1962 TROPHY AWARDS
Trophy | Achievement | Points | Estimated Weight | Winner |
Mitchell Hedges | Best Shark of the season | Porbeagle – 195lbs | L J Hawkins | |
Mickey Wonnal | Runner up to Mitchell Hedges | Porbeagle – 156lbs | Mr B D Phillipps | |
Norman Lorraine | Best Blue Shark of the season | Blue – 135.5lbs | T A Eason | |
Runner up to Norman Lorraine | Blue – 121lbs | A H Hardacre | ||
Sammy Porbeagle | Best Porbeagle Shark of the season | Porbeagle – 195lbs | L J Hawkins | |
Runner up to Sammy Porbeagle | Porbeagle – 156lbs | B D Phillips | ||
Alan Caunter | Best Shark of season by a Lady Member | Blue – 114bs | Mrs T Kupper (Switzerland) | |
Runner up to Alan Caunter | Blue – 105bs | Mrs W Watts | ||
Sercombe Oliver | Best Mako Shark of season | No award | ||
Martin Rossi | Best Thresher Shark of season | No award | No award | |
Orcutt Trophy | Heaviest Shark caught single handed | Blue – 70lbs | R H Ives | |
Runner up to Orcutt | Blue | R H Ives | ||
Venning Trophy | Most outstanding or unusual capture of the season | Porbeagle – 195lbs | L J Hawkins | |
SACGB Trophy | Most Sharks over 100lbs in the season | 7 sharks | B D Phillips | |
T N Foster | Heaviest Shark caught by a Member overseas | Hammerhead – 225lbs (Saiges, Portugal) | J J Holmes | |
Auger | First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season | Porbeagle – 104lbs | L J Hawkins | |
Leslie Andrews Light Tackle | Best Shark caught during the season caught on light line (50lbs B/S or under) | Blue – 55.5lbs on 11lbs breaking strain line | Mr S James | |
Runner up to Leslie Andrews | J Morphew | |||
R C Roberts | Best qualifying Shark of the season | Mako – 427.5lbs | T Hanson | |
Runner up to R C Roberts | Mako – 345lbs | J Ellison | ||
Daphne Case Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Looe | Blue – 75.5lbs | R A C Holme | |
Marsden Sutcliffe Trophy | Best Shark caught by a junior member under 16 years of age | Blue – 110lbs | P Brown | |
J J Holmes | Best Shark caught during the season by a member resident in Sussex | Porbeagle – 156lbs | Mr B D Phillipps |
Special Prizes
L J Hawkins | Hughes King Road and Reel |
S J James | Charles Barton Prize Rod |
Plaques – Best Shark of the Month
Month | Winner |
June | B J Crawley – 121lbs Blue |
July | T A Eason – 135.5lbs Blue |
August | B D Phillips – 156lbs Porbeagle |
September | L J Hawkins – 195lbs Porbeagle |
October | W Klein (Holland) – 133.5lbs Blue |
Boatmen’s Trophies
Trophy | Achievement | Winner |
Cock of the Fleet | Awarded to the Looe Skipper (Club Member) of the boat catching the largest number of sharks | Valhalla |
Looe Fishermans Protection Association | Awarded to the Owner of the boat winning the Cock of the Fleet Trophy | Winner – J Soady (212 sharks), Runner up E Williams (181 sharks) |
T Clark | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) with highest daily catch of the season | Winner – R Vinnicombe (Falmouth 2.17), Runner up J Soady (2.06) |
Pat Sutcliffe Tankard with £10 | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) who catches the most qualifying new members | J Soady – 23 members |