Shimano Lake Tinaroo Evening Event

28 anglers gathered at Tinaroo Holiday Park cursing the weather gods for the final event of the 2006 Daiwa BARRA Tour, the Shimano Lake Tinaroo 2-day Evening Event.
28 anglers gathered at Tinaroo Holiday Park cursing the weather gods for the final event of the 2006 Daiwa BARRA Tour, the Shimano Lake Tinaroo 2-day Evening Event.

Coming off an impressive win at Peter Faust, there was a lot of talk about the Taylor boys. They backed it up well, blitzing the Teams category for Millerods/Shimano with a total of 12 barramundi for 892cm, 611cm clear of the next team.

1st place winning a cheque for $600, a Millerod Camofish Barra Hi-Roller rod and Shimano Cruxis 200 reel was Kerrin Taylor wth 6/10, 448cm. Followed closely in second place winning $500, a Diawa Team Advantage rod, Daiwa Millionaire SW203 reel and TD sensor braid was Cy Taylor with 6/10, 444cm. Third (Ben Leighton 2/10, 215cm), fourth (Warren Adams 1/10, 116cm), fifth (Neville Gannon 1/10, 116cm) taking out the remaing places winning cash and prizes including G.Loomis, Angler and Ian Miller Raider Barra Mauler rods.

The Go-So Big Barra was a tie with Warren Adams and Neville Gannon both boating 116cm specimens. The Shimano Bonus prize including a Barra Mauler rod and Shimano Curado 200 DPV reel, however went to Adams who remembered to include the Shimano Calcutta reel he caught the barramundi on, in the photo.

Gannon explained he caught his fish in the second session using a Rapala X-Rap in silver colour, working it parallel to the weedbeds, using a hard erratic jerking retrieve. Adams, a repeat Big Barra winner from last year, caught his barra in the first session in the same spot as last year, a clearing area out from the timber. Working on the presumption that the fish do laps around and must visit the area as they come out from the timber, he ripped his modified 8ft Killalure Barra Bait painted white to once again tempt that large fish.

“I had only painted the lure white that morning and it still smelt of paint, not that it mattered to the barra” he joked.

The overall accolades went to the Shimano/Millerods team, impressing many locals and anglers with their performance. Choosing to anchor and fish a bay in 1 to 3 metres of water with a horizontal laydown under the water. This spot appealed to them as the wind was blowing in to the back of the bay and the water temperature was slightly warmer.

Casting their modified 100mm Squidgy Slick Rigs with rear trebles far into the rear of the bay and slow rolling it parallel to the underwater timber, many of their hits came quickly as they wound in the slack line and began to work the lure.

Pulling the aggressive fish from the snags proved to be difficult, losing 3 fish on the first session and 5 in the second.

“We would always get a bit of leader back when we lost a fish, meaning at least our knots were holding” the boys explained.

A $150 stocking donation went to the Tablelands Fish Stocking Association, a contribution for the future of the lake.

With the Northern leg of the Daiwa BARRA tour now complete, the Northern Angler of the Year Title went to Kerrin Taylor (282/300). The Northern Team of the Year also went to the Shimano/Millerods team (286/300). Putting them in a great position for the AOY, with the Southern leg still to be completed.

If you would like to join in the fun for either the remainder of the 2006 Daiwa BARRA Tour or want to start planning for next year, check out all the info at www.australianbarra.com.au.


Place Team Angler F1 L1 F2 L2 TF TL
1 Millerods-Shimano Kerrin Taylor 5 363 1 85 6 448
2 Millerods-Shimano Cy Taylor 5 358 1 86 6 444
3 Black Cans Ben Leighton 2 215 2 215
4 Quay Marine Warren Adams 1 116 1 116
5 Eyes and Ears Neville Gannon 1 116 1 116
6 Team Triumph Dan Bowater 1 70 1 70
7 Black Cans Ian Leighton 1 66 1 66
8 Ando Sportsfish Danny Anderson 1 65 1 65
9 The B-52’s David Milson 1 58 1 58
10 The B-52’s Jeff Reid 0 0
10 Isa Strike Zone Mark Mercy 0 0
10 Isa Strike Zone Reuben Taylor 0 0
10 The Hiltons Allan Craperi 0 0
10 The Hiltons Joseph Wiliams 0 0
10 Ocean Blue Vince Cassaniti 0 0
10 Ocean Blue Boyd Hamlyn 0 0
10 Snag Rats Trevor Spry 0 0
10 Snag Rats Gavin Comino 0 0
10 Delishus Fishus James Coate 0 0
10 Delishus Fishus Bruce Kuhn 0 0
10 Eyes and Ears Warren Mulla 0 0
10 Team Triumph Theo Davis 0 0
10 Quay Marine Dave Powell 0 0
10 Fatman and Ribbon Scott McAuley 0 0
10 Fatman and Ribbon Jason Muller 0 0
10 Ando Sportsfish Coota Stevens 0 0
10 Northern Angler Glenn Campbell 0 0
10 Northern Angler Jack Campbell 0 0
16 1241 4 357 20 1598
Avg 77.5625 Avg 89.25 Avg 79.9


Place Team Angler F1 L1 F2 L2 TF TL
1 Millerods-Shimano Kerrin Taylor 5 363 1 85 6 448
2 Millerods-Shimano Cy Taylor 5 358 1 86 6 444
3 Black Cans Ben Leighton 2 215 2 215
4 Quay Marine Warren Adams 1 116 1 116
5 Eyes and Ears Neville Gannon 1 116 1 116
6 Team Triumph Dan Bowater 1 70 1 70
7 Black Cans Ian Leighton 1 66 1 66
8 Ando Sportsfish Danny Anderson 1 65 1 65
9 The B-52’s David Milson 1 58 1 58
10 The B-52’s Jeff Reid 0 0
10 Isa Strike Zone Mark Mercy 0 0
10 Isa Strike Zone Reuben Taylor 0 0
10 The Hiltons Allan Craperi 0 0
10 The Hiltons Joseph Wiliams 0 0
10 Ocean Blue Vince Cassaniti 0 0
10 Ocean Blue Boyd Hamlyn 0 0
10 Snag Rats Trevor Spry 0 0
10 Snag Rats Gavin Comino 0 0
10 Delishus Fishus James Coate 0 0
10 Delishus Fishus Bruce Kuhn 0 0
10 Eyes and Ears Warren Mulla 0 0
10 Team Triumph Theo Davis 0 0
10 Quay Marine Dave Powell 0 0
10 Fatman and Ribbon Scott McAuley 0 0
10 Fatman and Ribbon Jason Muller 0 0
10 Ando Sportsfish Coota Stevens 0 0
10 Northern Angler Glenn Campbell 0 0
10 Northern Angler Jack Campbell 0 0
16 1241 4 357 20 1598
Avg 77.5625 Avg 89.25 Avg 79.9