7:20am - All teams are in and catches are verified. Congratulations to Anita Barra! An 89kg limit all done by midnight. Presentation to come.
6:10am - Into the final 50mins of the session and the catches are still coming through. Nice pic from Brett Turner for Smak Wild. This fish is 12kg and bang on the metre mark.
5:50am - Sunrise BARRA with Jeremy Cornelius for Wilson Fishing. This one goes 17kg and 1090mm.
5:30am - Another 8 barra landed since the last update. The sun is rising over the lake.
4:45am - 27kg of Tinaroo BARRA for Dan Kaggelis of team Sunline measuring 1210mm. Pic to come.
3:50am - More fish through in the last twenty minutes from SC Marine Doctor, On the Cast and Duck Nose.
3:30am - A couple of catches through in the last fifteen minutes. This could be the start of things getting busy!
2:30am - Things have slowed up on the scoreboards the last couple of hours while teams get a few hours sleep in preparation for the pre-dawn bite. Team Anita Barra have quietly slipped into the lead with a 4kg advantage on About Town Bait & Tackle.
11:00pm - We're halfway through the session and it's shaping up to be another close finish. There's currently approx 900g between first (About Town Bait and Tackle) and second (Anita Barra).
10:50pm - Another awesome BARRA just came through, caught by Jeremy Cornelius for Wilson Fishing. This one hits the scales at 22kg and measures 1180mm.
10:30pm - A few more barra through in the last half an hour including this one from Anita Barra caught by Liam Robinson. It hits the scales at 17kg and measures 1100mm.
10:00pm - While we're waiting on some more barra catches to come through, here is the Winner's Interview with Team Fishing Monthly and runners-up Anita Barra from the first round at Tinaroo:
9:30pm - New Big BARRA for the series!! Check out this one just caught by Michael Detenon. 29kg of solid BARRA measuring 1230mm.
9:10pm - Anita Barra takes the lead with a 17kg beauty landed by James Wilson.
9:00pm - This one came through from Joe Press for On The Cast with the message 'Personal Best'...it weighs in at 1.15kg and measures 380mm...
8:30pm - Atherton Bait & Tackle have taken the lead. SC Marine Electrical is the first team on the board tonight with their five BARRA limit.
7:40pm - A few more fish starting to come through. Teams Atherton Bait & Tackle, Anita BARRA and Wilson Fishing all landing fish in the last five minutes.
7:30pm - Troy Dixon for team Venom on to meter + fish, the latest being a 12kg 1010mm BARRA.
7:15pm - Tolga Traders have found the spot - three fish in under 10 minutes!
7:06pm - Luke Mulcahy has found his pants and a 1020mm Barra.
7:02pm - SC Marine Doctor now with 4 on the board and on their way to be the first team with a limit tonight.
7:00pm - Peter Laine for team T.B.C with 1110mm of Tinaroo BARRA. They are getting bigger as the session goes on!
6:45pm - Awesome sunset BARRA from Adam Meredith for team Venom.
6:20pm - SC Marine Doctor is off to a cracking start. Three BARRA on the board already for a little over 35kg.
6:00pm - T.B.C are team six to log a catch with a 13kg BARRA measuring in at 1030mm.
5:45pm - Wilson Fishing are team number five on the board this afternoon with a nice 12kg fish measuring in at 1010mm.
5:00pm - It's McLaren Engineering's first ABT event and they are the fourth team on the scoreboard this afternoon. We're just waiting on the brag mat photo to come through to verify this catch.
4:00pm - A good start to the session for About Town Bait & Tackle. Luke Mulcahy just put through this 16kg BARRA measuring in at 1080mm....we think the rain dissolved his pants.
3:48pm - First fish on the board from SC Marine Doctor. Looks like a metery. Waiting on the photo to come through to verify.
3:30pm - The rains are here! Hope anglers packed their wet weather gear!
3:00pm - Teams are away for the all night session on Lake Tinaroo. 16 teams in this event all fishing for their best five fish limit between 3pm - 7am tomorrow morning. There's a little bit of thunder around the lake and a few dark clouds. A afternoon storm may be on the cards to kick off the session.
