Category: Results

Squidgy Awoonga Night Championship Results & Story

Australian Fishing Championship angler Cy Taylor continued his successful year by claiming a convincing victory at the 2008 Squidgy Awoonga Night Championship, November 23.  

Compiling a 5/5, 478cm bag for the event, Taylor was able to replicate his 2007 victory, easily accounting for his nearest competitor by 118cm.  

Due to a severe weather warning the tournament start was pushed back to allow safe conditions for competitors. So it was an early start for the 46 teams of competitors, setting off at 4am to ply the waters of Lake Awoonga.
Fishing with his brother, Kerrin Taylor, winner of the previous Peter Faust BARRA round, Cy Taylor targeted a flats area adjacent to the main basin, which was punctuated with standing scattered weed.  

Fishing in 3m of water Cy presented a 110 Squidgy Slick Rig Pro, alternating between Drop Bear and True Blue colours. The technique involved letting the lure sink into the weed, before slow rolling the lure free and slightly lifting the rod tip. The lure would then be left to sink into the weed before recommencing the same procedure.  

“Most of the hits came on the initial drop or halfway back to the boat”, explained Cy.  

Modifying the Squidgy Slick Rig, firstly by boiling them to make them swim looser, then adding a small treble to the underside as a stinger hook, gave the Taylor brothers confidence to secure the tough bites on offer.  

Cy took advantage of an early morning bite period, catching four of his five fish limit before 8am. Heading to a nearby point for no success, Cy returned to his original spot, capturing his fifth fish by 8.20am and completing his tournament limit.

  When the bite died off the Taylor brothers, fishing as Team Millerod/Shimano, targeted a shallow weedy point behind Dingo Island. Using the sounder the Taylor boys would search for structure in deep water before targeting it with their presentations. Returning to their original spot over the course of the tournament, only Cy’s partner Kerrin was able to catch any further fish. Heading back to the scoring tent Cy was confident he had done what he could to place himself in contention.  

“I could relax a little when I caught my fifth fish. Conditions out there were tough, especially with the wind becoming a factor. Returning with five fish over 90cm gave me confidence in being competitive at the end of the tournament” explained Cy.  

Cy Taylor used a Millerods Salty Barra rod teamed with a Shimano Curado E5 reel to present his lures. The reel was spooled with 20lb Fins braid and 80lb Black Magic leader.  

When queried on his lighter line choice Cy Taylor explained that the lighter braid was not only easier to cast further but gave improved feel with the finesse style of approach he used in competition. With the results speaking for themselves we may see more anglers adapting this approach in an effort to secure the tournament winning bites.  

Cy Taylor also took out the Squidgy Big Barra prize with his 101cm specimen caught on a Squidgy Slick Rig Pro.  

Matthew Mott, AFC angler and guide at dams including Awoonga and Monduran, secured the runners-up position with his, 5/5, 360cm limit.  

Targeting the steeper banks at the mouth of Iveragh Creek and the points between them, Mott used a super slow presentation of a Storm 4″ Shad in natural colour with green tail to secure his limit.  

Motts game plan was simple, “I just wanted to get my limit, regardless of size”.  

Using the wind to drift along the points and banks, Mott would identify potential fishing areas and use his electric motor to stealthily target these areas  

Identifying the slow retrieve as the key to gaining bites, Mott was aided by the slow ratio on his baitcast reel.  

“The Daiwa Crazy Cranker has a 4.9:1 ratio which works great for the slow style of presentation necessary to draw bites in these tough conditions”, explained Mott.  

Mott’s choice of tackle used to compile his bag included a G. Loomis MBR 785C IMX 6’6″ rod, teamed with a Daiwa Crazy Cranker baitcast reel, spooled with 50lb Berkley Fireline and 60lb Sunline FC Flurocarbon leader.  

The Daiwa Big Barra for the event went to Jon Millard, with the 116cm fish being caught at 1pm whilst fishing a timbered bay off the main basin. The fish was spotted sunning itself in shallow weed at the back of the bay and fell to a Storm suspending shad.  

“I sight cast to the barramundi twice. The first time I thought I had spooked it, but the second cast drew the strike. It went around timber before going to the air. I used a soft approach to eventually get it out and into the net”, explained Millard.  

The battle for champion team was simple for team Millerods/Shimano. With a 9/10, 829cm team bag, they outclassed their nearest competitor by 390cm.  

Issac Toivanen took out the Daiwa Cap prize collecting a great prize pack from Daiwa for being the first angler back to the tag board wearing his orange Daiwa Cap.  

The Daiwa BARRA Tour now travels to Lake Monduran for the final event of the tour, the Halco Lake Monduran 2 day Morning event. To enter of find out more information be at the 7.30pm Friday (28th November) night briefing at the MASA Shelter Shed at Lake Monduran Holiday Village or contact ABT on 07 3387 0888.
 

Place Angler TF TL Payouts
1 Cy Taylor 5 478 $800, Millerod Hi Roller, Shimano Curado reel, Prize Pack, Squidgy Big Barra Prize
2 Matt Mott 5 360 $500, Blue Acres Lamiglass rod, Prize Pack
3 Kerrin Taylor 4 351 $300,  Shimano Flight Series rod, Prize Pack
4 Glyn Barkhuizen 3 257 $200, Berkley Dropshot rod, Prize Pack
5 Heath Craven 2 181 $200, Berkley Dropshot rod, Prize Pack
6 John Schwerin 2 173 $100, Tackle Bag, Ugly fish sunglasses, Prize Pack
7 Roderick Walmsley 2 171 $100, Tackle Bag, Ugly fish sunglasses, Prize Pack
8 Matt Coleman 2 166 $100, Tackle Bag, Ugly fish sunglasses, Prize Pack
9 Peter Price 2 151 $100, Tackle Bag, Ugly fish sunglasses, Prize Pack
10 Jon Millard 1 116 $100, Tackle Bag, Xtools, Prize Pack, Daiwa Big Barra Prize
11 Aaron Gilmore 1 95 Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
12 Mike Connolly 1 92 Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
13 Jason Sizeland 1 92 Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
14 Carl Rembacher 1 90 Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
15 Trevor Burgess 1 90 Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
16 David Reynolds 1 89 Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
17 Jason Wilhelm 1 88 Tackle Bag, Prize Pack
18 Ken Brider 1 87 X Tools Pack
19 Jake Schwerin 1 86 X Tools Pack
20 Chris Nagiello 1 84 X Tools Pack
21 Michael Starkey 1 83
22 Matt Fraser 1 81
23 Sam Haig 1 80
24 Ken Best 1 79
25 Kerry Symes 1 79
26 Joshua Ballinger 1 78
27 Alan McNamara 1 75
28 Matthew Wallace 1 72
29 Scott Wilson 1 67
30 Daniel Grech 1 67
31 Trent Power 1 64
32 Rob Wood 1 62
33 Danny Anderson 1 60
34 Peter May 0 0
34 Dale Mullins 0 0
34 Greg Angel 0 0
34 Matthew Worboys 0 0
34 Michael Mole 0 0
34 Matt Branthwaite 0 0
34 Daniel Brown 0 0
34 Steven Bechly 0 0
34 Terry Alwood 0 0
34 Ken Berry 0 0
34 Ron Ballinger 0 0
34 Trent Short 0 0
34 Simon Barkhuizen 0 0
34 Jason Crofts 0 0
34 Isaac Toivanen 0 0 Daiwa Cap Prize Pack
34 Tim Carter 0 0
34 David Hodge 0 0
34 Craig Birkett 0 0
34 Michael Schneider 0 0
34 Wes Blanch 0 0
34 Len Schneider 0 0
34 Jim Schaefer 0 0
34 Shane Sanderson 0 0
34 Corey Tarr 0 0
34 Rod Watt 0 0
34 Les Reibelt 0 0
34 Aaron Mogg 0 0
34 Travis Davies 0 0
34 Ian Miller 0 0
34 Paul Starkey 0 0
34 Jock McPherson 0 0
34 Thomas Hayes 0 0
34 Jason Medcalf 0 0
34 Nigel Webster 0 0
34 Arthur Lovern 0 0
34 Trevor Cassidy  0 0
34 Stephen Tracey 0 0
34 Craig Simmons 0 0
34 David Simmons 0 0
34 Stuart Adcock 0 0
34 Edwena Adcock 0 0
34 Elaine Sanderson 0 0
34 Katie Sanderson 0 0
34 Scott McAuley 0 0
34 Paul McKay 0 0
34 Paul Humphreys 0 0
34 Ryan Humphreys 0 0
34 Tristan Taylor 0 0
34 Steve Thornhill 0 0
34 Brad Lovern 0 0
34 Gary Leather 0 0
34 Tim Mulhall 0 0
34 Jon Brider 0 0
34 Adam Meredith 0 0
34 David Whyman 0 0
34 Gary Boyd (USA) 0 0
34 Peter Morgan 0 0
34 Mike North (USA) 0 0
34 Dave Robinson 0 0

 

Place Team TF TL
1 Millerods/Shimano 9 829
2 Squidgy – Evacool 6 439
3 Mako Sunglasses 3 263
4 Activeangler.net 3 261
5 Jackall 3 261
6 Fish Catching Machines 3 259
7 Gamakatsu 3 257
8 Shitty Tinny 2 182
9 Little Stiffy 2 180
10 Shimano/Etec 2 163
11 Dam Da Barra 2 156
12 Reidys Lures 2 151
13 Team Berkley Hollowbelly Boys  1 90
14 Team Nitro 1 89
15 Team Tennessee 1 87
16 Team Megabass 1 83
17 Berkley/Nitro 1 81
18 Far Kens 1 79
19 Fishaway Fishing Tours 1 78
20 Own A Barra 1 67
21 Team Reef Marine 1 67
22 Team Gin Gin Hotel 1 62
23 G Loomis-Luckycraft 1 60
24 Bad Heads 0 0
24 Boyne Boys 0 0
24 Budget 0 0
24 Egrell Rodz/Foxies Barra Havoc 0 0
24 Gulpin Xraps 0 0
24 Halco 0 0
24 INDT 0 0
24 Koolabung 0 0
24 Leftovers 0 0
24 Logan River Marine 0 0
24 McBarra 0 0
24 Millerods/QFM 0 0
24 Old Parts 0 0
24 Pure Berkley/Halco 0 0
24 Rum Pigs 0 0
24 Squidgie x 2 0 0
24 Stuuz Rodz 0 0
24 Tackle Warehouse Ladies 0 0
24 Team Humphreys 0 0
24 Team Rovex 0 0
24 The Tackle Warehouse 0 0
24 Worldwide Grumpy Old Men 0 0
24 Worldwide Grumpy Old Men B  0 0

Daiwa BARRA Tour AOY

The northern leg of the Daiwa BARRA Tour has been run and won, and the outcome of the southern and overall titles will be known soon. Congratulations to the Northern BARRA AOY winner Jason Crofts with 197/200 points, Jason scores a fantastic trophy, Engel Fridge and is now the hot favourite going into the southern rounds.

