Tackle News

How Andrew targets Sydney kingfish on offshore reefs: read the sounder, plan the drift and choose between 100g and 250g knife jigs using real trips to Texas Reef and The Peak.

Regular readers know that mahi AKA dolphin fish are a favourite species of mine, in summer. There’s heaps around if you know where to look. They strike top water lures which adds to the fun, and they fight like demons.…

Real-world feedback from anglers using Carbontex drag washers during long fights with sharks, kingfish and yellowfin tuna, plus practical advice on reel drag servicing.

Regular readers of this little newsletter know how much I love chasing small Harbour pelagics, in summertime:

Here at Downrigger Shop we’re always interested in something new. That’s why so many of our tackle items are exclusive to us. But sometimes we need to have a stocktake sale. Especially when we’ve got a new shipment…

Luderick AKA blackfish are the easiest table fish to catch in south-east Australia. Here’s how to do it:

So I’ve had my plate alloy 21 foot side console boat for 33 years:

Headed offshore on Thursday, with the first stop being Obelisk Beach live bait grounds. Finding this spot fantastic for tiny yellowtail – which work well when fished live for kings, and mahi:

David writes about his new downrigger. His brother also bought one – shipped separately – last Thursday:

Hard lockdown in Sydney means I’m spending a lot of time talking to police, Maritime, Fisheries etc when out on the water. Thankfully being in the tackle business means I have an excuse to go fishing:

With the virus situation in NSW getting steadily more gloomy, the thought was, keep it all in the family. Son Chris (and his fiancée Connie) and son Jeremy (and his girlfriend Christina) joined me at Turrimetta Head…

Out with Cory and his friend Zack on Tuesday and not quite sure what to do! Reason being that, when we arrived at South Head, the seas were way worse than forecast. The usual problem - online forecasters like Seabreeze…