Samoa International Game Fishing Association - SIGFA

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Junior Fish to the Max (JF2M-4)
Saturday, 23rd May 2026 – Proudly Sponsored by FREE SPIRIT CHARTERS

Tournament Recap
The fourth leg of the 2026 JF2M Season brought out 9 boats and 20 junior anglers on what turned out to be a very fishy day indeed as shown by the overall stats: 90 Fish caught (70% more than the previous tournament) for a Total fish weight 118 kgs! The day also welcomed the debut of a new boat & crew, team "Hoodlum". Congratulations Cpt Papalii Francisco Caffarelli on the new addition to our fleet. The tournament remains competitive as teams that did well earlier on struggled this tournament as the other teams took the top half of the leaderboard.

Results
🥇1st Place – Selesetina
The day saw the former Champ Selesetina guided by their trusty skipper Tutaia Henry hit their stride and brought in a haul that would make any fishing team proud. They’ve been creeping up the ladder, placing 3rd at the last tournament and really turned it on this time. Their total haul of 37.38kgs made up with 29 fish caught was double the haul of the 2nd placed team and surely kept the captain and crew extremely busy on the day. They also managed to discover the part of the ocean where all the Barracuda live! While they didn’t feature in the Biggest Fish category honours, they took out 1st (Klaudia Lui – 18 fish) and 2nd (Seuifanua “Mambo” Penn – 11 fish) spot in the Top Anglers placements with massive total kgs tallies. With this win, Team Selesetina sit comfortably at the top of the table with some breathing room.

🥈2nd Place – Lady Beavers
This team has been quietly climbing the ladder and secured 2nd place in this tournament. They are certainly showing real signs of threat to the leaderboard and in fact with this placing also secured 2nd placing overall in the season so far. They are not the biggest boat but certainly found some great spots for fishing on this day. Dougie masterfully steered his team in the way of fish and managed to haul a total of 18.52 kgs with the workload shared equally by Mason Vaai (7 fish) and young Ayden Slade (7 fish). Like the winning team, their anglers did not feature in the Biggest Fish category and had to inch their way into 2nd place but they did manage to sn**ch 3rd place in the overall Top Angler standing with Mason Vaai coming in 3rd.

🥉3rd Place – Young Fins
This team has been showing a lot of promise early in the season and has finally secured a podium finish. Skipper Ivan (Cappie) and deckie AJ fought through the pleas from their team for an early swim and managed to stay in the hunt for fish long enough to secure 3rd placing for the second time this season. It was only after a threat to dob them to their Mums for not letting them swim that the fearless skipper and his deckie relented and anchored the boat for a well deserved swim. They did not catch as many as the first 2 teams but what they did catch were monsters bringing in a total of 14.58kgs with the workload shared between Honor Chewlit (5 fish) and Lavenia Cowley (4 fish). In fact, they also took out 1st (Lavenia) and 3rd place (Honor) for Biggest Fish with a 2.78kg and 1.93kg Bluefin Trevallies respectively. With this win they are a whiska away from 3rd place in the overall season standings.

Winning Teams (by weight):
1. Selesetina – 37.38 kgs
2. Lady Beavers – 18.52 kgs
3. Young Fins – 14.58 kgs

Top Anglers:
1. Klaudia Lui (Selesetina) – 22.43 kgs
2. Seuifanua Penn (Selesetina) – 14.95 kgs
3. Mason Vaai (Lady Beavers) – 9.35 kgs

Biggest Fish:
1. Lavenia Cowley (Young Fins) – 2.78kg
Bluefin Trevally
2. Kayla Roepke (Teine Manono) – 2.49kg
Trevally
3. Honor Chewlit (Young Fins) – 1.93kg
Bluefin Trevally

A massive faafetai to big Uncle Seb who handed out all the goodies including free coolers and tackle for all the boats that participated. Also a big faafetai to Vui Kevin and Sia for their continuous support to our Club and especially the JF2M tournaments with a huge BBQ and cash prizes for the winners.

Tight Lines,
SIGFA JF2M Committee

Part 3

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Some more content from closing night :)

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Junior Fish to the Max (JF2M-3)
Saturday, 11th April 2026 – Proudly Sponsored by DELICIOUS CAKES🧡🎉🎂

Tournament Recap

The third leg of the 2026 JF2M Season brought out 9 boats and 17 junior anglers on what turned out to be a great day of fishing. The statistics for the day were as follows: 53 Fish caught including 7 released, Total fish weight 73.66 kgs!

Results

🥇 1st Place – Teugata
Team Teugata bounced back in a big way after a tough start to the season. Finding themselves in a busy fishing spot alongside several other boats, they made the most of the opportunity. With trainee captain Papalii Sam Swann leading the way, brother-and-sister duo Natham and Abigail Swann wasted no time reeling in an impressive catch.
Their efforts paid off not only with first place, but also individual honors—Natham took out Top Angler, while Abigail secured Third Place Angler. With Uncle Mike Rasmussen helping out as deckie, the team landed 11 solid fish for a winning total of 18.55kg.
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🥈 2nd Place – Teine Manono
The current JF2M champions, Team Teine Manono, made a strong late push but just fell short. Fishing in the same popular spot as the other podium finishers, they stayed competitive throughout the day.
Anglers Kody Roepke, Teddy Wilson, and Kaleb Meredith—who also won Third Biggest Fish—put in a great effort. With skipper Kane Meredith and deckie Kiel Roepke supporting them, the team finished with a total of 17.54kg.
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🥉 3rd Place – Selesetina
Former champions Team Selesetina showed their experience by battling hard right to the finish. Anglers Han Hansell and Klaudia Lui worked tirelessly to bring in a total catch of 14.55kg.
With Uncle Henry Penn and Deckie Seuifanua “Mambo” Penn doing their best to guide the team, they gave it everything—but couldn’t quite match their previous winning performance.

Winning Teams (by weight):
1. Teugata – 18.55 kgs
2. Teine Manono – 17.54 kgs
3. Selesetina – 14.55 kgs

Top Anglers:
1. Nathan Swann (Teugata) – 9.84 kgs
2. Han Hansell (Selesetina) – 8.99 kgs
3. Abigail Swann (Teugata) – 8.71 kgs

Biggest Fish:
1. Logan Levi (Manoo) – 4.79kg Trevally
2. Ayden Slade (Lady Beavers) – 3.03kg Trevally
3. Kaleb Meredith (Teine Manono) – 2.86kg Trevally

A Big Faafetai Tele Lava to Leiataualesa Francis and Natasha Ah Ben & The Team at DELICIOUS CAKES for the cool prizes for all the teams, the cash prizes, and the yummy BBQ and delicious dessert on offer.🙏🏽🧡

Tight Lines,
SIGFA JF2M Committee🤙🏽

some more snaps from Day 4 at the club house.