2017 Gold Coast Sport Fishing Club’s Simrad Snapper Classic
Champion Team: Sick Days 380 cm with Jason, Cooper and Hayden Brindley winners of the Simrad Nss Evo 3 9”! And Champion team shirts from Switchbait!
2nd Mad Keen 331 cm with Jason Heller and Mick Brett Doolan winning them a Shimano revolution Snapper PPB 741 rod and Shimano Stradic 5000 reel combo each!
3rd Austackle 323 cm with Brett and Jaimee Horner and Jaco Erasmus winning a Captains Choice prize pack by Proclean and Wilson tackle bags.
Biggest fish Male Angler: Peter Hollis- Team Bonza 98 cm winning an Austackle Matrix 2pc Jig 1.92m (6’04”) 8-12kg Parabolic Action and a Verto 4500 Reel.
Biggest fish Female Angler : Mel – Sea Cowboy 55 cm winning her an Austackle Camo Spin 1pce 2.10m (7’00”) 6-10kg & Verto 4500 Reel
Biggest Fish Junior Male Angler: Hayden Brindley Team Sick Days 92cm winning a Pair of Spotters Sunglasses.
Biggest Fish Junior Female Angler: Jaimee Horner Team Austackle 58cm winning a Shimano revolution Snapper PPB 741 rod and Shimano Stradic 5000 reel.
All juniors got prize packs sponsored by Austackle, Gold Coast Fishing Tackle, Doug Burts Tackleworld Gold Coast and Full Scale Tackle
Congrats to all the lucky draw prize winners, sponsored by Golf Cars International, Spotters, Full Scale Tackle and Austackle.
Results and story of the Simrad Snapper Classic 2017
Sunday the 25 June 2017 was a spectacular day! The weather was perfect and competitors keen to go head to head with big Snapper. There were 31 teams that entered the Simrad Snapper Classic and registration was done and dusted by 5.25 am. The briefing was held and then it was Snapper time with competitors heading out the Seaway to go find the big ones. All boats were back to base by 13:30 and enjoyed a free lunch while the scores were being tallied. Presentations began at about 14:00 and concluded at 14:30. The winning team Sick Days 380 points fished the 24’s using soft plastics and got consistent big fish. Team Mad Keen were not far behind with 331 points fishing with soft plastics and micro jigs and team Austackle hot on their tails with 323 points getting their fish on a combination of bait and jigs. Mel fishing on Team Sea Cowboy got the biggest Snapper of 55cm in the Ladies Category. Hayden Brindley got the Biggest Snapper as Male Junior, Team Sick Days 92 CM. And Jaimee Horner, team Austackle won Biggest Snapper Junior Female 58cm.
A top effort by Pete Hollis of Team Bonza with a 98cm PB Snapper earned him the Biggest Snapper Male Angler, Well done!
Well done to Steve McConnell on his 92 cm Bar Cod!
A Big thank you to all our Sponsors, participants and helpers!
