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Month: December 2009
2009 Daiwa BARRA Tour Records
Here are the amended BARRA Records after the 2009 Tour as they will appear in the 2010 TAG
BARRA Angler of the Year
2005 Gavin Dunne (457/500 pts)
2006 Kerrin Taylor (381/400 pts)
2007 Cy Taylor (366/400 pts)
2008 Cy Taylor (396/400 pts)
2009 Cy Taylor (397/400 pts)
Barra Angler of the Year Nth Tour
2006 Kerrin Taylor (282/300 pts)
2007 Matt Coleman (277/300 pts)
2008 Jason Crofts (197/200 pts)
2009 Cy Taylor (200/200 pts)
Barra Angler of the Year Sth Tour
2006 Jason Medcalf (278/300 pts)
2007 Phil Strader (USA) (278/300 pts)
2008 Cy Taylor (297/300 pts)
2009 Jason Wilhelm (287/300 pts)
Biggest Barra in an Event
Jason Crofts (126cm), 2009 Awoonga Night Championship.
Biggest Barra at each Venue
Tinaroo – Warren Adams (118cm), 2005.
Faust – Kerrin Taylor (120cm), 2007.
Teemburra – Rodney Collings (110cm), 2005.
Awoonga – Jason Crofts (126cm), 2009.
Monduran – Rick Napier (124cm), 2009.
Biggest Bag in an Event
5 Fish Limit – Daniel Grech (5/5, 583cm), Lake Awoonga.
10 Fish Limit – Jason Wilhelm (10/10, 1010cm), Lake Awoonga.
Biggest Bag at each Venue
Tinaroo – Kerrin Taylor (5/5, 363cm), 2006.
Kerrin Taylor (6/10, 448cm), 2006.
Faust – Kerrin Taylor (4/5, 405cm), 2006.
Cy Taylor (9/10, 651cm), 2009.
Teemburra – Rodney Collings (5/5, 482cm), 2005.
Cy Taylor (10/10, 732cm), 2009.
Awoonga – Daniel Grech (5/5, 583cm), 2009.
Jason Wilhelm (10/10, 1010cm), 2009.
Monduran – Steve Kanowski (5/5, 411cm), 2006.
John Schofield (6/10, 548cm), 2006.
Most BARRA Event Wins
Cy Taylor (6)
Most Barra in an Event
231 barramundi for 15,686cm between 64 anglers at Teemburra, 2009. (fish)
229 barramundi for 21,993cm between 58 anglers at Lake Awoonga, 2009. (length)
Most Barra at each Venue
Tinaroo – 20 barramundi for 1,598cm between 28 anglers, 2006.
Faust – 124 barramundi for 7,885cm between 54 anglers, 2009.
Teemburra – 231 barramundi for 15,686cm between 64 anglers, 2009.
Awoonga – 229 barramundi for 21,993cm between 58 anglers, 2009.
Monduran – 89 barramundi for 8,457cm between 86 anglers, 2009.
Halco Lake Monduran Final results
Cy Taylor made a clean sweep of the 2009 Daiwa BARRA Tour with his 3rd win from 5 events taking out the Halco Monduran Afternoon tournament with 4/10, 440cm limit.
The No.1 ranked BARRA angler redeemed himself after a poor Awoonga 2 Day event with a massive 110cm fish average. Fishing shallow edges and bays around the B arm of the lake, the Taylor duo used the electric motor when it was calm and maintained position with the anchor when the wind increased.
Searching for active fish the brothers tried new areas every 20-30 minutes until the bites eventually came. Hitting 7 different edges in the dam that they knew would hold barramundi, they continued to rotate the spots with constant casting and moving. Fishing the timbered areas any barra that they were able to put in the net were valuable points.
The lure of choice was the Squidgy Slick Rig 110mm in green grunter and the new yakka colour with an added stinger hook below the belly with a crimped wire connection. Modifications to this also included a small amount of plastic trimmed from the wrist of the tail to make the tail kick better in the water. The boys also boiled their slick rigs to soften the plastic and enhance the swimming action with the addition of S-Factor scent every 40 to 50 casts.
Using a Millerods Salty Barra with a Shimano Core 100MG, Cy chose to spool this with 20lb Fins braid and 80lb Jinkai leader.
“The retrieve I used was to slowly roll the bait up in the shallows with an occasional small jiggle and pause to try and stimulate the fish into biting,” explained Taylor.
“We’ve often found we get strikes from barramundi about 2 to 3 seconds after the plastic is jiggled and jerked,” he continued.
Trying to stimulate the barra into biting during daylight hours requires the bait to be put in front of them, unlike at night when the barra are cruising searching for food.
Although fishing was tough, 2009 continued on its record breaking ways with a new limit of 89 barra for 8457cm over the two days of tournament fishing at Lake Monduran.
Taking advantage of this was 2nd place Carl Jocumsen with his 4/10, 393cm limit all caught in the second session.
Fishing with Ian ‘barra’ Miller the pair stuck to their prefish plan and fished the back of Jacks Bay. Day one’s weather conditions didn’t suit with the winding changing from south east to the north.
Continuing in Jacks Bay on day 2 Carl and Ian used a reaction bite by burning their plastics to the sulking barra in the dropping water. The Squidgy Pro Slick Rigs 110mm in bleeding mullet rigged with a mustard treble stinger proved irresistible.
Carl used a Millerod Beast Buster matched to a Shimano Stella 4000 with 20lb Berkley Fireline Crystal and 80lb Jinkai Plus leader.
The area resembled a 6ft flat with multiple features including a creek bed, weed and timber. By fanning out casts Jocumsen was able to tempt the cruising barra with his fast burn and retrieve method.
Of the 4 fish in the boat he also recalls 3 bust offs including a 120cm next to the boat, but the memorable moment had to be Ian breaking his rod as a massive barra surged through the timber smashing his tackle.
The big barra was contested by several anglers eventually going to Rick Napier with a 124cm specimen also caught on a black gold Slick Rig. Fishing the Island at the end of the main basin the barramundi took the slow rolled bait after two cranks of the handle after Rick through the plastic into a school of flicking bait fish. With not too many obstacles in the way, the team we’re able to pull the anchor and follow the beast with the electric motor until it came into the net.
With the Halco event wrapping up the tour the presentation at the Gin Gin Hotel meant that anglers could relax and enjoy their memories of the tour with their newly formed friendships.
ABT would like to thank all the competitors and sponsors on yet another highly successful Daiwa BARRA Tour and look forward to 2010. For all the info stay tuned to www.australianbarra.com.au or ph ABT on 07 3387 0888.
