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BREAKING NEWS – New life jacket laws for Queensland New regulations surrounding life jacket usage in Queensland are set to come into effect from December 1, 2024. However, there has been no word from the current government, even though these new laws were approved in late September. This beckons the questions – Why has the government delayed the announcement of …

Inshore Fishing The Inshore fishing has continued to produce some cracking fish in the small weather windows we have been seeing. In particular we are seeing good numbers of grunter and grass sweetlip caught with some big jewfish hanging around these fish as well as a late seasoned snapper. The grunter and grass sweetlip have been commonly caught on fresh …

Status Elite Deep Drop range of rods from Shimano, a fusion of the esteemed Status bent butt and the timeless Tiagra game rod. Purpose-built for discerning offshore fisho, this series offers a competitively priced yet high-performance solution for targeting a diverse array of fish using electric reels. Crafted with a power carbon composite blank that seamlessly blends E-glass and graphite, …

An OzFish Young Leaders Program participant, Katie Broadfoot was recently selected to attend the Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia Great Barrier Reef Leadership Intensive in Townsville. This program aims to empower and uplift women who are working to drive change in the climate and environmental space. In partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, WELA brought together 21 like-minded women for …

Since last month, our prayers were somewhat answered. We had a few good weather windows and were able to head out wide, or at least to the islands and beyond. A few of those windows lasted a considerable amount of time, going for a week or more. I did receive some great feedback about the red emperor tips and techniques, …

Palms Slow Blatt Cast lures have become extremely popular for anglers fishing both in the freshwater and saltwater. The 20, 30 and even 40g models have been a must-have lure for social and tournament impoundment bass anglers over the past few years as they have been absolutely slaying the bass, accounting for the current world record from Somerset Dam. Both …

Inshore Fishing Our inshore reefs are continuing to fish really well and provide plenty of variety for those heading out during the good weather we have had. Finding the bait has been key, most of our inshore marks are holding great amounts of bait and with that has been plenty of school mackerel, grunter, sweetlip and even some quality snapper. …

The twenty-fifth Tackle World Bundaberg Lake Monduran Family Fishing Classic will be held on October 18-20, 2024 at Fred Haigh Dam (Lake Monduran), slightly north of Gin Gin. Over $40,000 worth of cash and prizes will be up for grabs, including individual fish catch awards and random lucky prize draw sections. The major senior lucky draw prize, sponsored by Bundaberg …

High performance offshore rods from TT Fishing. The TT rods range continues to expand with the development of a series of quality feature-packed offshore rods. The Aruna Series features slick aesthetics and is built on extra tough 3XP blanks, delivering the right combination of power, feel and weight for anglers taking on larger offshore target species. The quality build continues …

Wade and Luke Smith, who go by the name of the ‘Bastard Smith Brothers’, set themselves up to hit the reef systems found on the east coast of Australia and learnt the hard way of the importance of quality fishing tackle when taking on the front rowers of the sea. Hailing from central Queensland, Wade and Luke share their insights …