FISH & BOAT, January 2019- P39 The Mondora Report From previous page tournament. But Jeez don’t theygrunter while Robert caught a 62 taste good, and I have to admit I’mcm model that proved to be the -------repeat WOULD NOT--- not as keen as I used to be. Old agebiggest of the whole event. ----put up with any crap, or bend-I guess. But remember this all youJeez, the sharks are thick all ing of the rules, and that’s the wayyoung whipper snappers out there.around tropical Australia at the it should be of course. A rule is aOld age and treachery will alwaysmoment, and I’m not sure where rule is a rule-------end of story.defeat youth and innocence.this will end up. I had to buy more Fishing started at 6 am on the Marina came over that night hooks and sinkers. What lunatic Friday and went through till 3pm(she only lives next door) and toldin Fisheries dreamed up the shark on the Saturday with the presen-us there had been quite a few fishbag limit of ONE SHARK UN- tation dinner and results on thatcaught, including a few good jacks,DER 1.5 METRES. There’s a vil- night. We fished the bottom endgrunter and threadfin. The Barralage out there looking for its idiot of the Channel for what lives un-Bonanza is not just barra, and youright now. der the cows tail------a big fatare allowed to weigh, or measureWell, the presentation night was naught. I almost wore a prop outand release one of each of the be-a world beater as usual and here’s trolling for a big barra and Jenniferfore mentioned species per day. Asjust a few of the major winners. got one big hit but lost the damnit is the Barra Bonanza, two big-Champion Male Angler Steve thing. You talk about can’t do agest barramundi are counted each Muchow. thing right. day from the aggregate. The aggre-Champion Female Angler An- It was apparent it was a night-gate of the four longest fish winsnette Burns. time bite and late in the afternoonChampion Angler. Champion Junior Angler Rok we debated should we fish throughAs the Saturday was a short day, Cantofanti. till midnight, but as the day hadwe elected to run north and checkBiggest BarramundiJeff Har- Mondora was barra been brutally hot we said “Stuffout a few trawler marks we hadris--------95 centimetres. fishing when this Giant the fish!! Let’s go back and havebeen given. We were still well in-Champion Team “Fins and Queenfish climbed on. a rum and coke in air-conditionedside the boundary by the way. I Tins”. comfort”. Yeah! Yeah, I know rumtried to clean out the shark pop-There were 160 barra photos and coke have never won a fairulation, but Jennifer got a 50 cmpresented, and 127 of them won points. that?? It is a world beater from all the fishermen and may At the end of the presentationof a comp. I can tell you your business grow and prosper. they drew out the winner of thewhere the old saying Take a bow all of you. If you decide boat, and would you believe I was“A fish is a bonus” is to fish the 2019 Cairns Hardware Champion Female 2 off it (might as well been 200 off so very, very Barra Bonanza, think up a good Angler, Annette Burns it), but Keith Hoare won, and you true. name for your team. The classic shows her catch. talk about looking like a stunned For fish- i ng for the last few years has been an mullet. Well done Keith. This boat tour- naments to be all-female team named “All Tits-- was valued at over 20 grand andsuccessful, they must have --No Tackle”. Beat that one!2019 will remain in the Hoare familyboth anglers and spon- sors. Cairns Hardware Cardwell Barra with their son David it’s new Cap-One without the other cannotBonanza will be on the last full tain. Treat it right Dave or Mumwork, and the Bonanza has someweekend in October. GET IN and Dad will not be happy. Whenwonderful and dedicated sponsors.EARLY and put your name down you nominate for the event, yourCairns Hardware are the major NOW. We ’ve already booked our name goes into the barrel for thesponsor and have been for quite aaccommodation, by the way. Re- draw of the boat by the way. few years, and this go ahead com-member the cut off will be 200 so Was the 2018 Cairns Hard- pany puts a lot back into the com-like I said get in early. ware Barra Bonanza a success????munity I can tell you, and to all theTill next time you be kind to each What sort of a stupid question issponsors big and small thank youother now. CATCH THAT Custom TROPHY BARRA MudFlaps THIS SEASON Going Fishing Going 4x4ing Fly in, check in, boat out... in under an hour! barra Season opens Feb Going Camping Design y our own ROCKHAMPTON... HOME OF THE BARRAMUNDI Mudflaps13.com FISHING THE FITZROY 1300 683 352 EXPLOREROCKHAMPTON.COM.AU/FISHING * MudFlap designs subject to vehicle type and size