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Local knowledge dominates the podium Jamie Mckeown has put another mark to his name for AOY this year, taking out the ZMan sponsored round of the Daiwa Beam Series on his home turf at the Gold Coast. This is Jamie’s second win on the BREAM Series this year after taking out Lake Macquarie and, although there were no stonking tarwhine in his bag this time, he still found enough healthy canal bream to take out the event by just 730g over second place boater Mathew Fatafehi. In the non-boater division Cain Waller kept the Gold Coast locals on the podium by taking out 1st place in his first ever ABT event.
that sun gets up,” he said The move north proved to be the right one when he hit the scales for the final weigh-in bringing us the biggest bag of the weekend of 3.215kg and just seizing victory off Mathew Fatafehi. Scan the QR code to watch the Non- Boater Winner Interview
Jamie Mckeown is fast becoming a household name in ABT circles. His second win for the year has him in sight of the AOY trophy. flog my spots because I knew the Broadwater would have got hit hard and it was only going to have a good day or two in it. I knew that come Sunday I was going to have to target places less pressured”. Come Saturday, Mckeown did his usual milk run from as far down as Chevron Island, up into the Broadwater while he waited for the top of the tide around 11:30. Once the tide got up, he moved up to Sovereign Islands and that was when the fishing really took off. “Once the tide got high enough for me to hit the banks I wanted to, I tied on
This was only Mathew Fatafehi’s third ABT event and he more than proved he has what it takes to finish in the money.
In his first ABT event as a non-boater, Cain Waller got the job done on his home waterway.
a peach faced Bent Minnow and they went crazy for it. It was almost a fish a cast for an hour or more”. This hot bite saw Mckeown sitting in second place overnight with 2.870kg, just 10g off the lead. With the expectation that the fish around the Broadwater would become pressured, day two called for the path less travelled. Opting to make the run north to Jacobs Well, Mckeown used his Samaki C12 and Daiwa reel combo with 16lb Samaki YGK X braid and 6lb X leader to crank the pontoons with a small deep diving crankbait. “It’s a super effective technique, especially when
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NO STOPPING THE ROLL It’s been hard to ignore the stellar year that Jamie McKeown has had on the BREAM series and his second win for the year has now put him amongst the favourites for the coveted Angler Of the Year Trophy. Jamie, a Gold Coast local, came into the weekend with a pretty good game plan that he stuck at to secure the win. “Pre-fish I didn’t really
BOATER RESULTS Place Angler 1 Jamie Mckeown 2 Mathew Fatafehi 3 Tristan Taylor 4 Steve Morgan 5 Charlie Saykao 6 Luke Rogan 7 Chris Golding 8 Anthony Wishey 9 Jacob Kelly 10 Todd Riches 106
OCTOBER 2021
McKeown would like to thank his sponsors Samaki and Lowrance for providing him the tools to hone his craft, as well as Sportys on the Gold Coast for looking after his tackle needs.
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FATAFEHI CASHES IN LOCAL KNOWLEDGE Mathew Fatafehi is only relatively new to the ABT tournament scene however he has proved he has what it takes to mix it with the best. Taking a slightly alternative approach to pre-fishing, Fatafehi opted to have a relaxing day with family to unwind and get himself in a positive mindset for the tournament ahead. “Coming from a footy background, you can transfer a lot of the same mindset into tournaments. You can put a lot of pressure on yourself in a tournament and at the end of the day you just have to remember to go out and enjoy it. We’re lucky to have such an awesome
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Weight(kg) Payout 6.085Kg $1600 + $250 1st Merc bonus 5.355Kg $1000 + 2nd Merc bonus 5.190Kg $700 5.180Kg $500 + $75 3rd Merc bonus 5.140Kg No Prize 4.950Kg No Prize 4.865Kg No Prize 4.710Kg No Prize 4.590Kg No Prize 4.560Kg No Prize
