2015 Dash For Cash Flathead Results and Story
The 2015 Dash for Cash Flathead one day shootout was conducted yesterday in trying conditions, with 26 teams heading out in search of their best 5 flathead to try and take home the cash booty on offer. The overcast and windy weather did not deter anglers form heading north to the Jumpinpin area in search of the “big fish” that have been holding in the deep the past few months.
In the end it was the team from Wilson Fishing who prevailed, amassing a total length of 373cm for their 5 fish. The bag was anchored by the events “big fish” of 95cm caught by Kord Luckus and backed up by a 92cm specimen which ensured victory would not be denied. The team comprising former classic winner Robbie Payne and his wife Leanne along with Kord headed to the Pin early to fish deep. They started well but left to fish an area they know well and “trolled the life out of it”. It proved to b the winning decision with both big fish coming on the troll in the shallows. The trio were ecstatic with the win.
In second place with 335cm was team Mongmo comprising Luke Geale, Tim Stevenson and Shaun Lee. The boys headed straight for the Pin and fished deep all day with the majority of their fish coming in an early bite.
Rounding out the podium were the Bankrobbers (333 cm), Paul Tamis and Brendon Knight erased the disappointment of last years event where mechanical failure ruled them out of the event before they even left the start line.
A huge thankyou to Sue Belmont, Brett Horner and Aykut Ahmet for their assistance in running the event and to the VMR for allowing the use of their venue.
The full results are below, except for the team that failed to put their team name on the score sheet.
| Place | Team Name | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | Angler 3 | Total | Big Fish | Payout |
| 1 | Wilson Fishing | Rob Payne | Leanne Payne | Kord Luckus | 373 | $1000 Cash plus $100 Big Fish 95cm | |
| 2 | MongMo | Luke Geale | Tim Stevenson | Dshaun Lee | 335 | 73 | $600 cash |
| 3 | Bank Robbers | Paul Tamis | Brendon Knight | 333 | 68 | $250 cash | |
| 4 | Lowrance Whyte Boyz | Nick Whyte | David Whyte | Brendan Whyte | 329 | 76 | $100 Cash |
| 5 | Zerek | Troy Dixson | Clint Fanning | Sean Conlon | 308 | 68 | |
| 6 | Gold Coast Tackle | Colin Powell | Jason Kurit | Kev Ballantine | 301 | 82 | |
| 7 | Doug Burts Tackleworld | Doug Burt | Dean Lapham | Stuart Grice | 287 | 65 | |
| 8 | The Sands and the See | Danny Sands | Rob See | 285 | 65 | ||
| 9 | Salt & Pepper | Chris Metcalfe | Emily Metcalfe | 279 | 73 | ||
| 10 | Team Next Year | Jason Heller | Brett Doolan | 257 | 62 | ||
| 11 | TT/Bush n Beach | Keith Stratford | Chris Stratford | Douglas Whaley | 251 | 75 | |
| 12 | Wild Supply | Geoff Carey | Andrew Salledo | 244 | 53 | ||
| 13 | Nu Look G.C | Garry Rayner | Dean Wison | Cody Rayner | 242 | 68 | |
| 14 | Jason and the Arganauts | Jason Swain | George Sands | Mick Kelly | 224 | 57 | |
| 15 | Interfish | Troy Lowe | Carl Allan | Brett Lane | 222 | 49 | |
| 16 | Two Anchors | Paul Cordery | Gavin Reid | 219 | 48 | ||
| 17 | 3 B’s | Brett Enders | Ben Munro | Brad Green | 218 | 58 | |
| 18 | Smash Tackle | Aykut Ahmet | Thomas | 215 | |||
| 19 | Team Flat Stick | Darryl McMahon | Ben Hatfield | Ben Bingham | 209 | 50 | |
| 20 | Team Wasabi | Adam Barclay | Ash Nobes | Luke Hoskin | 197 | 57 | |
| 21 | The River Boys | Callum Robinson | Lachlan James | 154 | 46 | ||
| 22 | Team Shaggy | Shane Seghers | Liam Clarey | 153 | |||
| 23 | The Bullsharkers | Michael Angus | Brendan Payne | 41 | 41 | ||
| 24 | Sicilian Gooch | Christian Pulvirenti | Kurt Brereton | 26 | |||
| 25 | Reel Ticklers | Marcu Tickle | Tom McDonald | 0 | |||
| 26 | Get Reel | Rob Finlay | Marc Madden | 0 |
