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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Tuna: sport, bait or a table fish?

2. When tuna are feeding on small bait fish, it’s best to match the hatch and on this occasion a small slug was the closest imitation...
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CQ Action Group-The Good Fight

CQ Boat Ramp Action Group fighting the good fight By John Boon Central Queensland It is a well known fact that Capricornia is in much need of another all...
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A woman’s point of view: Chapt 3

A woman's point of view: Chapter 3(No prawns were hurt, or caught, in the writing of this chapter) By Saltbush SalSeaforth The story so far… I have finally convinced...
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Prawnstar Repowered

The author with a solid barramundi taken prior to the closed season on the new Tournament GOLD Series PrawnstarThe Plastic Wrap By Dan Kaggelis February the...
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Rec fishing on Election Day

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe– Recreational fishing on   Election Day By Tim Trollworthy   QLD Election 2015 Well, dear Campbell really threw a spanner in the works announcing an...
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A woman’s point of view: Chapt 2

(No sand flies were hurt in the making of this article, unfortunately!) By Saltbush Sal Seaforth I had waited for this day for years. My first fishing trip with...
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