The Bream Fishing Project

🎣 Exciting news! Part two of our amazing episode is now live! We had the privilege of chatting with three experienced anglers who have been in the competition scene for years. If you missed part one, make sure to go back and catch up before diving into this one. The boater and non-boater stories complement each other perfectly, offering unique perspectives on their experiences.   🔥 This round wa...

This is was another great round from the Abt Daiwa bream series. With six angler interveiws over two parts, this is one not to be missed.  This round was sponsored by Rapala, and marks the recent lauch of the Crush City range of soft plastics designed and developed in Australia. Each angler was given a mix of different soft plastics at the briefing on Friday night. Tune in to see how this affected...

In this episode I had a fantastic discussion with Taka Kawasaki from Daiwa Australia. Any of the regular listeners will recognise Taka as the winner of the non - boater division of the ABT Hawkesbury and Gladstone rounds. In Taka's role at Daiwa he takes care of hard-body lures and colours. So we thought with the recent releases at AFTA this would be a great time to run through all of the new Brea...

In this episode we travel to South Australia to The Onkaparinga River to review what was the the toughest round that I have reported on so far. This round was sponsored by Pro Lure Australia. Big bream was sponsored by Berley Pro! In this system they have an event locally known as "The Bloodworm Run. " Did this contribute to fishing being very tough? First up I spoke with Sean Person. Sean is a lo...

in this episode we have gone back to May 2023 to cover the Atomic East Gippsland Bream Classic. This episode starts with a 3 way interview between myself Bobby Sproule and Justin Dingwell.

In this episode we head north to Gladstone in QLD. For the first time this year we throw Pikey Bream back into the mix. This is also an arena where there is much more run in the tide than the rest of the circuit. This is another huge show, with 5 x angler interviews.  First up in second place in the non-boater division I spoke with Col Wilson. This was an interesting interview starting with a pair...

In this episode we head back to the Gold Coast for what is one of my favourite rounds for the year. I had a blast at the competition and I really enjoyed recording this episode. First up we have repeat guest Joel Crosbie in third place. Joel is having an awesome season this year and is a very good chance of taking out AOY for 2023. In talking with Joel in this episode and also over on the Australi...

In this episode we leave the kayaks behind as we travel back to Western Australia and cover the ABT round on the Blackwood river. I think this is one of the more interesting venues on the bream fishing circuit. I find it interesting that several anglers have spoken about getting "wooded." This venue also can produce huge numbers of fish as you will hear in this episode. We have 5 x angler intervie...

In this episode we take a deep dive into the Queensland Open. Leading up to this event there was some talk around whether Steve Morgan could take the the two Bream opens and the Bass open. By his own admission, Steve said he typically didn't place highly up there in QLD. I did have a brief conversation with Steve about why out of state anglers sometimes perform really well. This small part of Stev...

In this episode we are off to the mighty Georges River in Sydney. This for me was a very interesting event. In the weeks leading up to the event, the river was fishing very very well. There was lots of large Bream and lots of Mulloway up to the 1m mark. When competition day arrived the river started to shut down a little.  First up we have repeat guest Tony Pettie who fished very well and regained...

In this episode we are winding the clock back to 2021, to March. In this event we fished in some of the worst weather that I have fished in during a competition. For anyone fishing the St Georges Basin round of the Hobie Kayak Bream Series later this year, this episode is for you. First up we hear from Bradley Hart. This was Bradley's first time on this waterway and he shared how he moved around a...

In this episode we cover the recent round of the ABT Daiwa Bream Series held at Lake Macquarie on the 3-4 June 2023. We have 5 angler interviews for this episode and each has an interesting story. Starting with second place in the non - boater division Daniel Reynolds.  Daniel is a local to Lake Mac and usually fishes land based. Dan has only fished a handfull of events in this interview you will...

This was the biggest kayak bream round ever held in Australia! You will hear from our first female guest Marlee Percy and her fiancee Peter Cook. This was Marlee's first kayak fishing event and what an event it was for her. Marlee finished 1st in the womans and 27th overall. I am looking forward to seeing how the womens division develops ove the next year or so. Then we have repeat guest Steve Pry...

This is another huge episode of TheBream Fishing Project.   On the Saturday the anglers fished in super calm conditions which then changed to periods of strong wind and rain at different times on the Sunday. The fishing was difficult on both days for different reasons. It was interesting to hear how the anglers adapted to the conditions     In the first interview I spoke with Grayson Fong but we d...

In this episode I cover the Yakhunters Woy Woy Round held on May 7  2023. This was an interesting competition that was held on a day that had very strong winds forecast to hit around 10AM -12PM.  On this day, the second day of the ABT Daiwa Bream Hawkesbury River was being run from Pittwater. Although I did not see a tournament boat on the Sunday, you will be able to compare the reports when the A...

Daiwa Bream Australian Open 2023   This is one of the biggest and most anticipated events on the Bream calender. The event was held on May 2-4 , 2023 at The Drummoyne Sailing Club in Sydney Harbour.     First up you will hear a first time observers perspective from Nic Eggleston. Nic was a last minute inclusion in the observers group (thanks to his brother Lucas), but was lucky enough to spend day...

With the upcoming Hobie kayak event on the Georges River in June 2023, we are reviewing the Georges River march 30-31-2019. First up we have repeat guest Jonathon Chen in 4th place. After a rough start on day one, Jonathon was able to locate some bait on the sounder and used that information to great advantage throughout  the competition. Jon gives a complete run down of the lures he used to finis...

Vic Bream Classic Marlo 25-26 2023. This is the first review of a Vic Bream Classic! What an episode. As you will hear, I really like some of the team names…. They cracked me up! One of the things that I really like about the team events is that it not just mates ,but family members can go out together and compete in a competition. In this event we had two father and son teams in the top three. In...

Daiwa Bream Australian Open Preview. In this episode we preview the upcoming 2023 open where the anglers will spend three days on Sydney Harbour. I spoke with 2-time winner Steve Morgan and we covered the up coming open to be held on Sydney Harbour, May 2-4, 2023. Steve spoke about the format of this years of this years competition. Steve also spoke about the reasons why a competition might be run...

In this episode, we review the Sunline Mallacoota Round of the ABT Daiwa Bream Series. Held on the 18-19 February 2023, this was the second round held in Victoria this year. This event was an app based competition where the fish were measured to the fork of the tail. These measurements were converted into weights using historical data/charts. The big bream I caught at the Bemm river Hobie round me...

Here it is! The Bemm River round for 2023 This round for me was an extra special round. Having some of the original anglers turn up was incredible. We all had a teriffic catch up on land and some amazing fishing over the weekend.   The fishin.com.au baby vibe competition was also up for grabs at this competition. A single $250 voucher at fishin.com.au was available to anyone who won the competiton...

In this episode I talk with the top three anglers for the Hobie Kayak Fishing Series , Woy Woy, April 30 - May 1 2022. This was an interesting round that saw Steven Pryke  take convincing lead after day one. Then on day two Darcy Harding dropped a massive sack on the scales to steal the victory from what seemed like an unbeatable lead. Repeat guest Corey Gallagher shares the tips and techniques th...