Brisbane River Classic Fishing Competition 2008

[pinkey]

crap its tomorow ! . Ive sorta forgot all about it, duno what to do, might sighn up and pay tonight if its not to late, will have to fish it solo and landbased but ill look foward to seeing whats landad at the weigh ins if i go. Good luck everyone...

[jeff f]

jimmybob wrote:

yeah i reckon it will fire up for the weekend:)

im wondering how many people are fishing kookaburra park?..hows that been fishing of late?

fresh as and looks like coffee milk

havent tried it for about a month personally

a couple of mates tried it 2 weeks ago and got a few runs from bullies

[braddo]

...and good luck to everyone taking part! I'm still chasing threadies for uni, and will be down at the weigh-in daily to see what turns up. Come say g'day if you want to talk threadies or other fish in the river - I should be wearing a UQ shirt.

[webbfunk]

Taking a guess at what the winning lenths would be.......I'd say:

Catfish - 88cm

Shark - 165cm

Bream - 41cm

Best Misc - Threadfin salmon, 125cm

What's your guess?

[Terry H]

something over 2 metres for shark

[Malcolm]

83cm Cod

[maxi]

dusky and i wont be making it this year due to other commitments .... have a great time all and may the fishing gods shine strong on ya's ...

Maxi

[Nitris]

jimmybob wrote:

il keep my eye out for the dreds nitris;)

cheers jimmy i might even have them tied up in what i call "the pineapple". :silly:

will have a radio what channal are we all going to go on?

[pinkey]

my guess

Catfish - 66cm

Shark - 130cm

Bream - 35cm

Best Misc - Threadfin salmon 120cm or Jewfish 85cm or 60cm snapper or 65cm cod

[James W]

Nitris wrote:

jimmybob wrote:

il keep my eye out for the dreds nitris;)

cheers jimmy i might even have them tied up in what i call "the pineapple". :silly:

will have a radio what channal are we all going to go on?

i dont have a radio..bummer

[silver_rex]

Ill be on channel 2 nitris

Good luck for tomorrow..Will be at colmslie early, if you see a silver/grey WRX come up and say gday :silly:

[Rocket75]

With a lot of us on the river for the BRC, I thought it would be timely to list some legal sizes for species you may encounter.

Measurements are in cm and are taken from the QLD DPI site.

Cod (estuary): 35 min 120 max

Australian bass : 30 min

Bream : (pikey and yellow finned) 23 min

Flathead : Bar-tailed 30 min

: Dusky (mud) 40 min 70 max

: Sand 30 min

Jewfish/Mulloway : Silver 45 min

Mangrove jack : 35 min

Salmon - (Threadfin) : King/Burnett 40 min

Snapper : 35 min

Tailor : 30 min

Whiting (golden lined and sand) : 23 min

There are lots of other species that you may come accross, but I reckon these are the most likely:)

Rocket

[Nitris]

will defently say hi... i wont be out till the arvo as i have to work tomorrow...

[James W]

im all packed up ready...be sure to carry loads of water peoples, if tomorrow is anything like today..good luck to all!

except you ash!

see yas tomorrow!:fishing:

[Terry H]

Good luck to all competing. I'll be partying, cricket, partying, work. Woo!

[silver_rex]

yeah im just checking in the morning and dropping some things off to Angus.. Launching boat around 7pm from colmslie that night :fishing: Ill look out for the pineapple :silly:

[Feral]

TerryH wrote:

Good luck to all competing. I'll be partying, cricket, partying, work. Woo!

Oooh gotta catch a shark so I can send pic to Terry :evil:

[obone]

Quick question! What’s the deal with the photo sections (shark and cattie), do we just show the picture from the back of our camera or what?

Joel

[James W]

i would say so mate..but we get a item to place in the photo so they know it was caught during the comp..im interested to know what the items are thou?:dry:

[Terry H]

Feral: Cmon mate. While I'm not participating, The Bent Hookers was 2 anglers, and I didn't win it the first year. While I'm not fishing, doesn't mean others aren't.

[obone]

I just reckon it could get very hard to call a winner when judging photos off a dodgey small lcd screens? Ah well, we’ll see soon enough.

Joel

[AFO]

The photo section will be explained at the pre-fish briefing. You will need to take a photo with the whole fish and with the unique item you will be given in the same photo. You will then need to email the photo to photoentry@australianfishing.com.au with the photo and accompanying details:-

Angler Name:

Team Number: (which you will be given when you are briefed)

Species:

Length:

Where Caught:

Time Caught:

Story of Capture (Optional):

The photo must clear and easy to read the length and must be provided to AFO in digital format (jpeg) no later than close of weigh-in on Sunday to be eligible for prizes.

[ellicat]

Will you be posting up the "Ranking table" before the comp starts ?

