Baptist Church Fishing Club (BCFC) is a family friendly fishing club that is made up of people from all walks of life who share a passion for fishing. You don’t have to go to church or even believe in God to become a member of our fishing club – everyone is welcome.
We love going fishing. We love to talk about fishing. We love to learn about fishing. We love fishing together and sharing knowledge. Our Club is also a place where you can find answers to some of life’s tough questions that may not relate to fishing!
Here is a bit about what we do:
Tackle Nights: A Tackle Night is held on the first Thursday Night of each month where members can learn about all aspects of fishing from a variety of expert guest speakers. Many topics are covered and often include fishing basics such as knot tying and castnet throwing, specialised techniques for targeting individual species and locations and practical topics such as boat maintenance and fishing safety. Our fishing year runs from February to November.
Fishing Competitions: Each month a competition is held from 12.00am Friday through to 5.00pm Saturday. These competitions may be open, have defined boundaries or have specified conditions. You may fish using any line class you choose (including braid) and points are determined based on factors allocated to each species to ensure fairness between styles of fishing. For example, a 12.5kg Spanish mackerel (factor 8) will score the same points as a 2kg mangrove jack (factor 50) and a 6.6kg barramundi (factor 15).
Weigh In & BBQ: Each competition is finished off with a weigh in on the Saturday afternoon where each angler is permitted to weigh a total of 5 fish, with no more than 2 of any one species. Following the weigh the Club puts on a family BBQ where everybody can catch up and spin a few yarns about the ones that got away!
Divisions:
Line Fishing (Male, Female, Junior, Sub-Junior)
Lure and Fly Fishing
Catch and Release
Spearfishing
Mud Crabs
Annual Memberships:Family $50.00
Senior: $30.00
Junior: $15.00
Concession: $15.00
BCFC Club Room:
Townsville Baptist Church Hall
38 Canterbury Rd, Kirwan
Want more info?We will be holding a Sign-On Day on 30th January 2010 where you can find out more about how the club works, and what’s planned for 2010. More details will be posted closer to the time. Alternatively you can email me on dtforman@gotalk.net.au anytime if you want to know anything more.