Place | Angler | Team | Status | F1 | L1 | F2 | L2 | TF | TL | Cash | Prizes |
1 | Cy Taylor | Shimano/Millerods | Pro | 2 | 229 | 2 | 211 | 4 | 440 | $1,500 | Daiwa Heartland rod & reel Prize Pack |
2 | Carl Jocumsen | Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits | Standard | 4 | 393 | 4 | 393 | $1,000 | Millerod Beastmaster rod, Tica Caiman & Prize Pack | ||
3 | Chris Nagiello | Berkley | Standard | 1 | 90 | 3 | 279 | 4 | 369 | $700 | Gary Howard G-Force rod & Prize Pack |
4 | Rick Napier | Bundyites | Standard | 1 | 89 | 2 | 223 | 3 | 312 | $600 | Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack, Big Barra (124cm) |
5 | Katie Sanderson | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Standard | 2 | 204 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 304 | $500 | Strikeback lure retriever, Texas Tackle split ring pliers, Boga Grips, Hellfish shirt & Prize Pack |
6 | Kerry Symes | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Standard | 1 | 106 | 2 | 197 | 3 | 303 | $400 | TT Prize Pack |
7 | Scott McAuley | Reidy’s Lures | Standard | 1 | 105 | 2 | 195 | 3 | 300 | $200 | TT Prize Pack |
8 | Matt Fraser | Berkley Nitro R&D | Standard | 1 | 103 | 2 | 197 | 3 | 300 | $200 | TT Prize Pack |
9 | Mike Connolly | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Standard | 1 | 101 | 2 | 198 | 3 | 299 | TT Prize Pack | |
10 | Jason Wilhelm | Shimano/Etec | Standard | 3 | 298 | 3 | 298 | Hookem Net & Prize Pack | |||
11 | Peter Bayliss | Halco 2 | Standard | 3 | 292 | 3 | 292 | Hookem Net & Prize Pack | |||
12 | Jake Schwerin | Fish Catching Machines | Standard | 2 | 187 | 1 | 105 | 3 | 292 | Spotters Prize Pack | |
13 | Alan McNamara | Shimano/Etec | Standard | 1 | 110 | 2 | 180 | 3 | 290 | Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack | |
14 | Gavin Dunne | Ecogear | Standard | 2 | 165 | 1 | 96 | 3 | 261 | Engel Prize Pack | |
15 | Gordon Macdonald | Tackle Warehouse | Standard | 1 | 107 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 211 | Engel Prize Pack | |
16 | Terry Allwood | Egrell Rod Designs | Standard | 1 | 98 | 1 | 94 | 2 | 192 | ||
17 | Matthew Mott | Evakool | Standard | 2 | 191 | 2 | 191 | ||||
18 | Rob Wood | Gin Gin Hotel | Standard | 1 | 95 | 1 | 93 | 2 | 188 | ||
19 | Steve Kanowski | Rivercity Outboards | Standard | 1 | 87 | 1 | 101 | 2 | 188 | ||
20 | Daniel Grech | JT Reel Repairs | Pro | 2 | 176 | 2 | 176 | ||||
21 | Baden Sparrow | Angler Rods | Standard | 2 | 151 | 2 | 151 | ||||
22 | Matthew Murray | We’re On | Standard | 1 | 123 | 1 | 123 | ||||
23 | Tim Carter | Halco | Standard | 1 | 112 | 1 | 112 | Halco Big Barra (112cm) | |||
24 | Peter Price | Reidy’s Lures | Standard | 1 | 112 | 1 | 112 | ||||
25 | Aaron Mogg | McBarra | Standard | 1 | 107 | 1 | 107 | ||||
26 | Kerrin Taylor | Shimano/Millerods | Pro | 1 | 107 | 1 | 107 | ||||
27 | Dave Reynolds | Bass Bounty | Standard | 1 | 106 | 1 | 106 | ||||
28 | Ethan Best | Bite Me | Standard | 2 | 105 | 2 | 105 | ||||
29 | Jamie Douglas | Platypus Fishing Lines | Standard | 1 | 104 | 1 | 104 | ||||
30 | Craig Griffiths | Creek 2 Coast | Standard | 1 | 103 | 1 | 103 | ||||
31 | Karl Rembacher | Shitty Tinny | Standard | 1 | 102 | 1 | 102 | ||||
32 | Peter Jung | TT Lures | Standard | 1 | 101 | 1 | 101 | ||||
33 | Trevor Burgess | Berkley | Standard | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | ||||
34 | Justin Braford | Creek 2 Coast | Standard | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | ||||
35 | Ian Baker | Berkley Nitro R&D | Standard | 1 | 99 | 1 | 99 | ||||
36 | Ben Durkin | Gin Gin Hotel | Standard | 1 | 98 | 1 | 98 | ||||
37 | Kevin Hulse | Barramundi Tom | Standard | 1 | 97 | 1 | 97 | ||||
38 | Jason Ehrlich | Halco | Standard | 1 | 97 | 1 | 97 | ||||
39 | Ray Wessels | Tackle Warehouse | Standard | 1 | 97 | 1 | 97 | ||||
40 | Jason Crofts | Gulpin Xraps | Standard | 1 | 94 | 1 | 94 | ||||
41 | John Brider | Team Tennessee | Standard | 1 | 94 | 1 | 94 | ||||
42 | Adam Byers | Bass Bounty | Standard | 1 | 91 | 1 | 91 | ||||
43 | Les Reibelt | McBarra | Standard | 1 | 89 | 1 | 89 | ||||
44 | Chris Eldred | Angler Rods | Standard | 1 | 88 | 1 | 88 | ||||
45 | Trevor Cassidy | Rum Pigs | Standard | 1 | 88 | 1 | 88 | ||||
46 | Kyle Hansen | Fishin’ Buddies | Standard | 1 | 67 | 1 | 67 | ||||
47 | Phill Lyons | Gamakatsu/Mako | Standard | 1 | 59 | 1 | 59 | ||||
48 | Gary Boyd | QFM 2 | Standard | 1 | 57 | 1 | 57 | ||||
49 | Jason Sutton | We’re On | Standard | 1 | 57 | 1 | 57 | ||||
50 | Dean Silvester | Gamakatsu/Mako | Standard | 1 | 53 | 1 | 53 | ||||
51 | Adrian Forrest | Barrad Up | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Ken Berry | Barrad Up | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Adam Sulcs | Barramundi Tom | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Ken Best | Bite Me | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Duane Dredge | Bundy Barra Bandits | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Shane Anderson | Bundy Barra Bandits | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Ian Napier | Bundyites | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Jarrad Barkley | Clubman Sportsware | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Sam Woo | Clubman Sportsware | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | David Lange | Ecogear | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Steve Bechly | Egrell Rod Designs | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Paul Cooper | Evakool | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | John Schwerin | Fish Catching Machines | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Peter Hansen | Fishin’ Buddies | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Jami Kanowski | Grasshopper Legs | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Peter Thomson | Grasshopper Legs | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Willem Reichard | Gulpin Xraps | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Adam Lynch | Halco 2 | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Jon Millard | JT Reel Repairs | Pro | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Sam Haig | Licked | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Steve Thornhill | Licked | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Ian Miller | Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Nicholas Willet | Platypus Fishing Lines | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Mike North | QFM 1 | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Peter Morgan | QFM 1 | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Peter May | QFM 2 | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Glen Mohr | Rivercity Outboards | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Shane Sanderson | Rum Pigs | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Jason Sizeland | Shitty Tinny | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Elaine Sanderson | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Gary Leather | Tackleworld Bundaberg | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Shane Leather | Tackleworld Bundaberg | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Jarrod Dalton | Team Engel | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Patrick Morgan | Team Engel | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Ken Brider | Team Tennessee | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
