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The sun was kissing the pink horizon and the temperature was slowly dropping as the first cast was made into the darkening sea. Our berley was creating an enticing fishy soup directly below the boat, and it wasn’t long before our offering attracted some interest. The unweighted mulie was viciously smashed, causing the resting rod to bend over. There is nothing quiet about the sound of a screaming drag as string surges off the

tale headshake of a good size snapper. More line slowly came back, the tussle of headshakes and determined rushes back to the bottom subsided, and the rosy silver hues of a nice fish shone before us in the remaining light on the water’s surface. Finally netted and placed on the deck, the first beautiful pink snapper for the evening set the scene for what we hoped was going to be a productive session fishing Cockburn Sound. COCKBURN’S SNAPPER With the Cockburn and Warnbro Sound Pink Snapper Closed Season kicking off on

these spawning aggregations, requested that the area be closed so the fish could go about their business in peace. Today, the benefits of this conservation-based management change, as well as community funded stock enhancement through Recfishwest’s ‘Snapper Guardians’ program, has helped safeguarded this important fishery for generations to come. Today, anglers can continue to help protect these important breeders by exercising some restraint by only taking one fish per person and moving on once you have one on ice. Catch and release isn’t really Slow jigging is a popular choice with snapper hunters. Light, flat-shaped jigs fished slowly up and down in the water column are very effective.

Be prepared. Rig rods and reels before getting out on the water so that they are ready to go. spool under extreme pressure. The well hooked fish ran hard, taking the bait in the direction of the nearby ledge, determined to keep its tasty snack. Resistance was futile, for after only a few moments of uncontrolled excitement its head was turned as pressure was applied with the rod, causing the fish to change direction. A few metres of line were quickly retrieved before the fish gave the tell-

1 October and ending on 31 January (inclusive), a lot of keen anglers will be planning a morning or evening session out on Cockburn Sound hoping to catch a pre-spawning pink snapper. The snapper fishing ban came about around ten years ago after concerned recreational angler’s lobbied government and fisheries managers. These thoughtful fishers, knowing the importance of

appropriate during breeding season, as it puts unnecessary stress on the fish who are trying to breed. With that said, I though that readers would like to learn a few tips on how to land themselves a big Cockburn pink, with only a few weeks left of the season. There is an endless range of techniques for targeting pink snapper on bait or lures, only limited by your own personal

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choice and imagination. Let’s look at a few of these, with the hope of improving your success rate of taking home a fish for the table. TIPS To start with, I think berley would be one of the most important factors for success and no doubt everyone has their favourite concoction. For me, a block of chopped up mulies mixed with some chook pellets and any old cray heads, crabs, prawns or shellfish waste that you may have works extremely well. I tend to make up my berley in a bucket the night before so we don’t make too much mess and noise out on the boat. The importance of stealth is often lost during the excitement of catching fish, but my advice is while anchored up on your spot, keep the noise to a minimum, as I reckon this makes a lot of difference to success rates. RODS AND REELS A good quality high modulus rod that is between 6-7ft long rated at around 4-8kg with a fast crisp action can be used successfully for both bait and lure fishing. Something light to handle with a softish tip will help enable you to work soft plastics better, but you should select something with a strong powerful butt section so you can apply enough pressure on a big pink when they push the turbo power button. A matching reel in the 2500-4000 size range that can hold at least 200m of PE 1-3 (8-15kg) with a silky smooth drag capable of applying 5-8kg of pressure will allow you to put the brakes on when needed. LINES AND LEADERS There are a lot of choices out there when it comes to braided lines. Over the years I have tried many, but have recently gone back to the Australian-made Platypus, as it is smooth and casts and knots well, but whatever you choose will be fine. Most

brands of PE 1-3 braid comes on a 300m spools, so a bit of backing may be required on some reels to ensure that the spool is filled to the top. I typically use fluorocarbon leader material tied with an Albright knot to my mainline, but there are various other monofilament leader materials out there that will do the job. Obviously, fluorocarbon has the added

extremely reliable, so don’t think you need to be fishing heavy gear to land a big pink. TECHNIQUES Fishing baits One of the most reliable methods of catching snapper is with a semi floating whole mulie, presented on a set of three snelled 4/0-6/0 suicide hooks. This is rigged either with no weight, or a tiny

When a snapper wants a soft plastic they will take it with gusto. That’s a 6” soft plastic down there! benefit of being harder for the fish to see, but admittedly that’s just my own personal choice and any good quality leader material will work. Length and strength varies depending on how and where I’m fishing, but leaders around 2-3m long, ranging from 10-20kg (20-40lb) is often the most appropriate. Modern fishing lines are

no. 0 or no. 1 sliding ball sinker above the hooks to help the bait slowly work its way down to the depths. Cockburn Sound is only around 20m at its deepest, so you don’t necessarily need your bait right on the bottom, as this can just attract undesirable pickers like wrasse and gurnards. Pinkies will swim up a

Pink snapper surprising distance to scoff a floater, so don’t think you always need to get that mulie right on the bottom to find fish. Using 20-30kg mono leader is generally heavy enough for making snelled rigs, as the sneaky pinkies definitely prefer lighter leaders. I’ll generally cast a fair way from the boat, and once I think the bait has reached the bottom, I wind

in a few metres, repeating this process every now and then, before recasting and doing it all over again. This technique also limits the amount of rigs you’ll lose to the reef or other structure. Pinkie plastics If you want a little more of a challenge, fishing with soft plastics works fantastically when targeting pink snapper. They really

aren’t hard to use and once you’ve cast your bait out, why not flick around a plastic as a more active way to fish while you wait for your bait to be found? There are many different shapes, sizes, colours and styles of soft plastics on the market these days, which can often be confusing for those starting out. Pinkie plastics, particularly in the 5-7” size are perfect, and

Bay Rubber style jigs are very easy to fish and give great results.

Recreational anglers and Recfishwest fought hard to get these spawning fish protected through a Cockburn Snapper closed season. Remember it is our job to protect them, so limit your catch of prespawn fish and don’t strive to catch your limit. Let them breed!

jerkbaits, shads, minnows and grub style patterns work extremely well. Colours vary depending on conditions and invariably what’s working on the day, so I’ll always buy a few different colours and sizes. The most important consideration when fishing soft plastics is matching the lure to the correct hook size and weight jighead. Hook size will depend on what style and size plastic you’re using and the weight will depend on what depth of water your fishing. For most

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5-6” jerkbaits, minnows and grubs, a 4/0-5/0 hook with weights varying from 1/4oz for shallow through to 1/2oz for mid to deeper water is a good stating point. For 7” jerkbaits, minnows, grubs a 5/0-7/0 hook size with weights from 3/4oz to 1.5ozmay be required, again depending on the depth and currents. It should be noted that when fishing soft plastics, a light leader of 20-30lb is preferred, as it helps give the lure more action and allows you feel the

lure working on the end of your line. There are many different retrieves that seasoned plastic using anglers use to entice a strike. Try starting with the simple lift and drop technique by casting your plastic out as far as you can, letting it sink until your line goes slack when it hits the bottom. Then, with a jerk or twitch of the rod tip, lift the plastic either once or a few times, and then let it sink again. To page 10

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2018 AFTA Tackle Trade Show Each year the fishing tackle trade conducts a business-to-business show on the Gold Coast in the middle of winter, and it’s always an event to remember. Distributors and fishing tackle stores from all over Australia gather to show off new products and do deals. This show is not open to the public, so we at Fishing Monthly and www.tacklejunkie.fish are bringing you the latest and greatest tackle via social media, YouTube and print. To those of you who missed our videos broadcast straight from the Gold Coast Convention Centre, where we interviewed wholesalers showing off their latest gear, you can check

them out on the Fishing Monthly YouTube channel. One of the most exciting things about the AFTA Show is the Best In Show awards. It starts with retailers voting on what they judge to be the best new gear, the votes are tallied, and the awards are presented at the formal Gala Dinner. We have compiled the winners and runners-up for you in this issue, and some of them are particularly innovative and exciting. And just quietly, we hear that there’s a good chance there will be a public (non-buying, look and see only) day next year. It’s not confirmed yet but we’ll bring you news of this as it comes to hand!

