The 7th annual Greg Whitehead Fishing Challenge has kicked off this morning at Reflections Holiday Parks, Burrinjuck Waters.
The three-day event held between Friday 19th and Sunday 21st of August raises critical money for the Mark Hughes Foundation, a charity for brain cancer research.
The Greg Whitehead Fishing Challenge which is held annually on the second last weekend of August was created to honour Greg who passed away on November 8th 2014 from brain cancer.
Greg’s passion was fishing and any spare moment he had, he would be wetting a line. Whether it was the Northern Territory, NSW South Coast or any of the inland dams or rivers around his hometown of Harden.
There are a number of different competitions and awards on offer at the 7th annual Greg Whitehead Fishing Challenge, including:
Catch and release
Teams event (1-4 anglers)
Over 60k in prizes and giveaways
Seniors $80
Juniors $45
Every entrant receives an angler pack valued at $80
Best team (Greg Whitehead Memorial Trophy)
Overall accumulated length
1 Cod
4 Yellas
3 Redfin
Top 5 teams win prizes, top team valued at over 4K
Individual angler prizes both senior and junior
Longest Cod
Longest Yella
Longest Redfin
Longest Carp
Mystery length prize
Over 100 lucky draw prizes
Major prize – Quintrex F390 Explorer Outback with a 25hp Yamaha 4 stroke valued at over 15k ( every angler that enters goes in the draw to win the major prize).
Major prize and lucky draw winners must be present at the presentation.
Good luck to all the participants out on the water this weekend. Stay safe and raise lots of money for a great cause.
More to come next week, including results and figures raised.
Tim Warren
