Participants travelled from as far as Geelong, Sydney and Hillston in western NSW to join locals in a competition conducted in what can only be described as very wet and miserable conditions.

55mm of rain fell on Brogo dam on the Saturday, the main day of fishing, yet despite the weather a lot of very wet angers managed to catch a total of 297 bass for the day and a half competition.

All fish caught were measured and carefully released with the data collected by these anglers becoming invaluable information for the NSW Fisheries Angler Catch Research Program.

At the end of the tournament 64 anglers had caught a total of 297 fish for a total length of 68.5m.

The overall results are-

Casella Wines trophy for Champion Angler: Stuart Pauline 6185mm.

Bismire Roof Plumbing trophy for Largest Fish: Greg Badullovich 380mm.

Cobargo Auto trophy for Champion Male: Stuart Pauline 6185mm.

Bass Gas, Cobargo trophy for Champion Female: Sue Pauline 1073mm.

Bermagui Ocean Hut trophy for Champion Team: Team Attack.

Bermagui Beach Hotel trophy for Champion Boy: Tim Plumb 3195mm.

ALBAC, Eden trophy for Champion Girl: Tammy Pauline 3046mm.

Pratts Tackle Box trophy for Largest Fly Caught Fish: Stuart Sturgeon 3046mm.

Pratts Tackle Box trophy for Aggregate Fly Caught Fish: Stuart Sturgeon 362mm.

Wyeth Media trophy for Smallest Fish: Ben Manning 80mm.

The Shed Team, Bega trophy for Mystery Length: Matthew Sturgeon 231mm.

HL & MR Renovations, Presidents Trophy: Greg Badullovich, disappearing into the scrub and returning screaming as a consequence of imprudently used stinging nettles will always earn a trophy.

The Far South Coast Bass Stocking Association thanks its sponsors for their support of the annual bass stocking program and a special thanks is extended to to NSW Fisheries and State Water, without whose support the convention would not have been possible.