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PAUL’S SPEARFISHING GEAR GUIDE
When Paul Miller got invited on his first free-diving trip, he grabbed his 4mm surfing wetsuit, a pair of snorkelling flippers and mask, and hit the blue water with the anticipation of a big mahi mahi. He lasted about 15 minutes before returning to the boat...
STABICRAFT 2100 SUPERCAB
Stabicraft take their R&D testing very seriously. The Captain reckons Stabicraft boats are some of the sweetest-looking rides on the water. The 2100 Supercab model sits slap-bang in the middle of the range – and showcases some of their best fishie features....
6-METRE SHOOT-OUT
Bass Strait Ocean Pro 600 VS Cootacraft 20ft Coldfront VS Edencraft 6M Offshore LET THE BATTLE BEGIN! You won’t find any cup holders in these six-metre sledgehammers. The builders are too busy adding another layer of chop strand to their stringers or bolting...
JET PILOT
Ben Bylett is an adrenaline junkie who loves adventure and fishing. The only logical decision was to buy a Yamaha jet ski and customise it into a fishing machine. I love the feeling of adventure. I’m always telling people that getting there is half the fun. I...
10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT TONGA
The Captain’s crayfish wrangler Paul Miller, recently returned from Tonga. He found a cave where he reckons old free divers go to die (or, at least, he wants to). Paul shares the 10 best things he found on his trip. LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURES Tonga reminds you that...
SQUID INC.
Damian ‘Dooma’ Oswald is never far from the water. He works in surf and diving camps in Micronesia – and as a deckie on big game-fishing boats around the world. At the end of the day, when other deckies are cleaning the fish, you’ll find Dooma laying the catch down on...
SNAPPER SLEEPOVER
The Captain's crew explore their softer side aboard the new Whittley FF2100, but the leisurely Sunday sail is rudely interrupted by a school of marauding snapper. It’s late afternoon in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Snapper season is just kicking into gear and...
FLIGHT 233 – YOU ARE CLEARED FOR LANDING…
Harry Foullas spent seven years rebuilding a 1977 Haines Formula 233. He gave up several times, but now he’s finished, he’ll never sell her. The Captain knows this because we offered the neighbour’s house for it. THE CAPTAIN: WOW, WHAT A REBUILD. WHY A...
CIGARETTE ADDICTION
The 233 Formula is a blue-water brumby with panache. The Captain takes a ride in the hull that has become a cult hero on the fishing grounds. There is no boat more majestic than a Formula 233 thundering to the fishing grounds. Behind the wall of white water...
