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Peter Goadby Dead
- By Randall Bryett
- Published 11/1/2007
Randall Bryett
Randall Bryett grew up on the Sunshine Coast of Australia with some the worlds best fishing around every corner. He has worked in many aspects of the fishing industry including chasing the Giant Black Marlin at the prestigious Lizard Island. He is a avid fly fisherman who likes to find his own path. When not traveling he resides in Northern California with his wife Kate and their adopted cats.
I will write more about this later but for now you can read a little about Peters life from his induction to the IGFA Hall of Fame in 2004.
Peter Goadby
1929 -
2004 Inductee
Peter Goadby is a fisherman, author and angling authority, and is internationally known and respected for his dedication to conservation and ethics in fishing. A deep-sea angler from the age of 16, he began fishing the Moreton Bay area of his native Australia at the end of World War II with leading sportfisherman Norman Gow. Since then he has traveled throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, always anticipating another special location and another memorable fish. Goadby is one of the world’s leading big game anglers and his name is inscribed in the record books as the first person to catch both a shark and a marlin weighing more than 1,000 pounds. Peter Goadby has successfully competed against the world’s best fishermen in, numerous international, national, state and club tournaments, including as captain of the winning Australian team at the 1965 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT), member of the winning Australian team at the 1983 HIBT, and captain of the 1973 Australian team at the International Tuna Cup Match in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. But Goadby is world renowned not only for his fishing expertise but also for his ability to pass on his knowledge to other anglers. And no one is more knowledgeable about Pacific Ocean sport fishing than Peter Goadby. He has written extensively for fishing magazines and, as author of such classic and popular titles as Big Fish and Blue Water (1970), Saltwater Gamefishing (1991), Billfishing (1996), and Saltwater Game Fishes of the World (2000), written with the late Bob Dunn, he has never failed to enlighten, entertain and encourage saltwater anglers. From his earliest works, Goadby has shared his passion for the history, the fish, the tackle, the tournaments and the tactics, and to this day he considers it a privilege to do so. Peter Goadby is acknowledged as the initiator and driving force behind tag-and-release fishing in Australia. When he and friend John O’Brien became aware of Frank Mather’s cooperative game fish tagging program in the United States, they were anxious to set up a similar voluntary system in Australia. In December 1973, the Australian Gamefish Tagging Program of the New South Wales Fisheries Department was officially launched, and this Program has been operating with much success for more than 30 years. Long before his appointment as IGFA Representative in 1977 Peter Goadby represented IGFA ideals, and he has continued to serve as a vital link between the organization and the fishermen of the world. An expert on rules and their administration in records, day-to-day fishing and tournaments, he is admired and respected for his leadership, integrity, promotion of tagging, and knowledge of the sport and its ethics. Goadby has served on many tournament boards and was chief judge of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) for 28 years. He has held numerous offices on Australian Government Councils and has played an active role in national and international fishing organizations too numerous to mention. A founding member of The Australian National Sportfishing Association and a Life Member of the Game Fishing Association of Australia, Goadby has made major contributions to fisheries science at a broad spectrum of symposiums and conferences. Among his impressive awards are IGFA’s first Elwood K. Harry Fellowship Award in 1993, honoring his lasting contributions to recreational angling. Peter Goadby is a tireless promoter of recreational angling. He has given the greater part of his life to the sport in all its aspects – fishing, writing, conservation, judging, and ethics. IGFA applauds the lifelong dedication and the outstanding achievements of 2004 Hall of Fame inductee Peter Goadby.
Peter Goadby
1929 -
2004 Inductee
Peter Goadby is a fisherman, author and angling authority, and is internationally known and respected for his dedication to conservation and ethics in fishing. A deep-sea angler from the age of 16, he began fishing the Moreton Bay area of his native Australia at the end of World War II with leading sportfisherman Norman Gow. Since then he has traveled throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, always anticipating another special location and another memorable fish. Goadby is one of the world’s leading big game anglers and his name is inscribed in the record books as the first person to catch both a shark and a marlin weighing more than 1,000 pounds. Peter Goadby has successfully competed against the world’s best fishermen in, numerous international, national, state and club tournaments, including as captain of the winning Australian team at the 1965 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT), member of the winning Australian team at the 1983 HIBT, and captain of the 1973 Australian team at the International Tuna Cup Match in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. But Goadby is world renowned not only for his fishing expertise but also for his ability to pass on his knowledge to other anglers. And no one is more knowledgeable about Pacific Ocean sport fishing than Peter Goadby. He has written extensively for fishing magazines and, as author of such classic and popular titles as Big Fish and Blue Water (1970), Saltwater Gamefishing (1991), Billfishing (1996), and Saltwater Game Fishes of the World (2000), written with the late Bob Dunn, he has never failed to enlighten, entertain and encourage saltwater anglers. From his earliest works, Goadby has shared his passion for the history, the fish, the tackle, the tournaments and the tactics, and to this day he considers it a privilege to do so. Peter Goadby is acknowledged as the initiator and driving force behind tag-and-release fishing in Australia. When he and friend John O’Brien became aware of Frank Mather’s cooperative game fish tagging program in the United States, they were anxious to set up a similar voluntary system in Australia. In December 1973, the Australian Gamefish Tagging Program of the New South Wales Fisheries Department was officially launched, and this Program has been operating with much success for more than 30 years. Long before his appointment as IGFA Representative in 1977 Peter Goadby represented IGFA ideals, and he has continued to serve as a vital link between the organization and the fishermen of the world. An expert on rules and their administration in records, day-to-day fishing and tournaments, he is admired and respected for his leadership, integrity, promotion of tagging, and knowledge of the sport and its ethics. Goadby has served on many tournament boards and was chief judge of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) for 28 years. He has held numerous offices on Australian Government Councils and has played an active role in national and international fishing organizations too numerous to mention. A founding member of The Australian National Sportfishing Association and a Life Member of the Game Fishing Association of Australia, Goadby has made major contributions to fisheries science at a broad spectrum of symposiums and conferences. Among his impressive awards are IGFA’s first Elwood K. Harry Fellowship Award in 1993, honoring his lasting contributions to recreational angling. Peter Goadby is a tireless promoter of recreational angling. He has given the greater part of his life to the sport in all its aspects – fishing, writing, conservation, judging, and ethics. IGFA applauds the lifelong dedication and the outstanding achievements of 2004 Hall of Fame inductee Peter Goadby.
