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DEEP THINKERS – YOUNGBLOODS SPEARFISHING
Captain Blackbeard goes behind the lens with YouTube sensations Youngbloods Spearfishing The Youngbloods have brought a new kinda cool to freediving. Sharing their underwater exploits in seductive GoPro clips they call "liquid cinema". Captain Blackbeard jumped...
THE SUBLIME SEAFOX VIPER 220
The Seafox left the other boats in its wake; on the water- and on the fishing scoreboard A snotty 25-knot wind blew straight into Urangan Harbour, on the eastern side of Hervey Bay. We stuck the nose of the Sea Fox Viper out into the bay, glanced at each...
TOP FIVE TIPS FOR FISHING FRASER ISLAND
Andrew Chorley from Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing knows a thing or two about Fraser Island – he’s been fishing it since he was five! Read his top tips for fishing Fraser Island before you launch your boat. 1. LOOK CLOSER TO HOME Newcomers always head straight...
FROTHING ON FRASER
Fraser Island is full of salty drama. It was named after Eliza Fraser, who was shipwrecked off the coast in 1836. She took refuge on the island and, as the story goes, was captured by local Aborigines and made to work for scraps before eventually being rescued. The...
SOUNDER HOUNDS: MIKE BONNICI
Ever wondered why the gun fishermen treat their sounder like the Ark of the Covenant? It’s because it holds secrets that make the difference between a good day’s fishing and a great one. The Captain takes a peek inside, and discovers the top commandments practised...
SHOOT LIKE A BOSS
The Captain "lens" a few tips for taking the perfect pic on your next on-water adventure. You’ve just landed the fish of a lifetime. There’s only one thing left to do: take a photo that does the big girl justice. But it’s not as easy as it looks. You don’t have a...
DUGGAN’S DOWNPIPE
You wont find a more genteel charter operator on the water than Justin Duggan, but break one of his unwritten rules and you’ll feel his wrath. For the uninitiated, here are some fishing moves to avoid when fishing around Justin’s local hole. THE GRASS CUTTER...
WHICH BOATS CATCH MORE FISH
The Captain has always wondered: does size matter or is it all about the motion of the ocean? Peter Pakula has an opinion on this. The Captain: Does the size of your boat have any bearing on raising fish? Peter Pakula: More than likely. It’s pretty logical that...
INCREASE YOUR HOOK-UP RATE IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS
Peter Pakula shares a simple trick to make your lures more visible and increase your hook-up rate, and it’ll take less than 10 seconds When you set a spread, you’re creating an environment you can control. You can adjust lure head styles, colours, positions,...
