2018 VMR Hervey Bay Family Fishing Competition

The annual VMR Hervey Bay Family Fishing Competition organised by the Hervey Bay Boat Club Fishing and Social Club, will be held from Thursday, March 8 to Sunday, March 11 2018 at Dayman Park in Pulgul Street Urangan Hervey Bay.

This will be the 26th year of the popular event which attracts entrants from all over Australia to participate in an exciting four days of fishing and fun, hoping to win a prize or two while enjoying the excellent facilities of the Fraser Coast and the sheltered waters of Hervey Bay and Fraser Island. Entry costs are Seniors $40 and Juniors 17 and under $10 (juniors are eligible to enter the senior section).

The fun starts on Thursday with the licensed bar open at 5pm and spinning wheel raffles for Fraser Island Ice Boxes, cash and tackle prizes. Cold drinks and hot food will be available from the Sunrise Rotary food van and the official opening will be at 6pm followed by lucky draws and presentations. The same times apply on Friday and Saturday and on Sunday the spinning wheel, food and drinks start at 11am and lucky draws and presentations start at 12pm.

There will be over $30,000 of prizes to win in the spinning wheel raffles and lucky draws including $250 Tackle World vouchers Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a $500 Tackle World voucher on Sunday. Every senior entrant will be in every senior draw including the Super Draw for a boat package from Bay City Marine. Every junior entrant will be in every junior draw including the Junior Super Draw for an I Pad from Wide Bay Motor Group.

Many entrants do not fish at all and simply go along to enjoy the atmosphere at the presentations, partake in the food and refreshments and perhaps win some of the hundreds of prizes up for grabs.