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LOWRANCE recently reported that fishing consumer trends are clearly indicating – as with TVs – the growing trend with fishfinder displays is ‘bigger is better’. Following a record-setting year in 2016 with the Elite-7 Ti – the top-selling fishfinder/chartplotter display globally – early sales reports for 2017 indicate the Elite-9 Ti is showing signs of being the new frontrunner – …

THE Mustad Kaiju Pliers are 7.5” heavy-duty pliers built to work in the harshest and toughest environments found in fishing. Featuring a heavy-duty split ring opener that is designed for use on large saltwater lures used for GTs, mackerel and wahoo, these pliers will also enable freshwater anglers to handle the larger split rings found on the recently released mega …

FULCRUM is proud to release the next generation of Formula struts and shock absorbers for lifted 4WD dual-cab and single-cab utilities. Built tough to suit harsh Australian conditions, each application has been meticulously designed, tested and approved to be part of the range. By utilising the highest-quality components such as NOK seals and SuperPro bushings, the build quality of the Formula …

THE Winglet is the ‘little bullet’, with the weight for long casts and a small profile to match the hatch. It has been designed following the popularity of Fish Inc. Lures’ Wing sinking stickbait, with a smaller profile made possible via the solid zinc body that also provides the weight for casting. At 87mm long, it is a bite size …

THE Ecooda X Compact’s low-profile style and sleek gunmetal grey cosmetics ooze quality and sophistication. Built on a strong, one-piece aluminium frame with precisely machined brass gears and a CNC-machined aluminium spool, these reels are built to handle anything from cagey bass to impoundment barra. With 6+1 stainless steel ball bearings, carbon fibre drag washers and a magnetic cast control …

I use a very similar technique with plastics but I like to make the soft plastic fall as slowly as possible by keeping in contact with it and lowering it using the rod tip.  I’m not sure why but it has worked plenty of times for me, especially with nice high lifts similar to those when using jigs. Lure choice …

I’ve also been exploring the upper Herbert River as a location from which to run a future charter where we will spend two days casting lures for sooty grunter, barramundi, mangrove jack and jungle perch. The plan is to put the boats in upriver, drift fish down to a little cabin on the banks of the river and pull up, …

Our houseboat customers had a great Labour Day Long Weekend on Gold Coast enjoying some nice weather and catching crabs and fish aplenty around the Broadwater and Jumpimpin. Let’s have a look at a few options for this weekend. With the water and air temp starting to drop a bit targeting a big Jew in the Seaway will be worth …

Wasn’t it great to finally see some decent weather earlier this past week?  By all reports quite a few locals made time to wet a line on the Bundaberg inshore reefs and in the rivers last weekend. The lighter winds allowed anglers to explore the inshore reefs along our coastline which, at the moment seem to be loaded with school, …