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PAUL’S 10 CRAY COMMANDMENTS

PAUL’S 10 CRAY COMMANDMENTS

Crayfish. They look prehistoric, but taste delicious – and they live in Paul Miller’s backyard on the Northern Beaches. Now, if Paul has one weakness it’s fresh Eden mussels. So we bribed him with a couple of dozen plump ones to reveal his 10 Commandments for cray...
WHEN TO SLACK OFF

WHEN TO SLACK OFF

When to slack off with Justin Duggan   Don’t believe everything you hear; sometimes there’s nothing wrong with being soft, limp or flaccid, other times you need to be tight as a clam. Knowing when to be slack will often prove crucial to scoring the fish. I watch...
SLY FISHERMAN: HOW TO STEAL SECRET SPOTS

SLY FISHERMAN: HOW TO STEAL SECRET SPOTS

Ever had your secret fishing spot stolen? Here’s how they probably did it… RADAR LOVE     Radar – It’s not just for pinpointing U-boats. Radar can pinpoint your position from the horizon. If they can see you, they know your latitude and...
SOLO GAMEFISHING

SOLO GAMEFISHING

LURE TALK WITH PETER PAKULA “In solo game-fishing, there are no points, no trophies and no public acclaim.”   It’s normal in my business to dart out and test lures as soon as the prototypes are ready. On April 1st, 1992, the new Mosquito was ready to rock....
MARLIN MOJO

MARLIN MOJO

The Captain’s 10 Golden Rules for hooking more marlin. Jeez, I wish someone told us a bit earlier – like 10,000 litres of fuel earlier!   The Captain knows a fisherman who hooked (and lost) nine marlin before finally landing one. Such is the fighting prowess of...
WAVE-BREAKERS

WAVE-BREAKERS

The Captain’s 10 Commandments (break them at your peril).   Wave-breaker arguments light up Facebook forums, typically started by pansies behind perspex. For those who have seen the light – and want to join the dark side by fitting a wave-breaker, be sure to...