2005 Cod Classic
Stats, Facts & Figures

Competitors - 1996 Adult  Boat Winners – Lucky Door – Harold Adams, Mulwala
           - 264 Junior        - Cod C & R  - Jack Florence, Corowa
          Total – 2260 (+180 on 2004)      - Carp Boat   - Brett Scott, Werribee
           - Raffle         - John Davis, Mulwala
           - Early Entry  - Alan Vucenik, Boronia

Fish Numbers
353 Murray Cod (- 62 on 04), 150 Golden Perch (+30) & 785 European Carp (+255) – Total 1288 (+223)
Longest Cod Adult – Gary Lord 110cms Junior – James Scott 57cms
Longest Yella Adult – Damien Leeburn 55cms Junior – Anthony Free – 50cms
Longest Carp (Open Section) Ladislav Sirucek 75cms

Fish Stats (All Murray Cod – as indicated on complete catch cards)

353 Caught & Released
Most Productive Methods – Bait 245 (+ 52) Lures 82 (- 64) No Response 26
Breakdown – Bait - Bardi’s 153 Yabby’s 37 Worms 26 Cheese 14 Shrimp 13
   Lures – Oar Gee 20 Stumpjumper 13 Codger 8 Bassman Spinnerbaits 8 Legend 5
   Custom Craft 3 AC’s 3 Predator 2 Swagman 2 Halco 2 Schooner 2
   Mongrel 1 Others (non sponsors) 15

Fish Stats (All Golden Perch – as indicated on complete catch cards)

150 Caught & Released
Most Productive Methods – Bait 70 Lures 68 No Response 12
Breakdown – Bait - Worms 36 Yabby’s 20 Shrimp 8 Bardi’s 6 
   Lures – Stumpjumper 21 Bassman 10 Predator 6 AC’s 6 Mongrel 5 Custom Crafted 3
                SMAK 3 Outcast 2 Swagman 2 Predatek 1 Codger 1 Oar Gee 1
                                Others (non sponsors, includes spinnerbaits & soft plastics) 21

  
European Carp – An incredible 785 Carp were removed from the lake and taken to “Charlie Carp” for processing. Ron Kaponica form Charlie Carp report that the total weight of all the Carp was 1.34 tones.

Casting Champions
Juniors 1st Tom Heatherington 2nd Jesse Street 3rd Cooper Bennett
Adults 1st Brett Rice 2nd Joe Copper 3rd Jamie Roberts
Pro’s 1st Cameron Whittam 2nd Tony Bennett 3rd Nick Jeans