JOHN DUNPHY MEMORIAL FISHING TOURNAMENT Every second year the John Dunphy Memorial Fishing Tournament is run in conjunction with the AFTA Trade Show. John Dunphy was one of Australia’s greatest tackle innovators, and Australian Bass Tournaments (ABT) uses the event to help debut new technology and improvements to fishing tournament data capture. This year was no exception. Seven tournament pros took out 14 industry identities with the aim of catching their biggest bag of five bream. However, they didn’t bring and fish back to the weigh-in. Instead, all of the captures were recorded on the ABT Tournament Series App (powered by TrackMyFish). At the same time, the majority of the field were live streaming their fishing day via a collection of Garmin action cameras. This live stream was curated and presented on at the Trade Show on two massive screens. “ABT’s aim is to make fishing a real spectator sport,” said ABT founder

Steve Morgan, “and with live streaming technology getting smaller, cheaper and easier to manipulate we are enjoying taking the lead in this area.” The live stream is managed by InfoFish, and it’s a great partnership. Not only does the company (which administers Queensland’s tagging program) run the back end of this system, but the data gets used meaningfully after the tournament. With over a million fish recorded in the InfoFish database, the company believes that monitoring the top 20% of anglers gives a great snapshot into the structure of a waterway’s fish stocks. This means that catch and release fishing can become an important part of community monitoring of the resource. That’s a great position for catch and release fishing. For the record, team Costa won the day with a cracking Gold Coast bag with over 4kg for five bream. Well done to Jamie Mckeown (ABT); Jenny Gordillo (Costa) and Tanya Konsul (Costa).

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AWARD In an age when everything has a use-by date and companies and brands come and go, longevity is rare. J.M. Gillies has written its story into history and has significantly helped shape the fishing industry in Australia. For J.M. Gillies this story now spans 90 years. Over the years J.M. Gillies has been responsible for the distribution of brands such as Plano, Rapala, Maxima, Berkley, Redington, Sage, Arbogast, Classic, Bomber, Killalure, Warlock, Tassie Devil and SeaDog. J.M. Gillies was established in 1928 by John Malcolm Gillies in West Melbourne, and his vision was to service the fly industry. Fly tying was the core business, and this built a foundation and a name for the brand in Australia. The start of 1987 saw Pat Levy, who at the time was a young storeman and packer, risk everything to buy the business. Gillies had a number of warehouse moves in a short period of time due to the expansion of the business, before

finding a base in Port Melbourne in 2000. The business continued to expand, and a number of neighbouring warehouses were taken over before finally running out of space, and the company moved to a purpose-built warehouse in 2009 that is still home today. During the company’s 90 years, J.M. Gillies has distributed and manufactured more than 70 brands of fishing products and other sporting goods. For Pat, it’s always been about providing the best service and brands. The service side has been a foundation for the business, with a core sales team and internal staff that’s being largely unchanged for the past three decades. Although brands and products come and go, the team at J.M. Gillies have become a family with a common goal, and have established great relationships with tackle stores all around the country and also other countries around the world. Pat Levy was inducted to the AFTA Hall of Fame at the 2018 AFTA Gala Dinner and Awards Night, in recognition of his services to the fishing tackle industry.

WOMEN IN RECREATIONAL FISHING Also represented at the show were members of the WIRF leadership program (Women in Recreational Fishing). Focused on unearthing tomorrow’s female fishing leaders, this scholarship program gave 10 women the chance to attend the AFTA Gala Awards and contribute their voices to the future of the industry. The network has been created by the VFA (Victorian Fisheries Authority) as part of the Target One Million program to encourage females to participate in the fishing activity with the family, rather than just watch. It is linked to the Target One Million drive to increase participation to get one million Victorians fishing by 2020. Some of the goals of the program

include how to better share knowledge about the skills and equipment need to fish, to empower women with the right info; how to get more women on boards and in leadership roles within the fishing industry; and how to advertise women in fishing in a more positive way. An interactive Facebook group has been created for women to enable them to talk, gain and share knowledge to engage in recreational fishing activities in a comfortable manner. Female anglers of all levels are encouraged to join, post and learn from one another. Interested parties can check it out at www.facebook.com/ groups/womeninrecfishing. And that’s all the news from the AFTA Show. Read on to check out all the product winners!

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The original Chasebaits Ultimate Squid has taken Australia by storm, catching a huge range of species in both fresh and salt since its 2017 release. Now, in response to angler demand, the Chasebaits team has released a 200mm version for anglers targeting larger offshore species. The larger model has all the same features that made the original such a smash hit – those trademark rippling wings, extended candles that flutter with any movement, contracting tentacles, custom 3D squid eyes, and custom scent. Designer Grainger Mayfield said the new model has been performing very well in field testing.

“Naturally it has been catching a variety of pelagics and reef fish,” he said, “but anglers may be surprised to know that it’s also effective on cod and barramundi in the fresh. The Squid may not represent a specific freshwater prey item, but neither do spinnerbaits and it doesn’t deter the fish. As more anglers start changing their mindset, we’ll see a lot more freshwater catches on the Ultimate Squid.” Another new release is a custom jighead called the Ultimate Squid rig, made from ultra high tensile steel. It comes in 21g and 42g versions, has twin 4/0 assist hooks, and makes the Squid falls at a natural 45° angle for the most natural presentation possible. Keep an eye out for both the Ultimate Squid and Ultimate Rig from October. Price: approx. SRP $13 www.chasebaits.com.au

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The most demanding conditions require a different kind of tool, whether it’s a strong head wind, a fish at a distance, bulky rigs, or a heavy sink tip. The new Igniter from Sage is tuned to handle the most technical of conditions. This is not a rod for the everyday angler, the Igniter is equipped with a high line speed taper to carry large amounts of line at distance with wind cutting performance. This rod is absolutely perfect for streamer fishing with heavy sink tips or covering big water when conditions turn south. Made form quality materials, like Fuji ceramic stripper guides, hard chromed snake guides, KonneticHD technology, laser etched line weight on slide band, Sage retains its reputation for being some of the best fly gear available anywhere. The rod also comes with a black powder coated aluminium rod tube with a Sage medallion. If you bring the will, the Igniter will supply the way. www.jmgillies.com.au

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The Entice Gamefishing Bench Crimper from Viva won the AFTA Best Game Fishing Accessory Award by a large margin. This reliable bench crimper can be used with nylon, wire, brass, copper, aluminium – any kind of crimp and any leader material. Owning a bench crimper is ideal if you want the power to do the biggest crimps, and the Entice does crimps up to 400lb. And if you’re making a lot of crimps, it makes the job much easier. Viva director Ran Feng said the Entice

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The new HC Stickbait from the JM Gillies Bluewater stable is built tough to take on the most ferocious predators in the sea. The HC Stickbait is handcrafted, and both the insert and body are made with polyurethane material. The lure also features a heavy-duty wire through construction. This new lure measures 175mm long,

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This durable lure features an ultra strong 10X soft tail attached securely with a corkscrew wire, and is fitted with ultra sharp and sticky BKK trebles. It measures 175mm (95mm body and 80mm tail), which is an ideal size for bass, small cod, small barra, jacks and any other fish that feeds on terrestrial animals like lizards or mice. Frill Seeker comes with a spare tail, and will be available from December. A larger model is in the pipeline, so watch this space! Price: SRP $24.95 www.chasebaits.com.au

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The new Frill Seeker is one of the latest lifelike creations from Chasebaits, and when you watch a video of it swimming you’ll know why it caused such a stir at the AFTA Trade Show. The Frill Seeker can be used as a surface wakebait or subsurface, diving to 1ft. Its fluid, lifelike movement comes from its segmented body, soft segmented tail and supple frill that shakes when the lure swims. When paused, the frill flares out, adding an extra dimension to the lure’s realistic appeal. As well as imitating a lizard, its profile also mimics a swimming mouse or rat.

