1979 TROPHY AWARDS

 

Trophy Achievement Points Estimated Weight Winner
Mitchell Hedges Best Shark of the season Porbeagle – 295lbs J Potier
Mickey Wonnall Runner up to Mitchell Hedges Porbeagle – 278lbs R Parker
Norman Lorraine Best Blue Shark of the season Blue – 126lbs D C Preston
Sammy Porbeagle Best Porbeagle Shark of the season Porbeagle -295lbs J Potier
Alan Caunter Best Shark of season by a Lady Member Porbeagle – 152lbs Mrs P Bunney
Sercombe Oliver Best Mako Shark of season No award
Martin Rossi Best Thresher Shark of season No award
Barbican Trophy Heaviest Shark caught single handed Porbeagle – 148lbs R Kennett
Venning Trophy Most outstanding or unusual capture of the season No award
SACGB Trophy Most Sharks over 100lbs in the season Porbeagles of 204lbs, 222lbs and 187lbs R C P Cryer
T N Foster Heaviest Shark caught by a Member overseas Tiger Shark – 702.75lbs F H Schindler
Phil Heathman First Blue Shark of the calendar year of 213cm or over, or 137cm or over if a Porbeagle, Mako or Thresher Porbeagle – 145lbs L Stoller
Auger First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season Porbeagle – 145lbs L Stoller
Leslie Andrews Light Tackle Best Shark caught during the season caught on light line Porbeagle – 109lbs I Bunney
European Trophy Best Shark over 110 points caught by a member residing in the continent of Europe (excl Great Britain)  Blue – 78.5lbs J Letroye – Belgium
K A Bones Best Shark caught by a member resident in Essex Porbeagle – 145lbs L Stoller
W K Wileman Trophy Best Shark caught during the season by a Member resident in the Midlands Porbeagle – 275lbs I Bunney
R C Roberts Best qualifying Shark of the season Porbeagle – 416.5lbs H L Hicks
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  Blue – 105lbs C J Preston
Derek Denne Best Shark caught by a member resident in Devon Porbeagle – 278lbs R Parker
W F Crow Trophy Best Shark caught by a member with a London postal address Porbeagle – 295lbs J Potier
Surrey Trophy Best Shark caught by a member resident in Surrey No award
Welsh Trophy Best Shark caught by a member resident in Wales  Porbeagle – 140lbs F Jones
Marsden Sutcliffe Trophy Best Shark caught by a junior member over 12 years and under 16 years of age No award
Brooks-Elliot Trophy Best Shark caught by a member resident in Buckinghamshire No award
Redknap Trophy Best Blue Shark caught by a member resident in Oxford No award
J J Holmes Best Shark caught during the season by a member resident in Sussex Porbeagle 170lbs J F Reece

Leaping Mako Tapestries

Porbeagle Shark – 416.5lbs H L Hicks

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 Carol Anne and Our Daddy – 112lbs Blue
T Clark Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) catching the best shark of the season E Manson – Shetlands – 268lbs Porbeagle
Looe Fishermans Protection To the skipper of the boat winning Cock of the Fleet J Bailey and A J Pengelley – 112lbs 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 R Chapman – Seabird

M Tickle – Sercia