After spending 10 days of the school holidays out west at Winton, Hughenden and Richmond digging up fossils with the family, Monday public holiday was my only chance to hit the water. Wanting to make the most of the day, I thought it would be a good opportunity to grab Andrew and head up to…
Townsville Marine presents….Yamaha V Power Day! Feel the power! The exhilaration! Power that only a Yamaha V can provide! Sure you can read the brochures and watch all the YouTube videos, but nothing is better than actually feeling the power of a Yamaha V8 or V6 on the back of the boat and in the…
On Sunday Andrew and I went for a run out into Bowling Green Bay in search of some bottom that might hold good Fingermark. But despite a lot of sounding around we were unable to locate any ‘honey holes’. We ended up down around the spit at Cape Bowling Green where Andrew hooked up a…
I have put together a short video that takes a look at the Shimano Stella 4000swb and TK3 701 combination. This is the first video of this kind that I have ever produced. This was really just a practice using video and audio recording equipment and cutting together in Adobe Premiere. So this is definitely…
I know many people have been highly anticipating the release of this little beauty! The Chronarch Ci4+ will now be Shimano’s flagship baitcaster. Since the demise of the Calais from Shimano’s lineup, many fishermen have been feeling the loss of a high performance ‘Stella-like’ baitcaster. While the Chronarch E is a top little reel, its…
Check out this clip from Shimano on the new Nano PX series of rods. Designed by Ian Miller, this rod has just taken out AFTA ‘rod of the year’. Look for them in store soon! Nano PX Model Range
Check out this neat little video clip from Shimano that highlights the new products for 2014.
Update on Yanks Jetty 20th August 2013 We refer to the notification issued on 14 June 2013 regarding restoration works planned for Yanks Jetty. We are pleased to inform you that the work is now substantially complete and the Jetty is again open to mariners and the public. Further minor work will be conducted in…
After a good little session with the family on Saturday morning, Sunday was a chance to fish with old mate Andrew Gleeson. One would have thought the forecast and tides would have been even better than Saturday, but it wasn’t really the case! Upon launching early we took the last park at the Coast Guard…
Only a very quick report today. Took Tania and the boys back out into the Bay for a quick session. The wind is dropping, but was still very sloppy early. Initially we headed down the front of Crocky / Cocoa to get out of the rough stuff. But the tide really wasn’t idea for the…