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The Live Fibre RLF46FRD from Wilson Fishing brings together years of development in a package that has been designed to be more affordable yet retain all the qualities Live Fibre rods are known for. Rated at 37kg, this fully rollered bent butt game rod features premium quality, big foot roller guides, a deluxe leather foregrip and a detachable butt.

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strength. It is finished in Berkley’s highly visible crystal and flame green colours for easy strike detection. Berkley XP Braided Line Crystal is currently available in 150m, 300m, 2000m spools in crystal and flame green, and Berkley has also released a 5-carrier version (X5). For more information on these and more new releases from Berkley, visit their website or check them out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ BerkleyFishingANZ) or Instagram (@ berkleyfishing). Price: SRP from $34.99 www.berkley-fishing.com.au

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other anglers know you mean business. As usual, Samaki have used their UPF 50+ Fish Dry fabric, which is a lightweight 100% polyester material, and will keep you incredibly cool, will dry quickly, yet still breathes. All of Samaki’s fishing shirts are available in adult, youth and kid sizes, allowing the whole family to get in on the action and out on the water, and still say sun safe. www.samaki.com.au

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All anglers are looking for that extra edge when out on the water, and Mako Eyewear have delivered with their aptly named, Edge frames. Designed for style, flexibility and comfort, these lightweight and warpresistant nylon frames have an 8-base wrap designed to reduce side light entry. The TR90 frame material has rubber grommets in all the essential places, the tapered arms and bridge, to make sure that your sunglasses stay put all day. The polarised lenses are available in polycarbonate and glass and in all of Mako’s popular colours, to cover every angling situation – from blinding glare offshore to dappled shade fishing a creek. makoeyewear.com.au

WINNER TIED Spotters Fusion Spotters have done it again with their new Fusion frames. It combines style and functionality with a matt black frame contrasting with an ice mirror lens. The modern wrap frames are comfortable and light enough to wear all day. Cleverly designed with ergonomic non-slip grips on the arms, they’ll securely stay in place when you need it most. The Fusion comes in a wide choice of lens material and colour tints to suit your fishing style. The grey-based lens give incredible colour definition, glare reduction and superior depth perception delivering 100% UV protection and perfect visual clarity. spotters.com.au

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Slots for securing to your boat or vehicle. It measures 10.25” x 12.875” x 15.875” ( Weight: 5.8 lbs. If you want to cover the contents of the Bucket, you can purchase a Loadout Lid separately. The Loadout Lid keeps contents safe from salt spray and contained when conditions get rough. It’s transparent, easy to remove and water-tight. It’s also super strong; the HeftHex Construction makes for a durable framework that resists cracking, even in extreme temperatures, with over 130kg of pressure. If you didn’t think lid technology was a thing before, this might get your attention. And thanks to the Four-Finger Release Tab, it takes just four fingers to get the lid off. Price: SRP $69.95 (lid not included) au.yeti.com

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The AFN Fish Kool Bag is a new fish chiller bag that has been designed to store your catch in a hygienic environment, ensuring fresher, longer lasting fish. This durable insulated bag holds ice for days. It’s portable, ideal for boats, and has a flared bottom to ensure it doesn’t tip over. The Kool Bag is insulated with 1/2” dense foam, and is UV and mildew resistant. Other

features include comfortable and strong carry handles, a waterproof zip and fish ruler. The bag includes wheels for easy transport of heavy loads, and has a drain plug so it’s easy to empty out at the end of a trip. This fully sealed bag comes in four sizes: Small (750mm x 400mm x 200mm), Medium (1000mm x 400mm x 200m), Large (1400mm x 400mm x 300mm) and X-Large (2000mm x 600mm x 400mm). Price: SRP $99-$300 www.afn.com.au

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The Wilson Fishing Platinum Tournament Bag is a large hold-all tackle bag supplied with eight waterproof tackle trays, to fit enough tackle for any trip. There are three outer pockets, two of which are constructed with open mesh to allow the stored product to breathe and dry out, making them perfect for things such as fishing gloves, packets of plastics and more. The front pocket is fully enclosed and will suit lure sleeves and the like, and on the front of this pocket is a tool holder that can accommodate any tool you’re

likely to need, and may even be used to dry lures on! Up top there is clip-attached cover that houses a carry handle and a mobile phone and wallet compartment. Underneath this cover is the zippered top that gives access to the eight waterproof trays. On the sides are two sturdy, plastic sleeve covered carry handles and a padded shoulder strap. The bottom of the bag is constructed from waterproof, formed and condensed plastic foam, giving your tackle protection from water ingress from below and creating a solid base that will never collapse. www.wilsonfishing.com

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in the ocean to rot and be hazardous to marine life. Taking out the prestigious John Dunphy Award for Innovation this year is a member of the Untangled family, the Pescador, which is available in for lens colours. On top of all this, the cases are made from recycled material as well, and in this case, they are made from old Patagonia clothing. They look as good as the other frames in the Costa range, and by wearing them you’ll be saving the environment as the same time! www.costadelmar.com.au

Costa Untangled Pescador Costa have absolutely pushed the envelope this year at the AFTA show, with a completely new concept to the world of fishing accessories. Introducing the Untangled range, which has taken a positive step towards cleaning up our environment. What makes the Untangled series so unique, is that the frames are actually made from discarded fishing nets! Every year, thousands of tonnes of fishing nets are left

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The Hopper BackFlip 24 fuses the durability of the Hopper Flip with a new, convenientto-carry design. It is Yeti’s first cooler engineered to double as a backpack, using the best tech of both worlds. Built taller and wider than its Hopper Flip counterparts, the Hopper BackFlip is designed to efficiently distribute the weight of your goods. Yeti designers have added supportive, ergonomic shoulder straps to help lighten the load, and a removable chest strap and waist belt are included for added stability and security. And like

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the rest of the Hopper family, it promises superior cold-holding, a 100% leakproof zipper, and a tough DryHide Shell. The Hopper’s high-density fabric is waterproof and resistant to mildew, punctures, and UV rays. The liner is made from an FDA-approved food-grade material. Closed-cell rubber foam offers far superior cold-holding to ordinary soft coolers. With a DoubleBarrel frame and Diehard joint construction, the Hopper BackFlip 24 is strong enough to support up to 227kg without losing its shape. Price: SRP $449.96 au.yeti.com

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WHAT’S NEW FISHING

New Siglon PE braid from Sunline great for no-fuss luring The purchase of braided line should be seen as an investment. It might not be quite as long-term as a rod and reel setup, but usually longer than a many lures, and certainly any terminal tackle. It’s for this reason that, despite my not being particularly moneyed at this stage in my life, I always look for the best quality braid I can get my hands on. Lesser braids, while cheap and affordable after a standard tertiary study-laden week, won’t give the same mileage, often rubbing through and breaking only weeks after installation. As a result, an angler will often end up spending more in the long-term if they want to keep fishing, but there are steps available to minimise unnecessary spending and maximise catching!

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8-carrier braid, and the PEx4 a 4-carrier. From experimentation in the past, I’ve learned that braids with less strands tend to operate better on a baitcasting set up, because they flatten much easier and often end up slightly stiffer. This stiffness helps line to run off the spool during a cast, where softer braids often can’t keep up with the rotation and end up overrunning. Braids with more strands on the other hand, usually end up being rounder in profile but softer and more flexible, and definitely better suited to a spinning set-up. With no risk of overrunning, spinning set-ups can get away with using comparatively soft braids. With this in mind, I decided that the PEx8 would go onto my Daiwa BG 2500 spin reel, and the PEx4 onto my 13 Fishing

Techniques like jerkbaiting can be a nightmare when using substandard braids, with the potential for looping and uneven wrapping on the spool between jerks. There’s none of that with Siglon PE!

