Articles
Two Dans – Dan Bowater 2017
What a start to the New Year! In my local area mega rainfall totals were received and things transformed virtually overnight from drought-like to deluge. In the space of...
Chasing Drag Burners – Luke Fitzpatrick 2017
October through to December can prove to be a frustrating time for anglers in Hervey Bay, due to persistent northerly winds. The natural protection usually offered by the world...
Turbo CrawZ – Dan Kaggelis 2017
One of the best attributes of soft plastic lures is the diversity they offer the angler in terms action, attraction and presentation. The quality of a soft plastic can...
Paddle Prawns With A Purpose – Lee Brake 2016
I can honestly say it was the quickest hook-up I’ve ever had while jigging. I didn’t even manage to get the reel into free-spool! This was mostly because the...
“Neap Tide Nannies” Dan Bowater 2016
Another year has flown by and disappeared like a doomed baitfish in a bubble trail. With 2016 behind us there really is no better time to analyse or at...
Review: Polycraft – By Wayne Baldry
What are you laughing at? Yes, I know it’s purple. Yes, I know it’s plastic. Yes, I know it’s full of nearly enough women to form a netball team....
SEQ Offshore Pelagic Tips – Cody Hochen 2016
The water temperature is rising and so is my excitement for the upcoming pelagic season. My excitement coincides with thearrival of my 4.8-metre Galeforce over Christmas. My new ride...
Whitsunday Dreamin – Andy Pennell 2016
When I was 19 my best buddy and I did our first ever long distance fishing road trip. We pulled a 14 hour marathon drive north to the beautiful...
Island Stylin’ – Bill Bowtell 2016
The northerly front hit just as we passed Conical Rocks heading north out of Keppel Bay. It was 12 hours ahead of the predicated scheduled forecast. I pulled the...
“Prime Time Pelagics” Dan Bowater 2016
Variable northerly winds, mirror flat horizons and masses of feeding pelagics- now is unequivocally the best time of year for fishing as our (later than normal) FNQ dry season...
Beyond The Green – Dean Smith 2016
“Leader…?” “Nope, we’re out” “Sinkers…?” “Two left” “Hooks…?” “You don’t even want to know” “Engines?” “The left one works...” “How far to the harbour?” “About 140k mate” “Last drop...
Chili Beach – A great read by Dave Donald – Dec 16
Ah, fill the Cup: - what boots it to repeat How Time is slipping underneath our Feet: Unborn To-morrow, and dead Yesterday, Why fret about them if To-day be...
Trumping Fingermark – Dan Bowater 2016
At the time of writing I am feverishly typing in order to meet the deadline for this story between also watching bits of the U.S election coverage. It seems...
Flashers & Dodgers – Dan Kaggelis 2016
When it comes to techniques, trolling is regarded by many anglers as a lazy man’s style of fishing. Most view trolling as throwing out a couple of lures behind...
The Mighty Mitchell – Dan Kaggelis November 2016
Even though it had been two decades since I had fished the mighty Mitchell River, the memories of its giant barramundi boofing lures and launching head and shoulders out...
