Archive for November, 2007

Well it’s the same old debate, ‘does size really matter’? At a recent Gold Coast bream comp I fished with Steve ‘The Wizzard’ Wilson our wet and miserable day was spiced up when I came up tight on this silver slug. Fishing a point off Short Island and surrounded by house boats and a dozen …

It is no secret that more and more species are falling to the persuasive aroma and action of Berkley GULP baits.The following is a recent and factual account of just how yummy fish find GULP. Noted angling journalist David Green and Gold Coast angler Kelvin Williams have for the months of October and November 07 …

Reacting to a need from Bass anglers in the impoundments, Purefishing field staff in collaboration with Matt Fraser of Nitro fame and field staff in our Japan office spent several months in designing, refining and producing an all new Powerbait now known as the 2.5inch T-Tail minnow. This fantastic little bait was flow tank tested …

In the not too distant past, if you wanted to catch bream [and others] on soft plastics, the Berkley Powerbait range of minnows and grubs were must haves in your kit. Time and the evolvement of GULP has seen a slowing in the use of Powerbait, however, it is still a highly effective product and …

In 1976, ABU Garcia released a reel that would become a true classic in fishing and casting circles.The reel was the ABU 1500c in gunmetal grey livery. During it’s production life, it went through several cosmetic changes. Two sizes evolved, the 1500 and it’s wider cousin, the 2500c.As lightweight casting reels, they had [and many …

If you haven’t tried the new range of “GULP ALIVE”your seriously missing out on catching more fish. I use heaps of the 3 and 4 inch minnows on my home waters of Tuggerah Lakes and Lake Macquarie for all my estuary favourites such as bream, flathead and whiting. Just before Gulp Alive was released in …

Matt Fraser is well known as the brains behind the iconic Nitro jig range. When Purefishing acquired Nitro in 2005, Matt found he had more time to design, develop and perfect new jigs for the Australian market. The bream pro range has been super successful but anglers still wanted a fine wire jig.Enter the all …

It’s no secret that Pure Fishing are giving away two fully fitted out Stessco 4.45 Renegades this summer, all you have to do is ring this number ( 1900-994-857) and your in with a chance. Pure Fishing Australia General Manager Phill “Grumpy” Coles, liked the look of the boats so much he thought he would …

In 2006 Purefishing released to the Australian market the GULP 6″ sandworm.This bait has since become the biggest single bait release to date on the Australian market. The 6″ worm was snapped up by bream anglers who saw the slim profile, realistic finish and proven colours as a new weapon in the fight to stay …

The AFC film crew were on hand over the course of the weekends competition at the ABT grand final to film all the action on and off the water. One man that wasn’t on his game was a very pale and unusually quiet Adam ” Mad Dog” Royter. Is he crook, or has he just …