Articles
3.7m Ezy Topper – Two Years On
By Bill Bowtell On the road The true test of any product is, “use and reliability over time.” It has now been just over two years since I first...
BBQ’d Stuffed Calamari
by Ms Cuisine I have had a culinary lust for calamari (aka squid) for years. The texture, flavour and the variety of cooking methods that are suited to it;...
Fishing’s Myth Busters
Catching crabs and the letter ‘R’ By Dan Kaggelis Bowen There are many theories concerning the practice of chasing mud crabs with none more so than the saying that...
What makes a trailer NQ tough?
Boaties all know that while you might have the same boat for much of your fishing life, the trailer it sits on can be a disposable item, especially if...
Rock Prawning the Full Moon!
By John Mondora Gordonvale Ever since time began the full moon has had an enormous influence on mankind, and many strange and terrible rituals have been played out under...
Matrimonial Mackerel Mayhem
By Anthony Davies Cairns I guess Chris was pleased to see me. I found myself enveloped in one of his trademark bear hugs, my feet almost lifted off the...
How to jig easier and cheaper!
By Miles Tam Townsville Before we kick things off, everything in this article is simply my rendition of what works for me to find and catch fish jigging; it’s...
Adrenalin charged barra battle
By Josh Behrendorff Catching a big barra over the magic metre mark is on many angler’s bucket list. I know it had been on my list for some time...
Topless Seafood Pies
By Ms Cuisine These small individual pies (or are they quiches) are handfuls of seafood flavour nestled in a crispy golden crust. I have used a seafood trifecta of...
Commercial Fishing Licences
Hot bunking of commercial fishing licences must be torpedoed! By Tim Trollworthy Welcome to April after a few weeks of cyclones; some of QLD copped a caning with associated...
Net free zones-Myths busted
Letter from the Queensland Recreational Fishing Network (http://www.qrfn.org/) If Net Free Areas are established, the public won’t be able to buy local fresh fish! The total annual reported harvest...
Fishing fast off Blue Wahoo
Trips to pick up a mack’ for dinner couldn’t be easierHow many vessels cruise at 65km/h, are easy to launch, take just minutes to clean, require...
Make Nature Your Gym
Graham Brake working back and arms and having a ball doing it!I was reading an online blog the other day that sparked some hot debate on...
Yamaha F130A
It’s an outboard that many in the Queensland boating industry have been calling for, especially those with heavy 5-6m plate alloy and glass boats (there were 34,643 5-6m registered...
Net free for better or worse?
Well, the election is done and dusted and, like Tropical Cyclone Marcia, Labor’s rise to power took many of us by surprise. It’s hard to say how many votes...
Battery questions
For serious anglers who need to hold in a location or methodically work a pice of water, a quality electric motor is a necessityBattery Questions you...
