Hi mate, ive been doing it now for about 18yrs, as to how many boats enter depends on the weather usually, this yr it was epic conditions and quite a few boats had entered. Boundary's are eurong to the north and noosa bar to the south. (friggin stupid i know as its 34km to eurong and 60km odd to noosa) I keep trying to say my piece to officials to make it even but you can go as far east as you wish. Rod and reels only with no electrics nor deck winches.
Friday night it officialy starts and you can start fishing through to saturday afternoon as weigh in finishes 5pm i think.
Its behind the club and fairly well setup. Get in early and book a house through cooloola coast realty.
To give you an idea we did 4 overnighters, 1089km in the boat for the week and burnt 1439ltrs fuel....lol
Theres 2 ramps now and you can launch in all tides, bullock point is best as its closer to the bar.