51 | Stewart Dowie-Bridges | TT Lures | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
32 | 3005 | 57 | 5452 | 89 | 8457 | ||||||
95.022 |
Place | Team | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | D1 | D2 | Total |
1 | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Mike Connolly | Kerry Symes | 207 | 395 | 602 |
2 | Shimano/Etec | Jason Wilhelm | Alan McNamara | 110 | 478 | 588 |
3 | Shimano/Millerods | Cy Taylor | Kerrin Taylor | 229 | 318 | 547 |
4 | Berkley | Trevor Burgess | Chris Nagiello | 90 | 379 | 469 |
5 | Reidy’s Lures | Scott McAuley | Peter Price | 105 | 307 | 412 |
6 | Berkley Nitro R&D | Matt Fraser | Ian Baker | 202 | 197 | 399 |
7 | Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits | Carl Jocumsen | Ian Miller | 393 | 393 | |
8 | Bundyites | Rick Napier | Ian Napier | 89 | 223 | 312 |
9 | Tackle Warehouse | Gordon Macdonald | Ray Wessels | 204 | 104 | 308 |
10 | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Elaine Sanderson | Katie Sanderson | 204 | 100 | 304 |
11 | Fish Catching Machines | John Schwerin | Jake Schwerin | 187 | 105 | 292 |
12 | Halco 2 | Peter Bayliss | Adam Lynch | 292 | 292 | |
13 | Gin Gin Hotel | Rob Wood | Ben Durkin | 193 | 93 | 286 |
14 | Ecogear | Gavin Dunne | David Lange | 165 | 96 | 261 |
15 | Angler Rods | Baden Sparrow | Chris Eldred | 239 | 239 | |
16 | Halco | Jason Ehrlich | Tim Carter | 97 | 112 | 209 |
17 | Creek 2 Coast | Craig Griffiths | Justin Braford | 203 | 203 | |
18 | Bass Bounty | Dave Reynolds | Adam Byers | 197 | 197 | |
19 | McBarra | Les Reibelt | Aaron Mogg | 196 | 196 | |
20 | Egrell Rod Designs | Steve Bechly | Terry Allwood | 98 | 94 | 192 |
21 | Evakool | Matthew Mott | Paul Cooper | 191 | 191 | |
22 | Rivercity Outboards | Steve Kanowski | Glen Mohr | 87 | 101 | 188 |
23 | We’re On | Jason Sutton | Matthew Murray | 57 | 123 | 180 |
24 | JT Reel Repairs | Daniel Grech | Jon Millard | 176 | 176 | |
25 | Gamakatsu/Mako | Dean Silvester | Phill Lyons | 112 | 112 | |
26 | Bite Me | Ken Best | Ethan Best | 105 | 105 | |
27 | Platypus Fishing Lines | Jamie Douglas | Nicholas Willet | 104 | 104 | |
28 | Shitty Tinny | Karl Rembacher | Jason Sizeland | 102 | 102 | |
29 | TT Lures | Peter Jung | Stewart Dowie-Bridges | 101 | 101 | |
30 | Barramundi Tom | Kevin Hulse | Adam Sulcs | 97 | 97 | |
31 | Gulpin Xraps | Willem Reichard | Jason Crofts | 94 | 94 | |
32 | Team Tennessee | John Brider | Ken Brider | 94 | 94 | |
33 | Rum Pigs | Trevor Cassidy | Shane Sanderson | 88 | 88 | |
34 | Fishin’ Buddies | Peter Hansen | Kyle Hansen | 67 | 67 | |
35 | QFM 2 | Gary Boyd | Peter May | 57 | 57 | |
36 | Barrad Up | Ken Berry | Adrian Forrest | 0 | ||
36 | Bundy Barra Bandits | Shane Anderson | Duane Dredge | 0 | ||
36 | Clubman Sportsware | Jarrad Barkley | Sam Woo | 0 | ||
36 | Grasshopper Legs | Jami Kanowski | Peter Thomson | 0 | ||
36 | Licked | Sam Haig | Steve Thornhill | 0 | ||
36 | QFM 1 | Peter Morgan | Mike North | 0 | ||
36 | TackleWorld Bundaberg | Gary Leather | Shane Leather | 0 | ||
36 | Team Engel | Jarrod Dalton | Patrick Morgan | 0 |
Overall Individual and Team AOY
Cy Taylor proves he is Australia’s No.1 ranked BARRA angler with an impressive 397/400 AOY Title for the 3rd year in a row. The Millerods/Shimano Team also take out the Team AOY.
Place | Angler | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
1 | Cy Taylor | 100 | 100 | 97 | 68 | 100 | 397 |
2 | Jason Wilhelm | 91 | 71 | 96 | 100 | 91 | 378 |
3 | Jon Millard | 94 | 79 | 98 | 95 | 40 | 366 |
4 | Mike Connolly | 81 | 97 | 77 | 94 | 92 | 364 |
5 | Jason Crofts | 82 | 95 | 99 | 83 | 61 | 359 |
6 | Kerry Symes | 93 | 77 | 94 | 70 | 95 | 359 |
7 | Daniel Grech | 80 | 66 | 100 | 97 | 81 | 358 |
8 | Kerrin Taylor | 96 | 99 | 85 | 74 | 75 | 355 |
9 | Alan McNamara | 95 | 50 | 74 | 87 | 88 | 344 |
10 | Willem Reichard | 99 | 90 | 93 | 61 | 40 | 343 |
11 | Dean Silvester | 89 | 73 | 81 | 96 | 51 | 339 |
12 | Phill Lyons | 98 | 78 | 91 | 72 | 54 | 339 |
13 | Chris Nagiello | 88 | 66 | 64 | 79 | 98 | 331 |
14 | Jarrod Dalton | 97 | 50 | 89 | 88 | 40 | 324 |
15 | Matthew Murray | 76 | 70 | 45 | 98 | 79 | 323 |
16 | Peter Price | 83 | 74 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 310 |
17 | Rob Wood | 52 | 83 | 84 | 55 | 83 | 305 |
18 | Patrick Morgan | 92 | 50 | 87 | 63 | 40 | 292 |
19 | Craig Griffiths | 57 | 0 | 67 | 92 | 71 | 287 |
20 | Trevor Burgess | 68 | 75 | 76 | 65 | 68 | 287 |
21 | Les Reibelt | 35 | 91 | 45 | 91 | 58 | 285 |
22 | Katie Sanderson | 90 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 96 | 284 |
23 | Jake Schwerin | 0 | 0 | 88 | 99 | 89 | 276 |
24 | Jason Sutton | 70 | 60 | 45 | 85 | 52 | 267 |
25 | Carl Jocumsen | 0 | 0 | 86 | 78 | 99 | 263 |
26 | Matt Fraser | 0 | 0 | 92 | 75 | 93 | 260 |
27 | Matthew Mott | 0 | 0 | 90 | 81 | 84 | 255 |
28 | Elaine Sanderson | 86 | 63 | 45 | 60 | 40 | 254 |
29 | Scott McAuley | 0 | 0 | 82 | 71 | 94 | 247 |
30 | Aaron Mogg | 46 | 76 | 45 | 34 | 76 | 243 |
31 | Dave Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 73 | 93 | 74 | 240 |
32 | Jason Ehrlich | 0 | 0 | 95 | 80 | 63 | 238 |
33 | Rick Napier | 0 | 0 | 61 | 77 | 97 | 235 |
34 | Tim Carter | 0 | 0 | 60 | 90 | 78 | 228 |
35 | Ben Durkin | 0 | 0 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 216 |
36 | Ian Baker | 0 | 0 | 79 | 69 | 66 | 214 |
37 | Karl Rembacher | 0 | 0 | 83 | 57 | 70 | 210 |
38 | Peter Morgan | 35 | 62 | 45 | 58 | 40 | 205 |
39 | John Schwerin | 0 | 0 | 80 | 84 | 40 | 204 |
40 | Mike North | 35 | 0 | 66 | 62 | 40 | 203 |
41 | Gary Boyd | 58 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 201 |
42 | Shane Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 71 | 89 | 40 | 200 |
43 | Justen Bradford | 0 | 0 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 199 |
44 | Trevor Cassidy | 0 | 0 | 56 | 86 | 56 | 198 |
45 | Ian Miller | 0 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 40 | 181 |
46 | Matt McArthur | 85 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
47 | Jason Sizeland | 0 | 0 | 72 | 59 | 40 | 171 |
48 | John Brider | 0 | 0 | 45 | 64 | 60 | 169 |
49 | Spencer Troxell | 84 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
50 | Sam Haig | 0 | 0 | 45 | 82 | 40 | 167 |
51 | Issac Toivanen | 77 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
52 | Tom Wood | 79 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
53 | Wes Blanch | 74 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
54 | Adam Byers | 0 | 0 | 62 | 34 | 59 | 155 |
55 | Trent Power | 54 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
56 | Steve Thomhill | 0 | 0 | 59 | 52 | 40 | 151 |
57 | Brook Ebzery | 55 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
