About the ‘Pucko’

Awarded for the best pelagic fish of the season.

Dolphins’ club member and world-renowned spearfisherman, Ian Puckeridge, kindly donated a trophy for this pelagic species award.  It is a beautiful trophy, made from the finest Australian timbers, designed and handmade by excellent craftsman, spearfisherman Alec Howard.  The feature is a spearfisherman in underwater mode grappling a speared tuna.

With the advent of Blue Water Hunting this trophy is to acknowledge the outstanding pelagic captures made by club members of the Sans Souci Dolphins.

The criteria for the Pucko is simple.  Open for all Club members 365 days a year, anywhere in the world’s oceans or seas.  To nominate a fish it should be deemed a fair catch by a witness, and the fish much reach its designated weight on tested scales witnessed by one other person.  The application form is then filled in, a photo attached.

Once you have qualified, your name, the fish, date and location of the catch are engraved on the trophy.  The diver that retains the trophy is the one who is deemed as spearing the most meritorious fish of that year.  All Club members that have qualified for the Pucko will also receive their own engraved trophy.  You will retain this trophy for it to be re used every time you capture another fish of ‘Pucko’ proportions.  You now have a trophy that will record every one of your notable captures.

Good Hunting!

Simon Trippe.

Species	Weight (kilos)
Albacore	7
Almaco Jack	9
Amberjack	10
Barracuda, Giant	20
Bonito	6
Cobia	18
Dolphin Fish	12 (10 – from 2014)
Kingfish Yellowtail	24 (22 – from 2014)
Mackeral Spanish	20
Marlin any	20
Mulloway	24 (20 – from 2014)
Sailfish	24 (20 – from 2014)
Samson Fish (Eastern)	15 (12 – from 2014)
Snapper	7
Tuna, Big Eye	any
Dogtooth	40
Longtail	7
Southern Bluefin	any
Yellowfin	12
Wahoo	20

