Calamari Classic 2011 - Round 1
Submitted by honsu chin on Fri, 2011-05-13 01:27
Date has been set for 26th of June. The prizes are even bigger this year.
Watch this space for more details to come.
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scotto
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shit yeah honsu!
i arrive back in aus the day before!! perfect timing!
let me know whee and when to sign up.
Joodles
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Date Joined: 19/11/10
Sweeeeeeet, can't wait!
Sweeeeeeet, can't wait!
Brucesta
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can we compete in Karratha?
can we compete in Karratha? show you boys some Dampier Archipelago monsters!!!
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HuggyB
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Onya bike pal!
Not only do you get better weather and fishing than we do, now you wanna muscle in on our calamari comp!! Outrageous.......
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
Brucesta
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threatened are we Huggy haha,
threatened are we Huggy haha, no good weather here at the moment!
Las Vegas - Rolling the dice and trying your luck. 1M+ Barra summer target. 100kg Black Marlin winter target
crasny1
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Not bloody wrong there Brucesta
And the whoppers I have caught and seen. Biggest so far up north is 1.1kg at learmonth jetty. No way was that coming up, had to drag it to the sand area.
That spot between Enderby and West Lewis was very productive, and I dont mind sharing squidding spots, because they are not a territorial creature. They just keep coming.
Easily caught our feed and baits worth last time, and could have easily done the limit, but then what for. About 10 big ones is enough for bait and a great feed, then excuse to go again.
Agree it is very under-rated here.
Neels
"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact!!" _ Elon Musk
Shorty
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Karratha ?? You might have
Karratha ?? You might have trouble getting to the weighin site by 11.30 am tho,lol
Dampier,Busselton and Albany have been mentioned by one of the organisers as future locations,,it would be nice to get a squid tournament scene going in W.A with three state wide locations and the Grand final in Perth,,if the big tackle stores combine to get something happening or major sponsors it could be a goer,,
I wish the weighin was closer to 12,,11.30 can be pushing it if you have to travel a bit to get the bigguns like in a kayak or travelling landbased,,
Brucesta
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video conference the results
video conference the results in? the squidding up here is underrated for sure. biggest we got last year was 1.2kgs and i dropped one at a easy 1.5kgs due to no net onboard. obviously visitors are too interested in red fish and macks
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Shorty
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An online comp section could
An online comp section could be the go,,i am in two squids comps this weekend from two other forums,,the idea is to get a code the night before and put the code next to your brag mat and take a photo ,,measuring the squids tube lenght etc,,would be an idea for our country squidders state wide.
jeremy-j
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i have marked the date. im
i have marked the date.
im keen to give it a go im just learning, but a good opportunity to learn even more.
Goodz
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Might have to give it a go
Might have to give it a go myself this year! How does one win in the squid comp? Weight or size?
Hazell
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Date Joined: 26/10/09
It's judged by weight.Total
It's judged by weight.
Total weight of a bag of 5 for land based and kayak, 10 for boat. Also seperate prize for biggest single squid in each category.
Ash Hazell
"A cast a day keeps the psychiatrist away"
Gricko
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got that date marked down,
got that date marked down, gotta give it a crack this year, as long as work doesn't keep getting in the way
All this working keeps getting in the way of fishing!
Shorty
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For boat fishos keep an eye
For boat fishos keep an eye out for the rules, i think last year you were required to have a kill switch fitted and before that there was a thing about having your boat insured, i can't recall exactly what last times rules are but its to cover liabilty problems etc, so keep an eye on this thread,,
Spence
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Might give the LB category a
Might give the LB category a crack....
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flangies
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Landbased brigade again :)
Landbased brigade again :)
honsu chin
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Entry Forms now up....
Entry Forms now up....
Tournament Rules
Entry Form
knigit
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Is that 40bucks per boat or
Is that 40bucks per boat or per person on the boat? Tournament rules link doesn't seem to be working.
snappermiles
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where is it based??
where is the weigh in??
what are the prizes?
what is the start time?
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Shorty
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Weighin at the Woodies shop
Weighin at the Woodies shop from 11.30 am,
Prizes are Engels,egi rods and a whole range of things (about $23,000 worth i believe.
Checkin from 6.30-8.00am am,its $40 per boat not person.
The tournament link above is working fine fore me but not the entry form.
A search on fishwreck will show you all the Calamari classics in the past with photos and results (i can't copy and post links sorry)
Oceanside Tackle
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Link Fixed.........
The link is fixed and should work now.
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Oceanside Tackle
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Open all long weekend !!
Entry Forms are now available in store !!
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Helen
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Mmm. Can't decide...
Mmm. Can't decide...
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honsu chin
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More prizes added !!!!
There will now be 2 Lowrance combo units in the price pool.
A HDS 5 combo and an Elite combo both with chart cards.
These will be among all the following prizes....
