Daiwa Round 1. Bemm River, Victoria 2018
February 10-11, 2018. Bemm River
The Hobie Kayak Fishing Series 10 will begin at Bemm River in Victoria, an undisputed favourite on the Hobie Calendar for what is set to be a dynamite weekend of fishing!
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Entries
Early Entries Close at midnight AEDT on 2 February 2018.
- Early Entry: $100.00
- Late Entry: $140.00
Date
February 10-11, 2018.
Location
Bemm River foreshore, Sydenham Parade, Bemm River.
No Fishing
Monday 29th January up to and including Thursday 8th February.
No Go Zones
Crossing of the bar at Sydenham Inlet.
Registration Times
Day 1 6:00am.
Day 2 Registration time will be announced at briefing.
Briefing Times
Day 1 6:30am.
Day 2 Briefing time will be announced on Day 1.
Session Times
Day 1 Session time will be announced at briefing (see 2018 Rules, item 16).
Day 2 Session time will be announced at briefing (see 2018 Rules, item 16).
Briefing, Launch And Weigh-in Location
Bemm River foreshore, Sydenham Parade, Bemm River.
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Entry List
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| # | Name | State | Division | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damian Holcroft | ACT | Open | |
| 2 | Geoff Alford | ACT | Open | |
| 3 | Trent Rogers | NSW | Open | |
| 4 | Ruth Beeby | VIC | Open | Womens |
| 5 | Neil Carstairs | VIC | Open | |
| 6 | Sean Hill | NSW | Open | |
| 7 | Steven Pryke | VIC | Open | Youth (16 - under 21) |
| 8 | Lindsay Pryke | VIC | Open | |
| 9 | Bill Woods | NSW | Open | Masters (60-64) |
| 10 | Tameika Purnell | NSW | Open | Womens |
| 11 | Paul Whitehead | SA | Open | Masters (60-64) |
| 12 | Christopher Purnell Harvey Purnell | NSW | PA17T Tandem | |
| 13 | Ben Harrison | SA | Open | |
| 14 | Rhett Gill | SA | Open | |
| 15 | Danny Jobson | NSW | Open | |
| 16 | Gary Hanson | VIC | Open | Masters (60-64) |
| 17 | Joshua Davey | SA | Open | Youth (16 - under 21) |
| 18 | Lex Forbes | VIC | Open | Masters (60-64) |
| 19 | David Ayton | VIC | Open | |
| 20 | Lex Court | NSW | Open | Masters (60-64) |
| 21 | Shane Hahesy | NSW | Open | |
| 22 | Stuart Buckingham | VIC | Open | |
| 23 | Simon Morley | NSW | Open | |
| 24 | Bogdan Zisu | VIC | Open | |
| 25 | James Kilpatrick | NSW | Open | |
| 26 | Andrew Taylor | NSW | Open | |
| 27 | Craig Wallace | NSW | Open | |
| 28 | Andrew Videon | SA | Open | |
| 29 | Dale Baxter | VIC | Open | |
| 30 | Michelle Carmody | QLD | Open | Womens, Grand Masters (65 and over) |
| 31 | Peter Balzan | VIC | Open | |
| 32 | Andrew Hancox | NSW | Open | |
| 33 | David Shanahan | VIC | Open | |
| 34 | Peter Whelan | VIC | Open | |
| 35 | Jason Deenen | VIC | Open | |
| 36 | Gordon Gammie | NSW | Open | |
| 37 | Jack Gammie | NSW | Open | Youth (16 - under 21) |
| 38 | Jeremy Thomas | NSW | Open | |
| 39 | John Whelan | NSW | Open | Grand Masters (65 and over) |
| 40 | Kevin Varty | NSW | Open | |
| 41 | Joshua Richards | NSW | Open | |
| 42 | Dean Gamble | VIC | Open | |
| 43 | Michael Walker | NSW | Open | |
| 44 | Richard Somerton | VIC | Open | |
| 45 | Thomas Harding | NSW | Open | |
| 46 | Paul Hardiman | ACT | Open | |
| 47 | Doug Baker | NSW | Open | |
| 48 | Jonathan Chen | ACT | Open | |
| 49 | Mark Crompton | NSW | Open | |
