ranger_aust
16-09-2007, 05:55 AM
As far as organised fishing competitions go, here in Adelaide we only get one ABT qualifying round per season, and we've got a lot of keen anglers here, just sitting back wanting to compete, with no events to enter!
Brian Bochow WAS organising classic events here, but he recently announced that he will no longer be doing this, as he's heading interstate.
Because of the lack of organised competitions here, a group of keen local Bream anglers decided that if we want to compete, it's gonna be up to us to organise our own events, so that's what we've done.
We've called it SABT (South Australian Bream Tournaments) and we're starting off by organising two classic events per season, just to see what sorta interest we have, and then we intend to build from that, adding things like Megabucks rounds, etc, somewhere further down the track.
We're organising these events on a non-profit basis, whereby ALL entry fees and sponsorship will be rolled over into prizemoney, with the organisers pocketting nothing!
For these events, we'll be following standard ABT rules and formats, just to keep everything standardised and prevent any confusion, and we WILL be enforcing the rules.
We've already got the support and backing of the ABT. A local boat club has opened it's doors to host the events, SA Angler Magazine has donated advertising, and we've secured a few event sponsors with even more interest currently being generated.
We've got good anglers here, a great fishery, a fantastic place to host the events, the support of the local industry, and a group of competent and keen organisers on the job. All we need to do now is get word out, and see how much interest we can generate, to FINALLY start to get things kicked off in SA.
Our first event is gonna be the Port River Bream Classic scheduled for 1st-2nd December 2007, held in the Port River ADELAIDE, and hosted by the Angus Inlet Boat Club.
Bear has kindly agreed to post a link where you can download entry forms and event flyers, and further information will shortly be available on www.bream.com.au
We look forward to seeing anyone keen to get over this way for a fish, and keep ya eye on SA, coz we're about to put ourselves on the map, and prove that we're just as competent as our interstate peers.
Any questions can be posted here, or send me a pm! Thanks guys! :D
Brian Bochow WAS organising classic events here, but he recently announced that he will no longer be doing this, as he's heading interstate.
Because of the lack of organised competitions here, a group of keen local Bream anglers decided that if we want to compete, it's gonna be up to us to organise our own events, so that's what we've done.
We've called it SABT (South Australian Bream Tournaments) and we're starting off by organising two classic events per season, just to see what sorta interest we have, and then we intend to build from that, adding things like Megabucks rounds, etc, somewhere further down the track.
We're organising these events on a non-profit basis, whereby ALL entry fees and sponsorship will be rolled over into prizemoney, with the organisers pocketting nothing!
For these events, we'll be following standard ABT rules and formats, just to keep everything standardised and prevent any confusion, and we WILL be enforcing the rules.
We've already got the support and backing of the ABT. A local boat club has opened it's doors to host the events, SA Angler Magazine has donated advertising, and we've secured a few event sponsors with even more interest currently being generated.
We've got good anglers here, a great fishery, a fantastic place to host the events, the support of the local industry, and a group of competent and keen organisers on the job. All we need to do now is get word out, and see how much interest we can generate, to FINALLY start to get things kicked off in SA.
Our first event is gonna be the Port River Bream Classic scheduled for 1st-2nd December 2007, held in the Port River ADELAIDE, and hosted by the Angus Inlet Boat Club.
Bear has kindly agreed to post a link where you can download entry forms and event flyers, and further information will shortly be available on www.bream.com.au
We look forward to seeing anyone keen to get over this way for a fish, and keep ya eye on SA, coz we're about to put ourselves on the map, and prove that we're just as competent as our interstate peers.
Any questions can be posted here, or send me a pm! Thanks guys! :D