2004 Humminbird Minn Kota Kirkleagh Klassic

[Fitzy]

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# #The HUMMINBIRD MINN KOTA Kirkleagh Klassic is back, bigger & better than ever!
October 16 & 17 at Kirkleagh Campgrounds, Lake Somerset.

- Great prizes
- Great camping (hot showers, electric BBQs, clean toilets, grassy areas, shady trees)
- No Boating permit needed for competitors
- Reduced camping fee of $5/night for competitors (less than half normal cost)
- Junior & Seniors
- Take a feed OR Catch & Release (Your Choice!)
- Catch big bass, Yellowbelly & Silver Perch at Australia's Premier BIG FISH Lake.
- Nightly entertainment
- Stage & Spectator area under cover of a MASSIVE MARQUEE
- Boat OR Bank fishing
- ALL proceeds go towards fish stocking/conservation projects
- Limit of 1000 entries so get in EARLY! #:o

Seniors only $30
Juniors just $5

Entry forms can be printed on line at http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/swfsa/KirkleaghKlassicEntryForm2004.doc

Or go to the SWFSA website at http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/swfsa/ for further info.

Hope to see you there.
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[SWFSA]

There will also be the Alvey Kids Casting Clinic held at the Humminbird Minn Kota Kirkleagh Klassic. It is for junior competitors with a few prizes given away.
Further details at the pre-competition breifing.

[imported_admin]

Entry form now available in PDF format if you neeed it

http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/swfsa/KirkleaghKlassicEntryF-1.pdf

[Fitzy]

Just an update.
There's a Stacer boat being given away as a random draw.
Major division prizes include Humminbird Sounders, Downunder Iceboxes & Supercharge batteries, fishing gear from Shimano & Wilsons + more.

There's an early nomination prize on offer so get in early to be elligible.

With plenty of entry forms in early, organisers have booked a band to play on the friday night as well as Saturday night, all undercover in a massive marquee.

There will be some Stacer boats up there to look at & test drive.

Alvey are running a Kids Casting Clinic on the Saturday lunchtime for any kids (under 15) who are entered in the Klassic.

Entry forms available in October edition of Qld Fishing Monthly, Bush N Beach, in assorted marine/tackle outlets & at the SWFSA website http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/swfsa/KirkleaghKlassicEntryF-1.pdf

Some big bass & golden perch being caught in the past few weeks up there. Good timing for the comp.

All competitor cards will be handed out after the 5:00am briefing on Saturday morning. There will be another briefing at 8:00am for those who sleep in or arrive later.

All shaping up to be a great weekend of fishing & camping. ;D

Any enquiries phone 0412 161169 or email fitzy@ausfish.com.au

Hope to see you there.

Fitzy..

[aussiebasser]

It's great to see the Klassic up and running again this year, better than ever. Excellent support from the Corporate sponsors means heaps of great prizes to give away.
Stacer Boat
Minn Kota Electrics
Humminbird Sounders
Down Under Ice Boxes
Super Charge Batteries
Shiimano
Wilson
and heaps of other stuff.
The cheaper camping fee for the weekend is an added bonus.
Someset is fishing well by all accounts so there shouldn't be a problem getting a few Bass or Yella's, and the bait guys will clean up on the Silvers.
I've heard that there are some pretty fancy boats entering as well, so anyone interested in looking at state of the art fishing machines will just need to be on the water. With the secret length format, everyone has a chance of winning.
I'll be there, doing some fish measuring on the water this year, so if you see a red Hornet, come and say G'day and have your fish measured so we can get them back in the water alive and kicking. Just be a bit careful, 'cause it's quite likely I'll have a line out the back. ;D You're also welcome to keep a feed of fish and weigh them in as well.
The more the merrier, and it is a great weekend for the kids as well. I don't think many of the kids miss out on a prize, which is how it should be. The Alvey boys will be putting in a top effort to run their Casting Clinic, and a lot of us adults could probably learn a bit from the Alvey Team.
All of that, without even mentioning Saturday night's socialising, it'll be a top weekend!!! [smiley=drunk.gif]

[BOMBER]

Gee looks like the Classic is back bigger and better than ever some great sponsors and excellent prizes will have a look if I can clear the diary for those couple of days and get up there and amongst it.

