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