Young Oscar reels in Brljevich Trophy
A bolshie 2m swell produced washing machine-like sea conditions for the Brljevich Family Trophy overnight fishing tournament earlier this month.
A total of 61 members and three visitors fished the 24-hour 90 Mile Beach Surfcasting Club event — which had the Brljevich Trophy up for grabs by one of the club’s junior anglers — over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, February 8-9, eventually weighing in a total of 38 snapper, nine kahawai, four trevally and one parore.
The heaviest snapper and first place on the day went to Stephen Heka with a 9.18kg specimen of which local commentator Jack Rogers was unable to resist saying, “I am sure he would have liked to present that at the upcoming Snapper Bonanza.”
Second place with heaviest trevally Tony Brown’s 4.75kg fish, while third with heaviest kahawai was Jason Skelton 2.02kg.
"I am sure he would have liked to present that at the upcoming Snapper Bonanza."
Jack Rogers on Stephen Heka’s 9.18kg snapper.
Other placegetters Dave LLoyd 7.04kg snapper 4, Keith Williams 2.90kg trevally 5, Mate Petricevich 1.90kg kahawai 6, Jo Arthur 5.39kg snapper 7, Milton Arnold 1.70kg trevally 8, Phil Sauer 1.48kg kahawai 9, Oscar Parlour 4.45kg snapper 10.
This haggle of a 5.20kg snapper was won by Jo Arthur with a 5.39kg snapper while accomplished junior Oscar Parlour was presented with the Brljevich Family Trophy for his 4.45kg snapper.
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The club’s next field day this Sunday (February 23) is for the Hukatere Hook Trophy — for the most species of fish caught including non-scale fish ( such as stingray) — where fishing will be done from 7am to 3pm fishing over a 3.4m tide high at 10.30am.
The club’s annual AGM and prizegiving will be held at Collards Tavern from 10am on Sunday, March 1, followed by lunch.
For further information on the club, contact Jack Rogers in working hours on (09)408-2660.