Location: Hopkins River, Warrnambool
Entry Fee: $300 per team of 2 anglers which covers both days tournament fishing
Entry Closing Date: Entries close Friday 10th October 2025
(NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED ONCE 50 TEAMS ARE REACHED!)
A Maximum of 50 Teams will be taken for this tournament
Pre Fish Ban: From Monday 6th of October to Friday 17th of October at 6am.
Official Pre Fish Session: Friday 17th of October from 6am to 4pm.
Briefing: Friday 17th of October at 5.00pm (Warrnambool Ski Club)
Fishing Sessions: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th of October from 7am to 2pm
Rules: Lure & Fly only event. Teams fish together for a combined bag limit of 5 bream per day weighed live then released.
All rules listed on http://www.vicbreamclassics.com.au/rules.html
Arena:
The Hopkins River is a fantastic estuary system which runs its way through the picturesque township of Warrnambool and is the perfect platform to run a competitive event such as an ABT Bream Classic. The river while being a relatively small system is still renowned for consistently producing bream well over a kilo. The Hopkins offers anglers the opportunity to fish a diverse range of fish holding habitat from structure lined banks, natural reefs, deep drop offs and shallow flats all of which are jam packed into a system that can be easily explored in the course of a days tournament fishing. Due to its unique layout it offers anglers the versatility to easily respond to any change in conditions during the tournament and find feeding fish without having to travel too far, therefore maximising fishing time and the opportunity to upgrade bag limits. This makes for an extremely close Bream Classic and the potential of producing some impressive bag limits at the weigh in.
Prizes
Cash = 50% of total Entry fee amount will be paid back in cash based prizes, spit across the top 3 teams
1st will also receive 2 x tournament champions trophies
4th to 10th place will get a product prize pack from all the tournament sponsors
Other Prizes
Sunline Best Bag Prize = 2 x $500 Sunline Prize Packs
Eco Gear Big Bream Prize = 2 x $500 JML Product Prize Packs
Zip Baits Monster Movers Prize = 2 x $500 Zip Baits Lure Prize Packs
Millerogue Prize = 2 x Millerods $500 Prize Packs
Shimano Junior Prize = 1 x $300 Shimano Prize Pack to the highest placed angler under 16 yet to win the prize in 2025
Shimano Junior Angler of the Year = Junior Anglers under 16 will earn points towards the Shimano Junior Angler Of The Year
MPW Junior Jackpot = Junior Anglers under 16 will earn points towards the $1500 MPW Junior Jackpot
Club Marine Team Of The Year = Teams will earn points towards the Club Marine Team Of The Year
Rooworx T-Spike Tinnie Challenge = Teams fishing in boats under 4.8 metres in length will earn points towards the Rooworx T-Spike Tinnie Challenge.
Random Draw Prizes
Random Draw Prizes will be given away at the briefing:
Random Prizes will be announced at a later date
A minimum of 25 teams will be required to enter to enable to event to go ahead
Accommodation
A number of styles of accommodation at Warrnambool Holiday Park are on offer from fully self contained 3 room apartments, ensuite cabins down to un-powered tent sites.
Also for competing anglers Steve and the Team at Warrnambool Holiday Park offer early Friday check in and late check out on Sunday so you don't have to rush
To get a great deal call Ph 03 55625031 and don't forget to mention your entered in the tournament.
For more information go to www.whpark.com.au
Further Information Contact Promoter:
Bill Hartshorne: 0409 823 070
Rnd 5. Shimano Glenelg Hopkins CMA Bream Classic
18th and 19th of October 2025
Tournament Information
TOURNAMENTS
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Breamaholics
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James Blazewski
Mark Geddes
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Slippery Pelicans
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Dean Cummings
Archer Cummings
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Crackers
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Sean Pearson
Will Roberson
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Wild Wing TXD
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Bogdan Zisu
Mario Grech
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Something Fishy Down There
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Yani Doumanis
Bailey Dickson
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HuntNHook
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Darryn Cole
Pheonix Cole
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Grubs
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Kristen Fennell
Jack Thomson
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Last Cast Addict / Blako
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Ricky Bolger
Bernard Whelan
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Zero Technique
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Josh Jeffrey
Connor Jackson
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Scales
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David Yuill
Simon Krause
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Runnin Down a Bream
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Dave Murray
Jeremy Briggs
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JL Angling
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Lewis Holland
Jessica Lane
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Bridge Auto Repairs
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Greg Bartlett
Alex Beh
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Sams on the Back Deck
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Deklen Stoffels
Samuel George
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Finatics
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Phil Hulsman
Kaiser Wilbert
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Rooworx
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Gary Curruthers
Greg Rooke
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Weedless
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Matthew Kearton
Byron Blain
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Saputo
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Shane Murphy
Graham Whittaker
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Lureback 29
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Ben Jeffrey
Craig Turner
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Flickwits
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Isaac Primmer
Mick Treloar
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Midfield
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Michael Malone
Janaka Kandage
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Yep I'm On
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Darren Olsen
Nate Olsen
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Ang Electrician
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Nathan Angee
Adam Brown
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Apollo Bay Fishing Charters
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Daniel & Jarvis Kent
Phil Partington
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Position
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Team Name
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Anglers Names
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Samurai Rods
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Dan Mackrell
Declan Betts
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2
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Hamilton Marine
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Tim Treloar
Stuart McKinnon
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3
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"They're Eating the Cats"
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Mario Vukic
Michael Vukic
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4
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MPW
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Peter Marshall
Harry Marshall
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5
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Spin'n a Line
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Brain Pelle
Lex Forbes
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6
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Purple Patch
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Blair Bryant
Nikki Bryant
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7
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SLH Duff Rods
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Tony Curwen
Ray West
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8
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Lowrance Millerods
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Alex Franchuk
Paul Malov
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9
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The Slow Rollers
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Darren Wloch
Quinton Cann
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10
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Al Al Alan Marlo Tackle
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Allan Lavell
David Shanahan
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Tornado
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Michael Hunt
Rhett Sandy
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Frosty
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Andrew Portelli
Connor Cassar
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Pick The Spot
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Matt Golding
Ken Anderson
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Just Winging It
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Chris Allwood
Jack Allwood
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Back To The 60's
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Paul Ballinger
Geoffrey Hocking
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Prestige Worldwide
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Stephen Emerson
Damien & Stella Dwyer
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Entrants As of 13/10/2025
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