pirtek fishing challenge?

[James W]

has anyone else signed up for this comp?...any guesses what "our" target species will be?..was thinking if its barra, you reckon they would care if it came from the barra park?..because ya only get advised bout your target species a day before the comp starts, so doubt it ya would drive up north in time..

[jeff f]

can you give us a few more details or a link or something jimmybob

[James W]

its on the afo front page..

www.pirtekfishingchallenge.com.au

[jeff f]

just signed up, watched all the vids and read some rules and sh*t

a few thoughts

one of the qld target fish may be barra jimmy, but i doubt it. they are not common enough in the southern half of the state, they only have one target species in the territory and barra will be it.

i'd think it would have to be someting common in both northern and southern waters.

then what about all of the inland fishermen so one will be a fresh water fish and the other will be salt, something that is commonly caught the full length of the qld coast accessable both land and boat based and easy to catch

my thoughts are bass in the fresh and whiting or flathead in the salt

i doubt bream will be involved because only a specialist bream angler would win and they want it open to everyone.

i wonder why nsw gets more target species than the rest of the country?

[AZZA]

Looks like fun will have to sign up for that to help raise a few dollars as my cousin is suffering that at the moment.

[Rocket75]

it does look like a good excuse to spend the day fishing!

Jim, I'm pretty sure one of the rules is that it can't be caught from a privately stocked dam or waterway / farm fish...so barra park is off limits (as is Loch Forbes! )

[AZZA]

It would need to be spieces emdemic to all Qld at that time of the year and acessable to all anglers (toad fish)

[kriso]

Rocket75 wrote:

it does look like a good excuse to spend the day fishing!

Jim, I'm pretty sure one of the rules is that it can't be caught from a privately stocked dam or waterway / farm fish...so barra park is off limits (as is Loch Forbes! )

so if bass is it would NPD be okay?

[kriso]

damn! just found out im working @ a trade show so cant get out of it!

[Angus]

Im registered.

Sounds like fun.

I like the concept that we will have to plan on short notice. At the very least it will be a fun day out.

Angus

[James W]

i sort of hope its gunna be bass...or snapper wouldnt be bad..reckon victoria would get snapper?...n.s.w could get bass too as they are found all along the state..hmmmm....reckon we might get hit with mangrove jack?

[Malcolm]

I registered, don't know if I can do it yet but it's a good donation anyway

[Angus]

Could be anything. But I reckon that half the challenge.

I have thouroughly read the rules and personally like them. The submission criteria is actually remarkably similar to what I have been toying with for AFO events as introduced last year at events like the Yellowbelly comp and BRC for the shark and catty categories.

Angus

[tomca]

Sounds good. I might give it a go

[Feral]

Yeah I signed up, loot goes to a good cause.

[Angus]

Its an interesting concept, how much thought do you think will go into a suitable target species for each state. I mean we are talking some broad geography here.

Im sure the cape york locals that enter for example wont be to able if the species is Australian Bass.

Anyway, im sure they must have considered this.

Angus

[kriso]

i reckon it will be flathead or whiting

[paulymassy]

dont have a clue maybe flathead

[paulymassy]

i think i might enter

[bretto]

maybe estuary cod.

gonna enter on payday

[Feral]

I'd go with either flathead or Bream for Qld. Catch em most everywhere.

[ellicat]

Catfish.

[Cowfish13]

Maybe Threadfin Salmon? Available all along the QLD coast. Or Jacks' or Cod, Trevally maybe. Dunno

Not sure about Bass though. Maybe Saratoga? Northern and southern species in that

[Angus]

Ill make another post called Pirtek Fishing Challenge Entries the day before the comp is on. This wat AFO members can see what other AFO members have entered in the comp. Should be interesting.

I reckon its a great one to get involved in. $15 bucks is good value even if you only get the brag mat out of it

Angus

[Feral]

Anyone heard anything from this mob? Been 3 weeks since I signed up and not a word, not even an acknowledgment I signed up, little own my fishing hat and brag mat!

[kreel]

The Pirtek site says they'll send the gear out at the end of March. I wondered as well.

[Feral]

cheers Kreel.

[teckee7]

Quick question on this, I assume its ever man for himself on the actual fishing day once they have declared the 2 types of fish to be targeted. Where is the so called 'referee' in this case? The reason I ask is that I have never been in a fish competition. Let me give you a scenario...imagine they declared it is a Coral Trout. Now I could easily go to a restaurant that I know stocks live Coral Trout, choose the biggest one and post it on that day. What is stopping me from doing that except honesty and integrity...right???

Please someone advise me on that. And also do we currently need a license to fish in QLD?

[Feral]

No you dont need a licence, and as for cheating, well anyone can cheat, its more a fun thing to do to support a worthwhile charity than a serious competition, so if someone cheats and takes out the prize, well that's a bit like knocking off the guide dogs donation tin! A Pretty low act, but not worth getting to worried about. (Unless you catch em!)

[hulk]

I think to get the brag mat and a cap for the entrance price means everyone is a winner regardless.

Hulk

[Feral]

Well my brag mat and cap showed up today. Not sure what the brag mat is made of, looks a bit like laminated card, the cap is good quality!

[Rocket75]

thanks for the reminder fellas, i'd been meaning to register but had forgotten.

registerd online just now, so I'm in

I think registrations close soon so get in if you have not already.

Rocket

[James W]

yep..got my kit in the mail today too

[ellicat]

Same here. Was a nice surprise, having forgotten all about it.

[dassa]

On watching the promo video's it's based on the family so I would think the fish would be breed and butter species like bream,whitting or flathead but at a stretch bass could be on the cards so good luck to all.

cheers Darren.

[James W]

if some pro ABT angler wins it..il be filthy!

[jeff f]

well todays the day

we find out the target species

[Rocket75]

From Pirtek email recieved yesterday...

1. Your angler number and target species list will be e-mailed to your after 6.00 pm on Saturday, 18 April. It will also be available on the website.

don't jump the gun there Jeff - still one more sleep till you get the species! :cheer:

[jeff f]

i just hope i'm well enough to even go for fish

oh well the fee goes to a good cause

bragmat and hat are worth it

[noname]

i got mail, that 1 species will be bass. so will see how good the mail is ay.?