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 |