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WSAC EMAIL NEWS

8 May 2013

Dave Gilroy & his son Flyn at the Spit, pic by Bernhardt

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Saturday 11 - 12 May 12th Shore Comp

Commences 3pm Saturday with weigh-in at 1pm Sunday. Weigh a fish & be in the draw for a $50 petrol

Wednesday 5 June Club Nite

Rob Stewart from NIWA will talk on aspects of the Tangaroa from soundings and surveys.

Saturday 13th July WSAC Awards & Dinner

Wednesday 14 August WSAC AGM

PHONE NUMBERS

� Aaron Houghton ··················· President ··································································· 478 3236 � Craig Boyes ························· Newsletter editor ······················································ 380 8281 � Bernhardt Schiftner ············· Boat convenor ··························································· 934-4740 � Jason McMahon ·················· Club nights, outings ···················································· 477-0350 � Dave Harvey ······················· Shore competition points and queries ····················· 479 3594 � Eddie Szalkowski ················ Club lodge custodian and key holder ······················· 934 9381 � Jim Mikoz ···························· Membership, change of address,······························· 938 4692

fish of the month, record entries, etc � Gary Whitaker ···················· Scale Tester ····························································· 589 5103

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RESULTS OF SHORE COMPETITION NO.11 27-28 APRIL 2013

SCORES WERE AS FOLLOWS:

Felix Wenzel 1105.24 6 Kahawai, 10 Shark - Spotted, 6 Shark - Spotted Spiney, 1 Trout - Rainbow Carl Arnst 960.30 6 Kahawai, 3 Red Gurnard, 10 Shark - Spotted, 6 Shark - Spotted Spiney Zac Livingston 670.78 3 Kahawai, 1 Kelp, 5 Moki - Blue, 1 Red Gurnard Nina Klauke 528.46 4 Cod - Red, 6 Kahawai, 3 Shark - Carpet, 2 Shark - Spotted, 1 Shark - Spotted Spiney Zeb Livingston 477.80 1 Cod - Blue, 2 Kahawai, 4 Moki - Blue Richard Newton-King 436.62 6 Kahawai, 2 Shark - Spotted, 6 Shark - Spotted Spiney James Bennie 434.82 1 Cod - Red, 6 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Spotted, 6 Shark - Spotted Spiney Flynn Gilroy 326.00 6 Kahawai, 1 Shark - Spotted Dave Harvey 211.50 1 Kahawai, 3 Shark - Spotted Bernard Schiftner 192.50 2 Moki - Blue, 1 Tarakihi Jack Tregidga 167.30 1 Elephantfish, 1 Moki - Blue Gary Whitaker 159.18 1 Eagle Ray, 1 Tench Rob Bos 145.60 1 Red Gurnard, 1 Snapper, 1 Tarakihi Matthew Pye 136.40 6 Kahawai Dave Pye 94.00 1 Kahawai Nathan Church 92.20 1 Moki - Blue Jim O'Brien 57.40 1 Kahawai Tim Henley 41.60 1 Eel - Longfin

