2010 Billfish Classic Dates Announce

February 22nd, 2010

This year the Billfish Classic will be held over 1st to 3rd October, more details soon.

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Annual General Meeting

October 23rd, 2009

7.00pm Tuesday 3 November 2009
Darwin Ski Club, 20 Conacher Street Fannie Bay

Business to be transacted:
• Acceptance of 2008-09 Financial Report
• Election of Office Bearers
o Vice President
o Committee members x 3
• Adoption of revised Constitution

Phone Debbie on 0412 848267 for further information

Any member wishing to serve on the Board of the Club can download a Nomination and fax it to
(08) 8941 3585 by no later than 2 November 2009.

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2009 Billfish Classic Rules & Entry

August 6th, 2009

The rules and entry form for the 2009 Billfish Classic can be found here.

 

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Darwin’s Peter Politis tied for 1st on day one of IGFA World Championships

July 8th, 2009

Peter Politis, 2008 runner up Barra Classic Champion Angler, took the invitation to go over to Florida and compete in the IGFA World Championships after John Millyard was unable to attend is firmly seated in first place after day one of the Championships.
 

Peter landed three redfish and three Snook for a total of 600pts and in tied first position at the end of the day. Peter’s representing the Barra Classic and Darwin Game Fishing Club so we wish him all the best—get into em!!!
 

To follow Peter’s progress (light tackle anglers) just click on the link below or copy and paste it into your browser.
 
http://www.inshoreworldchampionships.com/index.php

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28TH BARRAMUNDI CLASSIC – FINAL

May 26th, 2009

The 2009 Barra Classic finished today with mixed team Wilson Barradise Boys, comprising Jamie Ware, Greg Herdson and Kord Luckus, moving from yesterday’s second placing to get over the line with a great day on the water. They scored 955 points for the day, resulting in a 360 point win over second place team Mongrels, with skipper Tom McCullough, Matt West and Ben Wall, on 3220 points.
 

Yesterday’s leader, visiting team Wrecktem (Paul Simpson, Ralph Gray and Joe Smith) could only manage 390 points today and finished in third place with 3195 points.
 

The Champion Angler for the tournament was Wrecktem’s skipper, Paul Simpson on 1745 points, only 30 points ahead of Evinrude ETEC’s, Peter Politis. Local angler Matt West was third on 1705 points.               .
 

Justin Jones from Classic Nitro Boys took out honours for the Most Meritorious Capture award for the biggest fish, which he caught on the third day of the tournament, at 99cm.
 

The Champion lady angler was Marion Washington from Takin A Punt on 945 points.
 

A total of 1352 barra were tagged and released during the tournament.

FULL RESULTS CHAMPION TEAM:

Wilson Barradise Boys  3580 points


RUNNER UP CHAMPION TEAM – VISITORS:  Wrecktem 3195 points

RUNNER UP CHAMPION TEAM – MIXED – Takin A Punt  3040 points
RUNNER UP CHAMPION TEAM – LOCAL – Mongrels  3220 points
 CHAMPION ANGLER
Paul Simpson   1745 points

RUNNER UP CHAMPION ANGLER – Local
Peter Politis  1715 points 

RUNNER UP CHAMPION ANGLER - VISITOR
Jay Wheelock  1145 points

CHAMPION LADY ANGLER
Marion Washington   945 points

MOST MERITORIOUS CAPTURE
Justin Jones  99cm

MOST CONSISTENT TEAM –  Cave Trollers
 

 

 

 

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28TH BARRAMUNDI CLASSIC – TOURNAMENT DAY 4

May 22nd, 2009

A steady day’s fishing saw 280 fish caught with visitor Denis Piggot from  Afghan Camels catching the biggest barra of 92cm.  The Champion Angler for the second day running was Matt West of Mongrels, with a total of 565  points.Visiting team, Wrecktem, remain in the lead for the third day running with skipper Paul Simpson, Joe Smith and Ralph Grey.  They have scored a total of 2805 points to date, only 180 point ahead of second. Mixed team Wilson Barradise Boys moved up one place to second spot, with skipper Jamie Ware, and Kord Luckus both scoring particularly well. Only 10 points behind are Mongrels, thanks to another great day by Champion Angler Matt West.
 

Champion lady angler was Nat Ker with 340 points.
 

TOP TEN TEAMS                                  TOP TEN ANGLERS
1.    Wrecktem                                         Paul Simpson             
2.    Wilson Barradise Boys                     Matt West           
3.    Mongrels                                          Peter Politis                 
4.    Green Hornets                                Marty Brain
5.    Classic Nitro Boys                          Jamie Ware       
6.    Territory Polar Bears                      Kelvin Williams            
7.    Takin A Punt                                    Justin Jones      
8.    Lucky Strike                                     Kord Luckus                
9.    Fire Fin                                             Peter Washington                
10.  Team Fusion                                   Tom McCullough        
 

Contact:  Debbie Halprin, Joint Tournament Coordinator,
0412848267

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BARRAMUNDI CLASSIC – TOURNAMENT DAY 3

May 21st, 2009

Another good day on the Daly River half-way through the 2009 Barra Classic. 270 fish were caught with the biggest barra of 99cm, being registered by local Justin Jones from Classic Nitro Boys. This brings the total fish caught so far to 772.