Other pelagic species to be determined on merit by Club President

The ‘Pucko’ Award

Species	Weight (kilos)	Date	Location	Holder
Wahoo	21	99 – 00	The Pinnacles, NSW	Simon Trippe
Snapper	10.5	99 – 00	Flat Rock, Tairua, NZ	Simon Trippe
Wahoo	23.5	00 – 01	The Pinnacles, NSW	Simon Trippe
Samson Fish	32	00 – 01	Bremer Bay, WA	Emanuel Bova
Mulloway	34.2	00 – 01	Puckies, Woolongong	Paul Roso
Sailfish	27.5	00 – 01	The Pinnacles, NSW	Simon Trippe
Dogtooth Tuna	81.5	02-03	Frederick Reef, Qld	Paul Roso
Dolphinfish*	21	02-03	Wreck Reef, Qld	Alex Lewis
Kingfish, Yellowtail	26	02-03	Wettingcake Island	Mark Barry
Marlin, Striped	70	02-03	Port Stephens	Mark Barry
Marlin, Striped*	99.4	02-03	Port Stephens	Ian Puckeridge
Sailfish*	54.5	02-03	Bird Island	Ian Puckeridge
Snapper	7.4	02-03	Berrara, NSW	Dave Greig
Sailfish	36	02-03	Fidos Reef, NSW	Emanuel Bova
Barracuda	20	28.11.03	Lavers Cay, Swains	Simon Trippe
Mulloway	25.5	2004	Meroo, Sth NSW	Dave Greig
Marlin, Black	91	18.1.04	Wattamolla	Len Goldsmith
Cobia	34	12.3.04	Fish Rock	Paul Roso
Snapper	8.05	4.4.04	The Wall	Simon Trippe
Mulloway	28	02.2.04	Pt Stephens	Ryan Calder
Kingfish, Yellowtail	25.5	09.1.05	Sawtooth Rocks	Steve Brear
Mulloway	28	07.2.05	South Maroubra	Jason Montes de Oca
Marlin, Black	156	20.9.05	Cairns	Paul Roso
Wahoo	22.5	30.9.05	Cato Reef, Coral Sea	Simon Trippe
Wahoo	24.5	1.10.05	Cato Reef, Coral Sea	Simon Trippe
Wahoo	30.5	1.10.05	Cato Reef, Coral Sea	Simon Trippe
Barracuda	22	2.10.05	Cato Reef, Coral Sea	Simon Trippe
Mulloway	24.5	15.12.05	Black Rock SW Rocks	Simon Trippe
Mulloway	28.8	22.12.05	Evans Head Nth NSW	Davin Smith
Kingfish, Yellowtail	28	7.01.06	Crocodile Head, Sth NSW	Paul Roso
Tuna, Yellowfin	84	18.04.06	Cape Point, Cape Town SA	David Hotz
Wahoo	20	21.10.06	Bird Island, Coral Sea	Simon Trippe
Barracuda	20	21.10.06	Bird Island, Coral Sea	Rick Trippe
Almaco Jack	10.2	23.10.06	Swains, Qld	Daniel Galea
Milk Fish	7.25	24.10.06	La Paz, Mexico	Ian Puckeridge
Wahoo	26.25	24.10.06	La Paz, Mexico	Ian Puckeridge
Wahoo	28	27.10.06	La Paz, Mexico	Ian Puckeridge
Mulloway	27.2	16.12.06	South West Rocks	Paul Roso
Cobia	18	01.1.07	Green Island, NSW	Jason Montes de Oca
Mackerel, Spanish !	30	09.3.07	Sandy Cape Shoal	Andrew Davis
Cobia	24	11.3.07	Kingscliffe, Nth NSW	Daniel Mann
Wahoo	20	11.3.07	The Pinnacles	John Carrol
Barracuda+	21.5	18.3.07	Black Rock, Solitaries	Emanuel Bova
Dolphin Fish	13.24	20.3.07	Cronulla Fad	Wade Koolis
Wahoo	20.8	17.4.07	Nine Mile, Tweed	Shane Brandtman
Marlin, Black	150	15.5 07	Long Reef	Ian Puckeridge
Sailfish	32.43	11.10.07	La Paz, Mexico	Ian Puckeridge
Wahoo	22	05.11.07	Frederick Reef, Qld	Shane Brandtman
Wahoo	26	05.11.07	Frederick Reef, Coral Sea	Wade Koolis
Wahoo	22	05.11.07	Frederick Reef	David Hotz
Wahoo	20	05.11.07	Frederick Reef	Emanual Bova
Wahoo	24	10.11.07	Frederick Reef	Emanual Bova
Tuna, Yellowfin	22.5	10.11.07	Frederick Reef, Qld	Paul Roso
Wahoo	31	11.11.07	Frederick Reef, Qld	Simon Trippe
Snapper	7.6	01.12.07	Jibbon Bommie	Emanual Bova
Dolphin Fish	13.015	16.2.08	Cronulla Fad	Shane Brandtman
Kingfish, Yellowtail	26	4.10.08	Fish Rock	Tony Manolias
Cobia	21	20.2.10	Seal Rocks	Dean Fuchs
Mulloway	28	15.3.10	Pt Macquarie	Dean Fuchs
Snapper	9.8	20.2.11	Great Barrier, NZ	Peter Manolias
Snapper	8.5	20.2.11	Great Barrier, NZ	Paul Schimone
Tuna, Sthn Bluefin	50.2	18.8.11	Eden	Ian Puckeridge
Tuna, Sthn Bluefin	36.24	18.8.11	Eden	Aaron Puckeridge
Cobia	28.31	18.11.11	Green Island, SWR	Parry Gryllis
Cobia	20.5	29.12.11	NW Island, QLD	Jason Montes
Marlin, Striped	86.4	22.2.12	“Car Park”, Pt Stephens	Simon Trippe
Mackerel, Spanish	23	14.4.12	Chopper Rocks, NW Sol	Ben Bayfield
Cobia	23	15.4.12	Black Rock, SWR	Wes Batty
Samson	20	6.10.12	North Solitary Island	Aaron Puckeridge
Mulloway	24	9.6.13	West Head	Parry Gryllis
Jobfish, Green	10	14.11.13	Frederick Reef	Simon Trippe
Sailfish	52.5	17.11.13	Frederick Reef	Geoff Buchanan
Samson Fish	17	22.11.13	Wrights Reef	Alex Lewis
Mackerel, Spanish	26.2	22.2.14	North Solitary Island	Evan Grey Leeson
Mulloway	30.5	25.4.14	South West Rocks	Evan Grey Leeson
Kingfish, Black Cobia	40.96	20.5.14	Sandon Shoals	Evan Grey Leeson
Snapper	7.46	25.6.14	Shellharbour	Paul Rosso
Dolphin Fish	15	17.1.15	Jervis Bay Wide	Jack Loveday
Dolphin Fish!	17	4.2.15	Botany Waverider	Wade Koolis
Dolphin Fish	15	7.2.15	Wooli FAD	Evan Grey Leeson
Barracuda, Black Fin ()	17.66	13.3.15	Trial Bay, SWR	Evan Grey Leeson
Sailfish, Indo Pacific !	58.6	26.09.15	Kingdom of Tonga	Evan Grey Leeson
Kingfish, Yellowtail	31.25	29.11.15	Currarong Shallows	Marty Morris
Tuna, Yellowfin	3	29.11.15	Currarong Shallows	Marty Morris
Mulloway	26	29.1.16	Caves Beach	Paul Marsh
Mackeral, Spotted !	7.2	10.4.16	North-West Wash	Evan Grey Leeson

() World Record
* Australian Record
+ State Record
! Club Record