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Wading for whiting tips

While springtime is associated with flotillas of boats chasing flathead in and around the southern Moreton Bay islands and Broadwater, much less attention is given to chasing fish such as flathead and whiting on foot in spring. Even when it comes to fishing charter operators – with a couple of exceptions such as fellow scribes Clint Ansell and Ross McCubbin …

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Holidays are coming but is your boat

HOLIDAY time – beauty! Pack the tent and other camping gear into the boat, load up the car and head for that idyllic beachside camping ground where you’ve booked one of the best sites. Sounds like the perfect plan, and it is, provided you first make a couple of very important checks. Here’s your first one – is your boat …

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AFTA 2022 Trade Show wrap up

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THE Australian Fishing Tackle Association Trade Show was held on the Gold Coast recently – after two years of cancellations due to Covid – bringing together fishing tackle manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers on Thursday and Friday August 4 and 5, with a trade morning and then public day on the Saturday from 10am to 3pm. AFTA Behind the scenes there …

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Honey Mustard Chicken Casserole

Learn how to make a tasty Honey Mustard Chicken Casserole. Ingredients Pork curry 600g chicken thigh fillets, sliced into 2cm portions 2 cloves garlic crushed 1 tsp dried tarragon leaves 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 1/2 cup plain flour 6 red potatoes, quartered 1 brown onion, halved, sliced 350g orange sweet potato, peeled, …

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Bundaberg – weekly report

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BUNDABERG INSHORE The inshore reefs have been on fire, with plenty of small school mackerel, big spanish mackerel, snapper and grunter around and feeding. The schoolie mackerel have been the easiest fish to catch this week, with almost anything you can troll out the back of your boat getting a bite. The bigger spanish have been scattered but using a …

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Noosa – weekly fishing report

Spring has sprung fishing Well, that’s farewell to winter as we ticked over into September. The cold nights gave way to warmer day temperatures and a noticeable change, until the rains moved in for Friday and Saturday. Until that, the post-new moon provided hot fishing offshore for some and quiet for others. Out wide around North Reef and beyond, there …

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2022 Baffle Creek Family Fishing Festival

Family

  THE 2022 Baffle Creek Family Fishing Festival is on again. It is going to be its biggest year yet with over $30,000 worth of cash and prizes. This includes a 3.7 Sea Jay boat with 15hp Yamaha on a registered Oceanic trailer to be won by entrants, as well as over $3000 worth of prizes for the Family Fun …

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Daiwa Infeet 702LRS and Infeet X 2000S-P

AFTA 2022 – Best combo winner Daiwa has long been leading the way for light tackle sport fishing equipment. It began with brands such as Gekkabijin, evolved to SilverWolf and now has come full circle, with the release of the 20 Infeet rod range. Gleaned from years of experience in creating the pinnacle of finesse rod designs in Japan and …

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Flathead questions answered

Well, it’s been another great month of fishing, with fish definitely being on the chew and a little run of reasonable weather. Anybody who reads my articles knows I love catching flathead and this year has so far been an exceptional flatty season. I haven’t seen this many fish and as widespread as they are at the moment for a …

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Win a Quintrex boat and trailer

THE Gold Coast Sportfishing Club in conjunction with Surf Coast Marine, Quintrex and Suzuki Marine is delighted to offer anglers and boaties a chance to win a fantastic Quintrex Renegade Boat and Trailer package. The Renegade range is fast becoming a favourite among keen fishos as a no-fuss fishing machine. Complete with a front and rear casting platform, the mighty …

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