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MAD MEN OF THE SEA
The Mad Hueys have a cult-like following with a massive social media audience, their own beer label and burgeoning clothing range. The Gold Coast madmen’s stunts include jumping in shark-infested water with birdcages on their heads and drinking beer underwater....
WHICH FISHERMAN ARE YOU?
There's plenty of fishing tribes out there. The Captain has even dipped in and out of a few. Do they remind you of anyone? THE TRADIE The Tradie never buys new boats, all because he can make his 37-year-old Haines go faster than a 300hp jet boat with just a...
HOW’S YOUR CAST?
Casting a light-spinning outfit might seem simple, but here are a few easy-to-master tips from Justin Duggan that will improve your distance and accuracy. Hand the average person a spinning outfit and they usually have a vague idea of what to do with it. Hell, they...
GAMEFISH YOGA
Joel Ryan shows THE CAPTAIN how an open mind and flexible plan can improve your chances of landing on the fish. Public holiday. Tick. Brilliant weather forecast. Tick. Tuna biting. Tick Our plan is perfect. Except for one thing. The tuna are biting all along the...
SURF OR FISH?
Has fishing become the new surfing? Captain Blackbeard ponders while stroking his lush facial woodland. “Not everyone can surf but anyone can fish” Only a fisherman knows the feeling: man against the elements and creatures of the deep; the anticipation and the...
BUSTING BLUEFIN
Peter Pakula discusses how important hook size is, when gearing up to tackle barrel-sized bluefin. This year, in south-western Victoria, we had one of the best, if not the best runs of big southern bluefin tuna ever. Lots of fish were caught, lots more were dropped....
ANGLAPRO 484 PRO
The new Anglapro Sniper 484 PRO is a highly versatile weapon. Snipers are known for their ability to hit a target, their precision, their stealth and their ability to apply their skills to any environment. That’s what the team at Anglapro have channelled with the...
WHITTLEY CR2180
“It’s basically a high-speed fish-processing plant” Cruising boats are slow, wallowing things that take an eternity to pass by, right? Someone forgot to tell the Whittley team. The Captain just went for a spin and we still can’t find our hat. Whittley’s latest...
STRUCTURESCAN 3D
The Captain has only ever used a paper sounder. So it came as a surprise that the new StructureScan 3D was able to show him a three-dimensional underwater view of the ocean floor – mind blown. For as long as I can remember, anytime I’ve taken a non-boatie friend out...