May Fishing Comp - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

[leftieant]

Thanks to DAVO'S BAIT AND TACKLE, it's time for the May Fishing Comp. This month's comp will run from Sat 2 May to Sun 10 May. Rules are below:

Entries:
All entered fish will earn 30 points
All Tales of Woe will earn 10 points
Only one (1) fish per person per comp period. You can upgrade your entry by editing your original post - however your ORIGINAL post date will count for the mystery date (see below).

Hall of Fame
If you get a 1st place, you earn a BONUS 30 points, 2nd place = 20 points and 3rd place = 10 points.

Monthly winners
There will be 6 winners per month. 1st place will earn a bonus 70 points, down to the 6th place fish earning 10 bonus points.

So far it's all pretty standard, here's the new stuff though:

MYSTERY LENGTH: Each month there will be a 'mystery length'. The entry with the closest fish length to the mystery length will double their points for that month's entry. This will include any bonus points - for example, Hall of Fame, winners points, or both! You will need to enter a fish to qualify for this - Tale of Woe ain't gonna cut it.

MYSTERY LETTER: Each month there will be a mystery letter. The first angler with the mystery letter as the first letter of their nickname will earn double points for that month's entry - including bonus points. (eg - if the mystery letter was "L", and Leftieant was the first entrant with the letter "L", I would get double points for the month). Even if you enter a Tale of Woe, you are still eligible. If no-one with that letter enters the comp for that month, the mystery bonus will not be awarded.

MYSTERY DATE: Each month there will be a mystery date. All entries for that day (fish or Tale of Woe) will earn a 50% points bonus for that month's entry. Please note, the date you post your entry in the thread will be the date used, NOT the date you caught your fish.

All of these bonus points will compound - ie if you are lucky enough to land all 3 of the mystery bonuses, you would end up with 2 x 2 x 1.5 = 6 X YOUR POINTS SCORE FOR THE MONTH!

The idea of the mystery bonuses is to mix up the points table a bit, and give a few of the big guns a scare this year!

RANDOM PRIZES: Davo's Bait & Tackle have donated 4 lures per month for random prizes, which will run through until May at this point. There will be 4 random prize winners per month!

As always, the comp will run from the 1st Saturday to the 2nd Sunday of the month. Dates may be adjusted or extended slightly for some holiday periods, solely at the Moderators discretion (ie me).

Feel free to include crap fish like Pike and Wrasse but you must be willing to handle the verbal abuse and questioning of your manhood associated with the entry of such captures.

All entries should include the following information (along with a picture of the fish)

Only one (1) fish per person per comp period. Make it a good one!!!

Name/UserName of Angler
Date of Capture
Location
Type and Size/Weight of Fish
Tackle/Line/Lure Used
Conditions (optional)
Other Comments (optional)

If you are entering a Tale of Woe, please include the information below:

Name/UserName
Date of Fishing Trip
Location
Conditions
Tale of Woe (ie why didn't you get anything!)

Good luck and get out there!

[Game fisher]

UserName of Angler:Game Fisher
Date of Capture:3/04/2009
Location: Tee Gardens / Broughton Island
Type and Size/Weight of Fish: Snapper 96cm
Tackle/Line/Lure Used: 30lb – live bait - slimie
Conditions (optional): Rainy, windy, choppy, but the fish where on the choooooo

[phil79]

phil79 saturday afternoon 2/5/09 5:45 pm
Lane cove river
PB XO Bream 42cm to fork,45 to tips.
Shimano travel spin raider,tired sienna,6lb nitlon braid,6lb nitlon fc leader,1/20 TT jig head,2" baby shrimp in that well talked about colour pattern(BP)
After a heap of small fish in breezy conditions,threw a final cast at the pylon and warmed the drag,needed this in feb during comp,,totally stoked tho!!
released

[WayneD]

Name/UserName of Angler - WayneD
Date of Capture - 03/05/09
Location - Hinze Dam
Type and Size/Weight of Fish - Saratoga 43cms
Tackle/Line/Lure Used - 4 lb vanish, 8 lb leader, Lake Police SK Pop
Conditions (optional) - Perfect

[sailfin]

Name / Username of Angler: Craig/Sailfin
Fish Type: Rainbow Trout
Length:63cm
Date/Time of Capture:2/5/09
Location of Capture: Dumaresq Dam Armidale
Type of Lure/Bait used: 65mm Squidgy wriggler in bloodworm/S-factor
Gear: Innovator nitro 6'6 bream finesse Shimano Sienna 1000/6lb Braid
Comments: Fought hard for 5mins or so, made a first run of around 60m
fish was released after pic.

