NEWSLETTER

April 2017

COMMODORE’S CORNER.

Greetings members,

Not much to report this month.

The results of our last club competition weekend

can be found further into the newsletter,

Luckily the weather came right for the second

designated weekend….hopefully, this current wet

weather will clear in time for this weekends Club

Competition.

Some research has been done lately regarding

the law relating to the operation of our club tractor

& launch & retrieve of club boats at

Ngawi…Fortunately there are no “fish

hooks”..(excuse the pun..)… in this for the club

….if you have a current Class 1 licence (motorcar)

& are a current key holder for the tractor, then all is

good…..

One of our long term members has had a few

health issues lately, we wish you all the best Warren

Burgess.

A couple of weeks back, I received a photo from

an old cobber, who fishes over the other

Coast…..he & his fishing mate had hit the Jack Pot

with some great sized Snapper!....(& just to rub it

in, he put them in a wheel barrow……”cause there

were SO Many, & they were SO big!!!”)……Well

done Euan Playle, you’re a bloody legend bro!

Be safe out there, check your bungs!

Check your radio, Tight Lines.

Wiremu Telford,

Commodore

Six retired Irishmen were playing poker in O'Leary's apartment, when Paddy Murphy loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest, and drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen brother, the other five continue to play while standing up. Michael O'Conner looks around and asks, "Okay, me boys, someone got to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be?" They draw straws. Paul Gallagher picks the short one. They tell him to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse. "Discreet!!! I'm the most discreet Irishmen you'll ever meet. Discretion is me middle name. Leave it to me." Gallagher goes over to Murphy's house and knocks on the door. Mrs Murphy answers, and asks what he wants. Gallagher declares, "Your husband just lost $500, and is afraid to come home." "Tell him to drop dead!", says Murphy's wife. "I'll go tell him." says Gallagher.

March Club Results

1st . Shane Baldwin 2nd. Charlie Baldwin 3rd. Heath Riddell Average Angler: Don Finlayson. Average Blue Cod: Shane Baldwin. 1.51kg Average Tarakihi: Leisa Riddell.

1.04kg

I had a rose named after me and I was very

flattered. But I was not pleased to read the

description in the catalogue: - 'No good in a

bed, but fine against a wall.'

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife,

you'll become happy; if you get a bad one,

you'll become a philosopher.

NEXT COMPETITION DATE: 8th-9th April TIDE & RADIO INFORMATION: Saturday Sunday

High Tide: 2:52 pm 3:44 pm Low Tide: 8:37 am 9:28 am

BITES TIMES.

Sat 8th

Major Bite 8:57-10:57 am

Minor Bite 1:38-4:38 pm

Sun 9th

Major Bite 9:44-11:44 am

Minor Bite 2:09-5:09 pm

Radio Watch Channel 4.

First call up from 7.30 am

Contact:

Some one from the Committee.

WeighMaster.

Brendan and Liz Walker : 33 Grey Street Martinborough. Phone: 3069615

Mystery Fish 8th-9th April is Bluenose, Prize has jackpotted to $500.00

Heaviest Weights 2016- 2017

Barracoutta Charlie Baldwin 6.36 Blue cod Ian Warren 2.56 Groper Mike Turley 13.80 Gurnard Heath Riddell 1.68 John Dory Nigel Bain 2.96 Kahawai Stacy Wood 2.10 Kingfish Gavin Hodgekiss 12.77 Red Cod Jane Henson 3.55 Snapper Bill Curtice 3.40 Tarakihi Ian Warren 2.76 Trevally Shona Edwards 1.97 Trumpter Ian Warren 8.53 Tuna Charlie Baldwin 7.00

CLUB COMPETITION

Same as last month, if the competition

does not happen on the 8th-9th April the

weekend of the 22nd-23rd will be called as

a club weekend. I will email details out if

this happens.

Old folks TV Tray

PUKEMANU-RIVERSDALE

FISHING CHALLENGE

As advertised in previous newsletters, we

have our challenge against the Riversdale

Fishing club on April 22nd. It will be held

at Riversdale with prizegiving and

refreshments taking place at the Golf

Club that evening. There is

accommodation available at Riversdale

for our members who attend. For those

wishing to participate it is important that

you contact Tony Kerr 0274987991 to let

him know, and he can let Riversdale

know how many to cater for.

PHOTO COMPETITION.

