27Jan2010
Berkley Flickershads outperform…….!
helloi recently purchased one of the Berkley blue tiger frenzy flicker shad lures and i just wanted to say that it is LEGENDARY !at first i was using some other hard lures and i fished with these for about 2 hours and they were crappppp, not one nibble, not a bitethen i puled out the flicker shad and rigged it up and caught 5 red fin all roughly 30cm long in about 10 minutes. they just kept coming up, it was amazing i thaught to myself that's it i have found the ONE, i am never lending this lure to anyone !. the best day of fishing i have had in a long time, i wish i had bought one earlier. im going out again tomorrow morning to hunt down some yellowbelly.cheersmark lopezMark has also advised us he did go fishing again using the same lure and caught more Redfin.Why don't you get onto the Berkley Flickershad range?dinger.
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Queensland Wild Bass Mayhem
As much as I love to fish the dams for bass, you can't beat catching them in their natural envoronment. In Queensland, few bass anglers take advantage of the great wild bass fishing on offer. Many of these quality Australian bass have escaped from impoundments when the dams have spilled over. With so many mature bass now swimming in the creeks and rivers below the dams, we have an awesome fishery just waiting for anglers to enjoy.Finding bass in the river and creeks is quite easy during the summer months. The fish follow their natural instincs and head upstream. I decided to hit one of my favourite holes recently. I had given the fish a good spell of over 6 months so I was keen to see how responsive they'd be to our lures. Tagging along was my brother Kerry. It was Kerry's first trip to the secret hole and he was keen to see what I had been raving about.We slid the bathtub shaped twin hull boat into the water and set off using the electric motor to the upper stretch of the narrow windi
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PFLUEGER ARBOR – A reel difference!
It must be said that reels that have this spool configuration have been around for a long time; like a really long time! Back when these other reels where around people where having the same problems and where looking for the same results as we are today. We, as they did, are looking to the spool shape to help take away line twist and enable a longer more efficient cast.If we think back to what anglers of old had to put up with it was stiff gut and even stiffer nylon. But this day and age we are facing off against line that’s the opposite. Most lines the people want to fish are very loose and limp braids.For those of you who like using standard braid (none thermally fused) then this reel is for you! The new Pflueger ARBOR brings back the technology that has helped us cure our casting woes.The technology behind it is quite simple. The larger the arbor, the less rotations of line needed to come off the spool to get to the desired distance. Keeping in mind the every loop of line equals
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Girl Power – Morgy’s Monster
Not to be out done by her brother Fraser, Morgan decides to get in on the fun.This is my eldest daughter Morgan who is 15 years oldAfter listening to her little brother rave about all the fun he was having Morgan thought she better come with me tonight.This was cool to watch , once hooked it made a run for the middle of the dam and took almost all the line with 5kg of drag like it wasn't even on , I checked twice to make sure we hadn't wound it the wrong way.You should see the lure , Bib broken off , front treble bent all over the place , back treble GOOOOOOONE, altogether and the eyelet pulled clean out of the lure , middle treble and split ring spaghetti , whacked to bits.She was very excited as you could imagine , we both were , there is only one thing better than catching one of these yourself and that's watching your kids do it , this one was 1.17m long and we got it swimming and back into the water after a couple of photos.Hope you had a great weekend as wellSimon.
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Fraser lands a monster!
HelloMy name is Simon Steele and I live with my Family in Mackay Queensland where my young Son Fraser and I havejust started to fish for Barramundi.living in Mackay we are very much spoiled with some great wild and impoundment Barramundi opportunities.I started taking the kids to the rivers edge in June last year and for Fraser this is where it all started , on his second only cast whileI was still tying my lure on he hooked a great Barra that jumped just 6 feet in front of him , I had to grab him by the belt to keep him onland.Many Trips to BCF later we have all the gear and a second hand tinny and Fraser and I get away to either Teemburra or Kinchant damas often as we can , I have done as much with him as possible while they are off on school holidays.Fraser uses a Shakespeare Tempest I-M6 graphite 5-10kg fitted with an Abu Garcia 6600c4 reel and has become quickly adept to castingwith his first overhead reel.On this Monday night after dinner we made our way up to Kinchant dam to tr
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All Terrains in the Shallows
With the barra season still closed, I have been resisting the temptation to flick hardbodies at snags so a lot of my trips have involved chasing mangrove jack, reef fish and pelagics around rocky points and shallow reefs. Weipa is loaded with rock bars so finding the structure isn’t the issue but getting tackle to work well amongst the stones is the trick. I have often taken the lazy option and tied a popper on and skipped it over the top of the stones but a Gulp Shrimp worked on a 1/16oz head has proven to irritable to everything that swims the estuary systems of Cape York. Rigged on a standard jig head, the little prawn was doing its job but after numerous re-rigging episodes, I tied an All-Terrain head to 15lb Trilene fluorocarbon leader and turned what was looking like a knot tying session into a red hot bite. I’m embarrassed to admit that it has been a couple of years since rigging with All-Terrains. Not having an exposed hook will reduce the hook-ups but getting
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Pirtek Fishing Challenge – Sunday, 11 th April 2010
Once again Pirtek are hosting Australia’s biggest national fishing competition and it is open to everyone in each State and Territory across the country.The aim of the Fishing Challenge is to raise much needed funds and awareness for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Stephen Dutton, General Manager of Pirtek Fluid Systems Pty Ltd, commented, “Following on from the success of last year’s Challenge, we are excited to be again hosting this event and supporting the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. 2010 is a landmark year for Pirtek celebrating 30 years since the company’s inception.Fight a fish to fight prostate cancer is our catch-cry for this year’s competition. Sunday, 11 th April 2010 is about getting out with your family and friends and wetting a line. Myself and everyone at Pirtek wish all competitors the best of luck.”PIRTEK WELCOMES BACK EVINRUDE, LOWRANCE AND BERKLEYIn this tough economic climate we are delighted to yet again have the support of asso
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