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The Sydney Game Fishing Club, located in Sydney’s Watsons Bay, hosted the Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament over the weekend of 13th and 14th April 2019. The tournament is proudly presented by Little Audrey Charters, Australia’s premier luxury game fishing charter.

The tournament saw glamourous conditions and with the prize pool including $50,000 in cash, a total prize value of over $80,000 and a historical big fish. Over 50 boats took up the challenge and the fish arrived on cue and did not disappoint.

With reports of good numbers of marlin, tuna and sharks throughout the entire fishing zone, the fleet stretched out between chasing the Stripes on the inshore grounds, while the sharkers and those chasing the big Blues and yellowfin went wide.

Between the fleet, there was a total of 86 strikes and 67 hook ups.  25 marlin were captured or tagged, which comprised 21 Stripes, 1 Black and 3 Blue marlin. On the yellowfin tuna front, 9 were caught with many more big barrels earning their freedom while the sharkers got a mixed bag of tigers, makos, whalers and blue sharks.

Congratulations to Zorro who took out Champion Boat Tag and Release, Undertaker who took out Champion Boat Capture and Rabbit who took out Heaviest Marlin over 250kg and the $50,000.

Sydney Game Fishing Club would like to thank all of the competitors and sponsors who made the tournament possible including: Little Audrey Charters, IBW Constructions, Short Marine, Sylvania Marina, Furuno Australia, Marina Bayside, Ottos Tackle World, Pakula Lures, Fishing Station, Sydney Harbour Exclusive, Lewis Financial Management, Dalbora Marina, Okuma rapala, Costa Sunglasses, Black Pete Tackle, Sheldon & Hammond Victorinox Knives, Tantrum Lures, Collin Forrest Jewelry, Wellseys Tackle, Global Tackle, Cons Milk Bar, Bowies Diving and Coffee Den.

Results – Tag and Release

Results – Capture

 

SGFC does not support the proposed Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Park.  Below are some ideas to ensure your voice is heard.

1. Make sure you fill in the Governments own online survey
2. Register your support at the Stop the Lockout website and facebook group.
3. Sign the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers petition on their website
4. Send a letter to your local member explaining why the marine parks proposal is flawed, we’ve created a simple template to give you some ideas.  Click here to download the letter template.
5. Email your objections to submissions@marine.nsw.gov.au
6. Attend he Anti-Marine Parks Lockout Rally – Thursday 27th September in Sydney.  Meet at Hyde Park from midday, march begins at 1:30pm.

A big thanks to all who participated in this year’s Monster Mako Shark Tournament.

As a quick tally we tagged 39 Mako Sharks, 14 Blue Sharks, 2 Thresher Sharks and a Whaler Shark plus a few were captured.

Results

Fingers crossed also for 13 Year old Makira Wright with her 139.5 Kg Mako Shark on 15kg pending National, NSW and Club Record. Well done Makira!

The annual Geoff Woolley Memorial Monster Mako Tournament will take place on August 4th and 5th.

Entry Forms Available Here

• Entry is $80 per angler ($35 for juniors) – includes dinner Saturday night at the Club and breakfast on Sunday morning
• Fishing starts at 7am and ends at 4pm each day.
• This tournament is a 15kg line class and circle hooks tournament only

Entry Forms Available Here

SGFC is proud to announce that the annual Tuna Slam commences on July 1st and runs through until the end of August.

Entry Forms Available Here

• Entry: $250 per boat  (regardless of anglers) .
• Event runs for entirety of July and August, boats can fish as many days as they wish.
• Entries will be accepted throughout the event but must be received and paid for before boat leaves port on day of fishing.
• Prizes: 40% of cash pool to heaviest Blue Fin tuna and 40% of cash pool to heaviest Other Tuna.
• Fish may be weighed at vessel homeport – refer rules for specifics.
• Fishing are is limited to SGFC prescribed waters – which essentially extend from Norah Head to Wollongong Lighthouse and 60 nautical miles seawards from the Coast.

Entry Forms Available Here

 

The Annual Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament presented by Little Audrey Charters and hosted by the Sydney Game Fishing Club over the 28th and 29th April 2018 out of their iconic game fishing club at Watsons Bay on Sydney Harbour.

Despite average weather conditions the fishing was on point with tags and captures of blue and striped marlin, big yellowfin tuna, spearfish, sharks and even the odd dolphin fish being recorded.

Over the two days of fishing the fleet of thirty boats raised a total of 104 fish, with 76 being fought and 29 being tagged or captured. The fish weren’t small either with multiple yellowfin over 150lbs being taken, as well as a number of blues in excess of 350lb.

Congratulations to Elly Offord fishing in the Junior (female) category on board Cookie, skippered by Murray Offord, who caught a 372lb blue marlin on 130lb tackle and to Ron Kovacs fishing in the Male category onboard Ambition, skippered by Ivan Bennet, who caught a 744lb blue marlin on 50lb tackle. Both of these fish are pending Australian and New South Wales records and are a testament to the quality of fish that can be found off Sydney each year in April.

Sydney Game Fishing Club would like extend a warm thank you to all those who entered the tournament and have supported the event. The club would also like to thank the many sponsors who made the event possible, in particular our major tournament sponsors – Little Audrey Charters, IBW Constructions, Furuno Electronics, Great Norther Brewing Co, Sylvania Marina and Tonic Eyewear.

Results – Tag and Release

Results – Capture