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

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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
Gulp Alive

Jarrod Healy
Steve Joy
35
Cepac Towbars
Kevin Tormey
Steve Wheeler
36
Team Heno

Dylan Henson
Gary Henson
37
Whiteheads Timber Sales
Dean Truman
Shane Hill
38
Team MAKO

Tim Atkins
Frank Tzortzoukas
39
Aussie Angler

Spiro Spyropoulos
Matt Anderson
40
Swamp Rats

Pat Krause
Shane Minge
Position
Team Name
Anglers Names
1
Team SOC
Graeme Taylor
Chris Burbidge
2
UK-Lyptus

Clyde Hulme
Ralph Norman
3
The Old Boys
Brian Pelle
Mark Geddes
4
Colac Tackle
Steve Parker
Daniel Mackrell
5
Team River2Sea
Doug Phayer
Danny Torgersen
6
Humminbird

Wayne Friebe
Shaun Clancy
7
That's Fishing - The Grubs

Stephen Theodore
Ken McCoombe
8
Team EV-X

Darren Evans
Jim Xyga
9
Smack That

Brad Hodges
Mike Hodges
10
TyrePower JigPro
Dean Gamble
Mark Cribbes
11
Chemically Sharp
Damien McGlynn
Glenn Doyle
12
Fish-A-Fare

Shane Barling
Trent Stephenson
13
Team Tench

Cameron Duffield
Quy Van
14
Top Enders

Romeo Prezioso
Carl DiToro
15
Knuckle-Draggers
Warwick Hamer
Daryl Baird
16
Lure Only
Martin Fellows
Mike Doody
17
Gone Fishin'

Andy Smith
Gary Housley
18
Whatever

Philip Knight
Gillian Knight
19
On Strike

Matt Kerr
Michael White
20
The 2 Maccas

Nathan McKernan
Stuart McKinnon
21
G L Pilkington Builders
Ash Pilkington
Michael Pretlove
22
Team Daiwa

Mark Gercovich
Nick Murrell
23
Bendigo Ranger

Trevor Yates
Phil Keetalaar
24
Fishaholics

Max Saunders
Steve Vail
25
RodTip

Rod Stevens
Paul Tippett
26
Fishvictoria.com

Matthew Kearton
Daniel Kent
27
Rip 'N'Lips

Warren Carter
Craig Seignior
28
Team Bluey's Bait & Tackle

Robert Harvey
Matt Leach
29
Team Pelagic Extreme

Garry Tebb
Wayne Sleep
30
The Bream Reapers

Marc Pocock
David McKinnis
31
M.Y. Marine Knackerbags
Mario Vukic
Phil Cubbins
32
Game Plan

Byron Blain
Jarod Blain
33
Team Lowrance

Phil Smallman
Daniel Brady

1
TBA

Darrel Hislop
2
Team First Cast
Steve Stojanovski
Mick Kaksa
3
Lumegal

Mark Smith
Kathy Smith
4
Full To The Bream
Sandy Moorehouse
5
Helimatic
Chris Allwood
6
Team Alpine Country
Bruce Robinson
7



     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.