Month: November 2008

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

Like your BARRA stats? There’s a pile to trawl through here with Teams AOY races as well as well as northern and southern tour breakdown data…..
OVERALL TEAM OF THE YEAR    

Place	Team	Angler	Angler 2	R1- Teem	R2- Faust	R3 – Aw NC	R4 – Aw	R5 – Mon	Total
1	Millerods/Shimano	Kerrin Taylor	Cy Taylor	91	100	100	99	100	399
2	Gamakatsu	Simon Barkhuizen	Glyn Barkhuizen	94	90	94	89	95	373
3	Shimano Etec	Jason Wilhelm	Alan McNamara	100	91	91	90	85	372
4	Little Stiffy	Jon Millard	Trent Power	92	99	92	66	87	370
5	Gulpin Xraps	Jason Crofts	Isaac Toivanen	99	97	67	92	73	361
6	Team Reef Marine	Daniel Grech	Brad Lovern	89	98	81	79	89	357
7	Mako Eyewear	Mike Connolly	Roderick Walmsley	93	75	98	88	73	354
8	G Loomis-Luckycraft	Danny Anderson	Trent Short	98	88	78	87	73	351
9	Activeangler.net	Matt Coleman	Aaron Gilmore	83	75	97	73	91	346
10	Dam Da Barra	Matthew Wallace	Chris Nagiello	78	75	90	82	94	344
11	Bad Heads	Peter May	Dale Mullins	84	75	67	91	88	338
12	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men B	Mike North (USA)	Dave Robinson	81	75	67	84	98	338
13	Berkley Hollowbelly Boys	Trevor Burgess	Scott McAuley	97	75	88	77	73	337
14	Tackle Warehouse Ladies	Elaine Sanderson	Katie Sanderson	88	96	67	80	73	337
15	INDT	Craig Birkett	Greg Birkett	90	86	67	71	84	331
16	Rum Pigs	Trevor Cassidy	Mick Campbell	65	92	67	75	96	330
17	Koolabung	Wes Blanch	Len Schneider	87	95	67	72	73	327
18	McBarra	Les Reibelt	Aaron Mogg	65	75	67	97	73	312
19	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men	Gary Boyd (USA)	Peter Morgan	76	75	67	78	73	302
20	Shitty Tinny	Karl Rembacher	Jason Sizeland	0	0	93	86	99	278
35	Squidgy – Evacool	Kerry Symes	Matt Mott	0	0	99	93	73	265
21	Team Tennessee	Jon Brider	Ken Brider	0	0	86	94	73	253
22	Fish Catching Machines	Jake Schwerin	John Schwerin	0	0	95	74	73	242
23	The Tackle Warehouse	Adam Meredith	David Whyman	0	0	67	95	73	235
24	Team Gin Gin Hotel	Rob Wood	Paul McKay	0	0	79	52	97	228
25	Far Kens	Ken Best	Ken Berry	0	0	83	68	73	224
26	Leftovers	Jim Schaefer	Shane Sanderson	0	0	67	83	73	223
27	Squidgie x 2	Craig Simmons	David Simmons	0	0	67	81	73	221
28	Boyne Boys	Matthew Worboys	Michael Mole	0	0	67	76	73	216
29	Reidys Lures	Peter Price	Arthur Lovern	0	0	89	53	73	215
30	Team Nitro	David Reynolds	Steve Thornhill	0	0	87	53	73	213
31	Egrell Rodz/Foxies Barra Havoc	Steven Bechly	Terry Alwood	0	0	67	53	92	212
32	Halco	Tim Carter	David Hodge	0	0	67	53	86	206
33	Team Rovex	Gary Leather	Tim Mulhall	0	0	67	65	73	205
34	Stuuz Rodz	Stuart Adcock	Edwena Adcock	0	0	67	64	73	204
36	Team Megabass	Michael Starkey	Tristan Taylor	0	0	85	98	0	183
37	SMP	Michael Schneider	Enzo Minuzzo	96	0	0	0	73	169
38	Old Parts	Paul Starkey	Jock McPherson	0	0	67	100	0	167
39	Red	Colin Slade	Mark Thompson	80	87	0	0	0	167
40	Own A Barra	Scott Wilson	Thomas Hayes	0	0	81	85	0	166
41	Jackall	Heath Craven	Sam Haig	0	0	97	67	0	164
42	Millerods/QFM	Travis Davies	Ian Miller	0	0	67	96	0	163
43	Egrell Rods/Gin Gin News	Steven Bechly	Chris Gipps	82	75	0	0	0	157
44	Mad Keen	Mick Lumby	Jason Cameron	79	75	0	0	0	154
45	Berkley/Nitro	Matt Fraser	Greg Angel	0	0	84	69	0	153
46	McArthur Customs	Matt McArthur	Spencer Troxell	77	75	0	0	0	152
47	Pure Berkley/Halco	Jason Medcalf	Nigel Webster	0	0	67	70	0	137
48	U Got Nothing	Pete Leggart	Kevin Finn	0	0	0	53	73	126
49	Team Humphreys	Paul Humphreys	Ryan Humphreys	0	0	67	53	0	120
50	Logan River Marine	Corey Tarr	Rod Watt	0	0	67	51	0	118
51	P-Line Barra Busters	Keegan Hayden	Matthew Pratt	95	0	0	0	0	95
52	Desperate and Baitless	Michael Myers	Tim Warren	0	94	0	0	0	94
53	Bundy Boys	Jason Medcalf	Peter Bayliss	0	0	0	0	93	93
54	QFM	Steve Morgan	Geoff Rule	0	0	0	0	90	90
55	The 2 Andos	Chris Anderson	Paul Anderson	0	89	0	0	0	89
56	2 UP	Dean Coghill	Phil Lyons	85	0	0	0	0	85
57	Fishaway Fishing Tours	Ron Ballinger	Joshua Ballinger	0	0	82	0	0	82
58	Complete Danglers	Rob Mason	Ben Cole	75	0	0	0	0	75
59	Pro Tackle Townsville	Robert Swanston	Ryan Tully	0	75	0	0	0	75
60	Unforgiven	Philip Bevan	Hayden Kelly	0	75	0	0	0	75
61	Bass to Barra	Heath Craven	Phil Morsch	0	0	0	0	73	73
62	Creek 2 Coast II	Glenn Evans	Andrew Schulz	0	0	0	0	73	73
63	East Coast Auto Electrics	Kevin Jones	Brad Clark	0	0	0	0	73	73
65	Logan River Marine B	Andrew Orley	Alan Hunter	0	0	0	0	73	73
66	Middle Age Spread	Jami Kanowski	Corey Kerr	0	0	0	0	73	73
67	River City Marine	Steve Kanowski	Glen Muhr	0	0	0	0	73	73
69	The Tiny Tinnies	Michael Schneider	Enzo Minuzzo	0	0	0	0	73	73
70	Budget	Matt Branthwaite	Daniel Brown	0	0	67	0	0	67
71	Barradaze	Craig Stone	Michael Webster	65	0	0	0	0	65
72	Hammer Time	Kyle Hammer	Luke Hammer	65	0	0	0	0	65
73	Megabass	Dean Silvester	Cassandra Cameron	65	0	0	0	0	65
74	Shake”N” Bake	Matt Martin	Jock Craig	65	0	0	0	0	65

