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Congrats to you Jeff on a nice flattie. Well done There were some great fish weighed on sunday and For Dave Pearce to take out first place was only fitting given his dad and awesome fisho himself passed away early this year. Dave and Noel have fished just about every Hawkesbury Classic since its inception and rarely miss being in the winners list somewhere. Heres a couple pics of the winners for you guys. Cheers Brett 'changa' Chain Dave with his winning Jew 17kg cleaned All catergory winners, Species, Ladies and Juniors including jeff(2nd from right)

Entries close 23 oct. DOnt miss out on the best comp in OZ. You dont have to be a pro to enter, many wons and places have been won by weekender fishos. Great prizes too. Rods reels, sounders, chartplotters etc etc. ! changa

Hello all, If anyone requires an entry form, please dont hesitate to email me on brett@klcc.com.au Hurry and get your entries in. The classic is the biggest estuary comp in OZ and the weigh in day is a blast ! Ther eis a massive auction on the day where you can pick up some great bargains like fishing gear, camping, 4x4 stuff etc. every registered angler goes into the draw to win a boat on the day but you have to be at the weigh in. you wont get odds any better as the winner HAS to be at the weigh in. changa

Nice solid fish guys.! well done! was it lure or bait caught? changa ps. only the bottom pic is loading on my pc. anyone else havin probs?

Just wanted to let everyone know of some great service i got from Pete and Heather at GO FISH Dural. I have been looking for a Kayak for some time as sick of borrowing mates ones. I looked on ebay and everywhere all over the place only to find that i should have called Pete from GO FISH in the first place. I ended up getting a great fishing kayak BRAND NEW for about the same price that used ones were going on EBAY etc. Couple that with redeeming my FISH OF THE MONTH prize from FISHRAIDER(thanks guys) it sweetened the deal even more. So, if anyone is ever looking for a kayak etc, give Pete a ring. He has a great range and if he dont have what you want, he will get it in , in just a day or so. Top service!!! cheers changa

You get what you pay for guys. Spotters lenses are all hand cut to fit perfectly. They are made here in OZ so its good to help our economy. Personally, i like the glass lenses. I have 3 pairs, tremmor(in bronze penetrator) Crush(which are hand made frames as well as lenses) and new pair of Arctic(which really block out the side sun etc) and new styling also in bronze. Some points on spotters are Crystal clear and the glass ones take a hell of a lot to scratch. my old tremmors are over 10 years old and lenses are still crystal clear. They are also optically correct.(whats that mean i hear you ask)?? Have you ever worn sunglasses that make you sick or queazy? Thats beacause to get the correct fitting and comfort as well as deflection the lenses need to be curved. when you curve glass or poly carb lenses they distort or tend to re adjust your eyes as if you are moving a magnifying glass etc. Spotters dont do this, many out there do. Spotters also are MULTI LAYER lenses that do more than just filter . check out their website if you want the lowdown. I have had makos, maui jims , shimanos, many pairs oakleys, bolle`s and arnettes. none are as good on the water as my spotters. changa

We fished with relatively new crew and angler. Fished down friday and tagged a nice stripe. Fished all day sat and didnt see a damn thing! Changed tactics for sunday and decided to switch to cover more ground and in the course of the day had 2 fish up and both fish at the pitch baits rigged with circles . Needless to say our eager angler that is still learning the circle bite didnt hook up solid. That was our weekend. Good fun tourney with nice people. changa

Its always nice to see a big fish. top stuff!! Its also another to hook her, also another to fight her to the boat, also then another to bring her on board and compete the end game where most are lost. As Dean Butler says, estimates are only estimates and you never know how big she really is until she hits the lie detector There has been many a big blue seen in OZ, but still none have been caught over the grand and weighed by rec's . One day it WILL happen. They are out there . changa

Just a side note to an earlier post that stated to get a burley slick going with BLOOD etc. This is not legal in COMPS or for any other GFAA or NSWGFA comps or normal pointscore days. No parts of mammals are permitted to be used for burley/chunking/chumming. Just in case you thought of doing it in the comp and wondering why you get disqualified........ changa

For those that have never fished a winter comp before, then THIS IS A BLAST!! Also hosted by undoubtedly the friendliest club Also cater and care about their trailerboat fratenity and understand that game fishos come in all sized boats. great comp, great people, great prizes and you will even learn a lot. give it a go, you may just enjoy yourelf. changa

Nath, changed the name of my boat, and every one before that. you think my boat is unlucky changa

Damn!!!!!!! You got some great songs there mate Checked out the previews. You are one talented man Roscoe. I gonna have to get me another couple CD's by the look of things to play on them lazy days changa ps. For those that have not heard them, jump on the site and have a listen. A must have for all fishing boats.

Boban, my info comes from AFMA (australian fisheries managment authority) They control the marlin/tuna pro industry. Currently, apart from the tuna guide that Daniel refers to, there is no accurate guide for estimating our tuna here in OZ. Not even AFMA have an accurate guide for Oz tuna and as i said, thei current guide is the Western Pacific one which is different to the hawaiian one. Let me dig around and i will post the accurate formula so people can choose to write it down if they wish to be accurate, or alternatively they can keep guessing. In the end, a fish is a fish and we all fish for fun. Theres nothing wrong with learning to estimate more accurately though. Stewy, We are not targetting 50kg fish on 8. The majority of fish are 30ish which are no problem on 8kg tackle. I am not going to go into 'How to fish light tackle effectiuvely' here , as is a learned technique to be proficient at getting fish fast. I can catch a 30kg tuna on 8 as fast as the average joe catches one on 24 beside me. Given the fish requires more energy to FIGHT against the drag pressures of 24 as opposed to 8, the fish has lots more energy in storage after being fought on 8 than a fish worn out against the constant pressure of fighting against 24kg. Now, if it were taking 5 times longer to land a fish, then maybe the fish would be worn out on 8 , but it does not take us long to get them. As for the people letting them go, thats good to hear. Its also good to hear people keeping a feed or their PB fish also. What i do is personal in the way of release etc and i am not here to tell others what to do. Im more interested in peoples points of view rather than bitch about what is right or wrong. changa

Roscoe, i just had to go and find that song. What a ripper !!! Now added to my Buffet collection I like your northern waters lyrics. Did you write them? changa

Smokin Joe, i only say that because when you have a red hot bite, and years gone by when there were little no stuff all fish to be had, people constantly talk of declining YFT stocks. Just like Marlin, the YFT have been known to be over fished commercially both here and O/S. Considering that YFT does not freeze the best, why would people take so many fish in a day? Just a question and probably interested in opinions as its certainly not against the law to take your limit.. In my mind, i follow the 'LIMIT YOUR CATCH' motto more so than 'CATCH YOUR LIMIT' motto (which is legal) Usually, after we get a feed, we scale back to 8kg and start tagging our fish(as we have been doing) Its really fun, and like marlin, you get a certain kind of FEEL GOOD feeling as you watch them big YFT swim off into the depths. People dont need tag poles to release. Thoughts? changa