East Coast Bream Series Rd 2
The second round of the East Coast Bream Series, proudly sponsored by Shimano, was held at Lake Macquarie on 18 April. Round one was unfortunately moved back to June, so anglers were glad to be back on the water so soon. Competitors who arrived on Friday were greeted by strong winds all day. This was matched to Saturday’s constant rain that refused to give respite to anglers. However, Sunday finally broke the streak of bad weather and anglers woke to bright sunshine with a slight
breeze – a perfect day to go fishing! The final event numbers were down from previous years with only 37 registered for the start, but most teams found fish with 13 teams registering over 3kg bags. Most teams realised early on that the edge bite was off, so most anglers found their fish in deeper water. First place getters were Vex Performance Lures, consisting of David Dobson and Simon McAlpin. The pair were excited about their
First Place: Vex Performance Lures David Dobson and Simon McAlpin
winning bag of 5 fish for 4.39kg, and declared they had a great day on the water. “We caught fish all day, and most were accounted for on Vex Bread N Butter 35 in shrimp pattern. We also caught a few smaller fish on ZMan Slim SwimZ. We were very happy with our catch and even happier to finish in first place. Thanks to organisers and for running the event.” The Biggest Bream prize went to Team ZMan Okuma Tosland Building, Gary Brown and David Tosland, who caught a monster
RESULTS Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Team Vex Performance Lures BST/Ghost Recon Lures McBarron Construction B & F Fishing Daydreamers Compleat Angler/Garmin Team ABU Garcia/Euinrude On the Chew Shimano/Lowrance Bassnhcips
specimen of 1.34kg. The East Coast Bream Series organisers, the Western Sydney Bream & Bass group, would like to thank Shimano for sponsoring this round. A special thanks also goes to Mark Healey who represented them and presented the prize money at the end of the day. Great to have an AFC Champion attending our event. Full results can be found on website www.wsbb.com. au. Congratulations to all the prize winners and we look forward to the rest of the year. – Alan Newton, WSBB
Second Place: BST/Ghost Recon Lures Adam Amos and Adam Martin
Third: McBarron Construction Jarryd McBarron and Brendon Spinks
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Anglers David Dobson, Simon McAlpin Adam Amos, Adam Martin Jarryd McBarron, Brendon Spinks Matt Babbage, Rod Ford Rashid Ammoun, Khalid Aja Dane Tomaszewski, Dane Tribbia Cannizzaro, Codie Stewart Tim Staunton, Brock Harmer Mark Healey Matthew Starr, Damien Skeen
Fish 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5
Weight(kg) 4.39 4.08 3.77 3.67 3.61 3.44 3.35 3.31 3.30 3.25
Payout $2000 $1000 $500 $300
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East Coast Bream Series 96
JUNE 2022
Fouth: B & F Fishing Matt Babbage and Rod Ford
