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Halco Lake Monduran Final results

Cy Taylor made a clean sweep of the 2009 Daiwa BARRA Tour with his 3rd win from 5 events taking out the Halco Monduran Afternoon tournament with 4/10, 440cm limit.

The No.1 ranked BARRA angler redeemed himself after a poor Awoonga 2 Day event with a massive 110cm fish average. Fishing shallow edges and bays around the B arm of the lake, the Taylor duo used the electric motor when it was calm and maintained position with the anchor when the wind increased.
Searching for active fish the brothers tried new areas every 20-30 minutes until the bites eventually came. Hitting 7 different edges in the dam that they knew would hold barramundi, they continued to rotate the spots with constant casting and moving. Fishing the timbered areas any barra that they were able to put in the net were valuable points.

The lure of choice was the Squidgy Slick Rig 110mm in green grunter and the new yakka colour with an added stinger hook below the belly with a crimped wire connection. Modifications to this also included a small amount of plastic trimmed from the wrist of the tail to make the tail kick better in the water. The boys also boiled their slick rigs to soften the plastic and enhance the swimming action with the addition of S-Factor scent every 40 to 50 casts.

Using a Millerods Salty Barra with a Shimano Core 100MG, Cy chose to spool this with 20lb Fins braid and 80lb Jinkai leader.

“The retrieve I used was to slowly roll the bait up in the shallows with an occasional small jiggle and pause to try and stimulate the fish into biting,” explained Taylor.

“We’ve often found we get strikes from barramundi about 2 to 3 seconds after the plastic is jiggled and jerked,” he continued.

Trying to stimulate the barra into biting during daylight hours requires the bait to be put in front of them, unlike at night when the barra are cruising searching for food.

Although fishing was tough, 2009 continued on its record breaking ways with a new limit of 89 barra for 8457cm over the two days of tournament fishing at Lake Monduran.

Taking advantage of this was 2nd place Carl Jocumsen with his 4/10, 393cm limit all caught in the second session.

Fishing with Ian ‘barra’ Miller the pair stuck to their prefish plan and fished the back of Jacks Bay. Day one’s weather conditions didn’t suit with the winding changing from south east to the north.

Continuing in Jacks Bay on day 2 Carl and Ian used a reaction bite by burning their plastics to the sulking barra in the dropping water. The Squidgy Pro Slick Rigs 110mm in bleeding mullet rigged with a mustard treble stinger proved irresistible.

Carl used a Millerod Beast Buster matched to a Shimano Stella 4000 with 20lb Berkley Fireline Crystal and 80lb Jinkai Plus leader.

The area resembled a 6ft flat with multiple features including a creek bed, weed and timber. By fanning out casts Jocumsen was able to tempt the cruising barra with his fast burn and retrieve method.

Of the 4 fish in the boat he also recalls 3 bust offs including a 120cm next to the boat, but the memorable moment had to be Ian breaking his rod as a massive barra surged through the timber smashing his tackle.

The big barra was contested by several anglers eventually going to Rick Napier with a 124cm specimen also caught on a black gold Slick Rig. Fishing the Island at the end of the main basin the barramundi took the slow rolled bait after two cranks of the handle after Rick through the plastic into a school of flicking bait fish. With not too many obstacles in the way, the team we’re able to pull the anchor and follow the beast with the electric motor until it came into the net.

With the Halco event wrapping up the tour the presentation at the Gin Gin Hotel meant that anglers could relax and enjoy their memories of the tour with their newly formed friendships.

ABT would like to thank all the competitors and sponsors on yet another highly successful Daiwa BARRA Tour and look forward to 2010. For all the info stay tuned to www.australianbarra.com.au or ph ABT on 07 3387 0888.

Place Angler Team Status F1  L1 F2 L2 TF TL Cash Prizes
1 Cy Taylor Shimano/Millerods Pro 2 229 2 211 4 440 $1,500 Daiwa Heartland rod & reel Prize Pack
2 Carl Jocumsen Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits Standard     4 393 4 393 $1,000 Millerod Beastmaster rod, Tica Caiman & Prize Pack
3 Chris Nagiello Berkley Standard 1 90 3 279 4 369 $700 Gary Howard G-Force rod & Prize Pack
4 Rick Napier Bundyites Standard 1 89 2 223 3 312 $600 Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack, Big Barra (124cm)
5 Katie Sanderson Tackle Warehouse Ladies Standard 2 204 1 100 3 304 $500 Strikeback lure retriever, Texas Tackle split ring pliers, Boga Grips, Hellfish shirt & Prize Pack
6 Kerry Symes Evinrude E-TEC HO Standard 1 106 2 197 3 303 $400 TT Prize Pack
7 Scott McAuley Reidy’s Lures Standard 1 105 2 195 3 300 $200 TT Prize Pack
8 Matt Fraser Berkley Nitro R&D Standard 1 103 2 197 3 300 $200 TT Prize Pack
9 Mike Connolly Evinrude E-TEC HO Standard 1 101 2 198 3 299   TT Prize Pack
10 Jason Wilhelm Shimano/Etec Standard     3 298 3 298   Hookem Net & Prize Pack
11 Peter Bayliss Halco 2 Standard     3 292 3 292   Hookem Net & Prize Pack
12 Jake Schwerin Fish Catching Machines Standard 2 187 1 105 3 292   Spotters Prize Pack
13 Alan McNamara Shimano/Etec Standard 1 110 2 180 3 290   Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack
14 Gavin Dunne Ecogear Standard 2 165 1 96 3 261   Engel Prize Pack
15 Gordon Macdonald Tackle Warehouse   Standard 1 107 1 104 2 211   Engel Prize Pack
16 Terry Allwood Egrell Rod Designs Standard 1 98 1 94 2 192    
17 Matthew Mott Evakool Standard     2 191 2 191    
18 Rob Wood Gin Gin Hotel Standard 1 95 1 93 2 188    
19 Steve Kanowski Rivercity Outboards Standard 1 87 1 101 2 188    
20 Daniel Grech JT Reel Repairs Pro 2 176     2 176    
21 Baden Sparrow Angler Rods Standard     2 151 2 151    
22 Matthew Murray We’re On Standard     1 123 1 123    
23 Tim Carter Halco Standard     1 112 1 112   Halco Big Barra (112cm)
24 Peter Price Reidy’s Lures Standard     1 112 1 112    
25 Aaron Mogg McBarra Standard 1 107     1 107    
26 Kerrin Taylor Shimano/Millerods Pro     1 107 1 107    
27 Dave Reynolds Bass Bounty Standard     1 106 1 106    
28 Ethan Best Bite Me Standard     2 105 2 105    
29 Jamie Douglas Platypus Fishing Lines Standard     1 104 1 104    
30 Craig Griffiths Creek 2 Coast Standard     1 103 1 103    
31 Karl Rembacher Shitty Tinny Standard     1 102 1 102    
32 Peter Jung TT Lures Standard     1 101 1 101    
33 Trevor Burgess Berkley Standard     1 100 1 100    
34 Justin Braford Creek 2 Coast Standard     1 100 1 100    
35 Ian Baker Berkley Nitro R&D Standard 1 99     1 99    
36 Ben Durkin Gin Gin Hotel Standard 1 98     1 98    
37 Kevin Hulse Barramundi Tom Standard 1 97     1 97    
38 Jason Ehrlich Halco Standard 1 97     1 97    
39 Ray Wessels Tackle Warehouse   Standard 1 97     1 97    
40 Jason Crofts Gulpin Xraps Standard     1 94 1 94    
41 John Brider Team Tennessee Standard     1 94 1 94    
42 Adam Byers Bass Bounty Standard     1 91 1 91    
43 Les Reibelt McBarra Standard 1 89     1 89    
44 Chris Eldred Angler Rods Standard     1 88 1 88    
45 Trevor Cassidy Rum Pigs Standard 1 88     1 88    
46 Kyle Hansen Fishin’ Buddies Standard 1 67     1 67    
47 Phill Lyons Gamakatsu/Mako Standard     1 59 1 59    
48 Gary Boyd QFM 2 Standard 1 57     1 57    
49 Jason Sutton We’re On Standard 1 57     1 57    
50 Dean Silvester Gamakatsu/Mako Standard     1 53 1 53    
51 Adrian Forrest Barrad Up Standard         0 0    
51 Ken Berry Barrad Up Standard         0 0    
51 Adam Sulcs Barramundi Tom Standard         0 0    
51 Ken Best Bite Me Standard         0 0    
51 Duane Dredge Bundy Barra Bandits Standard         0 0    
51 Shane Anderson Bundy Barra Bandits Standard         0 0    
51 Ian Napier Bundyites Standard         0 0    
51 Jarrad Barkley Clubman Sportsware Standard         0 0    
51 Sam Woo Clubman Sportsware Standard         0 0    
51 David Lange Ecogear Standard         0 0    
51 Steve Bechly Egrell Rod Designs Standard         0 0    
51 Paul Cooper Evakool Standard         0 0    
51 John Schwerin Fish Catching Machines Standard         0 0    
51 Peter Hansen Fishin’ Buddies Standard         0 0    
51 Jami Kanowski Grasshopper Legs Standard         0 0    
51 Peter Thomson Grasshopper Legs Standard         0 0    
51 Willem Reichard Gulpin Xraps Standard         0 0    
51 Adam Lynch Halco 2 Standard         0 0    
51 Jon Millard JT Reel Repairs Pro         0 0    
51 Sam Haig Licked Standard         0 0    
51 Steve Thornhill Licked Standard         0 0    
51 Ian Miller Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits Standard         0 0    
51 Nicholas Willet Platypus Fishing Lines Standard         0 0    
51 Mike North QFM 1 Standard         0 0    
51 Peter Morgan  QFM 1 Standard         0 0    
51 Peter May QFM 2 Standard         0 0    
51 Glen Mohr Rivercity Outboards Standard         0 0    
51 Shane Sanderson Rum Pigs Standard         0 0    
51 Jason Sizeland Shitty Tinny Standard         0 0    
51 Elaine Sanderson Tackle Warehouse Ladies Standard         0 0    
51 Gary Leather Tackleworld Bundaberg Standard         0 0    
51 Shane Leather Tackleworld Bundaberg Standard         0 0    
51 Jarrod Dalton Team Engel Standard         0 0    
51 Patrick Morgan Team Engel Standard         0 0    
51 Ken Brider Team Tennessee Standard         0 0
51 Stewart Dowie-Bridges TT Lures Standard         0 0
32 3005 57 5452 89 8457
          95.022

 

