Tackle News

Last week! Clement and I excited to be invited offshore by Corey and Kingston, who I fish with in Cooktown. Launched at Bayview, filled the live bait tank at West Head, and a long run offshore to the deep reefs. Kingy scored the first king, a 98 cm fish taken on a 150 gram jig: Fishing was generall...

Originally published 18 December 2025. Updated August 2026 with expanded setup instructions and additional practical detail. A clip-on fishing line counter is one of those simple pieces of tackle that turns out to have far more uses than you expect. We originally supplied them with our downriggers,...

So a regular crew member asked me recently, ‘what's your best sellers, Andy?’ Easy one. Downriggers, carbontex drag washers, and our Lesson 3000 reel: A small reel, but one that punches way above its weight. Here's Paul Smith using his off SE Queensland: The history? Originally, we got them in for...

Up to Cooktown last week, for the third trip this year. Oscar and Xavier aboard, and didn't they catch some whoppers! Here’s Oscar with a quality coral trout: Xavier’s maori wrasse: My best GT: But for me, the mission was testing tackle. Keen to try Head Starts, because Spanish Mackerel are alrea...

Down to Roseville ramp last Friday and looking forward to a top morning’s fishing: Taking out someone I've been inviting for eight years! My medico, Doctor John. He's a fly fishing only bloke. The plan was, get him his first kingfish. That worked: Kept it simple. Along the cliffs at 4 knots, troll...