queensland Reeltackle Borumba Bash for Mercy Hospital Palliative Care

[regulated]

Reeltackle and I would like to welcome Mossops Bait and Tackle on board as a supporter of the event. Mossops Bait and Tackle is a supplier of quality fresh, frozen, salted, brined and live bait, a great range of tackle and staffed by experienced anglers. They still have customers come in and tell them of their first rod and alvey reel purchase from Mossops. Mossops enjoy giving first time anglers great advice on a rod and reel combo to get them started, and all the staff get just as much of a thrill in giving advice to catch a fish as catching one themselves. From estuary, blue water, impoundment, fresh and salt water, Mossops have the right advice and tackle to help all anglers catch there favourite fish.

I had a great chat chat to Peter the other day about how the fishing is going. He knows his stuff and I am very keen to try out the American leader that he gets in. It sounds like awesome stuff. They are in a great position too for anyone fishing the southside.

Check out their website at http://mossopsfishing.com.au/ or Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mossopsbaitandtackle

[tugger]

Another big name sponsor in Mossops you fellas have done well organising this, it should generate plenty of interest

Bring on a top weekend

[aussie123]

Another big name sponsor in Mossops you fellas have done well organising this, it should generate plenty of interest

Bring on a top weekend

It has been absolutely amazing Mark.

Greg from Double Island Point Fishing Charters just called and has offered sponsorship as well for the charity event but I will work out the details tonight when he calls me again.

He was offshore fishing and the phone was breaking up but I could hear his customers catching fish in the background and asking what they were and if they were legal.

Sounded like they were onto a good patch of fish so he had to go, lol

[aussie123]

Thank you Greg from Double Island Point Fishing Charters for your sponsorship of the charity fishing social.

Greg has kindly donated $150 cash to be added into the prize pool and he has left it up to us to decide how to best use the money.

Anyone looking for a charter up that way give Greg a call on 0417073313

Check his Facebook out as well

www.facebook.com/pages/Double-Island-Poi...ters/585096494837333

[aussie123]

Check our this lure donation package from Robert Searing and Searing Tackle.

There is a host of hard bodies, soft plastics,spinnerbaits and various other goodies mixed in from Damiki, Pontoon 21, Mend It, Betts and Billy Bay plus more.

This donation is just amazing Rob, thank you very much.

www.facebook.com/DamikiAustralia

[tugger]

I am going to head up friday morning what time is every one getting there who is coming up for the weekend

[tugger]

The boys went up there this weekend for some recon work for the camps etc this will be a great run comp I am looking forward to getting up there myself let us know what fish are biting Lance

[aussie123]

We spoke to a few of the locals up there today Mark.

There is apparently a large concentration of Bass schooled up in the main basin and another large school on the left side of the junction.

They also said Toga are being caught right throughout the lake and good yellas along some of the rock walls.

No one mentioned the redclaw at all so they may be a bit quite atm.

The Silvers have been very quite as well lately.

[tugger]

Have not ever caught a impoundment Toga only ever wild Toga's I used to catch was up behind the old glass highway north west of Rocky I think it was in the Isis river during the dry season where the river is just long pools of water about a mile long each stretch

[aussie123]

We now have 4 more great sponsors for the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

Thank you Graeme Rummler and Borumba Fishing n Outdoors for your support and awesome donation to the ReelTackle Borumba bash of 2 Angler Fishing Rods.

Borumba Fishing 'n' Outdoors has a full range of top quality lures,rods and reel and everything else that you will all need for the weekend at the charity event.

You can also buy your SIPS permits there and Graeme can supply you with a free map of the lake of where the fish are biting at the time along with what methods and lures are working.

Drop in to Borumba Fishing 'n' Outdoors on your way through town and say hi and get all the latest info on the lake and Yabba Creek as well as any fishing or camping gear that you may need.

Check out their website below as it has some invaluable information on Borumba Dam, its fish stocks and the local Imbil area.
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Thank you Graeme and Borumba Fishing 'n' Outdoors.
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Today the Imbil Friendly Grocer came on board as a sponsor for the charity event.

Thank you Peter Sullivan and your friendly staff for your sponsorship.

The Imbil Friendly Grocer is the only fuel station in town and Peter has guaranteed 2 fuel deliveries for the weekend so there is no problems with fresh fuel for everyone's boats.

