Rocky Barra Bounty

Welcome to the Rocky Barra Bounty website. In keeping with our desire to remain at the forefront of fishing competitions we aim to improve the event and service to competitors. We continue to maintain our 5 star rating and attract top local and out of town competitors. 2011, as promised, was a great event. Many thanks to our sponsors, especially our major sponsor, Carlton Mid, for their continued support.

2011 BOUNTY WINNER

Carlton Mid Rocky Barra Bounty Winners 2011 Winning team, Colin Brett and Joel Fox from Lethal Ninjas are both members of Captag and certainly used their local knowledge of the Fitzroy to advantage. Over the two days they tagged and released 101 fish for a total length of 48.175 metres. Joel also took out the [...]

REGISTRATIONS UPDATE

Posted April 2nd, 2012 by admin

Due to the large number of renominations from last year’s competitors in the usual ‘preferential period’ we are currently working through the nominations and expressions of interest on hand. This should be completed by April 4. We shall then advise if there are any places available. Should you wish to be placed on the waitlist in case of any cancellations please contact us at info@rockybarrabounty.com

BARRA BOUNTY 1999-2011

Posted January 6th, 2012 by admin

Not every year at the bounty has been like 2011, in fact we have seen no year even come close. Bill has compiled a report on the bounty (1999-2011) that shows how the bounty has progressed and how the bounty event can play a role in keeping an eye on the health of the barra stocks in the Fitzroy River.

RBB Results summary 1999-2011

BOUNTY 2011 RESULTS

Posted September 30th, 2011 by admin

2011 CARLTON MID ROCKY BARRA BOUNTY RESULTS

The 2011 Carlton Mid Rocky Barra Bounty was held on 22 – 23 September.

A summary of results is as follows:

Teams participating – 50 teams of 2 anglers
Total fish tagged – 1221
Total barramundi tagged – 1208

Top teams:

Lethal Ninjas – Col Brett / Joel Fox – 101 fish for a total of 48.175 metres
Boof Brothers – Steve Lill / Daniel Powell – 93 fish for a total of 46.535 metres
Rapala Street Team – Craig Griffiths / Dan Roth – 83 fish for a total of 40.490 metres

Top individuals:

Joel Fox from Lethal Ninjas – 52 fish for a total of 24.635 metres
Steve Lill from Boof Brothers – 47 fish for a total of 23.555 metres
Col Brett from Lethal Ninjas – 49 fish for a total of 23.540 metres

Largest Fish:

There were three barramundi over 900mm caught over the two days:

Shelly Newton – 1 metre
Quinitin Maclean – 925mm
Shelly Newton – 900mm

Click to Download RBB 2011 Final Results (UPDATED 17 OCT)

ROCKY BARRA BOUNTY UPDATE 3 (AUDIO)

Posted September 2nd, 2011 by admin

This week I am joined by Bill Sawynok as we discuss recruitment in the Fitzroy River, the impact of flooding in recent years and the best times and tides to fish the bounty.

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ROCKY BARRA BOUNTY UPDATE 2 (AUDIO)

Posted August 16th, 2011 by admin

This week on the Barra Bounty Update, Kim Updates us on the Prizes for the bounty, what’s in the packs for the entrants, how the fishing’s going right now and last minute team entries.

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ROCKY BARRA BOUNTY UPDATE 1 (AUDIO)

Posted August 4th, 2011 by admin

I interviewed Kim Martin for the latest update on the Barra Bounty in what will become a regular feature on the site.

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2009 Bounty Winner

Posted April 26th, 2010 by admin

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Barramundi caught on lures 2009 winner

The winning team for Barramundi caught on lures was the “Boof Brothers”. Team members were Daniel Powell and Steve Lill, both members of Captag and they used their local knowledge to good effect.

Dan and Steve tagged 17 Barra for a total length of 9.710m and scoring 12,675 points. Dan was also the leading individual for Barra on lures with 11 fish for a total length of 5.995m and 7,630 points.

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