November 2016

Edition
From The Secretarys Desk
Daniel Somerfield

Hello my friends,

The year is very quickly coming to an end and the crazy season will soon be
upon us. There are plenty of fun things organised in the next few months so try
to be involved as much as possible. It is never the same without you! Have a
look at the upcoming events and feel free to contact me for more information.
I can feel it is going to be a top summer with members boasting some great
catches and achievements of late. Feel free to share these with everyone as you
should be proud of what you have accomplished. Plus its always good to see
what everyone is doing.
Thanks to everyone for coming out to Sandy Hook for the Catty Challenge. It
was great to see to many families having some fun. I loved it. Whoever decided
that cheese was going to be a staple at every bbq needs to win a Nobel Peace
Prize. What a great idea!
I hope to catch up with you all in the next few months for some fun and a few
sneaky lemonades. Be careful on and off the water.

Love ya all!

Dan
Performing in your own backyard
Daniel Somerfield

I cannot express the satisfaction of exploring your local environment for new
adventure. Often the most satisfying days are spent locally. I would dearly love
to give you a brief account of the success I had in my own backyard.

First things first. Preparation is key. So much time is spent choosing the correct
blade for the job. It is often tempting to go with the largest blade possible but
often this can limit you capability to effective cover your target ground. It was
vital for me to choose a few outfits to use. Line class was quite heavy with
expectation high for coming into contact with heavy structure. Good abrasion
resistance was important for me to be able to execute with confidence. My goal
was to cover the zone well, running over every inch of area to ensure that I did
not miss a thing.

I like to think that maintaining my equipment well had led to a much more
enjoyable day. Lucky for me I had no failures and I believe the end results
speaks for itself.

Mowing the lawn is a fulfilling quest and one that provides endless satisfaction
for me. The challenge lies in keeping tight to structure to ensure the maximum
chance of success. The old saying goes for every foot away from the structure
you are, you decrease your chance by 50%. This can be a deceiving fact as in
my case, for every foot away from the structure I miss, increases the chance of
being shunned by the wife by 100%. Those arent great odds and let me tell
you, it is bloody hard to keep tight to the mulberry tree. Concentration is key
and avoiding all manner of obstacles is imperative to keeping your gear in good
nick and avoid having to pick up 300 pieces of tennis ball from all corners of
the yard.
I would like to give a shout out to the manufacturers of my gear. Rover have
always been a leading name in our industry and paired to a set of Bunnings
blades ensure a quality outfit. I have customised the setup by adding a small
knob to the throttle which was crucial when the throttle cable broke 10 years
ago. Makita make my second weapon and I would only trust 1.6mm twisted
monofilament on my edge trimmer. I implore you to do the same.
I hope you have taken a lot from this article. Stay tuned for next issue when I
give an exciting recap on cleaning the bath. It is never as hard as you think.

Peace and Love

Dan

Cattys Galore at Sandy Hook

Congratulations to all who participated in the Catch a Catty Comp which was enjoyed by
those who attended, even though the weather was hot. Thanks to the fellas who put up the
big Marque for our little members who enjoyed shade along with us older ones too.
Although there were a few skiers on the water we managed to fish the quieter waters in the
upper reaches and the river was clean with many snags and rock areas to try.
Results:
SENIOR WINNER
Steven Kings with a large specimen weighing in at 3.28 kg (63 cm)
2nd Terri Hanlon 2.65 kg (61 cm)
3rd Helen Johnson 2.19 kg (60 cm)
Jordan Stoddart 1.26 kg
Don Patterson 1.78 kg
Howard 1.3 kg
Will McUtchin .87 kg
Daniel Somerfield .68 kg

JUNIOR WINNER
Hayley King with a nice fish weighing in at 2.84 kg (62 cm)
2nd Elextra Lythall ? wt (57 cm) No weight found
3rd Kayden Stoddart 1.6 kg (51cm)
4th Tameeka Stoddart 1.49 kg (52 cm)
A lot a cattys were caught from small fry to large, however during our general meeting our
stocking committee along with our members have decided to use some of our allocated SIPs
money to purchase some Barramundi finglings and release into the Ben Anderson Barrage.
This has been allowed according to our new structured releasing of stock into our area. We
hope they will have time to grow before any flooding event or the evil cattys have a feed,
but this is nature. The Barra have a better growth rate then the bass also.