| 50 | Tony Pettie | VIC | Open | |
| 51 | Jamie Bowden Tammy Arnold | NSW | PA17T Tandem | |
| 52 | Dylan Henness | VIC | Open | |
| 53 | Epineha Cribb | NSW | Open | |
| 54 | Nathan Dowling | NSW | Open | |
| 55 | Amanda Whitehorn Justin Costa | SA VIC | PA17T Tandem | |
| 56 | Luke Oleson | SA | Open | |
| 57 | Ralph Eriksson | VIC | Open | |
| 58 | Carl Dubois | NSW | Open | |
| 59 | Stephen Majera | VIC | Open | |
| 60 | Matthew Lang | SA | First Timer | |
| 61 | Brian Hunt | NSW | Open | |
| 62 | Jon Clisby | VIC | Open | |
| 63 | Mitch King | VIC | Open | |
| 64 | Brett Crowe | NSW | Open | |
| 65 | Daniel Griffin | VIC | Open | |
| 66 | Photi Kaoullas | VIC | Open | |
| 67 | Paul Davidson | VIC | Open | |
| 68 | Jake Griffin | VIC | Open | |
| 69 | Richard Patterson | VIC | Open | |
| 70 | Brendan Pieschel | NSW | Open | |
| 71 | Michelle Gamble | VIC | Open | Womens |
| 72 | John Ellis | NSW | Open | Grand Masters (65 and over) |
| 73 | Brian Pelle | VIC | Open | |
| 74 | Scott Boyd | VIC | Open | |
| 75 | Kevin Boese | NSW | Open | |
| 76 | Neil Hutchins | SA | Open | |
| 77 | Jason Reid | NSW | Open | |
| 78 | Byron Hill | NSW | Open | |
| 79 | John Rao | VIC | Open | |
| 80 | Kris Hickson | NSW | Open | |
| 81 | Nick Mace | VIC | Open | |
| 82 | Paul Dunlop | NSW | Open | |
| 83 | Cedric Lopez | NSW | Open | |
| 84 | Josh Klimas | NSW | Open | |
| 85 | Rick Massie | VIC | Open | |
| 86 | Jayden Dihood | VIC | Open | |
| 87 | Sam Blundell | NSW | Open | |
| 88 | Matt Petrie | VIC | Open | |
| 89 | Huan Tran | VIC | Open | |
| 90 | Alan Coulter | NSW | Open | |
| 91 | Scott Lovig | VIC | Open | |
| 92 | Richard Benson | NSW | Open | |
| 93 | Bruce Rollins | VIC | Open | |
| 94 | Lewis Parsons | NSW | Open | |
| 95 | Brian Maissin | NSW | Open | |
| 96 | Eric Wood | NSW | Open | |
| 97 | Kyle Pettie | VIC | Open | |
| 98 | Kayle Rattenbury | NSW | Open | Youth (16 - under 21) |
| 99 | David Hedge | NSW | Open | |
| 100 | William Davis | NSW | Open | |
| 101 | Ben Davidson | ACT | Open | |
| 102 | Tom McBride | ACT | Open | |
| Open | Youth (16 - under 18yrs) | Women | Master (60 - 64yrs) | Grand Master (65 and over) | PA17T Tandem | First Timers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Results
Legend
F1 = FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 1
W1 = WEIGHT OF FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 1
F2 = FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 2
W2 = WEIGHT OF FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 2
TF = TOTAL FISH CAUGHT
TW = TOTAL WEIGHT
| Place | Angler | State | Division | F1 | W1 | F1 | W2 | TF | TW | Penalty | Net | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Chen | ACT | Open | 3 | 2.85 kg | 3 | 2.71 kg | 6 | 5.56 kg | 5.56 kg | $2,910.00 | |
| 2 | Bogdan Zisu | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.75 kg | 3 | 2.51 kg | 6 | 5.26 kg | 5.26 kg | $1,510.00 | |
| 3 | David Shanahan | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.67 kg | 3 | 2.55 kg | 6 | 5.22 kg | 5.22 kg | $980.00 | |
| 4 | Tony Pettie | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.39 kg | 3 | 2.79 kg | 6 | 5.18 kg | 5.18 kg | $450.00 | |
| 5 | Carl Dubois | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.48 kg | 3 | 2.63 kg | 6 | 5.11 kg | 5.11 kg | $380.00 | |