POINTS TABLE AFTER COMPETITION No.11

Average SENIORS COLTS SPECIES Count Pts/Fish Carl Arnst 7863.56 Flynn Gilroy 567.36 Gary Whitaker 19 40.22 Felix Wenzel 7775.14 Matthew Pye 140.40 Tim Henley 18 37.39 James Bennie 4219.96 Hayley Pye 3.00 Craig Boyes 13 30.83 Zac Livingston 4014.08 Felix Wenzel 13 37.74 Cliff Deighton 3778.14 JUNIORS Richard Newton-King 12 37.15 Zeb Livingston 3629.98 Jack Tregidga 885.92 Carl Arnst 11 34.64 Tim Henley 2953.58 Tristan Andersen 671.36 James Bennie 11 28.90 Andy Macleod 2903.36 Andy Macleod 9 37.22 Gary Whitaker 2533.80 LADIES Tony Stenhouse 9 23.79 Nathan Church 2532.74 Nina Klauke 976.10 Zeb Livingston 9 49.73 Craig Boyes 1541.58 Sandra Judd 343.60 Tristan Andersen 9 29.19 Aaron Houghton 1201.40 Helen Percival 41.20 Nathan Church 9 27.53 Richard Cryer 1175.70 Christine Nicholls 37.90 Glen Newman 9 31.28 Dave Harvey 1156.84 Sheree Taylor 37.20 Jonathan Haywood 9 45.74 Tony Stenhouse 1141.88 Aaron Houghton 9 28.60 Nick Polak 1015.28 VETERANS Cliff Deighton 8 38.55 Steve Reed 888.58 Richard Newton-King 5238.10 Zac Livingston 8 46.68 Glen Newman 781.94 Jim O'Brien 580.58 Dave Harvey 8 31.27 Jonathan Haywood 503.16 Andy McEwan 423.80 Jack Tregidga 7 34.07 Bernard Schiftner 341.90 Jim O'Brien 6 96.76 Bruce Hunter 255.40 MOST MOKI Steve Reed 6 44.43 Rob Bos 145.60 Zac Livingston 27 Nick Polak 5 26.03 Adrian Bos 96.06 Zeb Livingston 23 Flynn Gilroy 5 31.52 Dave Pye 94.00 Nathan Church 7 Nina Klauke 5 30.50 Richard Newton-King 5 Andy McEwan 4 30.27 PAIRS Carl Arnst 5 Bernard Schiftner 4 48.84 C.Arnst & R.Newton-King 13101. Cliff Deighton 4 Rob Bos 3 48.53 F.Wenzel & J.McMahon 7775.14 Felix Wenzel 3 Bruce Hunter 3 51.08 Z. Livingstone & Z. 7644.06 Bernard Schiftner 2 Richard Cryer 2 73.48 A. Macleod & C. Deighton 6681.50 Tim Henley 2 Matthew Pye 2 14.04 D.Harvey & J.Bennie 5376.80 Bruce Hunter 2 Helen Percival 1 41.20 T.Henley & T.Stenhouse 4095.46 Aaron Houghton 2 Christine Nicholls 1 37.90 N.Church & A.Houghton 3734.14 Jack Tregidga 1 Sheree Taylor 1 37.20 G.Whittaker & J.Obrien 3114.38 Craig Boyes 1 Dave Pye 1 94.00 S.Reed & A.McEwen 1312.38 Glen Newman 1 Hayley Pye 1 1.00 B.Schiftner & D.Pye 435.90 James Bennie 1 Adrian Bos 1 96.06 Tony Stenhouse 1 Sandra Judd 1 42.95 Gary Whitaker 1

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SCALE NON SCALE MOST SNAPPER

