The second of three ABT Electric Rounds was held at Lake Wivenhoe on May 22. A total of 55 entrants fished a variety of methods to tackle Wivenhoe’s bass, with 23 anglers weighing in 33 bass.
First place went to local angler Ray Sargent, with a bag of 4.52kg. Ray fished Jackall lipless crankbaits in shallow water around the edges to amass his winning bag. Second placed Roy Souter fished Sliders on Nitro jigheads, slowly rolling them through schools of fish holding in deep water, to get his two-bass limit of 4.51kg.
In third place with a bag of 4.35kg was Colin Singleton. The winner of the last Wivenhoe event, Col fished spinnerbaits in water ranging from 1m to 5m to boat his bass.
Fourth placed Dale Sinclair used Raider slugs and Halco Twisties to score his 4.2kg bag. In fifth place was Barry Oxford with a bag of 4.18kg.
The Big Bass prize went to Ian Galloway with an impressive 2.4kg bass. - Dale Sinclair
Facts
RESULTS
Place | Name | Fish | Total | Payout |
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1 | Ray Sargent | 2/2 | 4.52 | Eva Kool Esky + Prize Pack |
2 | Roy Souter | 2/2 | 4.51 | Prize Pack |
3 | Colin Singleton | 2/2 | 4.35 | Prize Pack |
4 | Dale Sinclair | 2/2 | 4.20 | Qualify |
5 | Barry Oxford | 2/2 | 4.18 | Prize Pack |
6 | Ian Galloway | 2/2 | 3.55 | Big Bass Prize Pack |
7 | Graeme Bolton | 2/2 | 3.48 | Qualify |
8 | Brad Turner | 2/2 | 2.93 | Qualify |
9 | Gavin Dunne | 2/2 | 2.85 | Qualify |
10 | Aaron Gilmore | 2/2 | 2.09 | Qualify |