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What’s new It seems the Expo is attracting a new wave of lure makers eager to show off their wares to the ever-growing crowds who flock to see the best lures in Australia. Check out some of the newbies in 2016. Muggo’s Lures A first timer at the expo, Muggo’s Lures are made on the Darling Downs and have a …

HALCO Tackle Company is proud to present the newest offering in the range, the big brother to the Max 130, the all-new Halco Max 190. This award-winning bibless minnow has been reworked by Halco and is now available in 190mm size. The Max 190 has an incredibly wide effective operating envelope, working well from a fast cast and retrieve speed all …

NOT often does a new style of fishing come along, but Jase Teelow of Cairns developed this one. The all-new Alvey Gunnell Rod makes deep-sea fishing easy. Charter and game boat operators and all deep-sea anglers will be keen to have one of these setups on their boat. Perfect for clients who cannot handle heavy combos, the Gunnell Rod is a lesson …

CARRYING your catch from the boat to the cleaning table has always been a drama. So too has been the ability to keep fish intended for food cold on a boat without a kill tank or live well. These problems no longer exist with the release of the Wilson Fish Storage Bags. Two bags in the range comprise a medium 144cm long …

THE latest addition to the Tackle Tactics stable of brands, Fish Inc. Lures stickbaits and poppers, feature quality finishes, durable construction and come fitted with genuine, heavy-duty Owner trebles. The Prop stickbait is a 140mm, 62g sinking hard-body that casts like a bullet, tracks well at speed when worked on the surface and can be sunk to the desired depth …

“Fish stocks are a limited resource,” he said. “While previously only one permit was needed per couple the expanded scheme requires all anglers over the age of 18 to have a permit. “The permit fees have been fixed for the next five years at $50 yearly, $36 for an annual concession and a weekly permit is $10. Fishers who hold an existing …

BUILT By Blokes has designed the perfect fishing station for everyone from Dad and the kids to serious anglers. Whether estuary or surf fishing, RODGOD is made strong to last and enables you to safely carry all your gear with one hand. Its superior anchorage will allow you to fish with confidence and RODGOD can be anchored in or out of …

Find whatever you are comfortable with and have a good go at using the various lure types. Flathead will eat anything as long as you put it in front of them. Their nature is incredibly aggressive and they love to ambush baitfish. They will sink down into the sand and lay in wait for bait to swim over before lashing out and swallowing it. Flathead certainly are predatory fish but also very tactical in the way they hunt. They …

Some fishers still strike thinking they’ve had a bite but they’re sorely mistaken. I most often use a medium float and I like to weight it so I can see just 20mm of the float sticking out of the water. I do this because if blackfish feel resistance from a float that is sitting right up on top they will …

Not to mention an enjoyable discussion of Murray cod and lure making that added to our experience. When we arrived home in the wee hours of the morning it was bitterly cold and we sensed impending frost. We rose early to take advantage of the icy morning on Myall Creek. If you know cod fishing, you will know a frost …