2008 Winter Camp - Official Thread

[Angus]

Hey everyone.

Welcome to the offficial G-up thread for Winter Camp 2008.

Dear AFO members, the weekend of the Winter Camp 2008 draws rapidly closer and the details have all been finalised.

Location: Camp Lake Fire @ Maroon Dam. 664 Burnett Creek Road Lake Maroon. Feel free to check out the website for this camp site: http://www.camplakefire.com/

Dates: The Winter Camp will run over the dates of the 4th, 5th & 6th July. Please find below a more detailed itinarary.

Friday 4th July.

7:30pm’ish: Arrive at Camp Site.

7:45pm-till late: Set up camp, cabins, dinner and social.

Saturday 5th July.

6:30am: Breakfast.

6:45am-7:00am: Briefing.

7:30am-2:30pm: Fishing.

2:30-3:30: Lunch & Recording.

3:30-6:30 Angling Presentations. (Neil Schultz, Garry Fitzgerald, MORE TBA).

6:30-late: Dinner and socializing.

Sunday 6th July

6:30am: Breakfast.

7:00-12:00: Fishing.

12:30: Prize Presentation.

What to bring:

Fishing Gear.

Towel.

Wet Weather Gear.

Tent if required.

Boat if desired.

Alcoholic beverages.

Digital Camera if possible.

Brag Mat.

Common Sense.

Accomadation:

There are Cabins available as well as fantastic camping grouds at this camp site. Cabin reservations will be first in first served, however some preference will be given to the ladies. Hope you dont mind gentlemen.

Boating:

Some boats and canoes are available for hire from Sports Tuition. Power boats are allowed on Maroon Dam which should open up the range of boats AFO members can bring. People with their own boats are encouraged to bring them so that more non boaters may attend.

Packages:

Using one of the Sports Tuition boats: $210.

BYO Boat: $180.

Please make payments direct to Steve Wilkes:

Sports Tuition Pty Ltd

BSB 034 037

A/C No. 159547

Westpac Banking Corporation

Making a booking:

When you book please email the following details to both myself: angus@australianfishing.com.au and Steve Wilkes: sportstuition@optusnet.com.au

a: Full name and AFO Username?

b: Package?

c: Cabins or camping?

d: If you are bringing you own boat what type? (Canoe, Kayak, Tinnie etc).

e: Will you need fishing gear?

I will need to information to keep track of who needs what so please take the time to do this.

Prizes:

Thanks everyone. Just a note as well, Anaconda Logan have come on board with some great prizes including Daiwa Sol and Revros Reel, top of the range rods and more. So it will be worth competing for! I will give a briefing on the rules etc of the camp on the first day.

Please make your bookings ASAP for ease of logistics.

If you have further questions or lively banter regarding this camp please use this thread: http://www.australianfishing.com.au/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=237&func=view&catid=15&id=115557#115557

Confirmed Attendees:

1. Steve Wilkes

2. Neil Schultz (Presenter).

3. Angus Gorrie

4. Tanya Gorrie

5. Julia Birks

6. Ray Kennedy

7. Tristan Mason

8. Crystal

9. Jeff Flynn

10. Jamie Brocket

11. Ash Andersen

12. Samara Andersen

13. Natalie Long

14. Ellen Wren

15. Ben Ebelt

16. Andrew Boyd

17. Julia Wissler

18. Kriso Lubbers

19. Victor De Baie

20. Liesbeth Thie

21. Baden Phillips

22. Aaron H

23. Rod Vardy

24: Michele Everding

25: Paul Czarkowski

[benno573]

whoohoo.... :woohoo: looking forward to it!

[Angus]

I have mentioned this in the front page article but due to a few hick ups at Kayak Camp ill just reiterate. Please email both myself and Steve Wilkes the information requested in the front page article. This will just make logistics so much easier.

Cheers.

Angus

[jeff f]

confirmation emails sent i'm there

[rayke1938]

Paid last night. Emails sent now requesting cabin.

If there are any non boaters who wish to come along and watch an old mug fishing I will have 2 spare seats in the boat.

Cheers

Ray

[Angus]

Thanks to those who have sent their details in already. Most appreciated.

I have struck up that deal with my butcher so we should have some bloody good quality snags on offer

Angus

[Ash]

This is gonna be a blast! If you havent signed up yet make sure you do if you can make it. The yak camp was awesome, great catching up with AFO members. And just remember the ladies will enjoy the winter camp too, nice cabins and surrounding etc.

[Angus]

Yeah Ash thats a good point. So far quite a few ladies have RSVP's and I know a few otehrs who are going to. So its a good one for the partners for sure.

Angus

[rayke1938]

rayke1938 wrote:

Paid last night. Emails sent now requesting cabin.

If there are any non boaters who wish to come along and watch an old mug fishing I will have 2 spare seats in the boat.

Cheers

Ray

One seat gone to Polyphonic still one available looks like I may be going early on Friday for a pre fish.

