Tilapia Cull Kurwongbah 21 st December

[rayke1938]

Hi peoples

Just a preliminary heads up that AFO will be having a Tilapia cull day at Lake Kurwongbah on Sunday 21/12/08

Details will be advised when we firm up the dates. looks like either myself or Feral will be organising as Angus busy with new job and the Classic.

Format will be similar to the previous event but prizes subject to sponsorship.

The running of the event will enable more funding to the stocking of the lake with more toga.

As an aside the bass that were released there earlier this year are now 15cm long so wont be too long till they are legal size.

Every tilapia that we catch will help their growth. This year some of the tilapia caught will be examined by a person from Griffith Uni as he is doing a thesis on Tilapia .

Cheers

Ray

[kiwifisho]

Where is lake Kurwongbah?

Dean;)

[werewolf]

can you yak it? There might be some accidental toga bycatch:woohoo:

[2 wheels]

how time flies im in allowing for rostering

[rayke1938]

Event will be held in Mick Hafling park Torrens Road Petrie UBD 88 E 15. Very nice area with barbeques and toilets. AFO will be having barbeque for lunch. More detaile as we get organised. The event will be family friendly but sadly dogs not allowed.

Cheers

Ray

[rayke1938]

Shore based fishing only. We would prefer that toga are not targeted at this stage as they are an expensive fish for the stocking association to purchase and the idea is to establish a breeding population and would hate any to be accidently killed.

Cheers

Ray

[Gad]

Hi Ray,

I don`t think I would be the only one,So a couple of questions.

What gear/lineage,bait/lures/What do they look like,and anything else, we who don`t know, should know

Thanks& cheers

[rayke1938]

Last one the outstanding bait was worms naybe someone with better computer skills than me can put up a link to the prev comp or else I will get Feral to do it when he comes back to Brissie on the weekend.

Cheers

Ray

[Gad]

Cheers Ray,And thanks Feral in advance

[rayke1938]

I just did a search on kurwongbah tilapia and there is a thread for the last one just over 7 months ago with about 6 pages in it . small hooks and light lines were the go as the fish were very small. Unfortunately the photos did not survive the migration to the updated site.

Cheers

Ray

[Gad]

Thanks Ray i`ll look it up

cheers

[faulked]

i will be there again the last one was fun:)

[username_taken]

The later date would be good for me

[Little Grey Men]

Yep, I'll bring my boy along to knock some water rabbits on the head.

Some of these tilapia can be a real surprise package, they can grow to a good size and fight quite hard. Picture freshwater bream.

Four lb braid with small bream hooks under a float will land the bigger ones.

I'm guessing something like a garfish rig would suffice for the little fellas.

Anyone get them on lures ???

[kriso]

light line on bream gear, very small hooks like the ones they have at the barra park and tied like a little pasternoster rig with little peices of garden worm where deadly!

[Gad]

Hi all,

I looked up last years Kurwongbah Tilapia Cull reports,

seemed like everyone thought it was great,mrsjimmybob especially,hope to be at the next one.

cheers

[kriso]

she did untill jimmybob had other plans for her yak lol! unfortunatley i wont be able to make either dates, i will be involved in a scientific experiment looking at comparisons of how much alcohol i can hold compared to my work colleagues!

[Swagger]

My brother has caught a 45cm tilapia on a crawdaddy at Wivenhoe which was a suprise. Only ever caught them on worms at Kurwongbah

[jeff f]

i,ll be there

and i'm not comming %@$#&*# second this time

[rayke1938]

Date has been set for Sunday 21st December. Angus will put up details when he has time. In the meantime get out there and do a practice prefish to work out you best techniques there are plenty of tilapia out there.

Cheers

Ray

[kiwifisho]

Wats the go with these tilapia? R they a bad fish like carp?

Dean;)

[James W]

jeff f wrote:

i,ll be there

and i'm not comming %@$#&*# second this time

il be there too jeff!

just hope thre are some bigger ones this year

[John]

@ kiwifisho

"Tilapia (Tilapia, Oreochromis and Sarotherodon spp) are declared noxious in Queensland. Two species (Oreochromis mossambicus and Tilapia mariae ) have established in Queensland. It is illegal to possess, rear, sell or buy tilapia. It is also an offence to release tilapia into Queensland waterways or to use them as bait, live or dead. Penalties up to $150 000 apply."

www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/1406.html

You're suppose to put them in a bag and into the bin, or bury them above and away from the water. Their eggs are said to be extremely hardy and can survive for quite a while outside of the water.