They also DO NOT have ethanol in any of their fuels so keep that in mind when needing fuel for your weekends boating anytime at Borumba.

They carry a terrific range of food including many fresh local products so again drop in and say hi and grab any supplies that you may need.

Thank you Graeme and the Imbil friendly Grocer.
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Thank you Imbil Butchery for your donation of a large meat tray to raffle off and help raise some much needed funds for our charity event.

If anyone is catering for their own needs check out the locally grown meats on offer at the Imbil Butcher shop.

Imbil Butchery

122 Yabba Rd, Imbil QLD 4570

Phone 0754845211

The Borumba Deer Park have jumped on board as our latest sponsor for the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

Thank you Wendy and John for your terrific support with your full day boat hire voucher for one very lucky customer.

Also thank you very much for all of your help yesterday while we were there checking out your facilities for this event plus all of the equipment you have very generously offered us to use for the weekend.

We look forward to seeing you again in 3 weeks time.
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[Angus]

Pretty awesome having those local businesses on board. If I make it up I know where I'll be stopping for provisions.

[aussie123]

Pretty awesome having those local businesses on board. If I make it up I know where I'll be stopping for provisions.

Check out the local butcher Angus.

I usually grab my meat off him when I go up there as it's always very tender and tasty.

There's something about fresh meat from country butcher shops when they raise and slaughter their own beasts

[fishingnut]

The butchers name is clint I know him well, top bloke

[aussie123]

Thank you Greg Lamprecht and Wicked Fishing for an incredible donation of 20 DVD's to the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

For anyone who is not familiar with Greg's work yet, he makes some of the best fishing DVD's on the market.

The amount of tips he gives out and the knowledge that can be gained from Greg's DVD's is just amazing.

Greg has written for magazines for many years and he has a website where you can read the many tips and tricks that he offers along with his latest DVD called Double Island Point & Beyond

Check out the Wicked Fishing website and help support Greg and his incredible adventures.

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[aussie123]

Sam Allen Wholesale are our latest sponsors to add to the already incredible list of extremely generous businesses who have sponsored the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

Sam Allen Wholesale (SAW) are the leaders in innovation when it comes to designing new products or importing those very important every day products that we need on a day to day basis for our fishing and boating needs.

SAW are the Australian Distributors for many great products like Lenco Trim Tabs,Ultraflex Steering Systems and sell many other famous brands like CEF Impellors,Bofor Marine Hatches,Burke Apparel,Henri Lloyd,Riley,Shurflo and many more as well as their own Relaxn brand of quality marine goods.

Next time you are in your local chandley shop, look for the Relaxn Brand from SAW.

Thank you Sam Allen Wholesale for your incredible support of the ReelTackle Borumba Bash charity event.

www.samallen.com.au

[aussie123]

Thank you George and Adele from Reelax Australia for your incredible donation that arrived today.

Reelax have given us 2 x $250 vouchers which can be redeemed on any of their fantastic products.

Reelax is the worlds most renowned name in game fishing accessories and has been around for more than 40 years, that alone is testament to their incredible products.

If you are looking for world class Outriggers,Game Chairs,Rigging Tables or Accessories, check out the range at Reelax.

Thank you again George, Adele and the entire team at Reelax.

www.reelax.com.au

[aussie123]

Here is some of the fantastic sponsors that we have so far.

Check out that list,it's going to be a cracker of a prize pool and we still have more sponsors to send through their details.

ReelTackle

Bell Marine

Pakula Lures

Reef Master Lures

Moreton Bay Hire Boats

Trevor Jackson Pest Control

Seafarer Marine

Searing Tackle

Baitmate Baitboards

Macs Spinnerbaits

Addiction Adventure Wear

Rob Gaden from Rupes Lures

OMG Lures

Austackle

BJ's Custom Baits

Ben Wilson (tray of lures)

Obsession Fishing

Serlution Solutions

Online Pest Control

Iseek Communications

Ultimate Rods

Offshore Fishing SEQ

Saltwaterfly Forum

Australian Fishing Online Forum

PB (anonymous) Thanks mate.

