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Monday, 04 February 2008

The Big Catch fishing competition (& lots more)

gosf logo Apollo Bay will play host to the Great Ocean Sports Festival this coming weekend of Feb 9th and 10th. Of particular note is the inclusion of a major fishing competition - The Big Catch - that is featuring land, boat and kayak based fishing. The kayak fishing division is being called a 'grand slam' where whoever catches the longest combination of all eligible species (greatest total combined length) wins. Eligible species include: Snapper, Flathead, King George Whiting and Bream. This is a different division to the powerboat anglers, whom also have shark on the list of eligible species. If I was still living in Victoria I'd be there for sure. It's great to see kayak fishing being featured in more and more fishing tournaments. I know some of the 'Melbourne Mangoes' from the Australian Kayak Fishing Forums will be there, so good luck and godspeed gents.

Although the fishing competition kicks off on the Saturday, there is a briefing at 8PM on the Friday night. Confirmation of your participation is required on the Friday night by the sounds of it, so get in quick (but drive safely). Here's the details on that:

Check-in for Event Confirmation and pick up your Event Kit, Measuring Device and Competitor ID Tag), from 7:30pm – 10:30pm on Friday 8th February 2008, at the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club.

The Great Ocean Sports Festival is also running a bunch of other paddle sports events as well, including a Stand-Up Paddle Board Race, an 8km surf ski race from Marengo Beach to Apollo Bay, an outrigger canoe race, a 4km racing Malibu board paddle race, a 1500 metre surf board paddle race and an Otway Adventure race that will see particpants (individual, pairs and teams) compete in a combo endurance race including running, sea kayaking, mountain bike and surfboard paddling. It's going to be an awesome weekend.