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Installing the Livescope Transducer

June 3, 2021 Sounders / Fish Finders

In Episode 3 of our boat slipping saga, we fix more mistakes and install our new Livescope Transducer (LVS32). If you missed the first two ...

Essential boat maintenance tasks

May 27, 2021 Boating tips

Episode 2 in our essential boat maintenance series kicks off with us hauling Mood Swings out. You can watch Episode 1 here. We arrived at ...

Annual Boat Maintenance for Mood Swings

May 20, 2021 Boating tips

For those that follow us on social media, you’d know we pulled Mood Swings out for annual boat maintenance last week. Typically this involves a ...

Smashed by Proserpine Dam Barramundi

May 6, 2021 Barra Fishing Tips

On our way back from Rockhampton last month we decided to try for some Proserpine Dam Barramundi. Prossie Dam is notorious for big barra and ...

Slow-pitch Jigging for reef fish

April 22, 2021 Offshore fishing tips

We got smashed jigging for reef fish off Cooktown on our last trip. Now that we live in Cairns, Cooktown is only a few hours ...

Catch and Cook – Fish Wraps Recipe.

March 18, 2021 Catch and Cook

Next time you catch some fresh fish, try this catch and cook fish wraps recipe. It’s a quick and easy way to prepare fresh fish ...

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Fishing Cairns

January 28, 2021 Finding Wonky Holes

In late 2020, we moved north and I started fishing Cairns and finding new spots. Our first trip we headed south, and found some good ...

Fishing Cooktown with stick baits and jigs.

January 14, 2021 Sounders / Fish Finders

Fishing Cooktown with jigs and stick baits can result in some BIG fish. There is so much variety fishing Cooktown as the reef is so ...

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Golden Snapper as a Barra alternative.

December 30, 2020 Fingermark or Golden Snapper

Golden Snapper (Fingermark bream) can be caught year round across northern Australia. Hence they provide a top fishing target during the Queensland barramundi closure. They ...

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Fishing FNQ

December 17, 2020 Offshore fishing tips

Here’s some highlights of us Fishing FNQ in late 2020 with our new videographer Kane Chenoweth. The image quality has improved somewhat now our filming ...

Slow pitch jigging for GTs in the Fin Fish Closure

December 10, 2020 Offshore fishing tips

Slow pitch jigging for GTs is a super fun way to pass the time during the fin fish closure. So I grabbed my good mate ...

Finding new ground

December 2, 2020 Sounders / Fish Finders

Finding new ground is the best way to guarantee a good days fishing. Much to the annoyance of my wife and kids, I’m always doing ...