I had the most awesome day on the water yesterday with good mate Andrew. The plan was to go back to basics and spend a full day working plastics amongst the timber in one of the local creeks. Although the water temp is well down at the moment, and the Barramundi traditionally go a little…
I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to test out Shimano’s new Ci4+ Stradic for almost a year. I owned one of the original 2500 Ci4 Stradic’s and was always very impressed with it. This time I was looking for an affordable outfit to chase Barramundi, Grunter and Fingermark on Soft Plastic Vibes…
My mate Andrew returned from his work trip late last week. He couldn’t wait to get on the water again. But unfortunately he couldn’t go Saturday when the weather was at its best. So Sunday was his first chance to wet a line. When I woke up Sunday morning to a mini gale blowing at…
Finally we have been presented with a drop in the weather that I can actually take advantage of! Last Saturday forecasts predicted light morning breezes dropping out completely during the day. I had a plan to fish the flats and weedbeds early while conditions where still sloppy, and then head offshore to the shoals for…
Over the last couple of weeks we have had a distinct drop in overnight temperatures, and cooler southerly winds blowing. And while the winds have been gusty at times, the off the land Southerly direction, and lighter early inshore breezes, has meant that waters inside the bay and Cape are calm and clear. This has…
Malcolm Brown (aka Sailfish) Website owner Twitter: @fishtownsville Facebook: Fishing Townsville Youtube Channel: Fishing Townvsille Email: sailfish@fishingtownsville.net Radio: VHF 22 (sailfish) Boat: Seafarer Vantage 485 (aka 485sf) Kayaks: 2 x Extreme Outlaws + 2 Extreme Fish Bandits Bio: I was born in Wollongong NSW but grew up on the border town of Cobram after my…
After a slightly less than successful chase of Sooty Grunter at Keelbottom creek, plus the disappointment of the mess left by campers, I decided to head a little more remote and give it a go. I headed off last Saturday afternoon with a mate from work to a small body of water I have not…
With the wind in Townsville showing no sign of letting up anytime in the near future, I took a mate from work for an afternoon session from the Kayaks up Keelbottom Creek. While it was pretty quiet overall, I managed a couple of small Sooties from amongst the timber. All the details are in the…
Shimano’s latest model in the flagship range of Stella reels is due for release here in Australia this month. In fact, some stores may already have stock of the FI Stella’s on the shelf. My Stella 4000FI arrived in the mail from Shimano Australia on Friday afternoon. The new FI range of Stella’s build on…
After discovering the battery on my EPIRB had recently expired, I was faced with the question of whether to replace the battery or purchase a new unit. With a little research I soon discovered the cost or battery replacement was near to, or even exceed, the cost of a whole new EPIRB. So with further…