THE LAST round of the 2002 Stessl Family Bass Challenge was held at Somerset Dam over the weekend of November 9-10.

71 anglers competed over the weekend, catching a total of 270 fish over the two days. David Green won the final round, scoring a MinnKota electric motor for his efforts. However, this couldn’t put him ahead of Gavin Dunne - the overall highest point scorer for the 2002 series, who took home a 3.7m Stessl Edgetracker Vagabond with Yamaha outboard. Nathan Payne was the junior winner for the series, taking home a 3.4m Vagabond-Yamaha package. Nathan also won a MinnKota for being the junior winner for the final round..

The first round of next year’s Stessl Family Bass Challenge series is scheduled for January 18-19. For more information contact Gordon Turner on 0418 877 525. - G Turner.

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RESULTS

Round Winners (Snr)

1.David Green

2. Darryl Dimmick

3. Dean Wilson

4. Wayne Blundell

Round Winners (Jnr)

1. Nathan Payne

2. Laureen Sargent

3. Brendon O'Rielly

4. Dylan Mott

Overall Series Winners

Senior - Gavin Dunne

Junior - Nathan Payne.

Biggest Bass, Final Round

Senior - David Green (500mm)

Junior - Jessica Casey (505mm)

Sponsors: EvaKool Ice Boxes, Yamaha Motors Australia, Mad Keen Sportsfishing Tours, Atomic Soft Plastic Baits, Lures Direct, EnviroNets, Mullet Gut Marine, Trackka Clothing, Doug Burt’s Fishing Tackle World, Stessl Boat Group.

1) The junior winners of the final round of the 2002 Stessl Family Bass Challenge.