Read on for the full results of the northern AOY.
Northern BARRA AOY

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

Shimano Peter Faust 2-Day Morning Event- Results & Story

The most northern stop of the 2008 Daiwa BARRA Tour produced tough and frustrating fishing for the 28 gathered teams at the Shimano Peter Faust 2-Day Morning Event, 18/19th November.

While hot conditions and light winds provided seemingly ideal conditions, inactive and a hard to define bite pattern saw only 53 fish grace the competitors’ Shimano Brag Mats for the 14 hours of angling.

Leading the charge and adding another 1-2 finish to their growing tournament resume was Kerrin (7/10, 461cm) and Cy Taylor (5/10, 346cm) who saved their best to last, delivering a full five fish limit catch card to the score tent on the second and final morning of competition.
The only anglers to catch their limit for the tournament the pair fished a previously undiscovered location, unearthing a weed lined point that extended out into one of Faust’s many hidden timber laden bays.  

“It was a new spot that we found, and it had all the ingredients for success, weed, timber, bait and most importantly active fish”, explained Kerrin.  

With about three metres of water covering the point the pair bunkered down for the session, tieing off on a series of trees and working the area over with Squidgy Slick Rigs.  

“We down sized from a 110 to a 100 Slick Rigs and alternated between retrieves before we cracked the pattern and found the one that worked”, explained Cy.  

The gun approach proved to be one of the simplest and easiest to apply, casting the Slick Rig tight to the weed edge and slow rolling it back to the boat. The lure itself wasn’t as clear cut, with the True Blue coloured soft plastic modified with the addition of a single treble-armed stinger hook.  

When quizzed post victory on their choice and use of the lure the boys were forthcoming with their train of thought.  

“We fished a 110 Slick Rig on day one and while we got a lot of hits we couldn’t managed to get the fish to take the lure well enough to get the hook-ups and the fish in the boat”, explained Kerrin.  

“So we down sized to the smaller 100 on day two and started catching fish”, added Cy.  

The tackle used by the AFC angling pair included a 6’4″ Millerods Hi Roller rod, Shimano Calais DC reel, spooled with 20lb Fins line, and 80lb Black Magic leader.  

With the northern leg of the Daiwa BARRA Tour now complete the pair are on a high and feeling confident heading into the three southern events, especially following a successful AFC campaign on the two southern waterways only a month prior.  

“We spent quite a bit of time fishing Awoonga and Monduran and feel we have good insight into what might be in store for us when we hit the two dams. So hopefully we can hit the ground running and continue the good form we had at Faust”, explained the barra brothers.  

The Daiwa Big Barra title as expected when the tour travels to Faust eclipse the magic metre mark, with Bowen angler Michael Myers claiming the prize with his 120cm specimen.  

“I picked up the fish just after 7am when it ate a Squidgy 110 Slick Rig in about 90 feet of water”, explained Myers.  

The capture was text book, with Myers sounding the fish in deep water then dropping the plastic down to it, where it surprisingly ate it.  

“There were plenty of suspended fish near the dam wall, all of them, bar this one showed no interest in what we had to offer”, added Myers.  

The prize winning fish took the lure about six feet from the surface, intercepting the lure as it free fell towards the bottom.  

“The fish were suspended about 20 feet down and this guy must have followed the lure to the surface on a previous retrieve and had been sitting their waiting for it to come by again”, explained Myers.  

The next round of the Daiwa BARRA Tour sees the series travel south to Lake Awoonga for the Squidgies Awoonga Night Championship, 22/23rd November.

For more information or to enter, contact Marcel from ABT on 0427 32 64 64, or attended the 2.30pm tournament briefing on the Awoonga foreshore near the ranger’s hut Saturday 22nd November.      

Place Angler F1 L1 F2 L2 TF TL Payout
1 Kerrin Taylor 2 122 5 339 7 461 $1,200, Blue Acres Lamiglass rod, Shimano Curado reel, & Prize Pack
2 Cy Taylor     5 346 5 346 $650, Shimano Fireblood rod, Shimano Saragosa reel, & Prize Pack
3 Jason Crofts 2 107 4 201 6 308 $450, G.Loomis rod, Shimano Saragosa reel, & Prize Pack
4 Jon Millard 2 112 3 195 5 307 $350, Shimano T Curve Rod, Berkley Tec Tools Set, & Prize Pack
5 Len Schneider 1 43 3 181 4 224 $250, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack
6 Daniel Grech     4 203 4 203 $250, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack
7 Brad Lovern 2 107 2 80 4 187 $150, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack
8 Trent Power 1 64 1 67 2 131 Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack
9 Elaine Sanderson     2 126 2 126 Prize Pack
10 Michael Myers     1 120 1 120 Prize Pack + Daiwa Big Barra Prize
11 Arthur Lovern 2 116     2 116 Prize Pack
12 Katie Sanderson 1 58 1 58 2 116 Prize Pack
13 Trevor Cassidy 1 116     1 116 Prize Pack
14 Alan McNamara 1 102     1 102  
15 Wes Blanch     1 64 1 64  
16 Simon Barkhuizen     1 63 1 63  
17 Paul Anderson     1 61 1 61  
18 Danny Anderson     1 58 1 58  
19 Colin Slade 1 44     1 44  
20 Michael Schneider 1 41     1 41  
21 Aaron Gilmore         0 0  
22 Aaron Mogg         0 0  
23 Chris Anderson         0 0  
24 Chris Gipps         0 0  
25 Chris Nagiello         0 0  
26 Craig Birkett         0 0  
27 Dale Mullins         0 0  
28 Dave Robinson         0 0  
29 Gary Boyd (USA)         0 0  
30 Glyn Barkhuizen         0 0  
31 Hayden Kelly         0 0  
32 Isaac Toivanen         0 0  
33 Jason Cameron         0 0  
34 Jason Wilhelm         0 0  
35 Les Reibelt         0 0  
36 Mark Thompson         0 0  
37 Matt Coleman         0 0  
38 Matt McArthur         0 0  
39 Matthew Wallace         0 0  
40 Mick Campbell         0 0  
41 Mick Lumby         0 0  
42 Mike Connolly         0 0  
43 Mike North (USA)         0 0  
44 Peter May         0 0  
45 Peter Morgan         0 0  
46 Peter Price         0 0  
47 Philip Bevan         0 0  
48 Robert Swanston         0 0  
49 Roderick Walmsley         0 0  
50 Ryan Tully         0 0  
51 Scott McAuley         0 0  
52 Spencer Troxell         0 0  
53 Steven Bechly         0 0  
54 Tim Warren         0 0  
55 Trent Short         0 0  
56 Trevor Burgess         0 0  
    F1 L1 F2 L2 TF TL  
    17 1032 35 2162 52 3194  
      60.7   61.8   61.42  

Classic Lures Teemburra Evening Event- Final Results & Story

Barra Guide Jason Wilhelm kick started the 2008 Daiwa BARRA Tour in grand style, claiming his second career victory at the Classic Lures Teemburra Dam 2-Day Evening Event, 14/15, November.  

Compiling a 9/10, 543cm bag for the two day event, Wilhelm showed that quantity rather than quality was the key to success at the event, racking up a string of conservatively sized fish to secure victory.  

Fishing the points in the main basin and the adjacent shallow bays and edges Wilhelm utilized a super shallow and ultra light presentation to catch his fish.
“We cracked the pattern during the Thursday prefish and found the barra sitting tight up in the shallows (1-2 feet) with what seemed barely enough water to cover their backs”, explained Wilhelm.  

Focusing on the discouloured and muddy edges Wilhelm presented a modified, weight reduced, Evil Minnow coloured 110 Squidgy Slick Rig Pro, casting the offering tight to the edge before beginning an ultra slow retrieve out from the bank.  

“The two foot zone out front the edge was the hot zone, and this is where most of the fish came from”, explained Wilhelm.  

“Most of the hits came with in the first two cranks of the handle. If we didn’t get a hit we’d quickly wind the lure back in and make another cast”, added the Teemburra champ.  

While the bites were consistent through out the session it was after dark and during the moments when the moon popped its’ head out from behind the cloud that Wilhelm and team mate, 2007 Teemburra victor Alan McNamara saw a define spike in activity.  

“They turned on late in the session when the moon came out and lit up the place”, explained Wilhelm.  

“It was like flicking a switch at times the change was that noticeable”, added Jason.  

The tackle used to present his tournament winning lures included a 7’6″ Millerods Beast Buster Toad rod, Shimano Fireblood 400 reel, spooled with 30lb Nitlon PE and 80lb Jinkai leader.  

