Having been lucky enough to have been introduced into the fishing industry at a young age, I’ve been very fortunate to have been able to speak to thousands of people in most corners of the country. Of course those conversations almost always revolve around fishing, and to be more specific, lure and fly fishing. I’ve…
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There are very few fishermen who haven’t been caught out by the ‘lure of a lure’. It’s not difficult to understand why, as all it takes is a trip to the local tackle store where there are walls and walls of lure bling over stimulating our fishing brains, creating impulse buying. It’s almost like each…
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It’s no secret to those who know us that casting hard bodies and soft plastics at snags and mangroves is our favourite thing to do. The ‘lightning fast’ nature of the snag dwelling jacks is what does it for us. Even when you can see them, their speed gets you by surprise as they often…
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Background and intro You would be hard pressed to find anyone who’s into barramundi fishing, that hasn’t heard of the B52 lure. Many a tackle box house this well-known lure, and tackle shops around Australia would contain acres of them. In this article, I’m listing some technical specs, options, how I’ve seen most anglers use…
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Yellowfin Plate Boats is taking its range to the next level with their new Extended Cabin models, challenging the fishing industry with new, innovative designs and boat upgrades. The widely known and trusted Australian brand has been operating since 1984 and now delivers upgraded YF-70 and YF-76 models to the Australian public, officially launched at…
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When it comes to fishing lure and tackle companies, there aren’t many as well-known and successful as Halco! This Australian owned company is based in Fremantle, Western Australia, and can be seen on the shelves of tackle stores all around the country. Anglers in other countries are also realising just how effective these lures are…
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King tides can be difficult to contend with. From a creek fishing point of view, unless you are targeting the flats or drains, the abnormally high tides makes finding and targeting fish much harder than usual. Then there’s the opposite side of the equation where the abnormally low tides sees some creeks run dry including…
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You’ve worked your butt off all day trying to reinforce that you are the fishermen that you say you are. You’ve worked ledges, snags and rock bars but so far the action just hasn’t happened. When it all feels like it has been lost and you pull into one final spot on the way home. …
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One of the biggest advantages hardbody lures have over soft plastics is the ability to suspend. Being able to wind a lure down to a desired depth and get it to sit right in the face of a fish is very hard to beat. Barra in particular are an absolute sucker for a suspended lure…
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I’m not sure if you’d believe this or not, but working for a lure company has its perks! We like to use the phrase “someone’s gotta do it”, and this year “it” was a trip to Australia’s Northern Territory to do the filming and testing for the brand new Halco TBarra 80. Like proud parents…
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If you have contemplated fishing deeper but haven’t yet had the opportunity, or just need a bit of a nudge to get out there and give this style of fishing a go, you will find this article particularly useful. As I have said in my previous deep drop fishing articles, this method of fishing is…
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I’m a bit of a traditionalist in many ways, and when it comes to my fishing, and at the risk of being left behind in the technology stakes, I still love using my eyes and ears to indicate what and where I should cast next. Picking a small gap up in a drain, or skipping…
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Everyone has their own idea what a fishing knife should be, and it ranges from proper fillet, boning, hunting and butcher knives. There is no shortage of choice and over the decades I have formed my own idea what a fishing knife is all about, though for most people the choice is a simple filleting…
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Before you go any further, you’re not going to find any information in this article on the mythical Greek hero, after all this is a bloody fishing magazine of course. What I am going to tell you about is a cool new lure that’s hit the market from Zman called the Herculez swim bait. If…
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It’s really hard to let such a topic like the last months one I wrote go when you feel there were so many things you could have added, but ran out of space. After talking with our editor about the expansion of relatable items associated with the topic, he thought it a good idea to…
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Z Man’s reputation for developing quality, tough, fish catching soft plastics is well known not only in Australia but across the world. Its hard to find an underperformer across their entire range with some plastics like the swimmer, diesel minnow and frog range having an almost cult like following amongst anglers. Every time a new…
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Each and every angler has their own personal favourite colour, and that is that one that we tie on when it’s a bit quiet. New and shiny or old and banged up, doesn’t really matter as long as the colour scheme, model, depth etc is identical to the one that caught the most fish last…
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I am a firm believer that if you want to catch a big fish use a big lure, and while that may get me a few laughs I reckon my record of catching big fish on big lures stands up. Yes, I have caught big fish on miniature lures, especially rubbers, but most of my…
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Sorry about being a while since my last article, as life sort of got in the road for a little while. Not that we haven’t found the time to fish, just the time to document some of the action. When it comes to lure casting targets, the angry mangrove jacks that are so prevalent in…
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When it comes to using artificial lures to catch fish, then the humble flathead would surely have to be one of the most reliable target options going around. They are easily accessible to both land-based and boat fishermen, taste great and given the fact we are approaching my preferred time of year to catch these…
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