The weekend of the 05/06 of February marked the start of the 2011 Tasmania ABT BREAM Classic series. Made up of 3 events held on St Helens (Georges Bay), Swan River and the Derwent my partner and I were keen to get off to a flying start in the hope of regaining the Championship trophy …
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ABT Mallacoota round – Hodgey
As always heading off to Mallacoota for a fishing trip is exciting, with monster black bream and reel screaming yellow fin bream on offer it is truly one of the best venues to hold a bream tournament. My dad (Michael Hodges) didn’t need much convincing in joining me to fish in his second ABT as …
Team Berkley wins Port Maquarie Gamma Team series.
Pre fish The pre fish was a short one for team Berkley both myself and Trent are pretty familiar with the Hastings River so it was more a matter of cracking a pattern than exploring the area. After a quick look at the weather report the night before I had a plan in my head. …
Gearing up for 3B ‘Scum Dog’success
Well I know the 3B scum dog surface lures have received some coverage already but these little guys just continue to impress. The list of species that these lures are catching throughout South East Queensland seems to be growing each week. So far the species encountered using these micro surface walkers have included Bream, Whiting, …
BERKLEY GULP – NEW SHAPES
Summer is creeping up slowly with the water warming and fish starting to stir. What better way to bring on summer than trying out some new Gulp! shapes from Berkley. We’ve got 2 new insect style shapes for keen freshwater fishos and an absolute cracker for the estuary flathead/jew and offshore reef brigade., lets have …
Jack time in SEQ
Well November is here, and that means Jack season has officially arrived. So, it’s time to hit the waterways chasing the elusive Mangrove Jack. Based on the Southside of Brisbane, my jack conquests usually take place early morning or late afternoon on the Coomera or Nerang Rivers. They are short 3 – 4 hour sessions …
ABT Tas Trout Classic October 2010:
On the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of October the Tasmanian Trout Classic championship was held in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. Day one was held on Arthurs Lake, while day two was held on the massive waterway that is Great Lake.
The Panel – Surface Breamin
The days are getting longer and the weather is warming up, summer is fast approaching. For keen bream fisho’s around the country this means it’s time for some surface fishing action. Visual fishing is always exciting and many of the panel’s members rate this as their favourite form of bream fishing. Read on for a …
3B crankin!
Just a quick report from down in Tassie where the weather is cold and the bream are big! After what seem like an eternity I finally managed to get away for a day on the water chasing a few of tassie’s bruiser bream. It was the first time I have really given the NEW Berkley …
3B Crank Subdog – First impressions
Normally I am not a fan of stick baits, mostly because I can’t catch fish on them. Having said that when you get a new lure you’re always curious as to how it will swim and whether it will become your new trick in your tackle box.



