| 6 | Rick Massie | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.52 kg | 3 | 2.44 kg | 6 | 4.96 kg | 4.96 kg | $340.00 | |
| 7 | Scott Boyd | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.56 kg | 3 | 2.36 kg | 6 | 4.92 kg | 4.92 kg | $300.00 | |
| 8 | James Kilpatrick | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.39 kg | 3 | 2.40 kg | 6 | 4.79 kg | 4.79 kg | $260.00 | |
| 9 | Nick Mace | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.21 kg | 3 | 2.50 kg | 6 | 4.71 kg | 4.71 kg | $230.00 | |
| 10 | Kris Hickson | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.15 kg | 3 | 2.55 kg | 6 | 4.70 kg | 4.70 kg | $190.00 | |
| 11 | Jack Gammie | NSW | Youth (16 - under 21) | 3 | 2.24 kg | 3 | 2.46 kg | 6 | 4.70 kg | 4.70 kg | ||
| 12 | Richard Benson | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.31 kg | 3 | 2.36 kg | 6 | 4.67 kg | 4.67 kg | ||
| 13 | Andrew Hancox | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.30 kg | 3 | 2.36 kg | 6 | 4.66 kg | 4.66 kg | ||
| 14 | David Hedge | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.89 kg | 3 | 2.71 kg | 6 | 4.60 kg | 4.60 kg | ||
| 15 | Brian Pelle | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.60 kg | 3 | 1.97 kg | 6 | 4.57 kg | 4.57 kg | ||
| 16 | Dylan Henness | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.14 kg | 3 | 2.37 kg | 6 | 4.51 kg | 4.51 kg | ||
| 17 | Brian Hunt | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.23 kg | 3 | 2.25 kg | 6 | 4.48 kg | 4.48 kg | ||
| 18 | Michael Walker | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.10 kg | 3 | 2.33 kg | 6 | 4.43 kg | 4.43 kg | ||
| 19 | Byron Hill | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.24 kg | 3 | 2.16 kg | 6 | 4.40 kg | 4.40 kg | ||
| 20 | Bruce Rollins | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.00 kg | 3 | 2.39 kg | 6 | 4.39 kg | 4.39 kg | ||
| 21 | Dean Gamble | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.12 kg | 3 | 2.27 kg | 6 | 4.39 kg | 4.39 kg | ||
| 22 | Jason Deenen | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.36 kg | 3 | 2.01 kg | 6 | 4.37 kg | 4.37 kg | ||
| 23 | Mitch King | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.01 kg | 3 | 2.30 kg | 6 | 4.31 kg | 4.31 kg | ||
| 24 | Josh Klimas | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.48 kg | 3 | 1.82 kg | 6 | 4.30 kg | 4.30 kg | ||
| 25 | Richard Somerton | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.77 kg | 3 | 2.51 kg | 6 | 4.28 kg | 4.28 kg | ||
| 26 | Brian Maissin | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.77 kg | 3 | 2.50 kg | 6 | 4.27 kg | 4.27 kg | ||
| 27 | Jayden Dihood | Vic | Open | 3 | 2.44 kg | 3 | 1.83 kg | 6 | 4.27 kg | 4.27 kg | ||
| 28 | Sam Blundell | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.04 kg | 3 | 2.14 kg | 6 | 4.18 kg | 4.18 kg | ||
| 29 | Tom McBride | ACT | Open | 3 | 2.31 kg | 3 | 1.82 kg | 6 | 4.13 kg | 4.13 kg | ||
| 30 | John Rao | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.14 kg | 3 | 1.98 kg | 6 | 4.12 kg | 4.12 kg | ||
| 31 | Matt Petrie | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.10 kg | 3 | 1.99 kg | 6 | 4.09 kg | 4.09 kg | ||
| 32 | Ben Davidson | ACT | Open | 3 | 2.17 kg | 3 | 1.89 kg | 6 | 4.06 kg | 4.06 kg | ||
| 33 | Gary Hanson | VIC | Master's (60-64) | 3 | 1.86 kg | 3 | 2.18 kg | 6 | 4.04 kg | 4.04 kg | ||
