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great report Smithy. Sounds like there were plenty of fish around. You did real well with the sponsorship too - some great prizes there.
Cheers,
Jeremy
CAM & BOB, BOB UP FOR WIN
Golden Lure 2004
The fourth annual Golden Lure Tournament held on the 13th and 14th of November at Bjelke-Petersen Dam near Murgon in South East Queensland saw Cameron Bettany of Samford and Bob Town of Goombungee walk away with the major accolades for their team Cam & Bob. Fishing with Jackall bib-less rattling minnows in the bottom part of the dam, they put together a total of 38.47m of legal size fish caught and released. For coming in first place they will get their team name inscribed on the perpetual Keith Patten Memorial shield, each received take home trophies sponsored by North Coast Boating Centre on the Sunshine Coast, certificates, custom Evakool sponsored 65litre iceboxes along with tackle boxes full of lures plus other prizes.
They just edged out Team Evakool with 36.32m with the contrasting tactic of trolling SMAK 5/8 Spinnerbaits. Murgon based Team Evakool consisted of Matthew Mott and his daughter Monique who also took out the Junior category with 16.43m of fish. Team Evakool each received trophies sponsored by Kingaroy Caravan and Tractor Centre, certificates, Daiwa sponsored Heartland rod/baitcasting reel combinations as well as tackle boxes full of tackle. Monique individually received a Ken Mills Toyota sponsored trophy and certificate ahead of Trevor Foote of Bribie Island from Team Lured In with 14.51m. He also received a Ken Mills Toyota sponsored runner-up trophy and certificate.
The third place team were David Green of Toowoomba and Steve Kanowski of Brisbane from Team Angler Rods who put together 35.52m of fish by fishing mostly soft plastics. David and Steve each walked away with certificates, Daiwa sponsored Heartland rod/spinning reel combinations as well as tackle boxes full of tackle. David had to get up a short time after to receive his Yallakool Tourist Park sponsored Champion Angler trophy, certificate and place in history on the perpetual shield. His winning total was 20.62m and he was presented with his trophies by Alan Walters of the park. In second place was Matthew Mott with 19.89m who won his own trophy sponsored by Yallakool Café.
Wondai’s Robert Smith of the team So Many Lures, So Little Time won the SB Vending sponsored Longest Australian Bass trophy with a 51cm fish. Although plenty more 51cm fish were caught, this was the earliest verified at 10.23 a.m. Saturday morning. This fish hit a trolled SMAK 5/8 oz spinnerbait. William Schloss, a junior angler from Dalby from Team Fishin Mate took out the Longest Golden Perch trophy, also sponsored by SB Vending with a 54cm fish taken trolling a black Hotlips lure on the Saturday afternoon.
The winner of the major raffle sponsored by Dairy Farmers was Trent Lester of Wondai who received a 51cm Colour TV. Continuing with the prize haul amassed by the Mott Family, Dylan Mott, a junior angler, was the second name drawn out winning himself a DVD player
The 125 competitors in 62 teams caught and released 1345 fish greater than 30cm in a day and a half all on lures. The breakup on that was 907 fish Saturday and 438 Sunday. Bass outnumbered Golden Perch by 960 to 379 and 2 Silver Perch were caught along with 4 Eel Tail Catfish. One 3cm long Muscle was also caught.
For 2005 tournament or sponsorship enquiries please contact Robert Smith on 4162 6235 wk or 0407 574 868.
Yallakool Café & Tackle, Matthew Mott Sportfishing Charters, North Coast Boating Centre, Mercury Outboards, Evakool Ice Boxes, Yallakool Tourist Park, Mako Eyewear, Daiwa, Murgon Shire Council, Ken Mills Toyota, Kingaroy Caravans, North Coast Frozen Foods, S.B. Vending, G.A. Milk Supplies, South Burnett Food Service Distributors, Peters, Dairy Farmers, Coke, SMAK Lures, Fishing Monthly Group, Lets Go Fishing Magazine, Bush n Beach Fishing Magazine, In Stitches Embroidery, Derek Dellbridge Murgon Pharmacy, Cartridge World Kingaroy, Hans Continental Smallgoods, L’s Salon, Creative Hair, Murgon Garden Centre.
Teams
1 38.47m Cam & Bob Cameron Bettany Bob Town
2 36.32 Team Evakool Matthew Mott Monique Mott
3 35.52 Angler Rods Steve Kanowski David Green
4 21.98 Team KJ Glen Radunz Peter Stolzenberg
5 21.70 Reel Em In Patrick Conduit Darren Conduit
6 21.61 So Many Lures So Little Time Robert Smith Lucas Kerkow
7 19.04 Team Daiwa Trevor Stead Vicki Byrne
8 17.74 Lure Lovers Tomas Herbohn Dean Jackson
9 17.00 Team Lured In Dave Bullard Trevor Foote
10 16.46 Evakool Fishing Team Brad Clark Dylan Mott
Juniors
1 16.43 Team Evakool Monique Mott
2 14.51 Team Lured In Trevor Foote
3 7.75 River 2 Seas John Davies Jnr
4 7.10 Evakool Fishing Team Dylan Mott
5 4.60 Fishin Mate William Schloss
6 3.75 Team Reel Big Craig Dover
7 2.25 The Mexicans Christie Murray
8 1.93 L Plate Bushies Corey Cooper
9 1.41 Team Shikaree Daniel Morgenstern
Seniors
1 20.62 Angler Rods David Green
2 19.89 Team Evakool Matthew Mott
3 19.81 Cam & Bob Cameron Bettany
4 18.66 Cam & Bob Bob Town
5 14.90 Angler Rods Steve Kanowski
6 14.04 Team Daiwa Trevor Stead
7 12.99 Team KJ Glen Radunz
8 11.68 Reel Em In Darren Conduit
9 11.07 So Many Lures, So Little Time Lucas Kerkow
10 10.54 So Many Lures, So Little Time Robert Smith
great report Smithy. Sounds like there were plenty of fish around. You did real well with the sponsorship too - some great prizes there.
Cheers,
Jeremy
"The underlying spirit of angling is that the skill of the angler is pitted against the instinct and strength of the fish and the latter is entitled to an even chance for it's life."
(Quotation from the rules of the Tuna Club Avalon, Santa Catalina, U.S.A.)
Apathy is the enemy
yes great comp actually i learnt heaps from the top guns, well done guys see you next year
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