Regards,

THE BOMBER

[Brett_Finger]

BIGGER AND BETTER!!!
Ya think so! there's some big hitters up there as sponsors,it stands as testament to the sucess this Klassic and it's orgnisers.

the format is very sucessfull and it has long ago estalibshed it's self as the Major event not to miss!!!

as for the entertainment.... well Fitzy himself has been known to consume just enough bottled courage to git up and belt out a tune of 4,not to mention the secert Nuggett keeps hidden about his Gutitar Playing,the man is a "Blues Man" through and through. ;D ;D

with a entrant cap at 1000,i'd be pulling my finger out and geting a nomanation in real fast!!

a sensational event, great company - great fishing and mostly great friends,so load up the crew and head out.

i know many - people that go just for the sake of hooking up with friends thay see once a year at this event,you will no doubt meet some new ones as well.

and ya never know it could be you towing home a NEW BOAT!!!!!!

good luck to all,i'll see you there.
Hookin,Brett ;D ;D ;D

[Nugget]

It's good to see it back - bigger and better than ever.
The Kirkleagh Klassic was one of the first all weekend comps - boy we had some fun in the early days!

Fitzy will there be a live weigh in on the water like in the past?
It's also good to see the nightly entertainment back - it always has a great country atmosphere - I'm going to try to get up there after tthe radio Show.

Look forward to it - maybe we should have a meet and greet up there - Team Ausfish!

Dave ><>

[aussiebasser]

G'day Nugget,
As far as I know there will be a live weigh in tent as in the past, and also a couple of boats on the water measuring and releasing fish. I'll probably concentrate on the area between Beams Creek and The Spit as a weigh boat, that way I can catch a few, and weigh a few for the boys and girls. Save the competitors the big run back to Kirkleigh every two fish.

[Fitzy]

Fitzy will there be a live weigh in on the water like in the past?

G'Day Nugget,
Yep, there'll be a tent on the water at Kirkleagh, one at the staging area & a couple of boats on the water all measuring fish. Will help any line-ups. Full details for competitors at the Saturday briefings.

Cheers,

fitzy..

[Fitzy]

It's great to see the Klassic up and running again this year, better than ever. All of that, without even mentioning Saturday night's socialising, it'll be a top weekend!!! [smiley=drunk.gif]
'Basser,
There a band booked for the Friday night as well. ;D

[aussiebasser]

Mental note to self.

Pack me dancin' shoes!!!

[Fitzy]

Just a reminder to anyone sending in early nominations by mail. They need to arrive at the PO Box no later than 5:00pm on Thursday October 14. Any entries that arrive after this time probably wont get picked up as the whole office gets moved to Lake Somerset on the Friday morning.

Entry forms are available at the following outlets:
Motorama Springwood Marine
Captain Blighs Tacklemart
Charltons Tackle & Bait
Ipswich Tackle & Bait
Motorama Bayside Marine
Westside Boating
Ipswich Tackle & Bait
Kirkleagh Holiday Park
Ipswich Marine
Coomera Bait & Tackle
Stones Corner Marine
Tackle Warehouse
Esk Shire Council
Sundown Marine
Mullet Gut Marine
Bush N Beach Fishing Newspaper (October Edition)
Qld Fishing Monthly Magazine (October Edition)
Yatala Boat & Marine Centre

Or you can enter at Kirkleagh from Friday October 15 onwards.
Limit of 1000 senior competitors, so get in early.

C Yas there.
Cheers,

fitzy..

[Fitzy]

Just an Update.
There is currently a fire ban in place in Kilcoy Shire so either plan to take a gas cooker, use one of the several electric BBQs at the campground or buy your tucker up there.

Cheers,

Fitzy..

[Fitzy]

Reminder to pre-paid entrants.
Competitor cards can only be picked up after attending one of the briefings. You MUST have your competitor card to be able to measure-in any fish.
Briefings will be held at 5:00am & again at 8:00am on the Saturday morning. Anyone arriving or waking up after this will be briefed & given their cards as they arrive at the main compound.

Fishing will commence at 6:00am on Saturday. Further details at the briefings.

Cheers,

Fitzy..

[BlitzBaga]

fitzy

I sent you a message just before... How many on water marshalls are there, it is a top idea especially as you know trying to keep a yella alive is impossible!

Cheers
Murray

[Paul_C]

Don't know about that Murray, I've caught yella's early in a session and decided to keep it and had them stay alive for up to 4 hours in a live well, as I like to bleed them before filleting.

Regards
Paul Cade

PS: I'm one of the Marshalls

[Fitzy]

fitzy

I sent you a message just before... # How many on water marshalls are there, it is a top idea especially as you know trying to keep a yella alive is impossible!

Cheers
Murray
Hi Murray,
Got your email, along with about 50 others about the Klassic. There will be 2 on water Marshals. Paul Cade is one of them, Dale Sinclair is the other. Have another on stand-by/back-up if needed and to take any media people and/or VIPs out for pics etc.

The early season yellas are mainly the females. By mid - late October the males kick in & dominate catches. It is the males that go belly up pretty quick, the girls seem to be made of tougher stuff.

Cheers,

fitzy..