CLUB BY-LAWS

CANBERRA GAME FISHING CLUB INCORPORATED BY-LAWS

 1. FEES

(a)
Senior Single Male or Female $100.00
Senior Partner for Family Couple $140.00
Junior / Small Fry Membership $10.00
Introductory Membership $20.00

(b) Family membership comprises 2 adults at the same address.
(c)  Junior/Small fry membership – up to and including 15 years of age.
(e)  Fees are due on the first day of June each year.
(f)  All levies struck shall be applicable to all financial members at that date and, at the discretion of the committee, be payable by new members at a level and for a period, set down by the committee.

2. INTRODUCTORY MEMBERSHIP

A boat owner Club member shall be empowered to allow a potential new Club member to fish on his/her boat as an “Introductory Member” to enable that potential new member to “try game fishing”.  This membership category can be accessed by an individual on one occasion ONLY.  The applicable fee for this category of membership must be paid to the boat owner prior to commencing fishing and that fee must be passed to the Club Secretary or Treasurer as soon as possible by the boat owner.

3. MEETINGS

(a)  A General Meeting will be held on the second Tuesday in each month excepting January and July.
(b)  An Annual General Meeting shall be held once in every calendar year.
(c)  A Committee Meeting will generally be held on the second Tuesday in each month excepting January and July, or as determined by the Club President.

4. WEIGHT RECORDING

(a)  Where possible a committee member of the Canberra GFC shall weigh and check all captures submitted by a member.  They shall then, if satisfied, sign a capture certificate.
(b)  If a committee member is not present, the member may weigh the fish on any Government tested scale, and the capture may be recorded on an official capture certificate and independently witnessed.

5. CAPTURE CERTIFICATES

(a)  The Committee shall have printed and made available to members, at a reasonable cost, capture certificates numbered in book form.
(b)  All capture certificates, after complying with BY-Law 3 and all tag cards, must be lodged with the Secretary within 10 days of the end of the month of capture or tag and release.
(c) Where circumstances prevent the lodgement of a capture certificate or tag card by the due date, the member should contact the Secretary with details of the capture or tag and release and lodge the capture certificate or tag card as soon as possible, but no later than the end of the month following the capture or tag and release.
(d)  Any capture certificate or tag card not received by the Secretary by the due dates (By-Laws 4(b) and 4(c) will only be recognised in extenuating circumstances to the satisfaction of the Committee.
(e)  The use of chokers is prohibited in the weighing of sharks.  Sharks are to be weighed by the tail.
(f)  Should a line test be conducted and the line break in excess of the line classification quoted on the capture certificate, the capture shall be transferred to the applicable (higher) line classification.

6. FISHING RULES AND TROPHIES

(a) Club waters: These are the waters between a line due east of the Kiama Light to a line due east of the NSW/Vic border (as Southern Zone NSWGFA). Captures and tag and releases made by members competing in the NSWGFA Interclub are also defined as having been made in Club Waters.
(b) Other Waters: These are all waters outside Club Waters including overseas.
(c) Fishing Times:

Normal Club Season: This runs from 1st June to the following 31st May, and includes all days between.
Other Waters Season: This runs from 1st June to the following 31st May and includes all days between.
Southern Zone Season: This runs from 1st June to the following 31st May.  Allowable fishing days are the second and fourth weekends in each month and one of the nominated tournaments from each of the Southern Zone Clubs.
(d) Club Trophies: The Club has two types of trophies – perpetual and annual.  All trophies excepting Other Waters and Southern Zone Cock O’the Walk Season trophies are awarded for captures or tag and release made in Club Waters during Normal Club Season. ( See Trophy list below)

The Other Waters trophies are awarded for capture and tag and release made in Other Waters during the Season.
(e) Members of other Clubs fishing on Canberra GFC boats: Captures and tag and release made by financial members of clubs affiliated with GFAA, while fishing on a Canberra GFC boat, count towards Champion Boat and Tag and Release Boat trophies only.
(f) Restrictions Applying to Honorary members: As per Section 3(g) of the Constitution, Honorary Members are not eligible to win a Club trophy.  Capture and tag and release points awarded to Honorary Members, while fishing on a Canberra GFC boat, count towards Champion Boat and Tag and Release Boat trophies only.
(g) Restrictions Applying to Dual Membership of GFAA Affiliated Clubs: It is the responsibility of Canberra GFC members belonging to one or more other GFAA affiliated clubs, when fishing in open competition (including Southern Zone NSWGFA), to nominate the club they wish to fish for.  If Canberra GFC is NOT nominated, captures and tag and releases made during such competition are ineligible for Canberra GFC.

7. INSIGNIA
(a)  A design approved by the Committee shall be the insignia of the Club.  Such insignia may be reproduced on the club stationery, flag and generally where considered suitable.
(b)  Where possible, the appropriate flags should be flown for captures and/or tag and release.

8. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
(a)  All boats fishing under the auspices of the Canberra GFC shall comply with all requirements of the NSW Maritime Services Board.
(b)  The responsibility for meeting the safety requirements as listed in By-Law 7(a) shall be in the hands of the boat skipper.
(c)  All boats are to carry a serviceable 27 Mhz and/or VHF marine radio fitted with such channels as may be approved by the appropriate Government Agency from time to time.
(d)  All boat owners/skippers are advised that nothing stated in any part of the By-Laws relieves them of responsibility for strict observance of the mandatory safety requirements of the appropriate State or other authority.

9. BOAT REGISTER
(a)  The Secretary shall keep a register of boats affiliated with the Canberra Game Fishing Club Inc which will include a description and licensed capacity of the vessel and safety equipment kept on board.
(b)  Should a skipper/owner change boats during the game fishing season, points accumulated to the date of the change of boat will be treated as follows for Club point score purposes:
1)  If the new vessel is the same category trailer boat (length of 7.1 meters or less) or moored – any points accumulated will carry forward to the new vessel.
2)  If changing from a trailer boat to a moored vessel, the skipper/owner will be given the option to either:
a) Carry any points forward to the new vessel and relinquish any claim to
trailer boat trophies
b) Retain any points accumulated as trailer boat points for the old boat
and start from zero points with the new vessel
3)  If changing from a moored vessel to a trailer boat, the skipper/owner will be given the option to either:
a) carry any points forward to the new vessel for overall trophies only
and relinquish any claim to trailer boat trophies
b) retain any points accumulated as overall category only and start from
zero in the trailer boat category

    10. DELEGATES
    The Club will provide such delegations to National, State and Zone as are required by Clause 9 of the NSWGFA Constitution, and further, shall compete according to the Zone format as a member club of the NSWGFA Southern Zone.

    CANBERRA GAME FISHING CLUB INC ANNUAL TROPHIES

    PERPETURAL TROPHIES: LOCAL WATERS
    3D TROPHY : CHAMPION ANGLER TAG & RELEASE
    Highest Point Scoring Angler in Tag and Release
    Trophy donated by the three D’s – Doc (Snowden), Dave (Butters) and Darrell
    PRESIDENT’S TROPHY :TAG & RELEASE MALE ANGLER
    Male Angler scoring the highest points in Tag and Release
    FAY DUNKLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY :TAG & RELEASE LADY ANGLER
    Female Angler scoring the highest points in Tag and Release
    Trophy donated by Kim Hobday and Judy Sillis in the memory of Faye Dunkley
    GLASKIN PLAQUE : TAG & RELEASE JUNIOR
    Junior Angler scoring the highest points in Tag and Release
    Trophy donated by Geoff and Sanchia Glaskin
    STARFIRE TROPHY : 1ST MARLIN TAG & RELEASE FOR SEASON
    Awarded to the angler tagging the first marlin of the season
    Trophy donated by Bill and Faye Dunkley
    KEN EDWARDS MEMORIAL TROPHY : TAG & RELEASE BOAT
    Awarded to the boat accumulating the highest points in Tag and Release
    Trophy donated by the Edwards Family in memory of Ken who was one of the founding members of the Canberra Game Fishing Club in 1964and it’s first President.
    BARELY LEGAL TROPHY : TAG & RELEASE TRAILER BOAT
    Awarded to the trailer boat accumulating the highest points in Tag and Release
    Trophy donated by Mark Marshall and Simon Marshall and the crew of Barely Legal
    CHALLENGE TROPHY : TAG & RELEASE BOAT
    Awarded to the boat scoring the highest points in Tag and Release whilst fishing out of Bermagui on these Zone Weekends – long weekend in June, The Bluewater Classic weekend in January, the Alliance Tournament in March, Easter weekend, Anzac weekend and the weekend of the Canberra Yellowfin Tournament. The weekends chosen were, at that time, the weekends when tournaments were fished from Bermagui. The crews do not have to fish the tournaments but do have to fish out of Bermagui on those weekends. The purpose of this award was to encourage crews to fish out of our home port of Bermagui.
    Trophy donated by Buck Armstrong and Darren Sterzenbach from Kiegro Legal Services
    CGFC TROPHY : CHAMPION BOAT CAPTURE
    Awarded to the boat which accumulates the greatest number of capture points for the season
    CGFC TROPHY : CHAMPION ANGLER CAPTURE
    Awarded to the angler who accumulates the greatest number of capture points for the season
    KEN WEBBER TROPHY : 1ST MARLIN CAPTURED FOR THE SEASON
    Awarded to the angler who captures the first marlin of the season.
    Trophy donated by Ken Webber
    KEN ALDRIDGE TROPHY : HEAVIEST MARLIN OF THE SEASON
    Awarded to the angler who captures the heaviest marlin for the season
    Trophy donated by the Aldridge Family
    ADRIAN & MARGARET CROTHERS TROPHY : HEAVIEST CAPTURE BY A LADY ANGLER
    Awarded for the heaviest capture by a female angler for the season
    Trophy donated by Adrian and Margaret Crothers
    ULTIMATE TROPY : HEAVIEST CAPTURE BY A JUNIOR ANGLER
    Awarded for the heaviest capture by a junior angler for the season
    Trophy donated by the Capp Family
    YAN CUP : HEAVIEST YELLOWFIN OF SEASON
    Awarded for the heaviest tuna captured during the season
    Trophy donated by Chris Sween
    BILL ABBOTT SHIELD : HEAVIEST TUNA ON 6KG
    Awarded for the heaviest tuna captured on 6kg line
    Trophy named for Bill Abbott – the first life member of the Canberra Game Fishing Club
    PAUL ANDERSON SHIELD : HEAVIEST SHARK
    Awarded for the heaviest shark captured during the season
    Trophy donated by Paul and Wendy Anderson
    SOLO 2 SHIELD : HEAVIEST OTHER GAME FISH
    Awarded for the heaviest other game fish captured during the season
    Trophy donated by Murray Wilson and Liz Henshaw
    BARELY LEGAL TROPHY : HEAVIEST CAPTURE ON TRAILER BOAT
    Awarded for the heaviest capture from a trailer boat during the season
    Trophy donated by Mark and Simon Marshall and the crew of Barely Legal
    NORMAN TROPHY : MOST MERITORIOUS CAPTURE
    Awarded for the capture which scores the highest number of points during the season
    Trophy donated by the John and Gabrielle Norman
    CHAMPION SMALL FRY ANGLER TAG & RELEASE

