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2024 Gold Coast Tailor Fishing Classic

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It’s that time of year again! The eagerly awaited Gold Coast Tailor Fishing Classic is almost here and promises to be bigger and better than ever. The event kicks off on Friday, July 26 at 4pm, with fishing ending in time for everyone to be at the weigh-in, from 10am to noon on Sunday, July 28. This year, the fishing …

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Cracking shallow inshore reef codes

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When possible, we like to get out to the reefs off Redcliffe. These shallows provide natural and manmade structures, which open up ambush and protection points frequented by both predatory and bait species. Gear Generally, the gear you’ll want will be an upgrade on flathead and bream gear, with the lighter weight and lure range capabilities, as the harsher natural …

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Yellowfin’s new line-up making waves

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In its fortieth year of production, Yellowfin, Australia’s most established plate boat brand, relaunches one of its most sought-after product lines, releasing a string of product updates and new innovations to the market. Set to make waves on Queensland soil, the brand debuted an overhauled Extended Cabin range, formerly known as the Southerner, during the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, …

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Finesse fishing with plastics

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One of my favourite types of fishing is shallow water finesse plastics fishing, targeting species such as bream, flathead, grunter, trevally and tailor. Throughout the colder months, I find there is an influx of bait in the river and estuary systems, along with cooler water temperatures, which encourages fish to get up into the shallows to feed. In the shallows, …

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Tips for fishing Moreton Bay

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Well, with the colder weather coming through in May, the cooler-water species have definitely hit their straps, along with a couple of year-round favourites. So here’s a summary of a few of the popular targets in Moreton Bay and its surrounding islands. Tailor Over the past couple of years, tailor were very hit and miss in southeast Queensland, however this …

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Bringing oyster reefs back

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Around Australia, hundreds of people are coming together to help a once-prized but decimated and largely forgotten marine ecosystem. They’re busy restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs. Alongside the high-profile national Reef Builder campaign, community groups have become inspired to do their bit, in their own backyards. Fortunately, there’s more than one way to rebuild a reef. And you …

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Hot action on a mix of species

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July is a great month to be on the water around Brisbane. The action can be hot, with multiple species available. The wet start to the year had all the rivers and creeks running brown for quite a while. Yet the rain stopped and the start of winter kicked off with a bang. The rivers have cleaned up nicely, which …

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Capricorn Coast winter options

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Hopefully, by the time this hits the stands, we should be having some better weather periods. winter It hasn’t been playing the game lately, with only small windows of opportunity to head out inshore or offshore. We are certainly starting to see the weather shift to more of a typical winter pattern, which means we’ll get wind in the morning …

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Next level Yamaha JetFish

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Take your fishing game to the next level with the JetFish Equipped FX HO, the first-ever Yamaha WaveRunner tailor-made for anglers – ready to hit the water straight off the showroom floor. In 2021, Yamaha launched the JetFish accessory range, which saw the introduction of the RecDeck – an extended rear recreational platform and custom JetFish fishing rack. Yamaha Motor …

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Catching fingermark in Gladstone

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Golden snapper – more commonly known as fingermark – are a common species caught throughout the Gladstone harbour. Though it has been only in recent years that I’ve worked out the techniques and areas that consistently produce good numbers of this fish. A change of techniques – fishing vertically and deeper when fishing in rivers – was the first thing …

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