Category: Results

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

The final event of the 2008 Daiwa BARRA Tour was held at Lake Monduran, November 29-30.  Like the previous two Awoonga events, a record field of 46 teams and 92 anglers took part challenging their skills against the almighty and powerful barramundi.  

Cy Taylor showed exactly why he is ranked Australia’s number one Barra Angler annihilating the opposition and taking out the Halco sponsored event.  In one of the toughest bite tournaments we have seen, Cy scored 4/10, 397cm, followed by USA angler Mike North 2/10, 191cm.
Taylor armed himself with a Millerod Salty Barra stick matched to a Shimano Calcutta DC spooled with 20lb Fins braid and 80lb Black Magic leader.  His lure of choice was the popular Squidgy Slick Rig, opting for the 110mm in evil minnow colour and adding a stinger treble with wire trace.  

Travelling to the back of Bay B, the Taylor boys pre-fished the area and found on their Lowrance sounders a weedy point that became a flat under the water.  This was in approximately 1.5 metres of water and dropped off to 11 metres.  Here they found the barra cruising in 3 metres and using their slick rigs caught one and left the area.  

Targeting laydowns and the stray timber on this flat Cy boated two fish on day one and two on the final day, commenting that he had lost another couple of fish well over a metre.  

“I have learnt a lot over the course of the year,” he said.  “Kerrin and I have built on our experience in AFC fishing with Tim and Motty and fishing these southern dams,” Cy concluded.  

Switched on and fishing non stop over the session times, the Taylor boys seem to have the knack of working the Squidgy Slick Rigs to the barra’s liking, mixing it up with pauses and faster retrieves.  An effort that scored them not only Southern Team of the Year (299/300), but Overall Team AOY amassing a virtually flawless 399/400 scorecard.  

Enjoying his time on the tour and picking up his first pay cheque in Oz was American Basser Mike North.  Fishing with Dave Robinson the pair targeted a large weed bad at the bottom end of the dam.  

North used a Nitro rod matched to a Shimano Chronarch with 30lb Jigger braid and 80lb leader.  Anchoring upwind, the pair would punch out long casts to the perimeter of the weed and attempt to get the cruising barra to bite.  

Day one saw North land his fish on a Squidgy Slick Rig in black gold colour, rigged with a stinger treble and a chartreuse dipped tail.  

“I would let the plastic sink to the bottom and slow roll it back to the boat,” he explained.  

Overcoming the iconic barra bust offs North headed to his spot on day two armed with a green B52 hardbody.  

“Mike Connolly handed me this lure and said he had been getting plenty of bites on it,” commented North.  

Slow rolling it back from the weedbed, it performed and North soon had a fish boated that cemented his second place.  

“This is a tough circuit fishing all hours, days and nights.  To hook a fish is testing and then to land it becomes a challenge.  I had a 50% catch rate,” said North.  

“I can’t thank enough the support of guys here, and extend a welcome to anyone who wishing to come over to the US for a fish,” he concluded.  

In this Halco sponsored event it seemed only fitting that Trevor Cassidy landed the event’s Big Barra of 121cm on a RMG Scorpion 125 XDD in five fin colour.  Fishing a weedy point in 4 metres of water, Cassidy threw tight to the weed and gave the lure a fast crank down, several twitches and then a pause allowing a lure to rise was enough to tempt the XOS fish and score him fifth place, a $400 cheque and multitude of prizes.  

With 20 separate anglers landing fish, it was reassuring to see several under 50cm specimens caught and released.  The $250 stocking donation from ABT to MASA will again help to ensure these great sports fish are around for future generations.  

On the completion of the southern leg of the tour, a fantastic trophy was awarded to the Southern AOY and Individual AOY.  Cy Taylor won these prestigious awards convincingly and ensured he kept the title for the second year running.  On top of this he takes home an Engel 45lt Fridge/Freezer and Engel SHX1000 Generator.  

ABT would like to thank all sponsors and competitors for making the Daiwa BARRA Tour so successful and look forward to another bigger and better year in 2009.  For further information visit www.australianbarra.com.au or ph 07 3387 0888 during business hours.  

