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 pairing of Stephen and Colin Wilson who did not know each other before this event. Colin gave a detailed ...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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 Australian Lure Fishing Podcast I have been amazed at just how competitive Joel is. I think you will really ...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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 interviews starting with second in the non-boater division. Blair Paisley-Kerr shares how day one started sl...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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 Steve's interview was brilliant and definitely worth listening to before we got into the nitty gritty of...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 the Batman title fro Simon. For anyone who fished this competiton and struggled this is a great inte...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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 and found fish. Bradley used a few different lures and techniques to fill his bag. In second place we...
Jun 26, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Jun 19, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 23
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 hear how he was able to finish in second place. In first place for the non - boater division I had a ...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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 Pryke back to the show with another impressive performance. Steve finished in third place and also took...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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 did this with a little twist. You will need to tune into this to see how this played out. We did have a lot...
May 29, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 ABT Hawkesbury show is released. As noted above, I did fish this event and caught decent fish. I finish...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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 2 with Steve Morgan and day 3 with Kris Hickson. Hopefully this will inspire a few more observers to atte...
May 15, 2023•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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 finish in 4th only 10 grams behind Kris Hickson. In second place Glenn Allen runs through his competion we...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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 third place was Paul and Justin Conn of team EGM Revisited. I spoke with Justin who gave me a compl...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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 as a weigh-in style or an app-based measurement competition. Steve is one of three anglers to have ...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 measured 38.5cm to the fork of the tail. On the scales this fish weighed 1.24kg and on the chart it wa...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 or caught the big bream on a Baby Vibe. I was able to achieve both! Tune in to hear what happened. Re...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 that helped him into 3rd place fishing sometimes with Darcy through out the competition. Steven runs us...
Apr 03, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode we head down the Glenelg River in South Australia to cover the Hobie associated round with the crew from Bream Masters S.A. I had an interesting discussion with Gary Hanson. After being on the kayak fishing bream scene for a number of years, persistance has paid off and landed Gary his first podium finish in third place. Tune in to hear about the lures and techniques that helped him achieve this impressive result. Then in second place we have repeat guest Tony "Robin" Pettie who ...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode I talk with Carl Dubios about attending your first hobie bream fishing competition. We take a deep dive into everything from how to enter online through to some hints and tips on how to prepare for competition day. Carl and I are then joined by first time competition entrant Nick Jackson. In this segment tune in to see who won their competition from their kayak and who got the dreaded donut! Hopefully if you are sitting on the fence and thinking about entering a competition this ...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode we review the recent Hobie competition held on 4-5 March 2023 at Camden Haven NSW. This was an interesting round which had the potential to see some huge Bream hit the scales. However it was a very closely fought battle with relatively small fish being caught by most anglers. Some anglers caught really good numbers of bream, but could only manage small fish. In the angler interviews I was able to speak with repeat Bream Fishing Project guests Joel Crosbie and Luke Kay who came se...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode we cover the recent Hobie Kayak Fishing Round 1 which was held in Marlo Victoria. I also reach out to the fishing women around the country in an effort to build The Retro round in Bemm River to be held on 1-2 April 2023. I covered all the stats and information and did a comparison to some previous competitions held in Marlo. This round proved to be very difficult for many competitiors with only two full bags recordered. I spoke with James Kilpatrick who was able to back up a good...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode we go way back to 2010 and 2011 to visit Camden Haven. Jason Meech who won the first ever round there gives a full run down of the river system. Jason also shares the techniques that helped him win. He also gave us an account of his experience at the first Hobie Fishing Worlds which had a practice day and day 1 of competition at Camden Haven. Luke Kay was able give another perspective on this round and waterway. Luke told us about his day 1 experience which left him thinking that...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This is the first review of an ABT bream tournament on The Bream Fishing Project. In this epiode we run through the tides and bite periods as well as all the competition results. I spoke with the boater division winner Joseph Gardiner, as well as the second and third placed anglers Karl Stait and Alex Griesdorf. I also spoke with the first and second ranked anglers in the non-boater division, Matthew McCarthy and Ruan Van Der Berg. Its a long episode filled with tips and tricks for all bream ang...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode we take a deep dive into the yakhunters 2023 calender. I spoke with John Couri, Warwick Holmes and Luke Lispet. The Yakhunters organisation had very humble beginings and Luke explains how it went from a few mates to thousands of members and participants around the country. In this episode you will find out everything from how to enter through to when and where each event is for 2023. If you are on the sidelines and considering entering a kayak fishing event, Yakhunters is the per...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode we go way back to 2015 to review the Hobie Kayak Fishing Series, season 7 which was held in Marlo Victoria on the 21-22 of February. I cover all the statistics including fish caught, weights, tides and bite periods all the way through to angler prizes and pay outs. This particular weekend was just after a massive rain event an the waterway had been turned to a "rust" colour. It is interesting to hear how the winning anglers fished in these conditions. I did miss the big bream whi...
Feb 06, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this interview I talk with Jim Barrie from Hobie Australia. We run through the 2023 fishing calender discussing each round, covering dates and locations etc. Jim also talks about the extra species and possible plans for the future. If you already fish in the Hobe bream competitions this episode is for you!
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Full review of the Hobie Kayak Fishing Series at Bemm River February 29 - March 1. 2020 In this episode I cover all the relevant statistics to do with the 2020 Bemm River round. This was and still is the biggest round of the hobie kayak fishing series in Australia and turned out to be the only round held that year. First I spoke with Richard Patterson, we talked through his whole comeptition from prefish to leading after day 1 and finishing in third place. Richard shares how he dropped a fish th...
Jan 30, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episopde we cover the Hobie Kayak Bream Series , Round 3 Georges River , April 7-8, 2018. Before the angler interviews I quickly run through the statistics and tide conditions that were present on this weekend. I talked with the winner Chris Purnell where and how he caught his winning fish. In this discussion Chris tells me about a lure he used that I have never owned. Chris also shares how he powered away from the field.... that was not following. Coming in second was Adam Costa who gav...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
A short introduction to tell listeners and anglers what the Bream Fishing Project is all about.
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