Suburbs Of Origin 2020 - Competition Rules And Details

[GregOug]

3 minutes ago, samsteele115 said:

Ok ok even though I've always been north side for this one... I technically live south of the river now. I'm in for south side 

Sorry. People who can catch fish aren’t allowed in this comp.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

1 minute ago, GregOug said:

Sorry. People who can catch fish aren’t allowed in this comp.

You're just jealous because you're a Northsider and the SUPERIOR angler in Southside isn't in Northside!!! 

[GregOug]

40 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

You're just jealous because you're a Northsider and the SUPERIOR angler in Southside isn't in Northside!!! 

Can you just remind me again who that SUPERIOR angler is?

[samsteele115]

Certainly not me. I'm just a bloke who buys whole fish and takes them out offshore to take pics 

[rayke1938]

sooth side for me even though  i fish mainly northside

[benno573]

18 minutes ago, rayke1938 said:

sooth side for me even though  i fish mainly northside

Now northside has something to worry about...

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

13 hours ago, GregOug said:

Can you just remind me again who that SUPERIOR angler is?

... We all are. To Northside, at least! 

[Drop Bear]

20 hours ago, benno573 said:

Hmmm... it's going to be like that is it???

@Dinodadog - your knees up to taking on Ray in the bass and yellowbelly categories?? i'm not worried about @Drop Bear... unless oysters are added as a category!

Bring it. 

When does all this start?

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hi Drop Bear

It's the first thing in this post - starts on the 22th

Cheers Hamish

[Drop Bear]

Yep please put me in for Southside. 

I have been chatting to the oysters and they have given me the best spots for the biggest fish. 

 

[Drop Bear]

17 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Hi Drop Bear

It's the first thing in this post - starts on the 22th

Cheers Hamish

Thanks Hamish. I was a bit lazy there. Perhaps we can work out a night that you and your dad can come and fish the river?

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

6 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Thanks Hamish. I was a bit lazy there. Perhaps we can work out a night that you and your dad can come and fish the river?

Yep, that sounds awesome! I volunteer my dad to catch our livies . Then we can go catch some monsters! 

I don't think next week is possible for me, but I'll check with my dad. Would you want to do a Friday night?

Cheers Hamish

[Drop Bear]

40 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Yep, that sounds awesome! I volunteer my dad to catch our livies . Then we can go catch some monsters! 

I don't think next week is possible for me, but I'll check with my dad. Would you want to do a Friday night?

Cheers Hamish

Whatever suits you mate. Lets wait until the 22nd so the big snapper, flathead, salmon, cod and bream catches count. 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hey, @tugger, would you want to compete in this comp? 

I have a feeling you may win some of the categories against @GregOug's gang of naughty Northsider's! (for once my English lesson came into use - the subject of it was 'alliteration'). Lol. 

Cheers Hamish

[GregOug]

Aye Matey! My gang of naughty northsiders will make you Southside landlubbers walk the plank when we win this here comp!

[kmcrosby78]

1 hour ago, GregOug said:

Aye Matey! My gang of naughty northsiders will make you Southside landlubbers walk the plank when we win this here comp!

That's the spirit - if you're not going to CATCH like a (successful) fisherman, may as well sound like one ......... 

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, kmcrosby78 said:

That's the spirit - if you're not going to CATCH like a (successful) fisherman, may as well sound like one ......... 

We have to catch something?

[Old Scaley]

8 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Hey, @tugger, would you want to compete in this comp? 

I have a feeling you may win some of the categories against @GregOug's gang of naughty Northsider's! (for once my English lesson came into use - the subject of it was 'alliteration'). Lol. 

Cheers Hamish

Make sure you are not on your phone for the clas on punctuation @AUS-BNE-FISHO. Your alliteration was perfect but you put the apostrophe in the wrong place .   Hang on - you’re a southsider- scratch that sledge!

[ellicat]

53 minutes ago, Old Scaley said:

Make sure you are not on your phone for the clas on punctuation @AUS-BNE-FISHO. Your alliteration was perfect but you put the apostrophe in the wrong place .   Hang on - you’re a southsider- scratch that sledge!

"clas" ? lol

[Leosonfire]

Excitement is building, anglers from all over Brisbane are preparing their rigs, Oiling their Reels and patching holes in their boats in preparation for this years suburbs of origin! This years northsiders v southsiders battle looms as one for the ages. @Cobiaaddict is the bookies pick to take out largest snapper with @Allnighter Close behind. Questions are a plenty this year, will @ellicat catch more fish or smoke them out? Can @Drop Bear and His secret weapon @AUS-BNE-FISHO Deliver the goods? Will @GregOug finally catch a fish? So stay tuned folks, it’s going to be a ripper! 