 

Place	Team	Angler	F1	L1	F2	L2	TF	TL	Payout
1	Millerods/Shimano	Cy Taylor	2	199	2	198	4	397	$1750, Millerod Stab Stick, Shimano Saragosa Reel, Prize Pack
2	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men B	Mike North (USA)	1	92	1	99	2	191	$900, G. Loomis CR665, Prize Pack
3	Team Gin Gin Hotel	Paul McKay	1	106	1	78	2	184	$700, Shimano Fireblood, Prize Pack
4	Gamakatsu	Simon Barkhuizen	2	128			2	128	$500, Shimano T Curve, Prize Pack
5	Rum Pigs	Trevor Cassidy	1	121			1	121	$400, Berkley Dropshot, Prize Pack, Daiwa and Halco Big Barra
6	Millerods/Shimano	Kerrin Taylor			1	107	1	107	$300, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
7	Dam Da Barra	Chris Nagiello			1	104	1	104	$200, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
8	Bundy Boys	Peter Bayliss	1	102			1	102	$200, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
9	Egrell Rodz/Foxies Barra Havoc	Terry Alwood	1	101			1	101	$100, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
10	Shitty Tinny	Jason Sizeland			1	99	1	99	$100, Pflueger Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
11	Shitty Tinny	Karl Rembacher	1	97			1	97	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
12	Activeangler.net	Matt Coleman			1	96	1	96	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
13	QFM	Steve Morgan	1	94			1	94	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
14	Team Reef Marine	Daniel Grech	1	87			1	87	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
15	Bad Heads	Dale Mullins			1	86	1	86	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
16	Little Stiffy	Jon Millard	1	79			1	79	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
17	Halco	David Hodge	1	73			1	73	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
18	Rum Pigs	Stephen Tracey	1	48			1	48	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
19	Shimano/Etec	Jason Wilhelm	1	46			1	46	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
20	INDT	Greg Birkett			1	41	1	41	Tacklebag, Prize Pack
21	Activeangler.net	Aaron Gilmore					0	0
21	Bad Heads	Peter May					0	0
21	Bass to Barra	Heath Craven					0	0
21	Bass to Barra	Phil Morsch					0	0
21	Boyne Boys	Matthew Worboys					0	0
21	Boyne Boys	Michael Mole					0	0
21	Bundy Boys	Jason Medcalf					0	0
21	Creek 2 Coast II	Glenn Evans					0	0
21	Creek 2 Coast II	Andrew Schulz					0	0
21	Dam Da Barra	Matthew Wallace					0	0
21	East Coast Auto Electrics	Kevin Jones					0	0
21	East Coast Auto Electrics	Brad Clark					0	0
21	Egrell Rodz/Foxies Barra Havoc	Steven Bechly					0	0
21	Evakool-Squidgy	Matt Mott					0	0
21	Evakool-Squidgy	Kerry Symes					0	0
21	Far Kens	Ken Best					0	0
21	Far Kens	Ken Berry					0	0
21	Fish Catching Machines	Jake Schwerin					0	0
21	Fish Catching Machines	John Schwerin					0	0
21	G Loomis-Luckycraft	Danny Anderson					0	0
21	G Loomis-Luckycraft	Jason Ehrlich					0	0
21	Gamakatsu	Glyn Barkhuizen					0	0
21	Gulpin Xraps	Jason Crofts					0	0
21	Gulpin Xraps	Trevor Crofts					0	0
21	Halco	Tim Carter					0	0
21	INDT	Craig Birkett					0	0
21	Koolabung	Wes Blanch					0	0
21	Koolabung	Len Schneider					0	0
21	Leftovers	Jim Schaeffer					0	0
21	Leftovers	Shane Sanderson					0	0
21	Little Stiffy	Trent Power					0	0
21	Logan River Marine B	Andrew Orley					0	0
21	Logan River Marine B	Alan Hunter					0	0
21	Mako Sunglasses	Mike Connolly					0	0
21	Mako Sunglasses	Roderick Walmsley					0	0
21	McBarra	Les Reibelt					0	0
21	McBarra	Aaron Mogg					0	0
21	Middle Age Spread	Jami Kanowski					0	0
21	Middle Age Spread	Corey Kerr					0	0
21	QFM	Geoff Rule					0	0
21	Reidy’s Lures	Peter Price					0	0
21	Reidy’s Lures	Arthur Lovern					0	0
21	River City Marine	Steve Kanowski					0	0
21	River City Marine	Glen Muhr					0	0
21	Shimano/Etec	Alan McNamara					0	0
21	SMP	Michael Schneider					0	0
21	SMP	Enzo Minuzzo					0	0
21	Squidgie x 2	Craig Simmons					0	0
21	Squidgie x 2	David Simmons					0	0
21	Stuuz Rodz	Stuart Adcock					0	0
21	Stuuz Rodz	Edwena Adcock					0	0
21	Tackle Warehouse Ladies	Elaine Sanderson					0	0
21	Tackle Warehouse Ladies	Katie Sanderson					0	0
21	Team Berkley Hollowbelly Boys	Trevor Burgess					0	0
21	Team Berkley Hollowbelly Boys	Scott McAuley					0	0
21	Team Gin Gin Hotel	Rob Wood					0	0
21	Team Nitro	David Reynolds					0	0
21	Team Nitro	Adam Byers					0	0
21	Team Reef Marine	Brad Lovern					0	0
21	Team Rovex	Gary Leather					0	0
21	Team Rovex	Tim Mulhall					0	0
21	Team Tennessee	Jon Brider					0	0
21	Team Tennessee	Ken Brider					0	0
21	The Tackle Warehouse	Gordon Macdonald					0	0
21	The Tackle Warehouse	Ray Wessels					0	0
21	The Tiny Tinnies	Rob Bartlett					0	0
21	The Tiny Tinnies	Tim Steenhuis					0	0
21	U Got Nothing	Pete Leggart					0	0
21	U Got Nothing	Kevin Finn					0	0
21	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men	Gary Boyd (USA)					0	0
21	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men	Peter Morgan					0	0
21	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men B	Dave Robinson					0	0
			16	1373	10	908	26	2281
			Avg	85.8125	Avg	90.8	Avg	87.73

