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A largish black marlin from inshore Fraser Island. Brodie was pretty happy to land it as his rst.
Small man, little snapper. Great sh Dylann.
Finally, we’ve had a little bait ball ac- tion, which has been very nice – with spot- ted mackerel and tuna carving it up.
Soft plastics have been the slayers in this domain.
WBasking in bait ball action

ELL, it’s that time of the month
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again – where I whinge about the weather and how tough the fishing has been!
tries to stabilise.
Not always equating
is hopefully a sign of things to come.
Yes, the weather has been rough that’s for sure, and from most re- ports it’s the same up and down the coast.
to good weather for boating.
The prevalence of shallow-dwelling food has predators such as tuna, trevally, queenfish and mackerel prowling in the super clear water, even when they’re not feeding.
I find spring is often quite volatile.
Not good weather for Kgari also, as the wind keeps pushing wildfires into fresh fuel every few days.
Heavy from the north as the temperature ris- es and then moderate to heavy sea breezes from the east, as it
However, the fishing here has started to pick up.
This can make for heart-stopping action, particularly with the chance of a 10-20kg tuna very much on the cards.
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Even in shallow water, which makes the action more epic.
All you need is a keen eye, accurate cast and a rod with a decent back- bone.
What we witnessed over the past few days
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Reuben getting into a bit of tuna sight casting.