Fishing Gear

MAG SwimZ is Z-Man’s new 10X Tough big fish swimbait. This full-bodied 8” paddle tail features a curved tail that hooks under to catch water and create a unique action that, when combined with its super-soft and flexible ElaZtech construction, creates a unique lively tail action that attracts fish and triggers strikes. This unique tail design also gives the 8” …

Available in four weights to suit everything from land-based inshore luring for bream and flathead to landing larger species such as salmon and tailor off the beach and jewfish off the stones. All Ledge rods are of two-piece construction, and the 4-12lb and 8-15lb models are 9’ long while the 12-20lb and 15-25lb rods are 9’6”. Visit www.samurairods.com.au for more …

The Samaki Spider Prawn has been designed in two sizes of 40mm and 60mm with a colour selection of Watermelon Orange, Pumpkin Seed Orange, Avocado Pearl, Motor Oil, Bloodworm and Pearl Brown. As with the entire Boom Baits range, they are non-toxic, environmentally friendly and sport Samaki’s unique rigging system allowing you to rig your plastic with ease. With a …

Exotic materials make up the ultra-strong construction of the Genius, including carbon-fibre drag washers, a carbon-fibre handle, rubber cork knobs and an aircraft aluminium machined worm drive and drive gear. A custom oil port also enables easy maintenance. What all this adds up to however is a reel that is simply Genius. Available in right and left-handed models with nine …

THE Zerek Zappelin 220 is a brilliant 220mm, 130g floating stickbait that is built to be punished. Make no mistake, this is a lure built for the brutal battles found around reefs and bommies when targeting tropical thugs such as GTs, tuna, mackerel and just about any reef fish that swims. Available in 10 baitfish and attractor colours, the Zappelin …

Unlike other slug-style plastics, the Z-Man HeroZ is 10X Tough to stand up to brutal strikes and hard-fought battles, making it a go-to when chasing toothies or fishing through schools of toothy species to access fish holding deeper. Whether you’re chasing kingfish, tuna, mackerel, cobia, trevally and other pelagic species or fishing deep for snapper, dhufish, coral trout and other …

ID section contains the legal bag and size limits of popular species to enable you to quickly and easily identify fish while on the water. Pricing has not changed at the great low price of $6.60. The Tide Guide is available now at newsagents, independent tackle shops and all the usual places. Grab your copy now!

However we needed to find more fish. We checked a few different areas but the water clarity was fairly ordinary. And being the Gold Coast on a Saturday, the boat traffic was thick too. Eventually we found an area where the traffic wasn’t too bad and the water clarity was reasonable. We started trolling with small hard-bodies and it wasn’t long before …

The dangers of UV and blue light exist on cloudy as well as sunny days and in winter as well as summer. BluBlocker sunglasses reduce the sun’s glare in the summer but on cloudy days brighten and enhance the view. In short, they are all-season, all-weather sunglasses that balance and control the light intensity no matter when you wear them. BluBlocker …