2008 Bass on Fly comp

[Sniper]

Hi all
The entry forms and rules are now up on the clubs website.
http://www.saltwaterflyfishers.org/pages/competitions/bass-on-fly.php
Be great to see you all there. Should be a great weekend like last year.
I for one am looking forward to it.
Thanks
Bill

[bassbuster]

Hi Bill,
Looks like ezzy and I will saddle up for this one. Spoke to Jeremy the other night and sounds like he will team up with Denise again. Had a cracker time last year and looking forward to this one. Any word on the catch rate of late.

Jeff.:)

[Sniper]

Hi Jeff
Sounds great that you can make it this year again. I gather you got a leave pass for work then hey?
I' m sure Jeremy and Dennis are itching to beat the sunny coast boys this year. Just make sure you guys beat Chris this year, otherwise we all won't hear the end of it.
Anyone else coming that you have heard of from down your way?
Cheers
Bill

[bassbuster]

Hi Bill,
Mate , Chris is a hard act to follow at any time, let alone on home turf. Our next club meeting is not till the 18th. On that note I will get the bush telegraph cracking before hand. If I get the nod from any quarter I will give you the thumbs up by pm.
May have picked up 1 or2 from the jack fishing evening night at fishhead last night.
Will keep in touch. Hopefully the fish gods will favor the lads from the south this year. Only time will tell.
Jeff :D

[Sniper]

Hi Jeff
Thanks in advance for doing the bush telegraph thing. Its looking likes being a cracker with the weather warming up nicely.
Yes Chris is definately a really good fly fisher thats for sure. I'm sure the southern boys will give us northerners a godd run for our money. Especially Vince. How's his form at the Toga comp? Never fished the dam before and catches a few toga straight up on the friday. Just don't tell him how to catch the bass up there and we all might be right. ;D
Can you also put the word out about the catering that the deer park is organising as well? Thanks for that.
Chat soon
Bill

[Sniper]

So who's thinking about coming to this year comp? Come on now, don't be shy. We just need some rough numbers.
Just remember, your get the chance to knock Flyfisho off as he won it last year. Come on guys and girls, we can't let him win again this year. We'll all never hear the end of it.;D
Bill

[flyfisho]

:LOL: [insert eveil laugh here]

[bassbuster]

Bill,
Question on the rules. A prefish curfew is in place from the16th till the start of the event the following saturday. Is non competition fishing allowed after the nominated closure time and weigth in on saturday, to chase some toga saturday arvo? Also, If we get time on friday, is it ok to fish the creek down stream of the dam to prospect for anything that might take a fly.
Keen to fish the weekend out. Ezzy rang me tonight. He if looking forward to the comp. Club meeting is on the 18th, will drop you a mail then.
You never know with vince, he playes his cards close to his chest. He can be a bass wisperer at times.
Jeff :D

[flyfisho]

Jeff There is some good fish in the creek below, plenty of Toga and Bass , you just have to remember the exlusion zone around the wall.
Not long now , I am gunna check it out on Saturday

[flyfisho]

Hey Jeff are you and the Goldy crew rocking up on Friday night ?

[bassbuster]

Chris,
As far as I know. Our club meeting is on the 18th. I will flick out a few emails tonight to get a feel of the lay of the land. Looking forward to this one. Have the bass been on the tooth of late? Thanks for the mail. Let me know how saturday goes.
Jeff:)

[queenfish]

Jeff

Do you know that I am coming as well.
I was going to Monduran first, and fish it on my way back, the plans have changed, I have car problem if get it early I will go strait To Borumba first.

I will see you at the club.

[bassbuster]

Thats great mate. Hope you get the wheels together on time. This will really thrown the cat amongst the pigeons now that Vince the bass whisperer will be on the water. We have to pull out all stops to have a show against Chris.

Jeff :D

[Sniper]

Hi Jeff
Prefish ban starts from Sunday night at dusk till the starting horn on the Saturday of the comp. This pre fish ban applies only to the Dam itself, not Yabba Creek below the dam wall. And also it is a boating ban as well. No cheating and sounding out the areas. As Chris said, there is an exclusion zone as well.
Fishing between sessions is allowed for those who want to go out and chase a toga and what not. You can even go out and chase a bass as well if you want. Just remember that the fish you catch in the arvo won't be caught the next day.
Just got back from Borumba about an hour ago. There's a lot of big schools of Bony Bream up there. Never seen that many. Didn't do much fishing, just scouting around and sounding some spots out. Think I put about a dozen casts in at the most. There should be some fat bass caught next weekend. Just no one tell them there is a comp on and they should cooperate.
Chat to you soon
Bill

[coola]

hi sniper
do you require anything done friday or taken up to borumba friday.
coola

[bassbuster]

Hi Bill,
Thanks for the reply. I can't get away till friday arvo now. Should be there around 1700. Glad to cover off the photo side of things for the weekend.

Jeff:D

[Sniper]

hi sniper
do you require anything done friday or taken up to borumba friday.
coola

Hey Vaughn,
Could you organise the weather guys so its a beautiful weekend with light winds??
Only joking. So far everything is out of control, I mean UNDER control. Will give you a call if there is anything I need you to do. I'll be picking the scales up from Redcliffe during the week.
If I don't talk to you before Friday, I'll see you up there.
Oh, do you know about the sausage sizzle on Saturday night and Sunday lunch time at the presentation? Just need to know numbers thats all.
Cheers
Bill

[Sniper]

Hey Jeff,
Don't forget to stir up the Goldy boys on Tuesday night. Chris still thinks he's a shoe in to win again this year. Be nice for someone to prove him wrong.
Just got off the phone to Dennis a little while ago. Both himself and Jeremy are looking forward to the weekend. Should be great, just as long as these storms stay away.
Thanks again in advance for doing the photo's. I'd do them myself but I'd say I won't have much time as it is now.
Cheers
Bill

[flyfisho]

Chris still thinks he's a shoe in to win again this year. Be nice for someone to prove him wrong.

