Tackle News

Every day on Facebook I get requests for intel on where the fish are biting. And every time, I respond. But thinking about the local waters I know well - off Sydney - there really aren’t that many spots. Why? Because Sydney is in a sandstone basin. Over countless millions of years that stone has ero...

We all know how fantastic squid are. They’re a deadly bait for prime species like kingfish, snapper, jewfish. And deepwater species, like blue-eye. Best of all, what you don’t use for bait makes a delicious dinner. It’s all win. The big issue is how to catch them. That’s not always easy. Matter of f...

Like a lot of our readers I had some friends in town over the break. Doug and Richard are from California, where they usually chase stream trout. Those are hard to find around Sydney so Bonito Alley was our planned area of operations: That’s the nickname for the coastal stretch between Sydney’s Sou...

Such a great time of year! Not just holidays and Christmas celebrations but because it’s when hardworking busy clients get to put their new tackle to good use. Luke Fogarty used his downrigger and squid light to deadly affect: "Andy. Squid light worked a treat. Got a few good sized arrows at Shoal...

Squid. I don’t need to tell our readers what a fantastic asset they are. Just about essential, when chasing jewfish. Deadly on snapper. Preferred over everything else, by kings. Right now in Sydney we're experiencing a good run of kingfish inside the Harbour. If you can find squid, you will score a ...