Fishing

We try to focus on children and families, both in these articles and in the shop particularly. Teaching youth fishing There is a very good reason for this… ‘teach a child to fish and…’ Teaching youth fishing There are so many endings to this sentence and not many the same. Kids learn so much from us at a very young …

Hasn’t the year flown by already… here we are in March and winter is just around the corner. Moreton Bay round-up Pelagic action has dominated the catches coming from the bay, with plenty of doggy mackerel being caught around the beacons – mainly from the M8 north and the Measured Mile across to Moreton Island Sandhills. As usual, birds have …

It was a fantastic turn out for the 2021 Wyaralong Dam Carp and Tilapia Eradication Competition held on November 13, 2021 which saw 234 competitors smash some of the largest fish removed from the Wyaralong Dam yet, even with not ideal weather and dubious conditions leading up to and on the day. Organised by the Logan and Albert Fish Management …

It’s been a bit of a downer for some anglers, and as I mentioned last month, it’s re-think time. Largest stocking rate Yellowbelly can be taken 2.5m below the surface with small hard-body lures set around 4m behind the boat trolling or just casting into the tight inlets where water flows down from recent rainfall. Largest stocking rate The gullies …

The SL12S or Big Game is one of Gamakatsu’s most popular hooks for a variety of uses, including rigged hooks in skirts for sportfish such as marlin and flies for saltwater species. The new hook is a short shank version of the SL12S, which is designed to accommodate smaller fly designs while maintaining exceptional strength. The new SL12S Short has …

The Bone Shore Barrage is a new premium line up of rods designed especially for shore casting. The blank is constructed with the ‘Toray’ T1100 carbon material in a 4-axis rolling process to produce a highly responsive fast-action blank. Additional reinforcements of the blank with a cross binding doubles its strength while keeping it light and sensitive, with a gloss …

Atomic have expanded their lure accessory range with new sticky weights, available in X Large, XX Large and XXX Large for barramundi and big predator lures. The weights come in a handy pack with a self-adhesive tape on the back of the weight itself. The X-Large pack contains 0.900, 1.200 and 1.500g weights, XX-Large contains 1.500 and 2.000 weight and …

Shelter from the elements with the new Daiwa Rain Jacket and Bib ensemble. Made from Daiwa’s Rainmax technology, the jacket and bib will keep you warm and dry in heavy rain thanks to its 15000mm rating. Angler comfort and dryness is further enhanced with welded seams and waterproof zips helping to keep the wet and cold at bay, making the …

The underground icon returns to the Daiwa line-up with the RPM Crank Mid-10 welcomed to the Steez lure range. The ultimate Australian crankbait, the Steez RPM Crank is the perfect size and depth to target a host of Australian native species included bass, yellowbelly and sooty grunter. Designed and tuned to deliver a high cadence and wide swimming action, the …

The Majorcraft Egi Zo range continues to grow with the addition of 11 new colours to bring the total collection to 31. This is the most comprehensive range of Egi jig colours ever assembled by Majorcraft. The new colours have been developed by Dr Egi himself – Ryuji Sonoda – who has been responsible for numerous top performing colours in …