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MESSAGE FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR With just one round left on the calendar, 2016 has been, without a doubt, the most successful series since Hobie Fishing Series started 7 years ago.

Hot Dog 65

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Record attendances continue event after event, and the prize money generated from these excellent numbers, along with the comradarie, the new divisions and some exciting locations are among a number of factors that are encouraging anglers to travel and experience, what is the premier kayak series in the country. Once again, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the anglers who make these events worthwhile. It is the early morning laughs, friendliness and anticipation of the competitors, their families and friends that make it easy for our tournament team to get up at 4:30am to put these events on.

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As always thanks to our dealer network and our great sponsors, Daiwa, Berkley, Atomic, Lowrance, Rhino-Rack, Power-Pole, Ecogear, StrikePro, Yamatoyo, TT Lures, Mortgage Corp, Hog’s Breath Café and ABT.

Strike Pro Enticers are a premium range of soft plastics. Each lure has been designed with precision and amazing attention to detail to produce the most realistic range of soft plastics ever seen with superior improved actions. Strike Pro Enticers are Scent Infused with a secret shellfish formula that attract fish and trigger fish into feeding.

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TACKLE BOX DAIWA BG, 40 YEARS IN THE MAKING After nearly half a century of reliability, the original Daiwa Black Gold (BG) reel series gets a major overhaul. Introducing the all-new 2016 BG. Daiwa’s newest heavy-duty super reel series is available in sizes 2000 all the way through to 8000, and the performance features start with Daiwa’s Real Four design formula. An amalgamation of Real Engine, Real Control, Real Endurance and Real Custom, Real Four produces spin excellence that is unrivalled in design, performance and quality. BG’s aluminium body and side plate are precision machined, and highly corrosion resistant, making BG perfect for the offshore environment. Rigid, strong and highly durable, the unyielding body supports seamless gear function and prevents twisting when the reel is under load, resulting in greater cranking force. The technologically advanced Digigear system reaps the full protection and strength benefits of the new body. The highly evolved drive system achieves perfect gear meshing and ultra-smooth performance.

The ATD drag system implements structural changes to the spool metal of the reel, providing the spool greater support across the length of the main shaft. This reduces spool twist under load, promoting even wear of the drag washers and reduces “pulsing” of the drag when fighting the fish. Combined with a new improved drag grease that exhibits a low viscosity at rest, yet becomes more viscous immediately after drag start up, ATD reduces initial drag startup inertia and results in a smoother drag from the initial hook up. For ultimate strength and rotation, BG uses our latest version of Air Rotor. This super-strong light rotor is like no other. The design disperses pressure to the entire lower section of the rotor, dramatically decreasing weight, stress and flexing while significantly increasing strength. Big on looks and big on features, the all-new, Black and Gold BG offers up a powerful combination of performance, strength and reliability in one of Daiwa’s most renowned names in heavy duty spin reels.


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TACKLE BOX ELITE-5 TI THE LOWRANCE ELITE-5 TOUCHSCREEN FISHFINDER/CHARTPLOTTER OFFERS ANGLERS HIGHPERFORMANCE AT AN INCREDIBLE VALUE. WITH AN EASY-TO-USE TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE, BLUETOOTH® AND WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY, PROVEN LOWRANCE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE SONAR – INCLUDING CHIRP SONAR, STRUCTURESCAN® HD AND DOWNSCAN IMAGINGTM – THE ELITE TI SERIES IS A ROBUST, FEATURE-RICH, YET COMPACT SOLUTION – ALL AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.

The Lowrance Elite Ti is designed for anglers who want a complete view of the area beneath their boat. CHIRP Sonar offers improved fish-target separation and screen clarity, while the StructureScan® HD sonar imaging system with exclusive Lowrance DownScan Imaging™ delivers photo-like images of fishholding structure on both sides and directly beneath the boat. Available in 5- or 7-inch models, both Elite Ti fishfinder/chartplotters feature a highly accurate, built-in GPS antenna. With integrated wireless connectivity, Elite Ti models operate directly through the GoFree™ shop for map downloads and software updates. Elite Ti works seamlessly with a wide range of mapping options including Navionics+, Jeppesen C-MAP MAX-N and the Insight Genesis™ map-creation service, which allows users to make custom, highresolution contour maps from recorded sonar

logs, with bottom-hardness and vegetation overlays, as well as Insight Genesis™ Social Map community chart sharing. Bluetooth® and wireless connectivity also provide single or dual-control of PowerPole® installations, as well as access to the GoFree Controller App, which allows anglers to view and control the fishfinder/chartplotter display from an iPad® or Android® tablet. A user-friendly, LED-backlit, touchscreen displays provides fast, fingertip access to all navigation and fishfinding functions. For example, with the Lowrance fish- and structure-marking TrackBack™ feature, anglers can review recorded history such as structure, transitions or fish targets, mark a waypoint on the sonar display, and then easily navigate to that location using the chartplotter view. visit www.lowrance.com


