Owner of "Lass O'Gowrie" with P.C
Nixon's Fish, Bermagui, 1938
JJim Nixon, P.C Nixon & Others
Bermagui, 1935
P.C Nixon
Well known Grazier and Racehorse owner from Orbost,
Vic. Bermagui, 1938. Fish caught from "Lass O'Gowrie"
The "Marlin" & The "Merlin"
Montague
Island, 1935
Bill Dickens
Won the Tom Bell Perpetual Trophy in 1968, with this
fish
Edward (Ted) Bush
(1901 - 1986). Early angler and reel maker who fished
for everything from Luderick to Marlin and who made the "Marlin",
"Supermarlin" and other brands of reels. Operated his
engineering business from premises in Mascot, Sydney until the 1970's
E.D (Ted) Smout
Born 5/1/1898. Ted lives on his own in Sandgate,
Brisbane and is 104 years. Photo taken 20/4/38. Ted is fighting
a 709lb Tiger Shark. (L to R Bon Crammond, E.D Smout, Norm Gow,
John Fern)
E.D (Ted) Smout
With his 709lb Tiger Shark caught off Stradbroke
Island in the 150th Anniversary celebrations. Photo taken at the
Hamilton Weighing Station, Brisbane, QLD.Click
here to see his certificate
Errol Bullen
(1892 - 1968). With 515lb White Shark, Sydney 25/4/1936.
Length 10'6", Girth 4'9". Errol was a pioneer shark fisherman
from Sydney who commissioned the first purpose built big game fishing
boat in Australia (1935) the "Atalanta" and who fished
with great success up to the declaration of World War 2. Marketed
range of custom made rods & reels under the "Atalanta"
label.
Jim Pardew
Born 21/7/1913. From Orbost, Victoria, with Striped
Marlin. Montague Island 1935
