Tom Bell Trophy

Awarded to the angler who captures the heaviest gamefish (excluding sharks) in Australian waters.

1965-66 George Park 626lb bluefin tuna

1966-67 Richard Obach 1064lb black marlin

1967-68 Basil Mitchell 1208lb black marlin

1968-69 Bill Dickens 1157lb black marlin

1969-70 Ed Seay 1124lb black marlin

1970-71 Sir William (Alf) Stevenson 1231.5lb black marlin

1971-72 George McKendrick 1133lb black marlin

1972-73 Jo Jo Delguercio 1271lb black marlin

1973-74 Michael Magrath 1442lb black marlin

1974-75 Basil Mitchell 1257lb black marlin

1975-76 Neville Green 1367lb black marlin

1976-77 Peter Storrer 1286lb black marlin

1977-78 Tie: Garrick Agnew and Georgette Douwma 1323lb black marlin

1978-79 Jack Nicklaus 1358lb black marlin

1979-80 Morton D May 1347lb black marlin

1980-81 Ray Reeds 1313lb black marlin

1981-82 Gus Schram 1392lb black marlin

1982-83 Rick Jones 1236lb black marlin

1983-84 Jack Anderson 1307lb black marlin

1984-85 M Benmergui 1227lb black marlin

1985-86 Alan Turnbull 1271lb black marlin

1986-87 Bob Connellan 1291lb black marlin

1987-88 Jeffrey McCloy 1067lb black marlin

1988-89 H Priddle 1199lb black marlin

1989-90 David Cadman 933lb black marlin

1990-91 Janet Forster 1052lb black marlin

1991-92 Phil Pratt 1267lb black marlin

1992-93 Tim Holmes 589kg black marlin

1993-94 Leon Hall 496.4kg black marlin

1994-95 Howard Spence 254kg blue marlin

1995-96 Takaaki Ushimura 408kg black marlin

1996-97 Sandra (Honey) Pfleger 484kg black marlin

1997-98 Nawaji Shinagawa 477kg black marlin

1998-99 Melanie Kisbee 452.2kg blue marlin

1990-00 John Kilgour 463.1kg black marlin

2000-01 Robert Manwarring 252kg blue marlin

2001-02 Jason Caughlan 631kg black marlin

2002-03 Robert Henderson 284kg blue marlin

2003-04 Darren Peak 201kg blue marlin

2004-05 Wal Aulsebrook 258kg blue marlin

2005-06 Graham Powe 258kg blue marlin

2006-07 Jason Simpson 254.2kg blue marlin

2007-08 Mark Hislop 504.5kg black marlin

2008-09 Ross Smith – Coffs Harbour GFC 362.5kg blue marlin

2009-10 Wade Harper – Sydney GFC 288.7kg blue marlin

2010-11 Len Vollebregt – Eden S&GFC 283.88kg blue marlin

2011-12 Philip Lamond – Shellharbour GFC 246.7kg blue marlin

2012-13 Jason Scholes – Newcastle & Port Stephens GFC 219kg blue marlin

2013-14 Rowan Smith – Exmouth GFC 368.2kg blue marlin

2014-15 Michael Kirkby – 265.5kg blue marlin

2015-16 Daniel Cock – 273.6kg blue marlin

2016-17 Justin Keith – 348.5kg blue marlin

2017-18 Ralph Czabayski – GFC of South Australia 506kg black marlin

2018-19 Marc Lagerewskij – 319.7kg broadbill swordfish

2019-20 Tara Rowe 267.5kg blue marlin

2020-21 Riagan Dowling 225.5kg blue marlin

2021-22 Graham McCloy 336.4kg blue marlin

2022-23 Andrew McLennan - 171.1kg blue marlin