Following are results from the Toyota 2005 Interclub Tournament - the Southern Hemisphere's largest tag and release tournament - held at Port Stephens between Saturday 26 February and Sunday 6 March. From these results, there is one pending Australian and NSW ‘Small Fry’ division record – Jordan Atkins from Lake Macquarie who caught a 79kg Striped Marlin on an 8kg line.

INDIVIDUAL BOAT TROPHIES

CAPTURE

Broken Bay GFC Trophy – Champion Boat Capture
“Avanti” – 73,529.7 pts – Broken Bay GFC Team 2

Ken Hanley Trophy – Runner up Champion Boat – Capture
“Mischief” – 51,111.2 pts – Broken Bay GFC Team 2

3rd Place Champion Boat – Capture
“Back-Up” – N’cle & Port Stephens GFC Team 1 – 46,556.5 pts


TAG AND RELEASE

Marquis Shield – Champion Boat Tag & Release
“Billistic” – 193,050 pts – N’cle & Port Stephens GFC Team 2

Sydney GFC Tag & Release Trophy – Runner up Champion Boat Tag & Release
“Sur-reel” – 180,000 pts – Broken Bay GFC Team 1

3rd Place Champion Boat Tag & Release
“Diversion” – 160,075 pts – Broken Bay GFC Team 1


TEAM TROPHIES

CAPTURE

Interclub Shield – Champion Club Team – Capture
Broken Bay GFC Team 2 – 185,971.6 pts

Bill Southam Spoon – Runner up Club Team – Capture
N’cle & Port Stephens GFC Team 1 – 73,059 pts

3rd Place Team Capture
Lake Macquarie GFC Team 2 – 53,372.1 pts


TAG AND RELEASE

Bundabah Trophy – Champion Club Team – Tag & Release
Broken Bay GFC Team 1 – 712,100 pts

Port Hacking GFC Tag & Release Trophy – Runner up Club Team Tag & Release
N’cle & Port Stephens GFC Team 2  573,100 pts

3rd Place Team Tag & Release
Lake Macquarie GFC Team 1 – 395,025 pts


CLUB TROPHIES

Champion Club Capture
Broken Bay Game Fishing Club

Champion Club Tag & Release
Broken Bay Game Fishing Club

OTHER TROPHIES

Fred Toll Trophy – for the heaviest shark capture.
Steve Gilligan – 493kg Tiger Shark – “Head Hunter” – Lake Macquarie GFC 2

Bob Dyer Trophy – for the heaviest marlin capture.
William Koster – 179kg Blue Marlin – “Dilligaf” – Sydney GFC Team 5.

Jay-ah Trophy – for the heaviest blue marlin capture.
William Koster – 179kg Blue Marlin – “Dilligaf” – Sydney GFC Team 5.

Impala Trophy – for the heaviest other game fish.
Vicki Cameron – 37kg Yellowfin Tuna – “Inya Dreams” – N’cle & Port Stephens GFC Team 11

Peter Goadby Trophy – for the highest pointscoring capture by an adult male angler.
Steve Gilligan – 493kg Tiger Shark on 15kg line – 20,493 pts – “Head Hunter” – Lake Macquarie GFC 2

George Besoff Trophy – for the highest pointscoring angler – capture
Alan Crawford – 44,468.9pts – “Mischief” – Broken Bay GFC Team 2

Tom Roche Trophy – for the highest pointscoring capture by an adult lady angler.
Victoria Smith – 11kg Mahi Mahi on 6kg line - 1,1636.1 pts – “Gambit” – Sydney GFC 1

Bill Heyward Trophy – for the highest pointscoring capture by a junior angler.
Jordan Atkins – 79kg Striped Marlin on 8kg line – 15,079 pts – “Ratur” – Lake Macquarie GFC 4
(Pending Australian & NSW Small Fry Record)

Botany Bay GFC Inc. Trophy – for the highest pointscoring junior angler overall.
Jordan Atkins – 15,079 pts – “Ratu” – Lake Macquarie GFC Team 4


Peter Bennett Trophy – for the most tag & release points by a junior angler.
James Holt – 150,075 pts – “Diversion” – Broken Bay GFC Team 1

Louis Ardilly Trophy – for the angler who tags & releases the most marlin.
James Holt – 15 Marlin – “Diversion” – Broken Bay GFC Team 1

Port Macquarie GFC Trophy – for the angler who tags and releases the most sharks.
Matthew Small – 9 Marlin – “Warlock” – Lake Macquarie GFC Team 1

J.A.C. III Trophy – for the most tag & release points by a male angler.
James Holt – 150,075 pts – “Diversion” – Broken Bay GFC Team 1

I.C. Frith & Associates Trophy – for the most tag & release points by a lady angler.
Joanne Nadin – 130,000 pts – “Billfisher” – Port Hacking GFC Team 1

Gari-Lee Shield – Boat scoring the highest points for tag & release of other game fish.
“Inkwazi” – 3,000 pts – Lake Macquarie GFC Team 1

Barbara Bee Shield – Boat scoring the highest points for tag & release of sharks.
“Warlock” – 22,000 pts – Lake Macquarie GFC Team 1

Gloriana Shield – Boat scoring the highest points for tag & release of billfish
“Billfish” – 190,000 pts – N’cle & Port Stephens GFC Team 2

Ricky Chan Trophy – Team scoring the highest number of sharks tagged & released
Lake Macquarie GFC Team 1 – 11 Sharks


VISITING ANGLER/BOAT TROPHIES

Col Henderson Memorial Trophy – for visiting team scoring the highest number of tag & release pts.
“Kiwi” – 32,500 pts – Southern Game Fish Club of Tasmania

NSWGFA Trophy – for the visiting angler scoring the highest number of tag points.
Dean Kearney – 11,000 pts – “Kiwi” – Southern Game Fish Club of Tasmania


TOYOTA 2005 INTERCLUB TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
including Ladies Day & Toyota BlueWater Classic


Boats: 206
Anglers: 1000

Tag & Release
Marlin                                        721
Sharks                                        32
Other Game Fish                         53

Total                                        806


Capture
Marlin                                         15
Sharks                                        16
Other Game Fish                           6

Total                                          37