Narooma Sport and Game Fishing Club

Annual ANSA Convention

The first weekend of March every year is the time of our annual ANSA convention which is possibly our major event so far as organisation is concerned. We send invitations to all ANSA-affiliated clubs and in 1999 had 198 entrants and nearly 70 trailer-boats.

The convention takes a lot of organising by the committee and assistance from members is always welcomed and anybody able to give a few hours help should let the office know.

There has been considerable discussion about just when the first convention was conducted but our research seems to indicate that it was in 1971, at Mystery Bay, under the title of “2nd ANSA Inter-Club Convention” - the first “inter-club” convention having been held in Nowra. This makes it one of the longest running events of its kind in Australia. During the 1970s and 1980s it was one of the largest in the country and at one time the largest in the Southern Hemisphere!

The “Catering Corp” and “The Kidz in the Kitchen” do fantastic jobs. These ladies organise the catering for most of our functions and anybody attending our Christmas Parties would agree they can put many high class restaurants to shame. Again, anybody willing to help should speak to a committee person at the club on a Friday night.

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ANSA CONVENTION - RULES 2009

Venue Narooma Clubhouse
Riverside Drive
Narooma
Eurobodalla Shire

Date 6th, 7th & 8th March (2½ fishing days)

Closing date for entries Friday 20th February 2009

Late entries Late entries maybe accepted at the clubs discretion

Registration Thursday 5th March 2009. From 4.00 pm.

Competitors are required to register on arrival at the Club. Failure to so register disqualifies competitors.

Briefing Thursday 5th March 2009 at 8:30 pm.

Boundaries North Boundary .... North Tuross Head
South Boundary .... Camel Rock

All boats will be required to use launching facilities within the designated boundaries, except in cases where entry bars become dangerous.

The Narooma Sport & Gamefishing Club reserves the right to nominate alternative facilities.

Fishing Times Fishing or berleying cannot commence prior to midnight on Thursday 5th March 2009.

Line Classes All ANSA line classes are eligible. All lines, doubles, traces or leaders will be subject to measurement as Weighmasters or Recorders see fit. It is not the intention of this rule to cast aspersions on the integrity of any angler.

Tackle All traces and leaders must be to ANSA sportfishing length.
GFA rigs are only allowed in Gamefishing section and Tag & Release.

NOTE: 1kg is not eligible in Bluewater but is eligible in all other sections

Species All species as listed in the eligible species list of ANSA.

Rays and Sharks Rays are not to be fished.

Sharks may only to be fished in the Tag & Release section.

Safety The separately detailed safety rules form an integral part of the convention rules. Please ensure you have read them.

Point Scores Point scoring will be as per ANSA rules.

• Weight of fish x fighting factor x 100 / Line Class.
• A minimum point score of fifty (50) will apply.
• Juniors and sub-juniors require a minimum of thirty-five (35) and fish must be of legal size.

Aggregate points will decide winners.

Tag and Release All tagging points will be as per ANSA (NSW) point score.
Only fish on the current tagging list that are recognised in NSW will be eligible.
Details of fish tagged are to be handed to the Weighmaster daily and by 12 noon on Sunday 8th March 2009.

Weigh Station The weigh station will be open daily from 10.00am until 9.00pm at the Clubhouse.

• If a committee person is in attendance at the Clubhouse, fish may be weighed in at other times.
• Final weigh-in will be at 12 noon Sunday 8th March 2009, any fish not in the roped off area by that time will be disqualified.
• The angler must be present when his/her fish is weighed and have the tackle used in the capture available for inspection.
• All fish will be docked after weighing.

Etiquette Competitors are requested to observe etiquette at sea, in the inlet, at ramps and in the proximity of other boats.

Statutory Rules Competitors must comply with any rules laid down by the club.

ANSA CONVENTION - POINTS & TROPHIES

• Point Scores Point scoring will be as per ANSA rules
• Weight of fish x fighting factor x 100 / Line Class
• A minimum point score of fifty (50) will apply
• Juniors and sub-juniors require a minimum of thirty-five (35)
• Fish must be of legal size
• Aggregate points will decide winners.
• Tag & Release All tagging points will be as per ANSA (NSW) point score.
• Aggregate Points Trophies will be awarded for the highest aggregate point scores.
• An aggregate score is the sum of the points for the highest scoring fish per species, per angler.

Trophies Aggregate trophies will be awarded in the following categories

Category Senior Lady Junior* Sub-Junior**
Bluewater X X X X
Estuary X X X X
Rock X X X
Gamefishing *** X X

Flyfishing One trophy only
Tag & Release One trophy only
Champion Club See Below

* See safety rules concerning Junior rock fishing
** Under 10 years
*** Not eligible for Champion Club

Champion Club The method for determining the Champion Club will be as follows.

• The five (5) highest point scoring fish of each section shall be awarded points on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis.
• For tag and release it shall be the five (5) highest point scoring anglers.
• The points so awarded in each section shall be totalled and the Club having the highest aggregate shall win.

The sections are:

Bluewater, Tag & Release, Rock, Beach, Estuary & Flyfishing.
All fish are eligible for one (1) section only.

Protests Any protest must be made in writing and handed to the Disputes Committee by midnight of that particular day, except on the last day when it must be handed in by 1.00pm and within half an hour of the results being declared.

Disputes Committee
(a) Narooma's President
(b) Narooma's Senior Vice President
(c) Narooma's Weighmaster
(d) ANSA State Executive Representative

ANSA CONVENTION - SAFETY

These safety rules form an integral part of the rules for the convention.

• Boat Requirements All boats must comply with the safety requirements as laid down by the NSW Waterways Authority.
• Crossing the bar Life jackets must be worn when crossing the bar in either direction.

This is not only a convention rule but a legal requirement. NSW Waterways will impose a fine of $200 for failure to comply.

• Radios Radios must be fitted with the following channels: -

27.860 Mhz, 27.910 Mhz, 27.940 Mhz, 27.960 Mhz.

• Junior Rock Fishing Any junior fishing the rocks must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
• Breaches of Safety Any fish weighed in by an angler who breaches the safety rules will be disqualified.

Disclaimer Narooma Sport & Gamefishing Club and the NSW branches of ANSA and GFA will not be held responsible for any accidents or injury during the Convention.

All competitors enter entirely at their own risk.

ANSA card carrying members are covered by ANSA Sports Insurance.

COMPETITION HELD WITH THE ANNUAL CONVENTION

This is a non line class competition.

• Anglers need not be members of ANSA.
• Anglers must be a member of a Fishing Club. *
• Competitors must be entered by the Thursday night.
• Competitors must register on Thursday night
• or Friday morning prior to fishing.

* For anglers wishing to fish who are not members of any fishing club, a temporary membership of Narooma Sports and Gamefishing Club Inc. will be available for the duration of the competition at a cost of $10.

You will be fishing for Heaviest Species Trophies.

ELIGIBLE SPECIES

• Australian Salmon
• Flathead
• Tailor
• Bream
• Kingfish
• Tuna

This is a non-line class event with one trophy only per species.

• Fish must comply with NSW Fisheries length limits.
• Anglers must have fishing licenses where applicable.

ANSA CONVENTION - CATERING

Meal Tickets Meal tickets must be shown before competitors can collect food. No ticket - No food !

Cutlery Competitors must supply their own crockery and cutlery

Sausage Sizzle A free sausage sizzle will be held on Thursday evening with beer and soft drinks available at a nominal price.

Freezer Facilities A freezer will be available for competitors wishing to keep fish.

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