November 03, 2025

EP 162: 🎣 ABT 2025 Grand Final – Marlo & Bemm River | Non-Boater & Boater Podiums

1 hour 54 minutes

🎣 ABT 2025 Grand Final – Marlo & Bemm River | Non-Boater & Boater Podiums

In this episode of The Bream Fishing Project Podcast, host Andrew Death kicks things off with a quick look back at the standout ABT winners from throughout the 2025 season, before diving into the action from the Daiwa BREAM Series Grand Final, held across Marlo and Bemm River in Victoria from October 14–16.

Anglers faced shifting tides, strong winds, and testing conditions — but the country’s best still found ways to make it happen.

This episode features the top three non-boaters and the third-placed boater, followed by ABT’s Steve Morgan, who finished second overall. Each guest shares their lures, retrieves, and tactical decisions that defined their Grand Final results.

🏆 Non-Boater Division

🥇 Samuel Rako – Four fish for 3.34 kg while fishing with Ian Nielsen and Scott Sauna.

Samuel explains how listening to past podcast episodes helped him prepare, and how crank crabs, plastics, and Clone Prawns produced when the bite was tough.

🥈 Lance Marsh – Five fish for 3.20 kg using Z-Man Prawns, brown Chubbies, and Hybrid Shrimps.

He breaks down the lure tweaks and patient retrieves that delivered late-day upgrades.

🥉 Chris Hokin – Four fish for 3.155 kg, including a key 1.25 kg bream on a Gulp Baby Prawn at Marlo, then switching to the Daiwa Hybrid Shrimp with Steve Morgan at Bemm River to finish his limit.

🚤 Boater Division

🥉 Mario Vukic – 12.37 kg across three days using bloodworm Wrigglers, VX35/40 blades, and Z-Man Grubs.

Mario shares how he worked the sand-edge drifts, downsized to 2 lb fluoro, and relied on proven soft plastics for consistency.

🥈 Steve Morgan – 12.775 kg total, combining Garmin Perspective Mode and Humminbird Mega Live 2 to find scattered fish and tempt them with the Daiwa Hybrid Shrimp.

Steve talks through live-sonar strategy and pays tribute to Nicole Smith and the ABT team behind the scenes.

🎧 Episode Highlights

ABT 2025 Grand Final – Marlo & Bemm River recap

Podium interviews: Samuel Rako, Lance Marsh, Chris Hokin, Mario Vukic & Steve Morgan

Lures: Daiwa Hybrid Shrimp, Z-Man Prawns & Grubs, VX Blades, Bloodworm Wriggler

Live-sonar tactics & tide-driven bite patterns

Behind-the-scenes ABT insights from Steve Morgan

🎙️ Hosted by: Andrew Death

📍 Event: ABT BREAM Series 2025 Grand Final – Marlo & Bemm River

📆 Recorded: October 2025

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📢 Next episode: Don’t miss the winner’s interview with Mark “Crommo” Crompton, coming up next on The Bream Fishing Project Podcast.

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By Andrew Death