Big 5 Competition Update

It has been a great start to the 2013 Big 5 competition! 12 competitors are currently in the running to share in over $15,000 worth of spearfishing prizes.

Tim Neilsen shows how easy it is to weigh a fish in. Here's his Pacific 5 Goatfish entry

Only one junior is currently in the competition though - where are all of the junior spearos?!

Remember, this year the competition is over twice as big, with a possible 55 species that can be weighed in. You can hone in on winning one particular category, or aim to get as many species as you can to win the overall prize.

Kahlee weighs in her new QLD Womens Jobfish Record

You can view the competition scoreboard, register for the competition and view the rules here.

The species that you can enter are:

Reef 5 (1kg minimum)

• Parrotfish (Except Napolean Parrotfish and Napolean Wrasse)
• Job Fish
• Coral Trout (Bluespot Trout Maximum length: 80cm)
• Tuskfish
• Cod (for example Coral Cod, Peacock Cod, Purple Cod, Maori Cod, High Fin Cod etc; Not including Estuary and Malabar cod. Maximum length: 100cm)

Dr Whoo with some nice Reef and Pelagic species

Estuary 5 (minimum 1kg)

• Barramundi
• Fingermark
• Mangrove Jack
• Flathead
• Queenfish OR Threadfin Salmon

Travis Hogan has already weighed in 3 Estuary 5 species!

Big 5 (5kg minimum)

• Cobia
• Jewfish or WA Dhu Fish
• Dolphin Fish/Mahi Mahi
• Yellowtail Kingfish
• AJ/Sampson Fish

• Wahoo
• Mackerel
• Dogtooth Tuna
• Other Tuna
• Trevally

Sam with a nice Game 5 trivially

Junior 5

• Bream (including Sea Bream)
• Luderick/Zebra Fish
• Morwong (Red Morwong, Sweetlip species, Slatey Bream etc)
• Flathead
• Wildcard (any fish from any other category)

• Snapper
• Trumpeter or Boar Fish
• Salmon
• Whiting
• Blue Mowie

• Hogfish
• Grouper
• Cuberra Snapper
• Dog Snapper
• Mutton Snapper

• Calico Bass
• White Sea Bass
• Halibut
• Sheephead
• Ling Cod

• Sea Bream (including Mu etc.)
• Unicorn fish/Surgeon fish
• Roi/Peacock Cod
• Awa/Goldspot Wrasse
• Kumu/Goatfish

• Dentex
• Corvina
• Merou
• White grouper
• Sea Bass

• Muscle Cracker
• Poensie
• White Steenbras
• Garrick
• Snoek

Good luck!