Live Barramundi and Live Salmon (Blue Threadfin & King Threadfin) are part of the Live Catch & Release category.
Live Barramundi Catch & Release
Barramundi is part of the Live Catch and Release category. To ascertain that the Barramundi has been caught within the competition time, competitors need to:
- Collect a free 2023 HookUp sticker from the administration marquee or merchandise marquee during the event to use in brag mat photos;
- Measure the Barramundi on a reputable brag mat. The competitor may choose to purchase the current year, official Boyne Tannum HookUp brag mat (available for purchase at the merchandise marquee during the event) to measure and photograph the Barramundi. No homemade brag mats or other brag mats other than the above two options will be accepted;
- 3 photos need to be submitted to the Live Weigh-In Station, as follows:
- A photo of the whole fish that shows its overall length on the brag mat (including the head at the start and tail at the end of the brag mat) and it must include the 2023 HookUp sticker;
- A photo of the entrant angler holding the fish; and
- A photo of the entrant angler’s e-ticket; and
NOTE: If the brag mat photo is not clear, if the fish is not laid in its natural position or the brag mat is not laid flat, then the entrant’s submission will not be eligible for the competition.
- The entrant angler must present to the Live Weigh-In Station to submit the length of the Barramundi from their 3 Catch & Release photos. At this time, the entrant angler will be provided the Boyne Tannum HookUp fishing competition mobile number for them to text their 3 photos through to for fishing competition officials to scrutinise and award daily and overall prizes. The HookUp mobile number will also be displayed at the Live Weigh-In Stations.
NOTE: If an entrant angler submits their photos to the fishing competition mobile number without presenting to the Live Weigh-In Station to have their fish length recorded, then that fish will not be eligible for the competition.
Oversize Barramundi can be caught, photographed and released.
If the winning Barramundi has been photographed on the current official Boyne Tannum HookUp brag mat, the prize money paid to the competitor will double (this excludes the Lake Awoonga tagged Barramundi category in the THREE TAGGED FISH category that has a fixed prize value of $5,000).
The winner of the Live Barramundi category will be awarded to the longest fish entered.
Live Salmon (Blue Threadfin & King Threadfin) Catch & Release
Live Salmon (Blue Threadfin & King Threadfin) is part of the Live Catch and Release category. To ascertain that the Salmon has been caught within the competition time, competitors need to:
- Collect a free 2023 HookUp sticker from the administration marquee or merchandise marquee during the event to use in brag mat photos;
- Measure the Salmon on a reputable brag mat. The competitor may choose to purchase the current year, official Boyne Tannum HookUp brag mat (available for purchase at the merchandise marquee during the event) to measure and photograph the Salmon. No homemade brag mats or other brag mats other than the above two options will be accepted;
- 3 photos need to be submitted to the Live Weigh-In Station, as follows:
- A photo of the whole fish that shows its overall length on the brag mat (including the head at the start and tail at the end of the brag mat) and it must include the 2023 HookUp sticker;
- A photo of the entrant angler holding the fish; and
- A photo of the entrant angler’s e-ticket; and
NOTE: If the brag mat photo is not clear, if the fish is not laid in its natural position or the brag mat is not laid flat, then the entrant’s submission will not be eligible for the competition.
- The entrant angler must present to the Live Weigh-In Station to submit the length of the Salmon from their 3 Catch & Release photos. At this time, the entrant angler will be provided the Boyne Tannum HookUp fishing competition mobile number for them to text their 3 photos through to for fishing competition officials to scrutinise and award daily and overall prizes. The HookUp mobile number will also be displayed at the Live Weigh-In Stations.
NOTE: If an entrant angler submits their photos to the fishing competition mobile number without presenting to the Live Weigh-In Station to have their fish length recorded, then that fish will not be eligible for the competition.
The winner of the Live Salmon category will be awarded to the longest fish entered.