| 34 | Lex Court | NSW | Master's (60-64) | 3 | 1.94 kg | 3 | 2.10 kg | 6 | 4.04 kg | 4.04 kg | ||
| 35 | Rhett Gill | SA | Open | 3 | 1.80 kg | 3 | 2.23 kg | 6 | 4.03 kg | 4.03 kg | ||
| 36 | Cedric Lopez | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.54 kg | 3 | 1.47 kg | 6 | 4.01 kg | 4.01 kg | ||
| 37 | Simon Morley | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.62 kg | 3 | 2.39 kg | 6 | 4.01 kg | 4.01 kg | ||
| 38 | Dale Baxter | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.23 kg | 2 | 1.74 kg | 5 | 3.97 kg | 3.97 kg | ||
| 39 | Brendan Pieschel | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.91 kg | 3 | 2.06 kg | 6 | 3.97 kg | 3.97 kg | ||
| 40 | Paul Dunlop | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.60 kg | 2 | 1.26 kg | 5 | 3.86 kg | 3.86 kg | ||
| 41 | Jon Clisby | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.07 kg | 3 | 1.76 kg | 6 | 3.83 kg | 3.83 kg | ||
| 42 | Ben Harrison | SA | Open | 3 | 1.94 kg | 3 | 1.88 kg | 6 | 3.82 kg | 3.82 kg | ||
| 43 | David Ayton | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.71 kg | 3 | 2.10 kg | 6 | 3.81 kg | 3.81 kg | ||
| 44 | Craig Wallace | NSW | Open | 3 | 2.07 kg | 3 | 1.74 kg | 6 | 3.81 kg | 3.81 kg | ||
| 45 | Geoff Alford | ACT | Open | 3 | 2.08 kg | 3 | 1.72 kg | 6 | 3.80 kg | 3.80 kg | ||
| 46 | Steven Pryke | VIC | Youth (16 - under 21) | 3 | 2.31 kg | 3 | 1.46 kg | 6 | 3.77 kg | 3.77 kg | ||
| 47 | Andrew Taylor | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.58 kg | 3 | 2.19 kg | 6 | 3.77 kg | 3.77 kg | ||
| 48 | Thomas Harding | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.62 kg | 3 | 2.14 kg | 6 | 3.76 kg | 3.76 kg | ||
| 49 | Kevin Boese | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.90 kg | 3 | 1.82 kg | 6 | 3.72 kg | 3.72 kg | ||
| 50 | Kayle Rattenbury | NSW | Youth (16 - under 21) | 3 | 1.65 kg | 3 | 2.06 kg | 6 | 3.71 kg | 3.71 kg | ||
| 51 | Michelle Gamble | VIC | Women's | 3 | 1.74 kg | 3 | 1.89 kg | 6 | 3.63 kg | 3.63 kg | ||
| 52 | Sean Hill | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.38 kg | 3 | 2.23 kg | 6 | 3.61 kg | 3.61 kg | ||
| 53 | Mark Crompton | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.93 kg | 3 | 1.66 kg | 6 | 3.59 kg | 3.59 kg | ||
| 54 | John Ellis | NSW | Grand Master's (65 and over) | 3 | 1.92 kg | 3 | 1.67 kg | 6 | 3.59 kg | 3.59 kg | ||
| 55 | Jason Reid | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.99 kg | 3 | 1.58 kg | 6 | 3.57 kg | 3.57 kg | ||
| 56 | Peter Whelan | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.92 kg | 3 | 1.59 kg | 6 | 3.51 kg | 3.51 kg | ||
| 57 | Will Davis | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.89 kg | 3 | 1.58 kg | 6 | 3.47 kg | 3.47 kg | ||
| 58 | Jeremy Thomas | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.54 kg | 3 | 1.90 kg | 6 | 3.44 kg | 3.44 kg | ||
| 59 | Ruth Beeby | VIC | Women's | 3 | 1.72 kg | 2 | 1.66 kg | 5 | 3.38 kg | 3.38 kg | ||
| 60 | Alan Coulter | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.66 kg | 3 | 1.65 kg | 6 | 3.31 kg | 3.31 kg | ||
| 61 | Kyle Pettie | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.96 kg | 2 | 1.25 kg | 5 | 3.21 kg | 3.21 kg | ||
| 62 | Danny Jobson | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.66 kg | 3 | 1.54 kg | 6 | 3.20 kg | 3.20 kg | ||
