b'The Great Eastern Mail DECEMBER 16, 2022 27racing & sport boating and fishingBAIRNSDALE\'S Melbourne the ultimate fishing festival in FebruaryFORGOTTEN CHAMP M ELBOURNEwillbeDangerfield on bay fishing for theglobalcapitalofwhiting,snapper,calamari recreationalfishingand moreforfivefestival-filleddaysinDavidKrameronVictorias February2023havingwonworldclassfishing therightstohostthetenthopportunitiesWorldRecreationalFishingGawaineBlakeonourbay PART TWO Conference (WRFC), which willand inlet fishing revivalincludethecomplementaryRichard Abela on swordfish, UltimateFishingExpo,atthetuna and beyondMelbourneConventionandLubinPfeifferandTerry THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Exhibition Centre. George on our trout fisheriesVictorian Fisheries AuthorityColbyLeskoandKate (VFA)CEOTravisDowlingNormanoncatchingbig said the Ultimate Fishing ExpoMurraycod,includingat T HE Family Of ManLots Of Man. By November,on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19Lake Eildon on Keep Fish story really beganwith Always There winningFebruary would be a weekendSascha and Andy Danylchuk about five years beforethe Victorian Derby, theextravaganza of expert speakersfrom the USA he was born. To begin his taleYsmael operation was goingand fishing celebrities, activitiesWet and the latest in catch there were none bigger thanfrom strength to strength. fortheentirefamilytoenjoy,and releasethe first two characters, BillWithin a month, theand all the latest in fishing gear,AprilVokeyonaflyfishing and "The Babe". foundations of Australianboats and equipment. girls perspective from North Bill Waterhouse and Feliperacing were shaking andVictoriaboaststhebestAmericaandaroundthe "The Babe" Ysmael are part ofYsmael racing was in tatters. recreational fishing in Australiaworld.the fabric; Bill as Australia\'sOnce again at Mooneewith tuna and kingfish offshore,MrDowlingsaidthe biggest ever bookmaker andValley in December, 1968 asnapper, whiting and calamarifreeUltimateFishingExpo Felipe as Australia\'s biggestCharlie Waymouth, Ysmaelinourbays,andwonderfulwouldfeatureanunrivalled ever punter. Their bettingowned runner, Follow Meinland fisheries home to iconiclineupofinternational duels were legendary andwas sent around favourite.Murray cod and wild trout, MrspeakerssuchasSaschaand in the late 1960s a quarterWith little stable supportDowling said. AndyDanylchukandApril million dollar bet to win orit ran a dismal eleventh ofThe free Expo brings underVokey,whohadtravelledto lose between the two of themthirteen. What made mattersoneroofourpopularMurrayMelbournetopresentatthe was not uncommon. worse was a bet of over $20codandtroutconferencesWorldRecreationalFishing In January 1968 "The000 on the second favouritealongside the fishing tackle andConference the following week Babe" pulled off one of the(it did not win either) wasboating industry for a one-stop- from 20 to 22 February.biggest plunges ever whentraced back to the Ysmaelshop experience for all ages. TheillustriousWRFCis the Charlie Waymouthstables. Things looked grim. VFAambassadorBacharheldeverythreeyearsandis trained Red Diver won atTrainer Charlie Waymouth,Houliwillbetheretosharethemostprominentglobal Moonee Valley. To this dayjockey George Hope andA shot of John Rule holding stallion, Lots Of Man, sire of champion Familytipsandtricksgivenhislovegathering of recreational fishing the amount won is unknown.owner Felipe Ysmael wereOf Man of fishing and a giant 12 metreprofessionals,academics, Commission agents allcharged with "not permittingwas established on 130 acrestoo went her own way andfish tank will be home to livescientists and industry.over the country were stillthe colt to run on its merits",of prime land west of townfound herself banished to thebarramundi.WerethrilledVictoria pouring money on the coltfound guilty and disqualifiedat a cost of one and a quarterbackblocks of NSW. In theBoats will be on display, theishostingthisprestigious and even failed to get $60 000for two years. For "Themillion dollars. spring of 1973 she deliveredtackletradewillhavestands,eventbecauseitsareflection on at the Valley when KevinBabe" there was only oneA magnificent specimenher first foal; a healthy bayandmembersoftheWomenofourwonderfulfisheries, Mitchell steered him to analternative; a completehimself, Lots Of Man stoodcolt with a white blaze andin Recreational Fishing (WIRF)passionatefishingcommunity easy victory. The payout wasdispersal sale of all hisover seventeen hands.two white hind feet.network will provide flyfishingand reputation for sustainable astronomical. bloodstock. His bloodlines were wellNeither she, the colt, thecasting lessons. fisheries management.On the strength of hisThe imported stallion,sought after, being by Boldemus or the roos could haveInbetweenactivities,takeaFortheExposschedule success, "The Babe" expandedLots Of Man was sold offCommander, son of Bolddreamt what the futurebreather,pullupaseatandonSaturdayandSunday, his racing and breedingfor a reported $100 000 andRuler who sired the world\'sheld. Family Of Man wouldlisten in to presentations fromvisitwww.vfa.vic.gov.au/operations in Australia,eventually found a home atgreatest racehorse ever,become an extraordinaryexperts including: ultimatefishingexpo or www.importing bloodstock froma newly established stud inSecretariat. Along the wayracehorse. The story of howPaul and Jed Worsteling on awrfc10.comtolearnmore the USA, including a BoldBairnsdale. The Stud washe had a dalliance with athat came about is even morelifetime of family fishing abouttheWorldRecreational Commander stallion callednamed Desmond Park andmaiden mare, Colleen. Sheextraordinary. 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