Earlybird Shark Fishing Competition in Tasmania
2013 Coastal Marine Early Bird Shark Competition
Location: Mersey Yacht Club, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.
Date: 05. January 2013
About 220 anglers on 64 vessels participated in this tournament.
A maximum of 2 sharks per boat were allowed.
The minimum weight for sharks at the weigh-in station was 60 kg ( gilled and gutted ).
– Heaviest Shark Prize: $ 1000,- Cash
– Tag and Release Prize: $ 1000,-
You can see last year’s tournament results here.
Tournament Results 2013 :
Heaviest Sharks
1st Place :
Species: Mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )
Weight: 99,8 kg ( 220,02 lbs ), gutted
Angler: James Lee
Boat: Soak n Fused
( Photo below )
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2nd Place :
Species: Mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )
Weight: 92 kg ( 202,83 lbs ), gutted
Angler: Brad O’Halloran
Boat: JEHU
( Photo below )
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Tag and Release
1st Place: Hammerhead II
2nd Place: Black Pearl
3rd Place: Ruffnut
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Other Prize Categories:
Junior-Heaviest Catch ( No sharks caught ),
Heaviest other species,
Lucky boat and more.
Source and Photo Credit: Game Fishing Club of Northern Tasmania
How about double the cash prize for the catch and release and get rid of the dead shark hanging in front of the boastful uneducated anglers??? The best fishermen and women I know all practice catch and release.
Wow, it is not easy to catch that kind of fish, huh! That must be very an interesting event.