November Weigh-in Results

Seniors
NAME FISH LENGTH POINT TOTAL
1 Rob Rochcliffe Spanish Mack 102 127
Bonus 3 pt Painted Sweetl 70 140
Painted Sweetl 67 137
Snapper 68 133
Venus Tuskfish 44 114 651

2 Tyson Lythall Dusky Flathead 75 135

Bonus 2 pt Dusky Flathead 60 120
Stripy 36.5 101.5
Tarpon 50 120
Tarpon 51 121 597.5

3 Helen Johnson Eeltail Catfish 47 112

Bonus 1 pt Forktail catfish 60 125
Forktail Catfish 56 121
Eeltail Catfish 46 111
Barred Javelin 57.5 117.5 586.5

4 Terri Hanlon 584

5 Jordan Stoddart 583
6 Graeme Williamso 583
7 Steven King 565
8 Kevin Charteris 560
9 Nelson Phillips 475
10 Howard 117
 Juniors
NAME FISH LENGTH POINT TOTAL
1 Tameeka Stoddart Forktail Catfish 53 118
Bonus 3 pt Forktail Catfish 50 115 233

2 Kayden Stoddart Forktail catfish 52 117

Bonus 2 pts Forktail Catfish 48 113 230
2 Hayley King Forktail Catfish 620 122 122
Bonus 1 pt

LEADER BOARD 9/10/16

MASTER ANGLER Senior Helen 12 species Highest No. Trophy length fish for year
RUNNER UP Don & Paul 10 Species

MASTER ANGLER Junior Hayley King 1 species Highest No. Trophy length fish for year
RUNNER UP

CLUB CHAMP Senior Helen Johnson 30 pts Points per monthly comp 1st=5 2nd=4 3rd=3 4th=2
RUNNER UP Jordan 27 pts Bonus pionts for 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
CLUB CHAMP Junior Kayden Stoddart 16 pts 5th=1 Every angler who has fish = 1pt
RUNNER UP Hayley King 15 pts
Highest Point Score fish SENIOR
Don Patterson 193 pts
BOAT Fish captured from Boat Length Points
Highest Point Score fish JUNIOR
Hayley King 130 pts
BOAT Fish captured from Boat Length Points
HIGHEST POINT SCORING
LANDBASED FISH Senior
Helen Johnson 114 pts Fish captured from landbasedLength Points Fishing
HIGHEST POINT SCORING
LANDBASED FISH Junior
Hayley King 115 Pt Fish captured from landbasedLength Points Fishing
MOST FISH TAGGED Most Tagged fish for year
MOST POINTS TAGGING Senior
or Junior Points for most tagged fish
D.A.G. AWARD CLOWN Senior
or Junior
Paul Box Dob a mate in
Dolphin Fish hightest points
length Points based on length.
Marlin Hightest points Length
Based
Graeme Williamson 156 pts Points based on length.
Highest pt score Lure Caught
fish
Paul Box 185 pts Points based on length on LURE Trolled or Lurecast.

Highest pt score BaitCaught fish Kevin Charteris 174 pts Points based on length on Bait Caught fish
HIGHEST SCORING FLYFISHING
Senior or Junior
Bob Avery 145 pts Capture on Fly Length based points

ESTUARY COMBO Jordan Stoddart 510 pts Combine any 4 Esturary Species
 BRAG BOARD

If you would like to submit a picture to the Brag board, please send your picture to
secretary@bundysportfishing.com.au or bring a SD card or USB to the monthly
meeting and share your catch with your friends.
Coming Up
NOVEMBER
th
25 Christmas Party. Coral Cove

DECEMBER
st
1 Pageant of Lights
th
11 General Meeting. Burnett Heads Boat Ramp Park
25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day

January
st
1 New Years Day
th
8 General Meeting. Elliott Tag-a-long BBQ
26th Australia Day

Pageant of Lights
We are hoping for a big
show at this years Pageant
of Lights being held on 1st
December. Please express
your interest soon as we will
be commencing organising
very soon.

Seafood Christmas Party

The Xmas Party is planned to
be held at Coral Coast Bar
and Grill on 25th November.
$25 per person. Kids are able
to order off menu.
Contacts
President: Beau Britton
Ph: 0431 071293
Secretary: Daniel Somerfield
Ph: 0438463095
secretary@bundysportfishing.com.au
Treasurer: Peter Buwalda
treasurer@bundysportfishing.com.au

Thank you to these valued friends who support us. Please do your best to
return the favour.

For further information or to submit an article or picture please contact Daniel

secretary@bundysportfishing.com.au Phone: 0438463095. Please have submissions
in by the club meeting date of each month for editing and proofing. Thanks