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JOSHUA HUTCHINS AND THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
Many destinations have been tagged the “End of the Earth”. Australia was even in that basket several hundred years ago. But Joshua Hutchins reckons unless it requires four flights, a boat trip and a hike, it doesn’t even make the cut. A few years ago, I...
FISH ‘N’ CHICKS – PART 2
In the last issue of The Captain, we proudly featured six awesome women who knew their way around the pointy end of a spear. But The Captain always had a lot more to say about the joys of women who can fish. In Part 2 of our Fish ‘n’ Chicks package, we encounter seven...
MIGUEL’S MUSTARD & SESAME SEARED AHI TUNA
Miguel's favourite way to serve tuna! INGREDIENTS • 200g sashimi-grade ahi tuna cut into two even bricks • 1 tbs wasabi paste • 20g Dijon mustard • toasted sesame seeds • 50g sour cream or créme fraiche • 1 tsp wasabi paste • salt and fresh black pepper ...
SIX WORKSHOP TOOLS YOU MUST HAVE
Outboards are tricky bastards at the best of times, so Stuart Buckingham from Outboard Spares reckons you’d best get smart about gearing up. They say a bad tradesman always blames his tools. However, you can only blame yourself if you don’t have the right tools. Here...
JESSIE CRIPPS SPEARING TIPS
Whether you’re new to spearfishing or a seasoned veteran, chasing new fish in new locations brings an entirely new set of challenges. From bream to dogtooth tuna, each species has unique behaviours you can exploit to become a better hunter. Here are a few tips for...
MICK ON THE ART OF DECEPTION
Mick from Pickles Fishing & Outdoors tackle store in Eden loves a good trick. This issue, he shares a few tools to give you a hand when you’re practising the art of deception. 01 LUNKERHUNT PHANTOM SPIDER This one isn’t just useful for scaring your annoying...
OLD-SCHOOL CARIBBEAN REBUILD
Lack of experience or budget didn’t slow the Palumbo brothers down. After three years, their Invader is finally finished and the boys are already ankle-deep in fish blood and cray legs. How’s life on the WA coast? We’re only 5km from the coast and it’s a...
REGULATOR 34SS AND HATTERAS 68
Will Reynolds is only 15, but the lucky bugger already rocks his father’s Regulator 34SS. Meanwhile, his developer dad is co-owner of a Hatteras 68. This father-and-son team are running dream machines and The Captain has been given the green light to take both for a...
BYRON’S BERTRAM 25 REBUILD
The Captain plunges bravely into the fibreglass dust storm to get the drum on this superbly reconfigured Bertram 25. Most blokes toil away on tinnies and 15ft CrapCrafts before laying tools on their first big project, but — amazingly — this beaut Berty...