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Rhino-Rack Round 8: Gold Coast, Queensland

August 7, 2016

Round 8 of the Hobie Kayak Bream Series on the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland has been run and won. Congratulations to Lex Irwin from Queensland on picking up the top spot with his 4 bream bag weighing 2.37kg. Irwin was followed closely by fellow Queenslanders Michael Halliday with 4 bream for 2.19kg and Warren Cossell with 4 for 2.12kg

Round Info

Information Sheet

Entries

Event Date
Sunday 7th August
No Fishing
Monday 1st August up to and including Friday 5th August.
Pre-fish Day
Pre-fishing will be allowed on Saturday 6th August.
Session Times
7:00am – 2:30pm
Registration Times
6:00am till 6:30am
Registration Location
Reserve at Victor Ave and The Esplanade, Paradise Point.
Briefing Times
Day 1 6:30am
Briefing Location
Reserve at Victor Ave and The Esplanade, Paradise Point.
Launch Location
Reserve at Victor Ave and The Esplanade, Paradise Point.
Weigh In Site
Reserve at Victor Ave and The Esplanade, Paradise Point.
No Go Zone
Fishing is prohibited in the following locations:
  • Couran Cove Horizon Shores Marina
  • Gold Coast City Marina
  • The marina complexes from Versace through to Gold Coast Bridge, east of the red channel markers
  • Bayview Harbour Marina
  • Swan Bay
  • Coombabah Lake
  • McCoys Creek
  • Sanctuary Cove Marina
  • Hope Island Marina
  • Manly Boat Harbour
Event Boundary
The limits of the tournament boundary is the waters of the Gold Coast.
Northern Boundary
North of the power lines at Rocky Point on Russell Island, and north of the line drawn across the eastern back channel of Macleay Island.
Eastern Boundaries
East of the Jumpinpin Bar. East of the line drawn between the most easterly points of the northern and southern walls of the Gold Coast Seaway. Download No Go Zone Maps
Supporting Dealer
Sunstate Hobie
Public Toilets
Cnr Abalone Ave & The Esplanade
More Information
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Fishing Rules
Paradise Point Hobie Fishing Event Site
To create even more interest and excitement in the 2016 Hobie Kayak Bream Series, as well as, the usual open scoring system with its amazing prize payouts, Hobie Fishing has introduced new divisions in all tournaments for the coming season. Divisions:
  • Youth (16 – under 21yrs)
  • Women’s
  • Masters (60 – 64yrs)
  • Grand Masters (65 and over)
There must be a minimum of three anglers entered in a division for a winner to be declared and a sponsor prize pack to be awarded. An angler must have caught and weighed-in a minimum of one legal fish to be declared the divisional winner. All divisional entrants are still eligible to win prize payouts and prize packs in the main field of anglers. If you are entering a Hobie Kayak Bream Series tournament for the first time you have the option of a to have a First Timer Entry. The requirement of being an ABT member waivered and you will NOT be required to pay an entry fee. “First Timer Entrants”, are not eligible for prizes and your scores will not be recorded. As a new angler to the series you may still register with ABT and pay your entry fee, and be eligible, like all other entrants, for prize pool payouts and sponsor prize packs. Your entry form and payment shall be completed by Friday the week before the event (7 days) to avoid the late payment penalty.

If you do not see your name in the Entry List, below, after 24 business hours please email media@hobiecat.com.au directly.

