Author: Ryan Moody

Since 2013 we’ve created hundreds of informative fishing blogs using Ryan’s thirty years of guiding experience. From knots to fish finders, from travel adventures to fishing tips, refine your search by:

Garmin UHD transducer best in the creeks

May 16, 2018 Sounders / Fish Finders

Garmin introduced their new Garmin UHD transducer (ultra high definition) and black box this year… And I was lucky enough to be one of the ...

Catching fingermark offshore at night

April 30, 2018 Fingermark or Golden Snapper

Fingermark have a predatory and foraging habit and their movements can be predicted. Catching Fingermark offshore at night, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, is ...

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Catch and rig live squid for Fingermark Golden Snapper

April 16, 2018 Live Bait

Live squid as bait is one of the best ways to catch most bottom dwelling foragine species like fingermark (Golden Snapper), Pink Snapper etc. but ...

Trolling for fingermark on headlands

April 7, 2018 Fingermark or Golden Snapper

On the best ways to catch fingermark or golden snapper is trolling around headlands. Way back when we were creating our Wonky Holes course we ...

3 Tips for measuring fish correctly

April 5, 2018 Gear, Tackle, Knots

Many people approach measuring fish with a pretty slap happy approach and risk hefty fines if the fish is borderline legal. In this video we ...

How to set up your boat for barra fishing

March 20, 2018 Barra Fishing Tips

Setting up your boat for barra fishing is critical if you want to maximise catches. I have everything I use regularly a hand reach away. ...

How to sharpen a fish filleting knife

March 10, 2018 Gear, Tackle, Knots

No one knows how to sharpen a knife better than a butcher. Today we talk to Callan from Cardwell Butchery about how to sharpen a ...

Easy alternative to FG knot

February 22, 2018 Gear, Tackle, Knots

An easier alternative to the FG knot is the RMF knot! As you may know, I don’t use a swivel and tie my leader directly ...

Handy wheel bearing tool

February 5, 2018 Boating tips

Regular trailer maintenance is a must if you want to avoid getting stuck on the side of the road with a breakdown. Launch and boat ...

Fishing lure design with Dave Killalea

January 24, 2018 Gear, Tackle, Knots

Looking at the wall of lures in every tackle shop, I can’t help but think fishing lures catch more anglers than fish. In the right ...

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Moody Dog Memorabilia Competition

January 16, 2018 RMF News

For all those lure collectors out there…. check this out. Back in September 2016, you may recall, we caught our 2000th massive metre plus saltwater ...

Large mouth Nannygai on Wonky Holes

January 10, 2018 Finding Wonky Holes

Every time I find myself wanting to catch some large mouth nannygai, I’m always on the look out for Wonky Holes! Large mouth nannygai are ...