Maribyrnong Masters Competition 3rd of March 2019
After an extremely hot Saturday night sleep, the competition started at the crack of dawn and all members and non-members turned up. PNAC had a total of 14 members and 2 non-members. The temperature was still very warm with smoke cloud from the fires. Reports during the day Joe Perri had landed a nice Bream, John Deveson had 2 Bream and Jeff Santamaria had 2 Bream, including a big one.
All members returned back to Essendon Angling club to weigh in their catch well before weigh in time at 1:30pm.
Results from weigh in:
John Deveson – 2 Bream 0.973kg
Joe Perri – 1 Bream 0.730kg
Jeff Santamaria – 2 Bream 1.503kg and heaviest Bream weighed 0.825kg.
Bests baits:
Prawn, worms, chicken and muscle
The Competition organised by Essendon Angling Club
Major Sponsors and support for the competition and raffle: BCF, Victorian Fisheries Authority, VRFish, VTackle, N.Clarke, MDM Timber and Hardware, Reece Plumbing Also a bus company offering a free ticket to Melbourne or Sydney.
Results of Competition:
1st - Essendon Angling Club with an average weight of 288gm and 12 members fished
2nd – Preston Northcote Angling Club with an average weight of 200gms and 16 members and non-members.
3rd – Greensborough District Angling Club with an average weight of 147gms
Heaviest Bream 0.840gms – Essendon A/C
Heaviest Bag of Bream – Jeff Santamaria Preston Northcote A/C
Heaviest Bream released – Essendon A/C
Heaviest bream caught soft plastic – Police Angling Club
Junior prize Bream – Zac Baker Preston Northcote A/C non – member
Ladies prize for Bream – Essendon A/C
BCF Voucher for $150.00 Chris Edwards
Preston Northcote angling Club winners in the raffle, John Owen, Katie Harris, K Bamford, Niki Duckstein, Bernie Harris, Jeff Santamaria, Ray Everest, Geoff Aylward
Thanks to all the PNAC members and non- members who fished the competition and the organiser and support groups to make this competition a success.
John Deveson