NTH TEAM OF THE YEAR  

Place	Team	Angler 1	Angler 2	R1- Teem	R2- Faust	Total
1	Gulpin Xraps	Jason Crofts	Isaac Toivanen	99	97	196
2	Little Stiffy	Jon Millard	Trent Power	92	99	191
3	Millerods/Shimano	Kerrin Taylor	Cy Taylor	91	100	191
4	Shimano Etec	Jason Wilhelm	Alan McNamara	100	91	191
5	G Loomis-Luckycraft	Danny Anderson	Trent Short	98	88	186
6	Gamakatsu	Simon Barkhuizen	Glyn Barkhuizen	94	90	184
7	Tackle Warehouse Ladies	Elaine Sanderson	Katie Sanderson	88	96	184
8	Koolabung	Wes Blanch	Len Schneider	87	95	182
9	Reidy’s Lures	Peter Price	Arthur Lovern	86	93	179
10	INDT	Craig Birkett	Greg Birkett	90	86	176
11	Mako Eyewear	Mike Connolly	Roderick Walmsley	93	75	168
12	Red	Colin Slade	Mark Thompson	80	87	167
13	Bad Heads	Peter May	Dale Mullins	84	75	159
14	Activeangler.net	Matt Coleman	Aaron Gilmore	83	75	158
15	Egrell Rods/Gin Gin News	Steven Bechly	Chris Gipps	82	75	157
16	Rum Pigs	Trevor Cassidy	Mick Campbell	65	92	157
17	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men B	Mike North (USA)	Dave Robinson	81	75	156
18	Mad Keen	Mick Lumby	Jason Cameron	79	75	154
19	Dam Da Barra	Matthew Wallace	Chris Nagiello	78	75	153
20	McArthur Customs	Matt McArthur	Spencer Troxell	77	75	152
21	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men	Gary Boyd (USA)	Peter Morgan	76	75	151
22	McBarra	Les Reibelt	Aaron Mogg	65	75	140
23	Reef Marine	Daniel Grech	Brad Lovern		98	98
24	Team Berkley Hollowbelly Boys	Trevor Burgess	Scott McAuley	97		97
25	SMP	Michael Schneider	Enzo Minuzzo	96		96
26	P-Line Barra Busters	Keegan Hayden	Matthew Pratt	95		95
27	Desperate and Baitless	Michael Myers	Tim Warren		94	94
28	Team Reef Marine	Daniel Grech	Brad Lovern	89		89
29	The 2 Andos	Chris Anderson	Paul Anderson		89	89
30	2 UP	Dean Coghill	Phil Lyons	85		85
31	Berkley Hollowbelly Boys	Trevor Burgess	Scott McAuley		75	75
32	Complete Danglers	Rob Mason	Ben Cole	75		75
33	Pro Tackle Townsville	Robert Swanston	Ryan Tully		75	75
34	Unforgiven	Philip Bevan	Hayden Kelly		75	75
35	Barradaze	Craig Stone	Michael Webster	65		65
36	Hammer Time	Kyle Hammer	Luke Hammer	65		65
37	Megabass	Dean Silvester	Cassandra Cameron	65		65
38	Shake”N” Bake	Matt Martin	Jock Craig	65		65

