Fish Species Guide

Vindicator custom trailers pure quality

custom trailers

Vindicator trailers come with a spare wheel and spare wheel carrier, Australian jockey wheel, Timken bearings and bearing buddies. The ladder-rack system down the centre of the boat trailers has stainless steel spindles and split pins as well as Australian rollers with a Teflon entry cradle, providing the ability to drive a boat onto the trailer. Adjustable wobble roller racks …

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Ripper smoked tailor

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A terrific recipe for cooking tender smoked tailor. Simply the best way to cook tailor, whether caught fresh or from the freezer. Ingredients 4 tailor fillets 1/2 cup brown sugar (enough to lightly coat fish on flesh side) 2 tsp ground coriander Salt and pepper Smoking materials Methylated spirits 1 cup of manuka or port flavoured hardwood sawdust Aluminium foil …

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Top trolling and reef fishing

reef fishing

visit www.bitememarlincharters.com.au Scotty holds a certificate of survey for eight people on day trips and six for overnighters. Thanks for a great day mate. For my next trip it was back to my little 4.3m tin-nie with me old mucker Mick Slade for an early morning bombing mission to the areas around Quartz Rock. We were on the water in …

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Good-quality catches around Cairns

large-mouth nannygai

We have experienced varying success on spanish mackerel, and mackerel numbers seem to be down a little. However plenty of large fish in the 15-20kg range have been reported. Our best effort was a monster 35kg specimen that gave one lucky angler a real fight. We normally put a floater or live bait out while at anchor and troll lures …

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Bowhunting for boar and fallow deer

Bow hunting

We did encounter several deer, but we were either spotted first or the wind was wrong. The wind seems to be constantly swirly in these hills. Now back to the start of my story; about 50m away from me a good-sized boar was coming right to our location. Rhea and I were crouched on the ground trying to hide behind …

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Rosella glazed duck

Turkey is often high on the menu for Christmas roast but this delectable glazed duck alternative is sure to tempt you to break tradition this year. Ingredients 1 large duck Rosella glaze 1 cup rosella jam 1/2 cup red wine 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp honey caramelised balsamic vinegar 2 tsp cornflour Mango stuffing 1 1/2 cups mango chutney …

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Sea Jay 520 Velocity Sports

In terms of storage, there is a shelf in the console and room underneath to stretch your legs or stow anything that you want kept within easy reach. Side pockets on either side of the boat also make sure additional items are kept secure and out of the way, leaving your boat clutter-free for fishing. There is bulk storage under …

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Stalking a monster stag in southern NSW

Though I was after something bigger I spent some time stalking the herd and ended up getting in front of them. They were feeding about 30m away and I wished the stag was a giant, but that would be too easy. After they finished feeding I backed out and headed for the next glassing spot. Once I had looked around …

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Wild bass in small creeks

Wild bass

The association also organises its own fishing competitions and hosts several others throughout the year. Though chasing bass in Lake Macdonald is exciting and rewarding, there is something about the smash and crash of a wild bass as it hits your lure and heads straight back to its snag. I believe wild bass, pound for pound, will out-fight an impoundment …

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Smoky pork brawn

The perfect recipe for creating a delicious smoky pork brawn. Ingredients 1 pig’s head 2.5kg corned beef shin 1kg venison silverside 1 tbsp Keen’s curry powder 1 tbsp Keen’s mustard powder 1 tbsp marjoram 1 tbsp thyme 1 tbsp freshly chopped garlic 1 tbsp ground black pepper 2 tbsp salt 4 medium onions, finely chopped Method Place pig’s head, beef …

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