Round 14: Paynesville Vic

Pos	Angler	State	F1	W1	Boss Hog D1	F2	W2	Boss Hog D2	TF	TW	PAYOUT
1	Chris Burbidge (P)	VIC	3	3.53	1.51	3	1.62	0	6	5.15	1200	Lowrance Elite-5X Fishfinder Daiwa and Atomic Prize Pack plus The Hog's Breath Café "BOSS HOG" Big Bream Award $100.00
2	Ben Phayer	VIC	3	1.71		3	2.1	0	6	3.81	660	Unitika, Berkley Austackle and TT LuresPrize Pack
3	Justin Dingwall	VIC	2	1.66		3	1.8	0	5	3.46	380	Strike Pro, Austackle Eco Gear Prize Pack
4	Nathan Prezioso	VIC	3	2.25		1	0.58	0	4	2.83	170	Eco Gear, TT Lures, Atomic and Yamatoyo Prize Pack
5	Jason Deenen	VIC	3	1.29		3	1.3	0	6	2.59	160	Berkley, Austackle, Atomic and TT Lures Prize Pack
6	Jon Clisby	VIC	2	0.99		3	1.6	0	5	2.59	140
7	Ty Hanley	VIC	3	1.74		2	0.83	0	5	2.57	130
8	Paul Davidson	VIC	2	0.85		3	1.62	0	5	2.47	110
9	Stephen Majera	VIC	0	0		3	2.42	0	3	2.42
10	John Whelan	NSW	2	0.96		3	1.36	0	5	2.32
11	Nick Mace	VIC	1	1.1		1	1.03	0	2	2.13
12	Joel Bramble	VIC	0	0		3	2.06	0	3	2.06
13	Joshua Smith	VIC	2	0.89		1	1.04	0	3	1.93
14	Steven Pryke	VIC	0	0		3	1.91	0	3	1.91
15	Josh Palmer	VIC	2	1.31		1	0.59	0	3	1.9
16	Scott Lovig	VIC	1	0.48		3	1.3	0	4	1.78
17	Chad Aumann	VIC				3	1.5	0	3	1.5
18	Mark Cribbes	VIC				3	1.48	0	3	1.48
19	Paul Hardiman	ACT				2	1.31	0	2	1.31
20	Huan Tran	VIC				3	1.28	0	3	1.28
21	Ben Harrison	SA				3	1.24	0	3	1.24
22	Dale Baxter (P)	VIC				1	0.74	0	2	1.21
23	Clark Wilson	VIC				1	0.59	0	2	1.06
24	Peter Whelan	VIC				0	0	0	2	1.05
25	Chris Lyons	VIC				1	0.42	0	2	1.04
26	Luke Harvey	VIC				1	0.46	0	2	0.87
27	Matt Petrie	VIC				2	0.86	0	2	0.86
28	John Van Vliet	VIC				0	0	0	1	0.85
29	Jarrad Dalzell	VIC				1	0.37	0	2	0.82
30	Lex Forbes	VIC				1	0.63	0	1	0.63
31	Dave Hedge	NSW				0	0	0	1	0.56
32	Chriss Apos	VIC				1	0.52	0	1	0.52
33	David Ayton	VIC				1	0.46	0	1	0.46
34	Rick Massie (P)	VIC
35	Vaughan McCullough	VIC
36	Peter Balzan	VIC
37	Gary Hanson	VIC
38	Martin Fellows	VIC
39	Kyle Miller	VIC
40	David Shanahan	VIC
41	Peter Gardiakos	VIC
42	Luke Vandelight	VIC
43	Marcus Mcormick	VIC
44	Anderw Fennelly	VIC
		TOTAL D1		23.64	TOTAL D2		35.02		0	58.66

CHRIS BURBIDGE WINS AT PAYNESVILLE Over the October 11-12 weekend, Paynesville with its direct access to Lake King and Lake Victoria is located 17km from Bairnsdale in the Gippsland region of Victoria was the venue for round 14 of the Hobie® Kayak Bream Series presented by Daiwa. As well as being home to over 60 bird species and many species of ground orchids and wildflowers, the hinterland around the charming village is one of the best places in Victoria to go koala spotting. The township is surrounded by lakes on three sides, with canals and inlets providing plentiful sheltered moorings for boats and excellent kayak launching sites. Lovers of fishing, flock to the lakes and waterways to target the regions famous black bream. Hobie has a long association with competitive fishing in the Gippsland, and Paynesville was the third arena selected from this incredible lake system and the penultimate tournament to be held before the 2014 series grand final in WA next month. Day One On the morning of day one competing anglers in the final qualifier, pedaled off from the Power-Pole starting line in clear conditions which became overcast throughout the day. Anglers were predominately chasing Black bream with a bag limit of three fish to be brought back to the Berkley Bump Tub. As the day one session came to a close on the choppy waters, the large field of 44 anglers began to accumulate and throw their final casts around the Atomic Launch site in the closing minutes before key tags were due back on the board. Fishing throughout the day was generally mediocre with only a few anglers getting their full bag of three legal Bream. The fish were not on the bite early and were timid, in the variable conditions later in the day. Upgrades were scarce in all locations across the tournament arena. At the completion of the weigh-in, Chris Bribidge from Fern Tree Gully was leading the field with a 3.53 kg bag, dominating the 2.25 kg bag of Nathan Prezioso from Victoria and Ty Hanley from Victoria whose 1.74 kg bag placed him in third with a day to go in the event. Chris Burbidge was leading the Hog’s Breath Café Boss Hog Big