What a crew. What a week.
Massive thanks to every angler, family, sponsor and volunteer who made this happen. I’m honestly humbled. 🙏
Johnny Bannan — 80 cm (WP)
Reported weight: 9.8 kg (~21.6 lb) — fat, powerful fish.
Austin Jackel — 77 cm (WP)
Austin and his dad both landed 77 cm fish — one male, one female — and they also won the Warneet Club Comp during Two Bays. 💥
🏆 OPEN DIVISION — CHALLENGE WINNERS
- 1️⃣ Johnny Bannan — 80 cm (WP)
Champion Prize Pack (~$7,500): Bespoke trophy • $4,000 Compleat Angler Dandenong voucher • Spotters sunglasses (Karingal Optical) • $750 Bay Prize • Shimano Stradic SW 8000 (WP) • Shimano Stradic SW 6000 (PPB) • Custom fibreglass Snapper Champion Trophy - 2️⃣ Zac Bonnet — 78.5 cm (WP)
Runner-Up (~$3,500): Bespoke trophy • $2,000 CAD voucher • Spotters sunglasses • Shimano Stradic SW 8000 (WP) • Shimano Stradic SW 6000 (PPB) - 3️⃣ Nick Mouat — 78 cm (WP)
Third Place (~$2,500): Bespoke trophy • $1,000 CAD voucher • Spotters sunglasses • Shimano Stradic SW 8000 (WP) • Shimano Stradic SW 6000 (PPB)
👓 SPOTTERS TOP 10 — OPEN
Each receives a Spotters Sunglasses Voucher + Atomic Rod (redeem at Karingal Optical).
- Johnny Bannan — 80 cm (WP)
- Zac Bonnet — 78.5 cm (WP)
- Nick Mouat — 78 cm (WP)
- Richard Muscat — 77 cm (countback, WP)
- Mark Jackel — 77 cm (WP)
- Anthony Baltruschatis — 76.9 cm (countback, WP)
- Wade Kneale — 76.9 cm (WP)
- Fadi Al-Najar — 76.8 cm (PPB)
- Emily Downey — 76.5 cm (WP)
- Adam Bailey — 76.2 cm (PPB)
🏅 OPEN — Places 11–20
- Brendan Wing — 76 cm
- Dayne Bassett — 75 cm
- Darren Box — 75 cm
- Warren Hill — 74 cm
- Ryan Knight — 74 cm
- Riley Ohehir — 73 cm
- Dimitri Karamessinis — 73 cm
- Matthew Long — 73 cm
- Brodie Thomas — 72 cm
- James Shenton — 72 cm
🧒 JUNIOR DIVISION — CHALLENGE WINNERS
- 1️⃣ Austin Jackel — 77 cm (WP)
Champion Pack ($1,500+): Bespoke trophy • Wilson Blade ’n’ Tails Snapper Rod • Wilson Virtuous Reel • $750 Drysdale Bait & Tackle voucher - 2️⃣ Oscar Scarlett — 75 cm (WP)
Runner-Up ($1,200+): Bespoke trophy • Wilson Blade ’n’ Tails Rod • Wilson Virtuous Reel • $500 Gone Fishin’ voucher - 3️⃣ Lincoln Mace — 73 cm (WP)
Third ($1,000+): Bespoke trophy • Wilson Blade ’n’ Tails Rod • Wilson Virtuous Reel • $500 Gone Fishin’ voucher - 4️⃣ Jayden Currie — 67 cm (WP) — $500 Gone Fishin’ voucher
- 5️⃣ Lachie Cutajar — 66.5 cm (PPB) — $500 Gone Fishin’ voucher
🧒 JUNIORS — Places 5–20 (corrected order)
- Jayden Currie — 67 cm
- Luke Griffiths — 66 cm
- Lachie Cutajar — 66 cm
- Jack Tomlinson — 65 cm
- Sage Vitiello — 65 cm
- Byron Weston — 65 cm
- Luke Hall — 64 cm
- Alby Knight — 63 cm
- Alex Kraulis — 63 cm
- Charlie Young — 62 cm
- Riley Kraulis — 62 cm
- Finn Huber — 61 cm
- Petar Krstic — 60 cm
- Zac Leyden — 60 cm
- James Blackwood — 59 cm
- Samson Mooney — 58 cm
Noah Guest (57 cm) is 21st on countback.
📊 Summary of Catches
| Bay | Number Caught | Total Length | Average Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPB | 111 | 6,148.5 cm | 55.4 cm |
| WP | 263 | 15,647 cm | 59.5 cm |
💙 Thank You
From the bottom of my heart — thank you to EVERYONE who turned up, fished hard, helped out, or chipped in. This comp is for the fishos, by the fishos.
▶️ Highlights Video
🏆 Wall of Honour — Legends Backing the Comp
Huge thanks to every sponsor, brand, and local business that made this event possible. Victoria’s snapper community is what it is because of you. 🎣
Every name here helped bring the Two Bays Snapper Challenge to life — legends, the lot of you. 💙