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Lucinda Fishing Tournament 2011 - Results

2011-07-28T20:54:00.007+10:00

The Baptist Church Fishing Club held it's 12th Annual Lucinda Fishing Tournament over the June long weekend, 10th - 13th June 2011. This year we had tremendous sponsorship support, and we again want to sincerely thank all our sponsors who got behind us and supported this great family event.

Apart from the not-so-great weather conditions, the event was a huge success with reasonably good attendance, and a record amount of fish caught and weighed, as well as released.

There were a total of:

100 legal fish weighed

34 legal fish caught and released

264 undersized fish caught and released

17 mud crabs weighed in

159kg in total of fish weighed

3 club records broken

The children loved the weekend. It was a great opportunity to catch up with friends and explore the awesome Hinchinbrook area.

A full list of the results and sponsored prizes are listed below:

Category - Sponsor - Winner

Saturday Sub-Junior Runner-up - Anaconda - Hayden Elms

Saturday Sub-Junior Champion - Anaconda / Fasta Pasta - Liam Fletcher

Saturday Junior Runner-up - McDonalds / Pro-Tackle - Darrien Burrows

Saturday Junior Champion - McDonalds - Brooke Hurditch

Saturday Senior Female Runner-up - McDonalds - Julianne McMaster

Saturday Senior Female Champion - McDonalds - Angie Holloway

Saturday Senior Male Runner-up - Outerlimits Boat Hire - Ian Morgan

Saturday Senior Male Champion - Stainless Steel Pipes & Fittings Australia / Outerlimits Boat Hire - Jason Delacey

Mudcrab Runner-up - John Hurditch

Mudcrab Champion - Rod Gear

Landbased Female Runner-up - Monadelphous - No place getter

Landbased Female Champion - Monadelphous - Julianne McMaster

Landbased Male Runner-up - Monadelphous - Tony Turner

Landbased Male Champion - Monadelphous - Phil McMaster

Catch & Release Runner-up (undersized) - Power Blasting - Rod Gear

Catch & Release Champion (undersized) - Power Blasting - Trisha Forman

Catch & Release Runner-up (legal) - About Fishing NQ - Wes Graffin

Catch & Release Champion (legal) - About Fishing NQ / Tropical Ice - Sheldon Dreyer

Lure / Fly Fishing Runner-up - About Fishing NQ - Gavin Andrews

Lure / Fly Fishing Champion - About Fishing NQ - Wes Graffin

Secret weight 1 - Blue Marlin Fish Bar / Birch Carole & Coyle - Jason Delacey

Secret weight 2 - Hogs Breath Cafe / Reading Cinemas - Mitch Warrener

Secret weight 3 - Tackle World - Ross St-John Wood

Lightest Fish Weighed - Christian Bookworld / Dominos - Hayden Elms

Heaviest Fish Weighed - Christian Bookworld / Dominos - Mitch Warrener

Lowest Point Scoring Fish - Anaconda - Gavin Jacobs

Highest Point Scoring Fish - 7 to 7 Bait & Tackle - Herschel Wilson

Secret weight 4 - Kathmandu / Pro-Tackle - Phil McMaster

Secret Weight 5 - Kathmandu / Fishing Warehouse - Liam Fletcher

Secret Weight 6 - Fasta Pasta / Fishing Warehouse - Mitch Warrener

Sub-Junior Runner-up - CWG Insulations - Liam Fletcher

Sub Junior Female Champion - CivilPlus Constructions - Emily Forman

Sub Junior Male Champion - CivilPlus Constructions - Ben Forman

Junior Runner-up - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Maddy Chambers

Junior Female Champion - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Brooke Hurditch

Junior Male Champion - CWG Insulations - Darrien Burrows

Senior Female 3rd - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Julianne McMaster

Senior Female Runner-up - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Trisha Forman

Senior Female Champion - Bohle Pipe Fabrications - Sylvia Gear

Senior Male 3rd - CWG Insulations - Jason Delacey

Senior Male Runner-up - CWG Insulations - Rod Gear

Senior Male Champion - CWG Insulations - Mitch Warrener

Our other non-standard category prize division sponsors:

