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Club News July 2019 NZSFC

Hooked Up Ezine Issue 20

Hello Everyone 

Please find attached our latest Hooked Up Magazine issue number 21 for your information and circulation. 

Please click here for the web version 

Regards,
NZ Sport Fishing Council

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Club News July 2019

Hall Working Bee

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Calling all members and family to lend a hand at our Club Room working bee to give it a quick spruce up.

This will be on Sunday 25th August 2019 from 9 am.

If you’re available flick a committee member a message, we would love as many hands on deck!!

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Club News Club Nights June 2019

Rob Harrison at our May Club Night

A massive thanks to Rob Harrison who came down last week from Auckland on a cold evening to present his knowledge and training on Free Diving and Spear Fishing.

It was a great evening, plenty of new faces and some great banter afterwards.

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Club News June 2019 Monthly Catch Report NZSFC

Note from Waihau Bay Club re Bluefin

Bluefin turned up at Waihau Bay today and please take note of the following request from Waihau Bay Club:

“If you are coming to Waihau Bay to fish for SBT please remember to show respect at all times. Keep the road clear for local traffic to get to the shop and Lodge. Do not dump any offal. Weighmasters will be able to help you if possible. Remember the allowance of one fish per person.”

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Club News July 2019 June 2019 Monthly Catch Report

Catch cards for end of season

Could we please have all catch cards for the 2018/2019 season received by our Records Officer by 15th July 2019.

We need to start the process of organising the AGM.

Catch cards can be sent in by:

Email: catchcards@waikatosportfishing.co.nz or

Post: WSFC, PO Box 9036, Waikato Mail Center, Hamilton 3204.

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Club News June 2019

WSFC 2019 AGM & Prize Giving

The Waikato Sport Fishing Club invites all members, families and friends to attend the 2019 Annual General Meeting and season prize giving on Sunday 8th September 2019.

This will be hosted at our Club Rooms on Grantham Street, Hamilton.

Mark this date in your calendar, more details to come shortly.

Kind Regards,
WSFC Committee

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Club News Club Nights June 2019

No June club night

Please note we will not be hosting a Club Night in June.

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Club News June 2019 NZSFC

Will you be a LegaSea Legend?

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Kia Ora Friend,

Recently we emailed you to let you know about the relaunch of our LegaSea Legends programme at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show.

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LegaSea is committed to rebuilding our fishery and we are campaigning for:

  1. A ban on trawling and dredging in inshore waters.
  2. A comprehensive, independent review of the Quota Management System.
  3. Stopping senseless waste by commercial fishing.
  4. Respect and maximum utilisation of any fish harvested.
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Club News June 2019 Sponsors

June 2019 sponsor profile – SIMRAD

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SIMRAD have been a proud sponsor of the WSFC for a number of years now, in particular supporting the Raglan One Base Tournament.So, a little information about SIMRAD:

Simrad Yachting develops, manufactures and distributes navigation systems, autopilots, marine VHF radios, chart plotters, echo sounders, radars, fish finders and a wide range of other marine technology.

The Simrad name has been in existence for over sixty years. The brand was established in 1947 by Willy Christian Simonsen, who set up his own wireless company called Simonsen Radio. Initially, he focused on the production of radio communications for fishing vessels but a few years later coined the name Simrad to encompass a wider range of activities – namely the design and manufacture of navigation, communication, auto-steering and fish-finding technologies.

We employ over 2,500 team members worldwide, with a team based in New Zealand.

Over the years we have had some key achievements like we developed the award-winning HALOTM Pulse Compression Radar technology and StructureScan® 3D sonar technology for fish finding. These two breakthrough technologies have changed the way we find fish and navigate.

For more information on the SIMRAD product range please visit their website – https://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-nz/

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Club News July 2019 June 2019 Monthly Catch Report

Trophies to be returned

If you have a club trophy from last years AGM, could you please make contact with a Committee Member as we need to organise them for our upcoming AGM.