NameStateDivision
1MichaelMaasQueenslandOpen
2SteveCrawleyQueenslandOpen
3CallumCarmontNew South WalesOpenYouth (16 - under 21)
4ScottSandilandsQueenslandOpen
5KerryGallQueenslandOpen
6WarrenCossellqueenslandOpen
7WendySandilandsQueenslandOpenWomen's
8KendallSooQueenslandOpen
9MarkMckayQueenslandOpen
10BrianRutledgeNew South WalesOpenGrand Master's (65 and over)
11SamanthaRutledgeQueenslandOpenWomen's
12MarcoGrubbQueenslandOpen
13JasonGarnerQueenslandOpen
14CraigeLealNew South WalesOpen
15PhilPluisQueenslandOpen
16BillyHowardQueenslandFirst Timer
17KojiMakiQueenslandFirst Timer
18PhilPluisQueenslandOpen
19CallumSprottQueenslandOpenYouth (16 - under 21)
20JamesHowarthQueenslandOpenYouth (16 - under 21)
21RyanPrzeklasaQueenslandOpen
22PeteBostockQueenslandOpen
23RichardOrchardQueenslandOpen
24KayneDrolletQueenslandOpen
25MichaelHallidayQueenslandOpen
26TimothyMaasQueenslandOpen
27TysonHayesQueenslandOpen
28JohnForsythQueenslandOpen
29MatCameronNew South WalesOpen
30LexIrwinQueenslandOpen
31StephenMaasQueenslandOpen
32ChristopherThornthwaiteQueenslandOpenMaster's (60-64)
33TravisHendersonQueenslandOpen
34MitchKingVICOpen
35MathewMasonwellsQueenslandOpen
36AlanBritcliffeQueenslandOpen
37FelippeGapskiQueenslandOpen
38BryanWilkinQueenslandFirst Timer
39TimMarsdenQueenslandFirst Timer
40AaronGoodsellQueenslandFirst Timer
41MarkHodkinsonQueenslandOpen
42WadeWalkerQueenslandFirst Timer
43MalGrayQueenslandOpen
44LukeRoganQueenslandOpen
Open Youth (16 - under 18yrs) Women Master (60 - 64yrs) Grand Master (65 and over) PA17T Tandem First Timers
38 3 2 1 1 0 6

Legend

F1 = FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 1

W1 = WEIGHT OF FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 1

F2 = FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 2

W2 = WEIGHT OF FISH CAUGHT ON DAY 2

TF = TOTAL FISH CAUGHT

TW = TOTAL WEIGHT

Kayak Bream Series: R8 Gold Coast Angler Results
PlaceAnglerStateTFTWPayout
1Lex IrwinQLD42.37$680
2Michael HallidayQLD42.19$400
3Warren CossellQLD42.12$240
4Guy StruthersQLD42.05$160
5Kendall SooQld41.99$120
6Michael MaasQLD41.92
7Luke RoganQLD41.86
8Alan BritcliffeQLD41.77
9Mark MckayQLD41.74
9Timothy MaasQLD41.74
9Tyson HayesQLD41.74
12Jason GarnerQLD41.71
13Stephen MaasQLD41.68
14Richard OrchardQLD41.56
15Pete BostockQLD41.5
16Scott SandilandsQLD41.47
17Wade WalkerQLD31.25
18Mathew MasonwellsQLD31.13
19Ryan PrzeklasaQLD21.08
20Mathew CameronNSW20.86
21Billy HowardQLD20.82
22Steve CrawleyQLD20.69
23Mark HodkinsonQLD20.68
24Brian RutledgeNSW10.32
25Samantha RutledgeQLD10.28
26Callum CarmontNSW00
26Kerry GallQLD00
26Wendy SandilandsQLD00
26Marco GrubbQLD00
26Craige LealNSW00
26Phil PluisQLD00
26Koji MakiQLD00
26Callum SprottQLD00
26James HowarthQLD00
26Kayne DrolletQLD00
26John ForsythQLD00
26Christopher ThornthwaiteQLD00
26Travis HendersonQLD00
26Mitch KingVIC00
26Felippe GapskiQLD00
26Josh WilkinNSW00
26Mal GrayQLD00
26Tim MarsdenQLD00
26Aaron GoodsellQLD00
Total Fish83
Total Weight36.52
Avg Weight0.44
Hogs Breath Boss HogWarren Cossell0.86kg
Grand Master's (65 and over) DivisionBrian Rutledge
Women's DivisionSamantha Rutledge

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