Bush 'n Beach Fishing mag

Yabbies never cease to fail

yabbies

Hi everyone, what a long and hot summer it was. Many of us have been looking forward to the cooler weather and it has finally arrived. The long-term average temperature range on the Gold Coast for April is a comfortable 17-26C. In the coming months, from June to November, lures come into play a lot on my daily charters when …

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Berkley Pro-Tech Tommy Glide

Tommy glide

Berkley’s Pro-Tech Tommy Glide is a natural baitfish profile two-piece glide bait designed to be slowly retrieved with a wide slow action. This action is easily controlled with the speed of the retrieve. Swim depth can be adjusted by adding a chin weight if required. Tommy Glide is perfectly suited for fishing shadow lines for barramundi and mulloway or winding …

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Stacer Sea Runner an all rounder

Stacer

Since 1971, Stacer has delivered a wide range of carefully designed hand-built boats that aim to provide a unique boating experience to everyday Australians, avid fishos and adventurous families. Each design comes from an extensive research and development process, involving insights from Stacer consumers, dealers and the wider boating industry to continue evolving the market and meet the needs of …

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Boyne Tannum HookUp 2024

HookUp

The twenty-ninth annual Boyne Tannum HookUp is back this May Day long weekend, from Friday to Sunday May 3-5, 2024. This year, Australia’s biggest family fishing competition offers a bigger prize pool than ever before, with over $450,000 worth of prizes to be won! The HookUp is a much-loved and favourite event for thousands of locals and visitors from all …

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Atomic Linez X4 Braid

braid

Atomic Linez’s four-strand Dyneema-fibre braid is a top tier fishing line designed for optimum performance. This braid boasts exceptional line and knot strength, thanks to its high-quality construction using four tightly woven strands of Dyneema fibre. The result is a smooth, supple and highly durable braided line that resists abrasion even in rugged conditions. Atomic’s proprietary smooth cast finish is …

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Sunshine Coast – weekly fishing report

fishing

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. We’ve enjoyed another week of great conditions, which made for a pleasant ending to the school holidays. Local fishos are happy to have their local spots back, and there’s been plenty of fish on the chew. The weather forecast for the weekend and into next week looks pretty grim, with wet and …

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Bundaberg – weekly fishing report

fishing

Inshore/Offshore reef fishing The Inshore reefs are still producing some really good numbers of school, spanish and grey mackerel. These fish are being found all along the coast but in particularly around the mouth of the Burnett River and the 2 mile reef off Bargara. Trolling garfish or hardbody lures are a good way to get these fish to bite …

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Fishing flathead with soft plastics

flathead

Flathead really are the people’s fish as they are readily available, eat a wide variety of bait and lures and the next trophy fish could be caught land-based next to the boat ramp. In this article I want to look at key areas to target flathead, a few of my favourite soft plastic presentations and a handful of tips to …

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Z-Man Mulletron LT

Mulletron

Hands down the most realistic mullet profile we’ve seen! With an ICAST award for Best Soft Plastic, you know that the Z-Man Mulletron LT is going to turn heads and catch fish. This innovative top hook line-through designed true-to-life mullet profile features 10X Tough ElaZtech construction, photo printed realism and a wedge-shaped tail that presents a fluid natural swimming motion …

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Caring for your catch

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In this three-part series, we take a look at those little extra steps that can make a lasting difference to the quality of your fish. for This month it’s all about the thrill to kill then chill, taking into consideration factors such as handling, treatment and storage along the way. In a nutshell, if I was to give every fish …

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