Brisbane River Classic
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fishing competition held on the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
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, Queensland
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, Australia
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. It is held usually in November or December each year and is the only fishing competition to be held on the Brisbane River. The 2008 competition saw the changing of the Longest Shark and Longest Catfish categories, into Photo and Release categories. The other categories are Longest Bream, Best Miscellaneous and Junior BRC (Best Miscellaneous). The 2009 competition saw the introduction of a new category, Longest King Threadfin.
The competition sparked debate in the 2007 Brisbane River Classic fishing competition with the winning entry for the Heaviest Shark a record-sized 2.9m bull shark. It is believed that the shark was the largest caught in the river. It was weighed but the scales registered to only 200kg and is estimated to have been 250kg to 300kg. The competition has now introduced Photo and Release entry methods.
BRC Trophies and Awards
| Category | Trophy |
|---|---|
| Longest Bream | The Bream Shield |
| Junior BRC | The Junior Cup |
| Longest Catfish Catfish Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores... |
The Catfish Cup |
| Longest Shark Shark Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago.... |
The Golden Hook |
| Longest King Threadfin King threadfin The King threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir, is a threadfin native to tropical waters of northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea.Other common names include King Threadfin Salmon, King Salmon, Threadfin Salmon, Burnett River Salmon... |
Certificate |
| Best Miscellaneous Fish | The Golden Fish |
BRC Results
| Year | Longest Shark Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2005 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2006 | The Bent Hookers | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2007 | The Bent Hookers | Yellow Peril | Crack-A-Jack |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2008 | The Bent Hooker | Rebel-T Fishing | James Wahry |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2009 | Jason Baker | Baden Phillips | Not Awarded |
| 1400mm | 785mm | - | |
| 2010 | Shawn Labudda | Jason Baker | Not Awarded |
| 1450mm | 1360mm | - | |
| Year | Longest Bream Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2005 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2006 | Team Water Scorpion | Lone Ranger | Pishing Fimps |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2007 | Team Ridge | Bassmaster | Squid Jiggers |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2008 | Garrett Graveson | Paul Graveson | Mal West |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2009 | Tina Le | Mick Nash | Paul Graveson |
| 351mm | 341mm | 293mm | |
| 2010 | Paul Graveson | Joel Farley | Patrick Kliese |
| 394mm | 352mm | 346mm | |
| Year | Longest Catfish Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2005 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2006 | Southern Chillys | Got Away | Got Away |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2007 | Team Crusty Seamen | Severed Heads | Pishing Fimps |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2008 | Team Scat | Kurt Stoddart | Rebel-T Fishing |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2009 | Eugene Zhang | Mark Sheehan | Ian Ferguson |
| 626mm | 613mm | 608mm | |
| 2010 | Edward Stevens | Declan Stevens (Junior) | Adam Hill |
| 585mm | 533mm | 395mm | |
| Year | Junior BRC Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2005 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2006 | Alex Kennedy | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2007 | Alex Kennedy | Snapper King | Team Jaggers |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2008 | Team Sluggett | Alex Kennedy | Not Awarded |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2009 | Anthony Sluggett | Anthony Sluggett | Anthony Sluggett |
| 400mm Estuary Cod | 370mm Flathead | 283mm Bream | |
| 2010 | Declan Stevens | Anthony Sluggett | Declan Stevens |
| 384mm Trevally | 533mm Flathead | 382mm Squire | |
| Year | Longest King Threadfin Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2009 | Jeff Flynn | Daniel Stephens | Mark Sheehan |
| 1075mm | 1038mm | 958mm | |
| 2010 | Hunter Armytage | Hunter Armytage | Patrick Kliese |
| 1185mm | 1060mm | 713mm | |
| Year | Best Miscellaneous Fish Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2005 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2006 | Pishing Fimps | Got Away | Yellow |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2007 | Southern Chillys | Team Anderson | Severed Heads |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2008 | Old Furts | Average Joe's | Crapall |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 2009 | Paul Masinello | Denis Metzdorf | Franco Masinello |
| 645mm Snapper | 662mm Flathead | 610mm Estuary Cod | |
| 2010 | Dave Coman | Paul Graveson | Garrett Graveson |
| 453mm Trevally | 439mm Trevally | 526mm Flathead | |
External links
- Brisbane Fishing Online — event organisers;
- Courier Mail News Article
- Fishing Monthly News Article