Zac Livingston 3671.32 Felix Wenzel 4999.72 Richard Cryer 15 Carl Arnst 3582.46 Carl Arnst 4281.1 Richard Newton-King 3 Zeb Livingston 3497.78 Richard Newton-King 3055.24 Gary Whitaker 3 Felix Wenzel 2775.42 James Bennie 2341.04 Jonathan Haywood 2 Richard Newton-King 2182.86 Andy Macleod 1983.06 Dave Harvey 2 Nathan Church 1942.84 Cliff Deighton 1927.68 Craig Boyes 2 Tim Henley 1921.08 Tim Henley 1032.5 Tim Henley 1 James Bennie 1878.92 Gary Whitaker 923.66 Rob Bos 1 Cliff Deighton 1850.46 Aaron Houghton 743.14 Jim O'Brien 1 Gary Whitaker 1610.14 Nathan Church 589.9 Glen Newman 1 Richard Cryer 1175.7 Craig Boyes 581.36 Craig Boyes 960.22 Nick Polak 569.78 TREBLES Andy Macleod 920.3 Jack Tregidga 472 Gary Whitaker 7.75 Dave Harvey 806.8 Steve Reed 431.04 Tony Stenhouse 792.96 Jim O'Brien 403.68 Nina Klauke 742.62 Dave Harvey 350.04 Glen Newman 698.02 Tony Stenhouse 348.92 Tristan Andersen 523.64 Sandra Judd 343.6 Aaron Houghton 458.26 Zac Livingston 342.76 Steve Reed 457.54 Nina Klauke 233.48 Jonathan Haywood 447.6 Flynn Gilroy 151 Nick Polak 445.5 Tristan Andersen 147.72 Flynn Gilroy 416.36 Zeb Livingston 132.2 Jack Tregidga 413.92 Adrian Bos 96.06 Andy McEwan 335.3 Andy McEwan 88.5 Bernard Schiftner 295.3 Glen Newman 83.92 Bruce Hunter 255.4 Jonathan Haywood 55.56 Jim O'Brien 176.9 Bernard Schiftner 46.6 Rob Bos 145.6 Christine Nicholls 37.9 Matthew Pye 140.4 Bruce Hunter Dave Pye 94 Helen Percival Helen Percival 41.2 Sheree Taylor Sheree Taylor 37.2 Hayley Pye Hayley Pye 3 Rob Bos Christine Nicholls Richard Cryer Sandra Judd Matthew Pye Adrian Bos Dave Pye

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Felix Wenzel 1982.14 Richard Newton-King 1232.24 Andy Macleod 781.44 Steve Reed 602.00 Bruce Hunter 255.40 Jim O'Brien 216.30 Glen Newman 196.32 Bernard Schiftner 78.60

Points by David

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NZACA NATIONALS – PROPOSAL In the recent Pania Surfcasting Club Newsletter Chad Prentice put forward the following proposal for general comment and it has had great responses so far. If you have any thoughts on this please pass them on to Aaron Houghton or Gary Whittaker. “My proposal for a way forward and the future of the National Championship. The proposal is to split the current categories of shore based and boat into three categories. Champion Boat angler section: This is to remain the same, completely untouched. Everything keeps on going ahead as it does already. I am not sure this section has much of a future in the NZACA, but for the time being I will reserve my comments and look at the bigger picture. Champion Surfcasting angler section: This section is for the purest surfcaster. For years I have heard many comments about people on the sand not having the same opportunities as those fishing on the rocks. As a level playing field, I propose this category is open only to those to fish from a beach. No exceptions, no rocks, purely beach fishing to identify the champion surfcaster in a pinnacle event. This is to be a traditional section. Access by quad and four wheel drives permitted as well as walking. Champion Land Based angler section: This is where I propose the big changes and changes to set steps in a forward motion and increase entrant numbers. This section covers the entire boundary. Rocks and beaches and all fishing platforms within the boundary. Access is to be completely open, allowing all private access. Means of travel is to be completely open, by boat, kayak or any other floatation device to access a fishing platform. The definition of an allowable fishing platform is: It must be attached to the mainland on low tide- no exceptions, it’s very simple. If you have a location in mind that you are unsure about, ask the NZACA if it is an allowable fishing platform prior to starting the competition. As much as I would love to see islands being fished in the boundary, that would be a "non allowable platform" it is about finding a middle ground. Not everyone has a boat, not everyone has private access, not everyone has a quad bike, four by four or a kayak, but working together as a "fishing club", this section can be incredibly exciting and open a way forward for the future. Category selection Entrants are to select a category upon registration. You can change from boat to a land category, but you can not change from one land category to another. This way, those that select boat fishing, hire a day charter and go out for club points can still participate the following or prior day. When selecting a land based category it is simple: If you intend on fishing rocks during the day and beach at night- Champion Land Based angler If you intend on using boat access-Champion Land Based angler if you are only to fish beaches-Champion Surfcasting angler What about only fishing the beach but using my quad- Champion Surfcasting angler If at any stage of the competition you intend on fishing from a rock, you are in the open category. The surf category is simple- purely surfcasting from a beach. You MUST select on land based category and stay in it the entire competition, no exceptions. The only exception is being able to fish boat- and any ONE land based category Over all champion angler I believe the casting for most is a "fun" event, this is to remain. I believe that all land based entrants regardless of section should be able to cast and be in contention with the over all angler trophy. This trophy stays the same as is it a fundamental part of the nationals.

