1981 TROPHY AWARDS
Trophy | Achievement | Points | Estimated Weight | Winner |
Mitchell Hedges | Best Shark of the season | Porbeagle – 300lbs | I Bunney | |
Mickey Wonnall | Runner up to Mitchell Hedges | Blue – 135lbs | J M Cumming | |
Norman Lorraine | Best Blue Shark of the season | Blue – 135lbs | J M Cumming | |
Sammy Porbeagle | Best Porbeagle Shark of the season | Porbeagle -300lbs | I Bunney | |
Alan Caunter | Best Shark of season by a Lady Member | Porbeagle – 236lbs | Mrs M Potier | |
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 – 212lbs | W Hocking | |
Venning Trophy | Most outstanding or unusual capture of the season | No award | ||
SACGB Trophy | Most Sharks over 100lbs in the season | W Hocking | ||
T N Foster | Heaviest Shark caught by a Member overseas | Tiger Shark -407lbs | F Schlindler | |
Phil Heathman | First Blue Shark of the calendar year of 213cm or over, or 137cm or over if a Porbeagle, Mako or Thresher | Blue – 86lbs | L Stoller | |
Auger | First Shark of 120 points or more caught in the season | Porbeagle – 100lbs | D Balfour | |
Leslie Andrews Light Tackle | Best Shark caught during the season caught on light line | Porbeagle – 81lbs | I Bunney | |
European Trophy | Best Shark over 110 points caught by a member residing in the continent of Europe (excl Great Britain) | No award | ||
K A Bones | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Essex | Porbeagle – 268lbs | L Stoller | |
W K Wileman Trophy | Best Shark caught during the season by a Member resident in the Midlands | Porbeagle – 300lbs | I Bunney | |
R C Roberts | Best qualifying Shark of the season | Thresher – 245lbs | C Johnson | |
Cornish Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Cornwall | Porbeagle – 212lbs | W Hocking | |
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 – 100lbs | N P Hogg | |
Derek Denne | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Devon | Porbeagle – 171lbs | G Evans | |
F Crow Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member with a London postal address | Porbeagle – 236lbs | Mrs M Potier | |
Surrey Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Surrey | Porbeagle – 175lbs | H M J Sharp | |
Welsh Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Wales | Porbeagle – 236lbs | F S Jones | |
Marsden Sutcliffe Trophy | Best Shark caught by a junior member over 12 years and under 16 years of age | |||
Brooks-Elliot Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Buckinghamshire | No award | ||
Pearl Trophy | Best Shark caught by a member resident in Lancashire | Blue – 78lbs | P J Blackburn | |
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 | Blue – 135lbs | P Beech |
Monthly Cups – awarded for best Shark caught each month
Month | Winner |
May | D Balfour – 100lbs Porbeagle |
June | W Hocking – 212lbs Porbeagle |
July | L Stoller – 268lbs Porbeagle |
August | J P Beech – 133lbs Blue |
September | I Bunney – 300lbs Porbeagle |
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 | M Toms – Genesha – 122lbs Blue |
T Clark | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) catching the best shark of the season | Wallis Bros – Talisman |
Looe Fishermans Protection | To the skipper of the boat winning Cock of the Fleet | M Toms – Genesha – 122lbs Blue |
Dusty Miller | Awarded to the Skipper Member (not restricted to Looe) who catches the most qualifying shark in one season | C Martin – Baroness |
Kingerlee Trophy | Awarded to the best shark caught in the season by a Looe non member Skipper | P Greenwood – Ibis – 144lbs Blue |