EP230 – 2026 Daiwa Bream Series: Atomic Gladstone Round

The Lure Fishing Project heads north for the 2026 Daiwa Bream Series Atomic Gladstone Round, held on September 19–20.

Gladstone proved to be one of the most unique stops on the calendar. Small neap tides, huge tidal variation, mangroves, bridge pylons, rock walls, shallow reefs and deep drop-offs all played a part — and almost every angler interviewed talked about just how much fun the fishery was.

In this episode we speak with the top three anglers from both the non-boater and boater divisions and break down exactly how they caught their fish.

NON-BOATERS

3rd – Allan Lavell

Allan relied heavily on plastics, particularly Hurricane Sprats, while also finding fish on deep-running Chubbies. After pre-fishing with Jon Fitzgibbon, Allan was paired with Jamie McKeown on day one and Brett Crowe on day two.

He talks through fishing rock walls, drop-offs and mangrove edges, keeping jig heads light and adjusting to the aggressive pikey bream.

2nd – Michael Maas

Michael was paired with Marc Saric on Saturday and Wade Walker on Sunday.

He found an unusual pattern slow-rolling Z-Man Grubs around bridge pylons before changing completely on day two and catching numbers of pikey bream on heavy Cranka Crabs worked slowly down a steep rocky bank.

1st – Mitch Vane

Mitch travelled across from Western Australia and adapted quickly to a completely different fishery.