STH TEAM OF THE YEAR    

Place	Team	Angler 1	Angler 2	R1- Aw NC	R2- Aw 2D	R3 – Mon	Total
1	Millerods/Shimano	Kerrin Taylor	Cy Taylor	100	99	100	299
2	Gamakatsu	Simon Barkhuizen	Glyn Barkhuizen	94	89	95	278
2	Shitty Tinny	Karl Rembacher	Jason Sizeland	93	86	99	278
4	Dam Da Barra	Matthew Wallace	Chris Nagiello	90	82	94	266
4	Shimano/Etec	Jason Wilhelm	Alan McNamara	91	90	85	266
35	Squidgy – Evacool	Kerry Symes	Matt Mott	99	93	73	265
6	Activeangler.net	Matt Coleman	Aaron Gilmore	97	73	91	261
7	Mako Sunglasses	Mike Connolly	Roderick Walmsley	98	88	73	259
8	Team Tennessee	Jon Brider	Ken Brider	86	94	73	253
9	Team Reef Marine	Daniel Grech	Brad Lovern	81	79	89	249
9	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men B	Mike North (USA)	Dave Robinson	67	84	98	249
11	Bad Heads	Peter May	Dale Mullins	67	91	88	246
12	Little Stiffy	Jon Millard	Trent Power	92	66	87	245
13	Fish Catching Machines	Jake Schwerin	John Schwerin	95	74	73	242
14	G Loomis-Luckycraft	Danny Anderson	Trent Short	78	87	73	238
14	Rum Pigs	Trevor Cassidy	Stephen Tracey	67	75	96	238
16	Team Berkley Hollowbelly Boys	Trevor Burgess	Scott McAuley	88	77	73	238
17	McBarra	Les Reibelt	Aaron Mogg	67	97	73	237
18	The Tackle Warehouse	Adam Meredith	David Whyman	67	95	73	235
19	Gulpin Xraps	Jason Crofts	Isaac Toivanen	67	92	73	232
20	Team Gin Gin Hotel	Rob Wood	Paul McKay	79	52	97	228
21	Far Kens	Ken Best	Ken Berry	83	68	73	224
22	Leftovers	Jim Schaefer	Shane Sanderson	67	83	73	223
23	INDT	Craig Birkett	Michael Schneider	67	71	84	222
24	Squidgie x 2	Craig Simmons	David Simmons	67	81	73	221
25	Tackle Warehouse Ladies	Elaine Sanderson	Katie Sanderson	67	80	73	220
26	Worldwide Grumpy Old Men	Gary Boyd (USA)	Peter Morgan	67	78	73	218
27	Boyne Boys	Matthew Worboys	Michael Mole	67	76	73	216
28	Reidys Lures	Peter Price	Arthur Lovern	89	53	73	215
29	Team Nitro	David Reynolds	Steve Thornhill	87	53	73	213
30	Egrell Rodz/Foxies Barra Havoc	Steven Bechly	Terry Alwood	67	53	92	212
30	Koolabung	Wes Blanch	Len Schneider	67	72	73	212
32	Halco	Tim Carter	David Hodge	67	53	86	206
33	Team Rovex	Gary Leather	Tim Mulhall	67	65	73	205
34	Stuuz Rodz	Stuart Adcock	Edwena Adcock	67	64	73	204
36	Team Megabass	Michael Starkey	Tristan Taylor	85	98		183
37	Old Parts	Paul Starkey	Jock McPherson	67	100		167
38	Own A Barra	Scott Wilson	Thomas Hayes	81	85		166
39	Jackall	Heath Craven	Sam Haig	97	67		164
40	Millerods/QFM	Travis Davies	Ian Miller	67	96		163
41	Berkley/Nitro	Matt Fraser	Greg Angel	84	69		153
42	Pure Berkley/Halco	Jason Medcalf	Nigel Webster	67	70		137
43	U Got Nothing	Pete Leggart	Kevin Finn		53	73	126
44	Team Humphreys	Paul Humphreys	Ryan Humphreys	67	53		120
45	Logan River Marine	Corey Tarr	Rod Watt	67	51		118
46	Bundy Boys	Jason Medcalf	Peter Bayliss			93	93
47	QFM	Steve Morgan	Geoff Rule			90	90
48	Fishaway Fishing Tours	Ron Ballinger	Joshua Ballinger	82			82
49	Bass to Barra	Heath Craven	Phil Morsch			73	73
49	Creek 2 Coast II	Glenn Evans	Andrew Schulz			73	73
49	East Coast Auto Electrics	Kevin Jones	Brad Clark			73	73
49	Logan River Marine B	Andrew Orley	Alan Hunter			73	73
49	Middle Age Spread	Jami Kanowski	Corey Kerr			73	73
49	River City Marine	Steve Kanowski	Glen Muhr			73	73
49	SMP	Michael Schneider	Enzo Minuzzo			73	73
49	The Tiny Tinnies	Rob Bartlett	Tim Steenhuis			73	73
58	Budget	Matt Branthwaite	Daniel Brown	67			67

