Australian anglers love jerk minnows and the McArthy Jerk Minnow is a proven performer on species such as flathead, snapper, mulloway and pelagics. Initially available in three sizes, a 5”, 7” and 8” version, the McArthy Jerk Minnow combines a classic baitfish profile with a forked tail that stabilises the plastic in the water while providing a ‘life-like’ appearance as …

Revolution rarely comes twice in the one lure, but the Zerek Flat Shad X revolutionises the revolutionary Flat Shad. At the heart of the Flat Shad X is the patented belly slits that allow the plastic to easily compress in any direction, exposing the hook to ensure solid hook-ups. But the X takes the revolution to another level. The jig …

It was a fantastic turn out for the 2021 Wyaralong Dam Carp and Tilapia Eradication Competition held on November 13, 2021 which saw 234 competitors smash some of the largest fish removed from the Wyaralong Dam yet, even with not ideal weather and dubious conditions leading up to and on the day. Organised by the Logan and Albert Fish Management …

The Bone Shore Barrage is a new premium line up of rods designed especially for shore casting. The blank is constructed with the ‘Toray’ T1100 carbon material in a 4-axis rolling process to produce a highly responsive fast-action blank. Additional reinforcements of the blank with a cross binding doubles its strength while keeping it light and sensitive, with a gloss …

The ATC Combat CF is the company’s newest light baitcasting reel. Weighing only 160g, the Combat CF features an open frame v-shaped line guide for smoother drag performance and enhanced casting distance. The reel comes with two lightweight spools – a bait finesse spool for ultralight work and a standard spool for medium-weight work. Constructed with a carbon-fibre body and …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the building moon, the offshore fishing should be good this weekend – if the forecast plays the game. The tides will be awesome for fishing both the deep and shallow water. As always using pilchard and 5” soft plastics is effective in the shallows and bigger flesh bait is the go in the deep. Always check the …

As anglers many of us watch the moon and tides as well as the weather for the best times to go. After a moon phase we see the tides drop away only to start building a week later as the next moon phase begins again. These building tides can be a big trigger for fish to feed hard making now …

Imagine a trip to the Swain Reefs on a fully catered boat with excellent facilities enjoying fantastic dory fishing every single day. Well, that is exactly what we did on the Capricorn Star out of Yeppoon this year, pre-COVID lockdown. Swain Reefs trip The trip started with a glassy sea all the way on the 250km run to our destination …

G’DAY everyone, over the past two months we have seen huge schools of tailor enter our local rivers and bays. While this is not uncommon for winter, this season has been a cracker and is probably due to the massive amount of rain we have received. The abundant numbers of tailor should still be around this month too, so let’s …