A RECENT Queensland Weekender episode ‘Broadwater fishing adventure’ featured our January cover image. On the cover of Bush ‘n Beach in January was Samantha O’Brien with a 40cm-plus whiting taken while filming the Queensland Weekender episode and fishing with Brett from Coomera Houseboat Holidays. Fishing the Pimpama River, it didn’t take long for local guru Brett to put the team onto the fish, with …

With almost a century of fishing expertise in it, Revo technology includes innovative design, precision engineering, AMG gearing, superior drag performance, advanced materials and a first-class line-management system. Visit the Australian Revo microsite at worldclass.abugarcia.com/au to learn more about the award-winning Revo design. Revo’s next-generation technology is explained in detail with exploded 360-degree diagrams.

Designed to keep you cool and comfortable during fishing, the Zerek Dry Fit Jerseys have been released in black and white colours with the distinctive Bluewater Craft logo. The Dry Fit material actively moves sweat away from the body to a separate fabric layer where it can evaporate away leaving you feeling dry at all times while fishing and the …

THE Westin Platypus DR is the latest recruit to the Westin stables. It is 100mm long, weighs 16g and crash dives to 4m on a constant retrieve, but on a twitch and pause retrieve the Platypus DR will float in the zone longer to trigger those aggressive strikes. The Platypus DR has a built-in long-cast system that allows anglers to …

IT’S been a big month for Fisheries Queensland, with four separate investigations into illegal fishing activity resulting in successful court prosecutions in Ayr, Maryborough and Gladstone, including seizure of a vessel. Ayr A recreational fisher appeared in the Ayr Magistrates’ Court and was convicted and fined. $10,000 and had his vessel, motor and trailer forfeited to the Crown for offences including …

Featuring the Australian Fishing Trade Association award-winning HeadlockZ grub keeper, TT Lures DemonZ jig heads are premium-quality hand-painted jig heads with realistic 3D eyes built on Gamakatsu black nickel chemically sharpened heavy wire hooks. The colour range has been customised by the Tackle Tactics Pro Team to match popular soft plastic colours and common baitfish species that inhabit our fresh …

COL, Janelle and Troy Glass are proud to present the latest Sea Jay Aluminium Boat, the Crusader runabout. The Sea Jay Crusader is the latest adaptation of the very successful Samurai Hull featuring: • Increased rising deadrise (sharper entry) for improved ride; • Increased waterline width (greater planing surface area) for faster planning; • Increased reverse chine for an even …

WHEN out boating, one of the most tedious tasks is dropping and pulling up the anchor by hand. This can be dangerous in many ways. When there are high swells, there is chop, and often not much to hold on to at the front of the boat, which may cause you to fall into the water. Back strain and injury can result …

PENN knows anglers need more than typical fishing tackle. If your boat is outfitted with all five pairs of new PENN Tools pliers, there will never be a need for MacGyver-style improvisation. There is a spring-loaded PENN plier designed for a wide range of applications. A titanium black nickel coating wrapped over 304 and 420 stainless steel gives these tools the …

“Australia now has a once in a generation opportunity to achieve this through broad-scale biological control using a naturally occurring virus that is specific to common carp.” Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation managing director Mr Allan Hansard said, “CSIRO research has shown that there is a tremendous opportunity to transform our rivers and recreational fisheries through the biological control of carp.” “Their testing …