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NZ CHAMPION ANGLER As this is to be a pinnacle event; I would like to see some reward for the winner of this event. Financial reward attracts cheating and dis-honest behavior. Because this contest does not have marshals and relies on honesty, I believe at this point, the best reward would be a paid/supplemented trip for the NZ Champion to attend the Australia Nationals to represent NZ. I won't go into detail; this is just an idea for the NZACA to consider. This adds value to the title. I genuinely believe this format would increase interest, entrants and competition. I personally believe this is setting a front foot forward and catering for MOST people. You will never keep everyone happy. With these new rules, I believe in particular the older guys and gals should be happy. No longer do they have to compete with some young bugger trancing around rocks and running around on a beach all night, it puts "pure surfcasting" on a very level playing field and opens up allot of scope for the guys who are adventurous. Would love to hear your feedback before I send my full proposal to the NZACA. By Chad Prentice, Pania Surfcasting Club

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THE 2005 WSAC DICTIONARY OF CURRENT YARN Edited by Jim Mikoz Every sport has its own terms and sayings, Golf has birdies and tees, Cricket has ducks and gullies and Fishing is no exception with the only difference being our club, the Wellington Surfcasting and Angling Club, has over the years attracted some guys with a wicked sense of humour. The following list of words and sayings have for their base a dictionary which was called the WSAC yarnam produced in 1985 by Pete Lamb and got at by the late Alister Gemmell in 1988. The current dictionary was edited by myself in 1990 and revised in 1992 and then again in 2005 by the WSAC Committee. This version was last updated for the newsletter for the 2009-10 season. If you have any suggestions for further modifications please pass them on to Jim Mikoz Background to the dictionary for new members or those who can't remember. Everyone who joins our club and reads a newsletter or comes along to a club night [as I did] wonders what the hell these jokers are talking about. Over the years many terms have crept into the language of a WSAC fisherman. Many of the words were around before Pete produced the first dictionary, so here is the latest update. Advice Two or more contradictory pieces of angling information contained in a single

phrase or sentence. Arm Chair A one man rock, near Boom Rock at Pipinui Pointed. Rock is shaped like an arm

chair. Backlash Birds nest, overun etc Bamboo Rare rod found on pre war cars. Basset A large snapper. A small basset is called a spotty. Bearing [a] a part in a reel that can seize up,

[b] two points on the land which when lined should produce fish again. Beachcomber Big bay north of Boom Rock. Bender Something you had before you were able to pick up the rod, floppy rods do it

better with less fish caught. Burley trail A self-made trail put out by a boat fisher that is feeling very ill. Best Bucket Sea perch, mouth, In shore orange roughy Black Rocks Near Cape Palliser Light Blat off See you later, I am going somewhere else Bluenose Also called blue nose warehou, bonita Bluey Blue, B/C, blue cod Biffidas Another name for spiny dog fish as that is what you do with them. Big boy Large example of a species Bonga Conga eel B R C Bastard red cod Brown Town Schools of maggot spotties that go berserk in slush thrown off wharves for

mackerel. Brownie Points Collected by working around the house on days off from fishing. Bull Shit Fish Bait fish that are not pillies. Bull Shit Line Line that is not IGFA rated. Came away A increase in wind speed from fishable to unfishable Canoe Kayak Cardboard boat Wooden boat Cave Bay A bay on the south coast where Huey bombs bikes and 4WDs into useless

galloping heaps of corrosion that will not start. Charlie A winged under water bulldozer Cloudy Is a cloudy bay cod Club [a] long bar of wood used to render fish senseless. [b] long bar of wood where

fishermen go to render themselves senseless. Clubbie WSAC club member Cook Strait sail fish Barracouta, couta, snake Cod Rocks Well named rocks to the east of Palliser Light. Coffee Grinder Egg beater, kitchen device, fixed spool reel, corroding fishing reel