Lucky Door Prize 1: Wanderers

Lucky Door Prize 2: Gough Plastics

Lucky Door Prize 3: Sunferries / Reading Cinemas

Lucky Door Prize 4: Birch Carole & Coyle / Fasta Pasta

Lucky Door Prize 5: RSL / Willows on Wheels / Dominos

Lucky Door Prize 6: RSL / Willows on Wheels / Dominos

Lucky Door Prize 7: Qld Boating & Training

Saturday Morning Tea Prize 1: Warrina Ice Skating Rink

Saturday Morning Tea Prize 2: Willows on Wheels / Dominos

Crazy Catch Award: Anaconda

Captain Chaos: Anaconda

Family Fishing Prize 1: Fasta Pasta / Billabong Sanctuary

Family Fishing Prize 2: Fasta Pasta / Billabong Sanctuary

Family Fishing Prize 3: Warrina Ice Skating Rink / Billabong Sanctuary

Family Fishing Prize 4: Warrina Ice Skating Rink / Billabong Sanctuary / Willows on Wheels

Junior Sports Encouragement Awards: McDonalds

Sub-Junior & Junior 3rd, 4th & 5th place getters awards: About Fishing NQ

Cash Sponsors for expenses & other forms of giveaway items: Jo Pennisi Homes (cash), Norstate Marketing (lanyards), Townsville City Council (sun safe products), Cummins (pens & coolers), and Advantage Signs (sponsorship board).

Thanks again to all our Sponsors for making this event possible for our club!

Fishing the Weedbeds

2011-07-17T15:28:00.004+10:00

I went for a trip a few weekends ago to the well known Townsville Weedbeds with my mate from the BCFC. The forecast was 25-30 knots yet we were still keen (or maybe stupid!) so we thought to stay in close. The wind was SE so we were a little protected from the Cape. We found a good spot of clean water in about 12ft then got the burley going hot. We both set our rods with floating pillies and special hook techniques and after about 10 mins it was all on! The doggies were hot, but unfortunately the Remora were even hotter. After about 2 hours of this we then trolled for a while with no luck. We had a great time regardless of being blown about, and were back home well in time for lunch and to share the adventures rewards with the kids.

A fishing trip to the Channel Markers

2011-01-20T21:40:00.006+10:00

A three hour fishing trip with my wife Lyn, was very productive with some nice grunter and mackerel to over 60cm. We left the coast guard boat ramp at around 9 oclock and headed out towards the channel markers, finding a large school of bait around 400 metres from the first tripod towards Magnet Island. The sounder showed a hard bottom with a bait ball and other fish around it.

I throw in some berley and we used pilchards for bait. The fish started to hit the pilchards almost straight away and we spent about an hour and a half of great fishing. The grunter and mackerel put up a great fight on the light gear we were using and we were back to the boat ramp by 12 oclock.

Lyn with some of the fish she caught.

A New Year 2011

2011-01-20T17:21:00.003+10:00

Hi and welcome to all, our year is starting off with a lot of activity. Our summer comp is almost over and we can not wait to see all those fish you have been catching over the break. The sign on day is on the 29 January starting at 10am at the baptist church, we will announce the winners of the summer comp and give out prizes. We will provide morning tea and have a lucky door prize for those present. If you are thinking of becoming a member come along and check us out, we will be able to answer your questions and tell or show you some great places to fish, in this part of the world we call Paradise. We look forward to seeing our past members as well and catchup with some of your stories of things that happened over the break. With all the rain we have had I think we my be in for a few bumper seasons of fishing. Lyn and I have only been out a couple of times catching some nice grunter and mackerel.

July Tackle Night

2010-07-01T16:53:00.005+10:00

Time: 7.00pm at BCFC Club Room, 38 Canterbury Rd, Kirwan

Phone: 0419 890 901

Visitors Welcome

April Fishing Comp Results 2010

2010-04-19T17:42:00.003+10:00

The weather for the April comp restricted most fishers to the creeks and land based. A couple of boats ventured (or attempted to) out wider but didn't get any further than the north cardinal. However, some great creek fish were weighed including some nice Jack, Bream, Whiting, Barra and Flathead. The boats that made it outside found some quality Doggie Mackerel around the shipping channel.

