![]() ![]() ![]() “I used a simple lift, drop retrieve never letting the plastic go down further than a metre,” Hodges explained. His technique was to skip an Ecogear Grass Minnow in colour 119 pink rigged on a 1/60 light TT hidden weight jig head deep into the shadows of the structure. And he caught his kicker fish early both days. He travelled each day to the boathouses at Donovans and worked his way back to the start line along the edges. Hodges used a Shimano T-Curve 2-4kg rod matched to a Stradic 2000 reel spooled with 3lb Berkley Crystal Fireline and 4lb Vanish leader. He managed to pocket himself a nice $1800 cheque for the winning total, plus an extra $250, thanks to the Mercury Bonus scheme. The non-boater winner of the 2007 Glenelg River Qualifier, Brad Hodges, made the change to boater this year and after a standout bag on the first day, including a kicker fish of 1.36kg, set a challenge to the other competitors.īacking this up on Day Two with another full limit, there was no denying Hodges the win and the all-important Grand Final qualification. In the tenth year of ABT, Brad Hodges kicked off the 2008 season in style at the Strike Pro Glenelg River event.Ī quality field emerged with three of the 2007 AOY champs competing, two top-ten ranked anglers, and a handful of confident locals in the mix. ![]()
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