The North Shore Surfcasting Club was founded in 1968. Over the years it has grown from a 'small handful' of die-hard fishermen to its present day status - a highly popular, family-oriented club that boasts more NZ Fishing Records (both Junior and Senior) than any other land-base club in the country. We've also taken won the NZACA Nationals on many occasions in Senior Mens and Womens as well as Juniors! Currently there are 10 Life-members in the club including former NZ angling and casting past presidents Frank King and Ted Audain. Our current Vice-President (and former club President) Barry Smith is a current NZA&CA committee member responsible for a number of recent initiatives and social changes within the association. Long time member, Derrick Paull is the 2009 NZACA National Fishing Champion after his great success at Coromandel. The NSSC Club also took out the Mens, Womens, Juniors & Veterans Shore sections (Peter Michael, Aileen Michael, Ben Marmont & Ted Audain respectively). The Club's beginnings were strongly in the hands of founding member and North Shore Fishing legend Stu Hunt .  The early club members found that our type of Rock and landbased fishing was well suited to the use of Alvey fishing reels. A large number of the clubs greatest catches have been recorded on Alvey reels, their simple, robust design has been credited with many fine catches over the years. These fine catches include Trevor Savory's TWO 30lb plus snappers! Stu was an exceptional fisherman and a great mate of many of the clubs past and present members. The club was formed by a group of die hard fisho's with the intention of getting out and catching the best fish they could with their Mates. Other founding members Sue & Ray 'Cat-weasel' MacIntyre and Ron Cross (all now based in Tairua) regularly commute to Auckland to remain involved with the club. The last such trip was for the 2006 prize giving at the clubrooms in Milford. Ray's humorous story telling skills are renowned and Ron's exceptional memory of the clubs history is priceless. The club's record at both Nationals and local interclub competition is envied by most of the National Body. The club has produced Open, mens, Junior and team wins at the NZA&CA's national champs in 5 of the last ten competitions and missed overall wins in 2004 and 2006 by miniscule margins, often beating the boaties outright. The club fishes against other Auckland & Northland clubs each year for the Davy Jones Challenge and Stu Hunt Memorial challenge. These are currently held by Rodney Fishing Club after they won it back from NSSC in 2006. NSSC and Doubtless Bay fish an annual competition in Maunganui (Doubtless Bay) over the Queens Birthday weekend each year. This fish is usually the most popular competition of the year with up to 90 members from both clubs competing for excellent prizes.