The lure itself was the ever-popular Squidgy Slick Rig, with the lighter Pro versions streamlined even more with a shaving of lead off the internal weight and a hot bath to make them swim a little looser.  

“Boiling them in hot water is something that we’ve just started to do”, explained Wilhelm.  

“It softens the plastic and allows the Slick Rig to swim, roll and shake its tail on the slowest of dead slow retrieves”, added Wilhelm.  

Post victory Wilhelm was ecstatic with his start to the tour and the goals he set him self for the two week barra junket.  

“After a busy and stressful six months with guiding and less that ideal tournament results I just wanted to kick back and have fun fishing the tour with my mates”, explained Wilhelm.  

The change in mindset paid dividends with the Awoonga and Monduran barra guide leading the race for the 2/2, Northern BARRA Angler of the Year title as it hits the road and heads to Peter Faust for the second and final northern round of the tour.  

Snapping at Wilhelm’s heal in second place was Mackay local and BCF Assistant Manager Jason Crofts, 8/10, 509cm.  

Fishing the Teemburra Creek area of the dam, Crofts like Wilhelm keyed-in on the muddy, wind influenced banks as the areas to target, focusing on and getting best results from the points and their leading edges.  

“The left bank of Teemburra Creek was exposed to the wind and it was here that we scored our fish using a weedless, shallow (1-3 feet) plastic presentation”, explained Crofts.  

 Using a Berkley Gulp Jerk Shad rigged on a 7/0 worm hook Croft casts his offering tight to the waters’ edge before retrieving it back to the boat with a combination of slow rolling and lift, drop n’ shake retrieves.  

As his primary spots suffered under tournament pressure Crofts adjusted tact and refocused his attention on secondary locations that most anglers couldn’t access in their larger boats.  

“We hit the ugly and hard to get to pockets and bays that get overlooking by many angles”, explained Crofts.  

The approach paid off with Crofts and team mate Isaac Toivanen catching fish continually throughout the session.  

His choice of tackle used to compile his bag included a 6-10kg St Croix rod, Daiwa 7:1 Zillion reel, spooled with 30lb Berkley Tracer Braid, and 60lb Black Magic Tuff Trace.  

The Daiwa Big Barra for the event fell to BARRA Tour regular and AFC angler Cy Taylor, with the young gun catching the 92cm, prize winning fish just after sunset on the second day.  

“We dropped ten fish before dark, then the big fish nailed the lure and thankfully made its’ way into the landing net”, explained Taylor.  

The battle for bragging rights on the team front was a laissez faire with Jason Wilhelm and Alan McNamara from Team Shimano/ E-Tec outclassing the other teams by nearly 200cm.  

Elaine Sanderson claimed the Classic Lures Bonus prizes picking up the lure tray of Classic Lures with her 61cm day one specimen, while Keegan Hayden secured the Daiwa Bonus Prize as the first angler back to the tag board on day one wearing his orange Daiwa Cap.  

The next round of the Daiwa BARRA Tour sees the series travel north to Proserpine for the Shimano   Peter Faust 2-day Morning Event. To enter or find out more information be at the 7.30pm Monday (17th November) night briefing at Proserpine Bait and Tackle or contacting Simon Goldsmith from ABT on 0416 068 386.  

Place Angler F1  L1 F2 L2 TF TL Payout
1 Jason Wilhelm 4 219 5 324 9 543 $1,250, Daiwa Advantage reel, G.Loomis rod, & Prize Pack
2 Jason Crofts 3 169 5 340 8 509 $700, Shimano Fireblood rod, Shimano Curado reel, & Prize Pack
3 Michael Schneider 5 259 5 244 10 503 $500, Shimano T Curve rod, Shimano Curado reel, & Prize Pack
4 Keegan Hayden 3 165 5 337 8 502 $400, Shimano T Curve Rod, ABU Garcia reel, & Prize Pack + (Daiwa Bonus Pack)
5 Alan McNamara 5 342 2 124 7 466 $300, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack
6 Trent Short 3 171 5 277 8 448 $200, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack
7 Trevor Burgess 4 188 5 237 9 425 $100, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack
8 Elaine Sanderson 5 279 2 118 7 397 Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack + (Classic Lures Bonus Pack- 61cm)
9 Glyn Barkhuizen 4 204 3 137 7 341 Berkley Pack
10 Danny Anderson 5 285 1 53 6 338 Berkley Pack
11 Kerrin Taylor 1 79 3 251 4 330 Daiwa  Pack
12 Trent Power 3 160 3 169 6 329 X Tools Pack
13 Craig Birkett 5 319     5 319 Prize Pack
14 Isaac Toivanen 3 196 2 119 5 315 Prize Pack
15 Scott McAuley 3 148 3 144 6 292 Prize Pack
16 Mike Connolly 2 159 3 132 5 291  
17 Simon Barkhuizen 2 110 4 178 6 288  
18 Wes Blanch   -10 5 272 5 262  
19 Roderick Walmsley     4 253 4 253  
20 Brad Lovern 3 147 2 100 5 247  
21 Arthur Lovern 2 148 1 65 3 213  
22 Daniel Grech 3 169 1 42 4 211  
23 Dave Robinson 2 143 1 55 3 198  
24 Matt Coleman 2 120 2 77 4 197  
25 Jon Millard 3 150 1 43 4 193  
26 Len Schneider   -10 4 193 4 183  
27 Dean Coghill 3 182     3 182  
28 Enzo Minuzzo 1 43 2 139 3 182  
29 Matt McArthur 1 52 2 130 3 182  
30 Dale Mullins 2 98 1 83 3 181  
31 Cy Taylor 1 80 1 92 2 172 Daiwa TD Advantage rod & reel + Daiwa Prize Pack (92cm)
32 Mark Thompson 1 63 2 107 3 170  
33 Matthew Pratt     3 166 3 166  
34 Greg Birkett     2 163 2 163  
35 Peter Price 3 160     3 160  
36 Steven Bechly 3 156     3 156  
37 Phil Lyons 3 143     3 143  
38 Peter May 2 137     2 137  
39 Mick Lumby 1 50 1 77 2 127  
40 Peter Morgan     2 119 2 119  
41 Chris Gipps 1 70 1 46 2 116  
42 Chris Nagiello 1 54 1 54 2 108  
43 Aaron Gilmore 1 42 1 56 2 98  
44 Matthew Wallace     1 79 1 79  
45 Jason Cameron     1 78 1 78  
46 Colin Slade     1 58 1 58  
47 Katie Sanderson 1 51     1 51  
48 Rob Mason     1 44 1 44  
49 Mike North (USA)     1 43 1 43  
50 Craig Stone   -150     0 -150  
50 Michael Webster   -150     0 -150  
50 Ben Cole         0 0  
50 Kyle Hammer   -150     0 -150  
50 Luke Hammer   -150     0 -150  
50 Spencer Troxell         0 0  
50 Aaron Mogg         0 0  
50 Les Reibelt         0 0  
50 Cassandra Cameron         0 0  
50 Dean Silvester         0 0  
50 Mick Campbell         0 0  
50 Trevor Cassidy         0 0  
50 Jock Craig         0 0  
50 Matt Martin         0 0  
50 Gary Boyd (USA)         0 0  
100 5090 101 5818 201 10908
50.9 57.6 54.27

BARRA Tour Teams Northern & Southern AOY- Final Standings

Read on for the teams northern and southern AOY points.
Northern Tour

Place
 Team Angler 1 Angler 2
Total
Teem R1
Faust R2
Tinaroo R3
1
 Millerods/ Shimano Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor
290
93
99
98
2
 Reidy Lures Peter Price Arthur Lovern
280
96
92
92
3
 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson
271
90
90
91
4
 Happy Chappy’s Aaron Gilmour Nathan Chapman
270
97
78
95
5
 Mundi-itis Peter May Cathy McNaught
260
77
89
94
6
 Lost Bass Fishos Alan McNamara Brendon Horner
199
99
100
7
 G.Loomis A Danny Anderson Colin Slade
195
98
97
8
 Activeangler.net A Matt Coleman Jason Cameron
194
100
94
9
 Barraboss Matthew Wallace Quoc Thai Pham
190
91
99
10
 McBarra Aaron Mogg Les Reibelt
187
91
96
11
 Mundi Trevor Burgess Scott McAuley
170
77
93
12
 Barra Nomads Robert Tombs Lyndon Anlezark
155
77
78
13
 Ocean Blue Boats Team 2 Nathan Ruth Lance Richards
100
100
14
 Jack Erskiine Pro Fishing Team Jack Erskine Lindsay Dobe
98
98
15
 G.Loomis B Danny Anderson Coota Stevens
97
97
16
 Activeangler.net B Matt Coleman Alissa Davis
96
96
17
 Marital Bliss Daniel McBey Ashley Cotter
95
95
18
 Koolabung Wes Blanch Len Schnieder
95
95
19
 Gulping XRAPS Willem Reichard Jason Crosts
94
94
20
 Ocean Blue Boats Team 1 Vince Cassaniti Simon Monk
93
93
21
 Reidy’s Rats Ben Leighton Ian Leighton
92
92
22
 Complete Angler Jeff Eales Russell Bilney
92
92
23
 Matt & Dan Matthew Collinge Daniel Grech
89
89
24
 Team Koolabung Wes Blanch Len Schnieder
88
88
25
 Fish Catching Machines John Schwerin Dennis Schwerin
88
88
26
 The Hammertures Jade Hammer Kyle Hammer
87
87
27
 Coast to Creek Marine Stephen Palmer David Luck
77
77
27
 Power Trent Power Donovan Power
77
77
27
 Seaforth Bait & Tackle Michael Schneider Enzo Minuzzo
77
77

