The annual State of Origin fishing competition run by Brisbane Fishing Online is taking place on Friday 30th July - Sunday 1st August 2010.
TIME AND VENUE:
Event Headquarters (HQ) for the State of Origin Fishing Competition will be at the Ferry Reserve Holiday Park, Brunswick Heads, NSW. For a map of the location to make finding Ferry Reserve easy, please click this website link: http://www.ferryreserve.com.au. The Event Headquarters is where you need to report for your pre-fishing briefing and also for weighing-in (submitting photo entries) and prize presentation.The 2010 State of Origin fishing competition will commence at 08:00am Friday 30th of July 2010 and conclude at 12:00pm on the 1st of August. The prize presentation will commence at 12:15pm on the 1st of August.
ENTRY FEE AND REGISTRATION:
If you register early for this event you can save with Early Bird rates. If entry fees are paid before 30th May 2010 the fee is $60 per competitor. Entries made after this date but before the 30th June 2010 are $70 per competitor. Entries after this date but before the 30th July are $80 You can register on the day, however this can only be done at the Event HQ and only cash payments will be accepted. The fee for registering on the day at the event is $90 per competitor and the entry fee must be paid and report for briefing done before you commence fishing to be eligible to weigh-in.
BOUNDARIES:
The 2010 fishing competition will take place in the Brunswick River region of Northern NSW. The boundaries for the competition are north to Wooyung and south to Tyagrah along the beach/offshore, as well as up to the upper most limit of the Brunswick River. Bait can be collected before the time of the event, and outside these boundaries. Please note that all restrictions and fishing practices set by the NSW DPI are to be adhered to, although as this is a catch, photo and release event oversized and undersized fish can be submitted.. Entrants may fish anywhere in between these limits. Entrants are advised to seek authority from private owners if intending to fish from the bank of privately owned land.
NSW JURISDICTION:
All fish entered must comply with NSW legal sizes. It is the competitor's responsibility to have a valid NSW fishing permit/licence and may be asked to show it to event organisers at their Event Briefing
STATE OF ORIGIN:
To decide the winning State in the State of Origin, each state will receive State Points on each place for each category. So once all entries have been submitted, the competitor that wins each place will receive State Points for the State they are representing. The State Points will be tallied up and the winning State will be the one with the most points.
. 1st Place = 15 State Points
. 2nd Place = 10 State Points
. 3rd Place = 5 State Point
PRIZES:
There will be alot of prizes on offer (including the cash prizes) for all categories as well as some fantastic fishing gear, tackle and accessories. At this stage we are still finalising the fishing gear prizes which we hope to have finalised in the next two weeks
PRIZE CATEGORIES:
1) LONGEST BREAM
2) LONGEST FLATHEAD
3) LONGEST TAILOR
4) LONGEST JEWFISH
5) JUNIOR ANGLER
6) LUCKY DOOR FISH
6) WINNING STATE
All the information this competition can be found at Brisbane Fishing Online.
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