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Shimano Peter Faust 2-Day Morning Event- Results & Story
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tough and frustrating fishing for the 28 gathered teams at the Shimano Peter
Faust 2-Day Morning Event, 18/19th November.
While hot conditions
and light winds provided seemingly ideal conditions, inactive and a hard to
define bite pattern saw only 53 fish grace the competitors' Shimano Brag Mats for
the 14 hours of angling.
Leading the charge and adding another 1-2 finish to their
growing tournament resume was Kerrin (7/10, 461cm) and Cy Taylor (5/10, 346cm)
who saved their best to last, delivering a full five fish limit catch card to
the score tent on the second and final morning of competition. - The only anglers to catch their limit for the tournament the
pair fished a previously undiscovered location, unearthing a weed lined point
that extended out into one of Faust's many hidden timber laden bays.
"It was a new spot that we found, and it had all the
ingredients for success, weed, timber, bait and most importantly active fish",
explained Kerrin.
With about three metres of water covering the point the pair
bunkered down for the session, tieing off on a series of trees and working the
area over with Squidgy Slick Rigs.
"We down sized from a 110 to a 100 Slick Rigs and alternated
between retrieves before we cracked the pattern and found the one that worked",
explained Cy.
The gun approach proved to be one of the simplest and
easiest to apply, casting the Slick Rig tight to the weed edge and slow rolling
it back to the boat. The lure itself wasn't as clear cut, with the True Blue
coloured soft plastic modified with the addition of a single treble-armed
stinger hook.
When quizzed post victory on their choice and use of the
lure the boys were forthcoming with their train of thought.
"We fished a 110 Slick Rig on day one and while we got a lot
of hits we couldn't managed to get the fish to take the lure well enough to get
the hook-ups and the fish in the boat", explained Kerrin.
"So we down sized to the smaller 100 on day two and started catching
fish", added Cy.
The tackle used by the AFC angling pair included a 6'4"
Millerods Hi Roller rod, Shimano Calais DC reel, spooled with 20lb Fins line,
and 80lb Black Magic leader.
With the northern leg of the Daiwa BARRA Tour now complete
the pair are on a high and feeling confident heading into the three southern
events, especially following a successful AFC campaign on the two southern
waterways only a month prior.
"We spent quite a bit of time fishing Awoonga and Monduran
and feel we have good insight into what might be in store for us when we hit
the two dams. So hopefully we can hit the ground running and continue the good
form we had at Faust", explained the barra brothers.
The Daiwa Big Barra title as expected when the tour travels
to Faust eclipse the magic metre mark, with Bowen angler Michael Myers claiming
the prize with his 120cm specimen.
"I picked up the fish just after 7am when it ate a Squidgy
110 Slick Rig in about 90 feet of water", explained Myers.
The capture was text book, with Myers sounding the fish in
deep water then dropping the plastic down to it, where it surprisingly ate it.
"There were plenty of suspended fish near the dam wall, all
of them, bar this one showed no interest in what we had to offer", added Myers.
The prize winning fish took the lure about six feet from the
surface, intercepting the lure as it free fell towards the bottom.
"The fish were suspended about 20 feet down and this guy
must have followed the lure to the surface on a previous retrieve and had been
sitting their waiting for it to come by again", explained Myers.
The next round of the Daiwa BARRA Tour sees the series
travel south to Lake
Awoonga for the Squidgies
Awoonga Night Championship, 22/23rd November.
For more information
or to enter, contact Marcel from ABT on 0427 32 64 64, or attended the 2.30pm
tournament briefing on the Awoonga foreshore near the ranger's hut Saturday 22nd November.
| Place | Angler | F1 | L1 | F2 | L2 | TF | TL | Payout |
| 1 | Kerrin Taylor | 2 | 122 | 5 | 339 | 7 | 461 | $1,200, Blue Acres Lamiglass rod, Shimano Curado reel, & Prize Pack |
| 2 | Cy Taylor | 5 | 346 | 5 | 346 | $650, Shimano Fireblood rod, Shimano Saragosa reel, & Prize Pack | ||
| 3 | Jason Crofts | 2 | 107 | 4 | 201 | 6 | 308 | $450, G.Loomis rod, Shimano Saragosa reel, & Prize Pack |
| 4 | Jon Millard | 2 | 112 | 3 | 195 | 5 | 307 | $350, Shimano T Curve Rod, Berkley Tec Tools Set, & Prize Pack |
| 5 | Len Schneider | 1 | 43 | 3 | 181 | 4 | 224 | $250, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack |
| 6 | Daniel Grech | 4 | 203 | 4 | 203 | $250, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack | ||
| 7 | Brad Lovern | 2 | 107 | 2 | 80 | 4 | 187 | $150, Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack |
| 8 | Trent Power | 1 | 64 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 131 | Ugly Fish Eyewear, Prize Pack |
| 9 | Elaine Sanderson | 2 | 126 | 2 | 126 | Prize Pack | ||
| 10 | Michael Myers | 1 | 120 | 1 | 120 | Prize Pack + Daiwa Big Barra Prize | ||
| 11 | Arthur Lovern | 2 | 116 | 2 | 116 | Prize Pack | ||
| 12 | Katie Sanderson | 1 | 58 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 116 | Prize Pack |
| 13 | Trevor Cassidy | 1 | 116 | 1 | 116 | Prize Pack | ||
| 14 | Alan McNamara | 1 | 102 | 1 | 102 | |||
| 15 | Wes Blanch | 1 | 64 | 1 | 64 | |||
| 16 | Simon Barkhuizen | 1 | 63 | 1 | 63 | |||
| 17 | Paul Anderson | 1 | 61 | 1 | 61 | |||
| 18 | Danny Anderson | 1 | 58 | 1 | 58 | |||
| 19 | Colin Slade | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44 | |||
| 20 | Michael Schneider | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41 | |||
| 21 | Aaron Gilmore | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | Aaron Mogg | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | Chris Anderson | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | Chris Gipps | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | Chris Nagiello | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | Craig Birkett | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | Dale Mullins | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | Dave Robinson | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | Gary Boyd (USA) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | Glyn Barkhuizen | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | Hayden Kelly | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | Isaac Toivanen | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 33 | Jason Cameron | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | Jason Wilhelm | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 35 | Les Reibelt | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 36 | Mark Thompson | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 37 | Matt Coleman | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 38 | Matt McArthur | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 39 | Matthew Wallace | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 40 | Mick Campbell | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 41 | Mick Lumby | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 42 | Mike Connolly | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 43 | Mike North (USA) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 44 | Peter May | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 45 | Peter Morgan | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 46 | Peter Price | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 47 | Philip Bevan | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 48 | Robert Swanston | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 49 | Roderick Walmsley | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 50 | Ryan Tully | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 51 | Scott McAuley | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 52 | Spencer Troxell | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 53 | Steven Bechly | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 54 | Tim Warren | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 55 | Trent Short | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 56 | Trevor Burgess | 0 | 0 | |||||
| F1 | L1 | F2 | L2 | TF | TL | |||
| 17 | 1032 | 35 | 2162 | 52 | 3194 | |||
| 60.7 | 61.8 | 61.42 |
