How to Choose the Right Fishing Rod for Beginners
Choosing the right fishing rod can make all the difference for beginners. Learn what to look for and how to make the best choice with this guide.
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Choosing a baitcaster reelChoosing a baitcaster reel
When you purchase a baitcaster reel, there’s a bit of assumed knowledge involved. It’s assumed that you’ve mastered the spin reel, and have specific techniques that require a baitcaster in...
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Choosing a spin reelChoosing a spin reel
Finding a spin reel to suit your angling needs can seem like a daunting task for the simple fact that there are so many out there. Where once our reel...
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Slide baiting for beginnersSlide baiting for beginners
Slide baiting is one of those techniques that has only recently come to the fore in Australia, but has been employed elsewhere in the world for many years. As usual,...
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Mud crab basicsMud crab basics
It doesn’t matter who you are or where you are, nothing says a gourmet seafood meal quite like fresh mud crabs. Often sold at high-end restaurants and worked into complex...
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Guide to pumping yabbiesGuide to pumping yabbies
On the east coast of Australia, there is bait that seems to outshine many others in terms of availability and attractiveness to fish, and that is the saltwater yabby, or...
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Spinning the surfSpinning the surf
To many, the surf zone may seem like the domain of bait anglers, but this is simply not true. Those who prefer to throw lures to catch their fish can...
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Squid on baitSquid on bait
Squid fishing with jigs, or egi, is a popular pastime, particularly in our southern states. Places like Port Phillip Bay, Western Port, Adelaide, Albany and Perth can see dozens of...
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Micro jigging and slow pitch jiggingMicro jigging and slow pitch jigging
The fishing world has always produced fads and fashions, especially as the tackle industry grows and promotes exciting techniques from overseas. Micro and slow pitch jigging are techniques that started...
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Looking at cicada luresLooking at cicada lures
It may seem weird to dedicate a whole post to cicada imitation lures, but when you see how many lures are made to resemble these noisey invertebrates, you’ll probably agree...
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High-speed knife jiggingHigh-speed knife jigging
Jigging for big speedsters offshore isn’t for everybody, but those who regularly undertake this aerobic form of fishing can’t seem to get enough of it! Whether it’s dogtooth tuna in...
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Fishing with frogsFishing with frogs
It’s well known that many freshwater predators including bass, Murray cod, barramundi, sooty grunter, jungle perch, saratoga and more eat frogs. It’s also well known that angers have been using...
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Swimbaiting basicsSwimbaiting basics
In recent years there has been much hype over swimbaits, and while this tournament-winning technique has been enjoyed in places like America and Europe for many years it has only...
