GAMEX 2025 SECTION RESULTS
Congratulations once again to all winning teams, well done to all who competed, and a MASSIVE THANKYOU to all our event sponsors whose contributions allowed GAMEX 2025 to take place.
Total billfish stats for the six days of fishing were
780 billfish raised
585 hooked
350 tagged
Of those 350 billfish tagged
180 were black marlin
147 sailfish
23 blue marlin.
We also had one recapture of a tagged billfish. Jimmy Morton on Nauti Buoy caught a sailfish on 19/3 which had been tagged two days previously by Jack Wonair on Krakajak.
Four pending record catches were weighed in –
Kalvin Gates 4.04kg gold spot trevally on 2kg line pending Junior Male Australian record
Lochlan Turrell 14.2kg wahoo on 4kg line pending Junior Male Australian record
Neve Hallat 6.34kg golden trevally on 2kg line pending Small Fry Female Australian record
Lorena Hrbut 4.44kg spangled emperor on 3kg line pending Female Australian record.
SECTION 1
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 1kg Line
Lorena Hrbut - Fatal Attraction
5.98kg Queenfish
SECTION 2
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 2kg Line
Marcus Longhurst - Fatal Attraction
7.00kg Queenfish
SECTION 3
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 3kg Line
Noah Hewitt - Bar Crusher
6.88kg Mahi Mahi
SECTION 4
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 4kg Line
Lochie Turrell – SeaTrix
14.12kg Wahoo
SECTION 5
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 6kg Line
Lochie Turrell – SeaTrix
13.16kg Wahoo
SECTION 6
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 8kg Line
Venessa Fourie - The Meeting
10.16kg Narrow Barred (Spanish) Mackerel
SECTION 7
Des Ryan Memorial Trophy - Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 10kg Line
Hannu Fourie - The Meeting
20.82kg Narrow Barred (Spanish) Mackerel
SECTION 8
Champion Boat Tag & Release Shark
Bar Crusher
24 tags on 1 line class for 2400 points
SECTION 9
Champion Small Fry Angler
Dean Gates - Fatal Attraction
6 species on 5 line classes for 2333.66 points
SECTION 10
Champion Junior Angler
Kalvin Gates - Fatal Attraction
8 Species on 7 line classes for 4327.99 points
SECTION 11
Champion Female Angler
Venessa Fourie - The Meeting
5 Species on 6 line classes for 2951.67 points
SECTION 12
Champion Male Angler
Brendan Hourn - Spawn of Hourn
6 Species on 11 line classes for 3750.83 points
SECTION 13
Champion Small Fry Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Nadia Moloney – Innkeeper
1 tag on 1 line class for 500 points
SECTION 14
Champion Junior Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Tahlia Mossman - Total Fusion
15 tags on 1 line class for 6400 points
SECTION 15
Champion Female Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Bonny Mayo - Innkeeper
11 tags on 2 line classes for 4900 points
SECTION 16
Champion Male Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Dusty Miller - Class Action
13 tags on 1 line class for 6400 points
GAME FISH TAGGING PROGRAM OF AUSTRALIA 2024 WINNERS
Runner Up Top Tagging Angler Shark - Mark Hourn
Top Tagging Boat Blue Marlin - Innkeeper (Brendon Hawker)
Top Tagging Boat Black Marlin - Innkeeper (Brendon Hawker)
Top Tagging Boat All Billfish Species Combined - Innkeeper (Brendon Hawker)
SECTION 17
Champion Boat Tag & Release Sailfish
Teraliza
14 tags on 1 line class for 5600 points
SECTION 18
Champion Boat Tag & Release Billfish – Boats 7m & Under
Nauti Buoy
11 tags on 2 line classes for 4700 points
SECTION 19
Champion Boat Tag & Release Billfish – Boats Over 7m
Innkeeper
18 tags on 2 line classes for 8100 points
SECTION 20
Champion Boat Tag & Release Marlin
Class Action
13 marlin tagged on 1 line class for 6500 points
SECTION 21
Champion Boat Overall Capture/Tag & Release
Fatal Attraction
11 species on 11 line classes for 6039.99 points
SECTION 22
Steve Pitman Memorial Trophy – Most Skilled Angler (most species on most line classes)
Brendan Hourn - Spawn of Hourn
6 species on 11 line classes
SECTION 23
George King Memorial Trophy – Top Tagging Captain (most tags)
TIE - Brendon Hawker on Innkeeper & Craig White on Teraliza
18 tags each
SECTION 24
Phil Tickle Memorial Trophy – Most Meritorious Capture (Highest point score capture excluding billfish or shark)
Lorena Hrbut - Fatal Attraction
5.98kg Queenfish on 1kg for 598 points
NEW TEAM AWARDS
Highest Overall Point Score from a First Year Team
DOG HOUSE
3 species on 7 line classes for 2288.33 points (7th place overall)
Highest Billfish Tag & Release Point Score for a First Year Team
TOTAL FUSION
17 fish tagged for 7400 points (4th place tag & release billfish)
Congratulations once again to all winning teams, well done to all who competed, and a MASSIVE THANKYOU to all our event sponsors whose contributions allowed GAMEX 2025 to take place.
