Apart from the not-so-great weather conditions, the event was a huge success with reasonably good attendance, and a record amount of fish caught and weighed, as well as released.
There were a total of:
- 100 legal fish weighed
- 34 legal fish caught and released
- 264 undersized fish caught and released
- 17 mud crabs weighed in
- 159kg in total of fish weighed
- 3 club records broken
The children loved the weekend. It was a great opportunity to catch up with friends and explore the awesome Hinchinbrook area.
A full list of the results and sponsored prizes are listed below:
Category - Sponsor - Winner
Saturday Sub-Junior Runner-up - Anaconda - Hayden Elms
Saturday Sub-Junior Champion - Anaconda / Fasta Pasta - Liam Fletcher
Saturday Junior Runner-up - McDonalds / Pro-Tackle - Darrien Burrows
Saturday Junior Champion - McDonalds - Brooke Hurditch
Saturday Senior Female Runner-up - McDonalds - Julianne McMaster
Saturday Senior Female Champion - McDonalds - Angie Holloway
Saturday Senior Male Runner-up - Outerlimits Boat Hire - Ian Morgan
Saturday Senior Male Champion - Stainless Steel Pipes & Fittings Australia / Outerlimits Boat Hire - Jason Delacey
Mudcrab Runner-up - John Hurditch
Mudcrab Champion - Rod Gear
Landbased Female Runner-up - Monadelphous - No place getter
Landbased Female Champion - Monadelphous - Julianne McMaster
Landbased Male Runner-up - Monadelphous - Tony Turner
Landbased Male Champion - Monadelphous - Phil McMaster
Catch & Release Runner-up (undersized) - Power Blasting - Rod Gear
Catch & Release Champion (undersized) - Power Blasting - Trisha Forman
Catch & Release Runner-up (legal) - About Fishing NQ - Wes Graffin
Catch & Release Champion (legal) - About Fishing NQ / Tropical Ice - Sheldon Dreyer
Lure / Fly Fishing Runner-up - About Fishing NQ - Gavin Andrews
Lure / Fly Fishing Champion - About Fishing NQ - Wes Graffin
Secret weight 1 - Blue Marlin Fish Bar / Birch Carole & Coyle - Jason Delacey
Secret weight 2 - Hogs Breath Cafe / Reading Cinemas - Mitch Warrener
Secret weight 3 - Tackle World - Ross St-John Wood
Lightest Fish Weighed - Christian Bookworld / Dominos - Hayden Elms
Heaviest Fish Weighed - Christian Bookworld / Dominos - Mitch Warrener
Lowest Point Scoring Fish - Anaconda - Gavin Jacobs
Highest Point Scoring Fish - 7 to 7 Bait & Tackle - Herschel Wilson
Secret weight 4 - Kathmandu / Pro-Tackle - Phil McMaster
Secret Weight 5 - Kathmandu / Fishing Warehouse - Liam Fletcher
Secret Weight 6 - Fasta Pasta / Fishing Warehouse - Mitch Warrener
Sub-Junior Runner-up - CWG Insulations - Liam Fletcher
Sub Junior Female Champion - CivilPlus Constructions - Emily Forman
Sub Junior Male Champion - CivilPlus Constructions - Ben Forman
Junior Runner-up - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Maddy Chambers
Junior Female Champion - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Brooke Hurditch
Junior Male Champion - CWG Insulations - Darrien Burrows
Senior Female 3rd - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Julianne McMaster
Senior Female Runner-up - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Trisha Forman
Senior Female Champion - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Sylvia Gear
Senior Male 3rd - CWG Insulations - Jason Delacey
Senior Male Runner-up - CWG Insulations - Rod Gear
Senior Male Champion - CWG Insulations - Mitch Warrener
Our other non-standard category prize division sponsors:
Lucky Door Prize 1: Wanderers
Lucky Door Prize 2: Gough Plastics
Lucky Door Prize 3: Sunferries / Reading Cinemas
Lucky Door Prize 4: Birch Carole & Coyle / Fasta Pasta
Lucky Door Prize 5: RSL / Willows on Wheels / Dominos
Lucky Door Prize 6: RSL / Willows on Wheels / Dominos
Lucky Door Prize 7: Qld Boating & Training
Saturday Morning Tea Prize 1: Warrina Ice Skating Rink
Saturday Morning Tea Prize 2: Willows on Wheels / Dominos
Crazy Catch Award: Anaconda
Captain Chaos: Anaconda
Family Fishing Prize 1: Fasta Pasta / Billabong Sanctuary
Family Fishing Prize 2: Fasta Pasta / Billabong Sanctuary
Family Fishing Prize 3: Warrina Ice Skating Rink / Billabong Sanctuary
Family Fishing Prize 4: Warrina Ice Skating Rink / Billabong Sanctuary / Willows on Wheels
Junior Sports Encouragement Awards: McDonalds
Sub-Junior & Junior 3rd, 4th & 5th place getters awards: About Fishing NQ
Cash Sponsors for expenses & other forms of giveaway items: Jo Pennisi Homes (cash), Norstate Marketing (lanyards), Townsville City Council (sun safe products), Cummins (pens & coolers), and Advantage Signs (sponsorship board).
Thanks again to all our Sponsors for making this event possible for our club!