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ing Kayak made in Australia by Australis Canoes near Wollon- gong.
Munitions and is sold under various labels including Aussie Out- back, ADI and OSA.
Looking for home- grown line with which to spool your reel?
This handy sit-in kay- ak is light enough to be dragged consider- able distances to access streams that rarely see a lure.
Powder for the re- loader is available at almost every ammuni- tion outlet in Australia from ADI and has a long-standing reputa- tion for quality small- arms powders.
You’ll need Platypus fishing line, made in Australia since the late- 1800s and still manu- factured in Brisbane.
Outside of fishing, much of my time in the great outdoors is spent engaged in feral animal control.
An Australian bass taken on an Australian-made Predatek Boomerang in a colour dubbed Aussie Gold. More Aussie than a meat pie!
Roxbee used an Oar-Gee Malibu to tempt this very ambitious cod.
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The range of lines Platypus produces var- ies from the classic monofilament nylon and world-renowned Pre-Test sport and game fishing line to the latest in braided PE superline technology along with superb leader material.
My favourite rifle (and most accurate) is an Australian-made Lithgow LA102 cham- bered in .308 for fe- ral pig, goat and deer management, but its pinpoint accuracy also sees it called into ser- vice for foxes and cats when the opportunity presents in the field.
Excellent copper- jacketed projec- tiles can be sourced Australia-wide from Woodleigh Bullets at Murrabit in Victoria, which has almost 40 years’ experience in the industry and cur- rently exports to 10 countries worldwide.
Need power?
All my motorcycles, 4x4s, boat and even the sounder in my kayak are powered by Aus- tralian-built Century batteries.
The Lithgow Small Arms Factory has been producing rifles, main- ly for the Australian military, since 1912 and continues that tradition along with its range of superb civilian rifles.
Cast bullets are pro- duced by numerous manufacturers with my current stock hav- ing been bought in bulk from Black Widow Projectiles, whose hard cast, moly-coated bul- lets deliver great accu- racy in both my .308 and .44 magnum.
Boat manufactur- ers are too numerous to list, with all manner of craft from poly ten- ders through to alloy trailer boats and fibre- glass cruisers able to be sourced from Aussie companies.
Factory-made ammu- nition is readily avail- able from Australian
Even brass cartridge cases are made here in Australia by Bertram Brass who specialise in hard-to-find calibres but also caters to tradi- tional favourites.
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I even own a little lightweight Bass Fish-
The company’s qual- ity cartridges proudly display a kangaroo on the headstamp, leaving no doubt as to their her- itage.
Even the snacks I take fishing are selected by their ownership, seeing me change from my traditional iced cof- fee brand when it was bought out by overseas interests.
The all-Aussie combo of Lithgow ri e, Bertram Brass cases loaded with ADI Benchmark 2 powder, pushing Woodleigh 165g bullets took another in- troduced pest animal from the environment. www.bnb shing.com.au
I now go out of my way to buy Norco, which is still 100 per- cent Australian owned, a rarity in the dairy in- dustry.
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