Competition by 2 Bent Rods
- Fishing comp age categories Under 10, 11-17 and adults
- Fishing comp fish categories – Barramundi, Sleepy Cod, Other
- Overall winner for: Most Fish, Smallest Fish, Longest Fish
- Rubbish Prize
- Information on how to enter
Fishing competition brief at 8:45am on Saturday
Open to all ages, with a maximum of 30 per session.
Samantha and Jeremy Beckmann took their young family to the beach for a day of fun and fishing. Taking along the usual yabby pumps, bait net and rods, it wasn’t long before they had a horde of kids following them around. Amazed that so many kids that lived so close to the beach, had never seen a yabby or held a fish, they decided to do something about it. So they set about facilitating programs that are fun, educational and accessible to all, no matter their ability.
2 Bent Rods began operating in December 2004. The first class was at Thompsons Beach at Victoria Point.
Initial lessons where aimed at teaching kids the basics of safe and responsible shore based fishing practices where the kids had fun while learning this valuable life skill.
Hughenden Festival of Outback Skies Fishing Competition Rules
- Entrants must have purchased an entry ticket through Two Bent Rods app
- Entry to the comp is via the Two Bent Rods app.
- Fish anywhere around the Hughenden Recreational Lake in legally accessible areas.
- Can be shorebased, use kayak, rafts and watercraft
- Individuals are fishing under personal Qld Fisheries recreational fishing rules and regulations.
- You must adhere to Qld Fisheries & Biosecurity Qld rules
- Catch and release – all fish caught are to be released back into the lake
- Fish must ONLY be caught on a fishing line.
- 1 fishing rod in the water per person
- Fish caught in any type of net are NOT eligible to be entered.
- Fish caught on bait jigs are NOT eligible to be entered.
- Fish MUST be uploaded as per instructions:
Put fish and CODE on measuring device. (Code given at the start of the comp)
Take a photo of the fish on a measuring device & save to your phone.
Brag mat, ruler etc – measurements must be clearly visible. We must be able to verify the length.
Put nose of fish on “0”
Fish should be right side up – fins towards the top
Spread tail
Measure to tip of tail
Measure in mm
Take photo
Please make sure photo is taken closer to fish so we can read the measurement
Save photos to your phone, then upload to app when possible.