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 D1 D2 Total
1 Evinrude E-TEC HO Mike Connolly Kerry Symes 207 395 602
2 Shimano/Etec Jason Wilhelm Alan McNamara 110 478 588
3 Shimano/Millerods Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 229 318 547
4 Berkley Trevor Burgess Chris Nagiello 90 379 469
5 Reidy’s Lures Scott McAuley Peter Price 105 307 412
6 Berkley Nitro R&D Matt Fraser Ian Baker 202 197 399
7 Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits Carl Jocumsen Ian Miller   393 393
8 Bundyites Rick Napier Ian Napier 89 223 312
9 Tackle Warehouse   Gordon Macdonald Ray Wessels 204 104 308
10 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson 204 100 304
11 Fish Catching Machines John Schwerin Jake Schwerin 187 105 292
12 Halco 2 Peter Bayliss Adam Lynch   292 292
13 Gin Gin Hotel Rob Wood Ben Durkin 193 93 286
14 Ecogear Gavin Dunne David Lange 165 96 261
15 Angler Rods Baden Sparrow Chris Eldred   239 239
16 Halco Jason Ehrlich Tim Carter 97 112 209
17 Creek 2 Coast Craig Griffiths Justin Braford   203 203
18 Bass Bounty Dave Reynolds Adam Byers   197 197
19 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg 196   196
20 Egrell Rod Designs Steve Bechly Terry Allwood 98 94 192
21 Evakool Matthew Mott Paul Cooper   191 191
22 Rivercity Outboards Steve Kanowski Glen Mohr 87 101 188
23 We’re On Jason Sutton Matthew Murray 57 123 180
24 JT Reel Repairs Daniel Grech Jon Millard 176   176
25 Gamakatsu/Mako Dean Silvester Phill Lyons   112 112
26 Bite Me Ken Best Ethan Best   105 105
27 Platypus Fishing Lines Jamie Douglas Nicholas Willet   104 104
28 Shitty Tinny Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland   102 102
29 TT Lures Peter Jung Stewart Dowie-Bridges   101 101
30 Barramundi Tom Kevin Hulse Adam Sulcs 97   97
31 Gulpin Xraps Willem Reichard Jason Crofts   94 94
32 Team Tennessee John Brider Ken Brider   94 94
33 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Shane Sanderson 88   88
34 Fishin’ Buddies Peter Hansen Kyle Hansen 67   67
35 QFM 2 Gary Boyd Peter May 57   57
36 Barrad Up Ken Berry Adrian Forrest     0
36 Bundy Barra Bandits Shane Anderson Duane Dredge     0
36 Clubman Sportsware Jarrad Barkley Sam Woo     0
36 Grasshopper Legs Jami Kanowski Peter Thomson     0
36 Licked Sam Haig Steve Thornhill     0
36 QFM 1 Peter Morgan  Mike North     0
36 TackleWorld Bundaberg Gary Leather Shane Leather     0
36 Team Engel Jarrod Dalton Patrick Morgan     0

Overall Individual and Team AOY

Cy Taylor proves he is Australia’s No.1 ranked BARRA angler with an impressive 397/400 AOY Title for the 3rd year in a row. The Millerods/Shimano Team also take out the Team AOY.
 

Place Angler R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Cy Taylor 100 100 97 68 100 397
2 Jason Wilhelm 91 71 96 100 91 378
3 Jon Millard 94 79 98 95 40 366
4 Mike Connolly 81 97 77 94 92 364
5 Jason Crofts 82 95 99 83 61 359
6 Kerry Symes 93 77 94 70 95 359
7 Daniel Grech 80 66 100 97 81 358
8 Kerrin Taylor 96 99 85 74 75 355
9 Alan McNamara 95 50 74 87 88 344
10 Willem Reichard 99 90 93 61 40 343
11 Dean Silvester 89 73 81 96 51 339
12 Phill Lyons 98 78 91 72 54 339
13 Chris Nagiello 88 66 64 79 98 331
14 Jarrod Dalton 97 50 89 88 40 324
15 Matthew Murray 76 70 45 98 79 323
16 Peter Price 83 74 68 76 77 310
17 Rob Wood 52 83 84 55 83 305
18 Patrick Morgan 92 50 87 63 40 292
19 Craig Griffiths 57 0 67 92 71 287
20 Trevor Burgess 68 75 76 65 68 287
21 Les Reibelt 35 91 45 91 58 285
22 Katie Sanderson 90 50 45 48 96 284
23 Jake Schwerin 0 0 88 99 89 276
24 Jason Sutton 70 60 45 85 52 267
25 Carl Jocumsen 0 0 86 78 99 263
26 Matt Fraser 0 0 92 75 93 260
27 Matthew Mott 0 0 90 81 84 255
28 Elaine Sanderson 86 63 45 60 40 254
29 Scott McAuley 0 0 82 71 94 247
30 Aaron Mogg 46 76 45 34 76 243
31 Dave Reynolds 0 0 73 93 74 240
32 Jason Ehrlich 0 0 95 80 63 238
33 Rick Napier 0 0 61 77 97 235
34 Tim Carter 0 0 60 90 78 228
35 Ben Durkin 0 0 78 73 65 216
36 Ian Baker 0 0 79 69 66 214
37 Karl Rembacher 0 0 83 57 70 210
38 Peter Morgan 35 62 45 58 40 205
39 John Schwerin 0 0 80 84 40 204
40 Mike North 35 0 66 62 40 203
41 Gary Boyd 58 0 45 45 53 201
42 Shane Sanderson 0 0 71 89 40 200
43 Justen Bradford 0 0 65 67 67 199
44 Trevor Cassidy 0 0 56 86 56 198
45 Ian Miller 0 0 75 66 40 181
46 Matt McArthur 85 94 0 0 0 179
47 Jason Sizeland 0 0 72 59 40 171
48 John Brider 0 0 45 64 60 169
49 Spencer Troxell 84 85 0 0 0 169
50 Sam Haig 0 0 45 82 40 167
51 Issac Toivanen 77 89 0 0 0 166
52 Tom Wood 79 82 0 0 0 161
53 Wes Blanch 74 87 0 0 0 161
54 Adam Byers 0 0 62 34 59 155
55 Trent Power 54 98 0 0 0 152
56 Steve Thomhill 0 0 59 52 40 151
57 Brook Ebzery 55 92 0 0 0 147
58 Jock Craig 65 80 0 0 0 145
59 Craig Birkett 59 84 0 0 0 143
60 Kyle Hammer 50 93 0 0 0 143
61 Ken Brider 0 0 45 56 40 141
62 Ian Napier 0 0 45 54 40 139
63 Michael Schneider 69 69 0 0 0 138
64 Paul Cooper 0 0 45 53 40 138
65 Aaron Clifford 87 50 0 0 0 137
66 Matt Coleman 71 61 0 0 0 132
67 Donovan Power 35 96 0 0 0 131
68 Greg Birkett 49 81 0 0 0 130
69 Matt Martin 75 50 0 0 0 125
70 Len Schneider 73 50 0 0 0 123
71 Robert Mason 56 67 0 0 0 123
72 Robert Ebzery 35 86 0 0 0 121
73 Robert Brady 0 0 70 50 0 120
74 Nicholas Saward 66 50 0 0 0 116
75 Michael Murray 0 0 69 46 0 115
76 John Kay 0 0 63 51 0 114
77 Jeff Eales 61 50 0 0 0 111
78 Quintin Maclean 0 0 57 49 0 106
79 Joshua Meale 35 68 0 0 0 103
80 Steve Bechly 62 0 0 0 40 102
81 Cam Pratt 48 50 0 0 0 98
82 Arthur Lovern 47 50 0 0 0 97
83 Enzo Minuzzo 45 50 0 0 0 95
84 Kurt Hutchby 0 0 45 47 0 92
85 Peter Bayliss 0 0 0 0 90 90
86 Richard Todd 0 88 0 0 0 88
87 Gavin Dunne 0 0 0 0 87 87
88 Gordon Macdonald 0 0 0 0 86 86
89 Duane Dredge 0 0 45 0 40 85
90 Shane Anderson 0 0 45 0 40 85
91 Terry Allwood 0 0 0 0 85 85
92 Steve Kanowski 0 0 0 0 82 82
93 Baden Sparrow 0 0 0 0 80 80
94 Keegan Hayden 78 0 0 0 0 78
95 Ethan Best 0 0 0 0 73 73
96 Colin Slade 0 72 0 0 0 72
97 Geoff Newby 72 0 0 0 0 72
98 Jamie Douglas 0 0 0 0 72 72
99 Peter Jung 0 0 0 0 69 69
100 Geoff Busbridge 67 0 0 0 0 67
101 Lindsay Dobe 0 66 0 0 0 66
102 Kevin Hulse 0 0 0 0 64 64
103 Nicholas Moore 64 0 0 0 0 64
104 Chris Gipps 63 0 0 0 0 63
105 Ray Wessels 0 0 0 0 62 62
106 Brett Busbridge 60 0 0 0 0 60
107 Chris Jowett 0 0 58 0 0 58
108 Chris Eldred 0 0 0 0 57 57
109 Kyle Hansen 0 0 0 0 55 55
110 Ken Elliot 53 0 0 0 0 53
111 Keith Day 51 0 0 0 0 51
112 Chris Anderson 0 50 0 0 0 50
113 Rob Buckle 0 0 45 0 0 45
114 Stephen Town 0 0 45 0 0 45
115 Steve Oster 0 0 45 0 0 45
116 Adam Lynch 0 0 0 0 40 40
117 Adam Sulcs 0 0 0 0 40 40
118 Adrian Forrest 0 0 0 0 40 40
119 David Lange 0 0 0 0 40 40
120 Gary Leather 0 0 0 0 40 40
121 Glen Mohr 0 0 0 0 40 40
122 Jami Kanowski 0 0 0 0 40 40
123 Jarrad Barkley 0 0 0 0 40 40
124 Ken Berry 0 0 0 0 40 40
125 Ken Best 0 0 0 0 40 40
126 Nicholas Willet 0 0 0 0 40 40
127 Peter Hansen 0 0 0 0 40 40
128 Peter May 0 0 0 0 40 40
129 Peter Thomson 0 0 0 0 40 40
130 Sam Woo 0 0 0 0 40 40
131 Shane Leather 0 0 0 0 40 40
132 Stewart Dowie-Bridges 0 0 0 0 40 40
133 Jade Hammer 35 0 0 0 0 35
134 Norm Crouch 35 0 0 0 0 35

 

