We persisted and moved around a lot
looking for one final bite but all we could
get were golden perch – or should I say
all I could get were golden perch! About
2pm I’d handed over all decision making
to Shane and he suggested we head up
to a submerged log we’d cast at on Day
1 for no bites. It’s a good snag, totally
underwater and if you didn’t know it was
there, you’d miss it completely. As luck
would have it I hooked a good fish on
the third cast that started pulling drag
– but then the hooks came away. I was
devastated!
We headed back to the ramp happy
but unsure where we would sit in the
standings.
It was a nervous wait at the presentation
as the awards were handed out, but we
finished up performing well above our
expectations.
The final results were in and they were:
BIGGEST FISH
Round 1 at Windamere went to Bruce
Braham with a 612mm total length
golden perch
We had about an hour left at this stage Round 2 at Glenbawn went to Stephen
and I would have sworn I’d just blown it Booth with a 432mm fork length bass
as we only had 5 legal fish for the comp.
Round 3 at Mulwala went to Chris Bird
Luckily Shane kept at it and said we with an 860mm total length Murray cod
should fish the little sticks – a place full
of small stand up snags that produces the CHAMPION ANGLER OVERALL
occasional legal fish. And sure enough, Stephen Booth (Team Venom) with
just as we started up on the little sticks 6,497 points
a 58cm model nailed my spinnerbait and
made it to the net, giving us 6 legal fish CHAMPION TEAM OVERALL
and giving us a really good shot at the Team Venom (Shane Banks/Stephen
title.
Booth) with 12,789 points
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