The audacious 28-year-old Lake Trevallyn local was entering his first competition in nine months during the second round of the Tasmanian wakeboarding summer state series.

Bush had injured his knee last year two weeks out from the sport’s nationals and was forced to undergo his second career knee reconstruction.

But the current national titleholder proved to lose none of his spark to win the professional division ahead of Beauty Point’s Matt Feen and Hadspen’s Nigel Curran.

“Marcus rode awesome,” Lake Trevallyn series round promoter Sarah Wells said after witnessing the victory.

“He landed every trick he has ever landed. I’d say he rode absolutely epic like he had never been off the water.”

Wells felt there was apprehension Bush could return to his best so quickly.

But she indicated that Bush, a boilermaker by trade, continued to be a shining example to state wakeboarders. 

“I feel he’s almost gone a level above,” Wells said.

“He’s just at that next level compared to everyone else.”

Brieanna Hill made it a clean sweep for Trevallyn competitors on home waters.

She captured the women’s contest from Youngtown’s Jasmine Van Asperen and Wells taking out third place.

Wells, from Blackstone Heights, was coming off an opening-round win to commence the series in Hobart. 

The third round will continue at Mersey River, just off Devonport, on February 24.

Adrian Dixon took out the advanced division from Nick Garwood and Zac Cowley.

The grommets also joined in the action, with Judah Towns winning the boys and Montana Ling the girls.

Wells said wakeboarders were confronted with tough overcast conditions that tested out their laidback mettle. 

“Out there, the weather were just a bit iffy,” she said.

“The water was choppy...you want glassy water.

“The conditions weren’t ideal for the day, but you get that and you can’t have perfect water all the time.”