 

Place	Team	TF	TL
1	Millerods/Shimano	5	504
2	Shitty Tinny	2	196
3	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men B	2	191
4	Team Gin Gin Hotel	2	184
5	Rum Pigs	2	169
6	Gamakatsu	2	128
7	Dam Da Barra	1	104
8	Bundy Boys	1	102
9	Egrell Rodz/Foxies Barra Havoc	1	101
10	Activeangler.net	1	96
11	QFM	1	94
12	Team Reef Marine	1	87
13	Bad Heads	1	86
14	Little Stiffy	1	79
15	Halco	1	73
16	Shimano/Etec	1	46
17	INDT	1	41
18	Bass to Barra
18	Boyne Boys
18	Creek 2 Coast II
18	East Coast Auto Electrics
18	Evakool-Squidgy
18	Far Kens
18	Fish Catching Machines
18	G Loomis-Luckycraft
18	Gulpin Xraps
18	Koolabung
18	Leftovers
18	Logan River Marine B
18	Mako Sunglasses
18	McBarra
18	Middle Age Spread
18	Reidy’s Lures
18	River City Marine
18	SMP
18	Squidgie x 2
18	Stuuz Rodz
18	Tackle Warehouse Ladies
18	Team Berkley Hollowbelly Boys
18	Team Nitro
18	Team Rovex
18	Team Tennessee
18	The Tackle Warehouse
18	The Tiny Tinnies
18	U Got Nothing
18	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men

