THE OFFICIAL Supplied free to members of GFAA-affiliated clubs or $9.95 GFAA GAMEFISHING 2020 JOURNAL HISTORICAL THE OFFICIAL GAME FISHING ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 2020 JOURNAL THE OFFICIAL GAME FISHING ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FEATURE •Capt Billy Love – Master of Sharks Including gamefish weight gauges, angling Published for GFAA by rules/regulations, plus GFAA and QGFA records www.gfaa.asn.au LEGENDARY POWER COUPLE THE LEGEND CONTINUES, THE NEW TEREZ SERIES OF RODS BUILT ON SPIRAL-X AND HI-POWER X BLANKS ARE THE ULTIMATE SALTWATER ENFORCER. TECHNOLOGY 8000HG MODELS INFINITE POWER CAST 6’6” HEAVY 50-150lb SPIN JIG 5’10” MEDIUM 24kg CAST 6’6” X-HEAVY 65-200lb SPIN JIG 5’8” HEAVY 37kg THE STELLA SW REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF CAST 6’6” XX-HEAVY 80-200lb SPIN JIG 5’9” MEDIUM / HEAVY 24-37kg SHIMANO TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE CAST 7’0” MEDIUM 30-65lb OVERHEAD JIG 5’10” MEDIUM 24kg PURSUIT OF CREATING THE ULTIMATE SPINNING REEL. 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FUJI K ALCONITE TECHNOLOGY GUIDES Hi-Power X 8000HG TEREZ SPIN 69 X-HEAVY WRAP UP STRENGTH TEREZ CAST 66 X-HEAVY More robust, gives the rod precision of bending Spiral X STRONGER FROM CORE Reducing blank twist and increasing the rods performance from the core. MODELS CAST 6’6” HEAVY 50-150lb SPIN JIG 5’10” MEDIUM 24kg CAST 6’6” X-HEAVY 65-200lb SPIN JIG 5’8” HEAVY 37kg THE STELLA SW REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF CAST 6’6” XX-HEAVY 80-200lb SPIN JIG 5’9” MEDIUM / HEAVY 24-37kg SHIMANO TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE CAST 7’0” MEDIUM 30-65lb OVERHEAD JIG 5’10” MEDIUM 24kg PURSUIT OF CREATING THE ULTIMATE SPINNING REEL. CAST 7’0” MEDIUM / HEAVY 40-80lb OVERHEAD JIG 5’8” HEAVY 37kg SPIN 6’9” MEDIUM 20-50lb SPIN 7’6” MEDIUM 10-15kg SPIN 6’9” MEDIUM / HEAVY 40-80lb SPIN 7’6” HEAVY 15-24kg TECHNOLOGY SPIN 6’9” HEAVY 50-100lb SPIN 7’0” MEDIUM 5-10kg SPIN 6’9” X-HEAVY 65-200lb SPIN 7’0” MEDIUM / LIGHT 8-12kg UPGRADED DRAG WITH SPIN 7’2” MEDIUM / LIGHT 15-40lb SPIN 7’9” STICKBAIT PE 3-8 HEAT RESISTANCE SPIN 7’2” MEDIUM lb20-50lb SPIN 8’0” GT PE 3-8 *10000 | 14000 models only SPIN 7’2” MEDIUM / HEAVY 40-80lb RRP from $1559.95 RRP $349.95 to $419.95 4 CONTENTS STAFF & CONTACTS Published for GFAA by EDITOR Tim Simpson Tel: (07) 5532 1110 Mob: 0400 665 947 E: [email protected] SUB-EDITOR Kate McIntosh DESIGN & LAYOUT Mat Clancy (Emsee Publishing Design) 28 OFFICE MANAGER Trish Simpson HISTORICAL SPECIAL FEATURE Tel: (07) 5532 1110 Billy Love was one of the most interesting and respected skippers during the ‘Golden Age’ of Australia’s early game ADVERTISING Tim Simpson fishing. During the 1930s and 40s, Billy ran his own game Mob: 0400 665 947 fishing charters, as well as skippering notable private boats off E: [email protected] Sydney, where he became known as ‘A Master of Sharks’. PUBLISHER BlueWater Gamefishing Pty Ltd ACN 611 223 011 PO Box 2710 “The underlying spirit of angling is that the skill of the angler Southport BC, Qld. 4215 is pitted against the instinct and strength of the sh and the The Official GFAA 2020 Journal is published by BlueWater Gamefishing latter is entitled to an even chance for his life.” Pty Ltd ACN 611 223 011/ABN 43 611 223 011 © 2020 BlueWater – From the rules of the Tuna Club of Avalon, Santa Catalina, USA Gamefishing. All rights reserved. No material may be produced in part or whole without written consent from the copyright holder. All prices referred to in The Official GFAA 2019 Journal are recommended retail prices, unless otherwise stated. The publisher regrets that it 06 From the editor 53 1000lb Club application form is not possible to verify information other than that conveyed in the editorial content of the publication. Although the publisher uses its 06 Past presidents, life members 54 Rules and Equipment Regulations best endeavours to ensure the accuracy of everything it publishes, the and IGFA representatives Fair Trading Act, 1985, requires the publisher to disclaim any belief 61 Australian record requirements in the truth or falsity of information that is supplied to it and which 08 From the president is published in other than editorial content. 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