Round three of the 2014 Bluefin BASS electric series was held at Clarrie Hall dam, where Mt warning acts as a great back drop as the anglers head down the dam. 37 Anglers fished with 11 of them backing themselves by optioning up.
The anglers headed out into what can only be described as perfect conditions for throwing top water lures. One angler that found success with this presentation was Peter Bostock. Bostock mentioned before the start that he was concerned that he had left all his luck in the kayak that he previously fished the events out off and that his new boat may not be lucky. Ultimately he threw that theory out the window by compiling a 2/2 bass limit for 1.56kg and taking out first position, in the process also claiming the event big bass of 830g. Peter headed in the total opposite direction to all the other anglers heading up river were he found he had the dam to himself. With the water being quite clear Bostock used a finesse approach using 3lb Berkley nanofil matched with 6lb leader to trick them into the bite. A Bassday Sugar Pen lure was used to great effect and changing it up to an Atomic crank 38 as the sun rose continued to attract the bites on offer. A Lox 2-5kg rod matched up with a Daiwa Sol was used to deliver the lure to the awaiting bass.
Securing second position was Shaun Falkenhagen who compiled a 2/2 bass limit for 1.52kg. Falkenhagen headed down the dam to a weed edge were he threw a mixture of lures including a silent Jackall in Brown Dog colour and a Nexgen blade. The technique was to cast in and slow roll out from the weeds after letting the lure sink for 5 seconds. The active bass were smashing the lure only 2 meters into his retrieve. Shaun revolved between outfits using a Barrabass Crankbait with 10lb sunline braid and a Barrabass xp841 with 8lb SAS braid.
A special mention to young Josh Kattau and his dad who drove him all the way up from the Hunter Valley and finished in overall 5th place, as well as Rebecca Smith in her first tournament where she caught her full limit. Well Done great effort.
A very special mention has to go to Joy from Casino Outdoors for cooking up the sausage sizzle for the guys as well as throwing in a $50 voucher for big bass. Also a big thanks to Baden from Kietech throwing in some product for first place.
Again thanks to anyone that assisted in anyway as it all helps run the day smoothly.
Many Thanks
Joe Urquhart
Place Angler Bass Weight Big bass
1 Peter Bostock 2/2 1.56kg .830kg
2 Shaun Falkenhagen 2/2 1.52kg .760kg
3 Colin McClymont 2/2 1.51kg .780kg
4 Andrew Baunach 2/2 1.48kg
5 Josh Kattau 2/2 1.47kg .760kg
6 Stuart France 2/2 1.45kg
6 Callum Tewes 2/2 1.45kg
8 Chesley Lennon 2/2 1.44kg
9 Jeremy McConnel 2/2 1.41kg
9 Stephen McLean 2/2 1.41kg .770
11 Paul Mc Hugh 2/2 1.40kg
12 Christian Manolea 2/2 1.39kg .820kg
13 Nathan Swanson 2/2 1.34kg
14 Ricky Simmons 2/2 1.32kg
14 Nigel Skyring 2/2 1.32kg
16 Rebecca Smith 2/2 1.27kg
17 Justin Thompson 1/2 .750kg
18 Hans Jensen 1/2 .710kg
19 Gene Ward 1/2 .700kg
19 Luke Clarke 1/2 .700kg
21 Ian Galloway 1/2 .600kg
22 Aaron Swanson 1/2 .540kg
23 Adrian Manolea 1/2 .530kg
24 Paul Phillips 1/2 .520kg
25 Bob Hadley 1/2 .440kg
26 Scott Whitfield 1/2 .430kg
27 Jonathon Bale 1/2 .410kg
28 Les Smith 1/2 .390kg
29 Adrian Wilson 1/2 .380kg
30 Peter Bryant
30 Baden Sparrow
30 Neil Duncan
30 Trent West
30 Jack Gold
30 Rod Shorten
30 Graham Dodds
30 Mark Pettersen
Option Up
1st Andrew Baunach $130
2nd Jeremy McConnell $60
3rd Ricky Simmons $30
