We will be having a crack. At least there is no stringing up of hundreds of sambos this year which has been a bloody discgrace, so the MAAC guys have leaned something, but the cardigan brigade at the MAAC reallly need to get up with the times. How about brag Matt’s and photos for biggest sambo then release, and why no tuna category. And how about ice baths for the fish so they can be eaten later, rather than in hessian bags in the sun
Totally agree, IMO the Pirtek fishing challenge is a perfect example of how easy it is to run a catch and release comp and they do it nationally. The days of catching large numbers of fish in order win a prize should be long gone.
I remember when we had the F/W comp at Exmouth, it was all brag mat photos submitted for each category.
Worked a treat when everyone followed the rules, but that was a very social event run by very social folks (Adam).
Things are different when there is prestige on the line. LOL
"Expressions of interest for membership will be held on file in date order and reviewed by the Committee as and when vacancies occur. Membership is currently closed as we currently have an excess of 800 on the waiting list. Please check back at a later date for membership enquiries"
I've sent emails to them several times over the years and not even had replies.
nothing to add here zoom, maybe you would like to explain them comments, have you had a bad expierience with maac or are you just jealous of the lucky people that are members and get to enjoy all the benefits of the club?
No, I'm an ORSSC member. ORSSC welcomes kids at the club and has even upgraded the playground, which for my 3 and 5 year olds is great as I get to go down and have a beer with mates while they play within sight.
I stopped entering when a few years ago a member(mate) told me that he & a few guys went out a few days earlier and dropped rather large burley bombs in certain areas to attract fish for the comp day. Didn't work as that year it was cancelled due to bad weather, but makes ya think what else is going on to ensure "club" wins. I think one year they put off naming prizes for species until weigh in time, a bit odd I thought. Anyway, good luck to all those who enter and be safe, hope the weather is kind on the day.
Anybody entering the comp could have done or be doing it, don't have a problem with that. That's using a bit of initiative and thinking outside the box.
It's a very archaic thing to hold what amounts to a kill and show contest these days with so many groups out to shame the sport of fishing.
Time to change to what is now acceptable to the general public and what is not, was it nice to go and see some great fish that had been caught at the weigh-in yes it was.
However we must all be aware of the what Mr and Mrs public are prepared to see and piles of sambos at a rubbish dump is something they are not happy with.
What ever happened to that Australian value that was enshrined in our character that it was "a fair go for all" to contestants in whatever competitions. I guess it went the same way as those who sold their values and moral compass for their own egos and the hollow prestige of winning, no matter what it takes.
Everyone wants to hold their competitions and tournaments in the same two months of the year when we have good weather and the best pelagic fishing. Happens every year. In the 6-8 week period between mid-Feb and early April you have:
PGFC Marlin Cup
FSC Blue Marlin Classic
MAAC Bluewater Classic
GDOFC Abrolhos Tournament
EGFC AIBT
EGFC Gamex
PGFC WA Open (Jurien Bay)
Calamari Classic
and probably others that I've missed.
It gets worse because clubs also want to pick the dates that coincide with the best moon phases.
What's the go with the Hillarys and OR ramps tomorrow based on previous Bluewater Classics? Is it worth heading up to Mindarie/Two Rocks for those not participating in the classic with the extra boats using the two ramps for the comp?
Cheers mate. We're planning on hitting the ramp at 6:30 so should be ok plus the comp guys will be in the water a lot quicker than the general weekend warrior crowd
JohnF
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We will be having a crack.
We will be having a crack. At least there is no stringing up of hundreds of sambos this year which has been a bloody discgrace, so the MAAC guys have leaned something, but the cardigan brigade at the MAAC reallly need to get up with the times. How about brag Matt’s and photos for biggest sambo then release, and why no tuna category. And how about ice baths for the fish so they can be eaten later, rather than in hessian bags in the sun
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Fatty
Posts: 10
Date Joined: 28/07/17
Agree
Totally agree, IMO the Pirtek fishing challenge is a perfect example of how easy it is to run a catch and release comp and they do it nationally. The days of catching large numbers of fish in order win a prize should be long gone.
kamo king
Posts: 190
Date Joined: 30/08/09
100kg of Salt Ice should do
100kg of Salt Ice should do the job.
Deckie
Posts: 1297
Date Joined: 03/04/09
Exmouth
I remember when we had the F/W comp at Exmouth, it was all brag mat photos submitted for each category.
Worked a treat when everyone followed the rules, but that was a very social event run by very social folks (Adam).
Things are different when there is prestige on the line. LOL
Cheers & Stay safe
Callum24
Posts: 1015
Date Joined: 24/06/12
Couldn't agree more there's
Couldn't agree more there's enough bad publicity against us fishing at the moment without another bluewater kill fest
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z00m
Posts: 1086
Date Joined: 10/05/14
Grateful
You should just be grateful that us plebs are allowed on their private island once a year.
Mulie
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Date Joined: 20/02/11
You could always join.
You could always join.
Mulie
Daryn
Posts: 161
Date Joined: 01/05/12
Guess you joined a long time
Guess you joined a long time ago Mulie....
They won't even talk to people these days.
"Expressions of interest for membership will be held on file in date order and reviewed by the Committee as and when vacancies occur. Membership is currently closed as we currently have an excess of 800 on the waiting list. Please check back at a later date for membership enquiries"
I've sent emails to them several times over the years and not even had replies.
z00m
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Date Joined: 10/05/14
Stupid comment Mulie
Mulie, you clearly haven't tried to join or you are a member from long ago.
Marineboy
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Date Joined: 14/03/14
Stupid comment
was a stupid comment initially zoom about plebs and private island !
My spots are so secret even the fish don't know about them !
z00m
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Date Joined: 10/05/14
Trolling
Did you have something to add or just the usual?