Foxy's Natural Health Solutions

Reelax Australia

Ninja Lures

Brumby's Bakery

Patton's Big Gun

Mossops Bait and Tackle

Double Island Point Fishing Charters

Imbil Butchery

Fishing n Outdoors (Borumba tackle shop)

Imbil Friendly Grocer

Borumba Deer Park

Wicked Fishing

Sam Allen Wholesale (SAW)

Reidy's Lures

Full details can be seen on our Facebook Events Page

www.facebook.com/SEQFishingonline/events

Thanks guys

Lance

[aussie123]

I had a surprise package arrive this morning with $200 worth of awesome lures from Reidy's Lures.

Thank you Colin and Karen Burdon for your fantastic donation and support for the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

I think most fishermen at some stage in their life have used a Reidy's Lure, especially Barra fishermen or anyone fishing up north.

The Reidy's B52 would be one of my all time favorites and my first go to lure for big Barra.

Check out their fantastic range and help support a terrific Aussie company.
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[aussie123]

How amazing are our sponsors.

We now have over $10,000 in prizes to give away.

[rayke1938]

What a magnificent effort.

Cheers

Ray

[tugger]

Well done Lance and co this comp will be fantastic to compete in and will raise plenty of much needed funds for a worthy cause to have cracked $10 000 in prizes is a testament to the hard work behind the scenes

[aussie123]

Thanks Ray and Mark.

It has been an enormous mission with many hours spent working on it but it has been worth every minute spent.

I have some other sponsors in the pipe line as well so hopefully I can secure them as well.

I have a good team working with me which helps a lot, quite surprising for a bunch of old fishermen,lol

[tugger]

Old fisherman grey and balding with aches and pains but hard to stop

[aussie123]

Today we have some more incredible sponsors on board for the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

Check out our latest prize donation from Michael Hill Jewellers.

They have given us 2 incredible waterproof watches, a mans and a ladies watch.

Valued at $600, these are going to make the lucky winners extremely happy.

Thank you Michael Hill Jewellers, all of your terrific staff and Gary Clothier for arranging this awesome donation.

Check out their website at www.michaelhill.com.au/ and have a look at the incredible products that they sell.

Thank you Brisbane City Welding for your fantastic donation to the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

The boys have kindly donated a $200 voucher that can be used for or towards any welding jobs that you may require.

Brisbane City Mobile Welding offer a same day/next day service with qualified tradesmen that work to all Australian Standards. They are fully insured and can service all your mobile welding needs. They specialise in on site welding of structural steel in Brisbane but can carry out all processes. They can supply all safe work method statements and associated documents and can perform, supervise and/or oversee company-nominated welding and welding-related activities.

Brisbane City Welding has been operating for over 20 years as a family business and do plenty of work on aluminium boats and can pimp your tinny to the way you want it. From fitting casting decks to a simple crack repair, Brisbane City Welding can do it for you.

They are fully qualified boilermakers and have service vehicles ready and waiting to carry out all your welding needs with no job too small, from domestic jobs to high rise developments.

Like them on Facebook or contact them at www.brisbanecitywelding.com.au

Thank you Bri The Pom for your fantastic donation of 25 superb hand tied freshwater flies.

We are now including a prize for the Biggest Fish On Fly so any fly fishermen out there, take up your fly gear.

Thanks Bri, you are a real champion mate.

Makka Lures

Thank you Makka Lures for jumping on board as our very latest sponsor.

Makka Lures make a range of trolling spoons, paravanes and wobblers specifically for all Mackeral species as well as Tuna and a host of other fish.

This company supports people with a dissability so every Makka lure or paravane purchased helps support and employ the disabled.

IMPACT has a variety of social enterprises which help us generate income. Our social enterprises are run like businesses with the aim of using any surplus funds generated to reinvest in the social services we deliver to the most vulnerable members of our community.

Our social enterprises take many forms like production of these Makka Lure products you are researching, to production of exotic preserves, car detailing and commercial cleaning and maintenance activities.

These businesses are managed and run by permanent staff with professional expertise in the business they manage. The businesses also provide employment opportunities for the people IMPACT supports who may benefit from working in a supported work environment, or who may need to develop work skills and confidence before transitioning to work in the local labour market.

