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“I had some sleepless nights over the engine positioning because it was quite a technical job getting the four engines correctly positioned to work together to deliver the maximum performance,” Gus said. “So when the first run went as clean as a whistle, I was pretty relieved. It couldn’t have gone better”. And Gus wasn’t the only one smiling. Thunderbolt’s owner said it …

PROVING lightning can strike twice in the same place, one lucky Northern Territory resident has reeled in a $10,000 tagged prize barra in Tourism NT’s iconic five-month Million Dollar Fish campaign, season two. Kurt Baumann, the latest winner, also took home $10,000 last year during the inaugural campaign. Kurt, a local youth worker, caught the fourth $10,000 prize-tagged barramundi while out fishing solo …

In the Noosa River we are seeing some huge whiting, places like the Noosa Dog Beach, Frying Pan and Weyba Creek have been the pick of the locations. Freshly pumped yabbies have been the baits of choice but if you can get hold of some soldier crabs, they are also prime baits. The stretch of water between Lake Cooroibah and Lake …

We have seen fairly light wind, plenty of Sunshine and not too much swell offshore this week on the Gold Coast giving anglers plenty of options to explore the estuaries and offshore grounds in search of a fish. Let’s see what has been biting this week. With good conditions on offer this week a few customers made the most of …

Rumour has it that a few mud crabs are on the move, so it may be worth dusting off the pots. Unfortunately some bad weather shut down the barramundi during the annual Win Television Monduran Family Fishing Classic last weekend, with only one legal barra weighed in for the weekend.  However, there were some nice bass, jew and catfish caught.  …

THE recent growth in larger soft plastics, including Z-Man’s 8” Mag SwimZ and 10” HeroZ, has led to requests for jig heads that are both designed to rig effectively in these larger plastics and be capable of handling the fish that eat them. Enter the next-level in TT Lures’ award-winning HeadlockZ range, the HeadlockZ Extreme. HeadlockZ Extreme jig heads are …

THE popular Zerek Barra X has undergone a serious upgrade, creating the Barra X Pro series. This series has been built with extra strength in mind because the target species include mulloway, barramundi and Murray cod. The Barra X Pro also has a magnetic cast system that gives the lure incredible casting distance and accuracy as well as unique underwater …

STACER’S Assault Pro has been updated for 2016, with new standard and optional features making this rig the ultimate tournament-style fishing boat. The new standard Stacer Sports Side Console in the 459, 489 and 519 models allows for sounders up to 10”, so you can have the best technology to go with the best boat. The new Shark Carpet featured …

CALL fish to your soft plastic or other lure and enjoy the brutal surface strikes triggered by the TT Lures BuzzlockZ. BuzzlockZ feature a clear, four-bladed buzz blade designed to create water movement, noise and a bubble trail that attracts predators and triggers brutal strikes. They come fitted with a TT Lures ChinlockZ SWS jig head to lock your soft …

October has to be one of the best months to target flathead in the Noosa River. There have been some monster flathead being caught using drifting live herring baits or soft plastics like the Chasebait curly tail 3” from River2sea. The popular spots to target flathead have been the ski run, sand banks around the river mouth, Weyba Creek and …