Geeez Bill I don't know where you get that from ??
You can't be confident when you haven't been fishing for them for 6-8 months.
Still reckon I will beat you though ;D

[Sniper]

Didn't see you at Borumba on Saturday. Unless you where in stealth mode.
I didn't do much fishing, just cruising around sounding the place out. Should be a good surface bite in early in the morning.
Theres heaps of schools of bait fish around. Even saw a few schools busting up on the surface like tuna.
See you on Friday
Bill

[flyfisho]

Nah Bill Didn't make it had a ring side table at the Muay Thai with free p*ss so I was a little hung over. It will be good to beat you knowing you have practiced so much 8-) ;D ;)

[coola]

:P
Hi bill, sausage sizzle x3 thanks, looking forward to this one sounds like theres a bit of competition up there, hoping not to much fresh water in dam. see ya all there COOLA 8-)

[Sniper]

Ok everyone,
Been getting a few questions, some of the answers are covered in the rules.
I will try and clarify some things that some aren't sure of.

1 It is a FLY FISHING only comp. No you can't use spin or baitcasting tackle until you find fish. Thats why its a BASS ON FLY comp. No baitfishing is allowed either. And no trolling!

2. Nominations will be taken up till Friday night at the breifing. No late nominations will be taken on the saturday morning, unless prior arrangment has been made with comp officials.

3. The PreFish Ban is now in place. It started at dusk on Sunday and goes till the start of the comp on saturday morning. This prefish ban applies to the lake only, not the creek downstream of the dam wall. Also not that there is an exclusion zone below the dam wall as well.

4. This is not in the rules, however competitors are allowed to social fish in the afternoon between the saturday session and sunday session. However, it is advisable not to fish for Bass as any fish caught outside of the comp will more than likely not be caught in the next session. Also, there is a good chance that this will result in shutting schools down as well.

5. On the morning of the comp, please do not launch your boat until it has been inspectied by an official and a key tag has been given to you. Once you have your keytag, launch your boat and move away from the ramp with your vessel. Due to the high water level, please keep the limited landing areas near the ramp clear for others to launch and retrieve their boats. Just float around in the basin between the red and green marker bouys and the dam wall until everyone is on the water then we will get underway. The sooner everyone is on the water, the sooner we can get everyone underway.

If there are any other qusetions, please ask. It should be a great social weekend and we need everyones cooperation to make it run smoothly.

Also, just a reminder about the sausage sizzle. Its still on for the Saturday night and Sunday lunch at the presentation.

Cheers
Bill

[Sniper]

Well, the 2008 Bass on Fly Tournament is over for another year. With only 3 legal Bass caught all weekend, it was certainly tough. Especially with those galeforce winds yesterday.
The final results for the Tournament are as follows.
Saturday session. 2 bass caught
Chris (flyfisho) 0.448kg
Darren Bracks 0.446kg
(both fishing from Chris's boat)
One boat landed 5 Toga also.
Sunday session. 1 bass caught
Chris (flyfisho) 0.546kg
Chris taking the comp out with 2 fish and a total bag weight of 0.994kg
Big Bass goes to Chris as well with a weight of 0.546kg
Champion angler goes to Chris as well.

Must say thank you to all that turned up to the event on the weekend. Without you, the comp would not have been what it was. Great to see 3 female competitors there and 1 junior out of the 24 competitors.
Would also like to thank Stuart and Gavin and everyone else who was involved in organising this event. I can tell you there was a lot of hard work that went into it, with the regulation changes that we had to put up with.
And a special thanks to those competitors that travelled long distances to compete.
There was one from Melbourne, even one from Argentina, though he's here studying. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to get an Australian Bass to clock up his species list.
And also a thanks to the Gold Coast boys and the guys from Brisbane. Hopefully this will keep the inter club rivalry going for Jeremy's next comp.
Also, the Borumba Deer Park for allowing us to host the event there. And for putting on a sausage sizzle on the Saturday night and sunday at the Presentation.
But last but not least, Jeff from the Gold Coast club, for doing the role of official photograher. Thanks again Jeff.
Thanks to all again. Hopefully next year will be even bigger and better, as long as the fish and the weather gods cooperate.
Bill

[flyfisho]

Bill you deserve the credit here mate a job well done in organising a fine comp by any standards.
I had a ball , I think it has the makings of an excellent tradition.


Well Done mate !!!

[Sniper]

Thanks Chris, but I don't deserve all the credit, as it is a team effort.
And it was your your conception too remember.

You and Dazz did really well to get those fish. From what I hear no one landed any legal Bass for the weekend, even on conventional gear or bait.

Bill

[queenfish]

Bill
I landed one 37cm bass on popper saturday arvo, and 3 small togas.

As I mentioned on the other forum I had great time till the weather turned sour,

You and the others who organised the comp did a great job thanks.

[bassbuster]

Hi all,
Top marks to the lads from the sunny coast for hosting a cracker event. The weekend was enjoyable, the fishing sure made everyone earn their keep and the weather added another twist on the Sunday.
Chris weaved his magic but once again, well done mate.
Ezzy pulled a yellow bass and with a PB on the toga I looked like the cat that swallowed the canary. As soon as I get a date for next year I will be putting it in my 09 calender.
Jeff. :D