| 63 | Paul Hardiman | ACT | Open | 3 | 1.19 kg | 3 | 2.00 kg | 6 | 3.19 kg | 3.19 kg | ||
| 64 | Stuart Buckingham | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.55 kg | 3 | 1.63 kg | 6 | 3.18 kg | 3.18 kg | ||
| 65 | Photi Kaoullas | VIC | Open | 2 | 0.95 kg | 3 | 2.21 kg | 5 | 3.16 kg | 3.16 kg | ||
| 66 | Scott Lovig | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.63 kg | 3 | 1.46 kg | 6 | 3.09 kg | 3.09 kg | ||
| 67 | Joshua Davey | SA | Youth (16 - under 21) | 3 | 2.03 kg | 2 | 0.92 kg | 5 | 2.95 kg | 2.95 kg | ||
| 68 | Neil Hutchins | SA | Open | 1 | 0.48 kg | 3 | 2.45 kg | 4 | 2.93 kg | 2.93 kg | ||
| 69 | Andrew Videon | SA | Open | 2 | 1.13 kg | 3 | 1.75 kg | 5 | 2.88 kg | 2.88 kg | ||
| 70 | Paul Davidson | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.81 kg | 2 | 1.03 kg | 5 | 2.84 kg | 2.84 kg | ||
| 71 | Trent Rogers | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.61 kg | 1 | 1.04 kg | 4 | 2.65 kg | 2.65 kg | ||
| 72 | Lex Forbes | VIC | Master's (60-64) | 3 | 1.62 kg | 1 | 1.00 kg | 4 | 2.62 kg | 2.62 kg | ||
| 73 | Joshua Richards | NSW | Open | 1 | 0.48 kg | 3 | 2.10 kg | 4 | 2.58 kg | 2.58 kg | ||
| 74 | John Whelan | NSW | Grand Master's (65 and over) | 2 | 1.66 kg | 1 | 0.92 kg | 3 | 2.58 kg | 2.58 kg | ||
| 75 | Peter Balzan | VIC | Open | 3 | 2.53 kg | 3 | 2.53 kg | 2.53 kg | ||||
| 76 | Epineha Cribb | NSW | Open | 1 | 0.75 kg | 3 | 1.77 kg | 4 | 2.52 kg | 2.52 kg | ||
| 77 | Damian Holcroft | ACT | Open | 3 | 1.36 kg | 2 | 1.11 kg | 5 | 2.47 kg | 2.47 kg | ||
| 78 | Lindsay Pryke | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.59 kg | 1 | 0.80 kg | 4 | 2.39 kg | 2.39 kg | ||
| 79 | Kevin Varty | NSW | Open | 1 | 0.54 kg | 3 | 1.72 kg | 4 | 2.26 kg | 2.26 kg | ||
| 80 | Doug Baker | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.60 kg | 1 | 0.62 kg | 4 | 2.22 kg | 2.22 kg | ||
| 81 | Tameika Purnell | NSW | Women's | 1 | 0.59 kg | 3 | 1.53 kg | 4 | 2.12 kg | 2.12 kg | ||
| 82 | Shane Hahesy | NSW | Open | 1 | 0.76 kg | 2 | 1.34 kg | 3 | 2.10 kg | 2.10 kg | ||
| 83 | Stephen Majera | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.96 kg | 3 | 1.96 kg | 1.96 kg | ||||
| 84 | Eric Wood | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.89 kg | 3 | 1.89 kg | 1.89 kg | ||||
| 85 | HUAN Tran | VIC | Open | 3 | 1.80 kg | 3 | 1.80 kg | 1.80 kg | ||||
| 86 | Gordon Gammie | NSW | Open | 3 | 1.64 kg | 3 | 1.64 kg | 1.64 kg | ||||
| 87 | Lewis Parsons | NSW | Open | 1 | 0.65 kg | 2 | 0.97 kg | 3 | 1.62 kg | 1.62 kg | ||
| 88 | Bill Woods | NSW | Master's (60-64) | 2 | 1.32 kg | 2 | 1.32 kg | 1.32 kg | ||||
| 89 | Brett Crowe | NSW | Open | 2 | 1.25 kg | 2 | 1.25 kg | 1.25 kg | ||||
| 90 | Nathan Dowling | NSW | Open | 2 | 1.19 kg | 2 | 1.19 kg | 1.19 kg | ||||
| 91 | Michelle Carmody | QLD | Women's | 2 | 1.16 kg | 2 | 1.16 kg | 1.16 kg | ||||
| 92 | Ralph Eriksson | NSW | Open | 1 | 0.63 kg | 1 | 0.63 kg | 0.63 kg | ||||
| 93 | Paul Whithead | SA | Master's (60-64) | 1 | 0.52 kg | 1 | 0.52 kg | 0.52 kg | ||||
| 94 | Richard Patterson | Vic | Open | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | |||||||
| 94 | Neil Carstairs | VIC | Open | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | |||||||
| 94 | Luke Oleson | SA | Open | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | |||||||