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total
1 Shimano/Millerods Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 100 100 98 84 98 396
2 Shimano/Etec Jason Wilhelm Alan McNamara 96 81 92 99 99 386
3 Evinrude E-TEC HO Mike Connolly Kerry Symes 94 94 93 93 100 381
4 Gulpin Xraps Willem Reichard Jason Crofts 97 98 99 87 70 381
5 J.T. Reel Repairs Daniel Grech Jon Millard 93 87 100 100 77 380
6 Gamakatsu/Mako Dean Silvester Phill Lyons 98 89 96 95 76 378
7 Berkley Trevor Burgess Chris Nagiello 90 86 85 83 97 358
8 Reidy’s Lures Peter Price Arthur Lovern 86 82 87 89 96 358
9 Team Engel Jarrod Dalton Patrick Morgan 99 65 97 91 55 352
10 Gin Gin Hotel Rob Wood Tom Wood 74 91 91 79 88 349
11 We’re On Jason Sutton Matthew Murray 87 84 69 97 78 346
12 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson 95 78 71 75 91 339
13 Creek 2 Coast/ Rapala Craig Griffiths Norm Crouch 75 0 82 92 84 333
14 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg 70 83 74 88 82 327
15 QFM 2 Gary Boyd Keith Day 78 0 73 72 66 289
16 Fish Catching Machines John Schwerin Jake Schwerin 0 0 95 98 90 283
17 Berkley/Nitro R&D Matt Fraser Ian Baker 0 0 94 86 95 275
18 QFM 1 Peter Morgan Mike North 59 0 79 78 55 271
19 Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits Carl Jocumsen Ian Miller 0 0 90 85 94 269
20 Halco Jason Ehrlich Tim Carter 0 0 88 94 85 267
21 Bass Bounty Dave Reynolds Adam Byers 0 0 83 90 83 256
22 Bundyites Rick Napier Ian Napier 0 0 78 80 93 251
23 Evakool Matthew Mott Paul Cooper 0 0 86 81 80 247
24 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Shane Sanderson 0 0 81 96 68 245
25 Shitty Tinny Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland 0 0 89 76 73 238
26 Team Tennessee John Brider Ken Brider 0 0 70 77 69 216
27 Licked Sam Haig Steve Thomhill 0 0 77 82 55 214
28 McArthur Customs Matt McArthur Spencer Troxell 92 96 0 0 0 188
29 Koolabung Lures Wes Blanch Len Schneider 88 97 0 0 0 185
30 The Compleat Anglers Issac Toivan Cam Pratt 84 90 0 0 0 174
31 Power Trent Power Donovan Power 73 99 0 0 0 172
32 In The Zone Robert Mason Jock Craig 81 88 0 0 0 169
33 INDT Craig Birkett Greg Birkett 77 92 0 0 0 169
34 Teaser Brook Ebzery Robert Ebzery 72 93 0 0 0 165
35 Egrell Rod Designs Steve Bechly Chris Gipps 83 0 0 0 81 164
36 Compleat Angler Matt Coleman Jeff Eales 85 76 0 0 0 161
37 SMP Michael Schneider Enzo Minuzzo 79 80 0 0 0 159
38 Barramundi Adventures Robert Brady Michael Murray 0 0 84 73 0 157
39 Predator Matt Martin Aaron Clifford 91 65 0 0 0 156
40 Scruby Shaggers Nicholas Saward Joshua Meale 76 79 0 0 0 155
41 Oliver Beer Quintin Maclean John Kay 0 0 80 74 0 154
42 Bundy Barra Bandits Shane Anderson Duane Dredge 0 0 75 0 55 130
43 Quantum Fishing Team Lindsay Dobe Richard Todd 0 95 0 0 0 95
44 Tackle Warehouse   Gordon Macdonald Ray Wessels 0 0 0 0 92 92
45 Halco 2 Peter Bayliss Adam Lynch 0 0 0 0 89 89
46 The Likely Lads Geoff Newby Keegan Hayden 89 0 0 0 0 89
47 Ecogear Gavin Dunne David Lange 0 0 0 0 87 87
48 Angler Rods Baden Sparrow Chris Eldred 0 0 0 0 86 86
49 Humminbird Colin Slade Mark Thompson 0 85 0 0 0 85
50 Flatt Chatt Geoff Busbridge Brett Busbridge 82 0 0 0 0 82
51 The ULUA Boys Ken Elliot Nicholas Moore 80 0 0 0 0 80
52 Rivercity Outboards Steve Kanowski Glen Mohr 0 0 0 0 79 79
53 Barrameters Chris Anderson Paul Anderson 0 77 0 0 0 77
54 Soko Kitchens Steve Oster Chris Jowett 0 0 76 0 0 76
55 Bite Me Ken Best Ethan Best 0 0 0 0 75 75
56 Platypus Fishing Lines Jamie Douglas Nicholas Willet 0 0 0 0 74 74
57 Rob & Steve Stephen Town Rob Buckle 0 0 72 0 0 72
58 TT Lures Peter Jung Stewart Dowie-Bridges 0 0 0 0 72 72
59 Barramundi Tom Kevin Hulse Adam Sulcs 0 0 0 0 71 71
60 The Boof Heads Kyle Hammer Jade Hammer 71 0 0 0 0 71
61 Fishin’ Buddies Peter Hansen Kyle Hansen 0 0 0 0 67 67
62 Barrad Up Ken Berry Adrian Forrest 0 0 0 0 55 55
63 Clubman Sportsware Jarrad Barkley Sam Woo 0 0 0 0 55 55
64 Grasshopper Legs Jami Kanowski Peter Thomson 0 0 0 0 55 55
65 TackleWorld Bundaberg Gary Leather Shane Leather 0 0 0 0 55 55

 

Southern AOY Individual and Team

Jason Wilhelm takes out the Southern AOY trophy and leads his team to a decisive Team Sth AOY victory.
 

Place Angler R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Jason Wilhelm 96 100 91 287
2 Daniel Grech 100 97 81 278
3 Jake Schwerin 88 99 89 276
4 Cy Taylor 97 68 100 265
5 Carl Jocumsen 86 78 99 263
6 Mike Connolly 77 94 92 263
7 Matt Fraser 92 75 93 260
8 Kerry Symes 94 70 95 259
9 Matthew Mott 90 81 84 255
10 Alan McNamara 74 87 88 249
11 Scott McAuley 82 71 94 247
12 Jason Crofts 99 83 61 243
13 Chris Nagiello 64 79 98 241
14 Dave Reynolds 73 93 74 240
15 Jason Ehrlich 95 80 63 238
16 Rick Napier 61 77 97 235
17 Kerrin Taylor 85 74 75 234
18 Jon Millard 98 95 40 233
19 Craig Griffiths 67 92 71 230
20 Dean Silvester 81 96 51 228
21 Tim Carter 60 90 78 228
22 Matthew Murray 45 98 79 222
23 Rob Wood 84 55 83 222
24 Peter Price 68 76 77 221
25 Jarrod Dalton 89 88 40 217
26 Phill Lyons 91 72 54 217
27 Ben Durkin 78 73 65 216
28 Ian Baker 79 69 66 214
29 Karl Rembacher 83 57 70 210
30 Trevor Burgess 76 65 68 209
31 John Schwerin 80 84 40 204
32 Shane Sanderson 71 89 40 200
33 Justen Bradford 65 67 67 199
34 Trevor Cassidy 56 86 56 198
35 Les Reibelt 45 91 58 194
36 Willem Reichard 93 61 40 194
37 Patrick Morgan 87 63 40 190
38 Katie Sanderson 45 48 96 189
39 Jason Sutton 45 85 52 182
40 Ian Miller 75 66 40 181
41 Jason Sizeland 72 59 40 171
42 John Brider 45 64 60 169
43 Mike North 66 62 40 168
44 Sam Haig 45 82 40 167
45 Aaron Mogg 45 34 76 155
46 Adam Byers 62 34 59 155
47 Steve Thomhill 59 52 40 151
48 Elaine Sanderson 45 60 40 145
49 Gary Boyd 45 45 53 143
50 Peter Morgan 45 58 40 143
51 Ken Brider 45 56 40 141
52 Ian Napier 45 54 40 139
53 Paul Cooper 45 53 40 138
54 Robert Brady 70 50   120
55 Michael Murray 69 46   115
56 John Kay 63 51   114
57 Quintin Maclean 57 49   106
58 Kurt Hutchby 45 47   92
59 Peter Bayliss     90 90
60 Gavin Dunne     87 87
61 Gordon Macdonald     86 86
62 Duane Dredge 45   40 85
63 Shane Anderson 45   40 85
64 Terry Allwood     85 85
65 Steve Kanowski     82 82
66 Baden Sparrow     80 80
67 Ethan Best     73 73
68 Jamie Douglas     72 72
69 Peter Jung     69 69
70 Kevin Hulse     64 64
71 Ray Wessels     62 62
72 Chris Jowett 58     58
73 Chris Eldred     57 57
74 Kyle Hansen     55 55
75 Rob Buckle 45     45
76 Stephen Town 45     45
77 Steve Oster 45     45
78 Adam Lynch     40 40
79 Adam Sulcs     40 40
80 Adrian Forrest     40 40
81 David Lange     40 40
82 Gary Leather     40 40
83 Glen Mohr     40 40
84 Jami Kanowski     40 40
85 Jarrad Barkley     40 40
86 Ken Berry     40 40
87 Ken Best     40 40
88 Nicholas Willet     40 40
89 Peter Hansen     40 40
90 Peter May     40 40
91 Peter Thomson     40 40
92 Sam Woo     40 40
93 Shane Leather     40 40
94 Steve Bechly     40 40
95 Stewart Dowie-Bridges     40 40

 

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Shimano/Etec Jason Wilhelm Alan McNamara 92 99 99 290
2 Evinrude E-TEC HO Mike Connolly Kerry Symes 93 93 100 286
3 Fish Catching Machines John Schwerin Jake Schwerin 95 98 90 283
4 Shimano/Millerods Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 98 84 98 280
5 JT Reel Repairs Daniel Grech Jon Millard 100 100 77 277
6 Berkley/Nitro R&D Matt Fraser Ian Baker 94 86 95 275
7 Reidy’s Lures Scott McAuley Peter Price 87 89 96 272
8 Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits Carl Jocumsen Ian Miller 90 85 94 269
9 Gamakatsu/Mako Dean Silvester Phill Lyons 96 95 76 267
10 Halco Jason Ehrlich Tim Carter 88 94 85 267
11 Berkley  Trevor Burgess Chris Nagiello 85 83 97 265
12 Creek 2 Coast Rapala Craig Griffiths Justen Bradford 82 92 84 258
13 Gin Gin Hotel Rob Wood Ben Durkin 91 79 88 258
14 Bass Bounty Dave Reynolds Adam Byers 83 90 83 256
15 Gulpin Xraps Willem Reichard Jason Crofts 99 87 70 256
16 Bundyites Rick Napier Ian Napier 78 80 93 251
17 Evakool Matthew Mott Paul Cooper 86 81 80 247
18 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Shane Sanderson 81 96 68 245
19 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg 74 88 82 244
20 We’re On Jason Sutton Matthew Murray 69 97 78 244
21 Team Engel Jarrod Dalton Patrick Morgan 97 91 55 243
22 Shitty Tinny Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland 89 76 73 238
23 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson 71 75 91 237
24 Team Tennessee John Brider Ken Brider 70 77 69 216
25 Licked Sam Haig Steve Thomhill 77 82 55 214
26 QFM 1 Peter Morgan Mike North 79 78 55 212
27 QFM 2 Gary Boyd Kurt Hutchby 73 72 66 211
28 Barramundi Adventures Robert Brady Michael Murray 84 73   157
29 Oliver Beer Quintin Maclean John Kay 80 74   154
30 Bundy Barra Bandits Shane Anderson Duane Dredge 75   55 130
31 Tackle Warehouse   Gordon Macdonald Ray Wessels     92 92
32 Halco 2 Peter Bayliss Adam Lynch     89 89
33 Ecogear Gavin Dunne David Lange     87 87
34 Angler Rods Baden Sparrow Chris Eldred     86 86
35 Egrell Rod Designs Steve Bechly Terry Allwood     81 81
36 Rivercity Outboards Steve Kanowski Glen Mohr     79 79
37 Soko Kitchens Steve Oster Chris Jowett 76     76
38 Bite Me Ken Best Ethan Best     75 75
39 Platypus Fishing Lines Jamie Douglas Nicholas Willet     74 74
40 Rob & Steve Stephen Town Rob Buckle 72     72
41 TT Lures Peter Jung Stewart Dowie-Bridges     72 72
42 Barramundi Tom Kevin Hulse Adam Sulcs     71 71
43 Fishin’ Buddies Peter Hansen Kyle Hansen     67 67
44 Barrad Up Ken Berry Adrian Forrest     55 55
45 Clubman Sportsware Jarrad Barkley Sam Woo     55 55
46 Grasshopper Legs Jami Kanowski Peter Thomson     55 55
47 TackleWorld Bundaberg Gary Leather Shane Leather     55 55

 

Berkley Lake Awoonga 2 Day Evening Event

Jason Wilhelm, operator of Barra Madness charters, has taken out the Berkley Lake Awoonga 2-day evening event. Catching his limit each day Wilhelm’s 10/10, 1010cm total not only secured the tournament victory but also set a new 10 fish record for ABT BARRA events. This event also set a new record for the most barra caught in a tournament at Lake Awoonga (229 fish) and overall length in an ABT tournament (21993 cm).
Taking out his third ever ABT BARRA event, Wilhelm (Team Shimano/Etec) fished the same location on both days, a point with a weedy edge near Pelican Bay. Anchoring approximately 50 meters off the point in 18 feet of water, Wilhelm cast to a weedy edge that dropped into 12 feet. Counting down the plastic till it reached the required depth, Wilhelm was able to effectively target the bites on offer.

