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Results
and statistics from the 2010 Canberra Carp-Out
Major
Prize Winner
The
winner of the $6,000
major prize (donated by Tackle World
Canberra) for 2010 was David Ollerton. Additional prizes were awarded
for mystery weights in junior and adult categories, as well as an
"early-bird" prize for entering prior to the event.

2010 Major Mystery Prize
winner,David Ollerton presented with the $6,000 Stacer boat package.
Event
Proceeds
Once again in
2010, 50% of the proceeds of the Carp-Out were donated to the Eden
Monaro Cancer Support Group, with the other 50% being utilised for
stocking of native fish into ACT's urban ponds.

Chris
Head(CFC), Gary Cairns(Tackle World), Mark Green(Eden Monaro Cancer
Support Group) & Greg Davis(CFC) and a cheque for $6,000
donated to EMCSG being 50% of the proceeds from the 2010 Carp-Out.
2010
Entrant Details
A total of 2,049 entrants
registered for the 2010 Canberra Carp-Out, compared to 1,799 in 2009. A
breakdown of entrants by type is below:
- 2,049
entrants, with 928 early bird entries, 572 pre-registered in last
week and 549 entering on the day;
- 1,296 adults
(960 male, 336 female), being 63% of total entries;
- 753 juniors
(504 male, 249 female), being 37% of total entries.
2010
Capture Details
In
2010, a total of 1420.39kg of pest fish (European Carp and Redfin) were
removed from Lake Burley Griffin. Statistics on the captures are as
follows:
- 1,574 fish
caught in total (691 Carp and 883 Redfin),
compared to 1653 fish in 2009 (543 Carp, 1110 Redfin);
- 1,256.62kg of
carp caught, average weight of 1.8kg;
- 163.87kg of
Redfin caught, average weight = 0.19kg;
- Heaviest Carp
= 9.39kg, heaviest Redfin = 0.94kg;
- Adults caught
1,175 fish (1,132.65kg) and juniors caught 399 fish (287.74kg).
Event
Sponsors
The
2010 Canberra Carp Out would not have been possible without the support
of the following sponsors. Please support those that support us:
- ACT
Government 2010 Festival Fund -
- Tackle World
Canberra -
- MIX106.3 -
- The Chronicle -
- Capital Chemists -
- ANUgreen -
- SITA Environmental Solutions -
- Gladiator Tackle -
- Charlie Carp -
- Aussie Fish Estuary Adventures -
- Longpark Meat Co. -
- Ankina Coffee -
- The Good Guys Fyshwick -
- Wetspot Water Sports -
- Wonder White -
Pictures
from the day
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