Tag: Learn More | Tips & Tackle

Catching mackerel using metal slices

August 9, 2016 Gear, Tackle, Knots

Mackerel are a premium fighting fish for recreational anglers and can be caught easily fishing with metal slices. Most Mackerel species are top grade food ...

Best fishing lures to take travelling

June 22, 2016 Gear, Tackle, Knots

A question I am often asked is how to select the best fishing lures to take travelling. In order to address the question, I enlisted ...

Crimping barbed hooks

June 9, 2016 Gear, Tackle, Knots

I am often asked if I crimp my barbs and/or use barbless hooks when fishing for tropical speedsters like barramundi and it’s certainly a topic ...

How to avoid Ciguatera poisoning

May 24, 2016 Offshore fishing tips

Guest fishing writer Nick Philippa shares his research on ciguatera poisoning and interviews Ryan Moody who had a bout of it back in 1997. For ...

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Custom made fishing lures | Dave Killalea

April 6, 2016 Gear, Tackle, Knots

Master fishing lure craftsman Dave Killalea’s favourite pastime is designing and creating custom made fishing lures for a particular purpose. And I’m not talking about ...

Routine outboard engine maintenance _ Greasing engine glands-Enhanced

Routine outboard engine maintenance | Greasing engine steering glands

March 23, 2016 Boating tips

An outboard engine can give you years of reliable use if given some occasional TLC. Even if you get your outboard regularly serviced by a ...

Spinning Reel Basics

March 8, 2016 Gear, Tackle, Knots

Spinning reels are a great way to catch fish, however they do twist up your line if used incorrectly. And while most people assume they ...

Trichodesmium blooms are often confused with coral spawn.

February 22, 2016 Offshore fishing tips

Seasoned anglers at one stage or other, will probably have encountered a grey, red, or brown slick on the ocean surface, usually assumed to be ...

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How to fillet fish | King Threadfin Salmon

February 8, 2016 King Threadfin

After barra, King Threadfin Salmon Polydactylus sheridani are perhaps the most highly prized tropical estuarine sportsfish in Australia. Anglers having accomplished a metre plus barra, often ...

Cast net types for catching bait

January 5, 2016 Live Bait

It’s important to use the right cast net type when chasing a net full of juicy live bait. I have been using cast nets for ...

Garmin VIRB action camera

December 7, 2015 Gear, Tackle, Knots

Nowadays phones aren’t just phones and with the introduction of the new Garmin VIRB XE, it seems action cameras are no longer just action cameras. ...

Live baiting for barramundi using circle hooks

November 6, 2015 Live Bait

The advantage of using circle hooks when live baiting for barramundi, threadys or fingemark over your traditional J hook or suicide hook, is more often ...

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