2009 Classic results

G’day All

well the 2009 Yamaha Lake Hume Classic has come and gone and perfect weather greeted the 373 entrants. All competitors were up early ready for a long day on the water and the fishing proved to be a bit slow but things did improve as the day wore on. Total fish captures for the weekend were 222 Yellowbelly which blitzed previous years, 41 redfin, 14 trout and 130 carp. Another feature on the weekend was the use of the BBQ boat thanks to Jack Hurly from Lake Hume Hire, not only was it a mobile weigh station but from 11.00 till approx 1.00 the sausages in bread were well received by the hungry competitors and will be a annual event at the classic. Talking of food my congratulations must go to the Rotary club for the sensational steaks that were served up for the evening meal, I heard many comment on how tender and tasty the rump was so well done to the cooks and the ladies who served it up, also congratulations to the members of the fishing club who spent a long hot 16 hours on the bank and the water gathering results it was their first go at doing an event this size and it went very well.

Results for the weekend are:

Ladies snr:  Sharon Dubois  680mm

Ladies jnr:  Megan Dixon    670mm

Junior Largest Species

Yellowbelly: Jnr champion Male: Connor Schmidt  530mm                     

                  Jnr champion Female: Natasha Griffiths  520mm

Redfin:  Jesse Sanders 310mm

Trout:    Jesse Sanders 650mm

Carp:     Megan Dickson 670mm

Senior Largest Species

Yellowbelly: Male: Eric Lovekin  620mm                   

                  Female: Katrina Smith  500mm

There were also many random draws in the yellowbelly sections in both senior and junior sections

 Trout:   Christine Nelson 600mm

Carp:     Charles Barlow 710mm

Early bird winner was reg no.: 80 Grant Harris

Best represented angling club : Morven fishing club 20 members

Teams event: Craig’s Custom Kitchens 16.27metres

Raffle winner: Anthony Taylor aka Ando

Major Prize winner: reg no. 248  Scott Jones

Big thank you to Tim Stessl(owner) and Rob Anderson(sales manager) from Makocraft who gave away the major prize and drew the raffle, also thanks to the sponsors who set up displays and those who sent banners. Huge thank you to Kevin, Sue and Matt Downie from the tourist park who made sure we had everything we needed to ensure a great weekend. Thanks to Jack Hurly for the exclusive use of the BBQ boat from Lake Hume Hire. Thanks to Streets ice creams for the icy poles that were handed out on Sunday and finally a massive thank you to all our sponsors, I urge everyone to support them as they support us to make the Yamaha Lake Hume Classic a great weekendSee you all next year when we make it bigger and better

cheers Dave