Southern Tour

Place
 Team Angler 1 Angler 2
Total
Awo R4
Awo R5
Mon R6
1
 Evinrude HO Mike Connolly Phil Strader (USA)
285
97
100
88
2
 Mundi Trevor Burgess Scott McAuley
281
90
92
99
3
 Charltons Simon Barkhuizen Glyn Barkhuizen
281
95
89
97
4
 Activeangler.net C Matt Coleman Alan McNamara
275
91
91
93
5
 Millerods/ Shimano Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor
274
99
81
94
6
 Tennesee John Brider Stephen Kanowski
266
85
90
91
7
 Reidys Lures Peter Price Arthur Lovern
265
98
95
72
8
 Shimano/Squidgies Craig Simmons Jason Wilhelm
264
93
99
72
9
 Squidgy/Evacool Kerry Symes Matthew Mott
261
82
87
92
10
 Halco Tim Carter Peter Swanson
260
92
86
82
11
 Halco/Berkley Jason Medcalf Nigel Webster
243
73
98
72
12
 Farkens Ken Best Ken Berry
238
81
85
72
13
 McBarra Aaron Mogg Les Reibelt
234
88
59
87
14
 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson
232
83
77
72
15
 Grump Old Men Peter Morgan Dave Robinson
228
80
76
72
16
 Tackle World Bundaberg Gary Leather Dale Smith
226
84
70
72
17
 ABT International Mick Geary Naoya Hiramura (Japan)
225
72
81
72
18
 G.Loomis A Danny Anderson Colin Slade
222
62
88
72
19
 Polewog Jami Kanowski Tony Zantiotas
221
62
74
85
20
 Drifter Daniel Molloy Brett Court
218
77
69
72
21
 Dropbear Stuart Ad***** Edwina Ad*****
217
62
83
72
22
 Ridgeback Lures Dave Hislop Paul McKay
207
76
59
72
23
 Bundy Barra Bandits Shane Anderson Les Barber
206
62
72
72
24
 Bio-Hazard A Trevor Nye Jules Tyson
205
74
59
72
25
 RCE Scott Rooney John Meiers
205
62
71
72
26
 Dorko A Justin Nye Justin Fischer
193
62
59
72
27
 Berkley A Jason Ehrlich Kerry Ehrlich
192
96
96
0
28
 Torment Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland
188
94
94
0
29
 Fish Catching Machines B John Schwerin Jack Schwerin
184
87
97
0
30
 Anaconda A Chris Byrnes Ryan Humphreys
169
89
80
0
31
 Egrell Rodz/Russell Mineral Equipment A Steven Bechly Gerry Weir
168
75
93
0
32
 QLD Fishing Monthly A Steve Morgan Gary Boyd (USA)
161
86
75
0
33
 Tackle Warehouse A Adam Meredith David Whyman
146
62
84
0
34
 Logan River Marine Corey Tarr Rod Watt
141
62
79
0
35
 Berkley Nitro Matt Fraser Greg Angel
140
62
78
0
36
 Barra Magic A Robert Tombs Lyndon Anlezark
138
79
59
0
37
 Wheatman David Reynolds Steve Thornehill
135
62
73
0
38
 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Stephen Tracey
131
0
59
72
39
 Leathal Weapons Jim Schaefer Neil Hart
121
62
59
0
40
 Berkley B Jason Ehrlich Chris Galligan
100
0
0
100
41
 Jackall Harry Watson Heath Craven
100
100
0
0
42
 Breeze Finance Kevin Hulse Paul Holmberg
96
0
0
96
43
 QLD Fishing Monthly B Simon Goldsmith Gary Boyd (USA)
95
0
0
95
44
 Egrell Rodz/Russell Mineral Equipment B Steven Bechly Brad Clark
90
0
0
90
45
 East Coast Auto Electrics Mike Stewart Kevin Jones
89
0
0
89
46
 Gin Gin Hotel Paul McKay Rob Woods
86
0
0
86
47
 Tackle Warehouse B Gordon MacDonald Ray Wessels
84
0
0
84
48
 Anaconda B Chris Byrnes Carl Rembacher
83
0
0
83
49
 Steve Stephen Town Steve Oster
78
78
0
0
50
 Barra Magic B Lyndon Anlezark Kelli Anlezark
72
0
0
72
51
 Fish n’ Bits Peter May Carl Jo*****sen
72
0
0
72
52
 Iconda Phillip Myers Stephen Myers
72
0
0
72
53
 Nomads Robert Tombs Adrian Andersen
72
0
0
72
54
 Spro Warren Morgenstern Steven Harper
72
0
0
72
55
 The Optomists Jim Schaefer Kev Jackson
72
0
0
72
56
 TT Lures 2 Gareth Williams Declan Williams
72
0
0
72
57
 Chapatack Aaron Mackay Gregg Chapman
62
62
0
0
58
 Creek 2 Coast Craig Griffiths Norm Crouch
62
62
0
0
59
 Faber Toolboxes Jason Simpson Gavin Simpson
62
62
0
0
60
 Just Hafta Fish Steve Brodie Rod Sealy
62
62
0
0

BARRA Tour Teams Overall AOY- Final Standings

Read on for the final AOY standings for the teams overall.
Overall Tour

Place
 Team Angler 1 Angler 2
Best 4
Teem R1
Faust R2
Tinaroo R3
Awo R4
Awo R5
Mon R6
1
 Millerods/ Shimano Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor
390
93
99
98
99
81
94
2
 Reidys Lures Peter Price Arthur Lovern
381
96
92
92
98
95
72
3
 Mundi Trevor Burgess Scott McAuley
374
77
93
0
90
92
99
4
 McBarra Aaron Mogg Les Reibelt
362
91
96
0
88
59
87
5
 G.Loomis A Danny Anderson Colin Slade
355
98
97
0
62
88
72
6
 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson
354
90
90
91
83
77
72
7
 Evinrude HO Mike Connolly Phil Strader (USA)
285
0
0
0
97
100
88
8
 Charltons Simon Barkhuizen Glyn Barkhuizen
281
0
0
0
95
89
97
9
 Activeangler.net C Matt Coleman Alan McNamara
275
0
0
0
91
91
93
10
 Happy Chappy’s Aaron Gilmour Nathan Chapman
270
97
78
95
0
0
0
11
 Tennesee John Brider Stephen Kanowski
266
0
0
0
85
90
91
12
 Shimano/Squidgies Craig Simmons Jason Wilhelm
264
0
0
0
93
99
72
13
 Squidgy/Evacool Kerry Symes Matthew Mott
261
0
0
0
82
87
92
14
 Mundi-itis Peter May Cathy McNaught
260
77
89
94
0
0
0
15
 Halco Tim Carter Peter Swanson
260
0
0
0
92
86
82
16
 Halco/Berkley Jason Medcalf Nigel Webster
243
0
0
0
73
98
72
17
 Farkens Ken Best Ken Berry
238
0
0
0
81
85
72
18
 Grump Old Men Peter Morgan Dave Robinson
228
0
0
0
80
76
72
19
 Tackle World Bundaberg Gary Leather Dale Smith
226
0
0
0
84
70
72
20
 ABT International Mick Geary Naoya Hiramura (Japan)
225
0
0
0
72
81
72
21
 Polewog Jami Kanowski Tony Zantiotas
221
0
0
0
62
74
85
22
 Drifter Daniel Molloy Brett Court
218
0
0
0
77
69
72
23
 Dropbear Stuart Adcock Edwina Adcock
217
0
0
0
62
83
72
24
 Ridgeback Lures Dave Hislop Paul McKay
207
0
0
0
76
59
72
25
 Bundy Barra Bandits Shane Anderson Les Barber
206
0
0
0
62
72
72
26
 Bio-Hazard A Trevor Nye Jules Tyson
205
0
0
0
74
59
72
27
 RCE Scott Rooney John Meiers
205
0
0
0
62
71
72
28
 Lost Bass Fishos Alan McNamara Brendon Horner
199
99
100
0
0
0
0
29
 Activeangler.net A Matt Coleman Jason Cameron
194
100
94
0
0
0
0
30
 Dorko A Justin Nye Justin Fischer
193
0
0
0
62
59
72
31
 Berkley A Jason Ehrlich Kerry Ehrlich
192
0
0
0
96
96
0
32
 Barraboss Matthew Wallace Quoc Thai Pham
190
0
91
99
0
0
0
33
 Torment Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland
188
0
0
0
94
94
0
34
 Fish Catching Machines B John Schwerin Jack Schwerin
184
0
0
0
87
97
0
35
 Anaconda A Chris Byrnes Ryan Humphreys
169
0
0
0
89
80
0
36
 Egrell Rodz/Russell Mineral Equipment A Steven Bechly Gerry Weir
168
0
0
0
75
93
0
37
 QLD Fishing Monthly A Steve Morgan Gary Boyd (USA)
161
0
0
0
86
75
0
38
 Barra Nomads Robert Tombs Lyndon Anlezark
155
77
78
0
0
0
0
39
 Tackle Warehouse A Adam Meredith David Whyman
146
0
0
0
62
84
0
40
 Logan River Marine Corey Tarr Rod Watt
141
0
0
0
62
79
0
41
 Berkley Nitro Matt Fraser Greg Angel
140
0
0
0
62
78
0
42
 Barra Magic A Robert Tombs Lyndon Anlezark
138
0
0
0
79
59
0
43
 Wheatman David Reynolds Steve Thornehill
135
0
0
0
62
73
0
44
 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Stephen Tracey
131
0
0
0
0
59
72
45
 Leathal Weapons Jim Schaefer Neil Hart
121
0
0
0
62
59
0
46
 Ocean Blue Boats Team 2 Nathan Ruth Lance Richards
100
0
0
100
0
0
0
47
 Berkley B Jason Ehrlich Chris Galligan
100
0
0
0
0
0
100
48
 Jackall Harry Watson Heath Craven
100
0
0
0
100
0
0
49
 Jack Erskiine Pro Fishing Team Jack Erskine Lindsay Dobe
98
0
98
0
0
0
0
50
 G.Loomis B Danny Anderson Coota Stevens
97
0
0
97
0
0
0
51
 Activeangler.net B Matt Coleman Alissa Davis
96
0
0
96
0
0
0
52
 Breeze Finance Kevin Hulse Paul Holmberg
96
0
0
0
0
0
96
53
 Marital Bliss Daniel McBey Ashley Cotter
95
0
95
0
0
0
0
54
 Koolabung Wes Blanch Len Schnieder
95
95
0
0
0
0
0
55
 QLD Fishing Monthly B Simon Goldsmith Gary Boyd (USA)
95
0
0
0
0
0
95
56
 Gulping XRAPS Willem Reichard Jason Crosts
94
94
0
0
0
0
0
57
 Ocean Blue Boats Team 1 Vince Cassaniti Simon Monk
93
0
0
93
0
0
0
58
 Reidy’s Rats Ben Leighton Ian Leighton
92
0
0
92
0
0
0
59
 Complete Angler Jeff Eales Russell Bilney
92
92
0
0
0
0
0
60
 Egrell Rodz/Russell Mineral Equipment B Steven Bechly Brad Clark
90
0
0
0
0
0
90
61
 Matt & Dan Matthew Collinge Daniel Grech
89
89
0
0
0
0
0
62
 East Coast Auto Electrics Mike Stewart Kevin Jones
89
0
0
0
0
0
89
63
 Team Koolabung Wes Blanch Len Schnieder
88
0
88
0
0
0
0
64
 Fish Catching Machines A John Schwerin Dennis Schwerin
88
88
0
0
0
0
0
65
 The Hammertures Jade Hammer Kyle Hammer
87
87
0
0
0
0
0
66
 Gin Gin Hotel Paul McKay Rob Woods
86
0
0
0
0
0
86
67
 Tackle Warehouse B Gordon MacDonald Ray Wessels
84
0
0
0
0
0
84
68
 Anaconda B Chris Byrnes Carl Rembacher
83
0
0
0
0
0
83
69
 Steve Stephen Town Steve Oster
78
0
0
0
78
0
0
70
 Coast to Creek Marine Stephen Palmer David Luck
77
77
0
0
0
0
0
71
 Power Trent Power Donovan Power
77
77
0
0
0
0
0
72
 Seaforth Bait & Tackle Michael Schneider Enzo Minuzzo
77
77
0
0
0
0
0
73
 Barra Magic B Lyndon Anlezark Kelli Anlezark
72
0
0
0
0
0
72
74
 Fish n’ Bits Peter May Carl Jocumsen
72
0
0
0
0
0
72
75
 Iconda Phillip Myers Stephen Myers
72
0
0
0
0
0
72
76
 Nomads Robert Tombs Adrian Andersen
72
0
0
0
0
0
72
77
 Spro Warren Morgenstern Steven Harper
72
0
0
0
0
0
72
78
 The Optomists Jim Schaefer Kev Jackson
72
0
0
0
0
0
72
79
 TT Lures 2 Gareth Williams Declan Williams
72
0
0
0
0
0
72
80
 Chapatack Aaron Mackay Gregg Chapman
62
0
0
0
62
0
0
81
 Creek 2 Coast Craig Griffiths Norm Crouch
62
0
0
0
62
0
0
82
 Faber Toolboxes Jason Simpson Gavin Simpson
62
0
0
0
62
0
0
83
 Just Hafta Fish Steve Brodie Rod Sealy
62
0
0
0
62
0
0

