Power-Pole Round 4. Blackwood River, WA 2018

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#	Name	State	Division
1	Stuart May	WA	Open
2	Fred Fraser	WA	Open
3	Jeff Corkill	WA	Open
4	Rod Pickering	WA	Open
5	Lisa Sandling	WA		First Timer
6	Dave Wallace	WA	Open
7	Mark Firth	WA		First Timer
8	Ben Oakes	WA	Open
9	Greg Cooper	WA	Open
10	Dave Eccleston	WA	Open
11	Rene van Doorn	WA		First Timer
12	Paul Siemaszko	WA	Open
13	Andy Mitchell	WA	Open
14	Colin Peasey	WA	Open
15	Keith Andrews	WA	Open
16	Didier Blanquart	WA	Open
17	Shane Owens	WA	Open
18	Tim Stylianou	WA	Open
19	Joseph Gardner	WA	Open
20	Alex Greisdorf	WA	Open
21	Jenny Gardner	WA	Open	Women's
22	Robert Sgambelluri	WA	Open
23	Steven Owens	WA	Open
24	Stuart McCarthy	WA	Open
25	Travis Newland	WA	Open	Youth (16 - under 21)
26	Reece Brain	WA	Open
27	Ian Abercromby	WA	Open
28	Michelle Pardini	WA	Open	Women's
29	Ben Pountney	WA	Open
30	Thys McCarthy	WA	Open
31	Bradley Gange	WA	Open
32	Joe Franco	WA	Open
33	Brendon Knowles	WA	Open
34	Brett Dowsett	WA	Open
35	Peter DeGroot	WA	Open
36	Steven Morrison	WA	Open
37	Hamish McNabb	WA	Open
38	Sean Higgins	WA	Open
39	Suzanne Siranovic	WA	Open	Women's
40	Ruan Van Der Berg	WA	Open

Place	Angler	State	Division	F1	W1	F2	W2	TF	TW	Penalty	Net	Prize
1	Shane Owens	WA	Open	3	1.52 kg	3	1.47 kg	6	2.99 kg		2.99 kg	$1250.00
2	Ben Oakes	WA	Open	3	1.76 kg	3	1.16 kg	6	2.92 kg		2.92 kg	$740.00
3	Dave Wallace	WA	Open	3	1.35 kg	3	1.35 kg	6	2.70 kg		2.70 kg	$450.00
4	Sean Higgins	WA	Open	3	1.59 kg	3	1.03 kg	6	2.62 kg		2.62 kg	$300.00
5	Joseph Gardner	WA	Open	3	1.36 kg	3	1.19 kg	6	2.55 kg		2.55 kg	$220.00
6	Stuart May	WA	Open	3	1.60 kg	2	0.94 kg	5	2.54 kg		2.54 kg
7	Alex Greisdorf	WA	Open	3	1.38 kg	3	1.16 kg	6	2.54 kg		2.54 kg
8	Robert Sgambelluri	WA	Open	3	1.01 kg	3	1.49 kg	6	2.50 kg		2.50 kg
9	Greg Cooper	WA	Open	3	1.69 kg	2	0.65 kg	5	2.34 kg		2.34 kg
10	Bradley Gange	WA	Open	3	1.16 kg	3	1.03 kg	6	2.19 kg		2.19 kg
11	Peter Degroot	WA	Open	3	1.12 kg	3	0.92 kg	6	2.04 kg		2.04 kg
12	Steven Morrison	WA	Open	2	1.22 kg	1	0.39 kg	3	1.61 kg		1.61 kg
13	Thys Mccarthy	WA	Open	3	1.35 kg			3	1.35 kg		1.35 kg
14	Ruan Van Der Berg	WA	Open	3	0.96 kg	1	0.39 kg	4	1.35 kg		1.35 kg
15	Steven Owens	WA	Master's (60-64)	1	0.56 kg	2	0.76 kg	3	1.32 kg		1.32 kg
16	Andy Mitchell	WA	Open	2	0.59 kg	2	0.68 kg	4	1.27 kg		1.27 kg
17	Tim Stylianou	WA	Open			3	1.26 kg	3	1.26 kg		1.26 kg
18	Fred Fraser	WA	Open	2	0.59 kg	1	0.50 kg	3	1.09 kg		1.09 kg
19	Jesse Choy	WA	Open			3	1.00 kg	3	1.00 kg		1.00 kg
20	Brendon Knowles	WA	Open	1	0.32 kg	2	0.62 kg	3	0.94 kg		0.94 kg
21	Michelle Pardini	WA	Women's	2	0.76 kg			2	0.76 kg		0.76 kg
22	Rod Pickering	WA	Open	2	0.67 kg			2	0.67 kg		0.67 kg
23	Joe Franco	WA	Open	2	0.62 kg			2	0.62 kg		0.62 kg
24	Travis Newland	WA	Youth (16 - under 21)	1	0.33 kg	1	0.26 kg	2	0.59 kg		0.59 kg
25	Dave Eccleston	WA	Open	1	0.50 kg			1	0.50 kg		0.50 kg
26	Suzanne Siranovic	WA	Women's	1	0.49 kg			1	0.49 kg		0.49 kg
27	Ben Pountney	WA	Open	1	0.42 kg			1	0.42 kg		0.42 kg
28	Stuart Mccarthy	WA	Open	1	0.36 kg			1	0.36 kg		0.36 kg
29	Didier Blanquart	WA	Master's (60-64)	1	0.35 kg			1	0.35 kg		0.35 kg
30	Jeff Corkill	WA	Open
30	Paul Siemaszko	WA	Open
30	Colin Peasey	WA	Open
30	Keith Andrews	WA	Open
30	Jenny Gardner	WA	Women's
30	Reece Brain	WA	Open
30	Ian Abercromby	WA	Open
30	Brett Dowsett	WA	Open
DQ	Hamish Mcnabb	WA	Open				-0.75 kg		-0.75 kg	-0.75 kg	-0.75 kg
				Total Fish D1	Total Weight D1	Total Fish D2	Total Weight D2	Total Fish	Total Weight	Average Weight
				59	25.63 kg	47	18.25 kg	106	43.88 kg	0.41 kg
Atomic Big Bream Winner
	Angler	State	W
	Sean Higgins	WA	0.77 kg
Mortgage Corp Monster Mover
	Angler	State	W1	W2
	Tim Stylianou	WA	0	1.26
Division Winners
Youth (16 - under 21)
	Angler	State	F1	W1	F2	W2	TF	TW
	Travis Newland	WA	1	0.33 kg	1	0.26 kg	2	0.59 kg
Women's
	Angler	State	F1	W1	F2	W2	TF	TW
	Michelle Pardini	WA	2	0.76 kg			2	0.76 kg
Master's (60-64)
	Angler	State	F1	W1	F2	W2	TF	TW
	Steven Owens	WA	1	0.56 kg	2	0.76 kg	3	1.32 kg
Grand Master's (65 and over)
	Angler	State	F1	W1	F2	W2	TF	TW
Pro Angler 17 Tandem (Teams Event)
	Angler	State	F1	W1	F2	W2	TF	TW
First Time Competitors
	Angler	State	F1	W1	F2	W2	TF	TW
	Mark Firth	WA	1	0.65 kg			1	0.65 kg