SENIOR MALE
Ted Brown - 263.3pts
Pikey Bream - 0.7kg 56pts
Pikey Bream - 0.46kg 36.8pts
Mangrove Jack - 0.78kg 39pts
Mangrove Jack - 1.02kg 51pts
Dusky Flathead - 2.3kg 80.5pts

Malcolm Brown - 187.3pts
Sheldon Dreyer - 96.8pts
Dion Forman - 93.7pts

SENIOR FEMALE
Tania Brown - 165.2pts
Mangrove Jack - 0.82kg 41pts
Bartailed Flathead - 0.98kg 49pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.48kg 38.4pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.46kg 36.8pts

Sylvia Gear - 42.5pts
Jocelyn Elms - 25.6pts

SUB JUNIOR
Lachlan Brown - 75.2pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.46kg 36.8pts
Yellowfin Bream - 0.48kg 38.4pts

Sebastian Brown - 36pts

LURE/FLY
Sheldon Dreyer - 96.8pts

LAND BASED
Dion Forman - 93.7pts

MUD CRAB
Lachlan Brown - 18.4pts

CATCH & RELEASE
Sheldon Dreyer - 48.51pts

HARD YAKKA
Sylvia Gear

Fishing at Aplins Weir by Keith Ledger

2010-04-12T11:11:00.002+10:00

Been catching some nice barra on live bait & not so live bait at Aplins Weir. Best baits have been milkfish, mullet, bony bream and tarpon about 20-30cm long - everything gets hit! Live bait have been easy to find in the lagoon down from the weir or in the lakes near Castletown – use an aerator to keep them alive for long enough. You will only need 6-8 big baits per person so only take what you need – put too many in a bucket and they just die anyway.
Using a single hook rig (7/0 or 8/0) on 60-80lb leader and no sinker, just hook the bait through the top of the mouth. Simply chuck them out - nothing fancy.

You can also use small herrings on the same rig to get smashed by big bream & jacks. Just scale down the hook size. Float the baits out and give the fish time to take the bait properly and it starts to swim away from you - don’t strike on the first bite.

Fishing Aplins is great fun for the kids both young & old. The best time to fish is the last couple of hours before and after dark & DON’T FORGET THE MOSSIE SPRAY.
Good luck all & have fun.

Get Your Boat Licence

2010-04-09T20:48:00.002+10:00

BCFC is giving everyone the opportunity to "Get Your Boat Licence". Details are:

When: Wed 14th and Thur 15th
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Where: Blue Room, Baptist Church Hall
Cost: $120 per person
Contact: bcfctownsville@gmail.com
Phone: Dion on 4755 1403

Bookings are required by Monday 12th (next week)

Beautiful Weather

2010-04-09T20:46:00.001+10:00

There are 5 knot winds this weekend so I hope everyone gets out fishing. Don't forget to send some photos and a great fishing yarn to bcfctownsville@gmail.com and we can post it on the blogspot. We would love to read about your adventures!

A Fish ... I Mean A Dip ... At The Lakes

2010-04-02T10:47:00.010+10:00

Photography by Ben Forman - Aged 6

Photography by Dad Forman

Rod and Sylvia's Dream Trip to the Gulf

2010-03-27T10:18:00.005+10:00

Here's a Snippet of Rod and Sylvia's Trip - for their full story see this month's Fishing Frenzy which will be posted on bcfctownsville.com in April

Mapoon was a destination that we had had longed to explore, and in October 2009 we teamed up with members of the Townsville Sportsfishing Club to explore and fish at Cullen Point in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

On the first night we camped at Archer River Caravan Park then headed to Cullen Point where we fished the rivers of Port Musgrave and outside on some of the close in shoals. Blue Salmon was the predominate species and I landed my first Queensland groper which was quickly released after a photo to capture the moment. The highlight for Syl and I was the majestic sight of a metre plus barra launching itself skyward and shaking its head. The fish found its freedom shortly after but the memories of the sight of this fish are still etched in our minds.

The highlight of the trip was a day trip to Pennefather River about an hour south from Mapoon. The whiting were schooling in the shallows, and we hooked up on an 80cm queenfish on the rock bar.