Social enterprises prove that social and environmental responsibility can be combined with financial success. They foster our “can-do†attitude and are able to help people who are having difficulty finding and sustaining meaningful employment. At the same time our social enterprise raises the standards for ethical business and corporate social responsibility.

Makka Lures are manufactured and packaged by people with a disability who would otherwise not be able to sustain work in the open labour market. Makka Lure workers are proud of the quality of the product they produce and are committed to the highest standard of workmanship.

[Bri The Pom]

Thank you Bri The Pom for your fantastic donation of 25 superb hand tied freshwater flies.

We are now including a prize for the Biggest Fish On Fly so any fly fishermen out there, take up your fly gear.

Thanks Bri, you are a real champion mate.

No worries at all Lance, I'll be winning them back anyway with the biggest fish on a fly.

[max pwr]

I can't make it to the bash which is a shame cos Borumba is one of my favourite places in the world.

Good on you lance for getting all the sponsors, I really hope you can raise some funds so that other families can benefit from the services you received in your time of need.

I made a small donation through your Reel Tackle website Lance, it's not much but I wanted to support you in this endeavour seeing as you've put so much into the AFO community in the past.

Good luck and I hope you guys have a blast up there!

[aussie123]

I can't make it to the bash which is a shame cos Borumba is one of my favourite places in the world.

Good on you lance for getting all the sponsors, I really hope you can raise some funds so that other families can benefit from the services you received in your time of need.

I made a small donation through your Reel Tackle website Lance, it's not much but I wanted to support you in this endeavour seeing as you've put so much into the AFO community in the past.

Good luck and I hope you guys have a blast up there!

Thank you Steve.

Shame you cannot make it mate, it would have been nice to catch up for a beer.

Also thanks for your donation,that was just awesome.

[aussie123]

Thank you Liz Armour and the Kingston Post Office for your fantastic donation and sponsorship of the ReelTackle Borumba Bash.

It is the many small businesses like the Kingston P.O that has made the ReelTackle Borumba Bash possible with their incredible support for the charity event.

Here at ReelTackle we use the Kingston PO just about daily and their friendliness and service is second to none.

Thank you Liz and the Kingston PO.

[jnewy]

I can't make it to the bash which is a shame cos Borumba is one of my favourite places in the world.

Good on you lance for getting all the sponsors, I really hope you can raise some funds so that other families can benefit from the services you received in your time of need.

I made a small donation through your Reel Tackle website Lance, it's not much but I wanted to support you in this endeavour seeing as you've put so much into the AFO community in the past.

Good luck and I hope you guys have a blast up there!

Thank you Steve.

Shame you cannot make it mate, it would have been nice to catch up for a beer.

Also thanks for your donation,that was just awesome.

married now hay all the fun stops lol hi steve

[aussie123]

The ReelTackle Borumba Bash would love to thank Queensland Food Service Suppliers at Darra for their incredible support and donation of a huge amount of dry goods for the events catering.

QffS is a private company, locally owned by Queenslanders Bob and Mike Peberdy. Between them and the QffS team we have extensive knowledge and experience in foodservice distribution.

QffS, established in 1961 as “Frozen Food Servicesâ€, has grown in size and stature in the foodservice industry to be one of the top three foodservice distributors in Queensland, Australia.

We employ over 140 local and talented people. We have a fleet of 30 modern, food quality, freezer delivery vehicles. Situated at Darra, we are around 12 kms from Brisbane City Centre. Our new purpose built warehouse of 5000 square metres has over $5 million invested in stocking 5000 product lines.

Qffs stock a large range of quality PRODUCTS including Meat, Seafood, Smallgoods, Frozen, Dry and Chiller Grocery lines.

Thank you Angela Hird for organising this incredible donation and a massive thank you to Qffs and their incredible staff.
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[aussie123]

Don't forget guys that the ReelTackle Borumba Bash is on this weekend.

Sadly the lake is still closed but we are going ahead with the event as it is primarily are charity fund raising event and social gathering.

As a precautionary measure, we are removing the fishing boundaries so all contestants can now fish anywhere including the other lakes in the region as well as the famous Mary River.

There has been a steady release of water from Borumba Dam for quite a while now and the local creeks are flowing at a superb level for fishing with crystal clear waters.

2 guys staying in the Borumba Deer Park landed 24 beautiful Bass several mornings ago from Yabba Creek.They have also been catching a lot of nice Yellowbelly.