Remember there is a photo competition taking place throughout the fishing calendar year for our club. Photos need to be fishing related of course. Send in your photos to Don at pbfcinc@gmail.com and you could be in for a prize at the AGM.

Is this Matt Watson? No its Ali Wedderburn.

Ali with a nice snapper caught at Paremata recently.

COMING UP IN MAY.

TAKE A KID FISHING.

The club will host its annual Take a Kid fishing day on Thursday 18th May. It is the same format as other years, with Wellington Charters out of Mana. Tony Kerr may require help on the day, if you are interested in helping perhaps you could contact him for more details.

Tony has also booked a bach at Glenburn Station

for 5th-6th May for any members who wish to have a

change of scenery. Numbers will be limited to about

10 people for this weekend, so be in quick if you

want to be involved. Cost approx. $ 42.00 per head

each night. I will be a good weekend weather wise

as that is the opening weekend of duck shooting,

and it is always hot and sunny!!!!

Shane Baldwin with a Tuna

Spooling Reels

Keeping a firm, even pressure on a line spool when loading line – braid or mono – onto a game reel has a great affect on getting a line load properly packed on the reel.

The consequences of not getting this right can be dire – under the pressure of a fish the line can bite deeply into a loose load, jam and break. There can also be a considerable reduction in the amount of line that can be fitted onto a reel if a reasonable tension is not maintained while loading.

Of course there are fancy commercially-made spring-tensioned spool holders, but most of us end up doing it the old-fashioned way: someone winds the reel while someone else holds the spool on a shaft, often a big screwdriver or the like, and tries to apply pressure to the spool by hand. This friction creates a lot of heat, and a glove or rag is a necessity to protect the hands. Not ideal.

This is a system that makes the job of re-spooling lines easy. Purchase a couple of cheap tennis balls (the kind you buy your dog to chew up are fine) and using a bait knife, made two incisions opposite each other on either side of each ball. This will allow the balls to be pushed onto the large screwdriver, one on each side of the line spool. Modest hand pressure provided sufficient friction to get a well-seated line load, even with tackle up to 60 kg

If any member is wishing to order one of these picnic tables see Mike Turley at Crighton ITM, they will be literately sailing out the door. Chilly bin and refreshments not included.

PUKEMANU OPEN 2016. Main Sponsor- Wairarapa Hunting & Fishing

SECTION SPONSORS 2016. The Boat Shed & Autos- Kahawai

King & Henry- Blue Cod Tunnell Tyres- Gurnard Gurnard

Farmlands – Greytown- Kingfish Kingfish

Hire Shop – Greytown-Tarakihi Tarakihi

Pak ‘n Save Masterton- Groper Groper

Auto Electrical Services(Wai )- Trumpeter

JUNIOR SECTION SPONSOR 2016. Anderson Hill.

Spot prize Sponsors 2016 LANGLANDS MOTORCYCLES, MASTERTON

CARTERS, MASTERTON

PGG WRIGHTSON MARTINBOROUGH

PAIN & KERSHAW MARINBOROUGH

COTTER & STEVENS Ltd MARTINBOROUGH

TOM WILON MOTORS MARTINBOROUGH

GT BOYD PLUMBERS MARTINBOROUGH

BILL STEPHEN ELECTRICAL

MARTINBOROUGH

PIONEER NZ

DAINES CONTRACTORS, PIRINOA

JOE KWONGON’S TAKEAWAYS,

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CENTURY BATTERIES

MARTINBOROUGH MOTELS

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WURTH AUTO PARTS, CARTERTON

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DAVE WILTON, MASTERTON

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SMITH HARE & CHRISTISON LTD

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SELECT SIGNS MASTERTON

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CARTERTON

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STIHL SHOP GREYTOWN

LAMB PETERS PRINT GREYTOWN

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POPE & GRAY CONTRACTORS GREYTOWN

REPCO MASTERTON

NOEL LEEMING, MASTERTON

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SOUTH WAIRARAPA AUTO SERVICES

ACE PANEL & PAINT, MARTINBOROUGH

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AUTO ELECTRICAL SERVICES

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BNT

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NZME-( RADIO NETWORK )

WELLINGTON FISHING CHARTERS

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WRIGHTWOOD, MARTINBORUGH

MARK’S SIGN’S CARTERTON

JANE HENSON

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Club

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