Daiwa BARRA Tour Overall AOY Final Standings

Read on for the final standings of the the overall BARRA AOY

Place
 Angler
Best 4
Teem R1
Faust R2
Tinaroo R3
Awoon R1
Awoon R2
Mond R3
1
 Cy Taylor
391
81
99
96
100
67
96
2
 Alan McNamara
385
100
100
0
93
92
71
3
 Kerrin Taylor
373
84
95
97
97
63
71
4
 Matt Coleman
372
99
93
85
46
72
95
5
 Arthur Lovern
362
96
85
0
91
90
71
6
 Danny Anderson
351
85
90
85
46
91
71
7
 Peter Price
350
88
80
0
95
87
71
8
 Scott McAuley
347
69
86
0
73
88
100
9
 Trevor Burgess
324
69
88
0
82
83
71
10
 Colin Slade
320
98
96
0
46
55
71
11
 Les Reibelt
319
91
94
0
46
39
88
12
 Aaron Mogg
318
69
92
0
86
39
71
13
 Elaine Sanderson
312
86
69
85
64
70
71
14
 Katie Sanderson
309
69
84
85
69
39
71
15
 Peter May
307
69
82
85
0
0
71
16
 Lyndon Anlezark
285
69
69
0
76
39
71
17
 John Schwerin
282
69
0
0
46
85
82
18
 Phil Strader (USA)
278
0
0
0
89
100
89
19
 Jason Ehrlich
272
0
0
0
78
95
99
20
 Jake Schwerin
268
0
0
0
83
94
91
21
 Mike Connolly
262
0
0
0
94
97
71
22
 Matthew Mott
259
0
0
0
81
84
94
23
 Simon Barkhuizen
257
0
0
0
88
71
98
24
 Robert Tombs
255
69
69
0
46
39
71
25
 Craig Simmons
251
0
0
0
84
96
71
26
 Jason Wilhelm
250
0
0
0
80
99
71
27
 Aaron Gilmour
249
95
69
85
0
0
0
28
 John Brider
248
0
0
0
74
81
93
29
 Nathan Chapman
248
94
69
85
0
0
0
30
 Glyn Barkhuizen
242
0
0
0
85
86
71
31
 Karl Rembacher
242
0
0
0
79
80
83
32
 Peter Swanson
236
0
0
0
90
75
71
33
 Steven Bechly
227
0
0
0
46
89
92
34
 Nigel Webster
226
0
0
0
57
98
71
35
 Cathy McNaught
223
69
69
85
0
0
0
36
 Chris Byrnes
220
0
0
0
87
62
71
37
 Stephen Kanowski
219
0
0
0
69
79
71
38
 Tim Carter
218
0
0
0
75
62
81
39
 Ken Best
207
0
0
0
58
78
71
40
 Mick Geary
200
0
0
0
56
73
71
41
 Tony Zantiotas
200
0
0
0
46
68
86
42
 Dave Robinson
193
0
0
0
65
57
71
43
 Stuart Ad*****
193
0
0
0
46
76
71
44
 Gary Leather
191
0
0
0
67
53
71
45
 Jason Medcalf
191
0
0
0
46
74
71
46
 Brendon Horner
186
89
97
0
0
0
47
 Jason Sizeland
185
0
0
0
92
93
0
48
 Matthew Wallace
181
0
83
98
0
0
0
49
 Brett Court
180
0
0
0
70
39
71
50
 Peter Morgan
180
0
0
0
59
50
71
51
 Ken Berry
176
0
0
0
66
39
71
52
 Len Schnieder
176
97
79
0
0
0
0
53
 Les Barber
175
0
0
0
46
58
71
54
 Gary Boyd (USA)
173
0
0
0
63
39
71
55
 Kerry Symes
173
0
0
0
46
56
71
56
 Dave Hislop
172
0
0
0
62
39
71
57
 Paul McKay
172
0
0
0
46
39
87
58
 John Meiers
171
0
0
0
46
54
71
59
 Trevor Nye
170
0
0
0
60
39
71
60
 Daniel Molloy
166
0
0
0
46
49
71
61
 Quoc Thai Pham
166
0
81
85
0
0
0
62
 Jason Cameron
159
90
69
0
0
0
0
63
 Edwina Ad*****
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
64
 Jami Kanowski
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
65
 Jules Tyson
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
66
 Justin Fischer
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
67
 Justin Nye
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
68
 Naoya Hiramura (Japan)
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
69
 Scott Rooney
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
70
 Shane Anderson
156
0
0
0
46
39
71
71
 Kerry Ehrlich
155
0
0
0
96
59
0
72
 Wes Blanch
151
82
69
0
0
0
0
73
 Steve Morgan
146
0
0
0
77
69
0
74
 Gerry Weir
143
0
0
0
61
82
0
75
 Adam Meredith
123
0
0
0
46
77
0
76
 Rod Watt
112
0
0
0
46
66
0
77
 Dale Smith
111
0
0
0
72
39
0
78
 Greg Angel
111
0
0
0
46
65
0
79
 Steve Thornehill
110
0
0
0
46
64
0
80
 Steve Tracey
110
0
0
0
0
39
71
81
 Trevor Cassidy
110
0
0
0
0
39
71
82
 Ryan Humphreys
106
0
0
0
46
60
0
83
 Nathan Ruth
100
0
0
100
0
0
0
84
 Corey Tarr
99
0
0
0
46
53
0
85
 Heath Craven
99
0
0
0
99
0
0
86
 Lance Richards
99
0
0
99
0
0
0
87
 Harry Watson
98
0
0
0
98
0
0
88
 Lindsay Dobe
98
0
98
0
0
0
0
89
 Kevin Hulse
97
0
0
0
0
0
97
90
 Matt Fraser
97
0
0
0
46
51
0
91
 Coota Stevens
95
0
0
95
0
0
0
92
 Willem Reichard
93
93
0
0
0
0
0
93
 Russell Bilney
92
92
0
0
0
0
0
94
 Ashley Cotter
91
0
91
0
0
0
0
95
 Mike Stewart
91
0
0
0
0
0
91
96
 Jack Erskine
89
0
89
0
0
0
0
97
 Daniel McBey
87
0
87
0
0
0
0
98
 Jason Crosts
87
87
0
0
0
0
0
99
 Alissa Davis
85
0
0
85
0
0
0
100
 Ben Leighton
85
0
0
85
0
0
0
101
 Chris Galligan
85
0
0
0
0
0
85
102
 David Reynolds
85
0
0
0
46
39
0
103
 David Whyman
85
0
0
0
46
39
0
104
 Ian Leighton
85
0
0
85
0
0
0
105
 Jim Schaefer
85
0
0
0
46
39
0
106
 Neil Hart
85
0
0
0
46
39
0
107
 Simon Monk
85
0
0
85
0
0
0
108
 Vince Cassaniti
85
0
0
85
0
0
0
109
 Gordon MacDonald
84
0
0
0
0
0
84
110
 Daniel Grech
83
83
0
0
0
0
0
111
 Dennis Schwerin
80
80
0
0
0
0
0
112
 Kyle Hammer
79
79
0
0
0
0
0
113
 Adrian Andersen
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
114
 Alan Ross
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
115
 Brad Clark
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
116
 Carl Jo*****sen
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
117
 Declan Williams
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
118
 Gareth Williams
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
119
 Kelli Anlezark
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
120
 Kev Jackson
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
121
 Kevin Jones
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
122
 Paul Holmberg
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
123
 Phillip Myers
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
124
 Ray Wessels
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
125
 Rob Woods
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
126
 Stephen Myers
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
127
 Stephen Town
71
0
0
0
71
0
0
128
 Steven Harper
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
129
 Tim Mulhall
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
130
 Warren Morgenstern
71
0
0
0
0
0
71
131
 Bev Palmer
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
132
 Donovan Power
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
133
 Enzo Minuzzo
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
134
 Jade Hammer
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
135
 Jeff Eales
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
136
 Matthew Collinge
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
137
 Michael Schneider
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
138
 Stephen Palmer
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
139
 Trent Power
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
140
 Aaron Mackay
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
141
 Craig Griffiths
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
142
 Gavin Simpson
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
143
 Gregg Chapman
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
144
 Jason Simpson
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
145
 Norm Crouch
46
0
0
0
46
0
146
 Rod Sealy
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
147
 Steve Brodie
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
148
 Steve Oster
46
0
0
0
46
0
0
 
