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MONSTERED IN THE MONTIES
The Captain’s crew head to the Montebello Islands with a bunch of hotshot fishos aboard a flotilla of epic rigs. Brace yourself to be knee-deep in GTs, sailfish and spangled emperor scales. Every fisherman has heard tales of the bountiful waters of the...
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SERENADE
Jack promised his Californian belle she’d taste every part of Australia. True to his word, he whisked her away to the seafood frontier of Australia — South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. His chariot for this romantic mission is the appropriately palatial Whittley SL25...
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FULLY SIC BRA
We first spy the SIC resting on the dry dock at Minyama on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The vinyl wrap on this 7.5m platey features a Poseidon character holding a jewel in one hand and a trident in the other. Considered one of the most bad-tempered and moody of the...
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THE HALO EFFECT BY AUSTRALIAN MASTER MARINE
The latest alloy artwork from AMM is built for sport fishing northern adventuring. It seems a shame to scratch that silky smooth duco, but what the hell, pass the Gold Bombers and drop the hammers. Boat-building brothers Barton and Matt Thomas recently invited The...
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PUNCHY PILOT HOUSE BY RIPTIDE
The Captain is cruising the Australian coast, jumping aboard the meanest metal rigs we can find. In this issue, we head to the Sunshine State to pilot Ben Campbell's 10.5m RipTide. LET 'ER RIP The RipTide vessel wasn’t meant to be part of The Captain’s feature. It was...
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MY ISLAND HOME
Every sea captain dreams of their own remote tropical island — with accessories like a jungle cabin adorned with hunting spoils and a twin-rigged, high-powered vessel. Well, one couple is living the dream. In his infinite wisdom, The Captain reckoned no-one could tell...
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FISHING FASHIONS
It’s not how many fish you catch that matters, it’s how you look doin’ it, right? Check out The Captain’s cheat sheet on how to get that setting-the-hook look. What you wear says a lot about the fish you chase, the gear you use and how many sponsors you bend over for....
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FU$K THE BASS | Wellcraft 222 Scarab Console
The Captain couldn’t pass up the chance to spend a day on the water with a bloke who loves boats, loves fishing — and who happens to answer to the nickname of “Legend”. Garry “Legend” Harman is a friendly, knockabout bloke. He’s a part-time concreter, a stay-at-home...
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RADIO CONTROLLED RAMPAGE
In a Captain-first — actually, it's probably a world-first, as nobody else would be so daft — we pit a brand spankin' new Surtees 540 workmate worth $65K against a 93cm remote-controlled speedboat worth $900. Ladies and gentlemen, start your Fitbit. RC...
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