During the stay at Cullen Point we enjoyed the afternoon entrée of spring rolls, prawn cutlets and chicken nuggets heated in the camp oven as we sat by the camp fire listening to fishing stories and Slim in the background. After 2 weeks we had to give up the relaxing lifestyle and head back to Townsville.

Landbased Comp

2010-03-27T09:49:00.015+10:00

A great time was had at the March Landbased Teams Comp. 6 teams fished over the comp weekend all hoping to win a fantastic prize sponsored by the Fishing Warehouse. The winning team was lead by Steve Holloway and his team buddies were Brad McNiece, Craig Thompson and Ian Johnson. Congratulations guys!

A special mention needs to be made of Bodie Singleton and Chloe Forman who weighed their first ever fish.

Congratualtions kids! I think we will need to keep an eye on this pair as they grow up, they might outfish us.

2010-02-12T21:14:00.018+10:00

February Fishing Comp Results 2010

Perfect weather conditions for the first comp of the year resulted in a huge turn out at BCFC, with 25 anglers weighing a total of 56 fish. An additional 48 fish were released and 2 nice mud crabs from the Bohle River also made it to the scales. It is great to see the Catch and Release divisions continue to grow and worthy of special mention is Rod’s 95cm Giant Trevally and Ward’s 55cm Fingermark caught on fly, both awesome fish released to fight another day. Congratulations to all division winners and in particular to Greg Churchwood who set a new comp record with 350 points. A great effort by all who took part in our first comp for 2010 - looks like we are in for another huge year!

SENIOR MALE
Greg Churchwood - 350.00 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 4.70kg 94.00 pnts
Coral Trout - 2.30kg 46.00 pnts
Trevally, Gold spot - 4.50kg 67.50 pnts
Mangrove Jack - 1.70kg 85.00 pnts
Emperor, Red throat - 2.30kg 57.50 pnts

Wes Graffin - 216.70 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 1.32kg 26.40 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 2.69kg 53.80 pnts
Cobia - 6.80kg 102.00 pnts
Trevally, Blue spot - 2.30kg 34.50 pnts

Rod Gear - 166.65 pnts
Barramundi - 2.21kg 33.15 pnts
Mangrove Jack - 0.81kg 40.50 pnts
Fingermark - 1.48kg 29.60 pnts
Fingermark - 2.28kg 45.60 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 0.89kg 17.80 pnts

Malcom Brown - 148.50 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 0.90kg 18.00 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 0.96kg 19.20 pnts
Tuna, Mackerel - 4.44kg 88.80 pnts
Emperor, Grass - 0.90kg 22.50 pnts

Mitch Warrener - 146.60 pnts
Emperor, Red throat - 0.84kg 21.00 pnts
Cod, Gold spot - 5.40kg 108.00 pnts
Coral Trout - 0.88kg 17.60 pnts

Jordan Quayle - 115.05 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 1.32kg 26.40 pnts
Mackerel, School - 1.06kg 42.40 pnts
Coral Trout - 1.85kg 46.25 pnts

Gavin Jacobs - 111.00 pnts
Barramundi - 1.92kg 28.80 pnts
Barramundi - 1.98kg 29.70 pnts
Whiting - 0.24kg 30.00 pnts
Whiting - 0.18kg 22.50 pnts

Ward Nicholas - 81.60 pnts
Fingermark - 1.18kg 23.60 pnts
Mackerel, School - 1.45kg 58.00 pnts

Dion Forman - 79.50 pnts
Trevally, Blue spot - 2.50kg 37.50 pnts
Trevally, Blue spot - 2.80kg 42.00 pnts

Brent Quayle - 73.20 pnts
Bream, Black - 0.44kg 35.20 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 1.00kg 20.00 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 0.90kg 18.00 pnts

Tony Turner - 63.60 pnts
Cod, Gold spot - 3.18kg 63.60 pnts

Ross Wardill - 59.00 pnts
Nannygai, Large mouth - 1.0kg 20.00 pnts
Trevally, Blue spot - 2.6kg 39.00 pnts

