WANT TO JOIN A REALLY FRIENDLY FAMILY CLUB?
THE HOBSONS BAY SPORT & GAME FISHING CLUB (INC) CATERS FOR YOUR NEEDS

See membership forms here: Single, Full Family, Pensioner Family

Club events Include:
· Family Social Outings
· Day & Weekend local and distant fishing Competitions
· On Lakes – Rivers – Port Philip Bay – Portland – Bermagui N.S.W

The Club Offers the Following Services:
· Safety Lectures Conducted by Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and
  Water police Safety
· N.S.W. Boat Driving Licenses - Flares and E.P.I.R.B.
· Talks by well known Fishing Identities on Bream, Surf, Whiting, Freshwater,
  Snapper and Game Fishing Techniques

The club has a syllabus of competitions and events. Meetings are held on a monthly basis at the club rooms at:
W.G. Cresser Reserve,
Altona Road, Altona 3018.
(P O Box 600 Altona Vic 3018)
Melway ref. Map 55 A10

(The club had its official opening on Sunday 18th February '07.)

Membership and other enquiries should be directed to the president:
JOHN SAGONA - AH: 03 9398 5334 , MOBILE: 0412 184 503

The Club also hosts its most popular Annual Snapper Challenge Fishing Competition during November each year.

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A feature of our club's operation is our Annual Snapper Challenge Fishing Competition, which receives enormous support.

Some 130 sponsors usually rally behind this great competition and donate many valuable prizes, cash donations and others that make their equipment available to us free of charge.

This competition usually attracts almost 500 entries and involves many recreational fishing clubs from all parts of Port Phillip Bay.

The major prize lucky draw of an aluminium boat, motor and trailer, sponsored by Footscray Marine Centre was the main attraction. Every competitor that paid the full entry fee was eligible to win this major lucky draw prize.

Mobil Altona Refinery- "Working with the community- Building for the Future" is our second major sponsor. They too have been very supportive of us since the start of our club.

Other major prizes include a second lucky major prize of $1000 in cash. The juniors are not overlooked, in the major prize section. A mountain bike is allocated for them.

In the setting of the competition we have a Champion's Prize for the heaviest snapper, and Ist, 2nd, and 3rd in Men's, Ladies' and Junior's sections. We have, allocated lucky draw prizes for fish weighed and no fish weighed sections.

For the juniors that do not win a prize, an additional 20 rods and reels are set-aside as encouragement awards.

We present approximately 150 prizes in total and hand out many give away bags with advertising material. A list of sponsors is printed on the back of the competition brochure included so that our competitors have the opportunity to support them when they require their products or services.

Anyone is welcome to sponsor this well planned and professionally organised Snapper Challenge Tournament, which takes place in November each year.

Annual Snapper Challenge Fishing Competition
"ON PORT PHILLIP BAY"
ON FRIDAY 9TH, SATURDAY 10TH AND SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2007

See 12th Annual Snapper Challenge flyer and entry form here:

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ENQUIRIES: PAUL SAGONA-TOURNAMENT CO-ORDINATOR
PHONE: 9398 5726, MOBILE: 0416 390 272
OR
JOHN SAGONA - PRESIDENT - AH: 03 9398 5334 , MOBILE: 0412 184 503

Click here for club history