Hobie® Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship 2017 presented by Daiwa

Congratulations to Paul Burton, the Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Champion. Congratulations also to Alex Griesdorf for placing second, and Sean Higgins for third. And a huge thank you is extended to all the anglers involved in the Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship.

2017 Australian Championship Info Sheet View Videos from 2017 Australian Championship

Talking Tackle and Tactics with Australian Champion Runner-Up Alex Greisdorf – Interviewed by Steve Fields

Tournament Director, Steve Fields, interviews the new 2017 Australian Champion Runner-Up Alex Greisdorf, from Western Australia, about his tackle and tactics.

Talking Tackle and Tactics with Australian Champion Paul Burton – Interviewed by Steve Fields

Tournament Director, Steve Fields, interviews the new 2017 Australian Champion Paul Burton from Western Australia about his tackle and tactics that won him the 2017 Australian Champion title.

PAUL BURTON CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA – The Final Report

The Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship commenced in Mandurah, Western Australia with the Lowrance Pre-Fish Day on Friday, November 17 in hot, dry conditions with a light breeze blowing across Peel Inlet.

Australian Championship Winner Photos

View the 2017 Australian Championship winner and presentation photos from the 3rd, and final day, of fishing

Day 3 Afternoon Photos

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Day 3 Australian Championship Results

View the results for Day 3 of the Australian Championship 2017

Day 3 Morning Photos

View photos from the Day 3 Briefing, Gate Start, and morning on-water fishing

The Best Are From the West

In ideal conditions this morning, the 45 anglers competing in the 2017 Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship headed off for the last time in the tournament from the Power-Pole Starting Line, at Mandurah Quay Resort.

The Day of Champions

Local angler Alex Griesdorf moved up to take the lead by a mere 40g over fellow Western Australian (WA) Paul Burton who held the lead by only 20g going into the session.

Day 2 Weigh-In Photos

View photos from the Day 2 Weigh-In and Championship Dinner

Day 2 Australian Championship Results

View the results for Day 2 of the Australian Championship  2017

Day 2 Morning Photos

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Day Two Off We Go

Mandurah, Western Australia. Saturday, November 18, 2017 At the morning briefing on day 2 of the Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship, Sean Higgins from Mokine in Western Australia received the “Atomic Big Bream” award for catching the heaviest bream, on day one of the championship. Higgin’s fish weighed in at 1.29 kg and […]

Day 1 Afternoon Photos

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THE TITLE BITE IS ON!

There were some excellent fish caught today in different locations across the arena, and many anglers, from the top to the bottom of the field, reported being busted off by some huge Western Australian Black Bream brutes.

Day 1 Australian Championship Results

View the results for Day 1 of the Australian Championship 2017

AUS Championship Blasts Off

Anglers pedalled out into the Peel Inlet, from the Power-Pole Staring Line in their Hobie Pro Angler 14 kayaks, powered by the Mirage Drive 180 pedal system, to take on the Black Bream of Western Australia.

Day 1 Morning Photos

View the morning photo gallery from Day 1

Pre-Fish Wrap Up News

Lowrance Pre-Fish Day Wrap Up Friday, November 17, 2017 Mandurah, Western Australia The Lowrance Pre-Fish Day of the 2017 Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship concluded yesterday afternoon in hot, dry conditions with a light breeze blowing across Peel Inlet. Anglers ventured in various directions across the arena which offers the opportunities of attack […]

Pre-Fish Afternoon Photos

View the afternoon photo gallery of the pre-fish launch

Pre-Fish Launch News

Thursday, November 16, 2017 Mandurah, Western Australia After a short morning briefing anglers competing in the 2017 Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship hit the water for the first time in their brand new, factory supplied Pro Angler 14 kayaks powered by the all-new MirageDrive 180 forward-reverse pedal systems. The anglers from across Australia […]

Australian Championship Welcome Function

Thursday November 16, 2017 Mandurah, Western Australia The welcome function for the 2017 Hobie Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship was held last night at the Mandurah Quay Resort. Anglers from across Australia converged on the west coast of the country, bringing with them a sense of excitement and anticipation for the three days of […]

Getting The Job Done

November 13 Mandurah, Western Australia 2017 Hobie Kayak Bream Series Australian Championship. A Team of 9 from Hobie Cat Australasia and the Getaway Outdoors Group, have put in a solid day of work to get the Australian Championship kayaks ready for the arrival of anglers over the next two days. While the setup is looking […]

They’ve Arrived

The three shipping containers that left the Hobie Cat Australasia factory on Australia’s east coast last week have finally arrived at the event site for the 2017 Hobie Kayak Bream Series Australian Championship, in Mandurah Western Australia. Full of all of the tournament equipment, including the brand new 2017 Pro Angler kayaks, the containers were […]

The Countdown Begins

From November 16 -19, 45 of Australia’s elite kayak anglers will converge on Mandurah in Western Australia (WA), to battle it out for the title of Australian champion. 55 Hobie Pro Angler 14 kayaks have been transported the 4000km from the eastern seaboard to the Indian Ocean on the west coast of the continent. The […]

HOBIE HEADS WEST

The preliminary organisation for the 2017 Hobie® Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship, to be contested in Mandurah, Western Australia is finally complete

2017 Australian Championship Invitations Are On Their Way

Congratulations, to the anglers who have qualified and made the first round of invitations to the 2017 Hobie® Kayak Bream Series 9 Australian Championship, which will be battled out from the Mandurah Quay Resort in Western Australia, from 16-19 November.