The Champion Angler award was won by Matt West with a total of 670 points.

Champion lady angler was Marion Washington from Takin A Punt on 160 points. Marion also won an electric motor for catching the first tagged fish.

There were no changes to the first two placings from Day two, with visiting team Wrecktem, (Paul Simpson, Ralph Grey and Joe Smith) retaining their place at the top of the scoreboard  with 2185 points and mixed team Wilson Barradise Boys (Jamie Ware, Greg Herdson and Kord Luckus) keeping second place with 1745 points.

Classic Nitro Boys, comprising John Millyard, Justin Jones and Trevor Robb were the big movers of day three, moving from 19th to 3rd.
 

TOP TEN TEAMS                                    TOP TEN ANGLERS
1.      Wrecktem                     2185          Paul Simpson               1315
2.      Wilson Barradise Boys 1745          Peter Politis                    960
3.      Classic Nitro Boys       1670          Matt West                       850          
4.      Team Fusion                1600          Justin Jones                   830
5.      Takin A Punt                1560          Kelvin Williams               830
6.      Fire Fin                         1535          Jamie Ware                   770
7.      Lucky Strike                  1510          Marty Brain                   740
8.      Mongrels                      1425           Ray Goodman               730
9.      Halco Warriors             1275          Ron Bochow                  705
10.    Territory Polar Bears   1230          Barry Burgum                 650
 

Contact:  Debbie Halprin, Joint Tournament Coordinator,
0412848267
 

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28TH BARRAMUNDI CLASSIC – TOURNAMENT DAY 2

May 20th, 2009

Day two was an even better day than yesterday with 269 barra caught, bringing the Classic total so far to 502.  Catch of the day was a 94cm barra, caught by Kevin Bell from team Daly Dogs.  The Champion Angler for the day was Paul Simpson from visiting team Wrecktem, who amassed a total of 765 points.Taking over the lead today is visiting team, Wrecktem on 1370 points, helped along nicely by champion angler for the day, skipper Paul Simpson, with good contributions by teammates Ralph Grey and Joe Smith.  
Leader from day one, Takin A are in second position, just 70 points behind, with skipper Peter Washington having a great day with 400 points.  Mixed team, Wilson Barradise Boys are a further 25 points behind in third position, with a great day’s fishing from skipper Jamie Ware who netted 590 points, with teammates Greg Herdson and Kord Luckus both in the top 20 for the day.        .

Champion lady angler for the day was local angler, Tiina Moyle from Sister Act  with 125 points..
 

TOP TEN TEAMS                                    TOP TEN ANGLERS
1.      Wrecktem                     1370          Paul Simpson              820
2.      Takin A Punt                 1305          Ray Goodman             650
3.      Wilson Barradise Boys  1275          Jamie Ware                  615
4.      Team Fusion                1115          Stuart Foote                 600
5.      Daly Dogs                    1105          Peter Washington        590
6.      Fire Fin                         1065          Ron Bochow                555
7.      Green Hornets               880           Peter Politis                  525
8.      Happy Days                   850           Damien Bode               490
9.      Barramatta                    825           Marty Brain                  435
10.    Team Demountables   745           Kevin Bell                     410
 

For more information about the Darwin Game Fishing Club visit www.darwingamefishingclub.com.au
 

Contact:  Debbie Halprin, Joint Tournament Coordinator,
0412848267
 

TOP PROGRESSIVE SCORES
 

TEAMS                                   POINTS          ANGLERS                  POINTS
1.         Scorpion Stingers                2015                Col Cordingley          1020
2.         Team Woostock                    1820                Damien Bode             975     
3.         Pilbarians                               1750                Lesley Pigeon            915
4.         Science Fiction                     1700                Peter O’Sullivan        875
5.         Club Marine Scurvy
            Dogs                                       1655                Wayne Baldwin         845
6.         Classic Nitro Boys                1575                Dave Silva                  845
7          Fire Fin                                   1435                Garry Braithwaite     750
8.         Team Menace                        1350                Trevor Robb              745
9.         Wilson’s Barradise Boys     1265                Justin Neil                  705
10.       Territory Marine E-TEC       1215                Justin Jones              700     
           

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28TH BARRAMUNDI CLASSIC – TOURNAMENT DAY 1

May 19th, 2009

Today was a great start to the Darwin Game Fishing Club’s 28th Barra Classic. Skipper from last year’s winning team, John Millyard, fired the cannon and the sailpast commenced just after 7.00am.
 

230 fish were caught with Steve Cupo tagging the biggest barra of 91cm. Damien Bode took out the award for Champion Angler with 465  points. Lady Champion Angler of the Day, was Marion Washington with a total of 375 points.
 

First placed team is Takin A Punt, with skipper Peter Washington, Marion Washington and David Green, amassing a total of 765 points, just 75 points ahead of Green Hornets, comprising Josh and Nat Ker and Marty Brain.        Third place is Barramatta, another 20 points further back, with skipper Dallas Smith, Sean Ferme and David Davidson.
 

For more information about the Darwin Game Fishing Club visit www.darwingamefishingclub.com.au
 

Contact:  Debbie Halprin, Joint Tournament Coordinator,
0412848267

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2009 Billfish Classic

April 1st, 2009

2009 Billfish Classic

Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st October

more details soon


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