Brisbane River Classic Fishing Competition 2007

[Feral]

Gazza wrote:

Do all team members need to be AFO members or is it open to the public

Gaz

Hardly matters does it Gaz? Only takes a few seconds to sign up!

[polyphonic]

\"Polyphonic\" will be there again trying to upgrade from the 11 catfish and 2 moses perch from last year.

I will have to check with Shippo if he is keen this year. If not I may have a spot for a deckie.

[MichaelJ]

is it any good land based near the weigh in station?

[jeff f]

Feral wrote:

Gazza wrote:

Do all team members need to be AFO members or is it open to the public

Gaz

Hardly matters does it Gaz? Only takes a few seconds to sign up!

last year the rule was only the team captain had to be a member i think

[jeff f]

only 8 weeks to go:woohoo:

[Dan23]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but what if you can only fish one or two days of the comp??

[Feral]

Not a problem, its all about the fun, anyone who gets to serious gets a free dip off the pontoon at Comslie!

[Dan23]

So theoretically I could just fish the first day and catch a monster catfish weigh it in and be in the running for the prize? :woohoo:

[buzzid]

in theory that would work dan but i should have the comp wrapped up by lunchtime friday, pause, noooottttt.

jamie

[Feral]

Thats right Dan, a lot of blokes dont fish the first day, because you have to sign in before you can fish, and not many can make it for sign in.

[rayke1938]

Dave Downie just announced $500 cash prizes for each category. How about that!!!!

Cheers

Ray

[Feral]

Good stuff! who's put their hand in their pocket? Have to give them some business!

[reef_raider]

whatnow: fishing from the area near the weigh in station is alright, we fished there the first day last year and got plenty of livies, bream rays and a very suspect bullie that cut through my main line which i could guess was a tail whip as i was only using a 20 inch wire trace

[Fisher_90]

Is Nugget even a member here? Bloody Awesome.

[Angus]

As long as the entrants fill in the forms correctly, they need not be members on the site to compete. But as Feral said, it only takes a few minutes to sign up and would be worth while in case of any changes etc.

Also may have been a slight misread by Dave in regards to the Media Release. There will be at least $500 worth of prizes for each category. Not a cash prize.

There are plenty of land based options around the weigh in station including in the park itself.

For all other questions etc, the entry forms should cover all of it.

Cheers.

Angus

[Feral]

Hey what are you doing on line, you'll get a clip round the ear, go back to your honey moon!

[Gazza]

I knew he couldn't stay off here for that long :lol:

[Brian D]

Feral came back to engrave Southern Chillies on the trophy.

[Feral]

Brian D wrote:

Feral came back to engrave Southern Chillies on the trophy.

Yeah, well I supose he has had a whole year (nearly) about time he got it on the \"biggest crab bait\" trophy! :laugh:

[efc]

ill give it a go this year, travelling to and from the weigh in station evey day could be a problem but

[jeff f]

efc, where will you be fishing? there will be plenty of members driving around between wivenhoe and the mouth i'm sure someone will be able to help you out

[Angus]

EFC: Jeff is right. If my predictions prive correct there will a lot of people fishing Kooka and other such places. Maybe even consider teaming up with someone with transport.

On the weigh in station note. A few people did complain last year. But bare in my mind, its a big river! Whevever we have it will be a problem for some and a benefit for others.

Pros for Comlsie: Massive Car Park, Boat Ramp, an area we can hire for a price as an exclusive HQ, good stretch of river etc.

Hence our decision.

Cheers.

Angus

[Brian D]

Your decission is final.

OK fellow AFO's how about no complaints and plenty of appreciation. These things are not easy to pull together so don't waste the admin guys time by trying to get them to change things or whinging at em.

If you want to make a suggestion use the \"I have an idea for BRC\" tab.

Other then that good luck fighting over 2nd place.

[Angus]

Hahaha good call Brian. I dont think anyone really \"complained\". I just wanted to clarify there was methid to our madness

Angus

[adventure_angler]

Can't Wait to fish the Classic this year!!!

[Fisher_90]

Whens the cutoff date for payment? And can you fish The Rockwalls at the Port?

[buzzid]

hey guys,

as i've never fished the brc before, i was wondering what the usual fishing hours are?

buzz..

[Feral]

Unlimited. Weigh in morning and evening last year.

[buzzid]

eeeek, bet there's some tired boys come the monday.

buzz

[Angus]

As far as technicalities like these are concerned. ALl will be revealed once the forms are released (very very soon). I wont answer anything until then in case there is a last minute change.

Angus

[faulked]

the claSSic is just a bring in dead fish for weigh in theres no cattergory for a photo or live fish i take it maybe a funniest pic comp

[Feral]

Dont release the forms to soon - we are all having to much fun talking it up and telling Newbs horror stories!!

Hey boys, the \"rights at work team\" were severely handicapped last year, we got no fishing time in on Friday, we were to busy being TV stars, and acting as the camera boat!

Which is probably why Alex only got 1st and 2nd in the junior comp, had nothing to weigh in the first day!

[Brian D]

faulked wrote:

the claSSic is just a bring in dead fish for weigh in theres no cattergory for a photo or live fish i take it maybe a funniest pic comp

Mate Aaron and I will be bringing in a 10' live Bully for the admin to weigh in.

Ha now that should be fun. :woohoo:

[Feral]

Should I be a conservationist and use a live well, for upgrading, while I am going for biggest cattie?

Or should I just chuck em in a heap and hand over biggest one at the end of the day?

[Feral]

Anyone know what an Amberine is and where I can get some for the classic?

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[jeff f]

with something like that buzzing around i think an amberine is anything still flapping you throw at it:laugh:

[Feral]

Righto I am on planning on spending saturday night at Kooka, sleep on the boat.

Will move from Kooka when the ski lice show up. Anyone else likely to be at Kooka saturday night? Maybe have a bit of a bbq or a drink before the serious fishing starts?

Not sure If I'll just go an relaunch at Comslie Sunday, and spend the day there, or go elsewhere.

At least if I go to Comslie then I can leave my 12 foot Noah to stink out Angus at the headquarters until weigh in time!

[Angus]

faulked wrote:

the claSSic is just a bring in dead fish for weigh in theres no cattergory for a photo or live fish i take it maybe a funniest pic comp

The fish dont have to be dead for the weigh in. If you guys can keep your catches alive until the weigh-in so they can be quickly weighed, photographed and released. So fish can be either alive or dead.

Cheers.

Angus

P.S. You can sign up your interest in competing in the Attend Events section

[shortie]

Do you get a reply if you suggest in idea for the BRC.

Admin Note: No, we take note of them and see if we can incorporate them now or in the future.

Do you need a safety/ observation/ photo boat and crew to help out anywhere along the river. Dont think i will compete but willing to help out if needed.

Admin Note: Any help is much appreciated. Please contact Angus to see what you could be able to do.

[MichaelJ]

if youre gona be out on the water for even 1 day you may aswell compete