TACKLE BOX NEW GULP! SHAPE BERKLEY GULP! JIGGING SHRIMP Combine the proven fish catching profile of a Gulp Shrimp and add the enticing tail action of a long, curl tail and you get the New Berkley Gulp Jigging Shrimp. Designed in Australia the Gulp! Jigging Shrimp shape is available in 3” & 5″ sizes and 12 colours. On the drop or on the hop, the Gulp! Jigging Shrimp tail swims at the slowest of speeds delivering a continuous lifelike action. Made with 100% natural ingredients and packed full of the most attractive scents on the market Gulp! releases 400 times more scent than plastic baits resulting in anglers catching more fish. $13.95 RRP www.berkley-fishing.com.au


TACKLE BOX TRICK BITZ PIMP YOUR LURES WITH ATOMIC TRIK BITZ. At Atomic, we understand how important it is that you have the best available products to chase your finned adversaries. Sometimes you need that little bit extra to tempt a fish, so we have worked hard developing a range of accessories called Trick Bitz. A toolbox for you tackle box, Trick Bitz is everything you need for every situation. Everyone likes to pimp their lures whether it be a new innovative paint scheme or a touch of extra weight or flash for added fish catching appeal. Atomic has answered the call and have combined under one banner a range of products designed to make you lure stand out from the crowd. Our range of eye-catching paints and UV dips now allow you customize your hardbodies like never before, while the addition of sticky weight and holographic tape enable you to tailor the buoyancy and flash of your favourite hard bait. Your options don’t end there with our range of powder coat paints, slide in rattles, and adhesive eyes allowing to take your jigheads from dull and boring, to bold and striking. The limits of these products is limited only by your imagination. http://www.atomiclures.com.au/

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TACKLE BOX ECOGEAR ZX40 5 NEW COLOURS. One of the most versatile blades on the market and a proven tournament winner, the Ecogear ZX blades are much more than a standard vibration bait. Combining realistic shrimplike legs with the hooking capabilities of two assist hooks, while still maintaining maximum vibration, it’s easy to see why the fish get fooled. You’ve got yourself a true winner that’s effective when fished either on the drop or slowly rolled back in at your preferred depth.

• Origin – Japan • Designer – Takayoshi Orimoto with Australian Pro Staff influences. • Target Species – Bream but will work on most fresh and estuarine species • Lure Type – Sinking vibration bait • Body Shape – Shrimp / prawn shaped blade • Weight – 3.5g/5.0g/6.4g • Body Length – 30mm/35mm/40mm blade length with extended assist-hooks • Depth Range – Any depth range • Action –Vibrating blade style lure http://www.jml.net.au/spdtView.asp?nid=434

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The MirageDrive® has revolutionised kayak angling by allowing you to fish as you pedal the kayak with your feet. With Glide Technology, resistance is further reduced, giving you more power per stroke for a smoother, more efficient ride than ever before. Now with the new MirageDrive 180 forward-reverse propulsion system you can move from forward to reverse and back again with the simple pull of a shift cable. Now more than ever, you belong on a Hobie!

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NELSON ROUND 13: VICTORIA / SOUTH AUSTRALIA

HOBIE KAYAK BREAM SERIES 2016

BEN PHAYER RISES TO THE CHALLENGE Anglers faced a number of challenges this weekend in the Ecogear round of the Hobie® Kayak Bream Series at Nelson, Victoria. This event was always going to be a challenge to the anglers because of the unseasonal forecasted rain in this area. Upon arriving in Nelson the colour of the water wasn’t bad considering the heavy rain over the past weeks. Further rain was predicted for the pre-fish and during the competition days within the Glenelg River catchment. This newly added rain caused the Glenelg River to go from a flood watch on Saturday to a Major flood warning issued late on Sunday morning after the tournament day had started.

The increasing amount of fresh water in the system and the lack of salt water made fishing more challenging as the tournament commenced. Twenty one anglers caught fish on Saturday and only sixteen weighed fish on Sunday which was testament to the deteriorating conditions during the event. Both Bream and Estuary perch were holding up in the deeper channels and holes where the sounders were showing a definite line where the fresh water finished and the salt started. Most of the fish were caught south from Nelson main boat ramp through to the heads. In particular to the south and west of Oxbow lake.