58 | Jock Craig | 65 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
59 | Craig Birkett | 59 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
60 | Kyle Hammer | 50 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
61 | Ken Brider | 0 | 0 | 45 | 56 | 40 | 141 |
62 | Ian Napier | 0 | 0 | 45 | 54 | 40 | 139 |
63 | Michael Schneider | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
64 | Paul Cooper | 0 | 0 | 45 | 53 | 40 | 138 |
65 | Aaron Clifford | 87 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
66 | Matt Coleman | 71 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
67 | Donovan Power | 35 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
68 | Greg Birkett | 49 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
69 | Matt Martin | 75 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
70 | Len Schneider | 73 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
71 | Robert Mason | 56 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
72 | Robert Ebzery | 35 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
73 | Robert Brady | 0 | 0 | 70 | 50 | 0 | 120 |
74 | Nicholas Saward | 66 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
75 | Michael Murray | 0 | 0 | 69 | 46 | 0 | 115 |
76 | John Kay | 0 | 0 | 63 | 51 | 0 | 114 |
77 | Jeff Eales | 61 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
78 | Quintin Maclean | 0 | 0 | 57 | 49 | 0 | 106 |
79 | Joshua Meale | 35 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
80 | Steve Bechly | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 102 |
81 | Cam Pratt | 48 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
82 | Arthur Lovern | 47 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
83 | Enzo Minuzzo | 45 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
84 | Kurt Hutchby | 0 | 0 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 92 |
85 | Peter Bayliss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |
86 | Richard Todd | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
87 | Gavin Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
88 | Gordon Macdonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 |
89 | Duane Dredge | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 85 |
90 | Shane Anderson | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 85 |
91 | Terry Allwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 |
92 | Steve Kanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 |
93 | Baden Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 |
94 | Keegan Hayden | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
95 | Ethan Best | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73 |
96 | Colin Slade | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
97 | Geoff Newby | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
98 | Jamie Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
99 | Peter Jung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
100 | Geoff Busbridge | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
101 | Lindsay Dobe | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
102 | Kevin Hulse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
103 | Nicholas Moore | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
104 | Chris Gipps | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
105 | Ray Wessels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
106 | Brett Busbridge | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
107 | Chris Jowett | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
108 | Chris Eldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
109 | Kyle Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
110 | Ken Elliot | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
111 | Keith Day | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
112 | Chris Anderson | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
113 | Rob Buckle | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
114 | Stephen Town | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
115 | Steve Oster | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
116 | Adam Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
117 | Adam Sulcs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
118 | Adrian Forrest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
119 | David Lange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
120 | Gary Leather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
121 | Glen Mohr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
122 | Jami Kanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
123 | Jarrad Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
124 | Ken Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
125 | Ken Best | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
126 | Nicholas Willet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
127 | Peter Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
128 | Peter May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
129 | Peter Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
130 | Sam Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
131 | Shane Leather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
132 | Stewart Dowie-Bridges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
133 | Jade Hammer | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
134 | Norm Crouch | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Place | Team | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
1 | Shimano/Millerods | Cy Taylor | Kerrin Taylor | 100 | 100 | 98 | 84 | 98 | 396 |
2 | Shimano/Etec | Jason Wilhelm | Alan McNamara | 96 | 81 | 92 | 99 | 99 | 386 |
3 | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Mike Connolly | Kerry Symes | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 100 | 381 |
4 | Gulpin Xraps | Willem Reichard | Jason Crofts | 97 | 98 | 99 | 87 | 70 | 381 |
5 | J.T. Reel Repairs | Daniel Grech | Jon Millard | 93 | 87 | 100 | 100 | 77 | 380 |
6 | Gamakatsu/Mako | Dean Silvester | Phill Lyons | 98 | 89 | 96 | 95 | 76 | 378 |
7 | Berkley | Trevor Burgess | Chris Nagiello | 90 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 97 | 358 |
8 | Reidy’s Lures | Peter Price | Arthur Lovern | 86 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 96 | 358 |
9 | Team Engel | Jarrod Dalton | Patrick Morgan | 99 | 65 | 97 | 91 | 55 | 352 |
10 | Gin Gin Hotel | Rob Wood | Tom Wood | 74 | 91 | 91 | 79 | 88 | 349 |
11 | We’re On | Jason Sutton | Matthew Murray | 87 | 84 | 69 | 97 | 78 | 346 |
12 | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Elaine Sanderson | Katie Sanderson | 95 | 78 | 71 | 75 | 91 | 339 |
13 | Creek 2 Coast/ Rapala | Craig Griffiths | Norm Crouch | 75 | 0 | 82 | 92 | 84 | 333 |
14 | McBarra | Les Reibelt | Aaron Mogg | 70 | 83 | 74 | 88 | 82 | 327 |
15 | QFM 2 | Gary Boyd | Keith Day | 78 | 0 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 289 |
16 | Fish Catching Machines | John Schwerin | Jake Schwerin | 0 | 0 | 95 | 98 | 90 | 283 |