EJ Todd Fishing Solutions have a history of bringing in high-quality fishing products from all over the world. Basically, if you take fishing more seriously than just about anything else in life, you’ll have brought EJ Todd products. Everything under the Todd’s banner comes with unmistakable quality identified by Australian anglers for Australian anglers, and the new Siglon PE from Sunline is no exception! SPOOLING UP Having been sent two spools for testing, the PEx4 and PEx8 (both in 16lb), I decided I would do a comparison of the two. The two 150m (165yds) spools were in the ‘light green’ colour, perfect for my planned testing site that features a lot of aquatic weed. The PEx8 is available in light green, orange and multi colour, and the PEx4 just in light green. As the name suggests, the PEx8 is an

Concept A baitcaster. As with all re-spooling of braid on my reels, I made sure to pack it down as tightly as I could onto about 20-30m of squishy monofilament, which I use as backing. ON THE WATER Soon enough I was on the water, and the end of autumn saw me getting stuck into one of my favourite forms of fishing – jerkbaiting for impoundment bass! With the constant jerking of the rod and

As for the comparison of the two models, I found that my decision to put the braids on their respective reels was a good choice, and feel that anyone interested in using this line should follow the same principal – PEx4 for baitcasters and PEx8 for spin reels. QUALITY THE BEST SOLUTION Some of us might not think too hard about what braid we use, but we should – it’s what keeps us connected to the fish!

potential for uneven wrapping on the spool, I thought this was a perfect test for the braid. For a bit of fun, I decided to fish jerkbaits on both the spinning and baitcasting setups loaded up with the Siglon PE. Like with all braids, it took a few casts for it to warm up and cast properly, but within 2 minutes I was belting out long casts with a 4.5g jerkbait, and within 5 minutes, I was hooked up on the spin gear! This fish started a fantastic few months of top-class jerkbaiting in South East Queensland for me, and I got plenty of use out of the PEx4 and the PEx8. On the 8 I was able to deliver good casts comfortably with jerkbaits as light at 3.5g, while with the 4 on the baitcast set-up, I used baits as light at 4.9g without any trouble at all. I also got some use out of the braids fishing for flathead, bream and squid without any loops, wind knots or troubles associated with lesser braids. They’ve even retained their original colour better than other braids I’ve used! As a bonus, I found it to be extremely thin for its poundage, which aided in casting distance and overall stealth.

If you want a braid that will last more than a few months, retaining its strength and abrasion-resistance, Siglon PE is a great choice. Being as trouble-free as it is, you’ll be able to spend more time fishing and less time stressing about retying, untangling wind knots and re-packing the spool. Siglon PEx8 comes in poundages from 5-130, while the PEx4 in 3-50, so there’s a PE for literally every fishing scenario. Coming in at a pretty incredible price for a high-quality braid, this is the perfect option for anyone looking for peace of mind with braids, where you can spool it up and not worry about it for over a year. At around $24.95 for 150m spools of PEx4 and around $40 for 150m spools of PEx8 (more for 300m spools), it’s a product that marries up supreme quality and affordability. Choosing a braid when spooling up new reels and re-spooling old ones can require a bit of thought. EJ Todd have made that decision much easier for me! For more information, and to find an outlet near you that stocks Sunline Siglon PE Braided Fishing Line, visit www.ejtodd.com.au. - Bob Thorton

The author was just happy to be out bass fishing after a period of little to no linewetting. A trouble-free braid made those first few trips out to the dam pure joy.

Even the baitcaster got a run with the jerkbaits! The 16lb PEx4 had no trouble delivering a 4.9g bait into the nooks and crannies where the bass were.

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WA Bream Classics Boat Round 2 Wind and rain battered the teams who competed in the second round of the Getaway Outdoors and Hobie Polarized WA Bream Classics Boat series at Mandurah. This wasn’t going to dull their

Mandurah, and it would’ve taken a monumental effort to deny these boys the win. The two chose to fish all day in the canal systems that connect to the Murray river and their day got off to the perfect start with their

over the next hour using this technique, so they chose to stick with this approach for the rest of the day. Every decision they made turned to gold for the two and it wasn’t long after the first hour that they had boated their second bream over 40cm. Soon afterwards they added a few more bream up to 35cm long and if their bag wasn’t already looking good, they proceeded to land yet another bream over 40cm! The two were having

to catch more legal sized bream on ZMan Grubz and ZMan Streakz on 1/12th TT Headlockz jigheads, including a few on Daiwa Spikes. Yet their catches weren’t big enough for their liking, so they chose to head downriver to a canal system, which would turn their day around. In no time at all they had upgraded all the fish they had caught upriver and compiled a bag that was good enough to put them into second place. This bold

Winning team, Shane Owens and Graeme Kovacevich proudly showing their winnings. enthusiasm. The clock struck 7am and the 26 teams who were eagerly anticipating a great day on the water were sent off to tackle the bream that reside in the Mandurah system. One might think what could be so good about a day on the water when you have to endure 30knot winds and heavy rainfall? The simple answer is that the bream really come out to play during these conditions and this was proven with the amount of fish brought back to the scales with 15/26 teams bringing back full bags to the weigh in. Only three teams missed out on the action and failed to weigh in a fish. Certainly making sure they didn’t miss out on the action was Shane Owens and Graeme Kovacevich from team Gladiator/Tackle HQ. They compiled a bag of fish that proved Mandurah can provide anglers with the chance to catch massive bags of bream. Their whopping 4.29kg bag was just 10g shy off the record bag weighed in a boat classic event in

first fish coming in at over 40cm. This fish was caught on a ZMan Slim Swimz in bloodworm colour that was rigged on a 1/12th TT jighead that was slowly rolled along the bottom past jetties and boat hulls with small twitches being applied to the lure. Due to the clear

Brenton Madaus with a cracking bream. a red-letter day and it earned them $1500. Shane and Graeme thanked the series sponsors for getting behind the series and everyone who

Thys McCarthy and Joe Franco from Tackle World Samurai. water they opted for light leader material between 3-4lb to entice the fish into biting. The two picked up a few more legal sized bream

helped put the day together. No stranger to the podium, and one of the more formidable teams, was Alex Greisdorf and Jack Dawson from team Lowrance/ Tackle Tactics who finished second with a bag weight of 2.68kg. The two spent most of their day upriver from the launch and within 20 minutes of fishing they had their bag. The two continued

change of tactics paid off for the two and they were rewarded with $400 cash, an Atomic Arrowz rod each and a prize pack full of quality sponsor provided products. Stephen Ince and Jahnaan Hodson from team Bream Brothers proved that persistence and patience pays off when they finished third with a bag weight of 2.24kg. Their plan was to travel far upriver on the Murray but when they saw the amount of boats heading in the same direction they chose to fish closer to the launch site at an area called Ravenswood. The day got off to a promising start but was filled with nervous anticipation when they hooked a legal that had taken them deep into a snag. Carefully this fish was dragged out of its home and into the net, which gave them the confidence to stick to this area for the rest of the day. The two threw Ecogear Aqua Prawns in the salt and pepper colour on size 2 worm hooks along with 80mm bloodworm coloured Squidgey Wrigglers on 1/16th hidden weight jigheads. Using these lure combinations on 4lb YGK leader line, they would

Shane Owen and Graeme Kovacevich with the winning 4kg bag. throw these plastics into the snaggiest places they could find and wait to see any movement in the line on the drop before setting the hooks into the fish. It would take patience and perseverance from there onwards to compile their bag of four fish as that’s exactly how many bites they were presented with. This didn’t give the two much room for error! Their ability to make the most

do would be to share the money with Graeme. On behalf of everyone from WATA we thank you for your fantastic support! It’s been incredible to receive this level of support because the events couldn’t take place without you. This also goes for our sponsors, Getaway Outdoors, Hobie Polarized, Tackle Tactics, Atomic, Challenge Batteries, Gladiator, Strike Pro, Grannies Cakes,

Weather didn’t bother the anglers too much with captures like this. of their chances earned them two Watersnake life jackets and product pack that features plenty of items that will come in handy for future events! If team Gladiator/Tackle HQ’s day wasn’t getting any better, then it did when they were presented with the big bream trophy and $500 cash for catching the biggest bream of the event that weighed in at 1.07kg. Shane Owens caught this fish but it was a team effort, so he felt the right thing to

Whiteys Tackle, Compleat Angler, Tackle HQ, JML and Jims Albany Rods and Tackle. So that wraps up the second round of the Getaway Outdoors and Hobie Polarized WA Bream Classics Boat Series. The boat series resumes on the 16th of September for the final chance to qualify, which will be on the Swan River. Be ready to get stuck into big and fat spawning bream come this event! Until then, tight lines!