Completed Individual AOY Table
OVERALL BARRA AOY TABLE  

Place	Angler	R1- Teem	R2- Faust	R3 – Aw NC	R4 – Aw	R5 – Mon	Total
1	Cy Taylor	70	99	100	97	100	396
2	Kerrin Taylor	90	100	98	89	95	383
3	Jason Crofts	99	98	57	98	70	365
4	Jason Wilhelm	100	71	84	88	82	354
5	Jon Millard	76	97	91	60	85	349
6	Glyn Barkhuizen	92	71	97	87	70	347
7	Daniel Grech	79	96	71	79	87	341
8	Roderick Walmsley	82	71	94	94	70	341
9	Chris Nagiello	59	71	81	84	94	330
10	Matt Coleman	77	71	93	53	89	330
11	Trevor Burgess	94	71	86	77	70	328
12	Alan McNamara	96	87	74	66	70	327
13	Simon Barkhuizen	84	85	57	59	97	325
14	Danny Anderson	91	83	68	80	70	324
15	Trent Power	89	93	70	34	70	322
16	Trevor Cassidy	42	88	57	75	96	316
17	Mike Connolly	85	71	89	34	70	315
18	Elaine Sanderson	93	92	57	34	70	312
19	Dale Mullins	71	71	57	83	86	311
20	Michael Schneider	98	81	57	48	70	306
21	Brad Lovern	81	94	57	34	70	302
22	Peter Price	66	71	92	34	70	299
23	Arthur Lovern	80	90	57	34	70	297
24	Katie Sanderson	54	89	57	81	70	297
25	Len Schneider	75	95	57	45	70	297
26	Wes Blanch	83	86	57	51	70	296
27	Aaron Mogg	42	71	57	96	70	294
28	Trent Short	95	71	57	69	0	292
29	Dave Robinson	78	71	57	72	70	291
30	Aaron Gilmore	58	71	90	46	70	289
31	Craig Birkett	88	71	57	47	70	286
32	Peter May	63	71	57	82	70	286
33	Scott McAuley	86	71	57	34	70	284
34	Mike North (USA)	52	71	57	49	99	279
35	Matthew Wallace	57	71	73	34	70	271
36	Karl Rembacher	0	0	87	90	90	267
37	Les Reibelt	42	71	57	65	70	263
38	Steven Bechly	65	71	57	34	70	263
39	Peter Morgan	61	71	57	58	70	260
40	Gary Boyd (USA)	42	71	57	57	70	255
41	Isaac Toivanen	87	71	57	34	0	249
42	Kerry Symes	0	0	76	92	70	238
43	Heath Craven	0	0	96	61	70	227
44	Ken Brider	0	0	83	74	70	227
45	Jake Schwerin	0	0	82	73	70	225
46	Matt Mott	0	0	99	52	70	221
47	Jason Sizeland	0	0	88	34	91	213
48	Jon Brider	0	0	57	85	70	212
49	Matthew Worboys	0	0	57	76	70	203
50	John Schwerin	0	0	95	34	70	199
51	Jim Schaefer	0	0	57	70	70	197
52	Craig Simmons	0	0	57	67	70	194
53	Jason Medcalf	0	0	57	64	70	191
54	David Reynolds	0	0	85	34	70	189
55	Ken Berry	0	0	57	62	70	189
56	Paul McKay	0	0	57	33	98	188
57	Shane Sanderson	0	0	57	56	70	183
58	Terry Alwood	0	0	57	34	92	183
59	Gary Leather	0	0	57	55	70	182
60	David Simmons	0	0	57	54	70	181
61	Ken Best	0	0	77	34	70	181
62	Michael Starkey	0	0	80	99	0	179
63	Stuart Adcock	0	0	57	50	70	177
64	David Hodge	0	0	57	34	84	175
65	Stephen Tracey	0	0	57	34	83	174
66	Rob Wood	0	0	69	33	70	172
67	Edwena Adcock	0	0	57	34	70	161
68	Michael Mole	0	0	57	34	70	161