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WINNING WAYS

WINNING TACKLE

COREY GALLAGHER

DIVISIONS

Ben Phayer from Victoria took out the top podium spot with his 6/6 bag at 3.84kg. Ben used his Power-pole shallow water anchor to hold his position and allow him to cast into the deeper channels close to the entrance of the river.

BEN PHAYER

• Rod: Gekkabijin

Corey Gallagher from Victoria held on to his day one second place position with his 5/6 Bream bag for 3.60kg. Corey concentrated on the main channels to the south of Oxbow Lake, casting up on to the shallow edges from a deep water position.

• Lures: Strike Pro Hummer Vibe in purple and Strike Pro Cyber Vibe Crank

During the Hobie Bream series this year we have introduced a number of new divisions. The division winners from this round were Nathan Prezioso taking out the youth division (under 21 years old) with his 3.10 kg, Garry Hanson took out the Masters Division (60 – 64 years old) with his 1.52 kg bag and Kurt Warmington won the First Time Entry division with his two fish bag weighing .99 kg.

Day one leader Nathan Perzioso also from Victoria took out third place as well as the youth division with his 5/6 bag for 3.10kg

• Rod: Strike Pro NanoEdge 1 – 3 kg • Reel: Daiwa Sol 2004 • Line: Strike Pro 6lb Armour Braid • Leader: Strike Pro 4lb Flurocarbon leader

“Both days I was throwing Strike Pro Hummer vibe and worked it up the bank. I used the Hummer Vibe in the new Purple Colour and the Strike Pro Cyber Crank Deep. Both lures had purple in them so it seemed that purple was the one colour that was working”.

• Reel: Daiwa Certate • Line: Unitika 4lb • Leader: Fc rock 4lb • Lure: Strike Pro Astro vibe

“Basically I threw Astro Vibes all weekend. I threw them because they were the heaviest thing I had so I wanted them to get down quick and sit on the bottom. I would give them small little hops and drag it along the bottom.

The Hogs Breath Café Boss Hog Big Bream was won by Jon Clisby with his respectable 1.12 kg bream

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WALLIS LAKE ROUND 12: NEW SOUTH WALES: HOBIE KAYAK BREAM SERIES 2016

96 anglers from New South Wales, Queensland, the ACT, Victoria and as far afield as Western Australia, all descended on the seaside town of Forster in New South Wales to compete in the Hog’s Breath Cafe round of the 2016 Hobie Kayak Bream Series presented by Daiwa.

All were competing for a seat at the 2016 Australian Hobie Fishing Championship to be held on the Gold Coast in late October. This was also the last chance for those waging a

campaign for a spot on the 2016, Australian, Hobie Fishing Worlds team to build their qualifying score. The Wallis Lake arena was the perfect spot to do just that! The arena is a favourite on the Hobie Calendar, due to the quality and diversity of fishing the system delivers. There were plenty of options on offer over the weekend, from the edge fishing along Pipers Bay, Yahoo Island, and Garden Island, the weedy flats directly in front of the

launch site, to the adrenalin filled highs, and lows of oyster racks fishing found throughout the arena. The weekend started with wet, cold and windy conditions coming from the South, South West stirring up the water and bringing on an epic afternoon of fishing on Saturday resulting in 41 full bags of 4 bream and a total of 225 Yellow Fin Bream for the day.

Day two, in contrast, delivered considerably calmer conditions with high sun and very little wind making for a more comfortable, albeit tougher, second day on the water. At the close of competition, 81 of 96 anglers had presented a total 390 Yellow Fin Bream to the tournament director, weighing in excess of 180kg over the


SOMERTON CLEANS UP Somerton’s impressive two day total of 8 Bream for 6.6kg were pulled from the racks, near Tuncurry, about 8km pedal from the Atomic Lures, launch site and were enough to secure him the victory with a comfortable 1.29kg lead over second place getter Kris Hickson (NSW) with 8 / 5.11kg and Carl Dubois (NSW) in third with 8 / 4.67kg. Somerton put the work in with a 16 kilometre round trip snatching the bulk of his fish from the cover some particularly shag covered oyster racks, which not only provided shelter for the fish but also a plentiful food supply. The decision paid dividends as the racks not only delivered his bags but also landed him another $100.00 for the Hog’s Breath Cafe, Boss Hog Big Bream Award for his 1.41kg Horse!