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Team Name Gladiator Tackle HQ Lowrance / Tackle Tactics Bream Brothers Team JML Sexual Chocolate Herring Shimano Just Breaming Team TBA

Competitor 1 Shane Owens Alex Greisdorf Stephen Ince Kim McIntyre Jeremy Jasinski Tom Harders Paul Burton Peter Degroot Chris Hill

Competitor 2 Graeme Kovacevich Jack Dawson Jahnaan Hodson Ben Scott Kris Vigar Joseph Gardner Tom Shuiling Ruan Van Der Berg Blake Lidlow

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Bream Kayak Classic Sunny skies and non-existent winds were going to make fishing tough for the second round of the 2018 Getaway Outdoors and Hobie Polarized WA Bream Kayak Classic Series held on the Swan River. The clear water clarity wasn’t going to help, so catching a good bag of bream was going to be a real challenge for this event. The biggest positive for most was that if you weren’t lucky enough to find the fish then you were still able to enjoy some pretty good weather. Defying the tough

out second place. When asked how he compiled his 1.88kg bag he replied, “I fished a shallow timber bank along Bassendean for most of the day. I used a 2.5” ZMan Slim Swimz soft plastic in the bloodworm colour rigged on a 1/20oz TT Headlockz jighead which I ran off 4lb Nitlon DFC leader line and 6lb Sunline PE8 mainline. I would then cast my lure parallel to the shoreline and slowly roll the plastic along the bottom. Occasionally, I would give the lure a few twitches before pausing it. The main key was

Josh Phillips took out Big Bream with this impressive 1.07kg fish caught on a bloodworm ZMan Slim Swimz. conditions and coming out on top was Alex Greisdorf who weighed in an excellent three fish limit of 2.15kg. When asked about how he got the job done Alex replied, “Today I focused on the sand flats and drop offs between Maylands

to keep as much contact with the bottom as possible.” These choices earned Josh $400, a new Shimano rod, and a prize pack full of quality products. Josh had a few final words to add, “I’d like to thank the WATA organisers,

TOP TEN FINAL RESULTS Place Competitor Name 1 Alex Greisdorf 2 Josh Phillips 3 Ruan Van Der Berg 4 Joseph Gardner 5 Paul Siemaszko 6 Ben Oaks 7 Brendon Knowles 8 Paul Bowen 9 Steve Owens 10 Jon Field and East Pert and by fishing them slowly and using light leaders. I found this was the biggest key to my success. I fished with reels loaded with 3lb straight through and on my others reels I used leaders as light as 2lb. The technique from there onwards was to use 2.5” Grubz and ZMan Slimz in motor oil and bloodworm colours, which I would work very slowly back to the kayak to draw the bites. Each of these plastics was rigged on 1/16oz TT Headlockz jighead.” Alex used this technique to great effect with the help of his range of Duffrods and Daiwa Exist and Luvias reels. Alex took home $900. Not bad for going out fishing on a Sunday! When asked if he had anyone he’d like to thank Alex responded, “Big thanks to Tackle Tactics and Lowrance. Also, to the event sponsors and everyone for coming down and showing fantastic support.” Josh Phillips, who burst onto the WA tournament scene six months ago, took

the series sponsors and also to my fishing companions in Ruan Van Der Berg, Travis Newland, Dominique Cera and Chris Leaning for sharing their time and fishing knowledge with me. It’s been very helpful seeing as I’ve only been fishing for bream on lures since halfway through last year.” Ruan Van Der Berg followed closely behind and took out third place with a quality bag that came in at 1.74kg. Like Josh, Ruan decided to head upriver to tackle the breams that reside in those areas. I caught up

with Ruan and asked him to elaborate on just how his day went. Ruan replied, “We found some really good fish on the pre-fish so it was an easy choice come the day of the event. I chose to fish ZMan Slim Swimz in the bloodworm colour and threw them in the deeper holes that you find in the upper reaches. I rigged my ZMan Slim Swimz on a 1/16oz Decoy Nailbomb jighead and slowly wound my lure across the riverbed with a few hops thrown in. I picked up my bag really early on doing this and as the day went on I picked up a couple upgrades like the 65mm cranka crab in spotted brown. I did also lose a big fish on a 2.8 inch Rushcraw, but that’s fishing.” Ruan too had a few words to end on, “I’d like to thank WATA for another great event, the series sponsors and also Masiah Custom Rods for the continual support they show me.” This quality performance has earned Ruan $250, a Watersnake PFD and a prize pack bulging with products. The winner of the Big Bream event was Josh Phillips who weighed in a cracking bream at 1.07kg. This fish made Josh $500 richer and added to the bounty of prizes he scored for coming second. On behalf of everyone from WATA we would like Total Weight (kg) 2.15 1.88 1.74 1.44 1.30 1.11 1.02 0.89 0.89 0.76 to send out a massive thanks to all the competitors for their continued enthusiasm. We cannot forget our sponsors because without their support we simply couldn’t run these events. So a massive thanks goes out to Getaway Outdoors, Hobie Polarized, Strike Pro, Tackle Tactics, Gladiator, Grannies Cakes, Challenge Batteries, Atomic, JML, Whiteys Tackle, Compleat Angler, and Tackle HQ. See you all at the next kayak round in Mandurah on the 2 September for what will be your last chance to qualify for the grand final!

Alex Greisdorf – winners are grinners and he gets to take home $900 for his morning on the water.

FISHING FILL-ITS

Aquayak coming to WA

Aquayak kayaks sit front row as a local manufacturer of affordable fishing kayaks. Australian made and Australian owned, they pride themselves on their quality, service, integrity and competitive prices. In a nation where imported crafts are the norm,

Sports Marine (Bunbury), Compleat Angler & Camping World (Rockingham) will have stock available from mid-September 2018. This year sees the new kids kayak (Aquayak BANJO) join the line-up. Light, strong, stable and full of features, the BANJO

lies in their engineering and manufacturing backgrounds, can do attitude, and drive to be the top of their game. As they manufacture and distribute right here in Australia, customers don’t have to worry about shipping times. Their

The Aqua II is ideal for fishing with a mate. Aquayak are distributing further afield and turning the tide. Extremely proud of their ‘Australian Made’ label, the Melbourne based company has secured an Australian owned distribution deal with Sportsworld of Western Australia. Having upwards of 70 retailers across Vic, NSW, Tas and SA, Aquayak kayaks will be now be available through a network of WA stores this season. Ranger Outdoors (Bentley), Geographe Camping (Busselton), Tackleworld Miami (Falcon), Karratha Adventure Sports (Karratha), Alexander Sports (Manjimup), Augusta Extreme Sports (Augusta),

is the smallest brother to Aquayak’s fleet of fishing and recreational kayaks. Like all Aquayaks, the BANJO is rugged, UV stabilised, one piece construction, and has the capacity to accommodate paddlers up to 65kg. It comes with a ten year warranty and guarantees a lifetime of enjoyment for the price of RRP$249. The Aquayak brand is now in its 8th year of trading and is by all accounts the largest roto moulded kayak manufacturer in the country producing around 1 400 yaks per year. Their engineering team is constantly working to improve their process and efficiency across their supply network. Their strength

company policy is to turn orders around within 3-5 working days ex-works and provide interstate delivery within the same week of the order. They believe in not just providing a competitive price, but also looking at the whole picture from raw material supplies, manufacturing (Value Add), distribution, sales service and customer support. They take their Australian made and owned tag seriously, so they back it up with ingenuity, affordability and quality. For all your Aquayak Kayaks, see AQUAYAK. com to find a retailer or call us on (03) 9357 9992. –Aquayak