Sheldon Dreyer - 57.00 pnts
Cod, Gold Spot - 1.54kg 30.80 pnts
Cod, Gold Spot - 1.30kg 26.2 pnts

Michael St Johnwood - 49.50 pnts
Barramundi - 3.30kg 49.50 pnts

Scot Mayer - 16.50 pnts
Queenfish - 1.10kg 16.50 pnts

Greg Tanner - 11.70 pnts
Trevally, Giant - 0.90kg 11.70 pnts

Steve Holloway - 4.00 pnts
Stripey - 0.40kg 4.00 pnts

SENIOR FEMALE
Trisha Forman - 342.60 pnts
Queenfish - 6.00kg 90.00 pnts
Trevally, Blue spot - 2.84kg 42.60 pnts
Trevally, Golden - 4.50kg 67.50 pnts
Trevally, Golden - 4.90kg 73.50 pnts
Trevally, Bludger - 4.60kg 69.00 pnts

Tania Brown - 166.70 pnts
Mackerel, School - 1.89kg 94.50 pnts
Mackerel, School - 1.38kg 69.00 pnts
Hussar - 0.32kg 3.20 pnts

Sylvia Gear - 52.20 pnts
Barramundi - 2.36kg 35.40 pnts
Cod, Gold spot - 0.84kg 16.80 pnts

SUB JUNIOR
Jayden Jacobs - 20.00 pnts
Whiting - 0.16kg 20.00 pnts

LURE/FLY
Tania Brown - 163.50 pnts
Trisha Forman - 90.00 pnts
Malcolm Brown - 88.80 pnts
Ward Nicholas - 81.60 pnts
Tony Turner - 63.60 pnts
Sheldon Dreyer - 57.00 pnts
Michael St Johnwood - 49.50 pnts
Jordan Quayle - 46.25 pnts
Greg Tanner - 31.50 pnts

LANDBASED
Gavin Jacobs - 111.00 pnts
Jayden Jacobs - 20.00 pnts

MUD CRAB
Sylvia Gear - 1.22kg 12.20 pnts
Rod Gear - 0.84kg 8.40 pnts

CATCH & RELEASE
Rod Gear - 135.07 pnts
Trevally, Giant - 95.0cm 135.07 pnts

Ward Nicholas - 54.80 pnts
Fingermark - 55.0cm 54.80 pnts

Trisha Forman - 43.35 pnts
Trevally, Blue spot - 62.0cm 43.35 pnts

Sheldon Dreyer - 14.20 pnts
Fingermark - 35.0cm 14.20 pnts

HARD YAKKA
Rod Gear - 80 pnts
Greg Tanner - 50 pnts
Tony Turner - 15 pnts
Sylvia gear - 15 pnts
Allison Quayle - 15 pnts
Jayden Jacobs - 15 pnts
Ross Wardill - 10 pnts
Angie Holloway - 10 pnts
Wes Graffin - 5 pnts
Steve Holloway - 5 pnts
Gavin Jacobs - 5 pnts

Next Event

2010-02-03T01:08:00.004+10:00

February Tackle Night and Comp

How to Catch Barra

Thursday 4th February

7.00pm at BCFC Club Room

38 Canterbury Rd, Kirwan

Fishing Comp Weekend

Friday 5th Feb - Saturday 6th Feb

Weigh-In @5.00pm Saturday

at BCFC Club Room

2010 Sign On Day

2010-01-15T00:04:00.016+10:00

Don't miss the BCFC sign on day. Details are:

Saturday 30th January

10.00am - 12.00 noon
At BCFC Club Room
38 Canterbury Road
Kirwan Q 4817

The club room is in the Baptist Church Hall.

We will have snacks, lucky door prizes, welcome packs and lots of people available to discuss how the club runs and what the calendar is for 2010.

