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LuckyCraft Mallacoota BREAM Qualifier - Final Story and Results
#605 - 0--bream--LuckyCraft Mallacoota BREAM Qualifier - Final Story and Results--2010-03-27 17:59:43
#Warren Carter,
10/10, 9.29kg has overcome a class field of anglers to secure the 2010
LuckyCraft Mallacoota BREAM qualifier. With the field including previous Grand
Final victors, AFC representatives and numerous AOY winners, the competition
for tournament honours was always going to be fierce. Adding to the atmosphere
was the announcement that qualifying competitors would be returning to the same
venue for the season ending Grand Final in November. - Carter
targeted two primary locations to fill his tournament limit each session. The
first was a rock wall in top lake that Carter identified in his prefish. The
second was flats areas near Goodwin Sands.
Applying different techniques proved the key to securing the bites on offer.
"I caught two
legal fish at this spot in the prefish and decided to go back there first thing
come day one. Using both shallow (SR) and deep (DR) 40mm Smith Camion
hardbodies in around 1-3 feet of water, I caught good fish early and secured my
limit by around 12.30pm". The key was mixing up my retrieves. Generally a
double twitch followed by a pause got fish in the area interested".
"I then headed
to flats at Goodwin Sands. Using a 40mm
Ecogear VX-439 I was able to upgrade a number of my fish and head in with a solid
first day limit".
"On day two I
headed to the rock wall, but only caught one legal before moving back to Goodwin Sands. Alternating between slow lifts, double
hops and pauses on the bottom I was able to fill my bag and start to look for
upgrades. Most of the bites were coming as the lure was hopped or when it was
paused."
"Being focused
and conscious of where I was proved invaluable over the two days. Especially in
open water where it can be easy to lose focus. Finding an open water drop-off
from 12 to 16 feet that held fish and maintaining position and concentration
produced the fish that made the difference."
Carters outfit
consisted of a Shimano T-Series TCurve 7" rod with a Shimano Stradic 2500 reel
spooled with 5lb PowerPro braid and 4lb Sunline leader.
Thanking all
his fellow competitors on stage, Carter was a deserved winner of the
tournament. Having won this event now puts him in the box seat come November
when the season comes to the pointy end. Certainly a dark horse to watch out
for.
Chris Wright,
10/10, 9.01kg, narrowly led the field after day one and produced another
tournament limit on day two to secure second place. Fishing rock walls at the
entrance to Double Arm creek and edges and flats at Goodwin
Sands, Wright compiled tournament limits each session to hold off
a fast finishing field. In securing second Wright also took out the PRO
division adding a further $764 to his tournament winnings.
"At my first
location, fishing in around five feet of water, I was using an aggressive
retrieve to attract and catch the fish on offer. Using an Ecogear SX-40 in
colour 339 proved to be effective and was my go-to lure for that location."
"I then
travelled to Goodwin Sands to fish my second
location. Using my Lowrance HDS sounder I identified bait schools in around 12
feet of water. Using a 100mm Squidgy wriggler in bloodworm colour, I would cast
out the lure, let it sink and retrieve it slowly using small hops. The fish
came progressively during the entire session with plenty of by-catch making
their presence felt."
"I was
carefully managing the spots in two hour intervals to make sure I gave them time
to replenish. The fish were responsive so it was good theory in practice. The
second day was tougher as is usually the case, but I managed to find my limit
and head back confident that I had done all that I could".
With
Mallacoota being the second and final Victorian BREAM qualifying event, it also
decided the Victorian Lowrance Angler of the Year award. With consistent
results from both Gippsland and Mallacoota Wright was in the running to take
out the prestigious award. When the results were compared it became obvious
there was a tie between two anglers; 2009 AOY winner Brad Hodges and Chris
Wright. On a countback it came down to the performance in the Mallacoota event
with Wrights second place eclipsing Hodges fifth. Wright had again secured the
Victorian AOY!
"I am on an
absolute buzz. To put together consistent results against the quality fields
that have attended the Victorian rounds this year makes is rewarding both
personally and as an angler. As always capturing an AOY is a great milestone, a
very special experience."
Wrights
outfits consisted of a Millerods Long Cast 7'3" rod and Millerods Bream Buster
XF rod teamed with a Shimano Stella 1000
reel spooled with 3lb Sunline FC straight through.
"A big thank you
to my sponsors and to the quality field assembled for this event. To the
Mallacoota Angling Club, Tide restaurant and local community who always comes
out in support of this event".
Zig Domagala, 10/10,
8.03kg took out the non-boater division of the tournament. Fishing with Gill
Neziz on day one and Stephen Duff on day two, Domagala fished bottom lake near Goodwin Sands on both days. Using a Bassday Kangoku Vibe
in clear/yellow colour exclusively for the tournament Domagala targeted bream
in water between 5-6 meters in depth.
"On the first
day I had my full bag by 8pam and upgraded throughout the session. From 11am
through to 1pm it went quiet before picking up for the final hour."
"On day two we
fished past my day one location and had a couple of fish in the first hours. We
then headed back near my day one location and I filled out my tournament limit".