The Aquayak Snapper Pro – perfect for a solo fishing trip. AQUAYAK KAYAK MODEL RANGE BANJO Length: 180cm Width: 60cm Weight: 11kg SNAPPER Length: 270cm Width: 79cm Weight: 17kg SNAPPER PRO Length: 270cm Width: 79cm Weight: 19kg SCOUT* Length: 300cm Width: 79cm Weight: 19kg RANGER Length: 370cm Width: 90cm Weight: 25kg AQUA II* (Tandem) Length: 380cm Width: 90cm Weight: 32kg *Fishing variant available

Capacity: 65kg Capacity: 120kg Capacity: 120kg Capacity: 150kg Capacity: 170kg Capacity: 220kg

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Trades, Services, Charter BAIT & TACKLE METRO WA Bait Supply O’Connor (08) 9314 1755 Castaway Tackle Malaga (08) 9248 3800 Gun-Mart & Tackle Midvale (08) 9274 5699 Earlybird Bait Rockingham (08) 9527 3333 Bluewater Tackle World Morley (08) 9375 9800 Bluewater Tackle World Myaree (08) 9330 7766 Bluewater Tackle World Joondalup (08) 6244 0344 Bluewater Tackle Mindarie (08) 9407 9766 Tim’s Tackle Plus Guildford (08) 6161 0044 Baitmate-Bricap Wangara (08) 9309 5474 Compleat Angler Nedlands (08) 9389 1337 Anglers Anonymous Fishing Tackle Supplies Canning Vale (08) 9455 2521 Dawe’s Bait & Tackle Mandurah (08) 9534 6661 Fishing WA Pro Tackle Wangara (08) 9409 2253 Hillarys Boat & Tackle Hillarys (08) 9401 4331 Sportsmarine Bunbury (08) 9721 4961 Anglers Fishing World South Fremantle (08) 9433 4768

Anglers Fishing World Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour Mews Road, Fremantle WA 6160

(08) 9433 4768 www.anglersfishingworld.com.au Tackle World & Outdoors Mandurah (08) 9581 6953 Outdoor Sports and Leisure Bunbury (08) 9721 6366 Getaway Outdoors Balcatta (08) 9344 7343 Getaway Outdoors Cockburn (08) 9417 4644 Getaway Outdoors Joondalup (08) 9300 1330 Getaway Outdoors Kelmscott (08) 9495 4444 Getaway Outdoors Mandurah (08) 9581 8877

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FISHING GUIDES/CHARTERS Apache Charters South Fremantle (08) 9339 2432 West End Charters Winthrop WA 6150 (08) 9332 4303 Blue Juice Charters (08) 9401 4666 Mills Charters Hillarys (08) 9246 5334 Achievement Charters Fremantle 0418 655 188 Port Bouvard Charters Wannanup 0477 347 465 Blue Horizon Fishing Charters Exmouth 08) 9949 1620 Fly Fishing Frontiers Exmouth 0427 366 142 Top Gun Charters EXMOUTH 0418 925 131 Diversity Bluewater Adventures Exmouth Exmouth 0488 009 989 Set The Hook Exmouth 0433 049 988 Esperance Diving And Fishing Esperance (08) 9071 5111 Duke Charters Condingup (08) 9076 6223 Black Jack Charters Bandy Creek 0429 106 960 Spinners Charters Emu Point (08) 9844 1906 Great Southern Discovery Albany 0455 105 127 SHIKARI Charters Fremantle 0412 131 958 Evolution Fishing Charters 0477 901 445 Kalbarri land Based fishing Carters 0418930695 Tailored Treks - Lancelin 0427 941 126 Perth Fishing Safaris 0422 686 363

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION ESPERANCE Esperance Bay Holiday Park Esperance (08) 9071 2237 Bathers Paradise Caravan Park Esperance (08) 9071 1014 Pine Grove Holiday Park Esperance (08) 9071 4100 Pink Lake Tourist Park Nulsen (08) 9071 2424 Esperance Seafront Caravan Park Castletown (08) 9071 1251 Ocean Beach Holiday Units Esperance (08) 9071 5942 Esperance Chalet Village Bandy Creek (08) 9071 1861 Esperance Beachfront Resort Esperance (08) 9071 2513 Munglinup Beach Holiday Park Munglinup (08) 9075 1155

HOPETOUN – BREMER BAY Wavecrest Village & Tourist Park Hopetoun (08) 9838 3888 Hopetoun Caravan Park Hopetoun (08) 9838 3096 Bremer Bay Caravan Park Bremer Bay (08) 9837 4018 Bremer Bay Beaches Resort & Tourist Park Bremer Bay (08) 9837 4290

ALBANY Cheynes Beach Caravan Park Cheynes (08) 9846 1247 BIG4 Emu Beach Holiday Park Albany (08) 9844 1147 BIG4 Middleton Beach Holiday Park Middleton Beach (08) 9841 3593 Kalgan River Chalets & Caravan Park Kalgan (08) 9844 7937

Compleat Angler & Camping World -Rockingham (08) 9528 5255 Port Kennedy Cycles and Fishing (08) 9524 6774 Whitey’s Tackle & Camping Australind (08) 9797 0762

ESPERANCE Tatey’s Bait ‘n’ Tackle Castletown (08) 9071 5003 Esperance Camping & Workwear Esperance (08) 9071 2142

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CARNARVON KALBARRI Kalbarri Sports & Dive (08) 9937 1126

EXMOUTH Tackle World Exmouth (08) 9949 1315 Exmouth Tackle & Camping Supplies (08) 9949 1179

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Albany Happy Days Caravan Park King River (08) 9844 3267 Albany Holiday Park Albany (08) 9841 7800 King River Palms Caravan Park Willyung (08) 98443232 Two Peoples Caravan Park Kalgan (08) 9846 4024 Emu Beach Chalets Emu Point (08) 9844 8889 Albany Holiday Units Middleton Beach (08) 9841 7817 Havana Villas Albany (08) 9844 1085 Lilacs Waterfront villas & cottages Robinson (08) 9841 2390

DENMARK Denmark Rivermouth Caravan Park Denmark (08) 9848 1262 Denmark Ocean Beach Holiday Park Denmark (08) 9848 1105 Karri Aura Caravan Park & Motel Suites Shadforth (08) 9848 2200 Denmark Waterfront Denmark (08) 9848 1147

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2 Oceans Tackle (08) 9752 4924 Geographe Camping & Tackle World (08) 9754 2909

BOAT HIRE BlueSun2 Boat Charters Ardross 0405 353 353 Boating West O’Connor 0429 887 798 Boat Hire Perth Mindarie 0403 095 868

MARGARET RIVER Prevelly Caravan Park Prevelly Park (08) 9757 2374 Gracetown Caravan Park Gracetown (08) 9755 5301 Riverview Tourist Park Margaret River (08) 9757 2270 Margaret River Tourist Park (08) 9757 2180

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BUSSELTON RAC Busselton Holiday Park Busselton (08) 9755 4241 Busselton Villas & Caravan Park Busselton (08) 9752 1175 Geographe Bay Holiday Park Busselton (08) 9752 4396 Lazy Days Holiday Park Busselton (08) 9752 1780 Amblin Holiday Park Busselton (08) 9755 4079 Four Seasons Holiday Park Busselton (08) 9755 4082 Busselton Holiday Village Busselton (08) 9752 4499 Sandy Bay Holiday Park Busselton (08) 9752 2003 Fourseasons Holiday Park Busselton (08) 9755 4082 Busselton Beachfron Busselton (08) 9755 2607 Busselton Jetty Chalets Busselton (08) 9752 3893

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Carnarvon Tackle & Marine (08) 9941 4161

AUGUSTA Flinders Bay Caravan Park Augusta (08) 9780 5636 Molloy Caravan Park Kudardup (08) 9758 4515 Turner Caravan Park Augusta (08) 9780 5633 Hamelin Bay Holiday Park Hamelin Bay (08) 9758 5540 Sheoak Chalets Augusta Augusta (08) 9758 1958