  “Using my Lowrance HDS Structure Scan I was able to identify fish and the level where they holding. The lure used was a 130mm Squidgy Slick Rig in black/gold rigged on a TT jighead. The lure had been modified with a treble stinger, sonics and other adaptations that change the characteristics of vibration. The team spent a lot of time getting the lures ready. When your lure is the key, modifications are necessary to perform to the level required”

  “The key to getting the bites was mixing up the retrieve. Constantly adapting the retrieve with variations until we keyed into the bites was important. It wasn’t just about repetition.”

  On day 1 Wilhelm landed eight fish to comfortably fill his tournament limit with 5/5, 523cm. “I had my first two fish in the first hour”, explains Wilhelm. Finding the fish receptive Wilhelm continued to catch fish throughout the session with the smallest in his limit reaching 95cm. Even losing a 120cm plus fish at the side of the boat didn’t faze him. “Previously a loss of a fish like that in a tournament may have rattled me. But the experience of guiding and being involved in tournaments since their inception has allowed me to keep a positive mindset regardless of the conditions or variables outside my control”.

  Day 2 saw Wilhelm confidently head out to his position. “Having over five meters on the board and knowing the fish were still biting had me confident heading out. If you can post over five meters of fish each day you are giving yourself every opportunity of taking out the tournament”.

  Even when the wind changed from a NW to SE direction Wilhelm adapted to the conditions. “The wind change caused us to blow off our mark. The anchor I use is reasonably large and heavy for this reason. Still we had trouble at times securing our position”. Once anchored up though, the bites continued to come for Wilhelm.

  Wilhelm built on his first day total with a further eight fish on day two. Wilhelm’s 5/5 , 487cm together with his first day results saw him secure victory by 16cm from his nearest competitor. “I am excited to secure the win against some of the best tournament competitors going around. To set a new 10 fish record is special and something I will remember for a long time. Thanking all his sponsors for their support, Wilhelm proved to be a worthy victor over the two days of the tournament.

  Wilhelm’s outfit consisted of a 7″ Shimano T Curve Snapper spin rod teamed with a Shimano Stella 4000 reel spooled with 30lb Shimano Power Pro braid and 100lb Black Magic Supple Trace leader. “The Power Pro provides amazing strength and usability. Barramundi are not leader shy so going to 100lb provides extra protection against being rubbed off. All leader lengths are 1m or less and are secured with a slim beauty knot”.

  Securing second position with 10/10, 994cm was Jake Schwerin of team Fish Catching Machines. Fishing the same location for both days of the tournament, a weedy edge at Gold Mine Point, Schwerin fell just shy of taking out the tournament. With only two anglers catching their limit each day, Schwerin proved to be in top form throughout the competition.

“The location at Gold Mine Point had nearby deep water and broken clumps of weed. During the day we would fish in around 14 feet of water. Come evening we would move into around 9 feet around 25-30 meters from the weed”.

  Catching 7 fish on the first day for a 5/5, 506cm limit, Schwerin only trailed the leader by 17cm. With three fish in his limit over the magic one meter mark, the only question was whether his location would hold up over the two days?

  “The bite time was spread out throughout the session. With deep water access and scattered weed, the location provided some great territory for fish. During the day the fish would stay in deeper water. When the bite shut down we would gradually move into shallower water until at around 8pm we would be sitting pretty tight to the weed”.

  “Heading out for the second session I was nervous. I had m first fish early but then it went quiet. It wasn’t till around 6.30pm that bites began again, and fortunately I found the remainder of my limit. The last fish came with 25 minutes left in the session. The relief was enormous when I knew I had my limit”.

  The lure of choice was the 130mm Squidgy Slick Rig in black/gold. The lure was boiled to promote vibration and the tail was spiked in chartreuse dye. Slow rolling the lure proved to be the most effective retrieve, although we experimented with some success throughout the two days. Sometimes my retrieval ratio would get the bites, other times it would be slower. We worked together to maintain the optimum retrieve speed”.

  “The wind was generally blowing onto the point we were targeting. In patches this would turn the water dirty. We chose not to anchor for the tournament, instead doing wind drifts and using the electric to maintain distance from the bank. We would drift for 150m then motor back to our start position before starting the drift again”.

  Schwerin’s 5/5, 488cm day 2 limit saw him almost take victory. “I was pleased with the result. To secure my limit each day was great. Each day my goal was to go out there and just fish to get my limit. Against a quality field I was very happy to secure a good finish”.

  Schwerin’s outfit consisted of a G Loomis Forcelite rod 12-20lb 6″3’teamed with a 6.3:1 Daiwa Zillion reel spooled with 45lb Saltwater PE braid and 80lb Penn 10X leader. “I was using around a rod length of leader that was progressively trimmed as it became roughed up. Eventually I only had a foot of leader but the bites were still coming”, explains Schwerin.

  The tournaments biggest barramundi went to Sam Haig with a 121cm fish caught on day two. Caught at Rabbit Point around 8.30pm, the fish fell to a 5″ Berkley mullet in black/clear modified with a stinger hook.

  “We were anchored in around 30 feet of water casting back into 12-14 feet. I was casting the lure tight to the weed, ripping it out and letting it drop down the weed face. The take was just a gentle tap. I set the hooks and the barra went deep. It took around 6-7 minutes to get the fish to the side of the boat. When it came up the stinger had it pinned in the top lip. It was my first fish over a meter and a great result”.

  The Daiwa BARRA Tour now moves to the final event, the 2 day Halco Lake Monduran afternoon event, Dec 4th-5th. For further information on the Daiwa Barramundi Tour check out www.australianbarra.com.au or contact ABT on (07) 3387 0888 (B/H).    

Place Angler Team Status F1  L1 F2 L2 TF TL Cash Prizes
1 Jason Wilhelm Shimano/Etec Standard 5 523 5 487 10 1010 $1,200 Daiwa Heartland rod & reel Prize Pack
2 Jake Schwerin Fish Catching Machines Standard 5 506 5 488 10 994 $800 Millerod Boof Stik rod, Tica Caman & Prize Pack
3 Matthew Murray We’re On Standard 4 358 5 527 9 885 $500 Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack
4 Daniel Grech JT Reel Repairs Pro 4 377 5 489 9 866 $400 + $180 Pro Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack
5 Dean Silvester Gamakatsu/Mako Standard 5 534 3 302 8 836 $300 Strikeback lure retriever, Texas Tackle split ring pliers, Hellfish shirt & Prize Pack
6 Jon Millard JT Reel Repairs Pro 5 476 3 294 8 770 $200 + $180 Pro Boga Grips, Hellfish Shirt & Prize Pack
7 Mike Connolly Evinrude E-TEC HO Standard 4 388 4 366 8 754   TT Prize Pack
8 Dave Reynolds Bass Bounty Standard 5 456 3 290 8 746   TT Prize Pack
9 Craig Griffiths Creek 2 Coast Rapala Standard 4 348 4 368 8 716   TT Prize Pack
10 Les Reibelt McBarra Standard 4 370 4 341 8 711   Spotters Prize Pack
11 Tim Carter Halco Standard 4 404 3 263 7 667   Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack
12 Shane Sanderson Rum Pigs Standard 5 440 2 210 7 650   Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack
13 Jarrod Dalton Team Engel Standard 4 433 2 181 6 614   Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack
14 Alan McNamara Shimano/Etec Standard 5 524 1 89 6 613   Engel Prize Pack
15 Trevor Cassidy Rum Pigs Standard 2 196 4 415 6 611   Engel Prize Pack
16 Jason Sutton We’re On Standard 3 278 3 261 6 539    
17 John Schwerin Fish Catching Machines Standard     5 511 5 511    
18 Jason Crofts Gulpin Xraps Standard 5 496     5 496    
19 Sam Haig Licked Standard 3 264 2 215 5 479   Big Barra Prize (121cm)
20 Matthew Mott Evakool Standard 5 470     5 470    
21 Jason Ehrlich Halco Standard 3 259 2 184 5 443    
22 Chris Nagiello Berkley  Standard 3 301 1 110 4 411    
23 Carl Jocumsen Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits Standard     4 409 4 409    
24 Rick Napier Bundyites Standard 3 279 1 117 4 396    
25 Peter Price Reidy’s Lures Standard 1 80 3 308 4 388    
26 Matt Fraser Berkley/Nitro R&D Standard 1 109 3 278 4 387    
27 Kerrin Taylor Shimano/Millerods Pro 3 290 1 92 4 382    
28 Ben Durkin Gin Gin Hotel Standard 1 75 3 296 4 371    
29 Phill Lyons Gamakatsu/Mako Standard 3 280 1 87 4 367    
30 Scott McAuley Reidy’s Lures Standard 1 90 3 255 4 345    
31 Kerry Symes Evinrude E-TEC HO Standard 3 328     3 328    
32 Ian Baker Berkley/Nitro R&D Standard 2 198 1 90 3 288    
33 Cy Taylor Shimano/Millerods Pro 1 99 2 183 3 282    
34 Justen Bradford Creek 2 Coast Rapala Standard 2 176 1 91 3 267    
35 Ian Miller Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits Standard 1 90 2 171 3 261    
36 Trevor Burgess Berkley  Standard     2 217 2 217    
37 John Brider Team Tennessee Standard 1 101 1 105 2 206    
38 Patrick Morgan Team Engel Standard     2 193 2 193    
39 Mike North QFM 1 Standard 2 192     2 192    
40 Willem Reichard Gulpin Xraps Standard 1 92 1 97 2 189    
41 Elaine Sanderson Tackle Warehouse Ladies Standard 1 89 1 100 2 189    
42 Jason Sizeland Shitty Tinny Standard 1 86 1 97 2 183    
43 Peter Morgan QFM 1 Standard 2 167     2 167    
44 Karl Rembacher Shitty Tinny Standard 1 115     1 115    
45 Ken Brider Team Tennessee Standard     1 106 1 106    
46 Rob Wood Gin Gin Hotel Standard 1 96     1 96    
47 Ian Napier Bundyites Standard 1 95     1 95    
48 Paul Cooper Evakool Standard 1 94     1 94    
49 Steve Thornhill Licked Standard     1 94 1 94    
50 John Kay Oliver Beer Standard     1 93 1 93    
51 Robert Brady Barramundi Adventures Standard     1 92 1 92    
52 Quintin Maclean Oliver Beer Standard     1 90 1 90    
53 Katie Sanderson Tackle Warehouse Ladies Standard 1 89     1 89    
54 Kurt Hutchby QFM 2 Standard 1 79     1 79    
55 Michael Murray Barramundi Adventures Standard 1 76     1 76    
56 Gary Boyd QFM 2 Standard 1 75     1 75    
57 Adam Byers Bass Bounty Standard         0 0    
57 Aaron Mogg McBarra Standard         0 0    
125 11941 104 10052 229 21993
96.039