[tugger]

I'm in for the southsider team

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, tugger said:

I'm in for the southsider team

Good luck with that

[benno573]

7 hours ago, ellicat said:

"clas" ? lol

it's pelagius all over again... 

[Old Scaley]

2 hours ago, benno573 said:

it's pelagius all over again... 

Zinggggg. That’s what happens when you (me) try to be a smart ar@e at 4am.

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, Old Scaley said:

Zinggggg. That’s what happens when you (me) try to be a smart ar@e at 4am.

Not to mention quite a few reds

[GregOug]

10 hours ago, Leosonfire said:

Excitement is building, anglers from all over Brisbane are preparing their rigs, Oiling their Reels and patching holes in their boats in preparation for this years suburbs of origin! This years northsiders v southsiders battle looms as one for the ages. @Cobiaaddict is the bookies pick to take out largest snapper with @Allnighter Close behind. Questions are a plenty this year, will @ellicat catch more fish or smoke them out? Can @Drop Bear and His secret weapon @AUS-BNE-FISHO Deliver the goods? Will @GregOug finally catch a fish? So stay tuned folks, it’s going to be a ripper! 

Actually, I’m not doing anything.

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, Old Scaley said:

Zinggggg. That’s what happens when you (me) try to be a smart ar@e at 4am.

And not to be too pedantic but Zing is actually spelt ‘Zing’. Lol

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, Old Scaley said:

Zinggggg. That’s what happens when you (me) try to be a smart ar@e at 4am.

Go to bed!

[Drop Bear]

30 minutes ago, GregOug said:

Actually, I’m not doing anything.

sounds relaxing. 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

32 minutes ago, GregOug said:

And not to be too pedantic but Zing is actually spelt ‘Zing’. Lol

It's actually called appending, GregOug.  (When you add to the end of something).

Also, @Kat, would you be interested in this comp?

Cheers Hamish

Oh yeah, and you Northside buggers have something to worry about now tugger is on the team!

[Drop Bear]

2 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

It's actually called appending, GregOug.  (When you add to the end of something).

Also, @Kat, would you be interested in this comp?

Cheers Hamish

Oh yeah, and you Northside buggers have something to worry about now tugger is on the team!

I spoke to tugger today. He is happy and well but planning a few trips away so may or may not have time to be part of the trip. 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

1 minute ago, Drop Bear said:

I spoke to tugger today. He is happy and well but planning a few trips away so may or may not have time to be part of the trip. 

Hey Drop Bear

That's good he is doing well. Hopefully he has the time for a bit of a fish 

Cheers Hamish 

[GregOug]

On 07/08/2020 at 10:23 AM, christophagus said:

Suburbs of Origin! 22nd of August – 20th of September 8pm

After skipping a year last year, the mighty Suburbs of Origin is back! Only this time, its not just for those in SEQ. it is open to everyone! Though the dividing line is still the Brisbane River. This is the 4th year of this comp. I do not remember who won the first competition, but Team South won in 2017, and Team North won in 2018. So the competition this year is anyone’s for the taking! There are some changes this year (open to anyone in the country) as well as I’m sure you are all now aware, it is now a one round competition. So instead of the traditional 3 round series, it will be a “winner takes all” one round competition that will last for an entire month, so no excuses for not having the time to fish or bad weather. Also new this year, more species. The more the merrier, plus it gives everyone more chances to target different species and just makes for a more interesting competition. Also, I’ve split some categories up compared to previous years. So now we have 13 species to target. Species list below.

In years gone by, this has always been a free event which is still the case, the bragging rights are enough of a prize for some! However, I’ve decided to give the winners an opportunity to have a trophy to show off their win…let me explain this a bit further. There is a trophy available to each species category winner and will say something like “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 2020 – BREAM CHAMPION – Joe Bloggs”. Up to the winner if they want their name or not on the trophy. For the winning team, there is also the opportunity to have a “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 2020 CHAMPIONS – TEAM NORTH” which will be available to anyone on the winning team who wants one regardless if you catch any fish or not as this is a team based event. The trophy will probably look like this below (tbc and finalised at the end of the comp) 14cm tall, and the cost of it will need to be paid for by the winning angler who wants one. Completely up to each individual, if bragging rights are enough then that’s cool too.  I figured the chance at winning a trophy might bring out the competitive streak in people! Cost will be around $10 for the trophy plus postage (or pickup if that’s easier). I’ll be the contact to organise this at the end of the comp.