69	Tim Carter	0	0	57	34	70	161
70	Tim Mulhall	0	0	57	34	70	161
71	Scott Wilson	0	0	72	86	0	158
72	Jock McPherson	0	0	57	100	0	157
73	Ian Miller	0	0	57	95	0	152
74	Paul Starkey	0	0	57	93	0	150
75	Adam Meredith	0	0	57	91	0	148
76	Greg Birkett	67	0	0	0	81	148
77	Enzo Minuzzo	73	0	0	0	70	143
78	Matt McArthur	72	71	0	0	0	143
79	Matt Fraser	0	0	79	63	0	142
80	Mark Thompson	69	71	0	0	0	140
81	Colin Slade	55	82	0	0	0	137
82	Tristan Taylor	0	0	57	78	0	135
83	Mick Lumby	62	71	0	0	0	133
84	Chris Gipps	60	71	0	0	0	131
85	David Whyman	0	0	57	71	0	128
86	Jason Cameron	56	71	0	0	0	127
87	Travis Davies	0	0	57	68	0	125
88	Mick Campbell	42	71	0	0	0	113
89	Spencer Troxell	42	71	0	0	0	113
90	Sam Haig	0	0	78	34	0	112
91	Kevin Finn	0	0	0	34	70	104
92	Pete Leggart	0	0	0	34	70	104
93	Keegan Hayden	97	0	0	0	0	97
94	Peter Bayliss	0	0	0	0	93	93
95	Greg Angel	0	0	57	34	0	91
96	Matt Branthwaite	0	0	57	34	0	91
97	Michael Myers	0	91	0	0	0	91
98	Nigel Webster	0	0	57	34	0	91
99	Paul Humphreys	0	0	57	34	0	91
100	Ryan Humphreys	0	0	57	34	0	91
101	Steve Thornhill	0	0	57	34	0	91
102	Thomas Hayes	0	0	57	34	0	91
103	Corey Tarr	0	0	57	31	0	88
104	Rod Watt	0	0	57	31	0	88
105	Steve Morgan	0	0	0	0	88	88
106	Paul Anderson	0	84	0	0	0	84
107	Joshua Ballinger	0	0	75	0	0	75
108	Dean Coghill	74	0	0	0	0	74
109	Chris Anderson	0	71	0	0	0	71
110	Hayden Kelly	0	71	0	0	0	71
111	Philip Bevan	0	71	0	0	0	71
112	Robert Swanston	0	71	0	0	0	71
113	Ryan Tully	0	71	0	0	0	71
114	Tim Warren	0	71	0	0	0	71
115	Adam Byers	0	0	0	0	70	70
116	Alan Hunter	0	0	0	0	70	70
117	Andrew Orley	0	0	0	0	70	70
118	Andrew Schulz	0	0	0	0	70	70
119	Brad Clark	0	0	0	0	70	70
120	Corey Kerr	0	0	0	0	70	70
121	Geoff Rule	0	0	0	0	70	70
122	Glen Muhr	0	0	0	0	70	70
123	Glenn Evans	0	0	0	0	70	70
124	Gordon Macdonald	0	0	0	0	70	70
125	Jami Kanowski	0	0	0	0	70	70
126	Jason Ehrlich	0	0	0	0	70	70
127	Kevin Jones	0	0	0	0	70	70
128	Phil Morsch	0	0	0	0	70	70
129	Ray Wessels	0	0	0	0	70	70
130	Rob Bartlett	0	0	0	0	70	70
131	Steve Kanowski	0	0	0	0	70	70
132	Tim Steenhuis	0	0	0	0	70	70
133	Trevor Crofts	0	0	0	0	70	70
134	Matthew Pratt	68	0	0	0	0	68
135	Phil Lyons	64	0	0	0	0	64
136	Daniel Brown	0	0	57	0	0	57
137	Ron Ballinger	0	0	57	0	0	57
138	Rob Mason	53	0	0	0	0	53
139	Ben Cole	42	0	0	0	0	42
140	Cassandra Cameron	42	0	0	0	0	42
141	Craig Stone	42	0	0	0	0	42
142	Dean Silvester	42	0	0	0	0	42
143	Jock Craig	42	0	0	0	0	42
144	Kyle Hammer	42	0	0	0	0	42
145	Luke Hammer	42	0	0	0	0	42
146	Matt Martin	42	0	0	0	0	42
147	Michael Webster	42	0	0	0	0	42