[Nitris]

so what did most of the damage in last years comp.. bait or sp's or hb's ?

[2 wheels]

jimmy bob did the most damage last year lol garden worms did the trick small hook , any way ive checked my roster im gonna miss out damit

[James W]

no pliers in the weigh in bag this year jeff:P

nah should be good again this comp...lets flog the hell out of the vermin!

[jed the dog]

My old man recons they're an awsome table fish. Any one ever tried em?

[James W]

yer i ate a few years back..not bad..not the best..but not awful

[murphys_law]

That sounds like it might be fun and a good way for this newbie to meet a few of the informative folks on here. May even talk the missus into coming as well and bringing the kids. I probably missed it but what time does it start and is it ok to later? Missus doesnt finish get home from work til bout 1130-1200

Thanks Justin

[Feral]

Justin details not worked out yet, but if you get there around lunch time, no doubt there will still be something going on.

[shayned]

jeff f wrote:

i,ll be there

and i'm not comming %@$#&*# second this time

You were an absolute Tilapia smashing machine last time and unlucky to get done on the count back.

I don't suppose you would share your Tilapia bashing wisdom with everyone else.

By the way the average population size is approaching 20cm with some bigger stuff mixed in and of course some smaller buggers as well. This is a result of the big temperature kill off 2 winters ago.

The research on the Tilapia involves taking some fin clips to assist with a statewide genetic mapping of population structures of Tilapia. This is only a small part of the upcoming research on Tilapia and how to control them.

[Aaron H]

I'll definitely be in on this one as I have to miss out on the classic this year:(

[jeff f]

shayned wrote:

jeff f wrote:

i,ll be there

and i'm not comming %@$#&*# second this time

You were an absolute Tilapia smashing machine last time and unlucky to get done on the count back.

I don't suppose you would share your Tilapia killing mothods

paternoster under a float, size 12 hooks,small pieces of worm or prawn,dont wind in when you hook one let it swsim its mates will follow it and pick up the other baits tailing behind it so you get 2 or 3 at a time;)

[rayke1938]

I am fairly certain you are only allowed one hook in fresh water.

Cheers

Ray

[werewolf]

jeff f wrote:

paternoster under a float, size 12 hooks,small pieces of worm or prawn,dont wind in when you hook one let it swsim its mates will follow it and pick up the other baits tailing behind it so you get 2 or 3 at a time;)

Jeff u r a legend for all the info u share on this site. Well done.:kiss:

[Mack_attack]

Fishing lines

A person must not set a fishing line as a cross-line or use more than six fishing lines or set lines alone or in combination. Only one hook or an arti#cial fly or lure can be attached to a fishing line. Anyone using a set line must be no more than 200 m from the line.

from the dpi site...

looks like you can have six rods with 6 hooks all up, but not one rod with 2 hooks.

[Gad]

Mack_attack wrote:

Fishing lines

A person must not set a fishing line as a cross-line or use more than six fishing lines or set lines alone or in combination. Only one hook or an arti#cial fly or lure can be attached to a fishing line. Anyone using a set line must be no more than 200 m from the line.

from the dpi site...

looks like you can have six rods with 6 hooks all up, but not one rod with 2 hooks.

There went the bait jigg idea.

[Little Grey Men]

Mack_attack wrote:

Fishing lines

A person must not set a fishing line as a cross-line or use more than six fishing lines or set lines alone or in combination. Only one hook or an arti#cial fly or lure can be attached to a fishing line. Anyone using a set line must be no more than 200 m from the line.

from the dpi site...

looks like you can have six rods with 6 hooks all up, but not one rod with 2 hooks.

Rats.....thats a shame considering what the aim of the day is. To rid the lake of rubbish fish. Not to worry. We'll still hammer em.

[jeff f]

Little Grey Men wrote:

Mack_attack wrote:

Fishing lines

A person must not set a fishing line as a cross-line or use more than six fishing lines or set lines alone or in combination. Only one hook or an arti#cial fly or lure can be attached to a fishing line. Anyone using a set line must be no more than 200 m from the line.

from the dpi site...

looks like you can have six rods with 6 hooks all up, but not one rod with 2 hooks.

Rats.....thats a shame considering what the aim of the day is. To rid the lake of rubbish fish. Not to worry. We'll still hammer em.

when i'm hammering vermin i tend to ignore rules;)

[rotciv]

wheres the best landbased spot to target them? I've tried the park next to the canoe club and didnt get a touch.

cheers