Jock McPherson, a first time angler on the Daiwa BARRA Tour, has taken out the Awoonga 2 day Evening event. Compiling a 5/10, 425cm tournament bag over the two day of competition, Jock targeted a small point between Pig Creek and the dam wall. The point presented as a 4 meter saddle with deeper water either side. Sitting in around 10 feet of water, Jock would cast tight to the edges before commencing his retrieve, punctuated with small jigs. The Barramundi would come from the deeper water either side of the saddle to take the presentation.
The money bait was a 100mm Atomic Swim Shad rigged on a Gamakatsu 7/0 Shad head jig in 1/4oz. The belly recess of the shad, made for use with worm hooks, would then be glued together to streamline and strengthen the presentation.  

Day one saw Jock catch three Barramundi in the session. With the bite period starting at 4.30pm and continuing till 7pm, just as daylight faded, there was approximately ½ hour between hook-ups or enquiries.  

Day 2 saw Jock catch a further two fish in a similar bite window. Travelling back to their Day 1 position and commencing with the same presentation, the fish came earlier in the session with only 15-20 min between bite times.  

Jock explains his choice of tournament location, “We were always trying to identify better structure. We identified this particular area, a shallow spit with deeper hollows each side. When we investigated we found the fish to be sitting or travelling through the deeper water and responsive to our presentations. Not wanting to leave fish to find fish we chose this location and it produced over the two sessions”.  

Jock used a Megabass Destroyer Evolution F4 6’6″ rod teamed with a Shimano Curado reel spooled with 35 lb Unitika braid and Unitika No 18 leader.  

“We found the previous Awoonga Night Championship quite hard. When we commenced the 2 day tournament we found active fish that ultimately turned out to be an awesome experience. The goal of all this was to come up and check out the BARRA Tour and have some fun. To win is memorable and absolutely great”, explains McPherson of his first time and win on the tour.  

Coming in second position was Michael Starkey with 5/10, 403cm. The Frogleys Offshore director used Megabass Vibration X Ultra lipless crankbaits, upgraded with Gamakatsu Treble 14 hooks. Fishing in the same vicinity of tournament victor Jock McPherson, Starkey would work the banks and small points in search of his fish. Finding the fish hiding in the shallows, Starkey would present his lure close to the edge in around 1 foot of water. With a slow lift and roll technique the lure would be retrieved over small drop-offs in around 5 foot of water before being cast back into the shallows.  