17 | Berkley/Nitro R&D | Matt Fraser | Ian Baker | 0 | 0 | 94 | 86 | 95 | 275 |
18 | QFM 1 | Peter Morgan | Mike North | 59 | 0 | 79 | 78 | 55 | 271 |
19 | Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits | Carl Jocumsen | Ian Miller | 0 | 0 | 90 | 85 | 94 | 269 |
20 | Halco | Jason Ehrlich | Tim Carter | 0 | 0 | 88 | 94 | 85 | 267 |
21 | Bass Bounty | Dave Reynolds | Adam Byers | 0 | 0 | 83 | 90 | 83 | 256 |
22 | Bundyites | Rick Napier | Ian Napier | 0 | 0 | 78 | 80 | 93 | 251 |
23 | Evakool | Matthew Mott | Paul Cooper | 0 | 0 | 86 | 81 | 80 | 247 |
24 | Rum Pigs | Trevor Cassidy | Shane Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 81 | 96 | 68 | 245 |
25 | Shitty Tinny | Karl Rembacher | Jason Sizeland | 0 | 0 | 89 | 76 | 73 | 238 |
26 | Team Tennessee | John Brider | Ken Brider | 0 | 0 | 70 | 77 | 69 | 216 |
27 | Licked | Sam Haig | Steve Thomhill | 0 | 0 | 77 | 82 | 55 | 214 |
28 | McArthur Customs | Matt McArthur | Spencer Troxell | 92 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
29 | Koolabung Lures | Wes Blanch | Len Schneider | 88 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
30 | The Compleat Anglers | Issac Toivan | Cam Pratt | 84 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
31 | Power | Trent Power | Donovan Power | 73 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
32 | In The Zone | Robert Mason | Jock Craig | 81 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
33 | INDT | Craig Birkett | Greg Birkett | 77 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
34 | Teaser | Brook Ebzery | Robert Ebzery | 72 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
35 | Egrell Rod Designs | Steve Bechly | Chris Gipps | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 164 |
36 | Compleat Angler | Matt Coleman | Jeff Eales | 85 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
37 | SMP | Michael Schneider | Enzo Minuzzo | 79 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
38 | Barramundi Adventures | Robert Brady | Michael Murray | 0 | 0 | 84 | 73 | 0 | 157 |
39 | Predator | Matt Martin | Aaron Clifford | 91 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
40 | Scruby Shaggers | Nicholas Saward | Joshua Meale | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
41 | Oliver Beer | Quintin Maclean | John Kay | 0 | 0 | 80 | 74 | 0 | 154 |
42 | Bundy Barra Bandits | Shane Anderson | Duane Dredge | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 55 | 130 |
43 | Quantum Fishing Team | Lindsay Dobe | Richard Todd | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
44 | Tackle Warehouse | Gordon Macdonald | Ray Wessels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 |
45 | Halco 2 | Peter Bayliss | Adam Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 |
46 | The Likely Lads | Geoff Newby | Keegan Hayden | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
47 | Ecogear | Gavin Dunne | David Lange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
48 | Angler Rods | Baden Sparrow | Chris Eldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 |
49 | Humminbird | Colin Slade | Mark Thompson | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
50 | Flatt Chatt | Geoff Busbridge | Brett Busbridge | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
51 | The ULUA Boys | Ken Elliot | Nicholas Moore | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
52 | Rivercity Outboards | Steve Kanowski | Glen Mohr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 |
53 | Barrameters | Chris Anderson | Paul Anderson | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
54 | Soko Kitchens | Steve Oster | Chris Jowett | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
55 | Bite Me | Ken Best | Ethan Best | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 |
56 | Platypus Fishing Lines | Jamie Douglas | Nicholas Willet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
57 | Rob & Steve | Stephen Town | Rob Buckle | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
58 | TT Lures | Peter Jung | Stewart Dowie-Bridges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
59 | Barramundi Tom | Kevin Hulse | Adam Sulcs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
60 | The Boof Heads | Kyle Hammer | Jade Hammer | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
61 | Fishin’ Buddies | Peter Hansen | Kyle Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
62 | Barrad Up | Ken Berry | Adrian Forrest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
63 | Clubman Sportsware | Jarrad Barkley | Sam Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
64 | Grasshopper Legs | Jami Kanowski | Peter Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
65 | TackleWorld Bundaberg | Gary Leather | Shane Leather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
Southern AOY Individual and Team
Jason Wilhelm takes out the Southern AOY trophy and leads his team to a decisive Team Sth AOY victory.
Place | Angler | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
1 | Jason Wilhelm | 96 | 100 | 91 | 287 |
2 | Daniel Grech | 100 | 97 | 81 | 278 |
3 | Jake Schwerin | 88 | 99 | 89 | 276 |
4 | Cy Taylor | 97 | 68 | 100 | 265 |
5 | Carl Jocumsen | 86 | 78 | 99 | 263 |
6 | Mike Connolly | 77 | 94 | 92 | 263 |
7 | Matt Fraser | 92 | 75 | 93 | 260 |
8 | Kerry Symes | 94 | 70 | 95 | 259 |
9 | Matthew Mott | 90 | 81 | 84 | 255 |
10 | Alan McNamara | 74 | 87 | 88 | 249 |
11 | Scott McAuley | 82 | 71 | 94 | 247 |
12 | Jason Crofts | 99 | 83 | 61 | 243 |
13 | Chris Nagiello | 64 | 79 | 98 | 241 |
14 | Dave Reynolds | 73 | 93 | 74 | 240 |
15 | Jason Ehrlich | 95 | 80 | 63 | 238 |
16 | Rick Napier | 61 | 77 | 97 | 235 |
17 | Kerrin Taylor | 85 | 74 | 75 | 234 |
18 | Jon Millard | 98 | 95 | 40 | 233 |
19 | Craig Griffiths | 67 | 92 | 71 | 230 |
20 | Dean Silvester | 81 | 96 | 51 | 228 |
21 | Tim Carter | 60 | 90 | 78 | 228 |
22 | Matthew Murray | 45 | 98 | 79 | 222 |
23 | Rob Wood | 84 | 55 | 83 | 222 |
24 | Peter Price | 68 | 76 | 77 | 221 |
25 | Jarrod Dalton | 89 | 88 | 40 | 217 |
26 | Phill Lyons | 91 | 72 | 54 | 217 |
27 | Ben Durkin | 78 | 73 | 65 | 216 |
28 | Ian Baker | 79 | 69 | 66 | 214 |
29 | Karl Rembacher | 83 | 57 | 70 | 210 |
30 | Trevor Burgess | 76 | 65 | 68 | 209 |
31 | John Schwerin | 80 | 84 | 40 | 204 |
32 | Shane Sanderson | 71 | 89 | 40 | 200 |
33 | Justen Bradford | 65 | 67 | 67 | 199 |
34 | Trevor Cassidy | 56 | 86 | 56 | 198 |
35 | Les Reibelt | 45 | 91 | 58 | 194 |
36 | Willem Reichard | 93 | 61 | 40 | 194 |
37 | Patrick Morgan | 87 | 63 | 40 | 190 |
38 | Katie Sanderson | 45 | 48 | 96 | 189 |
39 | Jason Sutton | 45 | 85 | 52 | 182 |
40 | Ian Miller | 75 | 66 | 40 | 181 |
41 | Jason Sizeland | 72 | 59 | 40 | 171 |
42 | John Brider | 45 | 64 | 60 | 169 |
43 | Mike North | 66 | 62 | 40 | 168 |
44 | Sam Haig | 45 | 82 | 40 | 167 |
45 | Aaron Mogg | 45 | 34 | 76 | 155 |
46 | Adam Byers | 62 | 34 | 59 | 155 |
47 | Steve Thomhill | 59 | 52 | 40 | 151 |
48 | Elaine Sanderson | 45 | 60 | 40 | 145 |
49 | Gary Boyd | 45 | 45 | 53 | 143 |
