Most anglers who go a long time without winning a match break their streak in a small open event. However, Shaun Bryan put aside the heartache of five years without a victory by becoming the Division One National’s individual champion!
Having drawn the favoured peg 37 in D section at Appley Bridge, the Sensas Lobby angler remained unfazed, despite facing competition from 409 other hopefuls. He was eventually crowned the winner, thanks to a 15.950 kg netful of bream and skimmers.
His swim—located within a wide bay—had produced good results in practice matches, but there was always the lingering doubt about whether those bonus fish would show up.
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“The peg looked perfect, but you always have that doubt that the fish might not bite,” Shaun revealed.
“After starting on the pole for some small silvers, I moved out onto the long pole with a piece of worm tipped with a maggot or pinkie. Immediately, I hooked a big skimmer, and from that point, the fishing was great for a couple of hours.”
“When the action faded, I couldn’t help but feel my chance might have gone. Then Paul Sanderson on the next peg cast a little feeder out and caught a bream. I’d set up a rod, so I followed suit, caught one too, and that gave me a little boost. I just kept ticking over from there.”
“I still can’t believe that after not winning a match for years, I’ve gone and won the National!”
Paul ended the day in second place overall, bringing 12.250 kg to the scales.
RESULTS:
1st: S. Bryan, Sensas Lobbys, 15.950 kg
2nd: P. Sanderson, Drennan Leicester, 12.250 kg
3rd: L. Kerry, Drennan Barnsley Blacks, 9.800 kg
4th: A. Logan, Drennan Leicester, 9.300 kg
5th: D. Brown, Maver Midlands, 9.210 kg
6th: T. Moretti, Sensas Hotrods, 8.400 kg
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