Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (November 28, 2023)  – Simrad® Marine Electronics, a leader in marine electronics and navigation, today announced the release of its new HALO® 5000 solid-state radar for the commercial market, designed to provide superior situational awareness for commercial vessels, reduced ownership cost and flexible installation. “We are thrilled to launch the HALO 5000, [...]

DaCinka® TM is a new land-based fishing hybrid sinker/lure that is set to revolutionise fishing – boasting greater casting distances, a burly oil feature to attract fish, minimal drag and enhanced popper lure appeal. It is the brainchild of a one-armed New Zealand fisherman who needed a sinker that is easy to bait, easy to [...]

Just a quick note to let you know the sixth $10,000 tagged barramundi has been caught in Season 9 of the Northern Territory’s Million Dollar Fish competition by fisherman James McWilliam. James, who luckily announced his catch an hour before the competition's 'Double the Dough' promotion ended, walked away with a whopping $20,000. Last weekend, the [...]

Just reaching out to let you know the seventh $10,000 tagged barramundi has been caught in Season 9 of the Northern Territory’s Million Dollar Fish competition by Territorian Jack Daly. This is third $10,000 barra reeled in by Jack since the competition began in 2015, making him one of the luckiest winners to-date. Jack, who hails [...]

Dean Norbiato and Aaron Hill dissect the difficult art of landing a large Murray cod out of a kayak. A swift and arrogant slap of its tail on the side of the Hobie made us aware that this was no juvenile Murray cod. Anxiously, I pulled at the monster with increased panic. “Lip grip him, [...]

Casting bankside is a very productive method to catch Murray cod whether you are prospecting the Yarra down south or the Severn up north. Roderick Walmsley explains. Photos Roderick Walmsley and Andrew Wilson My feet were soaked through my shoes as I made my way across the open paddock and ultimately to what we were [...]

Christmas has come early for boating enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand with the full range of Avator electric outboard models to be available for purchase from Mercury dealers just in time for the festive season. Following months of anticipation all three outboards – the Avator 7.5e, 20e and 35e – models will hit the [...]

The wharves are well known as great fishing locations, but these are a shared facility with a primary function to allow commuters to safely use ferries as transport to and from work. DPI has received recent complaints from ferry staff and commuters of inappropriate behaviour and rubbish left behind by an irresponsible few. Let's respect [...]

A kingfish originally tagged in Victoria has recently been recaptured. Keen angler Blake Finley recaptured the kingie while fishing offshore of Norah Head on 12 July 2023.The fish measured in at 97cm.  A search of the Game Fish Tagging database revealed that the fish was originally released only 184 days earlier on 9 January 2023 [...]

Forster and Central Coast artificial reefs are now in and available for recreational fishers! Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in building artificial reefs in NSW? Two new artificial reefs have recently been deployed off Forster and the Central Coast. Each reef has a footprint of 16m x 16m and are 12m high. [...]