Tackle News

So a couple of interesting developments this month! Firstly, one of our regular suppliers developed (what I reckon) is a great new lure - Glow Jigs: This company is always coming up with innovative tackle but this one was of particular interest because I love jigging so much. What they’ve done is m...

It’s here! Downrigger season for both kingfish and Spanish mackerel: Why? Because the East Australian Current is on the move early this summer already. Kings and macks riding the current south. Huge kings are in Sydney already. A spearo’s already taken a 1.4 metre 30 kilo one at Bondi BONDI BIG BOY...

Regular readers know I was lucky enough to be invited to join a syndicate buying a 7 metre plate centre cab back in May this year. Even luckier, because I don’t have to contribute financially. The boat is now stored at Urangan near Fraser Island and, last week, we headed up for the fourth trip since...

Regular readers know that over the past six weeks I’ve been chasing blackfish regularly. Why? So many reasons, with the main one being I like to fish for what’s around. I’ve started free fishing classes - with stacks of blokes (and often, their children too) signing on: With last weekend the most s...

LINE COUNTERS. We started out supplying them with our downriggers: And we still do. With downrigging you can often see your weight on the sounder screen: But early on we found these little clip on removable counters are handy for heaps of other purposes. Here’s what I’m talking about: First was ...