Don't miss out! We look forward to seeing you there. For more details contact the Club President: Dion Forman at dtforman@gotalk.net.au

Massive Barra Tumbles over Weir Wall

2010-01-01T21:41:00.003+10:00

What a lot of rain we have had over the last week. Yesterday a young family took a stroll over the bridge near the Weir Primary School, and were shocked to see a massive barra tumble over the Weir wall. There were many onlookers, and as the barra came over the wall it fell into some shallow water below and was trapped by some rocks. A couple of guys standing by retreived the barra from the rocks and lay it on the grass. One of them lay beside it whilst his mate took some photos, and apparently it was almost 2/3rds his size. They did the right thing and release it back into the water, but what an amazing site to see such a huge barramundi slide down the weir wall. When barra season opens on Feb 1st, that will be a hotspot to be fishing.

Here's a pic of Jordan with a barra that he caught at Black's Weir in the wet season at the beginning of last year.

Contact Us

2009-12-29T10:48:00.007+10:00

If you would like any more information on the club, then please contact our President - Dion Forman

email: bcfctownsville@gmail.com

website: www.bcfctownsville.com

phone: 4755 1403

mobile: 0419 890 901

Fishing Monday 28th December

2009-12-27T16:20:00.005+10:00

Anyone want to go fishing tomorrow morning? If so, then join Ian Stephens for an early morning fish. Details are:

Meet at 6.00am
Mouth of Ross River
End of Boundary Street
South Townsville
BYO Bait (prawns or squid will be fine)

Phone: 4725 1429

Summer Comp

2009-12-02T09:41:00.007+10:00

We are running a Summer Comp over the break between the Presentation Afternoon 2009 and the Sign-On Day 2010. Here are the details:

Aim: Make it a bit more interesting for those who still go fishing in the off season

Summer Comp Rules:

1. Any amount of fish can be caught but only one (the largest) of each species will count
2. All fish must be weighed on registered scales e.g. at a tackle shop, not at the weighmasters house (he also wants some time off!)
3. Submit all your slips at the Sign-On Day 30 January 2010
4. Starts: Sunday 22nd November. Closes: 29 January 2010
5. Results will be made known at the weigh in on Feb 6

Organiser of Comp and Contact Person:

Steve Holloway

Mob: 0409 068 302

Email: hollowaysa@bigpond.com

Have Fun!!

About Our Club

2009-11-25T10:52:00.017+10:00

Baptist Church Fishing Club (BCFC) is a family friendly fishing club that is made up of people from all walks of life who share a passion for fishing. You don’t have to go to church or even believe in God to become a member of our fishing club – everyone is welcome.

We love going fishing. We love to talk about fishing. We love to learn about fishing. We love fishing together and sharing knowledge. Our Club is also a place where you can find answers to some of life’s tough questions that may not relate to fishing!

Here is a bit about what we do:

Tackle Nights: A Tackle Night is held on the first Thursday Night of each month where members can learn about all aspects of fishing from a variety of expert guest speakers. Many topics are covered and often include fishing basics such as knot tying and castnet throwing, specialised techniques for targeting individual species and locations and practical topics such as boat maintenance and fishing safety. Our fishing year runs from February to November.

Fishing Competitions: Each month a competition is held from 12.00am Friday through to 5.00pm Saturday. These competitions may be open, have defined boundaries or have specified conditions. You may fish using any line class you choose (including braid) and points are determined based on factors allocated to each species to ensure fairness between styles of fishing. For example, a 12.5kg Spanish mackerel (factor 8) will score the same points as a 2kg mangrove jack (factor 50) and a 6.6kg barramundi (factor 15).

Weigh In & BBQ: Each competition is finished off with a weigh in on the Saturday afternoon where each angler is permitted to weigh a total of 5 fish, with no more than 2 of any one species. Following the weigh the Club puts on a family BBQ where everybody can catch up and spin a few yarns about the ones that got away!

Divisions:
Line Fishing (Male, Female, Junior, Sub-Junior)
Lure and Fly Fishing
Catch and Release
Spearfishing
Mud Crabs

Annual Memberships:

Family $50.00
Senior: $30.00
Junior: $15.00
Concession: $15.00

BCFC Club Room:
Townsville Baptist Church Hall
38 Canterbury Rd, Kirwan

Want more info?
We will be holding a Sign-On Day on 30th January 2010 where you can find out more about how the club works, and what’s planned for 2010. More details will be posted closer to the time. Alternatively you can email me on dtforman@gotalk.net.au anytime if you want to know anything more.