 
 
 

Daiwa BARRA Tour Southern AOY Final Standings

Read on for the final standings in the southern AOY.

Place
 Angler
Total
Awoon R1
Awoon R2
Mond R3
Total
1
 Phil Strader (USA)
278
89
100
89
278
2
 Jason Ehrlich
272
78
95
99
272
3
 Jake Schwerin
268
83
94
91
268
4
 Cy Taylor
263
100
67
96
263
5
 Mike Connolly
262
94
97
71
262
6
 Scott McAuley
261
73
88
100
261
7
 Matthew Mott
259
81
84
94
259
8
 Simon Barkhuizen
257
88
71
98
257
9
 Alan McNamara
256
93
92
71
256
10
 Peter Price
253
95
87
71
253
11
 Arthur Lovern
252
91
90
71
252
13
 Craig Simmons
251
84
96
71
251
14
 Jason Wilhelm
250
80
99
71
250
15
 John Brider
248
74
81
93
248
16
 Karl Rembacher
242
79
80
83
242
17
 Glyn Barkhuizen
242
85
86
71
242
18
 Trevor Burgess
236
82
83
71
236
19
 Peter Swanson
236
90
75
71
236
20
 Kerrin Taylor
231
97
63
71
231
21
 Steven Bechly
227
46
89
92
227
22
 Nigel Webster
226
57
98
71
226
23
 Chris Byrnes
220
87
62
71
220
24
 Stephen Kanowski
219
69
79
71
219
25
 Matt Coleman
213
46
72
95
213
26
 John Schwerin
213
46
85
82
213
27
 Danny Anderson
208
46
91
71
208
28
 Elaine Sanderson
205
64
70
71
205
29
 Tony Zantiotas
200
46
68
86
200
30
 Mick Geary
200
56
73
71
200
31
 Aaron Mogg
196
86
39
71
196
32
 Stuart Ad*****
193
46
76
71
193
33
 Dave Robinson
193
65
57
71
193
34
 Jason Medcalf
191
46
74
71
191
35
 Gary Leather
191
67
53
71
191
36
 Lyndon Anlezark
186
76
39
71
186
37
 Jason Sizeland
185
92
93
185
38
 Peter Morgan
180
59
50
71
180
39
 Katie Sanderson
179
69
39
71
179
40
 Ken Berry
176
66
39
71
176
41
 Les Barber
175
46
58
71
175
42
 Les Reibelt
173
46
39
88
173
43
 Kerry Symes
173
46
56
71
173
44
 Gary Boyd (USA)
173
63
39
71
173
45
 Paul McKay
172
46
39
87
172
46
 Dave Hislop
172
62
39
71
172
47
 Colin Slade
172
46
55
71
172
48
 John Meiers
171
46
54
71
171
49
 Trevor Nye
170
60
39
71
170
50
 Daniel Molloy
166
46
49
71
166
51
 Shane Anderson
156
46
39
71
156
52
 Scott Rooney
156
46
39
71
156
53
 Robert Tombs
156
46
39
71
156
54
 Naoya Hiramura (Japan)
156
46
39
71
156
55
 Justin Nye
156
46
39
71
156
56
 Justin Fischer
156
46
39
71
156
57
 Jules Tyson
156
46
39
71
156
58
 Jim Schaefer
156
46
39
71
156
59
 Jami Kanowski
156
46
39
71
156
60
 Edwina Ad*****
156
46
39
71
156
61
 Kerry Ehrlich
155
96
59
155
62
 Steve Morgan
146
77
69
146
63
 Gerry Weir
143
61
82
143
64
 Tim Carter
137
75
62
137
65
 Ken Best
136
58
78
136
66
 Adam Meredith
123
46
77
123
67
 Rod Watt
112
46
66
112
68
 Greg Angel
111
46
65
111
69
 Dale Smith
111
72
39
111
70
 Trevor Cassidy
110
0
39
71
110
71
 Steve Thornehill
110
46
64
110
72
 Brett Court
109
70
39
109
73
 Ryan Humphreys
106
46
60
106
74
 Heath Craven
99
99
0
99
75
 Corey Tarr
99
46
53
99
76
 Harry Watson
98
98
0
98
77
 Matt Fraser
97
46
51
97
78
 Kevin Hulse
97
97
97
79
 Mike Stewart
91
91
91
80
 Neil Hart
85
46
39
85
81
 David Whyman
85
46
39
85
82
 David Reynolds
85
46
39
85
83
 Chris Galligan
85
85
85
84
 Gordon MacDonald
84
84
84
85
 Tim Carter
81
81
81
86
 Warren Morgenstern
71
71
71
87
 Tim Mulhall
71
71
71
88
 Steven Harper
71
71
71
89
 Stephen Tracey
71
71
71
90
 Stephen Town
71
71
0
71
91
 Stephen Myers
71
71
71
92
 Rob Woods
71
71
71
93
 Ray Wessels
71
71
71
94
 Phillip Myers
71
71
71
95
 Peter May
71
71
71
96
 Paul Holmberg
71
71
71
97
 Kevin Jones
71
71
71
98
 Kev Jackson
71
71
71
99
 Ken Best
71
71
71
100
 Kelli Anlezark
71
71
71
101
 Gareth Williams
71
71
71
102
 Declan Williams
71
71
71
103
 Carl Jo*****sen
71
71
71
104
 Brett Court
71
71
71
105
 Brad Clark
71
71
71
106
 Alan Ross
71
71
71
107
 Adrian Andersen
71
71
71
108
 Steve Oster
46
46
0
46
109
 Steve Brodie
46
46
0
46
110
 Rod Sealy
46
46
0
46
111
 Norm Crouch
46
46
0
46
112
 Jason Simpson
46
46
0
46
113
 Gregg Chapman
46
46
0
46
114
 Gavin Simpson
46
46
0
46
115
 Craig Griffiths
46
46
0
46
116
 Aaron Mackay
46
46
0
46
117
 Steve Tracey
39
0
39
39

Halco Lake Monduran Final Results

The Halco Monduran Barra event held on Dec 1 & 2 was the final event for the Daiwa BARRA Tour in 2007. For some anglers there was a lot riding on this event, valuable points for Southern Angler of the Year and Overall AOY, as well as the last chance for those who had yet troubled the scorers to catch a fish or five.

With a hot bite leading up to the event, it was unfortunate that a cold front approached and shut down the fickle barra. Lake Monduran lived up to its reputation as ‘Lake Misery” as frustrated anglers returned to the key tag board fishless.

21 anglers landed fish over the two day event the best going to Scott McAuley on the first morning with 2/10 for 216cm, eventually scoring him a win on the dam.

Scott used a G.Loomis GL2 matched to a Daiwa Blue Bay Backer reel spooled with 50lb Jigman braid and a twisted leader of 60lb Sunline fluorocarbon.

His lure of choice was a 10ft Classic in guns n roses colour modified with tungsten sticky weight and upgraded Owner trebles.

“I use the sticky weight to suspend the lure in their face and leave it there for them to eat,” McAuley explained.

Cruising to part B of the dam, Scott found a creek in 25ft that spread into a bay with shallow flats. Normally the shallow flats with warmer water hold the barra but the weather conditions meant that he started at the entrance on the creek.

His partner up the front of the boat on the electric had five casts at a large submerged tree with numerous spindly branches before moving. Scott at the back of the boat now had a chance to hit the same target and with a vicious crank down of the lure right into the tree branches he hooked up to the event’s big barra of 114cm.

“I think as the barra weren’t biting, Trevor had stirred the big girl up,” he said.

“I pays to persist and keep the lure suspended down there,” he continued.

Looking for similar structure McAuley continued the technique of cranking the lure down till it hit a branch then simply moving the rod with a 3” jiggle to move the lure whilst suspended. It paid dividends for him as he soon had his second metre plus fish hooked.

