Boyne Tannum HookUp

There were 1231 LIVE FISH caught, weighed in and released at the two weigh in stations over the HookUp weekend! We had a few enquiries over the event as to why HookUp doesn’t have more brag mat Catch & Release categories for Live Fish. DID YOU KNOW: 🐟 The live fish released from the two […]

Although the HookUp this year is different to the past, one tradition has remained the same – Pinking It Up. The concept was started by men who decided to wear bright pink to stand out against other fishers. As time went on the organisation teamed up with the McGrath Foundation, donating their profits to breast […]

The countdown is on the for the 25th Boyne Tannum HookUp, which kicks off tonight at 6pm! Boyne Tannum HookUp committee president Jennifer McGuire said she had never seen tickets sell out so fast. “The committee is absolutely overwhelmed with the community support,” Ms McGuire said. At the time of publication, 200 tickets were left […]

The prizes will be randomly drawn and the winner’s name will appear on the screen along with the twominute countdown. “You don’t need to run down the grass parklands to the stage to claim your prize, instead you’ll just be sitting at home watching,” she said. Prize winners will be contacted and arrangements will be […]

It’s been a labour of love for two years but in a matter of weeks Andrew Davis will place his pet project in the water. The Boyne Tannum HookUp vice-president and GPC employee has spent the past two years reviving a 30ft (9.1m) Powercat which was salvaged from the Boyne River after it flipped following […]

The 2020 Boyne Tannum HookUp has been confirmed for May 1-3 next year. The Queensland Labour Day holiday will fall on May 4. Meanwhile, the Boyne Tannum HookUp AGM is set for September 3 at the Volunteer Marine Rescue Gladstone training room. All positions have been declared open. Anyone who wants to nominate for a […]

This past week has seen some of the best weather consistently day after day for quite some time, and it appears to be gone until mid-next week when we should see the seas drop right off and the breeze abate to below 10 knots. With the new moon happening on Tuesday night the lead up […]

The numbers have been crunched and they have revealed some interesting statistics from the 2019 Boyne Tannum HookUp. Positive feedback for the May 3-5 fishing competition wasalmostunanimouswith86 per cent of almost 500 survey participants indicating they would recommend the event, while 58% of those surveyed scored the event a perfect 10. A whopping 80% of […]