[joejoe]

Name/UserName of Angler joe joe
Date of Capture 4-5-09
Location Kawana lakes
Type and Size/Weight of Fish bass 43cm
Tackle/Line/Lure Used 2kg braid 3kg leader
Conditions fair

[granpop]

Name/UserName of Angler - Granpop
Date of Capture - 5 May 2009
Location - Mallacoota
Type and Size/Weight of Fish - Black Bream 40 cm (equal PB for me)
Tackle/Line/Lure Used - Starlo Stick, 6lb fireline, Specials Bin hardbody
Conditions (optional) - overcast and flat calm
Other Comments (optional) - toss-up between this fish and a 50 cm flattie

[polylureosis]

Name/UserName of Angler: Ashley / Polylureosis
Date of Capture: 02/05/09
Location: Port Stephens
Type and Size/Weight of Fish: Mackerel Tuna, Approx 75cm Fork length - 80cm overall.
Tackle/Line/Lure Used: Daiwa 2500 Sol, Shimano T-Curve, 15lb Powerpro Red, 20lb Fluro, Live Slimy Mackerel
Conditions (optional): Had pulled the pin for the day and was heading in. Bit windy and lumpy, Tide running into Port Stephens at a few Knts.
Other Comments (optional): I will write a trip report - Soon.

[sbd]

Watch this space.

[BIGKEV]

Location: North Pine Dam - Lake Samsonvale
Type and Size/Weight of Fish: 42cm Australian Bass
Tackle/Line/Lure Used: 3-5 kg rack raider, 2500 twin power/ 10pd crystal fireline / 85mm Predatek spoonbill in barra blue
Conditions (optional) warm mid morning with light south easterly breeze building during the day (falling barometer)
Other Comments (optional) A smaller bass that I caught later fought harder than this fella

Measured 42cm on the mat. I just can't get the hang of getting a good photo of them on my lap with the mat.

A bit of a better photo.

[chrissy]

Name/username: Chrissy
Date of capture: 7/5/09
Location: the sea
Type/size/weight: Longtail tuna/ over 1m and 20kg
Tackle/line/lure used: 10kg outfit, trolled slimey mackeral
Conditions: BLISS
Comments: Wish i hooked it on my heavier gear

[Physhopath]

Name/UserName of Angler : Danny/ Physhopath
Date of Capture : 9/5/09
Location : Port Macquarie
Type and Size/Weight of Fish : Flattie 45 cms
Tackle/Line/Lure Used : 4lb braid, 8lb leader/dropshot 1-3 kg/ new penny minnow
Conditions (optional) bit windy, but nice
Other Comments (optional) Haven't been out since Easter, good to get back in the saddle.

[solatree]

Name/UserName of Angler: solatree
Date of Capture : 9/05/09
Location: Myponga, Fleurieu Peninsula SA.
Type and Size/Weight of Fish : Snook - 67cm
Tackle/Line/Lure Used: 7' shimano 2-4 kg rod, sedona 1500, 6lb crystal fireline, Berkley gulp 4" nuc chook minnow
Conditions (optional) : cool, overcast and drizzly - smooth seas with light breeze
Other Comments (optional):

[ArWeTherYet]

Name/UserName of Angler; awty
Date of Capture; 07/05/09
Location; Redcliffe
Type and Size/Weight of Fish; 35 cm Squire
Tackle/Line/Lure Used; hard bodie, 8 lb line
Conditions (optional)
Other Comments (optional)

[T-curve]

Name/UserName of Angler - T-curve
Date of Capture - 10th May 2009
Location - Midnorth coast
Type and Size/Weight of Fish - Bass (41cm)
Tackle/Line/Lure Used - Curado 200E5/Daiwa procaster IM7 combo with 12lb Sunline PE and 12lb FC leader with 3/8 spinnerbait
Conditions (optional) - A few spits of rain but otherwise great.