Fish Species Guide

Hydro Nut increases stealth factor

Holes have also been drilled in them to reduce weight and the addition of a small sacrificial anode (with rubber) provides further corrosion resistance. A number of models are designed to fit most electric motors including the MotorGuide Xi5 and Tour models as well as the Minn Kota Riptide, iPilot, Maxxum and Fortrex motors. Three colours are available: red, black …

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Natural Gear camo clothing

APEX Hunting has introduced a range of comfortable and durable camo clothing from Natural Gear. Natural Gear has its own philosophy when it comes to the design of camo patterns, stating: “Natural Gear is science. It’s not art, so don’t make it look like art.” The camo pattern is a non-manipulated, soft-edged photographic image of natural elements. It has the …

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Drop in Mercury Signals Snapper Season

THE annual drop in the mercury is always an exciting time for me, as it is for most serious snapper anglers around the Brisbane area. Knowing where to be and when to be there is half the battle and discovering this information takes quite a lot of trial and error, which can be very frustrating at times. Even I sometimes draw …

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Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport Review

On the dash you can easily flick (via controls on the steering wheel) between average fuel consumption, a digital speedo, compass and tyre pressure, just to name a few options. The tyre pressure indicator is a very handy feature for those planning on using the vehicle off-road. I actually got to test this feature and had to let the tyres …

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VMR Family Fishing Classic this weekend

The annual VMR Family Fishing Classic will be held over this weekend at the VMR base at Burnett Heads. This year there is over $50,000 in prizes including two boats to be won. By the number of entry forms we’ve received in store at Tackle World, it looks like there will be a record number of entries. Once again this …

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Something for everyone at the Northside Marine festival

July 18-19, 2015 • FREE ENTRY Dragonfly’s CHIRP DownVision technology also surpasses ordinary imaging sonars with superior deepwater performance to 180m and reliable high-speed bottom tracking. And with its unique all-weather bright display, Dragonfly provides high-fidelity images under blazing sun or driving rain. Anglers looking to step up to enhanced fish identification can choose the 4.3” Dragonfly 4 DVS or …

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Lure Expo Set to be Bigger Than Ever

Exhibition Building, Ipwich Showgrounds – 81 Warwick Rd, Ipswich July 18-19, 9am to 4pm OVER the past few years the Australian Lure Fly & Outdoors Expo has grown from small beginnings in a country hall in Fernvale to be the largest tackle show in the country. In 2014, the lure expo had expanded so much that a move into a much …

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Chasing Tuna

We recently went to Double Cone Island and found huge schools of longtail tuna, with some fish weighing over 15kg. The noise of these schools sounded like a waterfall and we laughed with excitement at the sound and spectacle. Throwing small silver and chrome slugs at the bust-ups proved the only successful technique and we boated four fish in quick …

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Weekend away yakking for yellowbelly

This time, however, the section seemed almost stagnant and quite fishless. After working our way through several shallow sections and dragging the yaks over numerous log jams, we popped out into a decent-looking pool. Sadly, this pool only yielded a bass each for James and I. One interesting meeting we had was with a farmer and his wife who we …

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Sunshine Coast reefs and beaches fire

The swivel clip is important to allow the star sinker to spin on retrieval, helping to prevent line twist. For hook selection, try ganging two Mustad 540 bronze size 1 or 1/0 hooks together with a swivel and present strip baits from pilchards, bonito or slimy mackerel. I have found this type of presentation works well for bream. The slower …

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