Countdown to the 2013 Riviera Port Lincoln Tuna Classic Port Lincoln, South Australia: The 2013 Riviera Port Lincoln Tuna Classic is just around the corner with day one of fishing beginning on April 6. The brain-child of philanthropist and Riviera owner Peter Teakle, the annual Riviera Port Lincoln Tuna Classic has become a much-anticipated event in Australia’s tuna capital, Port Lincoln. This year there will be 32 trophies valued at $400 each up for grabs in various prize categories including, champion boat 1st and 2nd, champion trailer boat 1st and 2nd, champion male angler 1st and 2nd, champion female angler 1st and 2nd, champion junior angler 1st and 2nd, heaviest southern bluefin tuna, and $500 for the best competition photo. Fishing days are April 6 from 9am to 6pm, and April 7 from 8am to 3pm. Sail Past starts at 7.30am at the entrance of Lincoln Cove Marina on Saturday, April 6 and the fishing begins at Memory Cove at 9am. For more information, rules, guidelines and entry forms, contact David Clayfield on david.clayfield@bigpond.com or +61 4 27 020 060, or Peter Teakle on peterteakle@bigpond.com or +61 4 28 922 224.
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The 2013 Riviera Port Lincoln Tuna Classic starts on April 6 Port Lincoln is home to the Southern Bluefin Tuna and has some of the best game fishing and cruising grounds in Australia Tuna Classic event Organisors Peter Teakle and Nina Mattingley. Photo by Tom McNab at Sharpshooting |