2023 General Information and Rules

TOURNAMENT ETHICS

To encourage the sport of game fishing with a spirit of true sportsmanship in an atmosphere of fun and good camaraderie. To encourage the ethic of tag and release fishing for sustainable use of the fisheries.

TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES

Entry fee on or before 26th July

• $400 for each senior angler
• $150 for each junior angler
• $350 for each crew member

Entry fee on or after 26th July but before 20th August

• $500 for each senior angler
• $150 for each junior angler
• $350 for each crew member

Fees cover

• Nomination for anglers.
• Tournament shirt for anglers.
• Meals for anglers and crew as stated below.

All anglers and crew must be a current member of a QGFA affiliated club for participation in the tournament. Membership will be confirmed via QGFA game base prior to tournament commencement.

SCHEDULE

Saturday 26^th August

6.30pm – Mandatory skippers briefing, Innisfail Bowls Club           

7.00pm – BBQ Dinner and Calcutta

Sunday 27^th August

5.30am – Breakfast Collection Innisfail Seafood and lunch collection, Innisfail Wharf

6.30am – Shotgun start, Mouth of the Johnstone River

7.30am – 4.00pm – Fishing

7.00pm – Dinner pack collection main wharf

Monday 28^th August

5.30am – Breakfast Collection Innisfail Seafood and lunch collection, Innisfail Wharf

7.30am – 4.00pm – Fishing

7.00pm – Dinner pack collection main wharf

Tuesday 29^th August

5.30am – Breakfast Collection Innisfail Seafood and lunch collection, Innisfail Wharf

7.30am – 4.00pm – Fishing

7.00pm – Free night self-cater

Wednesday 30^th August

5.30am – Breakfast Collection Innisfail Seafood and lunch collection, Innisfail Wharf

7.30am – 4.00pm – Fishing

7.00pm – Presentation dinner Innisfail Shire Hall

TOURNAMENT RULES

GFAA rules apply to practice, however there are specific additions to cater for the unique format of this tournament.

1. Single class line only – 10kg,
2. All Boats nominating to fish the tournament are required to have current boat insurance. Details of insurance must be completed on the Entry Form supplied along with a photocopy of your insurance certificate. Should a boat not have insurance, nor be able to supply evidence of insurance and certificate, that boat shall be excluded from participating in the tournament. All onboard safety remains the responsibility of the owner/skipper..
3. Teams shall consist of no fewer than two (2) or more than four (4) anglers.
4. There is no limit on boat size. There are prizes for boat class under and over 7.5m. Each category is only eligible to compete in their respective class and will only be eligible for that class prizes. Specified boat lengths will be measured from the transom where the motor or outdrive of the boat is bolted to the boat. Where the boat has a pod fitted, the transom of the pod where the motors are bolted will be counted in the boat length, to the forward most point of the boat, but will exclude any bowsprit or forward projecting anchor location as per the QGFA Guideline for determining boat length. Specified length to be determined by the Club Tournament committee and will be deemed to have been calculated in accordance with the QGFA Guidelines.
5. The tournament committee reserves the right to amend the prize list without notification.
6. As per GFAA Rules only NSW Fisheries Tags are to be used.