Committee contact details can be found by clicking here.

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Club News June 2019 Monthly Catch Report

Catches to date – 31 May 2019

Catch cards received to date as at 31st May 2019. 

Please send all catch cards for this season to our Records Officer by 15th July 2019.

Catches to date below:

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Club News June 2019 NZSFC

LegaSea joins call to save “kauri forests of our ocean”

LegaSea, as part of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, is calling the government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts and other ecologically sensitive areas.

The Coalition, that includes ECO, Forest and Bird, Greenpeace, LegaSea and WWF-New Zealand, is urging the public to sign a petition to the Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, and the Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage. The groups argue that Aotearoa’s antiquated legislation on bottom trawling lags behind the rest of the world.

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Ancient coral and deep water species are being destroyed by deep sea trawling. See more here.

Bottom trawling is one of the most damaging forms of fishing and can destroy entire underwater ecosystems, which, as evidence suggests, may never recover. It happens when a huge, weighted net is dragged along the sea floor, leaving destruction in its wake. The catch can include ancient coral forest and a multitude of non-target species.

Sign the petition here:

https://www.change.org/p/nz-government-stop-the-fishing-industry-destroying-ancient-coral-forests

Watch the the video here:

https://legasea.co.nz/2019/05/15/joint-effort-to-save-kauri-forests-of-our-ocean/

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Club News Club Nights May 2019

May Club Night – Guest speaker Rob Harrison

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Club News May 2019 NZSFC

Hooked Up Ezine Issue 19

Hello Everyone 

Please find attached our latest Hooked Up Magazine issue number 18 for your information and circulation. 

Please click here for the web version 

Regards,
NZ Sport Fishing Council

 

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Club News May 2019 NZSFC

Legasea – You cannot be serious

Dear Friend

LegaSea appreciates your willingness to stay abreast of the issues affecting our taonga, our marine treasures. This month we want to give you an insight into our latest work, and signal what’s coming our way over the next few years.

The Ministry’s latest proposals, the Fisheries Change Programme, has quota shareholders licking their lips in anticipation of fewer regulations, no minimum size limits for the fish they take, and quota increases.

We do not want more dead fish. In March we sent MPI a submission advocating that closing inshore areas to trawling and seining would be a good start. A closure would be simple to enforce and would help protect spawning and juvenile fish and habitats.

In addition, we encourage you to review the latest news from our FishCare team. Thanks also for your recent feedback, keep it coming.

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Club News May 2019 Monthly Catch Report

Catches to Date – 30 April 2019

Catches to date available by clicking ‘Continue reading →’.

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Club News May 2019 Monthly Catch Report Tournaments

Results – WSFC Big Four Tournament 2019

2019 Big Four Tournament results are available by clicking ‘Continue reading →’ below.

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Club News May 2019 Tournaments

Photo gallery of WSFC Big Four Tournament 2019

The photo gallery of the Big Four Tournament 2019 is available by clicking here.

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April 2019 Club News Tournaments

Big Four Tournament 2019

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April 2019 Club News

Worried you won’t get the Big Four bag?

Worried you won’t get the big four bag?  But you may score one of our other greats prizes!

Heres what on offer…

  • Big Four – Adult $1000 cash
  • 2nd biggest bag – Adult $250 cash
  • 3rd biggest bag – Adult $150 cash
  • Big Four – Junior $500 cash
  • 2nd biggest bag – Junior $150 cash
  • 3rd biggest bag – Junior $100 cash
  • Species prizes of:
  • Snapper – 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for Men, Women and Junior
  • Kingfish – 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for Men, Women and Junior  
  • Trevally – 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for Men, Women and Junior 
  • Kawhawi – 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for Men, Women and Junior    
  • Average weight Snapper $250 cash
  • Average weight Kingfish $250 cash
  • Five spot prizes of $100 cash
  • Plus spot prizes of product.