How’s this for a local threadfin. Daniel Brind with a cracker. Persistence always beats resistance.
WTF and closed season options
L Local spanish guru Chris Nash with a beast 30kg model from north of Yeppoon.
Cody Storey and friends did a trip to the Rockhampton region recently. This is what it’s all about – bent rods and good times. Page 54 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing, November 2021
AST month was the tenth anniversary Women That Fish Barra Classic, run on the mighty Fitzroy River. The masterminds behind the WTF comp, Shara Van Haren and Kalana Thomas, need to take a bow for the quality event they have put so much hard work into. We have been involved with this competition in the past and it has been nothing short of spectacular, catering to all skill levels. Unfortunately, this year we were unable to attend but I got a good run down on the proceedings. Day one would have to go down as one of
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the toughest in the comp’s history. Any of the anglers who braved the conditions on that first day would have had full wet-weather gear on because it rained practically all day. I checked the radar at about 9am on day one and it showed it was bucketing down. By reports, most of the anglers were still on the water, which was a huge effort. There weren’t a lot of fish sent in on the first day which was no surprise given the weather. Chasin Tails was in
top spot with 188cm of barramundi registered and the longest barra for the day was a cracking fish caught by Shelly Newton at 94cm. The conditions for day two couldn’t have been more perfect, with rain clearing, blue skies and next to no wind. The barra came in thick and fast with the good conditions. It was definitely a race to the finish and at the end of the competition the overall champion team was separated by only 1cm. * continued P55
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