Fishing

The latest Beacon to Beacon Guides contain 132 charts ranging from Yeppoon near Rockhampton south to Tweed Heads. Apart from navigation marks, the guides also show depth contours, anchorages, marine national parks and go-slow zones, boat ramps and major road names, restricted speed zones, mangrove areas, sandbanks, reefs, sunken wrecks and bridge clearance heights. Designated coastal bars are indicated on …

The NSW Fisheries Minister has called for for the Federal Government to review the management of the super trawler Geelong Star in consultation with rec fishers. This is a good start BUT if we don’t protect our Small Pelagic Fishery from all massive factory trawlers, the old adage of “gone fishing” might be gone. National Week of Action coming soon! …

VMR Bundaberg is holding its 11th Bundaberg Family Fishing Classic from June 24 to 26, 2016. The lucky draw prize pool has seen a major upgrade, with three Quintrex boats including outboards and trailers to be given away. Two of the boats are Explorer 390s with mangrove jack wraps and 30hp Suzuki outboards and the big prize is a Renegade …

WITH a tight wriggling action that perfectly mimics the motion of a foraging minnow, the Zerek Surger is set to take on larger predators. Thanks to its internal magnetic weight transfer system, the Surger can be cast a long way to reach those timid fish that usually sit just out of reach. The perfectly balanced bib design enables the lure …

To me it looked like a gravel patch on mud or sand, but in 270m of water I could not make out anything except some life right on the bottom. When you discover life over nondescript flat ground in this depth, fish it. Chances are it will not have seen much action from other fishos due to the lack of serious …

With this in mind, we decided to also use a couple of Rapala X-Rap 20+ lures in Red Head colour because the latest Grubbsta skirts are a lot lighter so you can troll them at a much lower speed, which gives you the opportunity to use a combination of hard-bodies and skirts. We were lucky we decided to troll the …

When reds are on, they are really on, but they can be easily spooked. We have noticed that all it can take is a couple of bust-offs for them to go completely off the bite. This is why I strongly recommend people put in the hard yards and find as many red locations as possible so you can hit all …

MIMIX is proud to release its first crankbait/jerkbait: the Jelly Prawn. Like all the Mimix topwater baits, the Jelly Prawn has all the detail of the real thing. Its unique small profile, realistic colour patterns and swimming action makes the Jelly Prawn stand out in the crowd. Being 40mm long but weighing 3g it casts a considerable distance, and with a twitch …

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THE Samaki Silver Bullet has taken surf rod technology into the future with a new blank concept now available to the Australian fishing market for the first time. Welcome to Oval Blank Technology. The base section of the rod utilises the oval blank construction, thus enabling a greater and more powerful cast, launching your lure further. Meanwhile, the tip is designed …