Bass Fishing - Freshwater

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When

The competition will be conducted between 16^th and 18^th September 2009 inc.

The tournament will consist of 3 fishing sessions over two days

The timetable for the tournament will be:

Wednesday 16th        Briefing 7pm: Camping Grounds Lake Boondooma Caravan & Recreation Park

Thursday 17^th :          Session 1:        6.30am to 11.30am
                                Session 2:        1.00pm to 5.00pm

Friday 18^th :              Session 3:        6.30am to 11.30am
                                Presentations: 12.30pm

Where

The event will be held at Lake Boondooma near Proston. The event will be run from the camping grounds at the Lake Boondooma Caravan & Recreation Park. Camping fees of $7 per person per night for an unpowered site. .

http://www.lakeboondooma.com.au/

Overview

The tournament will be a catch and release Bass fishing competition. Lures and Fly Fishing only with no baits dead or alive allowed. Cast and retrieve and trolling allowed.

A limit of 50 competitors will apply. All competitors must hold a Stocked Impoundment Permit (SIP).

These permits are available at the kiosk at the camping grounds for $7 for a week or online.

There will be three sessions where you can weigh in your two biggest bass per session. An ‘In possession’ Bass limit of two per angler will apply. Smaller bass can be upgraded throughout the session to allow your biggest bass to be measured.

The overall winner will be the person with the most metres of Bass in total after the three sessions. First, second and third place medals will be awarded. Prizes will also be awarded each for the biggest Bass and the biggest Golden Perch for the Tournament. There will also be a prize for the top female angler for the tournament.

Thanks to the generous support of sponsors additional prizes will be awarded to places past 3^rd.

Skeeter Boats Australia has also donated $200 for the Biggest Bass for the competition.

There will be a briefing at 7pm on Wednesday the 16^th September 2009. This briefing will be held at the Lake Boondooma Caravan & Recreation Park so it is advised that competitors arrange their accommodation for Wednesday and Thursday nights. 

Accommodation is available at the Lake Boondooma Caravan & Recreation Park (See above Web Site) Camping sites are available both powered and unpowered are available.

Coordinator

For more information on the Bass Fishing competition contact your Sport Coordinators, Brad Clark (QPS) on (07) 46316343, Wayne Woods (QPS) on (07) 46316705 or Peter Robinson (QFRS) 0413334123 or by Google ‘2009 Qld Police Games

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RULES AND CONDITIONS

1. ALL FISH MUST BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE WEIGH-IN SITE ALIVE

2. FISH MUST BE KEPT IN A LIVE WELL AND RELEASED ALIVE AT THE WEIGH STATION AFTER MEASURING AND SCORING. FISH THAT DO NOT SWIM AWAY WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR SCORING POINTS. ALL LIVE WELLS MUST BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH SESSION.

3. LURES AND FLY'S ONLY, CASTING, TROLLING AND FLY FISHING ARE THE ONLY FORMS OF FISHING PERMITTABLE. NO BAIT DEAD OR ALIVE

4. MAXIMUM OF TWO BASS PER ANGLER EACH SESSION, FISH MAY BE UPGRADED DURING EACH SESSION AND THE TWO BIGGEST FISH FOR EACH ANGLER BROUGHT BACK TO THE WEIGH STATION FOR SCORING AT THE ANGLER’S DISCRETION.

5. THE LEGAL MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT OF BASS AND GOLDEN PERCH FOR THIS EVENT IS 300MM FROM THE TIP OF THE NOSE TO THE FORK OF THE TAIL.

6. ALL COMPETITORS MUST COMPLY WITH ALL QFS AND QLD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS AND HOLD A CURRENT SIP FISHING PERMIT. RELEVANT SAFETY GEAR IS TO BE CARRIED ON THE BOAT.

7. THE START WILL BE A SHOTGUN STYLE START WITH COMPETITORS RELEASED AT THE SOUND OF A SIREN.

8. ALL LIVE WELLS MUST BE AERATED OR HAVE A RECIRCULATORY SYSTEM FITTED AND CAPABLE OF HOLDING YOUR BASS. AERATED ESKYS ARE PERMITTED.

9. ONE ROD PER ANGLER IN USE AT ANY TIME.

10. THE OVERALL WINNER WILL BE THE PERSON WITH THE MOST METRES OF BASS RECORDED IN TOTAL AFTER THE THREE SESSIONS. FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED. TROPHIES WILL ALSO BE AWARDED EACH FOR THE BIGGEST BASS AND THE BIGGEST GOLDEN PERCH FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

11. PRACTICE FISHING IS ALLOWED UP TO 6PM WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMEBER. NO FISH CAN BE KEPT AND WEIGHED IN DURING PRACTICE FISHING. A PRE FISHING BAN WILL BE IN PLACE FROM 6PM WEDNESDAY 16thth SEPT TO 6.00AM THURSDAY 17TH SEPT.

12. BOATS SHOULD ALLOW A CAST (30 METRES) DISTANCE FROM OTHER BOATS WHILST FISHING UNLESS INVITED IN CLOSER.

13. IN A TIED SCORING SITUATION THERE WILL BE A COUNT BACK ON THE LONGEST BASS LIMIT FROM THE FIRST SESSION. IF STILL LEVEL THEN THE SECOND SESSION LIMITS AND SO ON.

14. POINT SCORING, ONLY FISH OF AND OVER 300MM FORK LENGTH WILL QUALIFY FOR POINT SCORING. THE POINTS WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS, 1 POINT PER MILLEMETRE OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE FISH FROM TIP OF NOSE TO THE FORK IN THE TAIL. EG, 385MM FISH = 385 POINTS. ALL COMPETITORS MUST BE STARTED AND FINISHED BY AN OFFICIAL STARTER.