[reef_raider]

good luck guys

hope you have a fun and safe 3 days while im working all weekend lol

[Feral]

TerryH wrote:

Feral: Cmon mate. While I'm not participating, The Bent Hookers was 2 anglers, and I didn't win it the first year. While I'm not fishing, doesn't mean others aren't.

awe, alright then no photo's

Jake, you need a new job if that mob are working you 24 hours a day!

I cant remember what time HQ opens, and there's now so many posts I cant be bothered looking through them all!

I'll be rolling up around 8:30ish this morning, hoping the fellas have had a chance to setup ok by then.

[rayke1938]

Off to try for some liveys now.

Cheers

Ray

[rayke1938]

Got a good catch about 30 poddy mullet and 3 boneys. I was a bit worried that the rain last night might flushed them all out.

See you at sign on.

Cheers

Ray

[Eug]

travel safe guys and tight lines!

[paul10]

Just want to say good luck to everyone over the next couple of days. I won't be fishing but I will drop in on Saturday after I pick up my new Kayak.

Paul

[Mack_attack]

Good luck guys we won't be fishing this year after all as some unexpected and unavoidable work came up today :(and unknown to us our mum's side of the family is coming over tomorrow.

We do have sunday arvo off at this stage so we might pop down to have a look at the winners.

sorry again guys:(

[maxi]

rays early livie expedition paid off... he got a nice thready from the pic i recieved from feral .... nice work ray .... cant get the bloody thing to download off my phone ... sorry ..

Maxi

[Travis]

What are the dates for next year?

[ellicat]

Same as this year - 1st January to 31st December:silly: :laugh: ...

The dates aren't set yet, but it will no doubt be late November/early December.

[Angus]

trwarren83 wrote:

What are the dates for next year?

Dates are not set in stone but almost certainly one of the last two weekends of November.

Also keep an eye for other event announcments.

* Bream & Snapper Comp.

* Winter Camp.

* Saratoga Comp.

* Kayak Camp.

And hopefully a few more.

Cheers.

Angus

[cpetrie]

how much experience do you need to fish one of those comps?

or is it basically if you can throw a line you can do it?

[DG89]

This may be a stupid question

Is there a place on the website where all the upcoming event information is held?

Just had a brief look at that event section and its just the recently past ones. Are this years ones unlisted because the logistics are still being fianlised?

I'm not at all complaining, i love the BRC and AFO. Just was wondering if i was missing something, i'm really bad at navigating websites, lol. Plus i'm super keen for most of the competitions and camps this year and that means i'll have to give work a fair bit of notice.

Thanks heaps guys

P.s. sorry about putting this in this thread, i jsut saw the other comment before it.

[Angus]

DG89 wrote:

This may be a stupid question

Is there a place on the website where all the upcoming event information is held?

Just had a brief look at that event section and its just the recently past ones. Are this years ones unlisted because the logistics are still being fianlised?

I'm not at all complaining, i love the BRC and AFO. Just was wondering if i was missing something, i'm really bad at navigating websites, lol. Plus i'm super keen for most of the competitions and camps this year and that means i'll have to give work a fair bit of notice.

Thanks heaps guys

P.s. sorry about putting this in this thread, i jsut saw the other comment before it.

Dont be sorry no problem.

The dates are being finalised. as soon as they are the details will be in the upcoming events and calendar.

Stay tuned!!

Angus

[Angus]

cpetrie wrote:

how much experience do you need to fish one of those comps?

or is it basically if you can throw a line you can do it?

Mate none at all.

The first winter camp I took my wife, my sister and a friend Jaharn. All three girls had never freshwater fished (in Jaharns case ever fished!!) and all walked away with over 10 Bass. A good by product of having some live shrimp to use. Any camp I organise with sports tuition is ideal for beginners and experienced members alike.

Also in the nature of AFO you will find the majority of the experienced guys and girls more than happy to dish out some info and assistance.

I would highly reccomend the Winter Camp to you as a beginner and a good chance to meet some more of the crew.

Cheers

Angus

[DG89]

Thanks angus. So whats the next competition? I can't wait

[cpetrie]

Angus wrote:

cpetrie wrote:

how much experience do you need to fish one of those comps?

or is it basically if you can throw a line you can do it?

Mate none at all.

The first winter camp I took my wife, my sister and a friend Jaharn. All three girls had never freshwater fished (in Jaharns case ever fished!!) and all walked away with over 10 Bass. A good by product of having some live shrimp to use. Any camp I organise with sports tuition is ideal for beginners and experienced members alike.

Also in the nature of AFO you will find the majority of the experienced guys and girls more than happy to dish out some info and assistance.

I would highly reccomend the Winter Camp to you as a beginner and a good chance to meet some more of the crew.

Cheers

Angus

thanks mate. i'll try and get to that. i've ahd one shot at NPD with no luck but i thinkthe time of day wasn't ideal for bass luring.