“Most of the hits came early and in the shallows. In some ways it was similar to how I fish for bass”, explains Starkey of his technique.  

Day 2 saw Starkey return to his day 1 location, where he caught a further two fish. The slightly dirtier water prompted Starkey to change to a rattling version of his successful day 1 lure.  

“Whether the rattle made much difference I don’t know, but the choice of Deadly Black in colour worked well in the conditions” explained Starkey.  

“For me it was about getting out there and having fun. With the session times being quite long you have to enjoy yourself. Playing some music and sharing a laugh all play their part in keeping the mood up beat and enjoyable”, explains Starkey of his relaxed competition demeanour.  

Starkey used a Megabass Destroyer Evolution F4 rod teamed with a Megabass Ito Monoblock reel spooled with 35lb Unitika braid and 50lb Unitika leader.  

The Daiwa Big Barra went to Cy Taylor with a 120cm bruiser caught in the last session. Caught on a 110 mm Squidgy Slick Rig in True Blue at around 4pm this great catch guaranteed Cy of taking out some great prizes courtesy of the tours naming sponsor, Daiwa.  

The Berkley Big Barra of 106cm was won by Chris Nagiello. Caught on a Berkley Hollowbelly Chris took away a great tacklebag filled with different Berkley products.  

The Daiwa BARRA Tour now moves south to Lake Monduran for the final event, the Halco Lake Monduran 2 day Morning event. To enter of find out more information regarding the Lake Monduran event 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	F1	L1	F2	L2	TF	TL	Payout
1	Jock McPherson	3	250	2	175	5	425	$1750, Millerod Twitchin Stick, Shimano Curado Reel, Prize Pack
2	Michael Starkey	3	243	2	160	5	403	$900, G. Loomis CR724, Shimano Curado reel, Prize Pack
3	Jason Crofts	5	392			5	392	$700, G. Loomis CR665, Shimano Saragosa reel, Prize Pack
4	Cy Taylor	4	375			4	375	$500, Shimano Fireblood, Abu Garcia Ambassadeur reel, Prize Pack, Daiwa Big Barra 120cm
5	Aaron Mogg	2	178	2	197	4	375	$400, Shimano T Curve, Abu Garcia Ambassadeur reel, Prize Pack,
6	Ian Miller	2	182	2	168	4	350	$300, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
7	Roderick Walmsley	4	328			4	328	$200, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
8	Paul Starkey	3	251	1	66	4	317	$200, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
9	Kerry Symes	3	232	1	84	4	316	$100, Ugly Fish Sunglasses, Prize Pack
10	Adam Meredith			4	313	4	313	$100, Berkley Pack
11	Carl Rembacher	3	284			3	284	Berkley Pack
12	Kerrin Taylor	3	283			3	283	Berkley Pack
13	Jason Wilhelm	2	176	1	86	3	262	Berkley Pack
14	Glyn Barkhuizen	2	176	1	84	3	260	Berkley Pack
15	Scott Wilson	2	158	1	84	3	242	Berkley Pack
16	Jon Brider	1	83	2	158	3	241	Berkley Pack
17	Chris Nagiello			2	194	2	194	Berkley Pack, Berkley Big Barra 106cm
18	Dale Mullins			2	191	2	191	Berkley Pack
19	Peter May	2	184			2	184	Berkley Pack
20	Katie Sanderson	2	183			2	183	Berkley Pack
21	Danny Anderson	1	91	1	92	2	183
22	Daniel Grech	1	90	1	88	2	178
23	Tristan Taylor	1	74	1	103	2	177
24	Trevor Burgess			2	171	2	171
25	Matthew Worboys	2	164			2	164
26	Trevor Cassidy	2	160			2	160
27	Ken Brider	1	87	1	73	2	160
28	Jake Schwerin			2	159	2	159
29	Dave Robinson	2	156			2	156
30	David Whyman			2	142	2	142
31	Jim Schaefer			1	119	1	119
32	Trent Short			1	111	1	111
33	Travis Davies			1	105	1	105
34	Craig Simmons			1	105	1	105
35	Alan McNamara			1	102	1	102
36	Les Reibelt	1	100			1	100
37	Jason Medcalf			1	95	1	95
38	Matt Fraser			1	91	1	91
39	Ken Berry			1	91	1	91
40	Heath Craven			1	91	1	91
41	Jon Millard			1	90	1	90
42	Simon Barkhuizen	1	87			1	87
43	Peter Morgan	0	0	1	86	1	86
44	Gary Boyd (USA)			1	86	1	86
46	Shane Sanderson			1	82	1	82
47	Gary Leather			1	82	1	82
48	David Simmons	1	81			1	81
49	Matt Coleman			1	79	1	79
50	Matt Mott	1	79			1	79
51	Wes Blanch			1	73	1	73
52	Stuart Adcock			1	73	1	73
53	Mike North (USA)	1	73			1	73
54	Michael Schneider	1	67			1	67
55	Craig Birkett			1	65	1	65
56	Aaron Gilmore			1	64	1	64
57	Len Schneider	1	64			1	64
58	Nigel Webster					0	0
59	Greg Angel					0	0
60	Michael Mole					0	0
61	Matthew Wallace					0	0
62	Steven Bechly					0	0
63	Terry Alwood					0	0
64	Ken Best					0	0
65	John Schwerin					0	0
66	Isaac Toivanen					0	0
67	Tim Carter					0	0
68	David Hodge					0	0
69	Sam Haig					0	0
70	Trent Power					0	0
71	Mike Connolly					0	0
72	Matt Branthwaite					0	0
73	Thomas Hayes					0	0
74	Peter Price					0	0
75	Arthur Lovern					0	0
76	Stephen Tracey					0	0
77	Jason Sizeland					0	0
78	Edwena Adcock					0	0
79	Elaine Sanderson					0	0
80	Scott McAuley					0	0
81	Paul Humphreys					0	0
82	Ryan Humphreys					0	0
83	David Reynolds					0	0
84	Steve Thornhill					0	0
85	Brad Lovern					0	0
86	Tim Mulhall					0	0
87	Pete Leggart					0	0
88	Kevin Finn					0	0
89	Rob Wood		-20			0	-20
90	Paul McKay		-20			0	-20
91	Corey Tarr		-150			0	-150
92	Rod Watt		-150			0	-150