Bream with the biggest fish of day one which weighed in at 1.51 kg. Day Two In conditions that were considerably different to day one, overcast skies, and predicted temperatures ranging from 12 to 28 °C and a 6 to 10 kph breeze, anglers eagerly pedaled off the Power-Pole start line hoping to improve on Saturday’s catch. After two long days on the water and with all anglers safely back at the tournament location, bags were removed from the Berkley Bump Tub and placed on the scales for the day two weigh-in. After waiting for the final confirmation from the tournament director it was announced that Chris Burbidge from Fern Tree Gully had snared the major prize for the event. Burbidge won a hefty cheque and an excellent sponsor prize pack for his two day aggregate bag weight of 5.15 kg. Burbidge has already qualified for the Hobie Kayak Bream Series Grand Final which will be presented by Daiwa in Western Australia so the two qualifying spots will be quickly scooped up by second and third placed anglers. Second place went to Ben Phayer from Mornington in Victoria with Justin Dingwall from Sale in Victoria taking the third place cheque and sponsor prize pack. Tournament winner Burbidge’s plan of attack for day two, after his day one standing of first position was to get a bag of fish in Duck Arm even though they were small, and then focus on upgrading. “I used a blade in the early morning on drop off’s, later in the morning I threw on a Lay Down minnow and started catching fish on the edges ”. Outlining the technique he used to tempt some sizeable Black Bream to hit his lure and win the tournament Burbidge recounted his approach. “Short repeated hops on the Ecogear VX blade”. Winning Ways Burbidge expressed his thoughts on what gave him the winning edge in the tournament. “I pre-fished Paynesville a few times, about 3 and 5 weeks ago. The pre-fish three weeks ago showed me where not to go”. Winning Tackle Rod: Duff Rod H2O 1-4 kg Reel: Daiwa Luvis 2004 Line: Sunline PE 6 lb Leader: FC Rock 3 & 4 lb Lure: Ecogear VX in 426 and the Nories Laydown minnow. BEN PHAYER REELS IN SECOND PLACE Phayer who has become a regular competitor in the Hobie Kayak Bream Series presented by Daiwa netted a full bag of Bream on both competition days with an accumulated weight of 3.81 kg, which fell short of the tournament winner by 1.34 kg, giving him an overall advantage in weight of .35 kg over the third place finisher Justin Dingwall. Phayer summed up his two days on the water. “Once I stuck to my plan, and went to where I wanted to go I found fish on the drop off’s”. An excited Phayer has now qualified for his first Hobie Kayak Bream Series Grand Final in his maiden year of competing in the series. Tackle Used Rod: Marks Custom fishing rod Reel:Daiwa SOL 2004 Line: Sunline 4lb Leader: FC Rock 3 lb Lure: Jackal Chubby Brown Sugi Shrimp CHRIS BURBIDGE BAGS THE HOG’S BREATH CAFÉ BOSS HOB BIG BREAM Victorian angler and tournament Winner, Chris Burbidge bagged the tournament’s biggest fish which weighed in at 1.51 kg on the first day of the event. He happily took home the Hog’s Breath Café Boss Hog Big Bream cheque, winning it with no other challengers comming to the scales with comparable sized fish. Burbidge netted his winning bream at 10:45am, on a Nories Laydown minnow after seeing some baitfish scatter along the shore line structure in Duck Arm. On the hookup he knew his Big Bream was a “bag kicker” when it hit his lure as he watched on. “Other than a surface take it was probably one of the best hook up’s I have witnessed”. Coming Up It’s time for all qualifiers to start planning for the grand final of the Hobie Kayak Bream Series presented by Daiwa which will be held at South Yunderup, Western Australia over the November 22-23. Special Thanks Thanks to Alpine Country for providing dealer support and a BBQ and drinks on both days of the tournament. Like all of the events in the Hobie Kayak Fishing Series presented by Daiwa, this round could not have gone ahead without the great support of our generous sponsors Daiwa, Berkley, Atomic, Lowrance, Rhino-Rack, Strike Pro, Austackle, TT Lures, Yamatoyo, Ecogear, Power-Pole, Hog’s Breath Café and ABT.