NTH BARRA AOY TABLE  

Place	Angler	R1- Teem	R2- Faust	Total
1	Jason Crofts	99	98	197
2	Kerrin Taylor	90	100	190
3	Elaine Sanderson	93	92	185
4	Alan McNamara	96	87	183
5	Trent Power	89	93	182
6	Michael Schneider	98	81	179
7	Daniel Grech	79	96	175
8	Brad Lovern	81	94	175
9	Danny Anderson	91	83	174
10	Jon Millard	76	97	173
11	Jason Wilhelm	100	71	171
12	Len Schneider	75	95	170
13	Arthur Lovern	80	90	170
14	Cy Taylor	70	99	169
15	Wes Blanch	83	86	169
16	Simon Barkhuizen	84	85	169
17	Trent Short	95	71	166
18	Trevor Burgess	94	71	165
19	Glyn Barkhuizen	92	71	163
20	Craig Birkett	88	71	159
21	Isaac Toivanen	87	71	158
22	Scott McAuley	86	71	157
23	Mike Connolly	85	71	156
24	Roderick Walmsley	82	71	153
25	Dave Robinson	78	71	149
26	Matt Coleman	77	71	148
27	Katie Sanderson	54	89	143
28	Matt McArthur	72	71	143
29	Dale Mullins	71	71	142
30	Mark Thompson	69	71	140
31	Colin Slade	55	82	137
32	Peter Price	66	71	137
33	Steven Bechly	65	71	136
34	Peter May	63	71	134
35	Mick Lumby	62	71	133
36	Peter Morgan	61	71	132
37	Chris Gipps	60	71	131
39	Trevor Cassidy	42	88	130
38	Chris Nagiello	59	71	130
40	Aaron Gilmore	58	71	129
41	Matthew Wallace	57	71	128
42	Jason Cameron	56	71	127
43	Mike North (USA)	52	71	123
43	Aaron Mogg	42	71	113
43	Gary Boyd (USA)	42	71	113
43	Les Reibelt	42	71	113
43	Mick Campbell	42	71	113
43	Spencer Troxell	42	71	113
49	Keegan Hayden	97	0	97
67	Michael Myers	0	91	91
68	Paul Anderson	0	84	84
50	Dean Coghill	74	0	74
51	Enzo Minuzzo	73	0	73
52	Chris Anderson	0	71	71
52	Hayden Kelly	0	71	71
52	Philip Bevan	0	71	71
52	Robert Swanston	0	71	71
52	Ryan Tully	0	71	71
52	Tim Warren	0	71	71
58	Matthew Pratt	68	0	68
59	Greg Birkett	67	0	67
60	Phil Lyons	64	0	64
61	Rob Mason	53	0	53
62	Ben Cole	42	0	42
62	Cassandra Cameron	42	0	42
62	Craig Stone	42	0	42
62	Dean Silvester	42	0	42
62	Jock Craig	42	0	42
62	Kyle Hammer	42	0	42
62	Luke Hammer	42	0	42
62	Matt Martin	42	0	42
62	Michael Webster	42	0	42

