EP170: Vic Bream Classics Marlo 16 - 17 August 2025

In this episode of The Bream Fishing Project, we head to East Gippsland to review the 2025 Mega Bass East Gippsland Bream Classic, brought to you by Vic Bream Classics. This is one of Andrew’s favourite venues at Marlo, a system that can completely separate the field. Some teams grind for bites, while others put together standout bags, and this weekend delivered plenty of big fish stories. Andrew opens with a run-through of the bite periods and tides across both days, then breaks down the key divisional awards and major highlights from the weekend, including: Sunline Best Bag: Team Zero Technique Winners: Josh Jeffrey & Connor Jackson – 5.905kg Day 2 and 11.065kg total Big Bream: Brad & Harry Young – 1.755kg Monster Movers (ZipBaits): Team Hummingbird – a huge Day 2 climb Junior Angler Prize: Team Berkley (Scuba Hodges) Mulloway Road: Team Two Odd Legends – a 1.2kg perch From there, it’s straight into full interviews with the podium teams: 3rd Place – Team Prestige Worldwide (Steven Emerson & Damien Dwyer) A great breakdown of their weekend, including: How their prefish shaped (and didn’t shape) their comp decisions Finding quality fish in the slips and why the area stayed more consistent Fishing light leader (around 3lb) and grinding out bites through the day Their go-to plastics approach (including SPRs) and jighead weights A key upgrade fish around 1.29kg, and how it ate Their LiveScope/sonar setup and how they used it in shallow water 2nd Place – Team Samurai Rods (Dan & Declan) Dan and Declan return with plenty of banter and detail, covering: How they approached Marlo without a big lead-up prefish Working key areas with plastics, and how fish positioning changed from Day 1 to Day 2 Jighead choices and adjusting presentation for flow and boat traffic Managing crowded water and making the most of sporadic bites A few classic moments (including a very memorable fish that ended up hooked in a “creative” spot) Shoutouts to sponsors, boat setup, and the gear that helped them stay effective all weekend 1st Place – Team Zero Technique (Josh Jeffrey & Connor Jackson) The winners break down exactly how they did it, including: Their prefish approach: moving efficiently, confirming fish, and not overcomplicating it Why they leaned into plastics/creature baits over vibes Running 1/12oz jigheads even in shallow water to manage current and keep the bait in the zone Targeting edges early, then shifting to deeper schools using side scan / down scan Fishing 4–5lb leader, staying confident in their strengths, and landing nearly everything they hooked How they built a massive Day 2 bag (5.905kg) to secure the win This episode is stacked with tournament lessons: decision-making in a tough system, how to adjust with current and pressure, and what it looks like when teams execute cleanly across two days.