EP204: Winning the Blackwood – Three Anglers, Three Different Approaches

The 2025 Western Australian Kayak Bream Series Grand Final is in the books, and once again the Blackwood River produced a fascinating tournament. In this episode, Andrew catches up with the anglers who finished on the podium: 🥇 Joseph Gardner – 1st Place 🥈 Alex Griesdorf – 2nd Place 🥉 Greg Cooper – 3rd Place The three anglers took very different paths to their results, providing a great insight into how the Blackwood River fished during the event. Joseph breaks down how a 990g kicker bream early on Day 1 set the foundation for victory, while Alex explains how electronics, water layers and a mid-water presentation helped him put together one of the strongest bags of the tournament. Greg shares his approach of constantly rotating through different lure styles and adapting to changing conditions, including an interesting observation about fish positioning away from traditional structure. In This Episode ✅ How Joseph Gardner secured another major win on the Blackwood River ✅ The importance of finding a single kicker fish in tournament fishing ✅ Using ActiveTarget and sonar to identify fish positioning ✅ Fishing freshwater runoff and salt wedge conditions ✅ Joey's Pygmy Mussels, Bream Prawns, Slim Swims, Grubs and Vibes ✅ How lure selection changed throughout the event ✅ Long leader systems and tournament tackle setups ✅ The role of local knowledge in high-level tournament fishing ✅ WA Kayak Bream Series Grand Final recap Whether you're a tournament angler or simply looking to understand how experienced anglers break down a river system, there's plenty to take away from this episode. Featured Anglers 🥇 Joseph Gardner 🥈 Alex Griesdorf 🥉 Greg Cooper Join The Lure Fishing Project Collective Get access to: 🎣 The Big Bream Series 🎣 Exclusive member-only episodes 🎣 Live Zoom sessions 🎣 Discord community access 🎣 Bonus fishing content Join here: lurefishingproject.supercast.com Follow The Lure Fishing Project Instagram: @thelurefishingproject If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating or review and share it with a fishing mate.