50 | Peter Morgan | 45 | 58 | 40 | 143 |
51 | Ken Brider | 45 | 56 | 40 | 141 |
52 | Ian Napier | 45 | 54 | 40 | 139 |
53 | Paul Cooper | 45 | 53 | 40 | 138 |
54 | Robert Brady | 70 | 50 | 120 | |
55 | Michael Murray | 69 | 46 | 115 | |
56 | John Kay | 63 | 51 | 114 | |
57 | Quintin Maclean | 57 | 49 | 106 | |
58 | Kurt Hutchby | 45 | 47 | 92 | |
59 | Peter Bayliss | 90 | 90 | ||
60 | Gavin Dunne | 87 | 87 | ||
61 | Gordon Macdonald | 86 | 86 | ||
62 | Duane Dredge | 45 | 40 | 85 | |
63 | Shane Anderson | 45 | 40 | 85 | |
64 | Terry Allwood | 85 | 85 | ||
65 | Steve Kanowski | 82 | 82 | ||
66 | Baden Sparrow | 80 | 80 | ||
67 | Ethan Best | 73 | 73 | ||
68 | Jamie Douglas | 72 | 72 | ||
69 | Peter Jung | 69 | 69 | ||
70 | Kevin Hulse | 64 | 64 | ||
71 | Ray Wessels | 62 | 62 | ||
72 | Chris Jowett | 58 | 58 | ||
73 | Chris Eldred | 57 | 57 | ||
74 | Kyle Hansen | 55 | 55 | ||
75 | Rob Buckle | 45 | 45 | ||
76 | Stephen Town | 45 | 45 | ||
77 | Steve Oster | 45 | 45 | ||
78 | Adam Lynch | 40 | 40 | ||
79 | Adam Sulcs | 40 | 40 | ||
80 | Adrian Forrest | 40 | 40 | ||
81 | David Lange | 40 | 40 | ||
82 | Gary Leather | 40 | 40 | ||
83 | Glen Mohr | 40 | 40 | ||
84 | Jami Kanowski | 40 | 40 | ||
85 | Jarrad Barkley | 40 | 40 | ||
86 | Ken Berry | 40 | 40 | ||
87 | Ken Best | 40 | 40 | ||
88 | Nicholas Willet | 40 | 40 | ||
89 | Peter Hansen | 40 | 40 | ||
90 | Peter May | 40 | 40 | ||
91 | Peter Thomson | 40 | 40 | ||
92 | Sam Woo | 40 | 40 | ||
93 | Shane Leather | 40 | 40 | ||
94 | Steve Bechly | 40 | 40 | ||
95 | Stewart Dowie-Bridges | 40 | 40 |
Place | Team | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
1 | Shimano/Etec | Jason Wilhelm | Alan McNamara | 92 | 99 | 99 | 290 |
2 | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Mike Connolly | Kerry Symes | 93 | 93 | 100 | 286 |
3 | Fish Catching Machines | John Schwerin | Jake Schwerin | 95 | 98 | 90 | 283 |
4 | Shimano/Millerods | Cy Taylor | Kerrin Taylor | 98 | 84 | 98 | 280 |
5 | JT Reel Repairs | Daniel Grech | Jon Millard | 100 | 100 | 77 | 277 |
6 | Berkley/Nitro R&D | Matt Fraser | Ian Baker | 94 | 86 | 95 | 275 |
7 | Reidy’s Lures | Scott McAuley | Peter Price | 87 | 89 | 96 | 272 |
8 | Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits | Carl Jocumsen | Ian Miller | 90 | 85 | 94 | 269 |
9 | Gamakatsu/Mako | Dean Silvester | Phill Lyons | 96 | 95 | 76 | 267 |
10 | Halco | Jason Ehrlich | Tim Carter | 88 | 94 | 85 | 267 |
11 | Berkley | Trevor Burgess | Chris Nagiello | 85 | 83 | 97 | 265 |
12 | Creek 2 Coast Rapala | Craig Griffiths | Justen Bradford | 82 | 92 | 84 | 258 |
13 | Gin Gin Hotel | Rob Wood | Ben Durkin | 91 | 79 | 88 | 258 |
14 | Bass Bounty | Dave Reynolds | Adam Byers | 83 | 90 | 83 | 256 |
15 | Gulpin Xraps | Willem Reichard | Jason Crofts | 99 | 87 | 70 | 256 |
16 | Bundyites | Rick Napier | Ian Napier | 78 | 80 | 93 | 251 |
17 | Evakool | Matthew Mott | Paul Cooper | 86 | 81 | 80 | 247 |
18 | Rum Pigs | Trevor Cassidy | Shane Sanderson | 81 | 96 | 68 | 245 |
19 | McBarra | Les Reibelt | Aaron Mogg | 74 | 88 | 82 | 244 |
20 | We’re On | Jason Sutton | Matthew Murray | 69 | 97 | 78 | 244 |
21 | Team Engel | Jarrod Dalton | Patrick Morgan | 97 | 91 | 55 | 243 |
22 | Shitty Tinny | Karl Rembacher | Jason Sizeland | 89 | 76 | 73 | 238 |
23 | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Elaine Sanderson | Katie Sanderson | 71 | 75 | 91 | 237 |
24 | Team Tennessee | John Brider | Ken Brider | 70 | 77 | 69 | 216 |
25 | Licked | Sam Haig | Steve Thomhill | 77 | 82 | 55 | 214 |
26 | QFM 1 | Peter Morgan | Mike North | 79 | 78 | 55 | 212 |
27 | QFM 2 | Gary Boyd | Kurt Hutchby | 73 | 72 | 66 | 211 |
28 | Barramundi Adventures | Robert Brady | Michael Murray | 84 | 73 | 157 | |
29 | Oliver Beer | Quintin Maclean | John Kay | 80 | 74 | 154 | |
30 | Bundy Barra Bandits | Shane Anderson | Duane Dredge | 75 | 55 | 130 | |
31 | Tackle Warehouse | Gordon Macdonald | Ray Wessels | 92 | 92 | ||
32 | Halco 2 | Peter Bayliss | Adam Lynch | 89 | 89 | ||
33 | Ecogear | Gavin Dunne | David Lange | 87 | 87 | ||
34 | Angler Rods | Baden Sparrow | Chris Eldred | 86 | 86 | ||
35 | Egrell Rod Designs | Steve Bechly | Terry Allwood | 81 | 81 | ||
36 | Rivercity Outboards | Steve Kanowski | Glen Mohr | 79 | 79 | ||
37 | Soko Kitchens | Steve Oster | Chris Jowett | 76 | 76 | ||
38 | Bite Me | Ken Best | Ethan Best | 75 | 75 | ||
39 | Platypus Fishing Lines | Jamie Douglas | Nicholas Willet | 74 | 74 | ||
40 | Rob & Steve | Stephen Town | Rob Buckle | 72 | 72 | ||
41 | TT Lures | Peter Jung | Stewart Dowie-Bridges | 72 | 72 | ||
42 | Barramundi Tom | Kevin Hulse | Adam Sulcs | 71 | 71 | ||
43 | Fishin’ Buddies | Peter Hansen | Kyle Hansen | 67 | 67 | ||
44 | Barrad Up | Ken Berry | Adrian Forrest | 55 | 55 | ||
45 | Clubman Sportsware | Jarrad Barkley | Sam Woo | 55 | 55 | ||
46 | Grasshopper Legs | Jami Kanowski | Peter Thomson | 55 | 55 | ||
47 | TackleWorld Bundaberg | Gary Leather | Shane Leather | 55 | 55 |
Berkley Lake Awoonga 2 Day Evening Event
Jason Wilhelm, operator of Barra Madness charters, has taken out the Berkley Lake Awoonga 2-day evening event. Catching his limit each day Wilhelm’s 10/10, 1010cm total not only secured the tournament victory but also set a new 10 fish record for ABT BARRA events. This event also set a new record for the most barra caught in a tournament at Lake Awoonga (229 fish) and overall length in an ABT tournament (21993 cm).
Taking out his third ever ABT BARRA event, Wilhelm (Team Shimano/Etec) fished the same location on both days, a point with a weedy edge near Pelican Bay. Anchoring approximately 50 meters off the point in 18 feet of water, Wilhelm cast to a weedy edge that dropped into 12 feet. Counting down the plastic till it reached the required depth, Wilhelm was able to effectively target the bites on offer.
“Using my Lowrance HDS Structure Scan I was able to identify fish and the level where they holding. The lure used was a 130mm Squidgy Slick Rig in black/gold rigged on a TT jighead. The lure had been modified with a treble stinger, sonics and other adaptations that change the characteristics of vibration. The team spent a lot of time getting the lures ready. When your lure is the key, modifications are necessary to perform to the level required”
“The key to getting the bites was mixing up the retrieve. Constantly adapting the retrieve with variations until we keyed into the bites was important. It wasn’t just about repetition.”
On day 1 Wilhelm landed eight fish to comfortably fill his tournament limit with 5/5, 523cm. “I had my first two fish in the first hour”, explains Wilhelm. Finding the fish receptive Wilhelm continued to catch fish throughout the session with the smallest in his limit reaching 95cm. Even losing a 120cm plus fish at the side of the boat didn’t faze him. “Previously a loss of a fish like that in a tournament may have rattled me. But the experience of guiding and being involved in tournaments since their inception has allowed me to keep a positive mindset regardless of the conditions or variables outside my control”.