 

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 D1 D2 Total
1 JT Reel Repairs Daniel Grech Jon Millard 853 783 1636
2 Shimano/Etec Jason Wilhelm Alan McNamara 1047 576 1623
3 Fish Catching Machines John Schwerin Jake Schwerin 506 999 1505
4 We’re On Jason Sutton Matthew Murray 636 788 1424
5 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Shane Sanderson 636 625 1261
6 Gamakatsu/Mako Dean Silvester Phill Lyons 814 389 1203
7 Halco Jason Ehrlich Tim Carter 663 447 1110
8 Evinrude E-TEC HO Mike Connolly Kerry Symes 716 366 1082
9 Creek 2 Coast Rapala Craig Griffiths Justen Bradford 524 459 983
10 Team Engel Jarrod Dalton Patrick Morgan 433 374 807
11 Bass Bounty Dave Reynolds Adam Byers 456 290 746
12 Reidy’s Lures Scott McAuley Peter Price 170 563 733
13 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg 370 341 711
14 Gulpin Xraps Willem Reichard Jason Crofts 588 97 685
15 Berkley/Nitro R&D Matt Fraser Ian Baker 307 368 675
16 Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits Carl Jocumsen Ian Miller 90 580 670
17 Shimano/Millerods Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 389 275 664
18 Berkley  Trevor Burgess Chris Nagiello 301 327 628
19 Licked Sam Haig Steve Thornhill 264 309 573
20 Evakool Matthew Mott Paul Cooper 564   564
21 Bundyites Rick Napier Ian Napier 374 117 491
22 Gin Gin Hotel Rob Wood Ben Durkin 171 296 467
23 QFM 1 Peter Morgan Mike North 359   359
24 Team Tennessee John Brider Ken Brider 101 211 312
25 Shitty Tinny Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland 201 97 298
26 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson 178 100 278
27 Oliver Beer Quintin Maclean John Kay   183 183
28 Barramundi Adventures Robert Brady Michael Murray 76 92 168
29 QFM 2 Gary Boyd Kurt Hutchby 154   154

Daiwa Lake Awoonga BARRA Night Championship – Results and Story

The 2009 Daiwa Lake Awoonga Night Championships produced a session of red hot fishing, in turn rewriting the ABT barramundi record books.

Under a full moon anglers were treated to some of the best tournament fishing conditions on record.

With no less than eleven anglers catching more than 5 meters of fish it was going to take something special to eclipse the field of 32 teams assembled to do battle on Lake Awoonga.
Daniel Grech, a 21 year old apprentice fitter and turner, produced a sensational 5/5 583cm tournament limit to take out the championship, in turn securing his maiden ABT barramundi victory and rewriting the previous 5 fish limit of 514cm set at the same 2006 tournament. In a sign of how successful anglers were at this event, eight anglers overcame the 2006 record set by Jake Schwerin. Furthermore the record for the largest barramundi caught in an ABT tournament, also held by Schwerin, was bettered with a monster 126cm specimen captured.

  Fishing upriver Grech, of Team JT Reel Repairs, targeted a weedy point identified in the prefish. Fishing in 10 feet of water, Grech found a submerged weedbed that produced eight fish during the session, with six over the magic meter mark. Using 12cm and 14cm long Rapala X-Rap lures in black and silver colour, Grech secured his bites throughout the session. The Rapala X-Rap lures were retro fitted with Decoy wide Gape trebles and split rings to further secure the bites on offer.

  “It was an amazing experience. The stuff you read about in fishing magazines. The session of a lifetime. Sharing a double hookup with my teammate on a pair of 120cm barramundi and landing both fish was something special.”

  Using his Humminbird Side Imaging sounder, Grech identified barramundi moving into the area. “The fish would come into the area in groups. Often shortly after we would get bites. It was a useful tool to identify the prime bite periods.” The key to bites explained Grech was constant motion, “The lures were worked fairly aggressively with few pauses. This action proved to be most effective during the session.”

  Grech, who has fished both northern rounds of the 2009 Daiwa BARRA Tour, was clearly happy to achieve such an outstanding result. “I don’t get to fish the southern dams as much as I like so this is a great result. To be able to go out with a mate and achieve this is something to remember.”

  Grech’s outfit consisted of a 7″ Daiwa Steez machine gun rod teamed with a matching Daiwa Steez baitcaster reel spooled with 20lb Bionic braid and 40lb Black Magic fluorocarbon leader. “The thinner profile braid goes through the weed much easier than heavier gauges. If you tie your knots correctly, I find that 40lb leader does the job nicely”, explains Grech of his decision to use lighter gauge braid and leader.

  Jason Croft, a 29 year old BCF Manager, produced a sensational 5/5, 582cm to narrowly fall short of taking victory. Fishing approximately 40 meters from Team JT Reel Repairs, Croft targeted a point with a nearby deep water dropoff. With challenging conditions greeting Croft at the start of the session, it took some time to begin his assault on the competition.

  “Upon arriving the wind was gusting 20-25 knots. As a result it took about 40 minutes to get a solid anchor hold. With up to 50 feet of rope out at times, the start of the session was challenging weather wise”

  With a second place finish at the Teemburra round in 2008, Croft had runs on the board at tournament level. Once Croft had anchored and found his rhythm the bites began to eventuate. In total Croft landed 7 barramundi with 5 over the meter mark. Whilst falling agonisingly short of his maiden victory, Croft broke a long standing BARRA Tour record.

    “Mid session I was using a Rapala X-Rap 14 SPM lure. I was slow rolling the lure with periodic twitches when I hooked into a big fish. What unfolded was special.” What eventuated was not only a personal best capture for Croft, but also an ABT BARRA record for biggest barramundi caught in a tournament. Eclipsing Jake Schwerin’s 2006 125cm record set at the same tournament, Crofts sensational 126cm barramundi showed the potential on offer at this great fishery.

  Using 12cm and 14cm Rapala X-Rap lures in spotted minnow and purple gold, retro fitted with size 2 Owner ST66 trebles and Owner Hyperwire rings, and 130mm Squidgy Pro Slick Rigs in drop bear colour painted black on the back, Croft effectively worked his chosen tournament location.

  Croft on his lure modifications, “I would paint the back of my slick rigs black to give them more contrast in the water. With the X-Raps I would add a hand made tail, made from a combination of feathers and kinky fibre. This would generate more movement and action in the water.

  “The X-Rap lure mimicked the garfish bait in the area. A constant retrieve with gentle twitches mixed up at times with aggressive rod movement proved to be the key. The always moving lure emulated the bait to perfection. As bait moved into our area the bites followed.”

  Crofts outfit consisted of an AC Custom 6-10kg 6’6″ fast action rod teamed with a Daiwa Zillion HSA reel spooled with 30lb Berkley Tracer braid and 60lb Black Magic Tough Trace leader.

  When quizzed on the key to his tournament success Croft deliver this helpful piece of information, “When an angler hooks up, other people on the boat often quickly wind in their lures. We found that continuing to cast until immediately needed on the net often resulted in further bites or a continuation of the bite window.”

  The Daiwa BARRA Tour now moves to the penultimate event, the 2 day Berkley Lake Awoonga Evening tournament, Nov 30th-Dec 1st. For further information on the Daiwa Barramundi Tour check out www.australianbarra.com.au or contact ABT on (07) 3387 0888 (B/H).
 

Place Angler Team F1  L1 TF TL Cash Prizes
1 Daniel Grech JT Reel Repairs 5 583 5 583 $600+$180 Pro Daiwa Heartland rod & reel Prize Pack
2 Jason Crofts Gulpin Xraps 5 582 5 582 350+Big Barra 126cm Millerod Hi-Roller rod, Tica Caman & Prize Pack
3 Jon Millard JT Reel Repairs 5 582 5 582 $250+$180 Pro Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack
4 Cy Taylor Shimano/Millerods 5 555 5 555 $200 Strikeback lure retriever, Hellfish shirt & Prize Pack
5 Jason Wilhelm Shimano/Etec 5 546 5 546 $150 Boga Grips, Hellfish shirt & Prize Pack
6 Jason Ehrlich Halco 5 545 5 545 $100 TT Prize Pack
7 Kerry Symes Evinrude E-TEC HO 5 529 5 529   TT Prize Pack
8 Willem Reichard Gulpin Xraps 5 520 5 520   TT Prize Pack
9 Matt Fraser Berkley/Nitro R&D 5 508 5 508   Texas Tackle split ring pliers & Prize Pack
10 Phill Lyons Gamakatsu/Mako 5 504 5 504   Berkley Tackle bag & Prize Pack
11 Matthew Mott Evakool 5 500 5 500   Engel Prize Pack
12 Jarrod Dalton Team Engel 5 499 5 499   Engel Prize Pack
13 Jake Schwerin Fish Catching Machines 5 496 5 496    
14 Patrick Morgan Team Engel 5 490 5 490    
15 Carl Jocumsen Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits 5 489 5 489    
16 Kerrin Taylor Shimano/Millerods 5 482 5 482    
17 Rob Wood Gin Gin Hotel 5 470 5 470    
18 Karl Rembacher Shitty Tinny 5 461 5 461    
19 Scott McAuley Reidy’s Lures 5 450 5 450    
20 Dean Silvester Gamakatsu/Mako 4 426 4 426    
21 John Schwerin Fish Catching Machines 4 381 4 381    
22 Ian Baker Berkley/Nitro R&D 4 358 4 358    
23 Ben Durkin Gin Gin Hotel 4 347 4 347    
24 Mike Connolly Evinrude E-TEC HO 3 300 3 300    
25 Trevor Burgess Berkley  3 296 3 296    
26 Ian Miller Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits 3 284 3 284    
27 Alan McNamara Shimano/Etec 3 281 3 281    
28 Dave Reynolds Bass Bounty 3 263 3 263    
29 Jason Sizeland Shitty Tinny 3 256 3 256    
30 Shane Sanderson Rum Pigs 2 202 2 202    
31 Robert Brady Barramundi Adventures 2 189 2 189    
32 Michael Murray Barramundi Adventures 2 186 2 186    
33 Peter Price Reidy’s Lures 2 181 2 181    
34 Craig Griffiths Creek 2 Coast Rapala 2 177 2 177    
35 Mike North QFM 1 2 177 2 177    
36 Justen Bradford Creek 2 Coast Rapala 2 166 2 166    
37 Chris Nagiello Berkley  2 163 2 163    
38 John Kay Oliver Beer 2 157 2 157    
39 Adam Byers Bass Bounty 1 106 1 106    
40 Rick Napier Bundyites 1 106 1 106    
41 Tim Carter Halco 1 95 1 95    
42 Steve Thomhill Licked 1 94 1 94    
43 Chris Jowett Soko Kitchens 1 94 1 94    
44 Quintin Maclean Oliver Beer 1 82 1 82    
45 Trevor Cassidy Rum Pigs 1 80 1 80    
46 Duane Dredge Bundy Barra Bandits     0 0    
46 Shane Anderson Bundy Barra Bandits     0 0    
46 Ian Napier Bundyites     0 0    
46 Paul Cooper Evakool     0 0    
46 Sam Haig Licked     0 0    
46 Aaron Mogg McBarra     0 0    
46 Les Reibelt McBarra     0 0    
46 Peter Morgan QFM 1     0 0    
46 Gary Boyd QFM 2     0 0    
46 Kurt Hutchby QFM 2     0 0    
46 Rob Buckle Rob & Steve     0 0    
46 Stephen Town Rob & Steve     0 0    
46 Steve Oster Soko Kitchens     0 0    
46 Elaine Sanderson Tackle Warehouse Ladies     0 0    
46 Katie Sanderson Tackle Warehouse Ladies     0 0    
46 John Brider Team Tennessee     0 0    
46 Ken Brider Team Tennessee     0 0    
46 Jason Sutton We’re On     0 0    
46 Matthew Murray We’re On     0 0    
154 15238 98.94805195

