2024 is the 19th year that Vic Bream Classics has been running the Vic Bream Classic Series in the East Gippsland destinations of Mallacoota, Marlo and Metung.
Having already injected millions of dollars into the communities it visits, the series and the anglers that follow it will continue to inject much-welcomed revenue into these local East Gippsland communities in 2024.
The Vic Bream Classic Series brings anglers from all over Victoria and interstate to the East Gippsland region and many new anglers each year get a taste of just what these picturesque towns have to offer.
The series kicked off in March at Metung and will now see an influx of passionate bream anglers hit the township of Mallacoota for round four of the series on August 17 and 18 and then in Marlo for round five on October 12 and 13.
With round four at Mallacoota around the corner you still have the chance to get involved as anyone can enter the 2024 Vic Bream Classic Series, so grab a friend and get on board.
“If you have ever watched anglers competing in fishing tournaments on television and thought that was something you would like to do, here is your big chance to compete against and rub shoulders with some of the best bream anglers in Victoria and some of the nicest most helpful guys to boot,” tournament director Bill Hartsthorne said.
“At each of the five qualifying rounds each team of two anglers will be competing to not only take out the title at each venue, but also will be fighting it out for over $22,000 in cash and prizes not to mention qualification towards the 2024 Vic Bream Classic Grand Final in November 2024.
The tournament is open to all age groups with the only restriction that people under the age of 18 fish with a parent or approved guardian.
All anglers must fish out of a boat with a licensed boat operator on board.
“If you have a child under 12 they can fish with you and another adult so you can make a team of three which is great to get the kids involved,” Mr Hartsthorne said.
Teams compete using lure, fly or soft plastic lures to weigh in five live legal-sized breams on each day’s competition, with the heaviest two-day bag crowned the winner.
“If you love your lure fishing for bream and want to learn more than there is no better way to fast track your skills than to compete in the Vic Bream Series, as there are any number of highly skilled anglers competing who will point you in the right direction, tell you the hot lure to use and best techniques to enable you to land that big bag of bream,” Mr Hartsthorne said.
The series is supported by East Gippsland Shire Council and Destination Gippsland – Events Gippsland.
Mayor Cr Tom Crook said the 2024 Vic Bream Series features three of East Gippsland’s most popular bream fisheries.
“This year’s series will visit Mallacoota, Marlo and Metung. Our shire is a must-visit for both seasoned competitors and weekend anglers,” he said.
“The series offers a fantastically competitive fishing tournament and will give the economies of these towns a boost. Our communities look forward to welcoming competitors to our beautiful region.”
IMAGE: Team Sea Wasps, Bowan Joiner and Ben Hanscombe, display some of the quality bream that call Mallacoota home. (PS)