Day 2 saw Wilhelm confidently head out to his position. “Having over five meters on the board and knowing the fish were still biting had me confident heading out. If you can post over five meters of fish each day you are giving yourself every opportunity of taking out the tournament”.
Even when the wind changed from a NW to SE direction Wilhelm adapted to the conditions. “The wind change caused us to blow off our mark. The anchor I use is reasonably large and heavy for this reason. Still we had trouble at times securing our position”. Once anchored up though, the bites continued to come for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm built on his first day total with a further eight fish on day two. Wilhelm’s 5/5 , 487cm together with his first day results saw him secure victory by 16cm from his nearest competitor. “I am excited to secure the win against some of the best tournament competitors going around. To set a new 10 fish record is special and something I will remember for a long time. Thanking all his sponsors for their support, Wilhelm proved to be a worthy victor over the two days of the tournament.
Wilhelm’s outfit consisted of a 7″ Shimano T Curve Snapper spin rod teamed with a Shimano Stella 4000 reel spooled with 30lb Shimano Power Pro braid and 100lb Black Magic Supple Trace leader. “The Power Pro provides amazing strength and usability. Barramundi are not leader shy so going to 100lb provides extra protection against being rubbed off. All leader lengths are 1m or less and are secured with a slim beauty knot”.
Securing second position with 10/10, 994cm was Jake Schwerin of team Fish Catching Machines. Fishing the same location for both days of the tournament, a weedy edge at Gold Mine Point, Schwerin fell just shy of taking out the tournament. With only two anglers catching their limit each day, Schwerin proved to be in top form throughout the competition.
“The location at Gold Mine Point had nearby deep water and broken clumps of weed. During the day we would fish in around 14 feet of water. Come evening we would move into around 9 feet around 25-30 meters from the weed”.
Catching 7 fish on the first day for a 5/5, 506cm limit, Schwerin only trailed the leader by 17cm. With three fish in his limit over the magic one meter mark, the only question was whether his location would hold up over the two days?
“The bite time was spread out throughout the session. With deep water access and scattered weed, the location provided some great territory for fish. During the day the fish would stay in deeper water. When the bite shut down we would gradually move into shallower water until at around 8pm we would be sitting pretty tight to the weed”.
“Heading out for the second session I was nervous. I had m first fish early but then it went quiet. It wasn’t till around 6.30pm that bites began again, and fortunately I found the remainder of my limit. The last fish came with 25 minutes left in the session. The relief was enormous when I knew I had my limit”.
The lure of choice was the 130mm Squidgy Slick Rig in black/gold. The lure was boiled to promote vibration and the tail was spiked in chartreuse dye. Slow rolling the lure proved to be the most effective retrieve, although we experimented with some success throughout the two days. Sometimes my retrieval ratio would get the bites, other times it would be slower. We worked together to maintain the optimum retrieve speed”.
“The wind was generally blowing onto the point we were targeting. In patches this would turn the water dirty. We chose not to anchor for the tournament, instead doing wind drifts and using the electric to maintain distance from the bank. We would drift for 150m then motor back to our start position before starting the drift again”.
Schwerin’s 5/5, 488cm day 2 limit saw him almost take victory. “I was pleased with the result. To secure my limit each day was great. Each day my goal was to go out there and just fish to get my limit. Against a quality field I was very happy to secure a good finish”.
Schwerin’s outfit consisted of a G Loomis Forcelite rod 12-20lb 6″3’teamed with a 6.3:1 Daiwa Zillion reel spooled with 45lb Saltwater PE braid and 80lb Penn 10X leader. “I was using around a rod length of leader that was progressively trimmed as it became roughed up. Eventually I only had a foot of leader but the bites were still coming”, explains Schwerin.
The tournaments biggest barramundi went to Sam Haig with a 121cm fish caught on day two. Caught at Rabbit Point around 8.30pm, the fish fell to a 5″ Berkley mullet in black/clear modified with a stinger hook.
“We were anchored in around 30 feet of water casting back into 12-14 feet. I was casting the lure tight to the weed, ripping it out and letting it drop down the weed face. The take was just a gentle tap. I set the hooks and the barra went deep. It took around 6-7 minutes to get the fish to the side of the boat. When it came up the stinger had it pinned in the top lip. It was my first fish over a meter and a great result”.
The Daiwa BARRA Tour now moves to the final event, the 2 day Halco Lake Monduran afternoon event, Dec 4th-5th. For further information on the Daiwa Barramundi Tour check out www.australianbarra.com.au or contact ABT on (07) 3387 0888 (B/H).
Place | Angler | Team | Status | F1 | L1 | F2 | L2 | TF | TL | Cash | Prizes |
1 | Jason Wilhelm | Shimano/Etec | Standard | 5 | 523 | 5 | 487 | 10 | 1010 | $1,200 | Daiwa Heartland rod & reel Prize Pack |
2 | Jake Schwerin | Fish Catching Machines | Standard | 5 | 506 | 5 | 488 | 10 | 994 | $800 | Millerod Boof Stik rod, Tica Caman & Prize Pack |
3 | Matthew Murray | We’re On | Standard | 4 | 358 | 5 | 527 | 9 | 885 | $500 | Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack |
4 | Daniel Grech | JT Reel Repairs | Pro | 4 | 377 | 5 | 489 | 9 | 866 | $400 + $180 Pro | Blue Acres Lamiglas rod & Prize Pack |
5 | Dean Silvester | Gamakatsu/Mako | Standard | 5 | 534 | 3 | 302 | 8 | 836 | $300 | Strikeback lure retriever, Texas Tackle split ring pliers, Hellfish shirt & Prize Pack |
6 | Jon Millard | JT Reel Repairs | Pro | 5 | 476 | 3 | 294 | 8 | 770 | $200 + $180 Pro | Boga Grips, Hellfish Shirt & Prize Pack |
7 | Mike Connolly | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Standard | 4 | 388 | 4 | 366 | 8 | 754 | TT Prize Pack | |
8 | Dave Reynolds | Bass Bounty | Standard | 5 | 456 | 3 | 290 | 8 | 746 | TT Prize Pack | |
