ECBS ROUND 2 RESULTS

changing different colours and sizes. There was no pattern to the fishing – we would just cast 10 times each in a spot, and then move. We fished in 4-6m of water, trying to avoid the tailor schools chopping off our blades. It was a great day, and one we will never forget.”

2ND PLACE - $1300

Jason Graham and Cristian Bermudez (Team fishin.com. au) were the runners-up.

“We pre fished on Saturday North and South fishing but found Chain Valley Bay in the South the best option,” Jason said. “As we caught fish quickly, we marked a spot on the sounder after catching a big fish.

“Sunday morning took us straight back to Chain Valley Bay. We caught two fish and then decided to give it a rest, moving to hit some boat hulls. This landed our third fish, and we were ready to upgrade by 8:30am.

“We headed back to the spot we previously marked where we landed our best fish on Saturday, and on the first drift upgraded two of our fish in the well. We continued to rest that spot in between fishing boat hulls, giving us the 1.35kg kicker fish and landing us the biggest bream prize at the end of the day!

“We continued to fish our spot in Chain Valley Bay, and every time we hit the mark, we upgraded fish. When the wind changed direction around noon, the bite went away for us.

“We caught all fish on a mixture of VX40 Ecogear, vibes in 439, and Berkley Big Eye blades. A big thanks to the sponsors and organisers who make these events happen.”

3RD PLACE - $800

Coming in at 3rd place were Ryan Jamieson, Troy Parsons and Dean HenrySmith (Team Hunts Marine/ Hurricane Lures).

“The plan for us for comp day was to target shallow edges with cockles/weed beds, throwing lightly weighted Hurricane soft plastics,” Ryan said. “From the start we ran up to the north end of the lake to fish an edge, and we got a good one on the pre-fish. The edge produced plenty of fish, and we filled our bag by 7:40am.

“From there we stuck to our plan up the north end of the lake, upgrading slowly through the day. With about an hour to go, thinking we would just go back with an average bag to weigh in, we hit an edge that had a few cockles right up close to the bank in no more than 3ft of water. I watched a 36 forker swim out of the cockles and eat my lure in the clear water. Magic!

“On the next drift, Dean banged another 36 forker. Even better!

“Back to the weigh in saw us weigh 2.57kg for three bream, securing a 3rd place spot out of the 60 teams. It proves that you should never give up. Just persist and stick to your plan.”

4TH PLACE - $600

Adam Amos and Paul Harmston (Team Bait Shop Toukley) came in at 4th place.

“We got most of our better fish early in the day with slow rolling small Ghost Recon cranks in dark horse, liquid sand and purple tiger, mixed in with some topwater Recons,” Adam said. “We had a solid bag after two hours with a few missed opportunities. We then started our spot hopping, looking for upgrades.

“This is when we started junk fishing using Force Lure and tackle plastics (grubs and paddle tails in motor oil and bloodworm) bio baits, minnows, and some blading only to upgrade a few more times.

“All in all, it was a good day’s fishing.”

OTHER WINNERS

Jake and Matt Neville (Team Garmin/Touring Marine Solutions) rounded out the top 5, and took home $400. Teams 6 to 9 all received product supplied by Shimano, and all entrants received a Shimano drink cooler.

The Kingswood Sports Club Biggest Bream went to Jason Graham and Cristian Bermudez (Team fishing. com.au), whose 1.35kg fish won them $200 plus a $50 club voucher.

For more info on upcoming events, visit www. wsbb.com.au.