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Berkley Awoonga Evening Event Final results
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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 |
