NZSFC Grand Slam Clubs

The NZSFC introduced grand slam clubs for it anglers fishing in New Zealand some time back. They are unique to New Zealand and serve as a supreme award for a life time of angling. To qualify for a slam club an angler must catch one of each type specified for each of the awards and meet the minimum weight requirements for each fish. All fish to be eligible to qualify towards your grand slam must be caught in accordance with angling rules for IGFA and NZSFC. You must have proof of capture (certificate, club year book, or photo of your fish with weigh board information included). All claims must be endorsed and verified by your club secretary. Your club must have been affiliated at the time of capture. These are life time awards and retrospective captures count provided the requirements are met. There are 5 different slam clubs which are listed below. To see who have won Slam Awards to date, please scroll to the end.

Grand Slam winners to date:

Presented at the AGM held 29th & 30th September 2006

Billfish Slam – Alain Jorion

473.20 kg Black Marlin; 235.20 kg Blue Marlin; 145 kg Striped marlin; 116 kg Broadbill; 23.80 kg Spearfish. All the above were caught on stand-up gear

Presented at the AGM held 28th & 29th September 2007

Tuna Slam – Alain Jorion – Waihau Bay Sports Fishing Club Inc

5.60 kg Skipjack; 10.91 Albacore; 265 kg Northern/Pacific Bluefin; 52.76 kg Bigeye & 54 kg Yellowfin

Presented at the AGM held 25th & 26th September 2009

Inshore Slam – Scott Tindale – Whangarei Deep Sea Anglers Club Inc

10.27 kg Snapper, 32 kg Yellowtail; 3.052 kg Kahawai; 5.362 kg Trevally and 3.10 kg John Dory

Presented at the AGM held 16th and 17th September 2016

Tuna Slam – Wayne Bicknell – Hawkes Bay Sports Fishing Club

Albacore 18.2kg on 10kg; Skipjack 5.340kg on 4kg; Pacific Bluefin 302.5kg on 60kg; Bigeye 60.45kg on 24kg; Yellowfin 66.7kg on 15kg

Presented at the AGM held on the 15^th and 16^th of September 2017

Inshore Slam

Karl Fitness

Snapper 11.63 kg, Kingfish 31.00 kg, Kahawai 3.710 kg, John Dory 2.090 kg, Trevally 5.055 kg            

Billfish Slam

Mitchell Tombleson

Blue Marlin 180.20kg, Black Marlin 150 kg, Striped Marlin 150.10 kg, Spearfish 30.4kg, Swordfish 175 kg

Billfish Tagging Slam

Donna Pascoe

26 February 2015 Shortbilled Spearfish, 20 February 2016 Black Marlin, 20 February 2016 Striped Marlin, 4 June 2017 Broadbill, 1 February 2017 Blue Marlin

Presented at the AGM held on the 20th and 21st of September 2019

Inshore Slam

Mark Hemingway

01 November 1992 Snapper 17.20kg on 10kg line; 24 February 1992 Kingfish 37.2kg on 24kg line; 20 November 1993 Kahawai 3.49kg on 10kg line; 07 December 1997 John Dory 2.170kg on 10kg line; 15 December 2018 Trevally 5.562kg on 8kg line.

Presented at the AGM held on the 18th and 19th of September 2020

Billfish Tagging Slam

Campbell Carter

22 February 2020 Shortbill Spearfish, 18 February 2019 Black Marlin, 21 February 2018 Blue Marlin, 16 April 2016 Broadbill, 18 February 2013 Striped Marlin

Presented at the AGM held on the 15th and 16th of October 2021

Billfish Tagging Slam

Greg Haliday

21 March 2020 Shortbill Spearfish est 10kg, 11 March 2021 Black Marlin est 150kg, 21 March 2021 Blue Marlin est 200kg, 26 March 2021 Striped Marlin Est 120kg, 4 June 2021 Broadbill Swordfish est 80kg.

Presented at the AGM held on the 23rd and 24th of September 2022

Billfish Tagging Slam

Hunter Scott – Junior

17 February 2022 Broadbill Swordfish 112.6kg, 23 January 2018 Shortbill Spearfish 14.5kg, 28 April 2016 Striped Marlin 133.4kg, 10 January 2015 Blue Marlin 179.3kg, 11 January 2014 Black Marlin 250.8kg

Billfish Tagging Slam

David McIntyre

02 March 2022 Broadbill Swordfish 112.2kg, 20 January 2019 Shortbill Spearfish 26.3kg, 13 March 2019 Striped Marlin 140.1kg, 27 January 2018 Blue Marlin 179.1kg, 28 February 2017 Black Marlin 152.2kg

THE BILLFISH SLAM & Minimum Weights

• STRIPED MARLIN – 100 kg
• BLUE MARLIN – 150 kg
• BLACK MARLIN – 90 kg
• BROADBILL – 110 kg
• SPEARFISH – 10 kg

THE SHARK SLAM       

• THRESHER – 120 kg
• WHALER – 120 kg
• MAKO – 160 kg
• HAMMERHEAD – 100 kg
• BLUE – 100 kg

THE TUNA SLAM

• YELLOWFIN – 35 kg
• BIGEYE – 25 kg
• BLUEFIN – 70 kg
• ALBACORE – 10 kg
• PACIFIC BLUEFIN 70kg
• SOUTHERN BLUEFIN – 70kg
• SKIPJACK – 5 kg

 Tuna slams claims the fish must also exceed the line weight.

THE INSHORE SLAM

• SNAPPER – 10.00 kg
• KINGFISH – 25.00 kg
• KAHAWAI – 3.00 kg
• TREVALLY – 5.00 kg
• JOHN DORY – 2.00 kg 

The Inshore Slam includes a land based section

THE SOUTHERN SLAM

• MAKO – 40 kg
• THRESHER – 40 kg
• PORBEAGLE – 40 kg
• BLUE SHARK – 40 kg
• ALBACORE – exceed line weight
• BLUEFIN TUNA (Northern Pacific or Southern) – exceed line weight
• SLENDER – exceed line weight
• KINGFISH – exceed line weight

For the Southern slam all qualifying fish must be caught in the South Island Fishing Grounds. 

BILLFISH TAGGING SLAM Species

• STRIPED MARLIN
• BLUE MARLIN
• BLACK MARLIN
• BROADBILL
• SPEARFISH

To qualify the following criteria will apply

1. All fish must be caught and tagged in New Zealand Waters (200 economic zone)
2. The slam must be applied for, the application must be endorsed and verified true and accurate by the club secretary whom the applicant belongs to and endorsed by the appropriate Fishing Committee (if applicable) of that club.
3. Proof will be by an official catch card recognized by the NZSFC, by verification from a club year book or magazine. The club must have been affiliated to the NZSFC at the time of capture.
4. IGFA & NZSFC rules are to be observed.
5. A plaque or certificate will be issued if the slam is awarded.
6. The recipient is to be honoured in the Council’s annual yearbook.

To apply send details of your qualifying fish to the NZSFC secretary at PO Box 54-242, The Marina, Auckland 2144. Inquiries can be made to secretary@www.nzsportfishing.co.nz