 

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 Total
1 JT Reel Repairs Daniel Grech Jon Millard 1165
2 Gulpin Xraps Willem Reichard Jason Crofts 1101
3 Shimano/Millerods Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 1037
4 Team Engel Jarrod Dalton Patrick Morgan 989
5 Gamakatsu/Mako Dean Silvester Phill Lyons 930
6 Fish Catching Machines John Schwerin Jake Schwerin 877
7 Berkley/Nitro R&D Matt Fraser Ian Baker 866
8 Evinrude E-TEC HO Mike Connolly Kerry Symes 829
9 Shimano/Etec Jason Wilhelm Alan McNamara 827
10 Gin Gin Hotel Rob Wood Ben Durkin 817
11 Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits Carl Jocumsen Ian Miller 773
12 Shitty Tinny Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland 717
13 Halco Jason Ehrlich Tim Carter 640
14 Reidy’s Lures Scott McAuley Peter Price 631
15 Evakool Matthew Mott Paul Cooper 500
16 Berkley  Trevor Burgess Chris Nagiello 459
17 Barramundi Adventures Robert Brady Michael Murray 375
18 Bass Bounty Dave Reynolds Adam Byers 369
19 Creek 2 Coast Rapala Craig Griffiths Justen Bradford 343
20 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Shane Sanderson 282
21 Oliver Beer Quintin Maclean John Kay 239
22 QFM 1 Peter Morgan Mike North 177
23 Bundyites Rick Napier Ian Napier 106
24 Licked Sam Haig Steve Thomhill 94
25 Soko Kitchens Steve Oster Chris Jowett 94
26 Bundy Barra Bandits Shane Anderson Duane Dredge  
26 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg  
26 QFM 2 Gary Boyd Kurt Hutchby  
26 Rob & Steve Stephen Town Rob Buckle  
26 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson  
26 Team Tennessee John Brider Ken Brider  
26 We’re On Jason Sutton Matthew Murray  

Daiwa BARRA Tour – Northern AOY- Final Standings

Cy Taylor clean sweeps the northern AOY race, compiling a 200/200 score to finish the northern leg with a perfect record.

Place Angler R1 R2 Total
1 Cy Taylor 100 100 200
2 Kerrin Taylor 96 99 195
3 Willem Reichard 99 90 189
4 Matt McArthur 85 94 179
5 Mike Connolly 81 97 178
6 Jason Crofts 82 95 177
7 Phill Lyons 98 78 176
8 Jon Millard 94 79 173
9 Kerry Symes 93 77 170
10 Spencer Troxell 84 85 169
11 Issac Toivanen 77 89 166
12 Dean Silvester 89 73 162
13 Jason Wilhelm 91 71 162
14 Tom Wood 79 82 161
15 Wes Blanch 74 87 161
16 Peter Price 83 74 157
17 Chris Nagiello 88 66 154
18 Trent Power 54 98 152
19 Elaine Sanderson 86 63 149
20 Brook Ebzery 55 92 147
21 Jarrod Dalton 97 50 147
22 Daniel Grech 80 66 146
23 Matthew Murray 76 70 146
24 Alan McNamara 95 50 145
25 Jock Craig 65 80 145
26 Craig Birkett 59 84 143
27 Kyle Hammer 50 93 143
28 Trevor Burgess 68 75 143
29 Patrick Morgan 92 50 142
30 Katie Sanderson 90 50 140
31 Michael Schneider 69 69 138
32 Aaron Clifford 87 50 137
33 Rob Wood 52 83 135
34 Matt Coleman 71 61 132
35 Donovan Power 35 96 131
36 Greg Birkett 49 81 130
37 Jason Sutton 70 60 130
38 Les Reibelt 35 91 126
39 Matt Martin 75 50 125
40 Len Schneider 73 50 123
41 Robert Mason 56 67 123
42 Aaron Mogg 46 76 122
43 Robert Ebzery 35 86 121
44 Nicholas Saward 66 50 116
45 Jeff Eales 61 50 111
46 Joshua Meale 35 68 103
47 Cam Pratt 48 50 98
48 Arthur Lovern 47 50 97
49 Peter Morgan 35 62 97
50 Enzo Minuzzo 45 50 95
51 Richard Todd 0 88 88
52 Keegan Hayden 78 0 78
53 Colin Slade 0 72 72
54 Geoff Newby 72 0 72
55 Geoff Busbridge 67 0 67
56 Lindsay Dobe 0 66 66
57 Nicholas Moore 64 0 64
58 Chris Gipps 63 0 63
59 Steve Bechly 62 0 62
60 Brett Busbridge 60 0 60
61 Gary Boyd 58 0 58
62 Craig Griffiths 57 0 57
63 Ken Elliot 53 0 53
64 Keith Day 51 0 51
65 Chris Anderson 0 50 50
66 Jade Hammer 35 0 35
67 Mike North 35 0 35
68 Norm Crouch 35 0 35

Fishing Weipa and the Eclipse Experience.

Having never been to Weipa, I could not wait to experience some of the epic fishing sessions the boys in the QFM office describe aboard the Eclipse. With a motley crew of previous Eclipse holiday makers including Mark ‘Chainsaw’ Lawson, Peter Morgan and our frequent US bass pro friend Gary Boyd, the remainder of the troop including visiting American bass pro Mike North, the humorous Peter May, AFC bass pro David Green, (in one of his few appearances in salt water) and myself, ABT organiser, Marcel Krieger.
Day 1.
With a short plane flight from Brisbane to Cairns and then onto Weipa, the Eclipse experience includes airport transfers and we were pleasantly escorted by local guide Dave Donald. Loading all the gear into the trailer, we set off on a 2 hour drive north past the township of Mapoon and along the 14km beach stretch to Camp Chivaree located on Janie Creek, owned and operated by Dick Foster.

Keen to hit the water we climbed aboard the Eclipse mother ship, a multi decked, air conditioned home away from home for the next week. Complete with drinks fridge, unlimited desalinated water, hot showers and 3 smaller aluminium boats to fish from. A 5 hour steam to the Jackson River meant that we would be fishing pristine, uninhabited waters come the morning.

Day 2.
Before we set off in the boats for the first morning, Mark Lawson thought he would get the edge and have a cast from the mother ship. Landing one of the smallest grinners I have seen, he started out our species list for the trip and a massive target to improve on.

Heading out along the beach and into the mouth of the Jackson River, I experienced flats fishing at its best, with blue salmon, queenies and trevally pushing the bait form the gutters into the shallows and smashing any lure worked fast enough in their vicinity.

Visiting the Eclipse for another hard earned drink and freshly made lunch, it was time to head off again; however, like usual in Weipa the winds pick up and working vibration baits and plastics around the mouth was the order of the day. Peter Morgan scoring some 8 barra from the bank and Gary Boyd the prized fish of the trip, a lovely sized permit.

Day 3.
Heading offshore the next morning we experienced enormous manta rays feeding on the baitfish schools metres from the boat, whilst catching a myriad of fish. My afternoon session was a highlight spent anchored to a snag with David Green and slow rolling plastics we caught 50cm plus mangrove jacks, queenies, fingermark, barramundi, trevally and estuary cod. Several of these fish finding their way to the dinner table for a feed of fresh fish for all aboard. Just watch out for those massive gropers lurking before the back of the ship ready to inhale anything that touches the surface.

Day 4.
With the winds low in the morning, we headed out the front to attack the bait schools. Lopping large plastic swim baits under the schools, Dave Green and I soon found the cobia taking a liking to them with 4 fish hooked in the first hour. One of mine on the first cast of the day and the biggest a Greeny special somewhere in the vicinity of 1.6 to 1.7 metres in length. Enough to tire out this self confessed gym junkie.

Travelling up to the McDonald and Doughboy systems at lunch, our afternoon session was slightly tougher with a low pressure system hovering over the area. Another good feed and sleep and we were ready to confront another day in fishing mecca.

Day 5.
Trolling out the front with Peter Morgan and Peter May, I not only took part in some tinnie karaoke but we landing countless gray mackerel amongst more trevally, queenfish and cobia. Peter May landing a metre queenfish and Peter Morgan hooking up a shark as large as the tinnie on a lure meant for a mackerel, a fight that nearly saw him spooled 3 times.

Day 6.
Heading back to the actioned packed Jackson River, further trolling outside accounted for several metre plus mackerel and a swag of small black tip reef sharks that took a liking to a certain Halco lure that now displays heavy chew marks. With Gary Boyd landing a metre plus queenie on the flats, it was time to head 3 ½ hours south to Namaletta Creek, Port Musgrave.

A quiet came of Texas Holdem on the cruise down and it was time to set off again and catch some barra in the snags on poppers.

Day 7.
Heading back towards base camp at Janie creek, fishing flats, gutters, reefs and out wide this was perhaps our best day of fishing. Unforgettable moments that continued to occur of triple hook-ups with Chainsaw and Greeny to huge queenfish and GT’s that smashed any popper on the surface whether it be big or small.

With the wind to strong to find the same fish in the afternoon it was an actioned packed time anchored near the mouth fishing over the freshly flooded flats for giant herring, queenfish, brassy trevally, golden trevally, blue salmon, remora, cobia, tarpon and long toms. Any lure worked fast enough caught a fish a cast and reminded you never to be reincarnated as a bait fish.

