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Boat floor feeling a little spongey? Think you might have some softness in the transom of your boat and possibly the stringers? And how about that 100-litre freshwater bladder where the seepage just refuses to stop? You’re right, they’re things that need attention – expert attention. When you size up the cost of replacing the transom and stringers, you’ll find …

The Redland Bay Amateur Fishing Club is an amateur fishing club that has something for every fisho, at any skill level. The club is full of like-minded people who love the outdoors and fishing. The Redland Bay Amateur Fishing Club has been established for about 30 years now and started with a few anglers at the Redland Bay Hotel – …

To kick off, I’d like to wish a happy new year to everyone. The past couple of years of writing and sharing what I know about fishing, boating and going to new places has been very enjoyable – I hope you’ve been able to get something out of it. It looks as though 2023 will be an awesome year, with …

Daiwa’s Infeet range of products has become synonymous with light-line anglers all over Australia and the arrival of the new Infeet X spin reel continues the tradition for finesse angling design and performance excellence. Featuring Daiwa’s carbon composite Zaion V body, the Infeet X is strong and sturdy while remaining incredibly lightweight and saltwater proof. Two shallow spool models feature …

A fantastic day was had at the Wyaralong Dam Carp and Tilapia Eradication Competition, seeing 280 competitors, with a large number of families and kids. It was great to see so many kids getting involved in the fishing, catching and learning about pest fish. Huge numbers of fish were caught, with 1174 noxious fish being removed – 244 carp and …

What is 2023 going to bring? Hopefully, with a bit of luck, some good consistent weather, but I won’t be holding my breath. I managed only a couple of days on the water since writing my last article. The fishing was quite good, with a few nice flathead caught still, even though the water’s warming up. All the usual techniques …

Hello, here’s part two of mine and Eddy Bloomfield’s fishing trip up at Cape York. With the camp set up, I started prepping the 5m tinnie to go fishing – unstrapping the two 1.5 tonne truck straps that hold it to the trailer. This is where I reckon many people go wrong – they don’t use straps that are good …

Recently we have had a couple of small weather windows to head offshore from Bundaberg to chase a few reef species. By putting in the research, time and effort you can be rewarded with some great fish off Bundaberg. Generally, red emperor and a mix of other tasty reefies are the target species, so I’ll usually head out 35NM from …

Z-Man 2.5” Slim SwimZ Anglers were looking for a paddle tail that had a shorter slimmer profile, with the benefits of ElaZtech 10X tough, super-soft and flexible realistic feel and built-in buoyancy for maximum action at slow speeds and a buoyant lifelike tail-up action when at rest on the bottom. The Slim SwimZ ticks all of these boxes and packs …

Look the part this spring and summer with the new Daiwa headwear range. Featuring new and classic inspired models, Daiwa’s new ripple jersey design features in the Daiwa hat range, with curved and flat bill models in navy, moss and grey colour schemes. The classic DVEC curve bill range welcomes two new colours – with black peak black bill and …