by The Captain | May 21, 2021 | Articles, Rations and rum
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...
by The Captain | May 21, 2021 | Articles, How to
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...
by The Captain | May 21, 2021 | Articles, How to
Mick’s rod advice is based on a decade of repairing mistreated gear. He also stocks more than 400 of them at any one time on the shelves at Pickle’s Fishing in Eden. Oh, and he’s got about 100 of his own at home. So it’s fair to say he knows what he’s on about. ...
by The Captain | May 21, 2021 | Articles, How to
After years of spearfishing our way around the world, we decided to buy a sailing catamaran. We wanted to take our home along for the ride. Ten years later, we moved aboard Popao, a 37ft (11.3m) Peter Snell catamaran, and since then we’ve spent a small fortune — and a...
by The Captain | May 21, 2021 | Articles, Rations and rum
Snapper and spuds have never tasted so good as in this latest mouth melter from Miguel. Take the old family favourite to the next level with crispy snapper and sweet potato wedges. INGREDIENTS FISH • 2 x 200g snapper fillets, cut into thick fish...
by The Captain | May 9, 2021 | Articles, Captain's ships
The Captain crosses the ditch to check out the Surtees factory in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty and meet the legendary Neil “Surts” Surtees, the bloke who originally built the boat that was “built to fish”. A bloke can’t have too many sheds. This is the...
by The Captain | May 9, 2021 | Articles, Project boat
It’s been 12 months since we last reported on the Nub Tub. Since then, Jack has put a sizable dent in the Long Reef kingfish population and Alli has been working on her long, sun-kissed locks. The salty duo even made it wide to the tuna grounds, but ended up drowned...
by The Captain | May 9, 2021 | Articles, Captain's ships
The Captain’s crew never planned on buying a Shark Cat. The next project boat was supposed to be a Flybridge in the 23ft–26ft range. But Jack made two mistakes. The first was leaving Trav in charge. The second was giving him a $40,000 budget to play with. Trav set out...
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