"I fished
edges and banks during my prefish, but ended getting most of my fish in deeper
water throughout the tournament. Day two was a struggle with the bite being
slower and one of my fish not making it, but persistence paid off and it's
great to get the win and Grand Final qualification."
Domagala's
outfit consisted of a G Loomis 5'9" dropshot rod teamed with a Daiwa Luvius
1000 reel spooled with 6lb Sunline
PE and 4lb Sunline FC leader.
The events Big
Bream went to Andrew Dibley with his 1.75kg day two effort. Fishing small
sections of tea tree in top lake with Bill Boynton, Dibley hooked the fish
using a Berkley Gulp shrimp in pepper prawn colour rigged on a 1/24th Nitro jighead.
"I put a cast
into the front of a small clump of teat tree, gave it two hops and paused
before I felt the take. It put on a great fight going back into the teat tree
before slowly coming out then going parallel to the bank before coming out and
trying to brick me beneath the boat before finally tiring and coming to the
net. All in all about 5-7 minutes of great fight which is what you want when
you secure your personal best bream."
This bream ultimately
helped Dibley secure second place in the non-boater division as well as
securing him $500 for his efforts.
The next round
of the Daiwa BREAM Series is at Taree, April 17th -18th .
For information on this event or any other ABT tournaments check out
www.bream.com.au ,
www.australianbass.com.au ,
www.australianbarra.com.au or
contact ABT on 07 3387 0888 (B/H).
Position |
Boater Category |
F1 |
W1 |
F2 |
W2 |
TF |
TW |
Prizes |
1 |
Warren Carter |
5 |
4.81 |
5 |
4.48 |
10 |
9.29 |
$2,300 |
2 |
Chris Wright |
5 |
5.14 |
5 |
3.87 |
10 |
9.01 |
$1200 + $764 (PRO) |
3 |
Steve Parker |
5 |
4.61 |
5 |
4.20 |
10 |
8.81 |
$900 |
4 |
Steve Gill |
5 |
4.06 |
5 |
4.71 |
10 |
8.77 |
$700 |
5 |
Brad Hodges |
5 |
4.82 |
5 |
3.89 |
10 |
8.71 |
$500 + $250 Mercury |
6 |
Spiro Spyropoulos |
5 |
4.73 |
5 |
3.83 |
10 |
8.56 |
$300 |
7 |
Jarrod Healey |
5 |
4.35 |
5 |
4.00 |
10 |
8.35 |
$150 |
8 |
Shaun Clancy |
5 |
5.13 |
5 |
3.17 |
10 |
8.30 |
$100 |
9 |
William Longani |
5 |
4.35 |
5 |
3.86 |
10 |
8.21 |
$100 |
10 |
Cameron Whittam |
5 |
4.31 |
5 |
3.88 |
10 |
8.19 |
|
11 |
Damien Domagala |
5 |
4.66 |
5 |
3.52 |
10 |
8.18 |
|
12 |
Wayne Friebe |
5 |
3.91 |
5 |
3.97 |
10 |
7.88 |
|
13 |
Dave Welfare |
5 |
4.06 |
5 |
3.72 |
10 |
7.78 |
|
14 |
Paul Conn |
5 |
3.92 |
5 |
3.82 |
10 |
7.74 |
|
15 |
Gil Neziz |
5 |
4.01 |
5 |
3.68 |
10 |
7.69 |
|
16 |
Doug Phayer |
5 |
4.01 |
5 |
3.45 |
10 |
7.46 |
|
17 |
Stephen Duff |
5 |
3.36 |
5 |
4.10 |
10 |
7.46 |
|
18 |
Nick Glenn |
5 |
3.86 |
5 |
3.43 |
10 |
7.29 |
|
19 |
Scott Towner |
5 |
4.00 |
5 |
2.69 |
10 |
6.69 |
|
20 |
Richard Potter |
5 |
3.22 |
5 |
3.28 |
10 |
6.50 |
|
21 |
Marc Po***** |
5 |
4.33 |
3 |
2.16 |
8 |
6.49 |
|
22 |
Bill Boyton |
5 |
3.53 |
5 |
2.82 |
10 |
6.35 |
|
23 |
Ian Miller |
5 |
4.80 |
2 |
1.54 |
7 |
6.34 |
|
24 |
Steve Wheeler |
5 |
3.33 |
5 |
3.01 |
10 |
6.34 |
|
25 |
Matt Campbell |
5 |
3.87 |
5 |
2.41 |
10 |
6.28 |
|
26 |
Martin Richardson |
5 |
3.30 |
5 |
2.90 |
10 |
6.20 |
|
27 |
Tony Pettie |
3 |
2.63 |
5 |
3.46 |
8 |
6.09 |
|
28 |
Simon Pender |
4 |
3.19 |
5 |
2.87 |
9 |
6.06 |
|
29 |
Graeme Taylor |
4 |
3.16 |
4 |
2.71 |
8 |
5.87 |
|
30 |
Andy Smith |
3 |
1.65 |
5 |
