Fishing

Raymarine delivers Axiom 2 XL glass bridge chartplotters

Raymarine

Raymarine, a world leader in marine electronics, has announced the availability of Axiom 2 XL – a sophisticated line of glass bridge chartplotters for premium yachts and integrated helm solutions.   The largest and most powerful navigation displays in the award-winning Axiom family, Axiom 2 XL offers superior performance and the elegant simplicity of Raymarine’s LightHouse operating system. Designed to …

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Sunshine Coast – weekly fishing report

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Welcome to the weekly Sunshine Coast Fishing Report! Due to illness, we were unable to post a report last week but we are back on deck and ready to prepare you for the coming week of fishing! Conditions look fairly good for the start of the school holidays. Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be perfect offshore, with low wind …

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Bundaberg – weekly fishing report

Fishing

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore fishing has been producing quality catches. Lots of school mackerel have been caught on spoons either trolled or cast with the odd spanish mackerel taking a liking to bigger trolled baits.  The inshore reefs have been producing quality grunter, snapper, grass emperor, moses perch and the odd tuskfish.     A lot of the fish being …

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Should I stay or should I go – when to move

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You’re out fishing and the bite shuts down or you’ve been fishing for a while in one spot but haven’t caught a fish. move So, the thought comes into your mind, “Should I stay or should I go?” In an angler’s head, that’s perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions. To be clear, I’m not talking about finishing up …

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Broadwater winter varieties

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Hi everyone, so winter fishing is in full swing on the Gold Coast and June is one of the better months of the year to get out on the water. Catching a mixed bag is not that hard to do, if you know where and how. With some big tides at night, June daytime tides are ideal for fishing the …

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Techniques for catching winter barramundi

barramundi

It’s the start of winter – historically the time when most impoundment barramundi anglers put away their rods for a few months. While it’s true that the fishing can be a little tougher for a stint, barra are certainly still very catchable. In the colder months, there is one thing heavily in your favour, which is that the fish will look …

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Winter techniques for flatty and bream

I was having a chat with an assistant in a tackle shop the other day and he asked me how the fishing was going. I told him about a few of our recent captures and he said, “Wow, I wish I could get some fish like that, as they are better than my personal bests.” Obviously, he asked me where …

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How to use flashers offshore with bait

flasher

Yes, that’s right, offshore flashing. flashers But not as we normally associate flashing. This month, I give a run down on the key practice of using ultraviolet and glow-enhanced flashers to change the way fish view a bait. In essence, a flasher does what it says on the tin, but what’s the purpose other than sparkle? The short answer is …

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Bundaberg – weekly fishing report

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Inshore/Offshore fishing Inshore has been fishing red hot!! Plenty of good reports of big grunter being caught on most of the inshore reefs along the coast. Fishing 20g soft vibes in brighter colors such as pink and 5inch jerk shads hoped slowly over reef and rubble bottom has worked a treat. This time of year you should also see yourself getting …

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Winter options for Capricorn Coast

winter

Winter has officially kicked off, so break out the warm clothes in preparation for the next three months. With the water temperature falling, summer species will start to slacken off a bit. They will still be well and truly catchable but may take a little more persuading to get them to open their mouths. It’s generally after we’ve had our …

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