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If you missed it, you had better have a reason better than ‘The Don’s’ average because it was an awesome trip away. We had three houses all in the same street, which made for a very social but relaxed atmosphere. There was a good mix of relaxation and full on fishing action as well as a vari-ety of fish being weighed - from Carl’s teeny tiny whiting larvae, to some beautiful slab sided reds. Not only did Mark Armstrong weigh in the winning Red Emporer, but he was also responsible for the four batteries donated as random prizes. Thanks Mark! Thanks also (once again, and always) to Wayne and Barb at Maroochydore fishing world for supporting the club with a huge bonus of vouch-ers for random prizes.

Thanks to everyone in the club who played a part in organizing the event, the accommodation and the prizes. You did a great job. I will definitely be heading back for more next year. See you all Thursday night, till then, Fishful Thinkin’. (ask Vince about Pinkies and Joe about Bullseyes)

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Some boat crews have uniforms, others have spe-cial crew shirts. On Marks boat you just get a pair of matching double pluggers

Hi all, A great time was had by all who attended the Inskip trip, a

total of about 25 members with 10 boats turned up throughout the 2 week comp.

The fishing was a bit slow at times and the winds didn't help either. Some very nice fish were caught

over the 2 weeks. After 23 years of building his boat, Ken finally got it in the water, after a few

teething problems all went well and he brought a nice feed of fish home. Wade also had a couple of problems again, but they were

sorted out quickly. Col blew his battery up in his 4wd on the way up to Rainbow Beach and his gear

box on the way home, but he did win a battery at the end of the comp. Many thanks to Wayne and

Barb for their sponsorship and to Mark who organized the 4 batter-ies to be prizes for the comp.

There will be a video night at the club meeting with the

highlights of the trip. Cheers Vince.

President’s Pep



Around the Traps

No Captains report this month.

Captain Saunders

“Congratulation Ken on completing your boat. You have done a fantastic job and should be very proud of it.”

After starting his boat 23 years ago Ken has achieved a mile-stone and on Sunday 1st of May, he launched it and christened her “Catch 23”.

Starting it 23 years ago and it taking 23 years to build are two dif-ferent things. 23 years ago, it started off as a set of drawings, and 6000 x 1200 sheets of aluminium.

Nothing was router cut and nested with tabs, weld part A to part B in those days. It was a case of making templates from the draw-ings onto thin tin, cutting them out and then scribing the shape onto the sheet of aluminium and cutting it out with a circular saw and power plane.

Within a few months a boat hull had taken shape. It did kind of get its first water test in the back yard at Ferguson Ave around 1992 ish when it flooded from the rain that year. She floated and that was considered pretty good so it was given a new home on a trailer.

However due to that bloody nasty thing called work, on the trailer is where it sat for the next 22 years before Ken got back into it again. Having a hull welded to-gether is deceiving, It looks boat like, and you know it floats - A few week ends and the odd late night in the shed and she’ll be ready to go. HAA NO WAY! I have helped my parents fit out a 44’ sailing cat and seen them fully build a 40’ power cat but I can still scarcely believe the amount of work that Ken put in to finish Catch 23.

Congratulations Ken, she is a great boat, looks awesome and just ask Joan & Carl, and Vince and Joe, you wont be able to sneak out to a secret mark ‘cause on the wa-ter she stands out a mile away. WELL DONE!

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Wayne’s Fishing Report from Maroochydore Fishing World

ESTUARY: Bream moving over the Maroochy Bar on the night rising tide with fish up to a kilo taking fowl gut, prawns and frogmouth pillies. Flathead working the yabby banks around Goat Island with live whiting attracting bigger fish. Still a few mud crabs at Bli-Bli. SURF: Dawn and dusk for tailor at Pincushion and along Kawana Beach with pillies best bait. Frogmouth pillies returning bream and flathead in low tide gutters at Twin Waters and Mar-coola. Sand whiting and dart on pippies at Mudjimba. OFFSHORE: Sweetlip, parrot and moses perch working the close in reefs off Mooloolaba and Caloundra with early evening the best time with cut baits returning better quality. Wider reefs for snapper, pearlies and trag jew using pillies and plastics. GAMEFISHING: Bait schools prolific off Caloundra, but still no billfish showing up. Water temp down to 22 degrees. No reports from out wide. Spotted mackeral and kingies at The Blinker. FRESHWATER: Borumba Dam level high at present making it easier to sound out where bass and golden perch are schooling. The old eagles nest returning saratoga on shallow diving lures and floated baits. Lake Baroon worth a visit for spangled perch and bass with earth-worms and jigged lures best. No reports from Somerset for fish but heaps of red claw being caught. WAYNE NILSSON. MAROOCHYDORE FISHING WORLD



Fishing Report For May 2011

Calendar of Events 2011

May: Fish of the month are

19th Members General meeting 7pm

for 7:30 start

Coast Guard Mooloolaba

1st - 14th Rainbow Beach Trip and Fish-

ing Competition

June: Fish of the month are Trevally & Spanish Mackeral.

??? TBA ??? 9th Members General meeting 7pm

for 7:30 start

Coast Guard Mooloolaba

Lure Board Drawn.

Newsletter Bits & Pieces If you have any stories, pictures etc that could add to the reading enjoyment of our fellow members, p l e a s e s e n d t o [email protected] Thanks, Chris Kelsey

Boat Insurance Members – boats entering ANSA or SCSC competition MUST have public liability insurance, together with all required current safety gear and equipment.

Sunshine Coast Sportfishing Club Secretary Dave Butler 280 Kiel Mountain Road, Kiel Mountain. 4559 Office Bearers for 2010 – 2011 President Vince Kreis 5478 2526 Vice-President Joe Hardman 5445 8969 Treasurer /Sponsorship Les Ross 5477 1822 Secretary Dave Butler 5442 1192 Club Captain Paul Saunders 0417 247 640 Club Recorder Paul Jensen 5448 5707 Membership Officer Colin Arena 5476 5034 Raffles Gail Ross & Joan Steele 5448 4946 Drinks officer Ken Brazier 5445 2931 Newsletter Editor Chris Kelsey 5476 7019 Chris’ email [email protected]

Club Info 2010-2011 ANNUAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEES (July 1st to June 30) You need to complete an application form and pay the membership officer. If you are not financial, you are not covered by any ANSA insurance policy. 2010-2011 Annual Fees ANSA SCSC TOTAL SENIOR FEMALE $45.00 $25.00 $70.00 SENIOR MALE $45.00 $25.00 $70.00 FAMILY (2A+2J) $70.00 $20.00 $90.00 JUNIOR (With registered senior) $ 6.00 $ 4.00 $10.00 JUNIOR (no registered senior) $ 5.00 $15.00 $30.00 HALF YEAR FEES – from December for NEW members. Seniors – $35.00, Family – $45.00, Juniors – same as above BRING A FRIEND WITH YOU – get them to join the club and get $10.00 dis-count off your annual fees for each full year adult member recruited (maximum discount - $30.00)

ANSA Visitor Membership For a visitor to be covered by the ANSA PLI Policy they must be registered as a temporary ANSA member before the event Costs is $10.00 per senior, $2.00 per jun-ior, or $25.00 per family.



Dave Bolton

5493 9376

Matt Robinson

5479 5622

Mark Armstrong

5443 3208 5479 2844

Brett Mills 0419 663 023 Kosta Ladas 0418 872 599

Wayne & Barb 5443 2714

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