2008 TROPHY AWARDS

Trophy Achievement Points Estimated Weight Winner
Mitchell Hedges Best Shark of the season 127 Blue – 119lbs Chris Bett
Mickey Wonnall Runner up to Mitchell Hedges  125.5 Blue – 111lbs Paul Whistance
Norman Lorraine Best Blue Shark of the season 127 Blue – 119lbs Chris Bett
Sammy Porbeagle Best Porbeagle Shark of the season No award
Sercombe Oliver Mako Best Mako Shark of the season No award
Sercombe Oliver Thresher Best Thresher Shark of the season No award
Alan Caunter Best Shark caught in season by a lady member 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 125.5 Blue – 111lbs Paul Whistance
Auger First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season  127 Blue – 119lbs Chris Bett
Venning First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season No award
Barbican Heaviest shark caught single handed in the season No award
S.A.C.G.B. To the member who catches the most sharks over 100lb estimated weight in the season No award
Leslie Andrews Light Tackle Best Shark of season caught on line of 24kgs(50lbs) breaking strain 118.5 Blue – 95lbs Jon Read
The Glaisbasel Trophy Heaviest Shark of season caught on lightest line of not more than 20lbs breaking strain, min shark weight 60lbs 118.5 Blue – 95lbs Jon Read
European Trophy Best Shark over 110 points caught by a member residing in the continent of Europe (excl Great Britain)  125.5  Blue – 111lbs  Paul Whistance
T N Foster Heaviest Shark caught in the season outside British coastal waters No award
R C Roberts Best qualifying Shark of the season Blue – 130lbs Malcolm Roberts
Marsden Sutcliffe Best Shark of the season by a junior member 12 – 16 years No award
Daphne Case Best Blue Shark caught by a member resident in Looe 110 Blue – 75lbs Richard Dawe
W K Wileman Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident within 50 miles of Nuneaton 118.5 Blue – 95lbs Jon Read
Ron Gibson Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Yorkshire No award
Derek Denne Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Devon No award
K A Bones Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Essex No award
W F Crow Best Shark of the season caught by a member whose permanent postal address includes London No award
Surrey Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Surrey No award
Welsh Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Wales No award
The Cornish Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Cornwall 110 Blue – 75lbs Richard Dawe
Redknap Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Oxford  112  Blue – 85lbs Dick Whittington
Brooks-Elliot Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Buckinghamshire No award
Gloucestershire Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Gloucestershire No award
Pearl Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Lancashire No award
R J Day Trophy Best Shark of the season caught by a member resident in Hertfordshire  113  Blue – 85lbs  Richard Day
Hampshire Trophy Best Shark caught during the season by a member resident in Hampshire 112 Blue – 88lbs Andrew Lamb
J J Holmes Best Shark caught during the season by a member resident in Sussex No award

 

Monthly Cups – awarded for best Shark caught each month

Month Winner
July Paul Whistance (111lbs Blue)
October Chris Bett (119lbs Blue)

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 Pete Davis – 152lbs Blue
T Clark Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) catching the best shark of the season Pete Davis – 152lbs Blue
Fishermans Protection Awarded to the Looe Skipper (Club Member) catching the most Sharks in one day (8 to 9 hour trip) Phil Curtis (4 Sharks)
Dusty Miller Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) who catches the most qualifying shark in one season Murray Collings – 5 Sharks
Fred & Betty Reid Memorial Cup Awarded to the first Looe Skipper member for the first qualifying shark of the season Pete Davis – 152lbs Blue
Kingerlee Trophy Awarded to the best shark caught in the season by a Looe non member Skipper No award
Chairmans Trophy First Shark of the season (Looe only) in the calendar Pete Davis