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Drag-smoking Spanish Mackerel and Wahoo

In the distance I could see a small flock of birds diving into the water, so I slowly trolled north towards them. The Garmin sounder turned red and just as we drove over a large school of bait, two of the reels started screaming. I love the way that when a Shimano Tiagra goes off, the sound vibrates through the …

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Boomerang Tool Zinger Keeps Things Handy

ZINGERS offer a great way to keep tools handy, but sometimes the small zingers aren’t enough and this is where the mid-size Zinger with Carabiner from Boomerang Tool will excel. It is ideal for keeping fishing tools handy, securing keys and other important items and attaching gear to your boat or kayak. The lightweight zinc carabiner means it can quickly, …

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B.A.S.S. Australia Nation Glenbawn Teams Challenge

This turned out to be a great move because Mitchell taught Brad the technique that saw him catch the largest limit of the tournament and take home $1500 worth of cash and prizes. Brad vertically fished a Berkley Gulp Minnow Grub on a Berkley Nitro Dam Deep jig head for the entire tournament. He used a 13 Fishing Muse Gold 7’2”, light, …

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Catching and Tagging Mangrove Jack

AS you may already know, I absolutely love chasing jacks, and fortunately I know how to catch mangrove jack thanks to many years of persistence. I recently shot out to chase a jack with good mate Ryan and my dad. After launching my Sea Jay Creek Masta we headed upstream in a local creek. On the first cast dad hooked a little …

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New 2016 Beacon to Beacon Guides Out Now

The latest Beacon to Beacon Guides contain 132 charts ranging from Yeppoon near Rockhampton south to Tweed Heads. Apart from navigation marks, the guides also show depth contours, anchorages, marine national parks and go-slow zones, boat ramps and major road names, restricted speed zones, mangrove areas, sandbanks, reefs, sunken wrecks and bridge clearance heights. Designated coastal bars are indicated on …

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Big Tuna Schools in Laguna Bay

WHITING have still been in good numbers and have been the perfect target for the kids, with the dog beach Gympie terrace and the Frying Pan fishing well on the incoming tide. Live worms, yabbies and pealed prawns have been the baits of choice. Bream have been in good numbers in Woods Bay on prawns, pillies and strips of bonito. Small …

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Performance and Personal Watersports Boats in Top Gear for SCIBS

Northside Marine, a foundation exhibitor since the show began 28 years ago, will have two Malibu boats on water – including its latest model: the 22-foot Malibu VLX and the Malibu current tour boat “The Hulk”, a Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV. The Hulk comes complete with a range of new features including Malibu’s exclusive patented Surf Band, allowing riders to optimise their …

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Jumpinpin Producing Trevally and More

What a fantastic start to May on the Gold Coast, light winds and blue skies put a big smile on everyone’s faces. We have a great weather forecast on the way for the weekend, so let’s have a look at how the fishing was this week. Customers have reported plenty of bait schools moving through the Jumpinpin Bar area which …

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Magical Fishing around Bundaberg

Good numbers of trumpeter, bream, whiting and the odd salmon were boated last weekend as well, by using soft plastics and fresh baits. By the sounds of it, a few prawns are still being caught in the Kolan and Burnett rivers in the deeper holes.  The quality of the mud crabs has also improved over the past week or so. …

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Demands to rethink super trawler regulations

The NSW Fisheries Minister has called for for the Federal Government to review the management of the super trawler Geelong Star in consultation with rec fishers. This is a good start BUT if we don’t protect our Small Pelagic Fishery from all massive factory trawlers, the old adage of “gone fishing” might be gone. National Week of Action coming soon! …

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