Day 8.
With a cooked breakfast of bacon, eggs and baked beans it was to be a day of travel and hoping the beans didn’t make a resurgence. Safely back in Brisbane, we are reminded of arm pulling fun we experienced as a group and the accessibility to this remote place that Dick Foster and the Eclipse provides.

The Prize.

One lucky winner will be randomly drawn from the Daiwa BARRA Tour to experience Weipa at the newly built accommodation at Camp Chivaree. Dick has invested in 15 twin share safari style tents that allow fishing at your doorstep at the mouth of Janie Creek some 90km north of Weipa, FNQ.

This remote, comfortable Sportsfishing destination is managed by Dick Foster and Eclipse Charters for the indigenous Cooktown Family the Traditional Owners of the area.

The camp also plays part to a turtle rescue operation where people can come and meet large sea going turtles face to face on the beaches.

Camp Chivaree can cater for groups away from the crowds and can supply quad bikes with rod racks to hit the remote beaches, tinnies to head up the mangrove lined Janie Creek or outside in the fish rich waters.

With airport transfer included, charters can be fully or partially guided. Flying out from the east coast in the morning, you could be fishing that afternoon. This is how good the service provided to you is.

For enquiries or bookings contact Eclipse Charters- (02) 9453 9377, eclipseoz@bigpond.com.au, www.eclipsecharters.com.au, www.capeyorkturtlerescue.com

Tackle
I recommend that you need 3 outfits, a heavy spin stick for offshore, a medium spin stick for beach and flats fishing and a medium baitcaster for throwing lures at the mangroves and snags.

For example I used an Egrell S10 with a 3000 Daiwa Certate Hyper Custom spooled with 35lb Unitika braid. A G.Loomis PR844 with a 2500 Daiwa Certate Custom spooled with 20lb Daiwa SW Sensor braid and a Daiwa Advantage baitcaster with a 103L Alphas R-Edition spooled with 16lb Sunline Cast Away PE.

Although I took various sizes of leader I mainly used 30 or 40lb Saltiga Fluorocarbon, you will find that the toothy critters like mackerel will bite through anything.

Because of weight restrictions on the plane, you need to condense your lure collection. I took a tray of larger diving lures mainly used for trolling or offshore. A tray of various sized poppers for big GT’s and queenies to smaller bass and bream sized poppers for jacks and barra. Include several metal slugs and lipless vibration baits such as Jackalls. These lures can be jigged in the deep holes of the mouth or burned across the flats, fish can’t resist but to nail them. You will also need a tray of shallow and deep suspending lures for the snags.

Include several packets of plastics in the 3-6” range. The Americans loved to throw their top water frogs, however, I found the Ecogear 4-5” Power Shads did plenty of damage. Like always on the reefs fish can’t resist the Berkley Gulp and the 4” Minnows and 3” Prawns were constantly smashed.

Without adding too much weight take a variety of jig heads from weedless and lightly weighted weedless hooks like the jigheads from TT. A small mixture of weighted jigheadds from ¼ to ½ with good quality hooks. Remember to take extra split rings, trebles, pliers and scissors as well as sunglasses and plenty of suncream.

Caught Species List.
Grinner
Blue Salmon
Threadfin Salmon
Golden Trevally
Giant Trevally
Barramundi
Giant Herring
Wolf Herring
Estuary Cod
Gray Mackerel
Doggie Mackerel
Long Tom
Queenfish
Squid
Permit
Big Eye Trevally
Mangrove Jack
Whiptail
Remora
Fingermark
Barracuda
Slimy Mackerel
Cobia
Hussar
Fringe Finned Trevally
Bludger Trevally
Golden Spot Cod
Brassy Trevally
Mack Tuna
Archer Fish
Tarpon
Moses Perch
Coral Trout
Black Cod
Tomato Cod
Grey Reef Shark
Black Tip Reef Shark
Spanish Flag – Strippy
Herring
Wire Netted Cod
Spotted Mackerel
Sweetlip

Sunline Peter Faust Morning Event- Final Results and Story

Cy and Kerrin Taylor continued their successful 2009 Daiwa Barramundi Tour with a 1st and 2nd place finish at the Sunline Peter Faust 2-day morning event. Fishing together as Team Shimano/Millerods the Taylor brothers found consistent bites over the two days to finish over a meter ahead of their nearest competitors. With Cy securing victory at the previous Teemburra event, the result at Faust handed him the Northern Barra Angler of the Year title. With the tour now heading south to events at Awoonga and Monduran, the task of securing the Southern and overall Barra Angler of the Year honors, is clearly on the agenda for these talented anglers.
Cy Taylor 9/10, 651cm captured victory at Faust with 83cm separating him from his brother Kerrin 9/10, 568cm . Fishing small bays deep in the timber at the back of the dam, Cy identified areas adjacent to deeper water that presented horizontal timber and structure. Tying off to trees, Cy would cast into the shallows before retrieving the lure with small hops.

  “The water temperature was quite warm (approx 29-30 degrees) in the areas we identified. We found the fish were moving into deeper water, around 3 meters, where it was around two degrees cooler. We found three areas that provided fish over the two days. Consequently I was able to catch my limit on day 1 and four on day 2.”

  A 110mm Squidgy Pro Slick Rig in Drop Bear colour fitted with a size 4 stinger treble through the belly proved to be the lure of choice. Alternating with a Rapala X-Rap in green Cy was able to secure the bites on offer.

  “On day one the bites came fairly early. As the sun got up it became more difficult, but we both got our limits. Come day two the weather and wind changed, making conditions more challenging. We found that when the sun would come over the bites would often follow. We both secured four fish for the session and fortunately in the end that was enough.”

  Cy’s outfit consisted of a Millerods Salty Barra rod teamed with a Shimano Core 100mg reel spooled with 20lb Fins braid and 80lb Black Magic Tough Trace leader. Kerrin used a Millerods High Roller rod teamed with a Shimano Curado reel spooled with 20lb Shimano Power Pro braid and 80lb Black Magic Tough Trace leader.

  “We tend to use lighter breaking strain braid, as it allows for better feel and finesse. You may have to freespool if you get caught in the timber, but the bites you otherwise gain make it worthwhile.”

  Robert Ebzery captured the events Big Barra of 117cm on day two of the tournament. Caught around 10am on a weedy point, the barramundi fell to a Stiffy Bony Bream lure in silver. Going deep the barramundi slugged it out before finally succumbing, much to the pleasure of Ebzery. Aaron Moggs session one beast of 115cm narrowly missed out to Ebzery’s fine catch.

  Overall 124 barramundi were caught over the two days of the event with an average size of 63.59cm. The 2008 event at Peter Faust saw only 52 barramundi caught overall. Lindsey Dobe from the Peter Faust Dam Fish Stocking Association gratefully accepted a stocking donation of $250 for further continuation of the organisations great work. With water levels up and fish found scattered throughout the dam, ABT is sure to return to this great fishery in the not to distant future.

  The Daiwa Barramundi Tour now travels south to Lake Awoonga for the Daiwa Night Championship event, Sat 28th – Sun 29th November. Briefing is on Saturday, 2.30pm at the Awoonga Dam Foreshore (adjacent to Rangers Hut), with the event beginning at 4pm and ending at 8am on Sunday 29th November. For further information on the Daiwa Barramundi Tour check out www.australianbarra.com.au or contact ABT on (07) 3387 0888 (B/H).    

Place Angler F1  L1 F2 L2 TF TL Cash Prizes
1 Cy Taylor 5 362 4 289 9 651 $1200 + $181 1st Pro Daiwa Heartland rod & reel Prize Pack
2 Kerrin Taylor 5 318 4 250 9 568 $700 + $181 1st Pro Millerod StabStick Camo rod, Tica Caman & Prize Pack
3 Trent Power 3 176 4 291 7 467 $500 Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack
4 Mike Connolly 1 57 5 334 6 391 $400 Spotters Prize Pack & Prize Pack
5 Donovan Power 5 313 1 60 6 373 $300 Berkley Prize Pack
6 Jason Crofts 5 312 1 58 6 370 $200 Berkley Prize Pack
7 Matt McArthur 3 199 3 163 6 362   Halco Prize Pack
8 Len Schneider 4 243 1 58 5 301   Bozos Prize Pack
9 Brook Ebzery     4 284 4 284   Jinkai Prize Pack
10 Lindsay Dobe 3 237 1 44 4 281   Prize Pack
11 Willem Reichard 4 258     4 258    
12 Issac Toivanen 3 166 2 91 5 257    
13 Richard Todd 1 55 3 200 4 255    
14 Wes Blanch 2 130 2 124 4 254    
15 Robert Ebzery     2 196 2 196   Daiwa Big Barra (117cm)
16 Spencer Troxell 2 119 1 62 3 181    
17 Craig Birkett 1 74 2 107 3 181    
18 Rob Wood 2 117 1 56 3 173    
19 Tom Wood 1 55 2 116 3 171    
20 Greg Birkett 3 167     3 167    
21 Jock Craig 2 149     2 149    
22 Jon Millard 2 135     2 135    
23 Phill Lyons 2 123     2 123    
24 Kerry Symes 1 52 1 64 2 116    
25 Aaron Mogg 1 115     1 115    
26 Trevor Burgess 1 56 1 55 2 111    
27 Peter Price     2 108 2 108    
28 Dean Silvester 1 41 1 44 2 85    
29 Colin Slade 1 80     1 80    
29 Jason Wilhelm 1 80     1 80    
31 Matthew Murray 1 74     1 74    
32 Michael Schneider 1 63     1 63    
33 Joshua Meale     1 61 1 61    
34 Robert Mason     1 58 1 58    
35 Chris Nagiello 1 56     1 56    
35 Daniel Grech 1 56     1 56    
35 Mark Thompson 1 56     1 56    
37 Elaine Sanderson     1 56 1 56    
39 Paul Anderson     1 55 1 55    
40 Matt Coleman     1 54 1 54    
41 Jason Sutton 1 53     1 53    
42 Aaron Clifford         0 0    
42 Alan McNamara         0 0    
42 Arthur Lovern         0 0    
42 Cam Pratt         0 0    
42 Chris Anderson         0 0    
42 Enzo Minuzzo         0 0    
42 Jarrod Dalton         0 0    
42 Jeff Eales         0 0    
42 Katie Sanderson         0 0    
42 Les Reibelt         0 0    
42 Matt Martin         0 0    
42 Nicholas Saward         0 0    
42 Patrick Morgan         0 0    
71 4547 53 3338 124 7885
  64.04   62.98   63.59

 

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 Total
1 Shimano/Millerods Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 1219
2 Power Trent Power Donovan Power 840
3 Gulpin Xraps Willem Reichard Jason Crofts 628
4 Koolabung Lures Wes Blanch Len Schneider 555
5 McArthur Customs Matt McArthur Spencer Troxell 543
6 Quantum Fishing Team Lindsay Dobe Richard Todd 536
7 Evinrude E-TEC HO Mike Connolly Kerry Symes 507
8 Teaser Brook Ebzery Robert Ebzery 480
9 INDT Craig Birkett Greg Birkett 348
10 Gin Gin Hotel Rob Wood Tom Wood 344
11 The Compleat Anglers Issac Toivanen Cam Pratt 257
12 Gamakatsu/Mako Dean Silvester Phill Lyons 208
13 In The Zone Robert Mason Jock Craig 207
14 J.T. Reel Repairs Daniel Grech Jon Millard 191
15 Berkley Trevor Burgess Chris Nagiello 167
16 Humminbird Colin Slade Mark Thompson 136
17 We’re On Jason Sutton Matthew Murray 127
18 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg 115
19 Reidy’s Lures Peter Price Arthur Lovern 108
20 Shimano/Etec Jason Wilhelm Alan McNamara 80
21 SMP Michael Schneider Enzo Minuzzo 63
22 Scruby Shaggers Nicholas Saward Joshua Meale 61
23 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson 56
24 Barrameters Chris Anderson Paul Anderson 55
25 Compleat Angler Matt Coleman Jeff Eales 54
26 Predator Matt Martin Aaron Clifford 0
27 Team Engel Jarrod Dalton Patrick Morgan 0

 

Engel Teemburra Evening Event- Final Results & Story

Cy Taylor showed his intent for the 2009 Daiwa BARRA Tour with victory in the opening round of the series, the Engel Teemburra Evening Event, 20/21st November.