9 | Craig Griffiths | Creek 2 Coast Rapala | Standard | 4 | 348 | 4 | 368 | 8 | 716 | TT Prize Pack | |
10 | Les Reibelt | McBarra | Standard | 4 | 370 | 4 | 341 | 8 | 711 | Spotters Prize Pack | |
11 | Tim Carter | Halco | Standard | 4 | 404 | 3 | 263 | 7 | 667 | Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack | |
12 | Shane Sanderson | Rum Pigs | Standard | 5 | 440 | 2 | 210 | 7 | 650 | Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack | |
13 | Jarrod Dalton | Team Engel | Standard | 4 | 433 | 2 | 181 | 6 | 614 | Berkley Tacklebag & Prize Pack | |
14 | Alan McNamara | Shimano/Etec | Standard | 5 | 524 | 1 | 89 | 6 | 613 | Engel Prize Pack | |
15 | Trevor Cassidy | Rum Pigs | Standard | 2 | 196 | 4 | 415 | 6 | 611 | Engel Prize Pack | |
16 | Jason Sutton | We’re On | Standard | 3 | 278 | 3 | 261 | 6 | 539 | ||
17 | John Schwerin | Fish Catching Machines | Standard | 5 | 511 | 5 | 511 | ||||
18 | Jason Crofts | Gulpin Xraps | Standard | 5 | 496 | 5 | 496 | ||||
19 | Sam Haig | Licked | Standard | 3 | 264 | 2 | 215 | 5 | 479 | Big Barra Prize (121cm) | |
20 | Matthew Mott | Evakool | Standard | 5 | 470 | 5 | 470 | ||||
21 | Jason Ehrlich | Halco | Standard | 3 | 259 | 2 | 184 | 5 | 443 | ||
22 | Chris Nagiello | Berkley | Standard | 3 | 301 | 1 | 110 | 4 | 411 | ||
23 | Carl Jocumsen | Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits | Standard | 4 | 409 | 4 | 409 | ||||
24 | Rick Napier | Bundyites | Standard | 3 | 279 | 1 | 117 | 4 | 396 | ||
25 | Peter Price | Reidy’s Lures | Standard | 1 | 80 | 3 | 308 | 4 | 388 | ||
26 | Matt Fraser | Berkley/Nitro R&D | Standard | 1 | 109 | 3 | 278 | 4 | 387 | ||
27 | Kerrin Taylor | Shimano/Millerods | Pro | 3 | 290 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 382 | ||
28 | Ben Durkin | Gin Gin Hotel | Standard | 1 | 75 | 3 | 296 | 4 | 371 | ||
29 | Phill Lyons | Gamakatsu/Mako | Standard | 3 | 280 | 1 | 87 | 4 | 367 | ||
30 | Scott McAuley | Reidy’s Lures | Standard | 1 | 90 | 3 | 255 | 4 | 345 | ||
31 | Kerry Symes | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Standard | 3 | 328 | 3 | 328 | ||||
32 | Ian Baker | Berkley/Nitro R&D | Standard | 2 | 198 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 288 | ||
33 | Cy Taylor | Shimano/Millerods | Pro | 1 | 99 | 2 | 183 | 3 | 282 | ||
34 | Justen Bradford | Creek 2 Coast Rapala | Standard | 2 | 176 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 267 | ||
35 | Ian Miller | Millerods/Fisn ‘N’ Bits | Standard | 1 | 90 | 2 | 171 | 3 | 261 | ||
36 | Trevor Burgess | Berkley | Standard | 2 | 217 | 2 | 217 | ||||
37 | John Brider | Team Tennessee | Standard | 1 | 101 | 1 | 105 | 2 | 206 | ||
38 | Patrick Morgan | Team Engel | Standard | 2 | 193 | 2 | 193 | ||||
39 | Mike North | QFM 1 | Standard | 2 | 192 | 2 | 192 | ||||
40 | Willem Reichard | Gulpin Xraps | Standard | 1 | 92 | 1 | 97 | 2 | 189 | ||
41 | Elaine Sanderson | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Standard | 1 | 89 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 189 | ||
42 | Jason Sizeland | Shitty Tinny | Standard | 1 | 86 | 1 | 97 | 2 | 183 | ||
43 | Peter Morgan | QFM 1 | Standard | 2 | 167 | 2 | 167 | ||||
44 | Karl Rembacher | Shitty Tinny | Standard | 1 | 115 | 1 | 115 | ||||
45 | Ken Brider | Team Tennessee | Standard | 1 | 106 | 1 | 106 | ||||
46 | Rob Wood | Gin Gin Hotel | Standard | 1 | 96 | 1 | 96 | ||||
47 | Ian Napier | Bundyites | Standard | 1 | 95 | 1 | 95 | ||||
48 | Paul Cooper | Evakool | Standard | 1 | 94 | 1 | 94 | ||||
49 | Steve Thornhill | Licked | Standard | 1 | 94 | 1 | 94 | ||||
50 | John Kay | Oliver Beer | Standard | 1 | 93 | 1 | 93 | ||||
51 | Robert Brady | Barramundi Adventures | Standard | 1 | 92 | 1 | 92 | ||||
52 | Quintin Maclean | Oliver Beer | Standard | 1 | 90 | 1 | 90 | ||||
53 | Katie Sanderson | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Standard | 1 | 89 | 1 | 89 | ||||
54 | Kurt Hutchby | QFM 2 | Standard | 1 | 79 | 1 | 79 | ||||
55 | Michael Murray | Barramundi Adventures | Standard | 1 | 76 | 1 | 76 | ||||
56 | Gary Boyd | QFM 2 | Standard | 1 | 75 | 1 | 75 | ||||
57 | Adam Byers | Bass Bounty | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
57 | Aaron Mogg | McBarra | Standard | 0 | 0 | ||||||
125 | 11941 | 104 | 10052 | 229 | 21993 | ||||||
96.039 |
Place | Team | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | D1 | D2 | Total |
1 | JT Reel Repairs | Daniel Grech | Jon Millard | 853 | 783 | 1636 |
2 | Shimano/Etec | Jason Wilhelm | Alan McNamara | 1047 | 576 | 1623 |
3 | Fish Catching Machines | John Schwerin | Jake Schwerin | 506 | 999 | 1505 |
4 | We’re On | Jason Sutton | Matthew Murray | 636 | 788 | 1424 |
5 | Rum Pigs | Trevor Cassidy | Shane Sanderson | 636 | 625 | 1261 |
6 | Gamakatsu/Mako | Dean Silvester | Phill Lyons | 814 | 389 | 1203 |
7 | Halco | Jason Ehrlich | Tim Carter | 663 | 447 | 1110 |
8 | Evinrude E-TEC HO | Mike Connolly | Kerry Symes | 716 | 366 | 1082 |
9 | Creek 2 Coast Rapala | Craig Griffiths | Justen Bradford | 524 | 459 | 983 |
10 | Team Engel | Jarrod Dalton | Patrick Morgan | 433 | 374 | 807 |
11 | Bass Bounty | Dave Reynolds | Adam Byers | 456 | 290 | 746 |
12 | Reidy’s Lures | Scott McAuley | Peter Price | 170 | 563 | 733 |
13 | McBarra | Les Reibelt | Aaron Mogg | 370 | 341 | 711 |
14 | Gulpin Xraps | Willem Reichard | Jason Crofts | 588 | 97 | 685 |
15 | Berkley/Nitro R&D | Matt Fraser | Ian Baker | 307 | 368 | 675 |
16 | Millerods/Fish ‘N’ Bits | Carl Jocumsen | Ian Miller | 90 | 580 | 670 |
17 | Shimano/Millerods | Cy Taylor | Kerrin Taylor | 389 | 275 | 664 |
18 | Berkley | Trevor Burgess | Chris Nagiello | 301 | 327 | 628 |
19 | Licked | Sam Haig | Steve Thornhill | 264 | 309 | 573 |
20 | Evakool | Matthew Mott | Paul Cooper | 564 | 564 | |
21 | Bundyites | Rick Napier | Ian Napier | 374 | 117 | 491 |
22 | Gin Gin Hotel | Rob Wood | Ben Durkin | 171 | 296 | 467 |
23 | QFM 1 | Peter Morgan | Mike North | 359 | 359 | |
24 | Team Tennessee | John Brider | Ken Brider | 101 | 211 | 312 |
25 | Shitty Tinny | Karl Rembacher | Jason Sizeland | 201 | 97 | 298 |
26 | Tackle Warehouse Ladies | Elaine Sanderson | Katie Sanderson | 178 | 100 | 278 |
27 | Oliver Beer | Quintin Maclean | John Kay | 183 | 183 | |
28 | Barramundi Adventures | Robert Brady | Michael Murray | 76 | 92 | 168 |
29 | QFM 2 | Gary Boyd | Kurt Hutchby | 154 | 154 |