So we are part way there.

Three teams weighed in the maximum of 10 fish a team as can be seen below 10-10.

The total weight of all fish is shown as well.

However, only two teams are shown as 10-10 as the team that weighed in second heaviest was disqualified for having more than 10 fish in the livewell.

It was the first tournament and they have not read the rules properly.

A big and costly oversight, but one they took with great sportsmanship.

Our two fish were the top weight for two fish at 2.854kg, and these ranged down to a two-fish bag of 1.619kg.

It is quite a difference. All fishing must be done with artificial lures/soft plastics/fly.

Both our fish were caught on 4cm Strike Pro suspending lures in colour 011.

Most fish were caught on soft plastics, though.

A further report in a couple of weeks.

RESULTS (Round 1) Tasmanian Bream Classic Derwent River: 1st Team Patrick Sullivan & Nik Byrne 10/10 12.791 Kg; 2nd Team Steve Steer & Leigh Mckenzie 10/10 9.858 Kg; 3rd Team Leroy Tirant & Paul Mason 5/10 5.352 Kg; 4th Team Jamie Henderson & Jason Nichols 5/10 Kg 5.317 Kg; 5th Team Anthony Wolfe & Jamie Pennington 3/10 3.765 Kg; 6th Team Marcus Wellington & Scott Cruse 3/10 3.415 Kg; 7th Team Nigel Harris & Steve Bond 3/10 3.035 Kg; 8th Team Mike Stevens & Nick Crawford 2/10 2.854 Kg; 9th Team Michael Hayley & Mark Turner 2/10 2.520 Kg; 10th Team Mason Paull & Jamie Harris 2/10 2.005 Kg; 11th Team Joe Mangan & Tom Crawford 2/10 1.780 Kg; 12th Team John Farrell & Mark Cadle 2/10 1.619 Kg; 13th Team Dave Howard & Noel Howard 1/10 1.356 Kg; 14th Team Brent Taylor & Phil Zanetto 1/10 1.327 Kg; 15th Team Greg Woods & Ted Newstead 1/10 1.260 Kg; 16th Team Danny Warren & Paul Delphin 1/10 0.828 Kg; Nick Martin & Stephen Foster 0/10; Harry Murfett & Les Simms 0/10; Aaron Colgrave & Marcus Shepperd 0/10; Tim Mazey & Mick Pollard 0/10; John Stanfield & Gordon Osmond 0/10; Brendan Turriff & Ben Hill 0/10; Dean Blair & Shane Ling 0/10; Plinio Taurian & Sam Kjorsvik 0/10; Glen Round & Greame Cox 0/10; Paul Ellis & Ian Donnachy 0/10; Rob Triffit & Stuart Thorn disqualified.

¤¤¤ TIDES are not important for trout anglers, but essential for marine fishers.

No run, no fun is an often-quoted expression and a running tide congregates fish which makes targeting them more easy.

Tidal information is also essential when launching and retrieving on difficult ramps.

There are many of these in Tasmania that just run out of water at low tide.

They are a pain and if you have a tide table book you can avoid all that.

Last year, there was no booklet, mostly due to the four Tasmanian Ports combining into one.

The ports had produced them previously, but not last year.

They are now available again and cover the period from October to September 2007 inclusive.

You will find them at marine chandleries.

¤¤¤ TASMANIAN Fishing And Boating News is also in all newsagents and Tackle stores. Check out the great range of stories from bream sex, to leadline trolling and fishing the edges with fly.