Berkley Teemburra Evening Event – Final Results and Story

With a tough bite greeting anglers at the second round of the 2011 Daiwa Barra Tour, the word on the street was that it would only take the conversion of a handful of bites to take the win. Click through for full results.
Yet again it was the anglers from the Rapala Street team who secured the win, albeit this time it was Gin Gin Hotel owner Rob Wood who excelled in the difficult conditions with three from ten for 242 cm.

Woods gear consisted of a G.Loomis Spin Rod matched with a Stella 4000 reel rigged with 30lb Suffix 832 and 80 lb Suffix leader. The key lure was the ever-popular black gold Slick rig, rigged on an area 51 jig head. Woods did some minor modifications to both products, using a lighter gage treble for his stinger and thinning out the tail wrist of the lure, enabling it to work at slower speeds.

Wood targeted fish hanging off weed points on the tree line close to the main basin. The technique involved casting past the weed points and retrieving using a painfully slow roll back to the boat. “We had such a short bite period it was really key for us to convert the bites we got and the area 51 jig heads helped me maintain my confidence that I could make the bites stick”, Woods explained.

Taking second place was Townsville local, Nathan Chapman with two from ten fish for 137cm. Chapman constantly moved during the sessions, casting his 4’ Berkley paddle tail in white/green with hand painted stripes onto the lily pads. Once the lure had settled Chapman would pull it off and allow it to fall down the face of the structure before slow rolling it back to the boat. “The trick was to use a weedless Texas rig, to avoid snagging on the lily pads and to get the most out of every cast”. The tournament equipment used to extract his fish was the Abu Garcia Zabui rod matched with a Daiwa Type R Zillion reel spooled with 30 lb fins braid and 60 lb leader.

Taking out big barra and overall third place was Jon Millard, with a quality 91 cm fish. Using his ACM custom rod and Slick rig/Area 51 Jig head combo, the Townsville barra fanatic targeted weed islands in and around the main basin. Millard would cast past the weed island and sink the lure down using a twitch and roll retrieve back to the boat. With two competitive rounds in the northern leg of the tour Millard is looking to continue his good form heading into the southern rounds, and hopes to step up onto the top step of the podium.

Taking the win for the event, secured the 2011 Northern Barra Angler of the Year for Rob Wood, relegating fellow Rapala stable mate Jon Millard to second place on a count back. The AOY title tops of what has been a stellar year of fishing for him and his fellow Rapala teammates. “We have all had such a great year of learning and growth as anglers” explained Woods, “One of the keys to our success has been the use of our Hummingbird side scan, when you pull up on spot and you can see barra moving through it really gives you the confidence that the fish are there and you just need to keep casting.”

The Rapala Street team, has been a force on the northern leg of the tour with the team taking 2 from 2 wins, and with fellow Rapala team mates (Rapala/AMC rods) not far off the pace, the guys have converted the long hours of work spent on the water into consistent tournament results. The 2011 Daiwa BARRA Tour now heads to the first ever Boater/Non-Boater event format on the famed Awoonga Dam. Will the tough barra bite heat up or will it be another challenging event for the anglers. Only time will tell…    

Place Angler Status F1  L1 F2 L2 TF TL Cash Prizes
1 Rob Wood   3 242     3 242 $850 Daiwa Prize Pack
2 Nathan Chapman   1 58 1 79 2 137 $550 Prize Pack
3 Jon Millard       1 91 1 91 $320 Prize Pack & Big Barra (91cm) prize – Spotters sunglasses
4 Kerrin Taylor PRO 1 88     1 88   Prize Pack
5 Keith Stanford   1 85     1 85   Prize Pack
6 Zac McFarlane   1 85     1 85   Prize Pack
7 Simon Black       1 85 1 85   Prize Pack
8 Glen Smith       1 83 1 83   Prize Pack
9 Daniel Grech   1 82     1 82   Prize Pack
10 Matt McAthur       1 82 1 82   Prize Pack
11 Jason Crofts   1 80     1 80    
12 Phil Lyons   1 80     1 80    
13 Cy Taylor PRO     1 80 1 80    
14 Michael Weick   1 56     1 56    
15 Alan McNamara                  
16 Andrew Black                  
17 Beau Jarvis  PRO                
18 Brendan Barnett                  
19 Craig Griffiths                  
20 Craig Jarvis  PRO                
21 Darren Corr                  
22 Drew Chapman                  
23 Elaine Sanderson                  
24 Geoff Newby                  
25 Jarrod Dalton                   
26 Jason Wilhelm                  
27 John Trigg                  
28 Katie Sanderson                  
29 Mat McFarlane                  
30 Patrick Morgan                   
31 Paul Stevenson                  
32 Peter Price                  
33 Spencer Troxell                  
34 Tamara Stanhope                  
              17 1356    
                Ave: 79.76    

 

Place Team Angler 1 Angler 2 S1 S2 Total
1 Rapala Street Team  Rob Wood Craig Griffiths 242   242
2 Rapala-ACM Rods Daniel Grech Jon Millard 82 91 173
3 Hobie Fishing Cy Taylor Kerrin Taylor 88 80 168
4 Barra Fever Glen Smith Keith Stanford 85 83 168
5 DDC Nathan Chapman Drew Chapman 58 79 137
6 Mac-A-Tack Mat McFarlane Zac McFarlane 85   85
7 I’m On Lures Simon Black Andrew Black   85 85
8 McArthur Customs Matt McAthur Spencer Troxell   82 82
9 The Likely Lads Phil Lyons Geoff Newby 80   80
10 Team Reidy’s Lures/Lowrance Peter Price Jason Crofts 80   80
11 Tree Huggers Michael Weick Brendan Barnett 56   56
12 Sebile Jarrod Dalton  Patrick Morgan       
13 Sebile 2 Craig Jarvis  Beau Jarvis       
14 Shimano / E-Tec Alan McNamara Jason Wilhelm      
15 J T Reel Repairs John Trigg Paul Stevenson      
16 Tacklewarehouse Ladies Elaine Sanderson Katie Sanderson      
17 Blown Income Darren Corr Tamara Stanhope