Daniel Brown adds his name to the Hobie BREAM Kayak Grand Final trophy with victory in the 2010 GF. Saving his best bag to the final day (2.45kg) Brown leap frogged from 3rd to 1st to secure his maiden Hobie win. 

Compiling a 6/6, 4.62kg limit for the event Brown achieved a comprehensive win over his nearest rival, Tasmania Andrew Krushka (6/6, 1.94kg), with the 2010 champ securing the 2010 title by 400 grams.

Day one leader Jordan Trusty stuggled to find the quality fish from day one, slipping to 3rd place.

Victorian breamer Jordan Trusty continues his hot form in the Hobie BREAM Series leading after day one of the Hobie BREAM Kayak Grand Final (3/3, 2.32kg). Tasmanian Andrew Krushka shows that he’s a dab hand at yellowfin breaming, holding down second place with his 3/3, 2.28kg bag, while Taree local Darren ‘Digit’ Brown is well and truly still in the hunt heading into day three thanks to his 3/3, 2.17kg limit. The day one Boss Hog was Kevin Winchesters 1.42kg blue nose, with the Forster monster adding $250 to his bank account. Sunday is pay-day for the Hobie GF so stay tuned to see who takes away the spoils and adds the Hobie BREAM Kayak Grand Final trophy to their mantle piece.

Hobie ABT Kayak Grand Final – Official Pre-Fish Day – May 14, 2010

Sunny but windy (and cold) conditions greeted competitors today on the foreshore of the Foster Boat Harbour for the official pre-fish and kayak briefing and kayak allocation.

The normal “fish tales” started as everyone made their way back from the Wallis Lake system. Stories of “3 kilo bags” to “only a few small ones” were the norm of the afternoon chat .

At the time it was flattering but also a bit of a pain that several anglers and journalists worked out a handful of my pet kayak jewfish spots on the NSW south coast. 

The upside is that it has forced me to explore further afield and has made me a better angler.  So far I have confidently identified a dozen new places to catch these prized fish, but they are still hard enough to make it fun.

Mother Shipping for Mega Monduran Barra.

I just got back from one of the best impoundment barra fishing trips I have ever been on and much of the enjoyment and success had to do with being able to park and live on a house boat right next to the best fishing spots.

In all the previous trips getting to a good spot involved getting up at 4 am, stuffing down some breaky and then driving up to the local Barra Lake (eg Monduran, Proserpine, Kinchant, Temmburra) to launch a boat and then speed up to the best spots before daylight arrived.

Rob’s weekly FISH’N’TIP Wednesday 30/9/2009

( A huge flathead materializes beneath Robs hobie)

FISH’N’TIP  0500 Five Hundred Fish’n’tips

This week I have the pleasure of penning my 500th weekly Fish’n’tip for all the loyal readers out there.

In the first qualifier for the 2009/10 Hobie BREAM Kayak Series both Dave Varney and Neil Cartairs lead the 29 strong field with 890 grams.  They both share in the $100 Boss Hog prize for Day 1.  With the southern end of the Glenelg River on Day 2, improved catches are on the cards.

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Phil Brumby has been catching a few nice murray cod down at Lake Tuggeranong in his Hobie Sport.  Phil has a memorable battle with a 30 pounder and has promised to send me the pics in the near future.

At home on his Kayak: Rob with a nice trevally landed just 100 meters from the beach.

The boom in the sport of Kayak Fishing has not yet hit Australia’s Tropics, but after a recent trip up north to test the waters I found there are some scenarios that are absolutely perfect for ‘the yak’.

At first I was talked out of kayaking in the tropics by people who were concerned about the dangers of crocodiles, but I soon figured that tropical fishing isn’t all about chasing barra in the estuaries, which is where most big crocs hang out!

My little hobie continues to be a revelation in my fishing and boating lifestyle and what I got up to on a brief holiday, this time around on the south coast of NSW, will give you an idea of why I am so happy with this little craft. On the first morning I woke up at sparrows fluff and was keen to get out on my own and breathe in some fresh sea air while the rest of my family had a sleep in. I launched at a place known as Corrigan’s Beach at Batemans Bay and peddled out around Observation Point. Easterly winds and a soild swell were coming directly into the bay and as a result the water was quite murky. I started out looking for bream around the shallow rocks using a 4 inch long stick bait on a 4 gram jig head. I cast along the inside edge of Observation Point but in the murky water I couldn’t quite see the killer strike zone where the shallow rock ledge meets the snag free sand so I decided to go out around the point and rustle up a few salmon and Tailor instead. I fished from behind the breakers casting back into the wash. I lost a couple of softies to the Tailors sharp teeth but a few nice 1.5 kilo sized specimens made it home for breakfast-tasty and healthy at the same time. As far as tackle is concerned I was using a Rapala Braid Concept 702 SPL rod, a 40 sized Okuma Salina Reel with saltwater gears (ideal in the kayak.) I spooled up with 8 pound Braid, and used 12 pound fluro carbon leader. This sized outfit is ideal when fishing from a Kayak and I use it on everything from bream to Snapper and jews.