| 94 | Jake Griffin | VIC | Open | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | |||||||
| DQ | Daniel Griffin | VIC | Open | -0.75 kg | 0.00 kg | -0.75 kg | -0.75 kg | |||||
| 1 | JAMIE Bowden, Tammy Arnold | NSW | Pro Angler 17T (Tandem Event) | 3 | 1.66 kg | 3 | 2.42 kg | 6 | 4.08 kg | 4.08 kg | ||
| 2 | Christopher Purnell ,Harvey Purnell | NSW | Pro Angler 17T (Tandem Event) | 2 | 1.09 kg | 2 | 1.09 kg | 1.09 kg | ||||
| 3 | Justin Costa, Amanda Whitehead | VIC | Pro Angler 17T (Tandem Event) | 0.00 kg | 0.00 kg | |||||||
| 1 | Matthew Lang | SA | First Time Competitor | 3 | 2.20 kg | 3 | 2.20 kg | 2.20 kg | ||||
| Total Fish D1 | Total Weight D1 | Total Fish D2 | Total Fish | Total Weight | Average Weight | |||||||
| 256 | 170.69 kg | 236 | 162.75 kg | 492 | 333.44 kg | 0.68 | ||||||
Atomic Big Bream Winner | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | W | ||||||||||
| Dale Baxter | VIC | 1.29 kg | ||||||||||
Mortgage Corp Monster Mover | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | W1 | W2 | |||||||||
| Neil Hutchins | SA | 0.48 kg | 2.45 kg | |||||||||
Division Winners | ||||||||||||
| Youth (16 - under 21) (16 - under 21 yrs) | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | F1 | W1 | F2 | W2 | TF | TW | |||||
| Jack Gammie | NSW | 3 | 2.24 kg | 3 | 2.46 kg | 6 | 4.70 kg | |||||
| Women's | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | F1 | W1 | F2 | W2 | TF | TW | |||||
| Michelle Gamble | VIC | 3 | 1.74 kg | 3 | 1.89 kg | 6 | 3.63 kg | |||||
| Master's (60-64) | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | F1 | W1 | F2 | W2 | TF | TW | |||||
| Lex Court | NSW | 3 | 1.94 kg | 3 | 2.10 kg | 6 | 4.04 kg | |||||
| Gary Hanson | VIC | 3 | 1.86 kg | 3 | 2.18 kg | 6 | 4.04 kg | |||||
| Grand Master's (65 and over) (65 and over) | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | F1 | W1 | F2 | W2 | TF | TW | |||||
| John Ellis | NSW | 3 | 1.92 kg | 3 | 1.67 kg | 6 | 3.59 kg | |||||
| Pro Anger 17 Tandem (Teams Event) | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | F1 | W1 | F2 | W2 | TF | TW | |||||
| Jamie Bowdon & Tammy Arnold | NSW | 3 | 1.66 kg | 3 | 2.42 kg | 6 | 4.08 kg | |||||
| First Time Competitors | ||||||||||||
| Angler | State | F1 | W1 | F2 | W2 | TF | TW | |||||
| Matthew Lang | SA | 3 | 2.20 kg | 3 | 2.20 kg | |||||||
Videos
Day 2 Weigh-In
Day 1 Weigh-In
Report
The 2018 Hobie Kayak Bream Series 10 started off in style with 102 anglers entering round one, Bemm River Victoria, February 10-11, 2018.
Anglers from Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, headed to compete in the two-day competition at the bream fishing mecca, Bemm River, East Gippsland, Victoria. Pre-Fish Day on the Friday, saw anglers return to the event arena with a reasonable number of them reporting having pulled in solid bags.
JONATHAN CHEN TAKES THE WIN
Report from Jonathan Chen
Day One
?I headed straight to my marks near the mouth of Bemm River to find it crystal clear and no wind, fish were spooking easily over the 3ft deep flat.
Managing a few small undersize bream on a Greedy-guts 66, however my patience wore thin having the lure fowl up on lose weed nearly every cast. To help avoid this, I switched to a Damiki Armor shad 3inch plastic in skin blue and begun searching the area for legal sized bream.
