McKay Breaks Through In Forster 'yak Comp

ROUND eight of the Daiwa-Hobie BREAM Kayak Tour was held last weekend at Forster, NSW where 53 competing anglers attended.

Eventual victory in the round went to Luke McKay (6/6, 2.73kg) who secured his first event win of the tour. Perennial top ten angler Jason Meech claimed second at Forster with a 6/6, 2.61kg two day bag.

2010 Forster round winner Stewart Dunn came in third and Dave Hedge scored fourth. Ian Seeto made a solid comeback on day two to pick up 8th place and land the $100 Boss Hog Prize with a 0.85kg kicker fish.

Top Ten Placings & prizes - Round 8

1 Luke McKay Kayak 3 1.51 3 1.22 6 2.73 $1,100 Daiwa pack
2 Jason Meech Kayak 3 1.42 3 1.19 6 2.61 $600 Berkley Pack
3 Stewart Dunn Kayak 3 1.4 3 1.17 6 2.57 $400 Atomic Pack
4 Dave Hedge Kayak 3 1.38 3 1.05 6 2.43 $300 Daiwa pack
5 Nicholas Meredith Kayak 3 1.38 3 1.02 6 2.4 $250 Berkley Pack
6 Jason Lambert Pro 3 1.06 3 1.25 6 2.31 $200 Atomic Pack
7 Chris Burbidge Kayak 3 1.2 3 1.04 6 2.24 $175 Daiwa pack
8 Ian Seeto Kayak 2 0.66 3 1.51 0.85 5 2.17 $150 + $100 Boss Hog (0.85kg) Berkley Pack
9 Greg Lewis Kayak 3 1.16 2 0.91 5 2.07 $150 Atomic Pack
10 Bob Boss Kayak 3 1.12 3 0.88 6 2 $100 Daiwa pack

For the complete results list visit: http://www.hobiefishing.com.au/2011/03/daiwahobie-bream-kayak-series-round-8-forster-final-results/

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