Bunbury Glade Caravan Park Bunbury 1800 113 800 Discovery Parks - Bunbury (08) 9795 7100 Binningup Beach Caravan Park Bunbury (08) 9720 1057 Riverside Cabin Park Bunbury (08) 9725 1234 Leschenault Caravan Park Bunbury (08) 9797 1095 Waterloo Village Caravan Park Bunbury (08) 9725 4434 Brunswick Junction Caravan Park Bunbury (08) 9726 1544 Taralea Farm Bunbury (08) 9728 1252 Australind Tourist Park Bunbury (08) 9725 1206

Albany Rods & Tackle (08) 9841 1231 Trailblazers Albany (08) 9841 7859

Dongara Sport & Tackle Dongara (08) 9927 1196 Geraldton Sports Centre (08) 9921 3664 Getaway Outdoors Geraldton (08) 9965 3766

Manjimup Central Caravan Park & Deli Manjimup (08) 9777 2355 RAC Karri Valley Resort Beedelup (08) 9776 2020 Big Brook Arboretum Pemberton (08) 9776 1207 One Tree Bridge Chalets Manjimup (08) 9777 1196

Peaceful Bay Caravan Park Peaceful Bay (08) 9840 8060 Peaceful Bay Chalets Peaceful Bay (08) 9840 8169 Rest Point Holiday Village Walpole (08) 9840 1032 Coalmine Beach Holiday Park Walpole (08) 9840 1026 Riverside Retreat Walpole, (08) 9840 1255 Nornalup Riverside Chalets Nornalup (08) 9840 1107 Pemberton Caravan Park Pemberton (08) 9776 1300 Warren Way Caravan Park Balbarrup (08) 9771 1060

MANDURAH Pinjarra Caravan Park Mandurah (08) 9531 1374 Mandurah Caravan & Tourist Park Mandurah (08) 9535 1171 Belvedere Caravan Park Mandurah (08) 9535 1213 The Dwellingup Chalet and Caravan Park (08) 9538 1157 Waroona Caravan Village (08) 9733 1518 Timber Top Caravan Park (08) 9535 1292 Lake Clifton Caravan Park (08) 9739 1255 Miami Holiday Park (08) 9534 2127 Tathams Caravan Park (08) 9537 6844 Peel Caravan Park (08) 9535 4343 Lake Navarino Holiday Park (08) 9733 3000 Estuary Hideaway Holiday Park 0407 838 061 Pinjarrah Holiday Park (08) 9531 1604 Waters Edge Caravan Park 0427 281 622 Mandurah Ocean Marina Chalets (08) 9535 8173 Murray River Caravan Park (08) 9537 6140 Footprints Preston Beach (08) 9739 1111

MOORE RIVER – LANCELIN – CERVANTES Guilderton Caravan Park (08) 9577 1021 Branchys Holiday Homes Guilderton (08) 9577 1321

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Boats & Guided Fishing Tours Directory JURIEN BAY – GREEN HEAD – LEEMAN Jurien Bay Tourist Park Jurien Bay (08) 9652 1595 Green Head Caravan Park Green Head (08) 9953 1131 Leeman Caravan Park Leeman (08) 9953 1080

DONGARA – GERALDTON Seaspray Beach Holiday Park Dongara (08) 9927 1165 Dongara Tourist Park Port Denison (08) 9927 1210 Leander Reef Holiday Park Port Denison (08) 9927 1840 Port Denison Holiday Units (08) 9927 1104 Double Beach Caravan Park (08) 9921 5845 Batavia Coast Caravan Park (08) 9938 1222 Drummond Cove Holiday Park (08) 9938 2524 Horrocks Beach Caravan Park (08) 9934 3039

KALBARRI Murchison River Caravan Park Kalbarri (08) 9937 1005 Kalbarri Anchorage Caravan Park Kalbarri (08) 9937 1181 Kalbarri Tudor Holiday Park Kalbarri (08) 9937 1077 Murchison House Station Kalbarri (08) 9937 1998 Kalbarri Beach Bungalows A & B Kalbarri (08) 9937 0400 Murchison caravan park Kalbarri (08) 9937 0400 Kalbarri Blue Ocean Villas Kalbarri (08) 9937 2442

Chandlers Marine Service Wangara (08) 9303 9366

DERBY Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park (08) 9193 1055 West Kimberley Lodge & Caravan Park (08) 9191 1031 Town Caravan Park (08) 9168 1763 Wyndham Caravan Park (08) 9161 1064 Lake Argyle Caravan Park (08) 9168 7777 Discovery Parks - Lake Kununurra (08) 9168 1031 Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park | Kununurra (08) 9168 1280 Ivanhoe Village Caravan Resort (08) 9169 1995 Lake Argyle Resort (08) 9168 7777 Hidden Valley Caravan Park (08) 9168 1790 Kununurra Lakeside Resort (08) 9169 1092 El Questro Wilderness Park 1800 837 168 Kona Lakeside Caravan Park (08) 9161 1139

BOATS Aquasports Marine Midvale (08) 9250 3339

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Broome Caravan Park (08) 9192 1776 Discovery Parks - Broome (08) 9192 1366 Broome Vacation Village Caravan Park Broome (08) 9192 1057 Cable Beach Caravan Park Broome (08) 9192 2066 Tarangau Caravan Park Broome (08) 9193 5084

Boat Lifters Blue HQ Perth (08) 9239 9333 Bravo Marine Services Bayswater (08) 9272 9300 Perth Boat Mechanics Huntingdale 0405 593 786 GP Marine Cockburn Central 0408 913 104 Platinum Boating Maintenance Wangara 0402 477 656 Parker Marine Fremantle (08) 9336 6979 Westmarine Boating Services Fremantle WA 0425 177 700

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Crackpots Marine Supplies O’Connor (08) 9337 2211

Discovery Parks - Onslow (08) 9184 6007 Ocean View Caravan Park (08) 9184 6053

Discovery Parks Port Hedland (08) 9173 1271 Port Tourist Park Port Hedland (08) 9172 4111 Blackrock Tourist Park South Hedland (08) 9172 3444 Landing Resort Port Hedland (08) 9172 4111

Total Marine Repairs Mandurah (08) 9582 7211

Whitworths Marine & Leisure - Leerderville (08) 9381 1442

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The Boat Business Henderson (08) 9437 5144

JPW Marine Wholesale Distributors Perth (08) 6253 3000

Ningaloo Lighthouse Holiday Park (08) 9949 1478 Yardie Homestead Caravan Park (08) 9949 1389 Ningaloo Caravan and Holiday Resort (08) 9949 2377 RAC Exmouth Cape Holiday Park 1800 871 570 Exmouth Escape Resort (08) 9949 4800 Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort, Exmouth (08) 9949 0000

Dampier Transit Caravan Park (08) 9183 1109 Discovery Parks - Pilbara, Karratha (08) 9185 1855 Karratha Caravan Park (08) 9185 1012 Discovery Parks - Balmoral, Karratha (08) 9185 3628 Harding River Caravan Park (08) 9182 1063 Aspen Karratha Village Baynton (08) 9185 2726 Karratha Apartments Karratha (08) 9143 9222 Searipple Village Karratha Bulgarra (08) 9158 7400 Karratha Village Karratha 1300 321 669

Seasport Marine Kelmscott (08) 9498 1799

Challemge Batteries Osborne Park (08) 9446 6122

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Bravo Marine Services Bayswater (08) 9272 9300

MARINE ACCESSORIES

Denham Seaside Caravan Park, (08) 9948 1242 Shark Bay Caravan Park (08) 9948 1387 Blue Dolphin Caravan Park and Holiday Village Denham (08) 9948 1385 Oceanside Village Denham Shark Bay (08) 9948 3003 Bay Lodge Denham Shark Bay WA (08) 9948 1278 RAC Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort (08) 9948 1320

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GP Marine Cockburn Central 0408 913 104 Hitech Marine Wangara (08) 9309 2888

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Mobile Marine WA Osborne Park 0428 225 877

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Quintrex 530 Frontier with Yamaha F90hp 4-stroke

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no noticeable decrease in performance. The test boat was also fitted with an enclosed rod locker in the port gunwale. I’m not a fan of using these for anything but locking rods away at the end of the session. Anything designed where gravity can help the lid fall on your tackle will eventually do so. I’m also a long-time critic of the underfloor storage being not more resistant to inundation. If it rains, your tackle will get wet. For anglers with a pile of expensive tackle, this is sometimes an

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It’s no secret that when I first tested one of the new Quintrex Apex hulls last year (we went for a run in the 590 Frontier on the Gold Coast), I said that it was the greatest improvement in hull design by the company since they first stretchformed a flared bow all those years ago. I still stand by those comments and it seems as though the major shift in design and looks of these boats have had nearly universal acceptance by dealers and customers alike. They’re soft riding,

Main: Admittedly the test day was glamorous, but the hole shot, stability and ease of use of this Quintrex/Yamaha package were impressive. Above: The Apex hull doesn’t bank into turns like other aluminium hulls, retaining a flat attitude throughout the manoeuvre.

