With a record number of anglers fishing the Tinaroo Barra Bash, organisers expected some great fish to be presented gilled and gutted to the weighmaster – and they weren’t disappointed.
A total of 62 fish were weighed in for a total weight of 781.5kg – that’s an average of 12.6kg or around 25 old-fashioned pounds.
The competition has been covered in more depth in Geoff Mayes’ Cairns report and in Lynton Heffer’s Port Douglas report in this issue, but here is the results table for those who are keen to fish Tinaroo in the future. – Stephen Booth
Facts
RESULTS
Barramundi
Total of barra weighed in - 62
Total weight of barra - 781.5kg
Champion Angler - Richard Orchard with two barra for 34.2kg
Largest Barra Snr Male - Stephen Davey 23.5kg
Largest Barra Snr Female - Nicole Hubbard 19.2kg
Champion Junior - Hannah Querin with two barra for 28.4kg
Team Event - Quay Marine with two barra for 24kg
Sooty grunter
Total sooty grunter weighed - 43
Champion Snr - Donna Bubb with 2.11kg
Champion Jnr - Hannah Querin with 2.65kg
Sleepy cod
Total sleepy cod weighed - 13
Champion Snr - Gill Neziz with 1.15kg
Mouth almighty
Total mouth almighty weighed - 17
Champion Snr - James Wieland
Champion Jnr - Erin Williamson
Redclaw
Total redclaw weighed - 128
Champion Snr - Katina Goar
Champion Jnr - Andrew Teitzel
Tilapia
Total tilapia weighed - 198
Champion Angler - Dimitri Ssamusen with 70 fish
[Captions from Booth]