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Conga bonga, blue cod burglar, bootlace [small conga] shoelace [extremely small

conga], conga eel, a species that comes in to be weighed complete with its own brand of glue, hard to get off when wet and sets hard when dry. All clubies stand back when weighmaster is trying to control it on the scales. A species that causes a hot bite to shut down.

Couta Snake, barramundi, pick handle barracouta Guptas Another name for red cod. Named after a club member who liked eating them. Dick Kingfish Dickery Going kingfish fishing Doctor [a] DR an unreliable, underpowered, Suzuki trail bike, with the agent keeping the

shortest working hours so no parts are available anyway. [b] A medical man who is miles away and will see you when don't stink so much, with an up to date credit card.

Five Mile A reef out from the harbour entrance. Flatstick Another name for skull dragging a fish in. “I flatsticked the fish in” Flatty Flounder or sole Flukers Those who catch quality fish by luck Fly Rock At batch beach which always has its population of flies. Full on Name given to the wind when the gusts make standing up right difficult, the speed

of the wind is then measured in the number of minutes a wind surfer can cross Evans Bay, eg 1 to 5 minute winds.

Fresh Water Cod Trout Gazonkered How you feel after a comp. Grot Spotty Grot shark Spotty shark Grunter Red gurnard, have coloured wings and make throwing up noises when caught. Handbrake One of the opposite sex who controls how much time and money is spent fishing. Hansens ray spot Down from Steeple Rock. Hern Herring Huey The overall conservation power that lets you catch fish on your days off, or when

boat fishing in Wellington he gives you light winds with screaming rips or blows hard on days with a good tide. Or starts up when you finally get into the fish.

Humungus A fish that is big but is bigger than normal. Hunters A reef between Kapati and Mana Islands Ice Cream Cone Cloud formation signalling a wind change. J D John dory Jiggy Penn Jigmaster Jim O'More's rock A good snapper rock near Boom. Johnnys Spot A rock that produced 5 large snapper one comp. Just Off A beginning of a sentence of lies used to describe where a boat fisherman caught

a decent fish and how many he caught and lost. Kingi King, dick, "D", kingfish Kip A short sleep Knot A tangle with a name Lie [a] Fresh water fish hide in them.

[b] a statement made by an angler to another as to how big the fish was, where it was caught, how many others he lost before losing the above mentioned fish

Lie detector A balance bar that was used on boat and shore competition weigh-ins. L/F F/W Eel Long fin fresh water eel Macks Horse mackerel Makara eddie The name given to the back flow current that occurs off the south west coast in

spring tides. When working the current direction remains the same or continues for longer than normal periods.

Micks Rock Pinnacle off Makara Moke Blue moki Naenae Wharf An inland imaginary wharf where almost all shore fishermen report their fish was

taken from when they can't remember or it was too dark to say for sure. Nailed a fish Someone caught a sought after species Octi Octipuss Octi Pond A reef on the East coast that produces pukas and dicks off the shore. Access

almost impossible.

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Ohau train Can only be caught in a boat when drift fishing in a fast rip and the boat has

power on to keep up with its fighting ability. Caused by a rock or a puka being given too much time to go under a rock. Usually the later excuse is given for losing the fish.

