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2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:47 pm
by Bill Collector
Tournament dates are 30th April - 2nd May. Held again out from Dundee. This year the Tournament will be run in conjunction with the Northern Territory Game Fishing Championships. Billfish Only Tournament. Tag and Release. Great rates on rooms at the Lodge of Dundee available. For more info go to http://www.darwingamefishingclub.com.au or email [email protected] Should be a write up in Thursday's NT News

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:08 pm
by darwinguy
Sounds good , thanks for the info

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:29 pm
by Timmo
is there any chance in getting a shirt from this comp cant go in it but would love a shirt........if you could let me know

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:08 pm
by DOUG
More than likely get a left over from last years comp bud!!! Get in touch with someone from DGFC.

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:10 pm
by stuart
I was gonna go in it again but without the mack and gamefish comps not as much appeal for me.

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:45 am
by dodgyone
Any other gamefishing comps held up there?

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:53 am
by DOUG
The nt game fishing championships is an all species comp dunno when it is though been a while since I fished it
I'm glad the billfish comp is purely billfish it will build the comp up to be a better comp solely based on the billfishing available up here !!

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:26 pm
by ken_dog
stuart wrote:I was gonna go in it again but without the mack and gamefish comps not as much appeal for me.
Gee, that's like not fishing the classic because powertails arent scored! Dirty toothy bastards chopping the tails off my perfectly rigged gars :wink:

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:46 am
by Tom
Yeah happened to all mine to Ken dog

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:37 am
by DOUG
I ain't seen a bait either of you two rigg swim properly !!!!

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:18 am
by LBGingNT
Would be great fun to chase billfish.. don't think they can be caught off land here tho so there goes my chances lol

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:17 am
by DOUG
Heard of one being hooked off Dundee rocks about 10 years ago

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:30 am
by CCO625
Any reports of billfish being seen or caught down off Dundee way lately?

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:29 pm
by DOUG
Haven't been out but been plenty of bait showing on sounder in side bowra on way past blaze some one seen one 2 weeks ago !!

Re: 2012 Billfish Classic

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:45 pm
by ken_dog
DOUG wrote:I ain't seen a bait either of you two rigg swim properly !!!!
Swim??....... Skippings where it's at mate! :wink: