Original story by Arthur Gorrie, Gympie Times
THE fish just will not give up at Rainbow Beach, even with the pressure on during the big 2013 Mitsubishi Motors Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic.
Emily Brantz caught nice little whiting at last year’s Rainbow Beach fishing classic. Photo: Renee Pilcher
They are just not scared of anything, apparently.
The classic, a trademark annual event for Rainbow Beach, is noted for some of the best, worst and most fun fishing of the year.
Special events cater for everyone and the fishing categories give away some of the excellent fishing (and eating) that make the event bigger and more enjoyable every year.
The different categories also make sure people of all ages, fishing budgets and enthusiasms can be in it, some for the prizes and others just for the sheer fun of wetting a line in the company of a whole lot of fellow travellers.
To illustrate the point, the contest categories include Beach Fishing (flathead, bream, dart, whiting and tailor), Jew Fish (a category of its own), Reef Fish (snapper, red emperor, pearl perch, parrot, sweetlip, Big Fish (fish over 8kg, not including any of the above species or cod, rays, sharks and bill fish).
Adults and veterans are invited to fish in all categories and are unrestricted, but the young, "cadets" are restricted to the Beach and Reef categories and are not permitted to compete for Jew or Big Fish.
It all gets started on Friday and goes until July 6. It is a lot of fun. Ask anyone there.
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