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Benny Durkin with the biggest barramundi for the competition at 98cm.
IFitzroy River Barra Bash
T’S a sad time of year on the Cap- ricorn Coast when
Cameron Wellsteed with the biggest king thread n salmon of the competition at 134cm.
Capricorn Coast
by JOHN BOON
barramundi are off the target list for three months.
I did miss catching up and having a yarn with good friends, which was the downside.
or significant weather event had put them off.
However, a sneaky Awoonga Dam trip may be on the cards for a fix.
The conditions were looking perfect for the two competition days, with light wind and warm days forecast.
Most other teams I talked with encoun- tered the same thing and were finding it
This month we are going to focus on the results from the Fitzroy River Barra Bash that was held in October.
difficult, but that’s the Team Hi Vis took out the most metres of king * continued P68 thread n salmon.
With COVID-19 messing with just about every other competi- tion we look forward to throughout the Rock- hampton region, it was comforting to get the news that the Barra Bash was going ahead.
We spent the two days before the comp having a snoop around to see where the barra were, and also what the other boats were doing.
Restrictions meant that registration night was chopped down to a pack pick up and a quick individual de- brief on the rules and regulations.
It’s always a good idea to try and find a couple of spots away from the main crowds.
I liked this idea, as everybody was keen to get home and sort their gear for the following day, rather than sitting around waiting. www.bnbfishing.com.au
We had perfect con- ditions, but the barra seemed to have done a 180 about-face and it became tough to get a bite out of them.
Day one was what I would describe as one of the hardest days I’ve spent on the Fitzroy.
I had only seen this happen when a change
Craig Grif ths and Karim De Ridder of team Edge Rods took out rst place.
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