EP :177 Action Fishing Tournaments Tunks Park, Sydney Harbour, 31, August 2025

 

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Action Fishing Tournaments – Tunks Park (31 Aug 2025) | James Tran wins + Big BREAM (46.5cm), Trent Rogers 2nd, Claudio Araujo 3rd

In this episode of The BREAM Fishing Project, Andrew breaks down the Action Fishing Tournaments round held Sunday 31st August 2025 at Tunks Park (Middle Harbour) — a tough day on the water where half the field didn’t land a fish, but a few anglers cracked the code.

We cover the bite periods + tide info, then jump into the angler interviews with Claudio Arjo (3rd), Trent Rogers (2nd), and James Tran (1st + Big BREAM) — including the stories behind their key fish, the lures they used, and the moments that nearly cost them the result.

Bite periods + tides (as mentioned in the episode)

• Fish Activity Wheel: 11

• Major bite: 4:01am – 6:31am

• Minor bite: 9:25am – 10:55am

• Low tide: 6:49am (0.56m)

• High tide: 1:46pm (1.32m)

Results (Top 3)

🥇 1st – James Tran: 113.5cm (46.5cm Big BREAM, plus 35cm & 32cm)

• Takes home $650 for 1st + $100 Big BREAM

• Lands a PB 46.5cm BREAM and wins by 20cm+

🥈 2nd – Trent Rogers: 92cm

• Gets his bag fast (first fish around 7:33am), mostly on blades around boats

• Takes home $400

🥉 3rd – Claudio Arjo: 91cm (29.5, 29, 32.5)

• Finds a bite window early and puts fish together when most struggled

• Takes home $250

Lures, gear & patterns discussed (from the interviews)

• Deep boat/mooring bite with blades (including Eco Gear VX-35 in 439)

• Claudio’s run of fish around 10–12m on a small blade, plus testing a baby vibe (but too slow to sink in that depth)

• James mixing muss/crab style lures, Cranka Crab, and Berkley Gulp Crabby, plus the full “comp day chaos” story (bungs, bust-offs, getting snagged on a rope, and climbing onto a boat to free his line)

Shout-outs mentioned

• Dane Tamagotchi / Zeus Tackle (Camden)

• Adam – fishing.com.au

• Steve – Tackle Addiction

• Craig + team for running AFT, plus the wider tournament community

Find James Tran

James’ YouTube channel: JG Kayak Fishing

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