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 |