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Catch Black fish in Sydney: Towing the boat back from Queensland last week with 2300 no hassle kilometres under the belt. Less than 100 kilometres to go and BANG. Look in the rearview mirror and smoke is pouring out from under the boat trailer with a background melody of a horrible scraping sound: ...

Last week I headed north with the boat in tow and some serious fishing planned. Before departing we converted the console to a tilt version to lower the profile and reduce wind resistance. You could notice the improvement in fuel consumption: First stop South West Rocks, fishing solo. Helpful reade...

Brown’s Mountain is an underwater seamount 21.5 nautical miles from the south head of Sydney Harbour. From July to September countless thousands of gemfish aggregate at the Mountain, to spawn. These are a very sought after species, due to their good size and eating qualities. Bag limit is two per a...

The best thing about this job is the fascinating stories I hear from clients and friends fishing all around the country. A classic case came from a knife jig client around this time last year. I’m going to share it with you. To explain, the north coast of NSW has been heavily affected by marine clos...

Finding the best tackle at the lowest price for our clients can be a difficult quest. That’s why I always import a sample first, and test it on the water, before ordering a shipment. You can take all the glossy studio photos you like but if you want the best gear there’s no alternative to getting ou...