“When I got the big one, I had the crab under the racks and he went sideways with it and when he came out, I saw how big he was and he just buried me! I had the whole rod underneath the yak. I don’t know how I landed him on size 14 hooks and 10lb leader. The Cranka Crab really worked for me, he had the two sets of trebles on either side of his mouth and that’s the only reason I held on to him.”

WINNING WAYS “Fishing the racks, there was one set of racks that had shags all over it which just burley in the water. Plenty of cover, plenty of food, plenty of fish!”

WINNING TACKLE • Rod: Duffrods 1–5kg Custom • Reel: Daiwa Exist • Line: 10lb Braid • Leader: 12lb Sunline FC Rock • Hickson grabs Lure: Cranka Crab in Brackish Fiddler.


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Kris Hickson from New South Wales has landed himself a seat at the Hobie Fishing Australian Championship on the Gold Coast with his second place bag of 8 bream for 5.11kg. Hickson, who won the 2014 Wallis Lake round used his prior knowledge, Google Earth, and sixmaps to map out a plan of attack for the weekend with the intention of ‘spot hopping’ a lap around Wallis Island, however after getting his bag early on Saturday morning decided to continue fishing where the fish were and save his legs. With the high sun on day two, he headed to the racks about an hour from the launch site but had to put the work in to find some of his own water as there were a lot of anglers with same idea on day two. “My game plan across both days was pitching unweighted Ecogear

Aqua Soft Plastic on a sample pack of Daiwa Saq Sas, Teflon coated, super sticky, worm hooks which worked really well on day one but the bite changed a bit on Sunday, so between that and the good old 2.5” Bloodworm ZMan GrubZ covered in Pro-Cure just pitching them as close as possible to the racks and hoping you could get them out worked really well.”

TACKLE USED • Rod: Daiwa Silver Wolf Zantetsu 6’8” 2.5kg • Reel: Daiwa Silver Wolf 2500 reel • Line: 15lb Daiwa Evo 8 braid • Leader: 10lb Gamma FC • Lure: Unweighted Ecogear Aqua soft plastic • Rod: Daiwa Black Label 6’8” 2.5kg • Reel: Daiwa 2500 Freams Z • Line: 10lb JBraid • Leader: 8lb Gamma FC • Lure: 2.5” Bloodworm ZMan GrubZ

HICKSON GRABS SECOND AND A PLACE AT THE HOBIE BREAM AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

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TACKLE BOX STRIKE PRO HOT DOG 65

STRIKE PRO HUMMER 40

STRIKE PRO CYBER CRANK DD

The new Strike Pro Hot Dog 65 has been designed by the Strike Pro Australia Pro Tournament team in conjunction with Strike Pro and has just been released in time for the summer top water bite.

The Hummer 40 is a plastic vibe that is perfectly weight balanced allowing the lure to rest on the bottom perfectly on its precise weighted chin, without falling over.

The new Strike Pro Cyber Crank DD is a double deep version of the popular Cyber Crank Deep lure. The new DD version dives to approx. 8ft and suspends in saltwater of which there are very few crank baits on the market that offer this feature. This allows the lure to stay in the strike zone longer keeping it in the fishes face so the angler can impart small twitches and give long pauses to entice strikes.

The Hot Dog 65 is a Walk the Dog style top water lure that has a superb action and sits perfectly at rest. It is smaller in size and is thinner in diameter than its contemporaries so it imitates a prawn perfectly and is a smaller bite size so it improves the strike and hook up rate on species like Bream and Bass. The Hot Dog 65 is 6.5cm long, weighs 4grams and is available in 6 natural colours. It is deadly on Bream and Bass but also superb on species such as Estuary Perch, Saratoga and Trout. These lures are a must have once the Prawns start running as the weather warms up. www.jurofishing.com

It has a fantastic action on the drop and lift. The Hummer also features two top tow points that allows the angler to impart different actions on the lure. The front tow point is suited for cast retrieving whilst the rear tow point is best for vertical jigging making this one very versatile lure. The Hummer 40 has helped anglers win a number of competitions including the latest competition at Nelson with Ben Phayer using it to claim the victory. It was also the lure used to secure the ‘Largest Bream’ and ‘Biggest Bag’ in the ABT Hobie Bream Series tournament history. This lure has become the “must have lure” in the lure anglers arsenal. The Hummer 40 is deadly on Bream and also very effective on Bass, Estuary Perch, Flathead and Yellowbelly. www.jurofishing.com

The new DD version is the same size as the original at 3.7cm but it is heavier at 5.2grams so it casts like a bullet, and is outstanding to use on windy days when you want to cover more ground or in calm conditions when you want to get distance from your boat or kayak on spooky fish. The Cyber Crank DD comes in 8 exceptional colours. They have proven very effective on Bream, Bass, Yellowbelly, Trout & Redfin. www.jurofishing.com