At 9:30am, drifting over patchy weed and working my plastic faster over the weed, I quickly managed to fill my bag with three 37cm bream. With a good bag already, I decided to keep moving leaving the spot for the next day and find new area holding fish for day two.
Moving 100 metres from my main location, I managed a good upgrade, a 42cm bream on a shad type plastic. The fishing was quiet, changing to a Damiki D Grub on a 1/12th jighead, then casting at a small drop off, I was rewarded on the drop.
A few cast later, leaving the plastic sitting in the bottom for 10 seconds, suddenly a massive tick in the line and another good fish was upgraded from a 37cm to a 39cm specimen. With the wind blowing harder, I decided to do a long drift heading towards Bobs Bay and making long casts into the wind, another small upgrade of 50grams on the Damiki Armor shad in baby bass re-coloured green with a green Spike It pen. The day ended with 2.85kg bag and leading day one?, said Jonathan Chen.
Day Two
The weather was bad due to the wind, but it was all go for the tournament. I headed straight to my first spot and they weren?t there. Moving just 10m and a tad deeper, 4.5ft, I managed to get two undersize bream in two casts on the Damiki Armor shad in baby bass and coloured uv green. Deciding to slow down and fish the area thoroughly, finally it produced my first legal, a 40cm bream. Switching to shad type lure produced another legal, the media boat arrived for a few happy snaps while fighting the fish. There were a few hairy moments where the fish would take a big run while trying to net it. Managing to get the fish in the boat, my second legal was a 37cm bream. A short time later switching to a Damiki Armor shad in skin blue, a 30cm bream was added to my bag. I moved to another drop off, catching bream after bream for about an hour, all being around 31 – 33cm, upgrading a bit at a time.
Returning to my original location, the wind was really blowing now, to my advantage I started casting into the wind allowing the lure to move slower in the water column. With casting into the wind and changing the jig head to a 1/8 I finally managed to get another good upgrade on a grub. Hoping I had enough to keep me up the top, at 12:00 I decided to head back to the flats out the front of the launch spot as the wind was bad and I didn?t want to risk being late. Landing a couple of good fish but no upgrades. It was a nervous wait as anyone had the chance for a massive 3kg+ bag. Weighing in last, my bag went 2.71kg and enough to keep me on top and take out my second win at Bemm River with a total of 5.56kg.
Rod: Miller Bream Buster
Reel: Shimano Stradic C14
Line: 3lb FC straight through
Lure: Damiki Amour Shad, skin blue, Damiki D Grubb and Juro Firebait
Kayak: Hobie Pro Anger 14
BOGDAN ZISU TAKES SECOND
Bogdan Zisu from Victoria, had a great weekend and almost pulled off the round win. With Tony Pettie weighing in with 6 fish at 5.18 kgs moving to the top of the leader board, then David Shanahan knocking off Tony with a 5.22 kg bag, I was unsure what my total would be and was very surprised to see my bag tip the scales at 5.26. ?It was great weekend and one that will be remembered for some time?. ?the top five positions were very close for sure!?
Rod: Miller Custom
Reel: Daiwa Exist, Steez and Certate
Line: Sunline 3LB Fluro & 5LB Varivas Braid
Lures: Daiwa Spike, Jackall Chubby ? Brown Suji Shrimp & Zman Motoroil Grubs
Kayak: Hobie Pro Anger 14
ATOMIC BIG BREAM WINNER
Dale Baxter ? VIC 1.29 KGS
MORTAGE CORP MONSTER MOVER
Neil Hutchins – SA
DIVISION WINNERS
YOUTH (16 ? Under 21 yrs.)
Jack Gammie – NSW
WOMEN?S
Michelle Gamble – VIC
MASTER?S (60 ? 64 yrs.)
Lex Court – NSW
Gary Hanson – VIC
GRAND MASTER?S
John Ellis – NSW
PRO ANGLER 17 TANDEM (TEAMS)
Jamie Bowdon & Tammy Arnold – NSW
First Time Competitors
Matthew Lang – SA
EVENT STATS
Total Fish Day 1 256
Total Fish Day 2 236
Total Fish 492!
Total Weight 333.44 KG
Average Weight .68
NEXT EVENT
Hobie Kayak Bream Series 10, Rhino-Rack, JML, & Hobie® Polarized Round 2. Forster, NSW. March 10-11, 2018.
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