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Pleasedocomealongifyoucanasweneedenoughmembersto voteonnextyearssubscriptionrates
YoudonotneedtobeaCossieClubmembertoattend.AllCSFCmembers andguestswelcome.Whynotcomeearlyandtakeadvantageofthe greatfoodonofferattheCossieClub.
ImportantNote:ifyouintendtohaveamealbeforethe meetingitwouldpaytobooktoavoiddisappointment astherestaurantisverypopularandoftenfull.
ShuntersRestaurantPhone092359131ext5
WeareafamilyfriendlyWestcoastclubbasedinWaiuku,justsouth ofAuckland.Witharound1000members,trailerboatsmakeupthe majorityofourfleet.Celebratingfishingofallkinds,fromthehumble GurnardtothemightyBroadbill.ClubwatersspanfromRaglannorth headtoKaiparasouthheadandincludetheManukauharbourand Waikatoriver.
Theyhaveareputationforgoodqualityworkmanship,honestyand reliability.TheonsitetechniciansareexpertsinMercury,Etech,Evinrude &JohnsonservicingandrepairsaswellasYamaha,SuzukiandHonda. Theycanalsofitneworusedoutboardenginesanddotrailerrepairs, springs,winchesandrollers.
9CrosbieRoadPukekohe092389180
ThengetdowntoourlocalHuntingandFishingstoreinPukekoheon the3rdofJunewhereSmudge,PhilandCareywillbeonhandtogive outadvicefortheupcomingGrunterHuntercompetition.Evenifyou don’tneedanyadviceyoucanstillpickupyourticketandanytackle youmayneed.
MattWatsondescribedbottomtrawlingas“embarrassingforNewZealand”andwantstoseeitbanned.
"Thesolutionisprettyeasy,banbottomtrawling.It'snogood.Thesciencesaysitdestroysthatbenthiclayer, whichisthefoodfactoryoftheocean.Itisdestructive."Hesaidbottom trawlingisbannedinothercountries,sodoesn'tseeareasonforitto continueinAotearoa.
"Givethefleetachancetochange,andthereareselectivemethods thatareinpracticenow,whichactuallygetusahighervalueforour fishaswell."
Seethefullstory HERE
Ifyouarestrugglingtoseeexactlywherethefishyoucaughtwasonoursponsorsgrid thereisahigherresolutionversionyoucanuse HERE thelogoshavebeenremoved fromthegridsquaressoyoucanseethemmoreclearlyandyoushouldbeabletozoom inmuchmore.
Newsletters,backtoJanuary2018,areavailableonline here.Theyhavebeen uploadedinhigherresolutionthentheoldpdfversionswereemailedoutin,sothe picturesespeciallyshouldbebetterquality.
We’realwayslookingforitemstoinclude,soifyouhaveafishingreport,somephotos, orjustagoodstorytotellpleasedropmeanemailonkevin@nzsteele.com
TheYouthNationalstookplaceduringtherecentschoolholidaysandlotsofouryoung fisherstookpart,theydidprettywelltoo.Fullresultscanbefoundonthe NZSFC web site,butherearesomeofthehighlights.
OverallChampionAnglerPrimary
16th placeIndiHarper
17th placeJakeHarper
58th placeCorbanDouglas
63rd placeBobbyFaquahar-Doyle
64th placeLaylaCraven
65th placeEmmersonCole
66th placeZeakHyde
67th placeLaurenHull
68th placeCarterChutty
OverallChampionAnglerHighSchool
1st placeBrockJohnston
4th placeReganDickson
31st placeDearnaHull
33rd placeVirtusCraven
34th placeJacobConaglen
TopClub-InterclubCompetition
1st placeCountiesSportFishingClub
Massivecongratulationstoallourjuniorfishers,thiswasaterrificresult.Alsoahuge thankyoutotheirfamiliesfortheirsupport,therewerelotspfparentsgettingupat crazytimes,drivinggreatdistancesanddoingallthestuffthatneedstobedoneto enableourjuniorstogetouttherefishingforasmanydaysaspossibleduringthe competition.Agreatteameffortfromeveryoneinvolved,andhopefullysomegreat familymemories.