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TACKLE BOX

RHINO RACK SUNSEEKER & DOME 1300 AWNINGS

The 2.0m Sunseeker has been perfectly designed to suit small to mid sized SUV’s and utilities. Simply mount the Sunseeker Awning to your roof rack, roll out the 2.1m awning to create over 4 square metres of shade and you’ve got the perfect place for you and your family to relax. The Sunseeker Awning is perfect for camping, picnics, lunch breaks at work, or lazy days at the beach. The practicality of Rhino-Rack’s Dome 1300 Awning vehicle shade is not affected by a vehicle’s (lack of) height, standing well over 2 metres depending on the vehicle you mount it to. The roof domes up to offer the extra headroom underneath. Whether it’s an outback stopover, picnicking with the family or just stretching your legs from a long drive, the awning provides weather protection from rain and sun, and easily mounts to the front, side or rear of your vehicle. Made from a heavy duty rip-stop polycotton, it is tough, weather/water proof, mould resistant and UV50+ protected. The Dome 1300 also serves for superior runoff in wet and windy conditions. The coverage area is a generous 2.5 m x 2.4 m. It’s quick to setup and easy to use, all you’ll need is a tape measure and 13mm spanner. http://www.rhinorack.com.au/


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TACKLE BOX DAIWA SILVER WOLF SHAD 40 & MONSTER CRANK Inspired! Technically refined! Supremely bold! Silver Wolf puts you in control! Technique specific equipment, with technology to feel. Designed for the Australian Enthusiast Bream Angler, with strong Japanese cues and grounded in Japanese Chinu Shoregame culture. New to the Silver Wolf lure range are the Monster Crank 40F and the Shad 40. The Monster Crank has a fat body, deep diving bib and rattle while the slimline body of the Shad 40 dives quickly, with a tight action. Both lures and feature Daiwa’s ultra sharp DTreble Saq Sas trebles, allowing for easy hookups.

SILVER WOLF MONSTER CRANK • Model: SW MC40 • Type: Crankbait • Length: 40mm • Weight: 4.6gm • Depth: 2.5 m

SILVER WOLF SHAD 40 • Model: SW S40 • Type: Shad • Length: 40mm • Weight: 3.5gm • Depth: 2.5 m


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TACKLE BOX ZMAN 4” TURBO CRAWZ

TT LURES BUZZLOCKZ

ZMan 4” Turbo CrawZ are a deadly jig, ChatterBait or spinnerbait trailer, as well as a versatile soft plastic presentation in their own right. Their specially designed Turbo ClawZ thump at even the slightest rod movement or reel crank and the buoyant, 10X Tough ElaZtech material allows the claws to rise up off the bottom in a natural defensive posture that attracts fish and triggers strikes.

Call fish to your soft plastic or other lure and enjoy the brutal surface strikes triggered by the TT Lures BuzzlockZ!

This buoyancy also allows the Turbo CrawZ to be rigged weedless on a ChinlockZ hook and buzzed across the surface, weighted on a ChinlockZ SWS or SnakelockZ jighead for fishing heavy cover, or rigged on a HeadlockZ jighead for fishing open water. The realistic craw profile will appeal to a wide range of freshwater species, while also attracting the attention of a myriad of saltwater species, offering anglers a profile change when the bite is tough. Colours in the range include June Bug, Green Pumpkin, Green Pumpkin Orange, Pearl and Mud Bug. Turbo CrawZ come in a pack of 6, with a SRP of $9.95. www.z-man.com.au

BuzzlockZ feature a clear, 4-bladed buzz blade designed to create water movement, noise and a bubble trail that attracts predators and triggers brutal strikes. They come fitted with a TT Lures ChinlockZ SWS jighead to lock your soft plastic in place and keel the presentation when retrieved. The ChinlockZ SWS is attached via a stainless steel twist lock system, enabling you to quickly and easily switch blade or hook sizes as required, or attach the BuzzlockZ blade to other lures such as metal slugs or stickbaits. BuzzlockZ are available in small, medium and large blade sizes, ranging across hook sizes from 2/0 to 8/0. Whether it’s bass, cod and Saratoga in the fresh, mangrove jack and barra in the creeks, or tailor, salmon, trevally and other pelagic species in the salt, there’s a BuzzlockZ to fire them up! Create a buzz! Small 2 per pack, medium and large 1 per pack with a SRP of $8.95. www.tackletactics.com.au

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