Tackle News

2017 and New South Wales is experiencing perhaps the windiest winter, in a decade. Day after day of strong westerlies, broken once a week or so by a howling southerly. Usually at this time of year we chase salmon, using light gear. Big schools of hungry salmon are found under the cliffs protected fr...

I guess it was maybe four years ago, when I went micro jigging for the first time? Andrew Wily invited me to join him for a session out from Terrigal, in his bass boat: What a day that was. We were flying blind, without any local marks. No problem. We just ran out to the 30 metre line and pulled up...

November. It’s when things heat up, in the fishing world. Mackerel start their long ride down the East Australian Current, to NSW. Kingfish head in closer, to the shallow reefs. And it’s the beginning of the east coast game fish season. Glenn McHenry, last weekend: "G'day Andrew, we just won the Wh...

Catching fish with bent butt rods: One of the most underrated game fish in Australian waters has got to be the mako shark: Here in Sydney we are very fortunate to have the underwater seamount Browns Mountain about twenty miles east, of the city. That pinnacle attracts huge numbers of gemfish which ...

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...