STH BARRA AOY TABLE  

Place	Angler	R1 – Aw NC	R2 – Aw	R3 – Mon	Total
1	Cy Taylor	100	97	100	297
2	Kerrin Taylor	98	89	95	282
3	Karl Rembacher	87	90	90	267
4	Chris Nagiello	81	84	94	259
5	Roderick Walmsley	94	94	70	258
6	Glyn Barkhuizen	97	87	70	254
7	Jason Wilhelm	84	88	82	254
8	Kerry Symes	76	92	70	238
9	Daniel Grech	71	79	87	237
10	Jon Millard	91	60	85	236
11	Matt Coleman	93	53	89	235
12	Trevor Burgess	86	77	70	233
13	Trevor Cassidy	57	75	96	228
14	Heath Craven	96	61	70	227
15	Ken Brider	83	74	70	227
16	Dale Mullins	57	83	86	226
17	Jake Schwerin	82	73	70	225
18	Jason Crofts	57	98	70	225
19	Aaron Mogg	57	96	70	223
20	Matt Mott	99	52	70	221
21	Danny Anderson	68	80	70	218
22	Jason Sizeland	88	34	91	213
23	Simon Barkhuizen	57	59	97	213
24	Jon Brider	57	85	70	212
25	Alan McNamara	74	66	70	210
26	Peter May	57	82	70	209
27	Katie Sanderson	57	81	70	208
28	Aaron Gilmore	90	46	70	206
29	Mike North (USA)	57	49	99	205
30	Matthew Worboys	57	76	70	203
31	Dave Robinson	57	72	70	199
32	John Schwerin	95	34	70	199
33	Jim Schaefer	57	70	70	197
34	Peter Price	92	34	70	196
35	Craig Simmons	57	67	70	194
36	Mike Connolly	89	34	70	193
37	Les Reibelt	57	65	70	192
38	Jason Medcalf	57	64	70	191
39	David Reynolds	85	34	70	189
40	Ken Berry	57	62	70	189
41	Paul McKay	57	33	98	188
42	Peter Morgan	57	58	70	185
43	Gary Boyd (USA)	57	57	70	184
44	Shane Sanderson	57	56	70	183
45	Terry Alwood	57	34	92	183
46	Gary Leather	57	55	70	182
47	David Simmons	57	54	70	181
48	Ken Best	77	34	70	181
49	Michael Starkey	80	99		179
50	Wes Blanch	57	51	70	178
51	Matthew Wallace	73	34	70	177
52	Stuart Adcock	57	50	70	177
53	David Hodge	57	34	84	175
54	Michael Schneider	57	48	70	175
55	Craig Birkett	57	47	70	174
56	Stephen Tracey	57	34	83	174
57	Trent Power	70	34	70	174
58	Len Schneider	57	45	70	172
59	Rob Wood	69	33	70	172
60	Arthur Lovern	57	34	70	161
61	Brad Lovern	57	34	70	161
62	Edwena Adcock	57	34	70	161
63	Elaine Sanderson	57	34	70	161
64	Michael Mole	57	34	70	161
65	Scott McAuley	57	34	70	161
66	Steven Bechly	57	34	70	161
67	Tim Carter	57	34	70	161
68	Tim Mulhall	57	34	70	161
69	Scott Wilson	72	86		158
70	Jock McPherson	57	100		157
71	Ian Miller	57	95		152
72	Paul Starkey	57	93		150
73	Adam Meredith	57	91		148
74	Matt Fraser	79	63		142
75	Tristan Taylor	57	78		135
76	David Whyman	57	71		128
77	Trent Short	57	69		126
78	Travis Davies	57	68		125
79	Sam Haig	78	34		112
80	Kevin Finn		34	70	104
81	Pete Leggart		34	70	104
82	Peter Bayliss			93	93
83	Greg Angel	57	34		91
84	Isaac Toivanen	57	34		91
85	Matt Branthwaite	57	34		91
86	Nigel Webster	57	34		91
87	Paul Humphreys	57	34		91
88	Ryan Humphreys	57	34		91
89	Steve Thornhill	57	34		91
90	Thomas Hayes	57	34		91
91	Corey Tarr	57	31		88
92	Rod Watt	57	31		88
93	Steve Morgan			88	88
94	Greg Birkett			81	81
95	Joshua Ballinger	75			75
96	Adam Byers			70	70
97	Alan Hunter			70	70
98	Andrew Orley			70	70
99	Andrew Schulz			70	70
100	Brad Clark			70	70
101	Corey Kerr			70	70
102	Enzo Minuzzo			70	70
103	Geoff Rule			70	70
104	Glen Muhr			70	70
105	Glenn Evans			70	70
106	Gordon Macdonald			70	70
107	Jami Kanowski			70	70
108	Jason Ehrlich			70	70
109	Kevin Jones			70	70
110	Phil Morsch			70	70
111	Ray Wessels			70	70
112	Rob Bartlett			70	70
113	Steve Kanowski			70	70
114	Tim Steenhuis			70	70
115	Trevor Crofts			70	70
116	Daniel Brown	57			57
117	Ron Ballinger	57			57