In order to qualify for one of the Nomads trophies, the incumbent must be a Nomads member at the time of the competition and be in good standing with the club at the time of the annual awards.

Meritorious: deserving reward or praise.
If you describe something as meritorious, you approve of it for its good or worthwhile qualities.

Official Nomads Competitions

• Rosebowl
• Nomads Closed
• Any other Nomads organised competition for the club members e.g. Nomads Winter competition

Combined scoring

• Different scoring rules may be used at each competition
• For Nomads trophy purposes, scores need to be consolidated over the various competitions
• A common scoring baseline needs to be used across all competitions i.e.
  • Same score / weight for billfish per line class
  • Same minimum weights for all gamefish
  • Same bonus points applicable across the competition
• The baseline for all consolidated competitions will be the rules that were in effect at that year’s Rosebowl
• In the event that any Nomads competition employed different rules, these rules will stand for that specific competition but for consolidation purposes the entire competition will be re-calculated using the Rosebowl rules for that year so as to ensure conformity across all competitions for the year.

Evaluation criteria – Gamefish categories

1. SADSAA scoring
   • For released species, weight calculated according to recorded length for species released
   • This calculated weight is then used in the SADSAA calculation
2. In the event of a tie
   • Lower line class
   • Species caught first

Sally Greening Trophy – first released marlin

Awarded to the Nomads member who first releases a marlin in one of the official Nomads Competitions. If this criteria is not met, then it may be awarded to the Nomads member who first releases a marlin in a recognised SADSAA competition either at either Interclub, Provincial or National level.

Anglers Corner Trophy – first released sailfish

Awarded to the Nomads member who first releases a sailfish in one of the official Nomads Competitions. If this criteria is not met, then it may be awarded to the Nomads member who first releases a sailfish in a recognised SADSAA competition either at either Interclub, Provincial or National level.

Herbert Green Trophy

Presented to the Nomads club member, who while representing the club, province or country, has caught a billfish that has led to the angler being placed in the top three (3) in that competition at that level.

• National placing trumps Provincial placing which trumps Club placing
• Excludes Nomads Closed
• Letter from Colin Green (son of late Herbert Green)

J&C Blake Trophy – Most Meritorious Gamefish

• Excludes billfish
• SADSAA scoring based on weight of species (weighed or calculated)
• Highest score in Nomads Competitions

Dave & Lynn McMillan Trophy – Most Meritorious Cuta

• SADSAA scoring based on weight of species (weighed or calculated)
• Highest score in Nomads Competitions

Anglers Taxi Trophy – Most Meritorious Dorado

• SADSAA scoring based on weight of species (weighed or calculated)
• Highest score in Nomads Competitions

Dave & Lynn McMillan Trophy – Most Meritorious Tuna

• SADSAA scoring based on weight of species (weighed or calculated)
• Highest score in Nomads Competitions

Albert Millar Trophy – Most Species In Any One Competition

• Includes billfish as a species
• Only species that score are counted
  • Excludes “sorry” and “exceeding species limit” in the count
• Highest valid count per individual in each Nomads Competition
  • No aggregation over the year for the individual

Hans Bonarius Trophy – Top Angler of the Year

• Includes billfish
• Sum of all valid scores across the Nomads Competitions
  • Excludes “sorry” and “exceeding species limit” in the count
• Excludes bonus points awarded

Mercury Outboard Trophy – Top Skipper / Boat of the Year

• Includes billfish
• Sum of all valid scores across the Nomads Competitions
  • Excludes “sorry” and “exceeding species limit” in the count
• Includes bonus points awarded

Craig Shorter Trophy – Top Billfish Skipper of the Year

• Open to all Nomads skippers who were the designated skipper of a vessel fully under their command when a billfish was caught
• Excludes the temporary skipper who takes control of the vessel whilst the designated skipper was fighting a billfish
• Applicable to all billfish catches – whether partaking in social or competitive angling
• Count of all successful catches from the vessel under command by the designated Nomads skipper
  • Excludes unsuccessful hook-ups, lost billfish and fish that have died during the fight
  • To count, the billfish must be released
• Each successful catch will count as one (1) point with no differentiation between the billfish species
• In the event of a tie, the last successful scoring billfish caught first will be the decider

Lynette Adams Trophy – The most successful Junior Billfish Angler

• Open to all juniors under 16.
• The angler’s age will be determined as at 31 December for the year under review
• Applicable to all billfish catches – whether partaking in social or competitive angling
• Excludes unsuccessful hook-ups, lost billfish and fish that have died during the fight
• To count, the billfish must be released
• Each successful catch will count as follows:
  • All marlin will count for two (2) points
  • All other billfish will count for one (1) point
• In the event of a tie, the count out will be as follows:
  • most scoring marlin
  • most scoring sailfish
  • most scoring other billfish
  • last successful scoring billfish caught first will be the decider

AquaBLIS Trophy for the Heaviest Wahoo

• Must be a Nomads member in good standing with the club
• No line class limitation
• Must be caught according to IGFA requirements
• If weighed, the fish must be weighed on an asized scale
• If released, then the length measurement will be used to determine the applicable weight
• Fish may be caught in any Nomads competition or SADSAA sanctioned event in South Africa
• If caught in a competition outside of the Nomads competitions, then the onus is on the Nomads member to obtain the following documentation from the event competition officer for submission in order to be considered for the trophy:
  • That the scale was asized
  • Proof of the weight or
  • Length of the fish – verified by the competition rules

Oom Ben Heaviest Other

• Must be a Nomads member in good standing with the club
• Includes:
  • All species of Tuna excluding Yellowfin
  • Amberjack
  • Barracuda – Greater and Pickhandle
  • Cobia (Prodigal Son)
  • Garrick
  • Queen Mackeral (Natal Snoek)
  • Queenfish
  • Rainbow Runner
  • Shad
  • The various Kingfish species
  • Yellowtail
• No line class limitation
• No SADSAA factor will be applicable – only the weight of the fish
• Must be caught according to IGFA requirements
• If weighed, the fish must be weighed on an asized scale.
• If released, then the length measurement will be used to determine the applicable weight
• Fish may be caught in any Nomads competition or SADSAA sanctioned event in South Africa
• If caught in a competition outside of the Nomads competitions, then the onus is on the Nomads member to obtain the following documentation from the event competition officer for submission in order to be considered for the trophy:
  • That the scale was asized
  • Proof of the weight or
  • Length of the fish – verified by the competition rules