To keep it plain and simple, if you live North of the Brisbane river, you are Team North

If you live South of the Brisbane river, you are Team South

It’s not about where you were born, just about where you live now

SPECIES LIST
Yellowfin Bream, Australian Bass, Whiting, Flathead, Snapper, Mulloway or Teraglin (Jew), Threadfin Salmon, Golden Perch (yellow belly), Tailor, Tuna, Mackerel, Cod (any type freshwater or salt) and Trevally (any type) .

 For a team to win, they must win the majority of available species (more species than the other team). Why these species? Because regardless of how (boat, kayak or land) or where you fish, you will be able to target these species. To win a species category, an angler from either Team North or Team South must catch the longest of that species. It does not matter if one team catches more of any particular species, it comes down to the size of the fish. One 30cm bream will beat 5x 29cm bream from the other team. Quality, not quantity. Hope that makes sense.

To keep it fair, the night before the opening day of fishing, a unique symbol will be released that must be pictured with the catch along with your team name (North or South) submissions can be made online in the topic that I will create to keep a up to date leader board for all to see (topic will be called “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 2020 LEADER BOARD” and will be created closer to the event start). Each time a new longest species is caught, I will update the original post to let everyone know what Team is in front and who is winning each category. The unique symbol will be as easy as writing or drawing on a piece of paper (or a hand signal), which can be easily placed next to the fish. Fish where you want, just because you’re a Team North member doesn’t mean that you have to fish North of the Brisbane river and vice versa. All competition submissions must be loaded into the leader board topic by 8pm on the final day of the competition! The unique symbol will be posted in both this topic and the leader board topic.

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY
To submit a entry, you will need a photo of the fish on a brag mat or some form of measuring device that clearly displays the length of the fish along with the unique symbol and your team name. This entry must be uploaded to the topic “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 2020 LEADER BOARD” before 8pm on the final day of the competition. Even if you catch a fish that isn’t as big as one already submitted, feel free to post it up anyway as it would be great to see how everyone is going regardless.

The date has been set so that the competition starts when the snapper closure has been re-opened. 

The more anglers involved the better! This competition isn’t designed to push us against each other, but to just get some friendly banter going among this awesome community that we have going here on AFO.

The gauntlet has been thrown down! Who is keen? To nominate what team you are on, just comment on this post and I will add your name to the below list
 
TEAM NORTH : @Leosonfire @GregOug @benno573@Breaming with bro @Cobiaaddict@christophagus

TEAM SOUTH : @Allnighter @kmcrosby78 @Old Scaley @AUS-BNE-FISHO @ellicat

I note the upcoming comp is based solely on length. Looking at the length of participants names above it seems Northside has already won. Don’t worry too much though, Southside Lanlubbers, you may win one category if you’re lucky, probably because Northside didn’t bother fishing in that particular category. 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

1 minute ago, GregOug said:

I note the upcoming comp is based solely on length. Looking at the length of participants names above it seems Northside has already won. Don’t worry too much though, Southside Lanlubbers, you may win one category if you’re lucky, probably because Northside didn’t bother fishing in that particular category. 

Yeah GregOug, congrats on winning the LAMEST category of them all. The highly LAME 'length of your names combined category!'. . You clearly are polite enough to leave the real categories to the professionals. 

Cheers Hamish

[kmcrosby78]

5 minutes ago, GregOug said:

I note the upcoming comp is based solely on length. Looking at the length of participants names above it seems Northside has already won. Don’t worry too much though, Southside Lanlubbers, you may win one category if you’re lucky, probably because Northside didn’t bother fishing in that particular category. 

Don't worry Greg, my team has (and will have) L   E   N   G   T   H  where it matters ............. 

[GregOug]

2 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

It's actually called appending, GregOug.  (When you add to the end of something).

Also, @Kat, would you be interested in this comp?

Cheers Hamish

Oh yeah, and you Northside buggers have something to worry about now tugger is on the team!

I don’t we’re particularly frightened of someone who picks ‘tugger’ as their handle. Lol

[GregOug]

1 minute ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Yeah GregOug, congrats on winning the LAMEST category of them all. The highly LAME 'length of your names combined category!'. . You clearly are polite enough to leave the real categories to the professionals. 

Cheers Hamish

Professionals? We have professionals on here?

[kmcrosby78]

Just now, GregOug said:

I don’t we’re particularly frightened of someone who picks ‘tugger’ as their handle. Lol

Do a search for some of his reports ........ then you may become just a little bit concerned ......... 

[GregOug]

2 minutes ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Don't worry Greg, my team has (and will have) L   E   N   G   T   H  where it matters ............. 

In your dreams

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Just now, GregOug said:

Professionals? We have professionals on here?

Compared to you Northside people we are!