The Mary River has been fishing exceptionally well, especially downstream of where Yabba Creek runs into it due to the water flowing from Borumba Dam.

Please remember that Mary River Cod are a totally protected species and they cannot be targeted what so ever.

There is a lot of cod being caught in the area at present so if you do manage to hook one, please treat them with the utmost of care by not removing them from the water, especially just to get a photograph.

They are not an eligible species in the competition.

This is going to a massive social event and even with the lake currently closed, we hope you can all still make it up for the weekend.

Don't forget we have our huge roast dinner on Saturday night for $10 a head.

This will be an awesome meal with hot roast meats and fresh salads closely followed by a series of live auctions that we will be conducting to raise some much needed funds for the charity event.

Bring plenty of cash as we have some incredible prizes up for grabs and lots of them.

There is no EFTPOS machines there but we may be able to process credit cards (Visa and Mastercards only) onsite if we have decent phone service.We will know more on this once we get up there.

If you have any questions, you can call me personally on 0423235291 or email us at borumbabash@hotmail.com and we will do our best to help you out.

Remember we have an online raffle going which will be drawn at Sunday's presentation.

This raffle is open to anyone across Australia and we will send your prizes to you if you are a lucky winner.

Tickets can be purchased from the main page of the event website at www.borumbabash.org.

There is also an option for anyone who would like to just make a donation to the charity event.

Thanks everyone for the amazing support we have received for this event and hopefully we will see many of you up there over the weekend.

[Binder]

So Lance, reading that - you have no issue if Borumba is still closed if we fish Macdonald or even Borambah?

[aussie123]

So Lance, reading that - you have no issue if Borumba is still closed if we fish Macdonald or even Borambah?

You guys are welcome to fish where ever you want.

Weigh in times, species lists and the events time table ect still stand but fishing wise go any where you want.

That will allow everyone to spread out over the weekend.

[Luvit]

Swapping the boat for the yak now, yeah baby

Plan is a morning fish 4hrs will do then back to camp for R/R and socializing.

Have some lunch then mid afternoon head out for another fish.

Back for dinner and more socializing.

Looking forward to it.

[aussie123]

Swapping the boat for the yak now, yeah baby

Plan is a morning fish 4hrs will do then back to camp for R/R and socializing.

Have some lunch then mid afternoon head out for another fish.

Back for dinner and more socializing.

Looking forward to it.

Sounds like a top plan Wayne.

You will have a hell of a lot of people to socialize with,lol

It's going to be hard watching everyone submitting their fish entries while we work all weekend,lol

[Luvit]

It's one weekend I don't care if I catch a thing, just being there will be great.

[EZY]

heading up myself friday around 6am departure from carindale, i have a couple of seats as well if anyone wants to car pool. should be at the truckstop at nudgee around 6.30am if anyone wants to go in convoy. cheers ezy

[aussie123]

A bunch of us are getting away between 9 and 10am.

We can't get away much earlier as we have a lot of fresh foods to pick up Friday morning.

[kmcrosby78]

All the best for the weekend Lance and all. Unfortunately I am unable to make it (which is a shame cause am REALLY keen). Will get on the website and buy a stack of raffle tix to support the weekend. Hope it all goes well and you have great weather.

Have offered Bri my kayak (which I haven't wet yet ..) so he may have the honour of catching a fish out of it before me!!!

[rayke1938]

Few close alternative dams

Ewan Maddock paddle or sail only no leccies . Beware of Cabomba weede. Make certain that you remove all traces before launching in another dam. Bass,Yellas, Toga,Tandans Spangleds. 75km

Mc Donald Leccy only but you may leave your petrol motor on the stern just cannot use it. Also Cabomba weed so please be meticulous about removing all traces from trailer and hull.Toga,Bass.Yellas,Tandans and Spangleds. 50km

Lake Gregory or Isis Ballancing Storage Bass and Forkies think it has Toga. 211

Lenthalls Bass,Barra,Yellas road in can be a bit rough at times. 152

Park on Mary River just outside3 Tairo 100k has good boat ramp gets busy in afternoons as its a free camp utilized by Grey Nomads good bass fishing .

Distances are approx only.

Any other suggestions?

Cheers

Ray