Manning Point Fishing Classic Blog

This Movember I've decided to donate my face to raising awareness about men's health. My  commitment is the growth of a moustache for the entire month of Movember, which I know will generate conversation, controversy and laughter.

I am doing this because close to 3,300 men die of prostate cancer in Australia each year and

Check out this video to see how a real fisherman works - Dolphin Mud Ring Feeding

Fishing is not all about catching the big ones!

It is also about the escape, the peace and quiet, communing with nature, accepting that sometimes the fish don't bite, hangin' with your mates.... at least untill the ice melts ....or the esky's empty!

Finally Codfish found some luck on the waters, with a nice catch of several Flathead and Slimy’s while out on a charter off the coast.

Was it the Moe that brought this luck? Or just the pure fishing talent that Codfish possess’? We’ll find out in this year’s Fishing Classic, moe or no moe!

The

Just to prove that the Moon fishing technique really works, BigJig set off to a secret location early (far too early) yesterday morning.

Ably assisted by Mrs Jig, BigJig plundered the deep waters to score a nice catch of flathead and a snapper.

Will the technique prove worthwhile in the long term? Will the practise sessions pay off

Finally after much anticipation the MPFC sponsored fishing outfits hit our shores direct

Green Team Mascot's recent world tour endeavoured to find the best beer for the MPFC.

Sampling included:

Cardinal (Zermatt, Switzerland), Nastra Azzuro (Selva Gardena, Italy), Fohrenburger Jubilaum (Lech, Austria), Schwechater Bier (Innsbruck, Austria) and Sleeman Cream Ale (Big White, Canada)

 All great beers but

Mangrove Mike and his misses go to the sleepy fishing village of Manning Point each holiday. Mangrove likes to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read.

One morning Mangrove returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although she isn't familiar with the lake the wife decides

Reports are coming in from Manning Point that the bream are on at the moment. Local fisherman and MPFC Supriemmo, Marcus Copperi, said that the bream are being released into the Manning to make sure that they are at maximum catch size of 48.5cm for the 2009 Manning Point Fishing Classic.  Marcus said that hopefully the farm-produced corn-fed

Qualifying sessions around the globe are underway for the 2009 tournament.

BigJig gets off to a great start with this magnificent Hammerhead shark.

Fought for almost as long as it took to find the camera, could this be the benchmark catch for this years classic?