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.

Repeat guest Dale Baxter has come into some form taking third place.Dale gave a complete run down from pre fish to day 1 and then day 2. Listen in to hear where Dale fished and what he used to catch his fish.  

Tune in to hear how Mitch Maddison stayed on shore on Friday (it was very windy) then put together 2 bags over 2.6 kilos which landed him in second place. This was Mitch's first podium finish and after recording this interview I am sure it won't be his last!

This is an unusual episode for me. For those who don't know, I attended and won this event. It was the first time I had won a Hobie round for a long long time. So listen in to hear how it all went down. Listen closely to hear how the day one windy conditions helped my find my first bag over 3 kilos. Hear how using Baby Vibes allowed me to gain a solid lead over Mitch on day one and do enough to stay well clear on day 2.

I can't wait for the "Retro Round" next year. Maybe we could see all the anglers from the very first Hobie round down there!

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 through his competition weekend. Steve was able to secure second place and the all important AOY for 2022.

Finall Darcy spills the beans on how he went about putting together a massive bag on day 2 and snatched the win from Steve.

This is one of the great come from behind stories and is not to be missed! 

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 once again comes home with enough weight to land him in second place.  With a first and a second place in three rounds Tony is making an early charge for AOY points. Although Tony had a great round finishing in second he still can't call himself "Batman". Tune in to the Bemm River review in a couple of weeks to see if Simon or Tony gets to wear the Batman shirt.

Finally we talk with Dale Baxter who took this round out in style, in third place overnight Dale caught just enough to take his first round win. Dale gave a detailed account of everything from prefish through to grinding out a bag on day three.

Congratulations to the three anglers who have all done very well on what was a tough round.

Thanks again to fishin.com.au for continued support! 

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 episode will push you in the right direction.

Enjoy!

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 second and third respectively.

I was also able to speak with Russell Babekuhl via text and he shared how he caught the Atomic big bream for this round. 

Luke shares how his pre-fish affected his choices on comp day and how the decisions he made ultimately allowed him to finish in third place just ahead of Russell Babekuhl by 10 grams. Luke had just been on the show a couple of weeks prior to the competition and is the second guest to recieve some good karma for coming and sharing on the Bream Fishing Project

Joel also spoke about how his cometition played out. Joel spoke about the lures and techniques he used across the weekend. With two good results now in this years competitions Joel sits in first place in the race for angler of the year!

Finally I spoke with new comer the the Hobie Kayak Fishing Series, Corey Lean. This was Coreys first Hobie round and taking the win is testament to his angling skills. Winning a round with 96 anglers is very difficult. Corey's win did not come with out some drama. Corey made a small error which nearly made a massive differnce to his result. Tune in to see what happened!

Thanks to fishin.com.au for continued support!

I hope you all enjoy this one!

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 day one restult and end up in third position. James is the owner operator of Hunter Watersports and is well know for helping anglers keep their kayaks on the water especially during competition weekends.

We then spoke with repeat Bream Fishing Project guest Dave Hedge who was able to use the same techniques that he eplained previously on the show to achieve an awsome result.

To bring the episode home I spoke with Tony Batman Pettie. Tony gave some great insights into his weekend. He explained how the shortened competition day affected him on day two. Tony runs us through the whole Batman and Robin thing he has with Simon Robin Morely.

Once again, for anyone fishing in Marlo Victoria or who wants to upgrade their bream fishing skills there is something in this episode.   

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 he would not fish day 2 or maybe even another competition.

I was lucky enough to have Greg Lewis share his experience at the Hobie Fishing Worlds. Greg is the only angler to ever win "angler of the year" in a hobie series with a perfect 500/500 points. Greg won 6 rounds in a that year.

Hobie Fishing Worlds Champion Scott Baker shared his unique experience fishing Camden Haven. He explains how he did not think he could win, so he followed some advice which helped him to become the first world champ.

This is an interesting look into some of the first Hobie Kayak Fishing competitions.   

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 anglers and should serve as a valuble episode for anyone fishing the the Swan River.

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 perfect place to have a go!

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 which went to Peter Whelan weighing in at a healthy 1.52 kg on day one.

For the angler interviews 2nd place Corey Gallagher spills the beans on how he caught his fish using a technique that I have never used for bream. Corey also explains how a sea fog can affect fishing at Marlo.

Ist place Joel Crosbie runs through how he caught his fish using a lure that was a proto-type at the time. Joel shares how using this lure he was able to catch fish within a group of competitors while most were struggling. This was not Joel's first win at Marlo so we also discussed his first win at the end of the interview.

I then spoke with a mystery guest who has achieved some massive 3 fish bags at Marlo. This guest shared some of his insights as to how he caught this massive bag.

This episode is a "must listen" for anyone competing or just fishing for bream on lures at Marlo.