Power-Pole round four of Hobie Kayak Bream Series 10 saw anglers from Western Australia compete in the two-day competition on one of the most scenic bream fisheries in the West coast “The Blackwood River”. The river had a reputation similar to that of Forster on the East Coast of Australia, they call it getting “Wooded”, the barnacle encrusted trees that run along the shore of the river are a home for some pretty smart fish that know how to shred the line before you even know they are there. The Blackwood River meets up with the sea at a small town called Augusta on the South West coast of Western Australia. The Blackwood river is a popular destination for anglers as well as families that make the most of a sheltered river system for water skiing and other water activities. The location for the event was at t small but friendly caravan park called the Molly Caravan Park at Kudardup, and for the angler that stayed in town it was a short 15 minute drive from Augusta. The forecast for the competition over the weekend was spot on, with both days seeing wind blowing in from the south to south east. Sunday was the cooler day with the wind swinging from the South to the South East mid morning. OWENS TAKES THE WIN Bayswater, WA angler Shane Owens jumped from eight place to take the win. On day 2 Owens weighed the second heaviest bag at 1.47kg but when combined with his day one bag of 1.52kg he took the win by 70 grams. Owens choosing an area close to the Power-Pole Start line because of a reaction to something he consumed the night before. But it all seems like that was always the plan as he had found fish in that same area on the Friday before the event. Owens threw lightly weighted grubs and shrimp imitation soft plastics including the Bait Breath 2.4 inch Chibby in a bloodworm color on 1/32nd of an ounce Decoy Nail bomb jig heads. Day 1 “I went straight to this spot and on my second cast I had a legal in the live well. In a bizarre hour to follow I would drop the next ten legal bream that I hooked before I landed my second legal. That calmed my frustrations and from there on wards I caught my limit and began making upgrades to compile a 1.52 kilo bag and have me sitting in fifth place only 240 grams behind the leader”. Day 2 “I thought I made the wrong decision in returning back to this spot when I went just over half an hour without even a touch. The conditions were dead calm so I felt that I needed the wind that I had on day 1 for these fish to bite. Although by staying extremely quiet and fishing as stealthily as I could it soon became apparent that all the bream needed in order to bite was for me to remain a ghost. In two cast I landed two legals and the confidence was back”. WINNING WAYS Rod: Gladiator Cyborg 6 ‘8, 1 -3 kg Reel: Daiwa Freams 200 Line: Gossen casting braid 14lb 0.6PE Lures: Bait Breath 2.4 inch Chibby Kayak: Mirage Revolution 11 ATOMIC BIG BREAM WINNER Shean Higgins WA .77kg MORTGAGE CORP MONSTER MOVER Tim Stylianou WA 1.26 kg DIVISION WINNERS Youth (16 -under 21yrs) Travis Newland WA .59kg Women’s Michelle Pardini WA .76kg Master’s (60-64 yrs) Steven Owens WA 1.32kg First Time Competitors Mark Firth WA .65kg EVENT STATS Total Fish Caught on Day One – 59 Total Fish Caught on Day Two – 47 Total Fish 106 Total Weight of Fish –44.63 KG Average Fish Weight – 420g NEXT EVENT Hobie Kayak Bream Series 10 Lowrance Round 5, St Georges Basin, NSW