The White Falcon - 19.06.1965, Blaðsíða 6

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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, June 19, 1965
International Deep-Sea Fishing Festival 1965
THE LEEWARD RAIL — Standing
together on one side of the boat so
they won’t tangle lines underneath,
fishermen were each given large
buckets to keep their catch.
(Photo by Stromberg, J03)
THE BIG CATCH—The American team who won the contest are (1 to r) Stan
Roff, Nick Potts, “Mac” McGlamery and Wally Dunn. The team was sponsored by
the Captain Sparks Rod and Gun Club here at the Naval Station. Their win
makes it the third time the United States has won out of six years of competition.
(Photo by Streeter, J03)
GOT A SHARK BY THE TAIL —
Steindor Steindorsson of Akureyri
holds the first shark caught on
the boat during the contest.
(Photo by Stromberg, J03)
by Wayne Long and John Stromberg
The harbor at Keflavik is just like any other in the
world. A trace of salt hangs in the air, boatmasts abound
and there is always plenty of action in the morning.
That’s the way it was the fifth, sixth, and seventh of
this month. Those were the days (all three) the Sixth
International Fishing Festival was held. Seventy seven
of the finest fishermen (and wo-l?> “ " j I ~ 7T
men) from five different count- wlth the toP team P,rlze- Icelandic
ries came to try their skill in one teams have won the other three
of the richest fishing areas in
the World.
The five countries represented
at the meet were England,
France, Denmark, the United
States, and Iceland. Organizers of
the contest were the Sea Angling
Club of Reykjavik and the Robert
R. Sparks Rod and Gun Club of
Keflavik. Good weather held for
the three days and the fish were
quite cooperative.
How did the contest progress?
A fine query. Well, if fish caught
were any indication, it progressed
at a pace that would make a
rocket-sled slow by comparision.
When all the rods had been reel-
ed, 14,086.6 kilos (yep, fourteen
thousand, eighty-six point six
kilos) of fish had been yanked
from the briney deep. Figuring a
kilo at 2.2046 pounds, it’s a safe
assumption to say a lot of fish
were caught.
It was a good year for the
American Team of Roff, Potts,
McGlamery, and Dunn. These four
men (the fastest reels in the
West) out-fished their opponents
and wound up with the team
trophy. That marks the third
time in six years a team from
the Naval Station has made off
years.
The road to victory wasn’t pav-
ed with rose-colored fishscales
though. The first day ended with
the Americans back far enough
to be the south end of a north-
bound Haddock. That’s when the
competition stiffened and the
quartet finished first the next two
days running with enough pound-
age to push them into first.
Switching from live bait to arti-
ficial lures, the foursome finished
the three-day contest with (count
’em) 1,078.9 kilos. Two days be-
fore the Festival started, “Mac”-
McGlamery had made a little
prediction in the NCO Club.” We’ll
catch the most fish and the big-
gest fish.” “Mac” must have pol-
ished his crystal ball pretty good,
because that’s just what hap-
pened. The Team did catch the
most fish and Stan Roff boated
the biggest. Stan’s prize catch was
a 30 pound-plus cod.
The contest is over and more
then once the phrase, “Thanks
for a great time, see you next
year,” was heard. If the Seventh
International Fishing Festival is
anything like its six predecessors.
Heaven help the poor fish! The
fishermen won’t.
AT DAY’S END—After three full days of fishing, dinner was served
at the CPO Club. On the last night, trophies were given and, of
course, everyone talked about “the one that got away.”
(Photo by Stromberg, J03)
TOP FISHERWOMAN — Mrs. Steina
Roff holds the trophy for the heaviest
catch caught by women in the three-
day event. (Photo by Streeter, J03)
WHAT A DAY—Heading out to sea on the first day one can
see how beautiful the weather held for the contest.
(Photo by Stromberg, J03)
TROPHY WINNERS—Master of ceremonies,
Birgir Joh. Johannsson (top right), presents
Andri P. Sveinsson of Akureyri (left) with
a trophy for catching the biggest catfish. Also,
Alfred Eliasson, (inset) received a trophy for
the largest halibut caught in competition.
(Photo by Streeter, J03)