Location: Hopkins River, Warrnambool
Entry Fee: $200 per team of 2 anglers which covers both days tournament fishing
Entry Closing Date: Entries close Friday 7th of August (MAX 40 TEAMS TAKEN)
Pre Fish Ban: From Friday 31st July to Friday 14th of August at 7am.
Official Pre Fish Session: Friday 14th of August from 12pm to 4pm.
Briefing: Friday 14th of August 5.30pm (Venue TBA)
Fishing Sessions: Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th of August 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 as per ABT Classic tournaments
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.
Posted: June 21 2008 10:00pm
©2008 Vic Bream Classics
Prizes
1st Prize = $1600
2nd Prize = $800
3rd Prize = $480
4th & 5th Prize = Tackle Prize Packs
6th to 10th Prize= Product Show Bags.
Eco Gear Big Bream Prize = 2x Eco Gear Prize Packs (valued at $500each)
Berkley Sessions 1 & 2 Prize = 2x Berkley Prize Packs (valued at $500each)
*All prizes based on 40 teams entering
Further Information Contact Promoter:
Bill Hartshorne: 0409 823 070
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.
To get a great deal Free call: 1800 650 441 and speak with Deborah and don't forget to mention your entered in the tournament.
For more information go to www.whpark.com.au
Hooked on Rods & Reels Hopkins Bream Classic
Tournament Information
TOURNAMENTS
34
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Gulp Alive
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Jarrod Healy
Steve Joy
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35
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Cepac Towbars
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Kevin Tormey
Steve Wheeler
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36
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Team Heno
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Dylan Henson
Gary Henson
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37
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Whiteheads Timber Sales
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Dean Truman
Shane Hill
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38
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Team MAKO
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Tim Atkins
Frank Tzortzoukas
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39
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Aussie Angler
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Spiro Spyropoulos
Matt Anderson
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40
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Swamp Rats
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Pat Krause
Shane Minge
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Position
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Team Name
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Anglers Names
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1
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Team SOC
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Graeme Taylor
Chris Burbidge
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2
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UK-Lyptus
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Clyde Hulme
Ralph Norman
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3
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The Old Boys
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Brian Pelle
Mark Geddes
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4
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Colac Tackle
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Steve Parker
Daniel Mackrell
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5
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Team River2Sea
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Doug Phayer
Danny Torgersen
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6
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Humminbird
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Wayne Friebe
Shaun Clancy
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7
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That's Fishing - The Grubs
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Stephen Theodore
Ken McCoombe
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8
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Team EV-X
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Darren Evans
Jim Xyga
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9
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Smack That
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Brad Hodges
Mike Hodges
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10
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TyrePower JigPro
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Dean Gamble
Mark Cribbes
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11
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Chemically Sharp
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Damien McGlynn
Glenn Doyle
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12
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Fish-A-Fare
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Shane Barling
Trent Stephenson
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13
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Team Tench
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Cameron Duffield
Quy Van
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14
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Top Enders
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Romeo Prezioso
Carl DiToro
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15
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Knuckle-Draggers
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Warwick Hamer
Daryl Baird
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16
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Lure Only
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Martin Fellows
Mike Doody
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17
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Gone Fishin'
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Andy Smith
Gary Housley
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18
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Whatever
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Philip Knight
Gillian Knight
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19
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On Strike
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Matt Kerr
Michael White
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20
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The 2 Maccas
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Nathan McKernan
Stuart McKinnon
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21
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G L Pilkington Builders
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Ash Pilkington
Michael Pretlove
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22
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Team Daiwa
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Mark Gercovich
Nick Murrell
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23
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Bendigo Ranger
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Trevor Yates
Phil Keetalaar
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24
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Fishaholics
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Max Saunders
Steve Vail
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25
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RodTip
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Rod Stevens
Paul Tippett
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26
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Fishvictoria.com
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Matthew Kearton
Daniel Kent
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27
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Rip 'N'Lips
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Warren Carter
Craig Seignior
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28
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Team Bluey's Bait & Tackle
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Robert Harvey
Matt Leach
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29
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Team Pelagic Extreme
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Garry Tebb
Wayne Sleep
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30
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The Bream Reapers
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Marc Pocock
David McKinnis
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31
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M.Y. Marine Knackerbags
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Mario Vukic
Phil Cubbins
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32
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Game Plan
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Byron Blain
Jarod Blain
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33
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Team Lowrance
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Phil Smallman
Daniel Brady
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1
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TBA
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Darrel Hislop
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2
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Team First Cast
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Steve Stojanovski
Mick Kaksa
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3
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Lumegal
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Mark Smith
Kathy Smith
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4
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Full To The Bream
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Sandy Moorehouse
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5
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Helimatic
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Chris Allwood
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6
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Team Alpine Country
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Bruce Robinson
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7
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Cancellation List
If a team already in the 40 above pulls out of the tournament then each team in order on the cancellation list will be offered a chance to enter the comp.