Marineboy
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Date Joined: 14/03/14
Nothing
nothing to add here zoom, maybe you would like to explain them comments, have you had a bad expierience with maac or are you just jealous of the lucky people that are members and get to enjoy all the benefits of the club?
My spots are so secret even the fish don't know about them !
Callum24
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Date Joined: 24/06/12
Jeez someone got there best
Jeez someone got there best pair of pink knickers in a twist
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z00m
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Date Joined: 10/05/14
Usual
Thought so MB.
Mulie
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Date Joined: 20/02/11
No, I'm an ORSSC member.
No, I'm an ORSSC member. ORSSC welcomes kids at the club and has even upgraded the playground, which for my 3 and 5 year olds is great as I get to go down and have a beer with mates while they play within sight.
Mulie
Jackfrost80
Posts: 8047
Date Joined: 07/05/12
Is there still talk of them
Is there still talk of them having a private ramp when the marina is developed similar to the CPBA Mulie?
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Mulie
Posts: 546
Date Joined: 20/02/11
Yes, as far as I know. I
Yes, as far as I know. I think ORSSC will be pushing for a Hillarys YC type arrangement which includes storage and pens as well.
Mulie
Deckie
Posts: 1297
Date Joined: 03/04/09
Stopped entering.
I stopped entering when a few years ago a member(mate) told me that he & a few guys went out a few days earlier and dropped rather large burley bombs in certain areas to attract fish for the comp day. Didn't work as that year it was cancelled due to bad weather, but makes ya think what else is going on to ensure "club" wins. I think one year they put off naming prizes for species until weigh in time, a bit odd I thought. Anyway, good luck to all those who enter and be safe, hope the weather is kind on the day.
Cheers & Stay safe
big john
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Date Joined: 20/07/06
Berley bombs
Anybody entering the comp could have done or be doing it, don't have a problem with that. That's using a bit of initiative and thinking outside the box.
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
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meglodon
Posts: 5981
Date Joined: 17/06/10
It's very dissapointing when clubs hold kill fests
It's a very archaic thing to hold what amounts to a kill and show contest these days with so many groups out to shame the sport of fishing.
Time to change to what is now acceptable to the general public and what is not, was it nice to go and see some great fish that had been caught at the weigh-in yes it was.
However we must all be aware of the what Mr and Mrs public are prepared to see and piles of sambos at a rubbish dump is something they are not happy with.
Change or perish.
cruisecraft02
Posts: 58
Date Joined: 28/04/13
Set baits
How about set baits the night before a comp
big john
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Baits or berley?
Set baits are illegal.
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meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
A fair go for all
What ever happened to that Australian value that was enshrined in our character that it was "a fair go for all" to contestants in whatever competitions. I guess it went the same way as those who sold their values and moral compass for their own egos and the hollow prestige of winning, no matter what it takes.
Belly Fish
Posts: 499
Date Joined: 09/03/12
Jeepers
From a simple comment about weather it generates into a pile of crap not worth reading.
Thankfully the weather looks better, and I'm going to do what I do most weekends...go fishing!!
At the end of it, if I have a nice fish I'll weigh it in at the MAAC. I won't have any morale dilemmas at all.
I'm a 30 year member of ORSSC, but I like MAAC and call many of their members friends.
They clearly run a competition the public wants, otherwise there wouldn't be 800 people entering each year.
And, they have changed....Samsonfish are out. Pretty much everything on the list are desirable fish for someone's palate.
big john
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Date Joined: 20/07/06
Weather
Weather is looking okay Terry.
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Deleted
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Date Joined: 26/04/14
hold the maac comp same
hold the maac comp same weekend as the marlin cup
resurgence
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Date Joined: 23/04/14
Annual problem
Everyone wants to hold their competitions and tournaments in the same two months of the year when we have good weather and the best pelagic fishing. Happens every year. In the 6-8 week period between mid-Feb and early April you have:
PGFC Marlin Cup
FSC Blue Marlin Classic
MAAC Bluewater Classic
GDOFC Abrolhos Tournament
EGFC AIBT
EGFC Gamex
PGFC WA Open (Jurien Bay)
Calamari Classic
and probably others that I've missed.
It gets worse because clubs also want to pick the dates that coincide with the best moon phases.
scottnofish
Posts: 1617
Date Joined: 28/08/07
yep you forgot one
the mangles bay Hines Kitchener classic 2 day comp only a measly $50,000 in prizes
ranmar850
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Date Joined: 12/08/12
Kalbarri Classic also missing
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Dale
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Date Joined: 13/09/05
Naturaliste Bluewater Classic too
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Mr Wolf
Jackfrost80
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Date Joined: 07/05/12
What's the go with the
What's the go with the Hillarys and OR ramps tomorrow based on previous Bluewater Classics? Is it worth heading up to Mindarie/Two Rocks for those not participating in the classic with the extra boats using the two ramps for the comp?
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Belly Fish
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Date Joined: 09/03/12
I reckon...
Both Ocean Reef and Hillarys will be congested. Start time is 6am, so from say 5am to 6:30am would be a good time to avoid those ramps
Jackfrost80
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Date Joined: 07/05/12
Cheers mate. We're planning
Cheers mate. We're planning on hitting the ramp at 6:30 so should be ok plus the comp guys will be in the water a lot quicker than the general weekend warrior crowd
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
uncle
Posts: 9347
Date Joined: 10/02/07
Where did that westerly come from
This morning, wouldn't want a repeat of that tomorrow.
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
uncle
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Date Joined: 10/02/07
Any info on this
Event.any winners?
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JohnF
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Date Joined: 07/07/10
Well run event and weather
Well run event and weather heaps better than forecast. 10 kg dhuie and a few Alfie’s and Black Arse for us, nothing worth a prize but a great day.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.