age and, possibly, how it died.

He said the squid was already dead when it was caught.

It's the third giant squid Mr McCoy has seen in 15 years.

The find comes more than a year after New Zealand trawler skipper John Bennett caught what is believed to be the world's largest squid during an Antarctic fishing trip.

Scientists in New Zealand last month defrosted the 495kg colossal squid and determined it was 4.2 metres long, much shorter than earlier predictions of eight to 10 metres.

Colossal squid grow to be shorter, but much heavier, than giant squid, which are a different species.

Source: AAP

18 May, 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 18 May, 2008
Port	Kiama
Boat	Seaker
Captain/Assistant	A Nellems/K Bowler
Trip report	Cancelled by skipper

11 May, 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 11 May, 2008
Port	Wollongong
Boat	Aquila
Captain/Assistant	John Molner/ T Neskovski
Trip report	10 fishos, 6 members & 4 visitors, for some good catches of morwies and leatherjackets. Nobody weighed in for points.

4 May, 2008

Trip date	Sunday, 4 May, 2008
Port	Kiama
Boat	Seaker
Captain/Assistant	V Lam/B Razmovski
Trip report	Guess what? Fished out wide in the 60 fathoms for 148 leatherjacket and not much else. All had a good day. Biggest fish of the day leatherjacket 1.17kg by visitor Paul. P Anastasi for trophy fish 1.06kg leatherjacket
Biggest fish	Leatherjacket weighing 1.06 kg caught by P Anastasi

ANZAC Day 25/4/08 Shelf expedition

Inter-Club Competition 27 Apil, 2008

Teams: Mounties (home) vs Bankstown
Location: Kiama
Biggest Bag: S Levanic, 10.46 kg
Biggest fish: P Musumeci, 1.22 kg leatherjacket

Team	Name	Points
Mounties	S Levanic	104.6
	H Tepesh	88.9
	C Huynh	100.6
	V Lam	99.5
	B Razmovski	98.1
	TOTAL	491.7
Bankstown	J Sara	43
	P Musumeci	65.5
	B Long	58.6
	J Telek	83.9
	L Opravel	67.9
	TOTAL	318.9

Annual Inter-club Competition Results

2001

1. Mounties (512.55 points)

2. Marconi (381.6 points)

3. Bankstown (350.25 points)

2002

1. Marconi (630.3 points)

2. Mounties (425.5 points)

3. Bankstown (277.7 points)

2003

1. Marconi (553.98 points)

2. Bankstown (449.05 points)

3. Mounties (372.05 points)

2004

1. Mounties (686.6 points)

2. Marconi (683.3 points)

3. Bankstown (478.45 points)

2005

1. Bankstown (592.1 points)

2. Mounties (484.4 points)

3. Marconi (389.35 points)

2006

Competition declared void

2007

1. Mounties (895.5 points)

2. Marconi (888.95 points)

3. Bankstown (589.35 points)