“I tighten my drag and go hard on the barra,” McAuley explained.

“I don’t let them take line, I simply bounce them around and into the net. It is generally hard on the trebles, bending a few but they most often hold until the fish is landed,” he continued.

This ‘go hard’ technique is definitely tough on tackle, as the hooked barra shake their heads and twist the lure, McAuley finds quite often his hard bodies split up the seams and fill with water. A trade off between the hip pocket and landing a fish of a lifetime from the big fish expert.

Second place went to QFM writer Jason Ehrlich, scoring 2/10, 166cm.

He armed himself with a Berkley Dropshot 6’6” 6-12kg rod and Abu Revo SX baitcaster reel spooled with 50lb Stren braid and 60lb Vanish leader.

“I find the Vanish holds up well on the barra’s tough mouths and the snags around Monduran,” Ehrlich commented.

Using a 22 gram Trollcraft lipless crankbait, Ehrlich described his prefish.

“I removed the points off the trebles, so I would get hits but no hookups,” he said.

“I prefished really hard and felt confident with the area I had choosen to fish,” he continued.

Making the trip to middle river between sections I and O, Ehrlich found a snaggy ridge in 4-8 feet with deep water either side.

Casting out the lipless crankbait he counted to 4 before a steady retrieve where he could feel the vibration of the lure working through the rod tip. Using a few small stop starts in the retrieve was enough to allow the barra to inhale the bait and upgrading the trebles to Owner ST66 hooks and heavy wire split rings allowed him to pull hard on the fish and like McAuley never gave too much drag.

That concludes another successful year in the ABT, the Tournament Angler Guide is soon to be rolling off the printers and will be delivered to all members in the new year. Look out for a copy at all good newsagencies and check out the 2008 Tournament calendar.

For further info call ABT in the office on 07 3268 7958.

Individual Results

Place Angler
F1
L1
F2
L2
TF
TL
 Payout
1 Scott McAuley
2
216
2
216
 $1750+ Millerod + Shimano Curado reel
2 Jason Ehrlich
2
166
2
166
 $1150 + Blue Acres b/c rod + Shimano Cruxis reel
3 Simon Barkhuizen
1
66
1
67
2
133
 $800 + Team Daiwa b/c rod, Daiwa TDA reel
4 Kevin Hulse
1
109
1
109
 $600 + Angler Stealth DCX, Tica reel
5 Simon Goldsmith
1
108
1
108
  
6 Cy Taylor
1
103
1
103
 $500 + Angler Stealth DCX, Tica reel
7 Matt Coleman
1
96
1
96
 $400 + Shimano Raider rod,
8 Matthew Mott
1
93
1
93
 $300 + Shimano Raider rod,
9 John Brider
1
93
1
93
 $200 + Spotter Sunglasses
10 Steven Bechly
1
89
1
89
 $200 + Uglyfish Eyewear
11 Mike Stewart
1
85
1
85
 $50 + Uglyfish Eyewear
11 Jake Schwerin
1
85
1
85
 $50 + Uglyfish Eyewear
13 Phil Strader (USA)
1
85
1
85
 Prize Pack
14 Les Reibelt
1
84
1
84
 Prize Pack
15 Paul McKay
1
83
1
83
 Prize Pack
16 Tony Zantiotas
1
80
1
80
  
17 Chris Galligan
1
77
1
77
  
18 Gordon MacDonald
1
65
1
65
  
19 Carl Rembacher
1
64
1
64
  
20 John Schwerin
1
64
1
64
  
21 Tim Carter
1
63
1
63
  
22 Mick Geary
0
0
  
22 Naoya Hiramura (Japan)
0
0
  
22 Alan McNamara
0
0
  
22 Lyndon Anlezark
0
0
  
22 Kelli Anlezark
0
0
  
22 Trevor Nye
0
0
  
22 Jules Tyson
0
0
  
22 Paul Holmberg
0
0
  
22 Shane Anderson
0
0
  
22 Les Barber
0
0
  
22 Justin Nye
0
0
  
22 Justin Fischer
0
0
  
22 Stuart Ad*****
0
0
  
22 Edwina Ad*****
0
0
  
22 Kevin Jones
0
0
  
22 Brad Clark
0
0
  
22 Mike Connolly
0
0
  
22 Ken Best
0
0
  
22 Ken Berry
0
0
  
22 Peter May
0
0
  
22 Carl Jo*****sen
0
0
  
22 Danny Anderson
0
0
  
22 Colin Slade
0
0
  
22 Rob Woods
0
0
  
22 Peter Morgan
0
0
  
22 Dave Robinson
0
0
  
22 Jason Medcalf
0
0
  
22 Nigel Webster
0
0
  
22 Phillip Myers
0
0
  
22 Stephen Myers
0
0
  
22 Aaron Mogg
0
0
  
22 Kerrin Taylor
0
0
  
22 Trevor Burgess
0
0
  
22 Robert Tombs
0
0
  
22 Adrian Andersen
0
0
  
22 Jami Kanowski
0
0
  
22 Gary Boyd (USA)
0
0
  
22 Scott Rooney
0
0
  
22 John Meiers
0
0
  
22 Dave Hislop
0
0
  
22 Alan Ross
0
0
  
22 Trevor Cassidy
0
0
  
22 Stephen Tracey
0
0
  
22 Craig Simmons
0
0
  
22 Jason Wilhelm
0
0
  
22 Kerry Symes
0
0
  
22 Ray Wessels
0
0
  
22 Elaine Sanderson
0
0
  
22 Katie Sanderson
0
0
  
22 Gary Leather
0
0
  
22 Tim Mulhall
0
0
  
22 Chris Byrnes
0
0
  
22 Glyn Barkhuizen
0
0
  
22 Daniel Molloy
0
0
  
22 Brett Court
0
0
  
22 Peter Swanson
0
0
  
22 Peter Price
0
0
  
22 Arthur Lovern
0
0
  
22 Warren Morgenstern
0
0
  
22 Steven Harper
0
0
  
22 Stephen Kanowski
0
0
  
22 Jim Schaefer
0
0
  
22 Kev Jackson
0
0
  
22 Gareth Williams
0
0
  
22 Declan Williams
0
0
  
    19 1639 5 402 24 2041  
      86.26315789       85.04166667  

Teams Results

Place Team TF TL
1 Berkley 3 243
2 Mundi 2 216
3 Fish Catching Machines 2 149
4 Team Charltons 2 133
5 Breeze Finance 1 109
6 QLD Fishing Monthly B 1 108
7 Millerods/Shimano 1 103
8 Active Angler 1 96
9 Squidgy/Evacool 1 93
10 Team Tennesee 1 93
11 Egrell Rodz/Russell Mineral Equipment 1 89
12 East Coast Auto Electrics 1 85
13 Evinrude HO 1 85
14 McBarra 1 84
15 Gin Gin Hotel 1 83
16 Polewog 1 80
17 Tackle Warehouse 1 65
18 Team Anaconda 1 64
19 Team Halco 1 63
20 ABT International 0 0
20 Barra Magic 0 0
20 Bio-Hazard 0 0
20 Bundy Barra Bandits 0 0
20 Dorko 0 0
20 Dropbear 0 0
20 Farkens 0 0
20 Fish n’ Bits 0 0
20 G.Loomis 0 0
20 Grumpy Old Men 0 0
20 Halco/Berkley 0 0
20 Iconda 0 0
20 Nomads 0 0
20 RCE 0 0
20 Ridgeback Lures 0 0
20 Shimano/Squidgies 0 0
20 Tackle World Bundaberg 0 0
20 Team Drifter 0 0
20 Team Reidy Lures 0 0
20 The Optomists 0 0
20 TT Lures 2 0 0
20 Rum Pigs    
20 Tackle Warehouse Ladies    
20 Team Spro    

Squidgy Lake Awoonga 2-Day Evening BARRA Event Final Results & Story

Here’s the results and the story form the event.
Strader Steals the Show

Visiting USA bass angler Phil Strader claims one of the most prized crowns on the Daiwa BARRA Tour by securing victory in the second event on the southern tour, the Squidgy Lake Awoonga Evening event.

For the 42 year old bass pro from Oregon, is was a dream start to tournament barra fishing, with only three days of barra fishing under his belt Strader compiled 7/10, 620cm limit to beat a field of talented and experienced barra tournament anglers.

Partnered with Mike Connolly for the tournament, Strader fished the middle reaches of the lake east of Dingo Island, working a channel of water that lead into an expansive weedbed.

“It was a run that was about 12-14 feet deep”, explained Strader.

“It was fairly featureless other than the occasional sunken tree, and produced fish along its’ whole length”, he added.

Winding drifting his way along the channel Strader used the ever-popular Squidgy Slick Rig to tempt his fish. Locating the fish with his sounder he would make long down wind casts before allowing the lure to sink to the bottom and beginning the retrieve.

“We swapped between presentation and retrieve styles depending on how many boats were in the area and how much angling pressure the fish were getting”, explained Strader.

On day one this saw him utilize more of a lift and drop approach, while on day two he opted for a slower more finesse styled slow roll. The mood of the takes varying markedly also, ranging from complete inhaling of the lure on the drop to soft touched inquiries more associated with bream than rampaging barra.

The number of lost, rubbed off and jumped off fish was classic barra fishing as Phil explains.

“The first night wasn’t too bad when it came to lost fish, but night two was just ridiculous. I landed two and dropped nine. Right from the outset it was one of those days, with fish jumping off, bricking me on sunken trees, rubbing through the leader of simply jumping and throwing the lure. It was downright frustrating”.

The final outcome however was all positive for the USA bass angler, with a combination of local knowledge from partner Mike Connolly and a sound understanding of fish behaviour from his years of largemouth bass fishing in the states delivering him victory.