The2023FranklinHunting&FishingGrunterHunterishappening onJune11th.Ticketsalesarenowavailable online orfromthe FranklinHunting&Fishingstore.Ticketsare$30peradultand$20 forjuniorifmembers,$50peradultand$30forjuniorsifnonmembers.Firstprizeisawhopping$3000andthereareprizesto 20thplaceplusanaverageweightprizeof$500.Herearethe rules:
1AnglersmustpresenttheirtickettotheWeighmastertobeeligibleforprizesevenifnotweighingafish 2OnlyRedGurnardareeligible.Weighedfishwillbeclipped,onlyintactfishwillbeweighed 3Allfishmustbecaughtonarod&reel
4Fishingstartsat12.01amSundayJune11th
5Weighinopensat3.00pmAnglersmustbeintheweighinqueueattheTeToroGreenShedby4.00pmon thedayofthecompetition–noexceptions
6AnglersmayfishtheManukauHarbourortheWestCoastfromRaglanNorthHeadtoKaiparaSouthHead 7TherewillbenodrawnprizesapartfromSpotprizes.EGno20thplacefish–noprizedrawn
8SpotPrizewinnersmustbepresenttoclaimprizes
9JuniorsmustbeUNDER16yearsoldonJune11th
10Onlyonegurnardmaybeweighedperangler.Iftwofishthesameweightareweighedthenthefirstof thosefishweighedwillbedeemedtobetheheaviest
11Therewillbenoalcoholsalesatthevenue
12On-LineTicketsalescloseFriday9th Juneat9.00pm.TicketsalesfromH&FwillceaseC.O.B.Saturday 10th June.
13Therewillbenoticketsalesontheday
14Safetyiseveryskippersresponsibility
Anynon-memberpurchasingamemberticketwillbe DISQUALIFIED fromreceivinganyprizes
SmallFrySnapper:
1st:CarterChitty-4.365kgs
2nd:ZeakHyde-3.01kgs
3rd:EmersonCole-2.75kgs
SmallFryKahawai:
1st:LaurenHull-1.33kgs
2nd:ZeakHyde-1.145kgs
3rd:CarterChitty-1.115kgs
SmallFryGurnard:
1st:ZeakHyde-0.74kgs
JuniorSnapper:
1st:ReganDickson-2.57kgs
2nd:BrockJohnston-2.46kgs
3rd:VirtusCraven-2.39kgs
Unfortunatelyontheoriginaldayforthiscompetition therewerestrongwindsintheharbour,soithadtobe postponeduntilthefollowingweekend.Wedidstill managetoholdthecompetitionduringtheYouth Nationalsthough,soanyfishcaughtbyjunioranglers duringthecompetitioncouldbecountedforthe nationals.Theweatherwasnotperfect,butthestrong windsofthepreviousweekhadgoneandconditions werecalmalthoughtherewastheoddshower.Even withthechangeofdatetherewasagoodturnout,and asusualitwasagoodfuncompetition.Therewere lotsofgreatprizes,soabigthankstothemain sponsorsofthiseventBurnscoandShimanoandthe othersponsorsaswell.
JuniorKahawai:
1st:BrockJohnston-1.435kgs
2nd:ReganDickson-1.385kgs
3rd:VirtusCraven-1.36kgs
JuniorGurnard:
1st:LaylaCraven-0.85kgs
2nd:JackobConaglen-0.59kgs
3rd:VirtusCraven-0.58kgs
AdultSnapper:
1st:ShaneJohnston-2.325kgs
2nd:CareyWalter-1.60kgs
3rd:RoyWyatt-1.47kgs
AdultKahawai:
1st:RoyWyatt:1.58kgs
AdultGurnard:
1st:RoyWyatt-0.58kgs
LENGTHRECORDS weneedaclearphotoofthefishontheapprovedmeasure,whichareavailablefor$25.The photomustbeofthewholefishlyingonitssidewiththemouthtouchingtheheadofthemeasure.Wewillneed detailsofwhereitwascaughtandthenameoftheangler.