Current BARRA rankings after 2013 Teemburra event.

Ranking	Previous	Angler	Points
1	3	Daniel Grech	206
2	1	Jon Millard	200
3	5	Craig Griffiths	199
4	2	Peter Price	198
5	23	Donovan Power	134
6	35	Trent Power	124
7	21	Colin Brett	119
8	9	Michael Weick	119
9	4	Scott McAuley	119
10	29	Ben Durkin	113
11	19	Karim De Ridder	113
12	32	Luke Katsaros	111
13	7	Keith Stanford	110
14	338	Trent Short	105
15	12	Brendon Barnett	103
16	10	Glen Smith	102
17	52	Dustin Sippel	91
18	16	Geoff Newby	90
19	53	Rick Napier	89
20		Ken Elliot	87
21	353	Willem Reichard	87
22	13	Elaine Sanderson	82
23	33	Shane Sanderson	74
24	15	Matt McArthur	73
25		Aaron Dial	69
26		Cameron Johnson	69
27	317	Stephen Lill	68
28		Martin Brennan	66
29		Ryce Bullimore	66
30		Rex Berry	64
31		Neil Wilson	56
32	6	Rob Wood	54
33	269	Nicholas Moore	52
34	281	Peter Behrens	52
35	17	Phil Lyons	51
36	20	Tom Wood	51
37		Daniel Hurt	49
38	22	Jamie Bein	49
39	212	Keegan Hayden	49
40	92	Ashley Sims	46
41		Georgette Elkins	46
42	30	Daryl Pead	40
43		Greg Thomas	40
44		Jono Clark	40
45	31	Steven Wright	39
46	14	Nathan Chapman	36
47	171	Grant Murray	34
48	351	Wayne Jones	34
49		Ben Wilcox	33
50	36	Stephen Pill	32
51	28	Matt McFarlane	26
52	39	Shane Clarke	26
53		Curtis Land	23
54		Glen Boys	23
55		Justin Land	23
56		Mark Lochwood	23
57	49	Jake Schwerin	21
58	11	Cy Taylor	20
59	8	Kerrin Taylor	19
60		Matthew Zahl	18
61	54	Clayton Walker	16
62		Clinton Honour	16
63		Adrian Osborne	15
64	55	Michael Webber	15
65	63	Ian Napier	14
66	64	Maurie Napeier	14
67	48	Quintin Maclean	13
68	65	John Schwerin	11
69	66	Kyle Broeendale	11
70	67	Scott Hurle	11
71	68	Todd Cormack	11
72	58	Darren Corr	10
73	62	Tamara Stanhope	10
74	72	Adrian Pegg	9

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

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