Cheers

Ray

[Angus]

Ray love the enthusiasm

[MentallyUnsound]

Love to join you all, but I have to stay home and injoy the final weekend i have as a sort-of-bachelor as i will be a married man as from the 12th July and the final wedding plans will have to be sorted.

Plus after going last night to the snapper seminar, talking the 'soon to be wife' into letting me take the tinny on our honeymoon :silly: is not going to be easy.

So this time round i'd have to pass it up.

DAve

[Mack_attack]

Sorry guys me and cowfish won't be able to make it either. A few months back we booked a holiday on the mooloolabah river without realizing that the dates clashed. We were intending to go but unfortunately we wont be able to make it this time.

[mangler]

I'm definitely keen at this stage & am 99% sure I'll be there, will know for certain next week. Not sure how I will be cruising around on the dam, whether my inflatable dinghy will be adequate or if I need to borrow a boat or go deckie for someone else? Plenty of time to work that one out yet though!

Cheers,

Matt

[Do$tylz]

yep. Sorry gents (and ladies ) out again due to work. DAMMIT.

At least the amount of effort and time I'm putting into work is paying off..... I'm heading to Hawaii for a mass party in July. All expenses paid. Hope to get a shot at some game fishing there.

[benno573]

Do$tylz wrote:

yep. Sorry gents (and ladies ) out again due to work. DAMMIT.

At least the amount of effort and time I'm putting into work is paying off..... I'm heading to Hawaii for a mass party in July. All expenses paid. Hope to get a shot at some game fishing there.

:ohmy: lucky bastard..... :ohmy:

have a great trip mate, all the hard work ahs paid off i guess!!!

[polyphonic]

rayke1938 wrote:

rayke1938 wrote:

Paid last night. Emails sent now requesting cabin.

If there are any non boaters who wish to come along and watch an old mug fishing I will have 2 spare seats in the boat.

Cheers

Ray

One seat gone to Polyphonic still one available looks like I may be going early on Friday for a pre fish.

Cheers

Ray

:evil: :evil: LOL all my evil doing.

"Hey Ray why don't we go early Friday for a prefish and get some more time on the water" :evil: :evil:

Not that it will help me with the way I've been fishing so far in 2008:laugh:

[chubbstar]

This would be a great trip, I'm working though:( Trying to save up some cash for a boat that I've found;)

Jayson

[benno573]

this is gunna be awesome! great oppurtunity to meet so new people and catch a few more bass, maybe my first yellow or toga too! :woohoo: will be some awesome prizes on offer thanks to our new sponsor anaconda logan :woohoo: and others! can't wait!

[kriso]

chubbstar wrote:

This would be a great trip, I'm working though:( Trying to save up some cash for a boat that I've found;)

Jayson

shot gun deckie seat!

[Angus]

Apparantly there have been some good yellas caught guys. Wooot.

Angus

[Angus]

Anyone using their yaks? Or all boaters?

[kriso]

if im there im yaking, and terry can tow me hahahhaha:P

[Angus]

Yeah, I think ill use my pro fish as well.

I think Tanya will be using a canoe or Tinny so with her mates so Ill have free reign, i think.

Angus

[kriso]

you think or you hope? lol

[kriso]

hell yeah just got the okay from work!!!! im in!

[benno573]

kriso wrote:

hell yeah just got the okay from work!!!! im in!

nice one kriso! so i will tow the pajero there and terry will tow you around when you get there! sound like a plan!

[kriso]

hahahah funny man benno!! she will be fresh from the panel beaters gettin a full rust protection and underbody spray while she's there so it will be ready for some beach action!

[Angus]

Thanks for the RSVP's guys.

2 more added.

Angus

[tacklebox]

2 more!

[Angus]

Thanks tacklebox. Got your email!

Angus

[jeff f]

come on guys this is only a couple of weeks away surely there are more

than the 22 listed on the front page comming

[Terry H]

kriso: I wont be there to tow ya mate. I have too many high end fishing rods/reels in the works to save for, not to mention other fishing trips that are still in the planning stages.

Hope you all enjoy Winter Camp

[rayke1938]

Still one spare seat in my stacer for a non boater or a yakker with tired arms.

Cheers

Ray

[rayke1938]

Both seats gone one to Polyphonic and other to Mangler.

Cheers

Ray

[kriso]

cant believe more people havent signed up for this its going to be wicked!!

[benno573]

what's going on guys? get on board! it will be a great trip, kriso even promised to keep his clothes on for the entire trip!!! :silly: :ohmy:

[benno573]

all paid gus. you're stuck with me now!

[Angus]

It will be a pleasure Benno

[kriso]

is it possible to put up a list of the yakkers or put yak beside there name?

[Rocket75]

Just sent my email, I'm going as AaronH's deckie.

Here's hoping we have better weather than the latest Hinze camp!

Rocket