Lucky_Phill
29-10-2014, 04:49 PM
My Uncle, Friend and Mentor, Barry Kliese ( AF member mighty-quinn ) passed away today at the age of 70. :'(
A motor mechanic who took up the opportunity many years ago to become a manual arts school teacher at places like Nambour and Shailer Park High Schools.
A life long fishermen with many credits to his name and also a long term member of the Victory Amatuer Fishing Club. He held is own in many SQAFCA competitions, mainly the Light Gear Championships. Barry also participated in the Qld schools fishing clinics on Moreton Island for many years along side Dave Bateman, Barry Pollock, Bruce Alvey and others.
He recently undertook the dream trip of a live-aboard fishing trip to the West Coast, Kimberleys of WA. I also managed to help Barry get his first Red Emporer at 1770 last year and we shared many many fishing trips over the years.
I will recount one trip some 20 plus years ago at 1770 while we were there for a week, when we headed out for a fish in my 17ft Glass boat with only a compass as our guide, no sounder / gps etc. Managed to get to the islands where we filled our esky in no time. We had to borrow some fuel from a cruise ship to get back and spent over 3 hours filleting our fish. We did this week long trip for many years in a row after that and he considered 1770 a special place.
Barry retired to Pelican Waters on the Sunshine Coast where his fishing lifestyle was well suited.
Condolences to his wife Jan, daughter Yolande and son Jason.
R.I.P.
Phill
A motor mechanic who took up the opportunity many years ago to become a manual arts school teacher at places like Nambour and Shailer Park High Schools.
A life long fishermen with many credits to his name and also a long term member of the Victory Amatuer Fishing Club. He held is own in many SQAFCA competitions, mainly the Light Gear Championships. Barry also participated in the Qld schools fishing clinics on Moreton Island for many years along side Dave Bateman, Barry Pollock, Bruce Alvey and others.
He recently undertook the dream trip of a live-aboard fishing trip to the West Coast, Kimberleys of WA. I also managed to help Barry get his first Red Emporer at 1770 last year and we shared many many fishing trips over the years.
I will recount one trip some 20 plus years ago at 1770 while we were there for a week, when we headed out for a fish in my 17ft Glass boat with only a compass as our guide, no sounder / gps etc. Managed to get to the islands where we filled our esky in no time. We had to borrow some fuel from a cruise ship to get back and spent over 3 hours filleting our fish. We did this week long trip for many years in a row after that and he considered 1770 a special place.
Barry retired to Pelican Waters on the Sunshine Coast where his fishing lifestyle was well suited.
Condolences to his wife Jan, daughter Yolande and son Jason.
R.I.P.
Phill