    SOUTHERN ZONE CATEGORIES
    NOTE: Points in the Cock o’ the Walk categories are awarded on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis taken from the returns submitted each month to the Southern Zone from the Canberra Game Fishing Club. This rewards those boats and anglers who consistently fish Southern Zone Weekends over an entire season
    HIGHEST POINT SCORING BOAT CAPTURES COCK O’THE WALK
    Awarded to the boat which accumulates the greatest number of points for captures in the Southern Zone Cock o’ the Walk competition. Points are recorded from the monthly returns submitted by the Canberra Game Fishing Club.
    HIGHEST POINT SCORING ANGLER CAPTURE COCK O’THE WALK
    Awarded to the angler which accumulates the greatest number of points for captures in the Southern Zone Cock o’ the Walk competition. Points are recorded from the monthly returns submitted by the Canberra Game Fishing Club.
    HIGHEST POINT SCORING BOAT TAG & RELEASE COCK O’THE WALK
    Awarded to the boat which accumulates the greatest number of points for tag and release in the Southern Zone Cock o’ the Walk competition. Points are recorded from the monthly returns submitted by the Canberra Game Fishing Club.
    HIGHEST POINT SCORING ANGLER TAG & RELEASE COCK O’THE WALK
    Awarded to the angler which accumulates the greatest number of points for tag and release in the Southern Zone Cock o’ the Walk competition. Points are recorded from the monthly returns submitted by the Canberra Game Fishing Club.

    OTHER WATERS CATEGORIES
    HEAVIEST CAPTURE
    Awarded for the heaviest capture taken in other waters during the season
    TAG & RELEASE ANGLER : MALE
    Awarded to the male angler accumulating the greatest number of points for tag and release in other waters during the season
    TAG & RELEASE ANGLER : FEMALE
    Awarded to the female angler accumulating the greatest number of points for tag and release in other waters during the season

    ANNUAL TROPHIES
    HEAVIEST CAPTURE : JUNE LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded for the heaviest capture taken on the June long Weekend
    TAG & RELEASE BOAT : JUNE LONG WEKEND
    Awarded to the boat scoring the highest number of points for tag and release on the June long weekend
    TAG & RELEASE ANGLER : JUNE LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded to the angler scoring the highest number of points for tag and release on the June long weekend
    HEAVIEST CAPTURE : JANUARY LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded for the heaviest capture taken on the January long Weekend
    TAG & RELEASE BOAT :JANUARY LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded to the boat scoring the highest number of points for tag and release on the January long weekend
    TAG & RELEASE ANGLER: JANUARY LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded to the angler scoring the highest number of points for tag and release on the January long weekend
    HEAVIEST CAPTURE : EASTER LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded for the heaviest capture taken on the Easter Weekend
    TAG & RELEASE BOAT : EASTER LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded to the boat scoring the highest number of points for tag and release on the Easter long weekend
    TAG & RELEASE ANGLER : EASTER LONG WEEKEND
    Awarded to the angler scoring the highest number of points for tag and release on the Ester long weekend

    OTHER AWARDS
    CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR ( not committee)
    ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
    SOUTHERN ZONE TROPHIES (AS AWARDED BY SOUTHERN ZONE)
    NSWGFA COASTAL WATERS TROPHIES (AS AWARDED BY NSWGFA)
    HEAVIEST CAPTURE – BERMI BASH
    T & R BOAT – BERMI BASH
    T & R ANGLER – BERMI BASH