The T N Foster Trophy
Awarded annually for the heaviest shark of the season caught by a Member outside British Waters.
At the 26th July 1966 Committee meeting the T N Foster challenge text was altered to read, “Heaviest Shark caught anywhere outside the coastal waters of Britain by a member living in or outside Great Britain, All claims to be made on the Clubs Declaration Forms with the signatures of responsible witnesses”.
The trophy was modified in 2017 by a Looe carpenter to create space for additional winners.
| Year | Name | Species | Estimated Weight |
| 2018 | No Claim | ||
| 2017 | Ben Carter – Southern Ireland | 6 Gill | 1000lbs |
| 2014 | John Shaw – Montauk, USA | Blue | 220lbs |
| 2012 | Chris Bett – Kenya | Tiger | 600lbs |
| 2011 | Chris Bett – Kenya | Silver Tip | 150lbs |
| 2010 | P Woodward | Bronze Whaler | 165lbs |
| 2007 | J Reece | Hammerhead | 352lbs |
| 2002 | J Reece – Durban S.A. | Bull | 660lbs |
| 2001 | M Potter
J Reece |
Copper
Tiger |
242lbs
800lbs |
| 2000 | N Duckett | Copper | 125lbs |
| 1995 | R Wooding | Blue | 353lbs |
| 1991 | J Reece | 6 Gill | 1069lbs |
| 1987 | J Reece – Cape Town | Hammerhead | 331lbs |
| 1986 | V Sampson – Florida | Tiger | 751lbs |
| 1983 | F H Schindler – Kenya | Mako | 237.5lbs |
| 1982 | J Reece – Florida | Tiger | 400lbs |
| 1981 | F H Schindler – Kenya | Tiger | 407lbs |
| 1980 | M A Carroll – Miami | Grey Hammerhead | 265lbs |
| 1979 | F H Schindler | Tiger | 702.75lbs |
| 1976 | P Mead – Shimoni, Kenya | Tiger | 555lbs |
| 1975 | J J Holmes – Canary Islands | Spinner | 178lbs |
| 1973 | Mrs A Ballantyne – Canary Islands | Blue | 187lbs |
| 1972 | J Hughes – Bahrain, Arabian Gulf | Dusky | 201lbs |
| 1971 | J Hughes – Jubail, Arabian Gulf | Hammerhead | 257lbs |
| 1970 | J A Shaw – Kinsale, Southern Ireland | Blue | 98lbs |
| 1968 | S G Miller – Bay of Islands, N.Z. | Blue | 214lbs |
| 1967 | P J Wright -Tauranga, N. Z. | Thresher | 468lbs |
| 1966 | W Persoon – Sagres, Portugal | Blue | 194.5lbs |
| 1965 | W H Dutfield – Fiji Islands | Bronze Whaler | 201lbs |
| 1962 | J J Holmes – Sagres, Portugal | Hammerhead | 225lbs |
| 1961 | F C Cobbledick – Kinsale, Southern Ireland | Blue | 138lbs |