The arsenal of tackle used for victory included an 6’6” Angler Rods Stealth DXC 784 rod, Daiwa Zillion reel (ratio 6.3:1), spooled with 50lb Sunline Jigger PE and 80lb Sunline nylon leader. While the go-to lure was a 110mm Squidgy Slick Rig in black and gold colour.

When quizzed post victory Phil was open with his reasons for success.

“Mike’s knowledge on the barra and the venue in particular was the key to us finding fish. We hit one of his hot spots from last year’s tournament and chose a presentation that was appropriate to the location and fish that we were targeting. In many ways it was like fishing at home”

Hot on Strader’s heals in second place was inagural BARRA round winner and Awoonga local Jason Wilhelm. Fishing a topwater bite for the duration of the tournament Wilhelm fished a shallow football sized weedbed near Dingo Island.

Located in 2-4 feet of water and with weed extending all the way to the surface Wilhelm used a weedless rigged soft plastic frog fished across the top of the weed to score his fish. Making long wind assisted casts he retrieved his lure with a medium paced burn, swimming it across the surface and through the scattered strings of weed laying on the surface.

“The key was to keep the rod tip high and keep the lure moving”, explained Wilhelm.

The takes were brutal with fish detonating on the lure, and either taking to air in a frantic aerial display or powering away through the weed like a submarine. In contrast to many topwater bites Wilhelm’s was just as productive during daylight hours as at night.

“There was little difference when it came to night and day and the number of hits that we got”, explained Wilhelm.

“There was however a difference in the size of the fish, with all the big ones coming during daylight hours”, he added.

The hard part was getting them to the boat. Leading after the first day Wilhelm was working the percentages and was hoping for easier to land smaller fish.

It didn’t quite play out as Jason would have like with only two of seven hook-up making their way into the landing net.

Wilhelm’s choice of tackle included a 7’ Shimano T-Curve Power Spin rod, Shimano Stella 4000 reel, spooled with 20lb Daiwa Sensor braid and 80lb Gallis mono leader. His lure of choice was a Zoom Horny Toad (colour- white or green) rigged on a 1/32 oz 6/0 TT worm hook.

Post victory Wilhelm was more than willing to explain how he cracked the topwater toad pattern. “I knew I needed to find unpressured fish and use a technique that was different to what most of the field was using”, explained Wilhelm.

“Once we found the location, Craig with the help of Phil (Strader) and Gary (Boyd) found the lure that was right for the job, a Zoom Horny Toad”.

From there on in it was a match made in heaven with the topwater toad producing fish in a location where most lures would simply foul up on weed.

The Go-So Big Barra prize was claimed by the 2007 Northern BARRA AOY Champ Matt Coleman, who secured the prize with his 112cm specimen caught on day one.

For more information on ABT events contact the office on 07 3268 7958.

Individual Results

Place Angler F1 L1 F2 L2 TF TL Payout
1 Phil Strader (USA) 5 444 2 176 7 620 $1500 + Blue Acres b/c rod, Shimano Curado reel
2 Jason Wilhelm 5 457 2 157 7 614 $1000 + Team Daiwa b/c rod, Daiwa Team Advantage reel
3 Nigel Webster 3 258 4 335 7 593 $800 + Angler Stealth DCX, , Shimano Cruxis reel
4 Mike Connolly 5 436 2 150 7 586 $600 + Angler Stealth DCX, Shimano Cruxis reel
5 Craig Simmons 3 244 4 336 7 580 $500 + Shimano Raider rod, Tica reel
6 Jason Ehrlich 5 400 2 168 7 568 $400 + Shimano Raider rod, Tica reel
7 Jake Schwerin 3 253 2 171 5 424 $300 + Spotter Sunglasses
8 Jason Sizeland 3 277 1 96 4 373 $200 + Uglyfish Eyewear
9 Alan McNamara 2 171 3 200 5 371 $100 + Uglyfish Eyewear
10 Danny Anderson 2 182 2 169 4 351 Uglyfish Eyewear
11 Arthur Lovern 2 168 2 179 4 347 Prize Pack
12 Steven Bechly 1 88 3 258 4 346 Prize Pack
13 Scott McAuley 2 192 1 103 3 295 Prize Pack
14 Peter Price 2 183 1 108 3 291 Prize Pack
15 Glyn Barkhuizen 5 290 5 290
16 John Schwerin 2 206 1 84 3 290
17 Matthew Mott 2 185 1 104 3 289
18 Trevor Burgess 2 194 1 93 3 287
19 Gerry Weir 1 84 2 183 3 267
20 John Brider 2 166 1 98 3 264
21 Karl Rembacher 3 258 3 258
22 Stephen Kanowski 3 256 3 256
23 Ken Best 1 97 2 154 3 251
24 Adam Meredith 2 165 1 84 3 249
25 Stuart Ad***** 1 73 2 167 3 240
26 Peter Swanson 1 106 1 108 2 214
27 Jason Medcalf 1 87 1 107 2 194
28 Mick Geary 1 104 1 87 2 191
29 Matt Coleman 1 112 1 53 2 165
30 Simon Barkhuizen 2 154 2 154
31 Elaine Sanderson 1 75 1 75 2 150
32 Steve Morgan 2 139 2 139
33 Tony Zantiotas 1 109 1 109
34 Cy Taylor 1 105 1 105
35 Rod Watt 1 100 1 100
36 Greg Angel 1 96 1 96
37 Steve Thornehill 1 92 1 92
38 Kerrin Taylor 1 91 1 91
39 Chris Byrnes 1 86 1 86
40 Tim Carter 1 86 1 86
41 Ryan Humphreys 1 85 1 85
42 Kerry Ehrlich 1 84 1 84
43 Les Barber 1 82 1 82
44 Dave Robinson 1 81 1 81
45 Kerry Symes 1 81 1 81
46 Colin Slade 1 73 1 73
47 John Meiers 1 72 1 72
48 Corey Tarr 1 71 1 71
49 Gary Leather 1 71 1 71
50 Matt Fraser 1 69 1 69
51 Peter Morgan 1 67 1 67
52 Daniel Molloy 1 66 1 66
53 Aaron Mogg 0 0
53 Brett Court 0 0
53 Dale Smith 0 0
53 Dave Hislop 0 0
53 David Reynolds 0 0
53 David Whyman 0 0
53 Edwina Ad***** 0 0
53 Gary Boyd (USA) 0 0
53 Jami Kanowski 0 0
53 Jim Schaefer 0 0
53 Jules Tyson 0 0
53 Justin Fischer 0 0
53 Justin Nye 0 0
53 Katie Sanderson 0 0
53 Ken Berry 0 0
53 Les Reibelt 0 0
53 Lyndon Anlezark 0 0
53 Naoya Hiramura (Japan) 0 0
53 Neil Hart 0 0
53 Paul McKay 0 0
53 Robert Tombs 0 0
53 Scott Rooney 0 0
53 Shane Anderson 0 0
53 Steve Tracey 0 0
53 Trevor Cassidy 0 0
53 Trevor Nye 0 0
88 7499 55 4675 143 12174
85.21590909 85.13286713

Teams Results

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 TF TL
1 Evinrude HO Mike Connolly Phil Strader (USA) 14 1206
2 Shimano/Squidgies Craig Simmons Jason Wilhelm 14 1194
3 Halco/Berkley Jason Medcalf Nigel Webster 9 787
4 Fish Catching Machines John Schwerin Jack Schwerin 8 714
5 Berkley Jason Ehrlich Kerry Ehrlich 8 652
6 Reidys Lures Peter Price Arthur Lovern 7 638
7 Torment Karl Rembacher Jason Sizeland 7 631
8 Egrell Rod Designz Steven Bechly Gerry Weir 7 613
9 Mundi Trevor Burgess Scott McAuley 6 582
10 Active Angler Matt Coleman Alan McNamara 7 536
11 Team Tennesee John Brider Stephen Kanowski 6 520
12 Team Charltons Simon Barkhuizen Glyn Barkhuizen 7 444
13 G.Loomis Danny Anderson Colin Slade 5 424
14 Squidgy/Evacool Kerry Symes Matthew Mott 4 370
15 Team Halco Tim Carter Peter Swanson 3 300
16 Farkens Ken Best Ken Berry 3 251
17 The Tackle Warehouse Adam Meredith David Whyman 3 249
18 Dropbear Stuart Ad***** Edwina Ad***** 3 240
19 Millerods/Shimano Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 2 196
20 ABT International Mick Geary Naoya Hiramura (Japan) 2 191
21 Team Anaconda Chris Byrnes Ryan Humphreys 2 171
22 Logan River Marine Corey Tarr Rod Watt 2 171
23 Berkley Nitro Matt Fraser Greg Angel 2 165
24 Tackle Warehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson 2 150
25 Grump Old Men Peter Morgan Dave Robinson 2 148
26 QLD Fishing Monthly Steve Morgan Gary Boyd (USA) 2 139
27 Polewog Jami Kanowski Tony Zantiotas 1 109
28 Wheatman David Reynolds Steve Thornehill 1 92
29 Bundy Barra Bandits Shane Anderson Les Barber 1 82
30 TBC Scott Rooney John Meiers 1 72
31 Tackle World Bundaberg Gary Leather Dale Smith 1 71
32 Team Drifter Daniel Molloy Brett Court 1 66
33 Rum Pigs Trevor Cassidy Steve Tracey 0 0
34 Ridgeback Lures Dave Hislop Paul McKay 0 0
35 Optomists Jim Schaefer Neil Hart 0 0
36 McBarra Les Reibelt Aaron Mogg 0 0
37 Dorko Justin Nye Justin Fischer 0 0
38 Bio-Hazard Trevor Nye Jules Tyson 0 0
39 Barra Magic Robert Tombs Lyndon Anlezark 0 0