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HAINES HUNTER 445F VS 5M WHITEPOINTER SUPER HORNET
The Captain and Whitepointer face off in an outlandish, highly impractical, shootout that only The Captain would be prepared to publish. May the best cheat win. Erick Hyland agreed to rebuild the Captain’s clapped out Haines Hunter 445F on one condition — that we...
BEC AND TIM’S SWEET 2100 STABICRAFT
With The Captain celebrating his 21st birthday (21 issues released). We thought it'd only be fitting to jump aboard a 2100 Supercab. We head to Jervis Bay to catch up with the Smith Family, who live a nomadic fishing lifestyle - with a tricked out rig. ...
COFFS GOES OFF – MIKE BONNICI ON THE HUNT IN HIS SEA DEVIL 620
The Captain’s crew tees up another search and destroy mission with our favourite snapper slayer Mike Bonnici. This time, we’re aboard his fresh-from-the-factory Sea Devil 620. Along for the ride is Shimano national sponsorship manager Leroy Horton with a bag of new...
ORANGE CRUSH – BILL HUNT’S VEITCH 27, NAUTIC-HUNT
Bill Hunt stepped out of a Barcrusher 640C into a Veitch 27 Hardtop. That’s the equivalent of stepping out of a Series 1 Land Rover into a Maybach. The Captain catches up with Bill in Mallacoota aboard his citrus orange Nautic-Hunt. Bill Hunt has the...
CLASSIC EDENCRAFT 565
The two 565 hulls sitting side by side have caught the attention of Eden local — and father of Edencraft — Ron Doyle. The Captain’s crew gets wind that Ron’s on location, and before long he’s looking down the lens of a large video camera answering questions. ...
NEW EDENCRAFT 565
The Edencraft crew have brought the classic 565 originally developed by John Haines Sr back to life. Naturally, The Captain has scored the first ride in Aussie waters and has brought his checklist to Eden (where else?) on the NSW South Coast. Our salty inspection crew...
TASSIE TO THE TIP
Joshua Hutchins fills up his Toyota Prado and says bon voyage to the family before heading off on an epic adventure from Tassie to the top of Cape York. When I first hatched the plan of a road trip along the east coast of Australia, travelling from...
AT THE HELM WITH PAUL ADAMS
Outgoing Stabicraft CEO Paul Adams reflects on his time steering the ship. I never did it for the money, the accolades or team awards. I did it because I like to make stuff — just like all those craftsmen in the pages of The Captain. I’ve always had the ability to...
MATCHING THE HATCH WITH ROD FINDLAY
One of the most interesting things I find when talking to game fishermen after a day on the ocean is how some crews are ultra-observant compared to others trolling the same stretch of water. Good crews always note the type and size of bait they encounter, as well as...
