On the 15th and 16th of May, dozens of anglers converged on Manly at the brisk hour of 4:00am to compete in the Brisbane Fishing Online event, the Moreton Bay Classic 2010. With thousands of dollars worth of cash and prizes up for grabs, the stage was set for some tough competition. After a quick briefing and the issuing of their unique items from the admin at event HQ, the crews were off in search of good waters and hopefully even better fish!As luck would have it the weather on Saturday was sensational and many crews used this to their advantage heading far and wide over the bay. With a varied range of species on offer as eligible target species, game plans had been laid early by many competitors for the duration of the weekend. Many anglers even stayed out overnight to maximise their chance at the prize pool for this event.
On Sunday the entries started rolling in early. Many tired but excited anglers began to appear around event HQ as the day warmed up (a little bit), cameras in hand ready to register fish. It was great to once again that thanks to Brisbane Fishing Online's dedication to this virtual method of registering fish, many category placing fish were able to be released to fight another day. By midday the event HQ was bustling. Dozens of anglers were uniting to share stories of success, defeat, cold nights and cold ales. Many new aqquaintances seemed to have been formed, and helped by a hot BBQ and cold drinks, the event HQ certainly had a great feeling of camaraderie and a lack of ego always present at Brisbane Fishing Online events. Picture: Admin busily working to get all the entries recorded while competitors look on.
Due to the seriously large amount of fish caught over the weekend, the admin were working flat strap to register and record all entries made. However by about 12:45pm they were ready to present the hefty prize pool to the multitude of eager anglers. To kick things off the organisers drew the winner of the luck door prizes. With such an excellent array of goods on offer for the lucky door prizes this year this was much anticipated part of the proceedings! The winner of the lucky door prizes were:
Buckat List Fishing Charters (valued at $900): Wes Watson
Brisbane Bay Tours Fishing Charter (valued at $740): Jeff Flynn
John Deere Prize Pack (Valued at $100): Davo Dinkum
Soft Plastic Prize Pack (Valued at $25): Kris Sweres
Soft Plastic Prize Pack (Valued at $25): Ian Ferguson
The actual results from the 2010 Moreton Bay Classic were outstanding with 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings awarded for all categories with many entries in each category. The results were as follows:
Longest Snapper:1st: Dan Watters - 661mm
2nd: Cliff Lugton - 630mm
3rd: Mick Nash - 529mm
Pictured: Dan Watters with his winning Snapper.
Longest Tailor:1st: Jamie Bowles - 467mm
2nd: Ben Evans - 453mm
3rd: Tom Lazlo - 442mm
Pictured: Jamie with his winning Tailor.
Longest Mackerel:1st: Jamie Bowles - 636mm
2nd: Merv Chen - 418mm
3rd: Liesbeth Thie - 411mm
Pictured: Jamie makes another appearance with his winning Mackerel.
Longest Bream:1st: Henry Do -346mm
2nd: Kris Sweres - 315mm
Kris Sweres - 304mm
3rd: Luke Doyle - 286mm
Pictured: Henry Do with his winning Bream.
Longest Flathead:
1st: Kris Sweres - 540mm
2nd: Dayle Banks - 528mm
3rd: Ben Evans - 490mm
Pictured below: The winner accepting their prizes! (Ian Ferguson accepting on behalf of Jamie Bowles).
Overall the 2010 Moreton Bay Classic can only been seen as success to all involved. The administration were certainly pleased with the way it went and the attitudes all who competed showed. With that in mind we would like to give a massive thanks to all those who in true BFO spirit offered deckie spots to other anglers. There were numerous competitors in the event who would otherwise either not been on a boat, or not competed in the first place.
The administration team would also like to give the following thank yous.
To all those that competed and helped make the event such a great success.
To our sponsors, BucKat List Fishing Charters, Brisbane Bay Tours, Two Bent Rods, Gidgee Lures, Chersterfield Australia, and Do$stylz Inc for providing a prize pool worth thousands of dollars. If you would like any information regarding any of the services offered by these groups please done hesitate to put it out there in the forums as we have representitives from each one on the site.
With such a great event up our sleeves we are thoroughly looking forward to upcoming 2010 State Of Origin fishing competition. For more information please check the 2010 State Of Origin section of the site under the Competitions tab. We would love to see as many of you there as possible.
Cheers.
Brisbane Fishing Online
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