Henry 'Cocky' Bignell started building larger-than-life fish sculptures for his birthplace because the 'little town' needed 'something to put us back on the map'. And like 'all fish stories', the drawcard continues to grow.
Henry 'Cocky' Bignell has spent most of his 89 years in the small outback town of Isisford in central west Queensland.Henry 'Cocky' Bignell has embarked on his third monumental project for his tiny home townThe Isisford Fishing Competition celebrated its 20th yearBut 12 years ago, when he and his late wife Veronica planned to return home after a stint in Rockhampton, he could not shake the feeling that the town he loved was missing something.
Second-hand 2cm galvanised pipe, angle iron, and new windmill sails will be used in the town's third big fish. After years of fashioning fish sculptures for his hometown, Mr Bignell said it had all been worth it. Such were the scenes at the weekend, when almost 750 people wet a line with the hopes of snagging the biggest yellowbelly at the Isisford Fishing Competition.
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