O R Oil Special fish oil. P C Pencarrow Parrot Scarlet parrot fish Picket Combined or singular action of a plek, Grot or bluey nicking the top quality bait

you use. Pilly Pilchard Plek Kelp, banded parrotfish Poo Pipe Sewage outlet Poo Pond Moa Point Puss Cod Red cod Puka Hapuku, grope, groper, Rally A relative who can take you fishing or can yarn about fishing. Use some other

word to describe a relation who can't do either of the above. Ralph The name of the first seagull to arrive to clean up the mess after some one has

called out Ralph at the end of a big upchuck, usually when boat fishing in a big swell with a cross chop..

RB [Ray Bay] Jarvo Bay. Too far to walk, where rays are as thick as sea lice in Wellington Harbour. West coast area.

R.T.F.M Read The Friging Manual. What you have to do after pulling apart a TLD 25 or Inter. Also applies to anything you have pulled apart that will not work again when reassembled.

Sammo A sandwich you have time to eat after a competition Sandgrabber Sinker used when surfcasting to anchor the line against strong current, swells or

crosswinds. Possibly the greatest invention ever. Scissors Prop on the outboard that can cut any size line Screamer High speed fish run S/F F/W Eel Short fin fresh water eel Sherpa A shore fisherman yet to catch 6 Moki in a season. A green horn boat fisherman who uses the wrong rig for the conditions and waits for the other person in the boat to untangle the lines. Skateboard Skate, a dripping blob of slime Sleeping pill The pill, gaff Slimey English mackerel Slim Jim English mackerel Small boy Small example of a species that gets a lot bigger Snap off Losing your sinker when casting. Snot box Snotty, blind eel, a species you catch on the rod set for something big or when not

paying attention to the other rod. Snot Off The art of long distance snap off with snot box. Snot off record stands at from

Boom rock across the bait pond and onto the rocks at the top of the water fall. All practicing to be by your left sock filled with either raspberry jelly or raspberry yoghurt.

Spiny Puss, Bloody nuisance, spotted spiny dogfish Spooled What happens when a big fish takes all your line Staunch A very keen and determined WSAC fisherman Steeple Rock Bay A secret fishing spot without any rock resembling a Steeple Rock. Stingie Stingray, Stingsilder lure Strike An upward moving of the rod by an angler. The down ward moving of the rod by

a fish. An action you missed. Suicide Hook Any hook that catches fish without any help from the angler. Tame fish A fish rendered incapable of inflicting injury or causing damage. The "A" Boom Rock The Banana Bridge Beach past Whangamoana on the way to Cape Palliser, just past a one lane bridge

curved like a banana.

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The Dunny Seat Suitably adorned toilet seat that is presented to the Wally of the Year. The Nat’s NZACA Nationals The Praying Hands Trophy presented to the best Snot Box catcher each year. Won outright by Jim

O’Brien in 2005. The Spit The narrow part of Ocean Beach between Lake Onoke and the Sea, west

of Lake Ferry mouth. 3/0 Past Steeple Rock which got its name after a fire was destroyed by a large bang

eg. 303's in the fire. Tics Tarakihi Tin Boat Aluminium boat Tomato Stake Solid glass fishing rod, come here rod Torpie Tornie, tornament sinker, Tow rope Hand caster full of heavy nylon Trench Out from 5 Mile reef Tupperware boat Fibreglass boat Twin Arm Strong Auxiliary power on a boat, two oars Verns A reef south of Mana Island Vestite Trev, trevally Wally Clubbie who makes a stuff up that another member finds out about or makes up. Wally nomination A suitably embellished story about the abovementioned stuff up, that usually

bears little resemblance to the truth, and is presented to the President for entry into the Wally of the Year competition.

Wally of the Year The winner of the Dunny Seat. Waterfall Bay South of Beachcomer Western Ledge A reef out from Lyall Bay. White rocks East coast where spotty sharks are caught Who Warehou Wicked Something that interferes with fishing Widemouth Cod Small puka Wrasse Banded wrasse Wye Rock The big rock at Pukerua Bay. Yak Kayak Yaka Kahawai Zoomie Barracouta

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