11:00am - Teams are preparing for one of two marathon all night sessions for the 2021 Zerek BARRA Series, the first being the Molix sponsored round at Lake Tinaroo. Full coverage across the lake means LIVE scoreboards all session. Anglers are due lakeside for the presentation of the Wilson round at 2pm, the briefing for this event to follow immediately after. Today's session kicks off today at 3:00pm (or earlier if everyone is in and ready to go) and finishes at 7am tomorrow morning. A big night ahead for our teams!
Click here for entry form
Click here for 2021 Zerek BARRA Series Rules
VENUE:
Yungaburra, Lake Tinaroo, QLD.
DATES:
Sunday 17th October 2021
ENTRY FEE:
Per Team ($250. inc. GST). ABT Membership required.
PRE FISH BAN:
There will be no practice fishing on the day of the event. Practice fishing is allowed until 12 midnight the evening before the event.
PRE FISH:
Prefishing is permitted up until the prefish ban starts 12 midnight the evening before the event.
EVENT START LOCATION:
Yungaburra Boat Ramp
NO GO ZONES:
Within the exclusion zone along the dam wall.
n.b these exclusion zones are shown on a sign at the boat ramp.
SESSION TIMES:
3pm Sunday 17th October - 7am Monday 18th October
BRIEFING:
2:30pm Sunday 17th of October at the Yungaburra Boat Ramp. At the briefing ABT staff will be checking to make sure you are holding a current SIP and at the checkout, they will be checking for working navigation lights, PFDs and a functioning kill switch.
PRESENTATION:
7:30am Monday 18th October at the Yungaburra Boat Ramp.
MORE INFORMATION: ABT (07) 3387 0888
QLD Stocked Impoundment Permit
Zerek BARRA Tour Rules
Entry list current as at 15 October 2021
Start | Team | Angler 1 | Angler 2 |
1 | Venom | Troy Dixon | Adam Meredith |
2 | Smak Wild | Brett Turner | Thomas Herbohn |
3 | Fishing Monthly | Steve Morgan | Joe Williams |
4 | Wilson Fishing | Kord Luckas | Jeremy Cornelius |
5 | SC Marine Doctor | Rob Wood | Tommy Wood |
6 | T.B.C | Peter Laine | Ben Williams |
7 | Anita Barra | Liam Robinson | James Wilson |
8 | Sunline | Dan Kaggelis | Warwick Lyndon |
9 | Niki & Paul | Paul Phibbs | Niki Phibbs |
10 | About Town Bait & Tackle | Michael Detenon | Luke Mulcahy |
11 | Tolga Traders | Cameron Browning | Liam Sohier |
12 | On The Cast | Sam Brown | Joe Press |
13 | Wilson Young Guns | Frankie Ferraro | David Hapgood |
14 | Duck Nose | Daniel Goodhew | Nathan Ruth |
15 | McLaren Engineering | Jadd Cohu | Dean McLaren |
16 | Pete & Karim | Karim De Ridder | Peter Cherritt |
Team Name | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | Fish | Weight (Kg) | Biggest Bream | Rookie |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | John Siggs | 5 | 3.62 | 0.82 | ||
NuLook floors | Jamie Mckeown | Steve Nicholls | 5 | 3.57 | 0.74 | |
Pontoon 21 | Denis Metzdorf | Khoi Phan | 5 | 3.53 | 1.04 | |
Neckemall | Andrew Buhagiar | Alex Baffod | 5 | 2.73 | 0.68 | Yes |
Russ & Whips | Brandon Goulding | Darren Russel | 5 | 2.70 | Yes | |
Ranger | Stuart Robinson | 5 | 2.64 | |||
Too Early | Charlie Saykao | 5 | 2.28 | |||
T1T2 | Tim Geide | Natasha Nielson | 5 | 2.23 | Yes | |
Bonzo | Gary Middleton | Ros Middleton | 5 | 2.11 | ||
Simrad/Burkley | Stephen Wilson | 5 | 2.05 | |||
Intaflow | Mark Saric | 4 | 1.95 | |||
Sunstate Hobie | Scott Sandiland | Stephen Maas | 4 | 1.80 | ||
Nathan Palmer | Jordan Schulz | 4 | 1.52 | |||
15 Horses | Ethan Mckeown | Trent West | 4 | 1.49 | Yes | |
Bradfield | Cormac | Cory | 4 | 1.13 | Yes |