barra farm y/n??

[Cammy]

hey fisho's

how do u all think of barra farms
are they cheating ?

cam

[penn104]

Not Cheating,More like Practicing
Chance to test your knots and technique.

[bomber202]

To me its all fishing they can just be as hard to catch in these farms as anywhere else at times and really these Barra farms are just like a micro impoundment.

THE BOMBER

[sooty_mad]

I took my Dad who is 92 to a barra farm some months back. Being blind and not real spritely a trip down the local creek in the tinny is out of the question. It was a very pleasant couple of hours which Dad spent sitting in a chair in the shade under a tree.
He caught at least 10 barra up to 55 cm and his comment at the end of the day was. Who would have thought I would still be catching barra at 92.
Without the farm the answer would have been a definite - nobody.
As Penn said, definitely not cheating but an opportunity to trial things, teach young kids and to give the not so young a chance to enjoy fishing.
Kind regards... David

[mylestom]

Horses for courses.

It will introduce a lot of new anglers into the sport, and as said above fill a need for people unable to fish in normal areas.

So long as there is a need, they will be there.


I am all for any help that is available to the young, elderly or disabled. Sure that these farms bring a lot of joy to people who don't normally get to go fishing.

Regards


Trev

[NormC]

Never been to a barra farm. Can someone post some details of a couple in SEQ please. My wife comes fishing with me and is yet to get a barra. Up at Awoonga, the best she has done is a cat fish.

This might be my best chance of getting her on to a barra to spark her interest. That way, she will show a bit more enthusiasm for my next trip to some of the barra dams.

[wfryan]

I second that, can someone post some details of a couple of barra farms SEQ please.

[nuggstar]

aussie fishing barra park in bli bli is good at times. lateley the fish have been on fire in the arvos, today was great, i got 7 barra in the morning and 11 in the arvo and a huge bream (1kg) and 3 huge mullet all on pellets. i think barra parks rock

[Cammy]

thnx for the comets guys

im goin to the barra farm in bli bli on the 27th, i went to the same farm in winter just to see how it was like - no barra, but i caught 40cm bream and my mate caught a big mullet, and i was using lures and bait.

i really wanna catch a barra

cam

[NormC]

I've tried to get details on the web (unsuccessfully). Can you post an address, phone number, and if available a web site?

[Cammy]

here mate

http://www.wakeboardskipark.com/site/fishingpark/http

cam

[NormC]

Thanks Cam. Is that the one at Bli Bli where a heap of Ausfishers went yesterday? It's not real clear from the web site.

[ROB80]

yeah same park. a big thanks to foggy for organising it. my 4 yr old nephew caught his first fish, and it just happened to be a 40cm barra! hell i started on bream and whiting! He is keen to go out in his dads boat now so my vote is dams/parks are a good thing. there are some horse mangrove jack up there as well. the biggest caught so far is 5.1 kg.

you can buy your barra for $18/kg. and it cost $40 dollars for the day 9am-6pm.

you should have come on sunday was only $25 from 4am-9am and a great morning despite south easterly

[NormC]

Would have loved to have come, but we had a 'Meet the Fockers Day' yesterday. Son's girlfriend's parents came around for a first meeting and wood fired pizza in our outdoor oven. Great day and nice people, but tough to miss a good fishing trip and meet some Ausfishers.

[Taipan]

I usually take friends and family out to the local Barra park when they visit from down south.
It's a great experience for them, and I know they will definatley catch at least one. They go home with great memories and pics.

Also a great place for the kids, they absolutley love it