4.03 |
8 |
5.68 |
|
31 |
Kevin Tormey |
5 |
3.24 |
3 |
2.42 |
8 |
5.66 |
|
32 |
Dean Gamble |
5 |
3.47 |
2 |
2.09 |
7 |
5.56 |
|
33 |
Graham Franklin |
5 |
3.56 |
2 |
1.88 |
7 |
5.44 |
|
34 |
Craig Johnson |
3 |
2.57 |
5 |
2.86 |
8 |
5.43 |
|
35 |
Jessie Rotin |
3 |
2.33 |
5 |
2.97 |
8 |
5.30 |
|
36 |
Shane Dyason |
3 |
1.93 |
5 |
3.16 |
8 |
5.09 |
|
37 |
Paul Malov |
3 |
2.59 |
3 |
2.34 |
6 |
4.93 |
|
38 |
Grant Kime |
3 |
1.84 |
4 |
2.58 |
7 |
4.42 |
|
39 |
Kris Hickson |
2 |
1.37 |
5 |
2.50 |
7 |
3.87 |
|
40 |
Matt Leach |
2 |
1.41 |
3 |
2.22 |
5 |
3.63 |
|
41 |
Andrew Axon |
5 |
3.37 |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
3.37 |
|
42 |
Lindon Thompson |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
3.06 |
5 |
3.06 |
|
43 |
Bogdan Zisu |
4 |
2.21 |
1 |
0.66 |
5 |
2.87 |
|
44 |
Robert Warren |
1 |
1.21 |
1 |
0.75 |
2 |
1.96 |
|
45 |
Scott Lear |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.72 |
1 |
0.72 |
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Position |
Non-Boater Category |
F1 |
W1 |
F2 |
W2 |
TF |
TW |
Prizes |
1 |
Zig Domagala |
5 |
4.90 |
5 |
3.13 |
10 |
8.03 |
|
2 |
Andrew Dibley |
4 |
3.06 |
5 |
4.60 |
9 |
7.66 |
$500 Big Bream |
3 |
Dale Pattison |
4 |
3.35 |
5 |
4.09 |
9 |
7.44 |
|
4 |
Dean Nash |
5 |
4.12 |
4 |
2.93 |
9 |
7.05 |
|
5 |
Karen Berry |
4 |
3.66 |
5 |
3.23 |
9 |
6.89 |
|
6 |
Mike Hodges |
5 |
4.04 |
5 |
2.45 |
10 |
6.49 |
|
7 |
Jack Healey |
5 |
3.24 |
5 |
2.73 |
10 |
5.97 |
|
8 |
Joel Corrie |
4 |
2.69 |
5 |
3.09 |
9 |
5.78 |
|
9 |
Mark Hayes |
3 |
1.94 |
5 |
3.42 |
8 |
5.36 |
|
10 |
Shane Barling |
4 |
2.24 |
4 |
2.86 |
8 |
5.10 |
|
11 |
David Walmsley |
3 |
2.19 |
4 |
2.86 |
7 |
5.05 |
|
12 |
Brad Goyen |
2 |
2.40 |
4 |
2.57 |
6 |
4.97 |
|
13 |
Allan Morrison |
4 |
2.37 |
5 |
2.43 |
9 |
4.80 |
|
14 |
Jordan Trusty |
5 |
2.95 |
2 |
1.56 |
7 |
4.51 |
|
15 |
Eric Faes |
4 |
2.53 |
3 |
1.95 |
7 |
4.48 |
|
16 |
Andrew Williams |
2 |
1.62 |
5 |
2.70 |
7 |
4.32 |
|
17 |
Justin Conn |
5 |
3.38 |
2 |
0.92 |
7 |
4.30 |
|
18 |
Steve Joy |
3 |
2.33 |
3 |
1.97 |
6 |
4.30 |
|
19 |
Marek Losinski |
3 |
2.27 |
3 |
1.93 |
6 |
4.20 |
|
20 |
Alex Franchuk |
2 |
1.51 |
5 |
2.55 |
7 |
4.06 |
|
21 |
Gordon Yeatman |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
3.78 |
5 |
3.78 |
|
22 |
Phillip Nix |
5 |
3.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
3.70 |
|
23 |
Allan Wilson |
4 |
3.35 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
3.35 |
|
24 |
Tom Boynton |
5 |
3.32 |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
3.32 |
|
25 |
Vicki Lear |
2 |
1.20 |
3 |
1.96 |
5 |
3.16 |
|
26 |
Mark Lennox |
2 |
1.83 |
1 |
1.09 |
3 |
2.92 |
|
27 |
Nicholas Reay |
2 |
1.48 |
2 |
1.42 |
4 |
2.90 |
|
28 |
Peter Mazey |
3 |
2.04 |
1 |
0.73 |
4 |
2.77 |
|
29 |
Tom McLean |
4 |
2.64 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
2.64 |
|
30 |
Geoffrey Borg |
2 |
1.43 |
1 |
1.07 |
3 |
2.50 |
|
31 |
Wal Balzan |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
1.47 |
2 |
1.47 |
|
32 |
Jim Xyga |
1 |
1.21 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
1.21 |
|
33 |
Karen Fontaine |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.91 |
1 |
0.91 |
|
34 |
Daryl Baird |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
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