Daiwa rods and reels
Engel fridges
Valleyhill rods
Yo-zuri
Breaden
Tsuriken
Harimitsu
Dart Drive
Gift Vouchers from various tackle stores.
and many MORE !!
There'll be the return of the Japanese guests from Breaden !!
There will also be a cook up at the weigh-in !!
All the reason to participate in the Calamari Classic !!
honsu chin
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Boat section
FYI....There are still vacancy for the boat section.
flangies
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Called in to work bloody
Called in to work bloody hell. Was waiting a fair
While
pudzz
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wondering
Would arrow squid count...?
i caught 9 arrow squid yeasterday afternoon to only 4 calamari and the arrows were double the size of my calamari.. haha
Shorty
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Theres no boats spots avaible
Theres no boats spots avaible at the moment friends have been getting turned away,folks might have to pay 6 months in advance if they want a spot in the future ,,
Sundays going to be a cracker of a day good luck every one and watch out for the kayaks around Woodmans point and further out.
Cammos
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I sent my forms and money in,
I sent my forms and money in, should I have heard something or assume we are a goer?
Shorty
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Depends on when you sent them
Depends on when you sent them in i guess, they were turning folks away today,,i am in the yaks so i can pay on the morning,,boats is prepaid,,i think they would have told you if you did not make it,,,
Cammos
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I hope I am in, otherwise I
I hope I am in, otherwise I will just have to go catch squid for nutritional purposes.
Shorty
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Call the Paul organiser on
Call the Paul organiser on 04155401299, he can let you know.
scotto
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Good luck everyone,
You're going to need it - most of the sound is absolute SOUP! Murphys law having a one in 10 year storm just before a comp. I don't think the LB guys will fare too well tomorrow, as pretty much the whole coast between south mole, to past the ship yards are dirty as. It took 2 seconds for a 3 gram jig to disappear completely out of view, and I didn't get a sniff at any of my usual haunts.
The harbours all looked ok though, and I saw some LB guy pull in a goodun near free yacht club. I pulled a few good arrow squid from GI today too, which was a first for me in the sound.
Shorty
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Thats does not sound to good
Thats does not sound to good
Arrow squid is interesting,,i saw it mentioned before but i thought he was way out no way would we get Arrows in the comp zone,,might be some big bags weighin, i think the rules are squid no cuttlefish so arrows might be fine,,
Shorty
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For those that are not aware
For those that are not aware the Breaden guys from Japan beat all comers (50 or so other boats) rumours that they won useing handlines and kmart jigs would be incorrect
scotto
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Helped out by mr t thwin...
Was a good comp again, and it just gets bigger and better each year. We came 4th in the boating division, which wasn't a bad effort considering everyone above us were pros. Might look at doing LB next year to change it up a bit.
Shorty
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Who came third in the boats ?
Who came third in the boats ? was that where the lady came up for the prizes ?
Next round could be late September pending council approval and the normal red tape.
Dicey
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Didnt really like how it was
Didnt really like how it was regulated to be honest, awesome event but too easy to cheat especially landbased getting passed squid from people who failed boat session but my mate did win top prize so was good to see at least i know he was 100% landbased not passed squid.
Shorty
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And 2nd place was won by a
And 2nd place was won by a mate of mine and i know he is 100% legit , actually squids twice a day a few times a week when he is not bream fishing.
If theres any proof the boat and landbased persons involved need to get a life ban from the Classic, its important to keep it as honest as we possibly can.
Cammos
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It was good fun, but we had
It was good fun, but we had to dash off with a crook deckie, but not seasick it turned out. We only got half a dozen in the couple hours we fished, but dealing with someone vomiting next to you while trying to fish is not my strong suit.
When I heard some boats picked up 40's and 50's I couldn't believe it, but it was my very first time fishing in the sound. I am pretty sure I saw the "most inked" winner at the ramp, he was absolutley covered.
dumper
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anyone else compete?How did
anyone else compete?
How did danno and the landbased brigade go?
Shorty
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Dannos in Bali ,Flangies got
Dannos in Bali ,Flangies got called into work etc, all the kayakers found it tough going trying to raise some decent squid,winner got near 3kgs for his 5 tho,,Landbased winners were 1.8 kg for 5
I would like to see some official results posted up if possible, everyone likes to see where they came in the comp,,we always got the results the next day usually but last time we had to wait 3 months before i saw them,,
I have put some photos up on Squidfish.net if anybodys interested.
I find its the bream tournament guys that can do well in this event,,WAFM Ian Sewell and Dror got 1st last year in the boats and 2nd this year,W.A Bream angler of the year 3 times is Szarn Tink,,he came 2nd this time,3rd before that and 1st before that(landbased) and theres a host of other bream fishers that get top results, just a snippet i thought was interesting.
MiSh
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yeah im hanging to see the
yeah im hanging to see the results. Hoping that i scraped into the top ten but i think we were around 13th