Total billfish stats for the six days of fishing were
780 billfish raised
585 hooked
350 tagged
Of those 350 billfish tagged
180 were black marlin
147 sailfish
23 blue marlin.
We also had one recapture of a tagged billfish. Jimmy Morton on Nauti Buoy caught a sailfish on 19/3 which had been tagged two days previously by Jack Wonair on Krakajak.
Four pending record catches were weighed in –
Kalvin Gates 4.04kg gold spot trevally on 2kg line pending Junior Male Australian record
Lochlan Turrell 14.2kg wahoo on 4kg line pending Junior Male Australian record
Neve Hallat 6.34kg golden trevally on 2kg line pending Small Fry Female Australian record
Lorena Hrbut 4.44kg spangled emperor on 3kg line pending Female Australian record.
SECTION 1
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 1kg Line
Lorena Hrbut - Fatal Attraction
5.98kg Queenfish
SECTION 2
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 2kg Line
Marcus Longhurst - Fatal Attraction
7.00kg Queenfish
SECTION 3
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 3kg Line
Noah Hewitt - Bar Crusher
6.88kg Mahi Mahi
SECTION 4
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 4kg Line
Lochie Turrell – SeaTrix
14.12kg Wahoo
SECTION 5
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 6kg Line
Lochie Turrell – SeaTrix
13.16kg Wahoo
SECTION 6
Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 8kg Line
Venessa Fourie - The Meeting
10.16kg Narrow Barred (Spanish) Mackerel
SECTION 7
Des Ryan Memorial Trophy - Highest Point Score Game Fish Other than Billfish or Shark Weighed in on 10kg Line
Hannu Fourie - The Meeting
20.82kg Narrow Barred (Spanish) Mackerel
SECTION 8
Champion Boat Tag & Release Shark
Bar Crusher
24 tags on 1 line class for 2400 points
SECTION 9
Champion Small Fry Angler
Dean Gates - Fatal Attraction
6 species on 5 line classes for 2333.66 points
SECTION 10
Champion Junior Angler
Kalvin Gates - Fatal Attraction
8 Species on 7 line classes for 4327.99 points
SECTION 11
Champion Female Angler
Venessa Fourie - The Meeting
5 Species on 6 line classes for 2951.67 points
SECTION 12
Champion Male Angler
Brendan Hourn - Spawn of Hourn
6 Species on 11 line classes for 3750.83 points
SECTION 13
Champion Small Fry Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Nadia Moloney – Innkeeper
1 tag on 1 line class for 500 points
SECTION 14
Champion Junior Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Tahlia Mossman - Total Fusion
15 tags on 1 line class for 6400 points
SECTION 15
Champion Female Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Bonny Mayo - Innkeeper
11 tags on 2 line classes for 4900 points
SECTION 16
Champion Male Angler – Tag & Release Billfish
Dusty Miller - Class Action
13 tags on 1 line class for 6400 points
GAME FISH TAGGING PROGRAM OF AUSTRALIA 2024 WINNERS
Runner Up Top Tagging Angler Shark - Mark Hourn
Top Tagging Boat Blue Marlin - Innkeeper (Brendon Hawker)
Top Tagging Boat Black Marlin - Innkeeper (Brendon Hawker)
Top Tagging Boat All Billfish Species Combined - Innkeeper (Brendon Hawker)
SECTION 17
Champion Boat Tag & Release Sailfish
Teraliza
14 tags on 1 line class for 5600 points
SECTION 18
Champion Boat Tag & Release Billfish – Boats 7m & Under
Nauti Buoy
11 tags on 2 line classes for 4700 points
SECTION 19
Champion Boat Tag & Release Billfish – Boats Over 7m
Innkeeper
18 tags on 2 line classes for 8100 points
SECTION 20
Champion Boat Tag & Release Marlin
Class Action
13 marlin tagged on 1 line class for 6500 points
SECTION 21
Champion Boat Overall Capture/Tag & Release
Fatal Attraction
11 species on 11 line classes for 6039.99 points
SECTION 22
Steve Pitman Memorial Trophy – Most Skilled Angler (most species on most line classes)
Brendan Hourn - Spawn of Hourn
6 species on 11 line classes
SECTION 23
George King Memorial Trophy – Top Tagging Captain (most tags)
TIE - Brendon Hawker on Innkeeper & Craig White on Teraliza
18 tags each
SECTION 24
Phil Tickle Memorial Trophy – Most Meritorious Capture (Highest point score capture excluding billfish or shark)
Lorena Hrbut - Fatal Attraction
5.98kg Queenfish on 1kg for 598 points
NEW TEAM AWARDS
Highest Overall Point Score from a First Year Team
DOG HOUSE
3 species on 7 line classes for 2288.33 points (7th place overall)
Highest Billfish Tag & Release Point Score for a First Year Team
TOTAL FUSION
17 fish tagged for 7400 points (4th place tag & release billfish)
