2002 NATIONAL RESULTS

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NEW ZEALAND BIG GAME FISHING COUNCIL

2002 NATIONALS - FINAL RESULTS

SECTION 1

TEAM CHAMPIONS

BILLFISH

AIR NEW ZEALAND TROPHY - first 3 weighed & unlimited tagged

Points

1st:

PRIME TIME

WHANGAROA

9900.00

2nd:

BAY CHRISTCHURCH 1

BAY OF ISLANDS

8000.00

3rd:

BAY CHRISTCHURCH 2

BAY OF ISLANDS

4400.00

SHARK

NZI TROPHY - top 3 scoring fish

Points

1st:

TEAM PEGASUS

CHALMERS

6223.33

2nd:

FIRMANS MARINE

HAWKES BAY

4218.33

3rd:

ROSIE-LEE

TAUTUKU

4023.00

TUNA

CITY OF AUCKLAND TROPHY - top 3 scoring

Points

1st:

BOI INDEPENDENCE NO. 1

BOI

192.50

2nd:

WAIHAU RHODE ISLAND

WAIHAU BAY

177.83

3rd:

PROSPECT BAY

WARKWORTH

167.50

YELLOWTAIL

WESTPAC TROPHY - top 3 scoring

Points

1st:

STONED AGAIN

AUCKLAND

975.83

2nd:

PURSUIT

WHAKATANE

377.50

3rd:

QUEEN SENTOSA

HAWKES BAY

289.25

ALBACORE

HICKEY SPORTS TROPHY - top 3 scoring

Points

1st:

GENESIS

TAUTUKU

810.99

2nd:

ORCA

TAUTUKU

751.74

3rd:

Y-NOT

TAUTUKU

745.36

SECTION 2

NZ CHAMPION ANGLER Meritorious - Single fish

Points

Fish Caught

B/FISH

TREVOR WOOLSTON

BOI

1560.00

234 Blue/M on 15

SHARK

BRIAN FIRMAN

HAWKES BAY

2887.50

115.5 Mako on 4

TUNA

TREVOR WOOLSTON

BOI

192.50

46.2 on 24

YELLOWTAIL

DENNIS HICKSON

AUCKLAND

353.33

21.2 on 6

ALBACORE

MIKE ARCHER

TAUTUKU

276.12

11.045 on 4

SECTION 3

CHAMPION LINE WEIGHT ANGLERS Heaviest Fish

Weight

Type

B/FISH 37 kg

PERCY TURNER

TE KAHA

416.20

Blue Marlin

24 kg

D COLLINS

HAWKES BAY

269.80

Blue Marlin

15 kg

TREVOR WOOLSTON

BOI

234.00

Blue Marlin

SHARK 37 kg

WARREN LEWIS

CHALMERS

182.40

Thresher

24 kg

GLEN HICKS

HAWKES BAY

319.40

Mako

15 kg

JOHN HANCOCK

WAIRARAPA

218.20

Mako

10 kg

FIONA JOYCE

TAUTUKU

116.80

Mako

8 kg

DEREK WILLIAMS

WAIRARAPA

143.00

Mako

6 kg

WARREN LEWIS

CHALMERS

135.20

Thresher

4 kg

BRIAN FIRMAN

HAWKES BAY

115.50

Mako

TUNA 37 kg

CHRIS JONES

WAIHAU BAY

65.80

24 kg

TREVOR WOOLSTON

BOI

46.20

15 kg

Y/TAIL 37 kg

24 kg

JASON McMAHON

WHAKATANE

33.00

15 kg

10 kg

8 kg

SHANE SOWERBY

AUCKLAND

9.00

6 kg

DENNIS HICKSON

AUCKLAND

21.20

4 kg

BRIAN STONE

AUCKLAND

13.30

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SECTION 3 CHAMPION LINE WEIGHT ANGLERS cont'd…

ALBACORE

15 kg

10 kg

8 kg

JASON FORNO

WARKWORTH

17.20

6 kg

JIM LOGAN

NEW PLYMOUTH

10.05

4 kg

MIKE ARCHER

TAUTUKU

11.05

SECTION 4

NZ CHAMPION BILLFISH ANGLER

Angler with most accumulated pts (3 landed & unlimited tagged)

LAURIE STEPHENS

WHANGAROA

4100.00

Points

Laurie tagged 2 S/M on 15kg : 5 on 24 kg & 3 on 37 kg

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