Counties Sport Fishing Club Newsletter July 2023

2 CountiesSportfishingClubInc. csfc@hotmail.co.nz Contents CoverPhoto:BrockJohnstonisinRarotonga,on holidaywithhisfamily,butstillfoundtimetogetout fishing. ClubDetails03 Bits‘nBobs04 EquipmentRegulations07 Diary11 Committee12 LeaderBoard13 SponsorsGrid17 0800 482 248 www.acslgroup.nz

Meetingstartsat7.30pm

GreatBurnscoGiveaway

Atthismonthsmeetingwehave$500ofgoodiesfromBurnscotogive awaytoluckymembers.Thisislimitedtomembersonly,notguests.

YoudonotneedtobeaCossieClubmembertoattend.AllCSFCmembers andguestswelcome.Whynotcomeearlyandtakeadvantageofthe greatfoodonofferattheCossieClub.

ImportantNote:ifyouintendtohaveamealbeforethe meetingitwouldpaytobooktoavoiddisappointment astherestaurantisverypopularandoftenfull.

ShuntersRestaurantPhone092359131ext5

CountiesSportFishingClub

WeareafamilyfriendlyWestcoastclubbasedinWaiuku,justsouth ofAuckland.Witharound1000members,trailerboatsmakeupthe majorityofourfleet.Celebratingfishingofallkinds,fromthehumble GurnardtothemightyBroadbill.ClubwatersspanfromRaglannorth headtoKaiparasouthheadandincludetheManukauharbourand Waikatoriver.

Tojointheclubclick HERE

NewandUsedBoats,Motors,Accessories,Servicing

Theyhaveareputationforgoodqualityworkmanship,honestyand reliability.TheonsitetechniciansareexpertsinMercury,Etech,Evinrude &JohnsonservicingandrepairsaswellasYamaha,SuzukiandHonda. Theycanalsofitneworusedoutboardenginesanddotrailerrepairs, springs,winchesandrollers.

9CrosbieRoadPukekohe092389180

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SPORTFISHING CLUBINC

th July AtWaiukuCossieClub

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Bits&Bobs

GridSponsors2023/24Season

TheallocationofgridstosponsorswillbemadeatourAGMagainthisyear.Wedostill havealimitednumberofgridsavailable.Ifyourbusinesswouldliketosponsoragrid forthisseasonthengiveDougieacall(0275757411) assoonasyoucan.

BurnscoGiveaway

Asyoumayhaveseenonpage3Burnscohave verykindlysponsoredthismonthsmeetingand havedonated$500ofprizes,whichwillallbewonbymemberswhoareatthemeeting. Theonlyconditionisthatyouareacurrentclubmemberandyouareatthemeeting, socomealongandyoumightbetakinghomesomegreatgoodies,courtesyofBurnsco.

Icebreaker

Unfortunately,duetotheweatherconditionsacrossthecountryontheproposedand alsothereservedatesforthiscompetitionwehadtocancelitthisyear.Anyonewho hadalreadypaidtheirentrancefeehasbeenrefunded.Wearehopingthatthis competitionwillbebacknextyear.

NoDogsattheGreenShed

Wewouldliketoremindmembersthatdogsarenotallowedatthegreenshedduring events.Thisrulewasbroughtinbythecommitteeinresponsetoanunfortunate incident,whichwewouldnotliketoseerepeated.Ifyoudotakeyourfourlegged friendsoutfishingwithyoupleaseeithertakethemhomeorleavetheminthecar/boat duringtheweighinorprizegiving.

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NewJuniorFlounderCategory

Weareintroducinganewcategoryforthisseason,juniorflounderlength.Justemail Steveaphotoofyourfishonameasuremattoenter.Agreatexcusetotakethekids outfloundering.

TrophyReturn

IfyouhaveatrophyfromlastyearsprizegivingthenpleasereturnittoStevesohecan havethemallreadyforthisyearsprizegivingonFriday29th September.

Merchandisesales

Onlinemerchandisesaleswillnotbeavailablebetween27th Julyand4th October.

AnglerCraigHowecaughtthis166.3 KgBroadbillattheBarrier.Hewas fishingaboardKycaKolawithskipper LanceDavies.Lovethecomment fromtheweighmaster!

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Prizegiving

Adatetoputinyourdiary,thisyearsprizegivingwillbeheldonFriday29th September attheCossieClub.TotryandmakeiteasierforpeopletoattendwearetryingaFriday nightthisyearasmanyofourmembershavecommitmentsattheweekend.

2023AGM

Anotherdatetoputinyourdiary,ourAGMwillbeheldonthe30th AugustattheCossie Club

SponsorsGrid

Ifyouarestrugglingtoseeexactlywherethefishyoucaughtwasonoursponsorsgrid thereisahigherresolutionversionyoucanuse HERE thelogoshavebeenremoved fromthegridsquaressoyoucanseethemmoreclearlyandyoushouldbeabletozoom inmuchmore.

PreviousNewsletters

Newsletters,backtoJanuary2018,areavailableonline here.Theyhavebeen uploadedinhigherresolutionthentheoldpdfversionswereemailedoutin,sothe picturesespeciallyshouldbebetterquality.

SomethingfortheNewsletter?

We’realwayslookingforitemstoinclude,soifyouhaveafishingreport,somephotos, orjustagoodstorytotellpleasedropmeanemailonkevin@nzsteele.com

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EquipmentRegulations

Withthestartofanothergamefishingseasonit’sanidealtimetocheckthatallyourgear iscorrectlysetup.Nothingcouldbeworsethanlandingthefishofalifetime,possiblya NewZealandorevenworldrecordfish,onlytohaveitdisqualifiedbecauseyourgearwas notIGFAcompliant.Herearesomenotes,fromtheNZSFCweighmastershandbook,to keepyouontherighttrack.TherearemarkingsonthegroundatTeTororampforleader lengthsandweareputtingmarkingsupatHoodsLandingtoosoyoucancheckyourgear.

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11 Besuretoputtheseeventsinyourdiaryorphone Diary ClubMeeting26th July AGM30th August Prizegiving29th September ClubMeeting29th November ClubMeeting31st January2024 Nationals17th -24th February2024 ClubMeeting27th March2024 JuniorNationals13th -27th April2024 ClubMeeting29th May2024 ClubMeeting31st July2024 ClubMeeting25th September2024

12 Committee Position Name Phone Mobile Email President MatthewDouglas 0275757411 fishdougie@hotmail.com Secretary BarbaraPrescott 0276938431 15bjpre@gmail.com Treasurer NickKing 02102887606 csfcoffice@gmail.com VicePresident StephenHarper 021373334 sharperuku@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 ClintHunt 02108097284 clintonhunteng@gmail.com PollyEyre 0210527604 maizienz@hotmail.com MikeOldfield 02041079843 biff_mel@ps.gen.nz BertDuncan 021421713 bertoduncan@gmail.com SocialMedia MaddieHull 02108255744 maddyhull@rocketmail.com Merchandise AlvinPacey 021544276 allynpace@hotmail.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

LeaderBoard

LENGTHRECORDS weneedaclearphotoofthefishontheapprovedmeasure,whichareavailablefor$25.The photomustbeofthewholefishlyingonitssidewiththemouthtouchingtheheadofthemeasure.Wewillneed detailsofwhereitwascaughtandthenameoftheangler.

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Weighmastercontacts SteveWatts021033514509235002ClintHunt02108097284ScottWarrender021626076 PeteSellers 0210412943 SarahParkinson021669944

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