SPECIFICATIONS Hull Length...............................................5.26m Beam.........................................................2.07m Depth........................................................ 1.10m Bottom and sides......................................3mm Weight (boat only).................................... 506kg Min hp.........................................................75hp Max hp...................................................... 115hp Hole Shot...................................... 4.27 seconds Number of people............................................6 beamy, deep and perform well, even with outboards well under the maximum allowable. Recently, we got to test a Frontier 530 powered by the new Yamaha F90 – a 90hp 4-stroke 1.8L outboard released a little over a year ago. Importantly, the 70

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expensive problem. These minor points aside, I’m in love with the package as a whole. It’s easy to launch and retrieve, ridiculously economical and easy to drive. Its high gunwales make it safer for kids and it’s customisable to a level where a serious fisher can add the electronics necessary to maximise their time on the water. Look for this boat and many other Quintrex packages on the Aquasports Marine stand at the Perth Boat Show. Full hull specifications can be found at www.quintrex.com.au.

outboard was 45 horses less than the maximum allowable on this hull. Replacing the older Top Enders, the Frontiers have several advantages over their predecessors. They’re beamier (and carry their beam more forward than the older rigs), have more

freeboard, are softer riding and are more stable than the older designs. The ‘pickle fork’ bow shape is a few years old now, but is a distinguishing feature of the new generation Quintrex rigs. I really liked the ease of access to this boat when it’s on the trailer, with a fold down ladder and an inviting transom door. Supplied on a Quintrex aluminium I-beam trailer with their Catch-n-Release launch system, the package is both easy to manoeuvre and will tow behind virtually any vehicle, weighing in at just over 1000kg. Being a single axle, it’ll make it easier to fit into smaller,

modern garages. The Catch-n-Release system allows you to launch and retrieve this boat very easily by yourself, making solo trips not just possible, but easy. Although fuel metering wasn’t available on the test boat, the same motor on a smaller Frontier hull delivered 3.28km/L, meaning that this rig would easily get you over 3km/L at the most economical cruising speed. Flat out, the test boat travelled 57km/h at 5600rpm and jumped onto the plane easily with two on board and no gear apart from safety kits. Filling the livewells, there was

Although 45hp under maximum, the 530 jumped onto the plane with ease, two-up.

Single-handed launch and retrieval is easy with the Quintrex Catch-n-Release system.

Access to this high-sided boat is through the folding ladder and transom door at the stern.

Synthetic decking material on the bow sheets make it a practical place to fish from (and to store anchors underneath).

Left and right: The new Frontier design boasts acres of room inside and the ability to add features like the enclosed rod locker.

Quintrex rotomolds all of their console shrouds in house. Yay for the ability to flush mount large electronics choices into the helm.

With the seats in this position, three anglers can make long runs in comfort.

Above top: The front livewell has clever baffles that help to stop slop. Above lower: While not 100% dry storage, there’s still lots of room under the high casting decks to store your gear.

Clear fronted bait tanks are very much in fashion at the moment and with good reason – it takes just a glance to know your livies are in A1 condition.

Now that’s a casting deck. We challenge you to find a beamier casting area in any rig on the water of this length.

The high sides make the Frontier a rig that’s nearly as comfortable in the open water as it is in rivers and estuaries.

There’s not much to say about Yamaha’s 1.8L 90hp. It’s very unlikely to let you down and has been a hit with customers since it was released last year. SEPTEMBER 2018

Patrick Dangerfield’s Northbank 650 Hard Top

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We’ve tested plenty of Northbank boats over the last couple of years in VFM – from the entry-level 500C right through to this weapon of a craft – but this is the first one we’ve done with someone famous. Not that Melbourne Marine’s Andrew Stephen, Northbank’s Rob Cuming or I aren’t great big fish in a tiny pond, but Northbank is excited about their association with the Geelong midfielder, Patrick Dangerfield, and the fact that his second Northbank boat is the 650 Hard Top powered by a 225hp Mercury Verado. We were there for the handover and got to see how Pat reacted to the first drop of the throttle. SPECIFICATIONS Length........................6.5m LOA............................6.8m Beam........................2.44m Length on trailer..........8m Capacity............8 persons Fuel............................250L Deadrise...................... 21o Hull weight............ 1300kg Towing Weight.......2300kg 72

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Cradled on a Dunbier twin axle trailer, the 650 is an imposing rig both on and off the road. “Kid in a candy store” is cliché, yet Dangerfield summed up the experience in a way that only an angler can. “It’s like the difference between mono and braid,”

Northbank’s Rob Cuming takes us on a walk through of the 650HT.

he said, comparing the performance and feel of the supercharged, fly-by-wire 4-stroke to his previous power plant. And there was no getting around the fact that Dangerfield seriously liked the aesthetics of this boat. “It’s not the most important part about a boat, but it’s certainly one of the things that I enjoy about it [the motor is] matched really well with the black hull and the white top. I think the way that Northbank have designed the hard top, it’s impossible

not to like the look of it, especially matched with the nine rocket launchers off the top as well as the Garmin radar,” he said. Indeed, the Northbank is a seriously good looking rig. At the helm, Dangerfield was a little cautious at first, but was soon hammersdown and cutting through the foot-and-a-bit of northern bay slop. Later, Rob Cuming took the wheel and really pushed the Northbank to the limits. Tight turns under heavy throttle across and into the slop presented no problems, cavitation, or lack of things to hold on to. The cockpit space in this rig is seriously massive. The gunwales are high and the windscreens and all round visibility is fantastic. Take a look at the images of the fit out hereby and the two YouTube videos we created on the test day (by scanning the QR codes provided or visiting the Fishing Monthly YouTube channel). Bluewater Marine will have a good range of Northbank boats at the Perth Boat Show. You can contact them on 9791 1499 or check them at www. bluewatermarine.com.au.

A 23o deadrise at the transom means that if you drive it right, the Northbank will land soft. All Northbank boats are built to survey specifications, although not supplied in survey. SPECIFICATIONS RPM

Speed . Economy (km/h). (km/L) 600................ 5..............1.8 1000.............. 8..............1.7 2000.............13..............1.3 3000............ 28..............1.1 4000............ 46..............1.1 5000............ 61..............1.0 6000............ 80..............0.7 Using Enertia 16” propeller

Patrick Dangerfield talks about his history with Northbank and his new rig.

Headed out onto Port Phillip Bay in a new boat. Is there a better feeling?

The walk-through transom door offers easy access to the cockpit while in the water or boarding from the waterline.

“Imagination is the preview of life’s coming attractions”

Astern of that beast of an anchor are a few pinstripes. Who chose those colours? A Crows supporter?

Massive side pockets in deep gunwales with plenty of tow room are pretty high on Dangerfield’s list of ‘things I like about my new Northbank’.

The helm is simple and uncluttered. Garmin electronics and radar, some simple SmartCraft gauges and the usual switches are all in easy reach.

18 HAWKINS STREET, EAST BUNBURY, WA 6230 A couple of big units here. Dangerfield is 100kg. The Verado is closer to 300. I know which one would win in a high speed clash, although both are quick off the mark.

PHONE (08) That’s a lot of windscreen, and on a cold Geelong morning, you’d need every piece of it.

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