1978 TROPHY AWARDS
Trophy | Achievement | Points | Estimated Weight | Winner |
Mitchell Hedges | Best Shark of the season | Porbeagle – 450lbs | R I Cottrell | |
Mickey Wonnall | Runner up to Mitchell Hedges | Porbeagle – 404lbs | P White | |
Norman Lorraine | Best Blue Shark of the season | Blue – 108lbs | C P Pelling | |
Sammy Porbeagle | Best Porbeagle Shark of the season | Porbeagle – 450lbs | R I Cottrell | |
Alan Caunter | Best Shark of season by a Lady Member | Porbeagle – 145lbs | Mrs P Bunney | |
Sercombe Oliver | Best Mako Shark of season | No award | ||
Martin Rossi | Best Thresher Shark of season | Thresher – 114lbs | R G Hendrie | |
Barbican Trophy | Heaviest Shark caught single handed | No award | ||
Venning Trophy | Most outstanding or unusual capture of the season | No award | ||
SACGB Trophy | Most Sharks over 100lbs in the season | Porbeagles of 169lbs, 168lbs and 106lbs | W Beasant | |
T N Foster | Heaviest Shark caught by a Member overseas | No award | ||
Phil Heathman | First Blue Shark of the calendar year of 213cm or over, or 137cm or over if a Porbeagle, Mako or Thresher | Porbeagle – 450lbs | R I Cottrell | |
Auger | First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season | Porbeagle – 450lbs | R I Cottrell | |
Leslie Andrews Light Tackle | Best Shark caught during the season caught on light line | Porbeagle – 125lbs on 24lbs B/S line | I Bunney | |
European Trophy | Best Shark over 110 points caught by a member residing in the continent of Europe (excl Great Britain) | Porbeagle – 100lbs | H De Vos | |
K A Bones | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Essex | No award | ||
W K Wileman Trophy | Best Shark caught during the season by a Member resident in the Midlands | Porbeagle – 145lbs | Mrs P Bunney | |
R C Roberts | Best qualifying Shark of the season | Thresher – 295lbs | H J Aris | |
Cornish Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Cornwall | No award | ||
Daphne Case Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Looe | No award | ||
Ron Gibson Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Yorkshire | |||
Derek Denne | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Devon | Porbeagle – 208lbs | R Caton | |
W F Crow Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member with a London postal address | Thresher – 114lbs | R G Hendrie | |
Surrey Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Surrey | Porbeagle – 450lbs | R I Cottrell | |
Welsh Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Wales | No award | ||
Marsden Sutcliffe Trophy | Best Shark caught by a junior member over 12 years and under 16 years of age | No award | ||
Redknap Trophy | Best Blue Shark caught by a member resident in Oxford | Blue – 80lbs | J Malloy | |
J J Holmes | Best Shark caught during the season by a member resident in Sussex | Blue – 108lbs | C P Pelling |
Leaping Mako Tapestries
Porbeagle Shark – 376lbs | E Manson – Grutness (Shetlands) |
Porbeagle Shark – 404lbs | P White – Grutness (Shetlands) |
Porbeagle Shark – 450lbs | Padstow – Cornwall |
Thresher Shark – 295lbs | H J Aris – Gosport |
Skippers Trophies
Trophy | Achievement | Winner |
Cock of the Fleet | Awarded to the Looe Skipper (Club Member) of the boat catching the heaviest Shark of the season | M Toms – Ella – 108lbs Blue |
T Clark | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) catching the best shark of the season | D Speller – Shark Hunter V – 295lbs Thresher |
Looe Fishermans Protection | To the skipper of the boat winning Cock of the Fleet | M Toms – Ella – 108lbs Blue |
Dusty Miller | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) who catches the most qualifying shark in one season | H C Winter-Taylor – Bessie Vee |
Kingerlee Trophy | Awarded to the best shark caught in the season by a Looe non member Skipper | B Wadling – Our Daddy – 97lbs Blue |