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THOSE who follow our Flexible 4WD Solutions Facebook page will likely be aware we recently bought a new project in the form of an 80 Series Toyota LandCruiser. Back in November we saw an ad on Facebook for a tough-looking 80 Series that needed some work. Now when we saw this ad, we were already thinking about selling our Patrol …

FISHERS are being urged to make sure they know the Queensland fishing rules after five Sunshine Coast fishers were recently fined a total of $4000 for taking undersized fish. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers found the fishers with 150 undersize fish on Chambers Island in the Maroochy River on …

This week’s weather has been a pearler, allowing boats big and small to make the trek to their local reef. There have been no complaints coming from Double Island with anglers landing large red emperor as well as scarlet sea peach and nice gold band snapper. For anglers targeting these fish on bait you cannot go wrong with a nice …

The offshore reefs around the Bundaberg area have been fishing amazing over the past week!  Plenty of trophy-sized red emperor and coral trout have been caught.  Plenty of the big bar cheek trouts have been caught around the Fifteen Mile area.  Fresh flesh bait and live baits have been the standout baits to chase them.  Make sure you don’t go …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, lucky anglers made the most of the nice weather conditions last weekend and early in the week before we see the rain and swell return to the Gold Coast. Let’s have a look at what’s been on offer. Good conditions last weekend saw lots of anglers heading offshore chasing a range …

TICKETS are on sale now for the 2019 National 4×4 Outdoors Show, Fishing & Boating Expo at the Brisbane Showgrounds from April 5-7. Queensland’s premier outdoors lifestyle exhibition, the 2019 edition, is set to be the best yet with a huge array of exhibitors, attractions and special guests. Pre-purchasing tickets online comes with many perks, including an automatic entry to …

NEW fisheries laws passed by the Queensland Government mean Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers will have increased powers to crack down on black market fishers. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said making sure fishers followed the rules was critical to maintaining fish stocks. “Our reforms are a crucial step in building a legacy of a …

COUNTLESS times, specialist marine insurers like Nautilus Marine have saved well-meaning boat buyers from making very, very expensive mistakes. And it’s just another reason why it is always prudent to contact a marine insurer to get an estimate of how much it is going to cost to properly insure a particular boat before finalising the purchase. Even more so if …

WITH the growing popularity of the Ned Rig in Australia, a finesse technique that has exploded in popularity in the US, the TT Lures NedlockZ, ‘mushroom’-style stand-up jig head is now available in two new colours: Chartreuse and Orange. Originally available in Black and Green Pumpkin colours, anglers were looking for a couple of strike-trigger colours, with both Chartreuse and …

CUTTING-edge technology including fish image (fishal) recognition is being used to automatically collect information on commercial fishing in ground-breaking research funded by the Queensland Government. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the feasibility stage of the Advance Queensland Small Business Innovation Research program had produced promising results. “The two successful applicants Anchor Lab and Fish-e have …