The first round of the four event series, Taylor lead the charge, compiling a 10/10, 732cm limit to relegate first time podium finisher Willem Reichard, 9/10, 633cm to second place.

Victory for Taylor comes off the back of a success AFC campaign only a month prior, with the Teemburra champ teamed with his brother Kerrin and fishing a mid depth, main basin pattern to score his fish.
“We targeted fish we found with our sounder hanging on deep banks and points near the main basin”, explained Taylor.  

Using his beloved Squidgy Slick Rig 110s in Drop Bear and Green Grunter colours Taylor would position his boat in four metres of water then cast up into the shallows (2 metres) then slow roll the plastic back, pausing it occasionally to allow it to sink back towards the bottom.  

“It was important to keep the lure close to the bottom and keep it moving to intercept the barra as they moved up along the edge”, explained Taylor.  

With the team catching 16 out of their 18 fish after dark Taylor was open in his assessment of the bite pattern of the event.  

“It was hard to find numbers and sized fish during the daylight hours, once the sun went down things definitely turned on and the fished moved up out of the deep and started to feed”.  

Jumping off two metre plus fish for the tournament Taylor’s victory could have been even more comprehensive had all the fish stuck.  

The tackle he used to catch his winning fish included a Millerod Salty Barra rod, Shimano Core reel, spooled with Fins 20lb and 80lb Black Magic leader.  

Adding to his $1250 cash earnings for the win Taylor topped up his bank balance with an additional bonus courtesy of the 1st placed $362 Pro Bonus payout. Claiming the champion team title at the event the pair will once again set the bench mark for team performance on the 2009 tour.  

Securing the runner-up position at the event was 24 year old Feedlot Worker Willem Reichard.  

Fishing with last year’s runner-up Jason Crofts for Team Gulpin Xraps, Reichard fished the Teemburra Creek arm of the dam, focusing on wind blown points at the back of timbered bays.  

“Fishing windblow and deeper than usual locations was crucial for success”, explained Reichard.  

With their boat in 15-20 feet Reichard would cast his Rapala Xrap (purple/ gold colour) towards the edge working it back through 15-20 feet strike zone with a three-twitch-pause retrieve.  

“We were using 10 and 8 cm Xraps that would dive to about eight feet and it was on the pause as the lure sat motionless before the next twitch that most of the fish would hit the lure”, explained Reichard.  

“A deeper pattern than usual is something that many of us found during the tournament, and it seemed to be important for finding quality and quantity”, explained Reichard.  

Dropping ten fish on day one and seven on day two the pair’s catch sheet could have read even more impressive than their fourth placing fourteen.  

The tackle Reichard used to present his money winning Xraps included a 10-17lb Samurai Reaction rod, Shimano Cronach MG50 reel, spooled with 20lb Berkley Tracer Braid and 40lb Black Magic fluorocarbon leader.  

“We went light with 20lb mainline so we could get maximum depth and action with our lures”, explained Willem.  

His best result to date on the Daiwa BARRA Tour Reichard is excited about the rest of the tour.  

“It’ll be great to fish hard for a couple of weeks and experience the fishing out barra dams have to offer”, explained the Teemburra Dam runner-up.  

The Daiwa Big Barra for the event went to two prize winning anglers, with Shimano BARRA Pro Alan McNamara catching two 92cm fish on day two and Spencer Troxell landing and equal sized fish on day one.  

The quality and quantity of fish during the event set new records for the venue, with the field landing 231 fish for the tournament, eclipsing last year’s 201. The average length of fish show a similar improvement, jumping from last year’s 54.27 cm to 67.90cm. With a $250 Stocking Donation made to the MAFSA all bodes well for further growth and barra numbers for the future.  

The next stop on the Daiwa BARRA Tour sees the series head north for the Sunline Peter Faust Morning Event, 24/25th November. For event information and entry visit www.australianbarra.com.au or contact ABT (07) 3387 0888.  

Individual Results

Place Angler F1  L1 F2 L2 TF TL Cash Prizes
1 Cy Taylor 5 352 5 380 10 732 $1250 + $181 1st Pro Daiwa Heartland rod & reel Prize Pack
2 Willem Reichard 4 271 5 362 9 633 $700 Millerod Jack-X B Camo rod, Tica Caman & Prize Pack
3 Phill Lyons 5 332 5 290 10 622 $500 Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack
4 Jarrod Dalton 5 391 3 217 8 608 $400 Spotters Prize Pack & Prize Pack
5 Kerrin Taylor 4 273 4 266 8 539 $300 + $181 1st Pro Berkley Drop Shot rod & Prize Pack
6 Alan McNamara 2 164 5 365 7 529 $200 Berkley Prize Pack + Big Barra Prize Pack (92cm)
7 Jon Millard 2 147 5 349 7 496   Halco Prize Pack
8 Kerry Symes 5 341 2 154 7 495   Prize Pack
9 Patrick Morgan 3 214 4 271 7 485   Prize Pack
10 Jason Wilhelm 3 231 3 216 6 447   Prize Pack
11 Katie Sanderson 2 131 5 312 7 443    
12 Dean Silvester 3 189 4 251 7 440    
13 Chris Nagiello 5 324 2 108 7 432    
14 Aaron Clifford 4 237 3 195 7 432    
15 Elaine Sanderson 1 56 5 354 6 410    
16 Matt McArthur 4 255 2 149 6 404    
17 Spencer Troxell 4 304 1 82 5 386   Big Barra Prize Pack (92cm)
18 Peter Price 1 60 5 313 6 373    
19 Jason Crofts     5 364 5 364    
20 Mike Connolly 2 162 3 193 5 355    
21 Daniel Grech 3 192 2 155 5 347    
22 Tom Wood 2 111 3 212 5 323    
23 Keegan Hayden 4 318     4 318    
24 Issac Toivanen 4 250 1 57 5 307    
25 Matthew Murray 3 207 1 59 4 266    
26 Matt Martin 2 145 2 118 4 263    
27 Wes Blanch     4 254 4 254    
28 Len Schneider     4 244 4 244    
29 Geoff Newby 4 243     4 243    
30 Matt Coleman 3 231     3 231    
31 Jason Sutton 1 70 2 146 3 216    
32 Michael Schneider 2 131 1 75 3 206    
33 Trevor Burgess 3 205     3 205    
34 Geoff Busbridge 2 127 1 78 3 205    
35 Nicholas Saward 2 129 1 64 3 193    
36 Jock Craig 3 191     3 191    
37 Nicholas Moore 2 131 1 60 3 191    
38 Chris Gipps     3 181 3 181    
39 Steve Bechly 2 115 1 59 3 174    
40 Jeff Eales 1 68 1 77 2 145    
41 Brett Busbridge 1 69 1 74 2 143    
42 Craig Birkett 2 135     2 135    
43 Gary Boyd 1 57 1 75 2 132    
44 Craig Griffiths 2 131     2 131    
45 Robert Mason 1 76     1 76    
46 Brook Ebzery 1 75     1 75    
47 Trent Power 1 75     1 75    
48 Ken Elliot     1 74 1 74    
48 Rob Wood     1 74 1 74    
50 Keith Day     1 72 1 72    
51 Kyle Hammer 1 66     1 66    
52 Greg Birkett     1 66 1 66    
53 Cam Pratt     1 65 1 65    
54 Arthur Lovern     1 60 1 60    
55 Aaron Mogg     1 58 1 58    
56 Enzo Minuzzo     1 56 1 56    
57 Donovan Power         0 0    
58 Jade Hammer         0 0    
59 Joshua Meale         0 0    
60 Les Reibelt         0 0    
61 Mike North         0 0    
62 Norm Crouch         0 0    
63 Peter Morgan         0 0    
64 Robert Ebzery         0 0    
117 7982 114 7704 231 15686
68.2 67.5789 67.9

Teams Results  

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 Total
1 Shimano/Millerods Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 1271
2 Engel Jarrod Dalton Patrick Morgan 1093
3 Gamakatsu/Mako Dean Silvester Phill Lyons 1062
4 Gulpin Xraps Willem Reichard Jason Crofts 997
5 Shimano/Etec Jason Wilhelm Alan McNamara 976
6 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson 853
7 Evinrude E-TEC HO Mike Connolly Kerry Symes 850
8 J.T. Reel Repairs Daniel Grech Jon Millard 843
9 McArthur Customs Matt McArthur Spencer Troxell 790
10 Predator Matt Martin Aaron Clifford 695
11 Berkley Trevor Burgess Chris Nagiello 637
12 The Likely Lads Geoff Newby Keegan Hayden 561
13 Koolabung Lures Wes Blanch Len Schneider 498
14 We’re On Jason Sutton Matthew Murray 482
15 Reidy’s Lures Peter Price Arthur Lovern 433
16 Compleat Angler Matt Coleman Jeff Eales 376
17 The Compleat Anglers Issac Toivan Cam Pratt 372
18 Egrell Rod Designs Steve Bechly Chris Gipps 355
19 Flatt Chatt Geoff Busbridge Brett Bu2bridge 348
20 In The Zone Robert Mason Jock Craig 267
21 The ULUA Boys Ken Elliot Nicholas Moore 265
22 SMP Michael Schneider Enzo Minuzzo 262
23 QFM 2 Gary Boyd Keith Day 204
24 INDT Craig Birkett Greg Birkett 201
25 Scruby Shaggers Nicholas Saward Joshua Meale 193
26 Creek 2 Coast/ Rapala Craig Griffiths Norm Crouch 131
27 Gin Gin Hotel Rob Wood Tom Wood 111
28 Power Trent Power Donovan Power 75
29 Teaser Brook Ebzery Robert Ebzery 75
30 The Boof Heads Kyle Hammer Jade Hammer 66
31 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg 58
32 QFM 1 Peter Morgan Mike North 0

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