Fishing

THE Inhibitor Corrosion Fighting VCI Pro Chips represent a great innovation to stop hooks and lures from rusting away. Just place a chip in the lure compartment of your tackle box for rust protection for six to 12 months. VCI Pro Chips are proven to stop rust and corrosion, penetrate and protect, be environmentally safe, provide long-lasting and economical protection, …

The first fish to come aboard with a new piece of jewellery was a good-sized grunter. It was high fives all round and a quick pic before it went straight into the Esky. With the first fish over the side, we all became a little more at ease and figured we might be in for a good day. Fishing these …

Australia is cracking down on green prawn imports following suspected deliberate contravening of the nation’s strict biosecurity controls. Criminal charges are being pursued against one importer, with another four under investigation. “Australia’s $358 million prawn industry must be protected and not put at risk by the careless and selfish acts of a few,” Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said. “I …

TACKLE Tactics is bringing Australian anglers over 60 years of legendary lure making history with the launch of Bagley hard-bodies in Australia. Every Bagley lure is individually hand-tuned and water tested to ensure the legendary action lives on. With Jarmo Rapala, former CEO of the worldwide Rapala Group and part of the legendary Rapala family at the helm, Bagley is …

FIVE infected premises in the Logan River area are continuing to undergo eradication activities for white spot disease in prawns.  At-risk premises in the area are also under heightened surveillance. Following confirmation of the fifth infected premises last week, chlorine treatment of ponds is underway supported by early harvest to reduce biomass. All harvested prawns will be heat treated to destroy …

WITH the constant northerly wind we’ve been copping lately and a number of our writers discussing the cooler water offshore as a result of such wind, I’m sure a few people will be wondering why this is the case. So what causes a northerly wind to make the water colder? Most fishos associate southerly wind with cool air temperatures and …

THE new Quantum Smoke Inshore Speed Freak spin reels are all about speed and drag power in a lightweight reel for inshore and estuary fishing. The new Inshore Speed Freak format with a blazing-fast 6.2:1 gear ratio is introduced in sizes 40 and 50, which are ideal for fast lure retrieves for species such as tailor, queenfish, trevally, salmon and …

PLATYPUS Super-100 is still the thinnest diameter to strength monofilament on the market, even though it was released over 18 years ago. Initially released to celebrate Platypus Lines’ 100th year in business (the company was established in 1898), the line continues to have a reputation as the only choice for serious anglers, both as main line and leader. Super-100 is …

Now for some these conditions might mean land-based bait fishing, spinning and working the sheltered areas, or perhaps sightseeing and beer sampling from the local publicans. As much as we love a barley soda, when you travel 4000km (round trip) and $1000 is up for the taking every day for the biggest brown and rainbow trout, you certainly look at …