A catch-and-release fishing competition made its debut in the Whitsundays over the weekend attracting some 16 teams out to the Proserpine Dam.
The 2011 Peter Faust Barra Trophy catered for both skilled and amateur anglers with organiser Matt Fraser hailing it a success.
“There’s nothing quite like this in the north. It’s a friendly competition. We don’t like killing the fish and we use knotless rubber nets so as to not hurt their scales,” Mr Fraser said.
The idea to bring this competition north came about when a couple of Whitsunday anglers ventured down to Gladstone to compete in a similar event.
Two brothers from Airlie Beach, Kerrin and Cy Taylor teamed up as Evinrude / Mako Eyewear to take out the winning trophy on Sunday catching six barras totalling just over 480cm in length.
The 2012 Peter Faust Barra Trophy will be an annual event, taking place roughly the same time next year.
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