July 19, 2017

Jigging season's here! Caught on our 250 gram jigs this month:


A narrow profile, for a high sink rate to the strike zone
Prismatic sides, to reflect light at all angles
Bloodshot eye, to imitate injured baitfish
Lumo belly, for deep water
Kevlar cord, shrinkwrapped for protection against sharp teeth
Heavy duty short shank straight hook, to provide a solid hookup

But wait – there’s more! If you order before the end of July 2017, we’ll add a free jig bag. That makes jig storage so easy:

If you haven't tried jigging, check this how-to video. It's simple:

Kingfish hold over east coast reefs from July to October. Now's the time to give jigging a try. When it all comes together the results are spectacular. Here's a four way hookup, last season:

Here's yours truly at 12 Mile Reef off Sydney, last Thursday 13th July. No one said kingfish were easy to manage:

Sincere apologies for the delay in sending this update! Dealing with a few issues lately including deaths in the family, and an overseas trip last week. Thanks to those readers who wrote asking what happened.v Full report covering Victoria Queensland and WA will be sent out early next week. Thanks for your patience
Andrew Hestelow
August 03, 2026
Two Sydney offshore sessions targeting kingfish with live yellowtail and heavy knife jigs, including fish to one metre, sharks and an amberjack.
April 07, 2026
TUESDAY! Wanted to downrig small live bonito around Long Reef for a stud kingfish. Our purple trolling lures accepted the challenge:
February 06, 2026
Regular readers of this little newsletter know of my fascination for cobia:
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