ANSA National Masters Awards

In addition to claiming National Records all ANSA members can participate in a range of activities that can lead to personal achievement awards known as Masters Awards. There are essentially two kinds of Masters Awards, the first being driven by line class and the mass of the fish and its prescribed fighting factor and the second where line class is not a factor and the only determinant is the overall length of the fish. The National Rule Book ( pages 32 – 36 ) explain in considerable detail how these Masters Awards are governed.

For a list of members master awards click here.  For a list of masters awards pending click here (This link is coming soon).

Line Class Masters

There are 9 separate tackle divisions eligible for Line Class Masters Awards - these are

To achieve a Line Class Masters Award in a particular Division a member must capture a minimum of 10 different species each of which must exceed 100 points (see rule book for how the point system works) and submit each capture to the member’s Club Recorder. Either the member or the Club Recorder (or both) will track captures until a minimum of 10 captures is reached.

When this milestone is achieved, a Masters claim form should then be completed and forwarded to the National Master Keeper for processing via the State Branch Recorder / Masters Keeper . Click here to access a claim form.

There are special concessions that apply for Junior members and Tasmanian Members (See Rule Book).

There are other categories of Line Class Masters Award that may be claimed by members once they have achieved the initial Masters Award. eg Masters 20 or Masters 30 Awards.

ANSA National will issue a certificate and embroidery emblem to members who achieve these awards.

All Tackle - Length Only Masters Awards

This is a new award which only come into effect from 1 July 2008. Essentially the member must submit 10 different eligible trophy species of a minimum length (as listed pages 8 -10 of the Rule Book or as determined by individual State Branches) to be eligible for this award. As the “All Tackle” prefix implies there is no line class or fighting factor involved in achieving this award. Any type of eligible tackle may be used and the overall length of the fish is the only determining factor. This type of award has special emphasis on capture and release fishing activity. For more details refer to pages 35 – 36 of the Rule Book.

When this milestone is achieved, a Masters claim form should then be completed and forwarded to the National Master Keeper for processing via the State Branch Recorder / Master Keeper. Click here  to access a claim form.

There are other categories of All Tackle – Length Only Masters Awards that may be claimed by members once they have achieved the initial Masters Award. eg Masters 20 or Masters 30 Awards etc.

ANSA National will issue a certificate and embroidery emblem to members who achieve these awards.

Other Masters Awards

Members are also entitled to claim for Tagging Awards, Freshwater Impoundment Masters Awards and Land Based Sportfishing Masters Awards. Details of these awards can be found on pages 36 -38 of the Rule Book.

Masters Award History