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Electric smoking oven makes smoking easy

With the Muurikka Electric Smoking Oven you can create delicious healthy and tasty meals without the fuss of fire or hot beads. WE all need to eat, however times are changing as people search for new ways to deliver on the traditional meat and three veg meal. Awareness and respect for food has also changed, especially with the number of cooking …

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Stessco Catcher SFX450 SC review

Overall, the Stessco Catcher SFX450 SC brought plenty to the table in terms of inclusions and performance. If you are after a well-appointed boat that performs well and is ready to hit the water straight out of the box, it would definitely be worth considering. The test boat was supplied by Motorsport Marine at Burpengary, so for more information, give …

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Fishing line rules: don’t get in a tangle

RESTRICTIONS are in place on the number of fishing lines that can be used in Queensland fresh and tidal waters to protect fish stocks from overfishing. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol district manager Rob McDonald said different fishing line rules applied to fishing gear used in tidal waters and non-tidal waters (fresh waters). “Fishers are responsible for ensuring the fishing …

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Smoking hot bass bite

Simply tie up to a tree, drop your bait to the bottom and slowly move it up and down. It won’t be long before you get a bite. Trollers have also done quite well on the yellowbelly in the timber of the Boyne and Stuart arms while towing smaller deep-diving hard-bodies. Make sure you take a tackle retriever with you because you’re …

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Salt and vinegar crumbed whiting

A delicious twist on crumbed whiting as detailed by Melissa Frohloff. Create your own taste in crumbs with your favourite flavour of potato chips. Ingredients 700g butterflied winter whiting fillets 170g Smiths salt and vinegar chips 1 cup plain flour 2 eggs Method Cut a large corner off the salt and vinegar chip packet. Using a rolling pin, finely crush …

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Bennett self-levelling trim tabs video review

Bennett Self-Leveling Tab 10 video review by Bush ‘n Beach’s Ben Collins. The trim tabs performed excellently on the water and are very affordable. Visit www.harroldmarine.com.au for more information or check out the full review by clicking here. l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l …

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Trip from Bribie Island to Yeppoon

After about five minutes I managed to regain most of my line and finally lifted the fish off the bottom, but it was almost as determined to stay near the bottom as I was to get it to the top. It must have been 10 minutes later when we finally saw some colour and I became really excited. About 3m …

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Take extra care during dingo whelping season

AS fishers descend on Fraser Island for tailor season and families prepare for the September school holidays, rangers are reminding everyone to avoid interaction with dingoes, follow safety advice and report any negative interactions. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service principal ranger Fraser Coast Ross Belcher said tailor season and September holidays both coincided with dingo whelping season; a time of …

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2015 North Coast Fishing Bonanza set to sizzle

This year adults will compete in a variety of fish categories including snapper, pearl perch, mulloway, tailor, kingfish/cobia, amberjack/samson fish, whiting, bream, blackfish, flathead and bass. For cadets, there is a range of offshore and inshore categories including snapper and mulloway, bream and flathead to target, while juniors can fish for the usual estuary suspects of flathead and bream as …

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