Sport
31 October, 2023
Fishers reel in big wins
THE 2023 Tinaroo Barra Bash was a success, with 629 fishers reeling in some of the biggest fish seen in the competition.
Altogether, 187 barramundi, 50 sooty grunters, 1191 catfish, 318 tilapia and 32 red claw were caught.
RESULTS:
• Adult Most Caught Catfish – Luke Purcell, with 298
• Junior Catfish – Nate Smith with 70
• Small Fry Catfish – Stormy S with 24
• Junior Most Caught Tilapia – Max Loyd with 57
• Adult Most Caught Tilapia – Regan Bonadio with 65
• Longest Red claw – Peter VanDeWater with a 36cm Redclaw
• Junior Sooty Grunter – Keelen Weebly with a 34cm Sooty Grunter
• Senior Sooty Grunter – Luke Pianta with a 50cm Sooty Grunter
• Mystery Barra was 87cm – Kerri Pickering
• Junior Barra Winner Female – Mikayla Haigh with a 107cm Barra
• Junior Barra Winner Male – Joey Donald with a 110cm Barra
• Adult Barra Female – Nikita Trask with a 108cam Barra
• Adult Barra Male – Colt Gowan with a 118cm Barra
• Junior Encouragement – Clay Edwards with 4 Barra Caught
• Jill Piggott Jr Encouragement – Macy Pezzelato
• Small Fry Nomination Prize – Rylee Hartley
• Junior Nomination Prize – Alexcia Mehonoshen
• Champion Angler Runner Up – Colt Gowan with 6 Barra Caught measuring 618cm
• Champion Angler Winner – Steven Hubbard with 9 Barra Caught measuring 820cm
• Adult Nomination Prize - $10,000 – Amanda Hawkins
