Stickbaiting has become an effective technique for a range of species due to advanced lure designs and tackle. Sammy Hitzke provides the low down on how to fish these fish catching bullets from the shore. Wind the clock back three years and stickbaiting was a technique that was largely synonymous with the GT fraternity. Casting, sinking [...]

Western Australia has maintained its global leadership in sustainable fisheries management with 96 per cent of stocks assessed as not being at risk or vulnerable to fishing and more than 90 per cent of the state’s fishery value is from certified fisheries. The latest State of the Fisheries report for 2022-23 shows Marine Stewardship Council [...]

The popular range of ZMan FrogZ has received a boost with the addition of three new colours, Beer Run, Gold Rush, and Calico Candy, just in time for the opening of Queensland barramundi season. Not just a favourite for saltwater barramundi though, the 4” Hard Leg FrogZ and 4” Pop FrogZ are also impoundment barra [...]

The benefits of ZMan’s proprietary 10X Tough ElaZtech include natural buoyancy, durability, and a super-soft and flexible realistic feel, that allows the creation of a wide range of soft plastic presentations, including eggs! EZ EggZ come in a pack of 6 x 4.5” egg strands, with 12 eggs per strand, that allow anglers to snip [...]

Simrad Yachting, a leader in marine electronics and navigation, today introduced the NSX® ULTRAWIDE, the world’s first fully-featured ultrawide marine display. Delivering all the benefits of dual screens in one place, the new NSX ULTRAWIDE is up to 63% wider than the NSX* and provides a more streamlined and immersive experience resulting in an elevated [...]

Efforts to protect Macquarie perch are being bolstered with the endangered species given protected status, banning their take by recreational fishers from two remaining Victorian waterways. Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) CEO Travis Dowling said take of the native fish, commonly known as ‘Maccas’, had been prohibited as part of an effort to give wild populations [...]

The aim was to create a range of high-performance light surf rods to join the TT Fishing stable, and Siva delivers. Designed for anglers casting lures or baits from the bank, beach, or rocks in search of tailor, mulloway, salmon and other saltwater predators, the Siva range is built on light, responsive and powerful Toray [...]

NSW DPI has developed priority actions for the Trout Cod Program including the development of the Trout Cod Action Plan, a 10-year roadmap to guide the recovery of the endangered Trout Cod in NSW. Four consultations were held across inland NSW in Wagga, Barooga, Bathurst and Queanbeyan in recent months in addition to the online [...]

It’s no secret that mulloway live here but it doesn’t make them any easier to catch. Mark Gercovich details a variety of techniques that can be used to catch that elusive silver prize. What it’s all about – some Glenelg mulloway. You don’t need to bust out the barra gear to tame [...]

Nige Webster has spent much of his fishing time using soft curl tail plastics. Here he describes why they are such an effective lure wherever you choose to fish Humble Beginnings It is widely known that soft plastics with a curly tail catch fish. The now seemingly ancient Mister Twisters with their multiple tails used [...]