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Yakass competitions - win stuff!
Winner winner, chicken dinner
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 17:46
- Written by Josh
To pick a winner in the Epic Safety Tips thread competition I made life easy on myself by putting a bunch of names into a hat and the first name drawn would be declared winner, which just so happened to be Rollerboy. Congradutions mate, you now own an MTI Riptide Type 2 kayaking PFD, as well as a packet of Ikado 102 rubber squid jigs and the new Rapala Mini Charge and Glow. Thanks to Rapala and Maclean Outdoors for supplying the prizes. I'll be in touch via PM to get a delivery address from you.
Although the draw was randomly picked, I was pleased to note that his tip was a good one and simple as it is, is well worth repeating. It was:
Keep emergency gear in dry bags, have a snack that is high in energy and become familiarly and confident in using the emergency equipment you have as there is no time for this in an emergency.
DB's kayak has a name
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:21
- Written by Stuart Whitehouse
Bream Reaper!
Today is the day where we announce the winner of the "Name Dunebuggy's PA" competition. We had some very imaginative entries and it was difficult to pick a winner. Quite a few tickled my fancy and a couple of entries had me wishing I had another kayak to name. That could be on the cards too. So, who is the winner? Well, it was a tough choice and very close between a couple of entries but in the finish, it came down to a choice between "Bream Reaper" and "Driftwood" but my congratulations must go to yakass member "possum" for her entry of "Bream Reaper" . Thanks to everyone who entered and helped to solve my dilema. The "Bream Reaper" will be adorned with it's new name soon.
Congratulations possum. Josh will be in touch with you shortly to arrange your prize.
Rapala fishy fingers competition
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Sunday, 18 December 2011 09:04
- Written by Josh
Rapala's Chris Beldon sends word of a new competition that is destined to put some creative minds to work. Here's the juice:
Ever wanted to design a lure pattern… and actually have it manufactured? Well now is your chance! To celebrate reaching over 30,000 Facebook fans, Rapala VMC Australia has launched a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for one lucky fan to have their ideas manufactured by the international Rapala lure factory; the same factory that has been manufacturing Rapala lures since 1936. There are some great prizes on offer!
Safety tips thread competition
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Wednesday, 07 December 2011 19:53
- Written by Josh
If there's anything I regret about the way in which the Yakass website was recently upgraded from v.2 to v.3, it was the sacrificing of the forum posts. There was one particular thread that I miss the most and I'd like to get it back. That was the 'kayak fishing safety tips' thread, which quickly grew to a sizable collection of some of the best safety suggestions going. I'm expecting our collective effort here to out-do our the previous thread though, after all, we're all a bit older and wiser now than we were before and on top of that, there's more of us now. And we didn't even have any prizes on offer to inspire those posts last time... but this time we do. Given the topic of this competition is intended to encompasses kayak fishing safety and everything to do with it, it's suitable that the main prize would be related to the topic.
May I introduce you to the MTI Riptide Type 2 kayaking PFD, which I might add, is perfectly designed for kayak fishing, both in open and enclosed waters. After marvelling at the materials, design and quality of manufacturing, inside the pockets of the Riptide vest, the winner of this competition is going to find a packet of Ikado 102 rubber squid jigs featuring the new 'swing weight system' as well as the new Rapala Mini Charge and Glow, which could be used to charge the illumination of said jigs for maximum effect. Thanks to Rapala and Maclean Outdoors for the prizes!
i-yoke competition winner
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Friday, 02 December 2011 19:48
- Written by Josh
It was a relatively narrow field to choose from in picking a random winner for the Hobie i-yoke competition, as one of the requisites for qualification was a mojo of 50 points. Stevo poked his nose in with a mojo of 52 and was fortunate enough to be the first name that came up among them. Congradulations Stevo, I'll be sending you a PM to get your postal details shortly. You're now the proud owner of a brand-spanking Hobie i-yoke inflatable PFD, right in time for Xmas. Onya!
Name Dunebuggy's PA competition
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Saturday, 26 November 2011 11:19
- Written by Josh
Poor old Yakasser Dunebuggy is in a bit of a pickle. Due to having recently purchased a whole lot of new gear, from cars, computers and kayak, what with having to spend countless hours with a head buried in manuals trying to figure out how to use it all, valuable grey matter is being consumed and is draining his imagination. Ergo, he needs our help and he needs it fast. His almost brand-spanking Hobie Pro Angler (x-tournament model) is without a name, and this just won't do. And that's where we come in.
V3 launch comp winner
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Wednesday, 02 November 2011 18:59
- Written by Josh
I've drawn the winner of the Yakass V3 website launch competition and it took a few goes to find that winner because the first draws came up with members that had not yet added an avatar. *doh* to you. Kevin Spriggs, on the other hand, AKA 'Sprike' had indeed done the deed and as such is the lucky winner of the competition. Kevin will be receiving 6 Williamson jigs in the post real-soon-now™. I haven't received the prizes as of yet, and might not get a chance to send them off until I return from Fraser Island.
Win a Hobie i-yoke
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Thursday, 13 October 2011 19:37
- Written by Josh
Hobie Australia have been kind enough to give us this tidy type 1 Aussie standard approved yoke style inflatible PFD (fitting named the 'i-yoke') to find a good home for and we thought we'd look no further than registered and active Yakass members. All you have to do to be in the running is have a mojo score of at least 50 or more on your yakbook profile (click here to learn more about mojo and how to get it). That's it!
- Competition rules:
- Comp ends Nov 30
- Winner announced Dec 02
- Min mojo required: 50
- Winner will be randomly drawn from a list of qualifying members
Yakass V3 launch competition
- Category: Competitions
- Published on Monday, 03 October 2011 15:03
- Written by Josh
To celebrate the launch of Yakass V3 we've decided to run a quick competition open to all Yakass members. Through seeing with our own eyes just how effective the Williamson Bucktail Jigs are at catching quality fish, we decided that a handfull of these would make for a suitable prize. All you have to do to be in the running is add an avatar and fill out some details in your profile... and thats it.
Competition rules:
- Comp ends Oct 31
- Winner announced Nov 02
- Min profile details required: Avatar and text in 'about me' section
- Winner will be randomly drawn from a list of qualifying members
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