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Barra tactics for rough weather
April 18, 2024
Barra Fishing Tips
Over 30 years on charter, I’ve learned a few tricky barra tactics for rough weather when the fish go off the chew. This very thing happened during a recent trip to Port Clinton. It was blowing the sauce off your sausage! Barra tactics in rough weather In general, barra goes off the chew in unstable weather conditions. The unstable barometer tends to drive them deeper. So you might catch them
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3 hour barra session on my new lures
September 2, 2021
Barra Fishing Tips
With all this wind we’ve been unable to go offshore so we headed to Hinchinbrook for a barra session. Hinchinbrook is an amazing barra fishery
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Coral Trout Bonanza for Peta’s Day Out.
August 12, 2021
Offshore fishing tips
We had a Coral Trout Bonanza off Mourilyan harbour while taking out our wonderful dog sitter Peta-Jane. Peta-Jane always looks after the house and sea
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Coral Trout goes ballistic and kicks Ryan’s butt.
August 5, 2021
Offshore fishing tips
As I reach down to grab him, this Coral trout goes ballistic when touched. You’ll never take me alive says he, and launches into violent
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Weather window for fishing
July 29, 2021
Offshore fishing tips
When a weather window for fishing during the trade winds opens up you’ve just got to take it! The trade-winds have been blowing here in
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Stick baits and jigs – fishing lure research and development
July 14, 2021
Gear, Tackle, Knots
Stick baits and jigs are one of my favorite forms of lure fishing. Because with stick baits you can manipulate the retrieve, the depth and
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Garlic Butter Trout Catch and Cook
June 17, 2021
Catch and Cook
Garlic butter trout is the subject of episode 2 of this catch and cook. Well, it’s actually more about the cooking. Since we covered the
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Fishing the Fitzroy for Barramundi
June 10, 2021
Barra Fishing Tips
Fishing the Fitzroy net free zones for Barramundi and King Threadfin is certainly a ton of fun! The addition of a net free zone in
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Installing the Livescope Transducer
June 3, 2021
Sounders / Fish Finders
In Episode 3 of our boat slipping saga, we fix more mistakes and install our new Livescope Transducer (LVS32). If you missed the first two
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Essential boat maintenance tasks
May 27, 2021
Boating tips
Episode 2 in our essential boat maintenance series kicks off with us hauling Mood Swings out. You can watch Episode 1 here. We arrived at
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Annual Boat Maintenance for Mood Swings
May 20, 2021
Boating tips
For those that follow us on social media, you’d know we pulled Mood Swings out for annual boat maintenance last week. Typically this involves a
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Smashed by Proserpine Dam Barramundi
May 6, 2021
Barra Fishing Tips
On our way back from Rockhampton last month we decided to try for some Proserpine Dam Barramundi. Prossie Dam is notorious for big barra and
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Smashed by King Threadfin in Rockhampton
April 29, 2021
King Threadfin
King Threadfin are one of the most underrated sportsfish in my opinion. They grow big and have a powerful thrusting tail that rips line off
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3 hour barra session on my new lures
September 2, 2021
Barra Fishing Tips
With all this wind we’ve been unable to go offshore so we headed to Hinchinbrook for a barra session. Hinchinbrook is an amazing barra fishery
Read More
Coral Trout Bonanza for Peta’s Day Out.
August 12, 2021
Offshore fishing tips
We had a Coral Trout Bonanza off Mourilyan harbour while taking out our wonderful dog sitter Peta-Jane. Peta-Jane always looks after the house and sea
Read More
Coral Trout goes ballistic and kicks Ryan’s butt.
August 5, 2021
Offshore fishing tips
As I reach down to grab him, this Coral trout goes ballistic when touched. You’ll never take me alive says he, and launches into violent
Read More
Weather window for fishing
July 29, 2021
Offshore fishing tips
When a weather window for fishing during the trade winds opens up you’ve just got to take it! The trade-winds have been blowing here in
Read More
Stick baits and jigs – fishing lure research and development
July 14, 2021
Gear, Tackle, Knots
Stick baits and jigs are one of my favorite forms of lure fishing. Because with stick baits you can manipulate the retrieve, the depth and
Read More
Garlic Butter Trout Catch and Cook
June 17, 2021
Catch and Cook
Garlic butter trout is the subject of episode 2 of this catch and cook. Well, it’s actually more about the cooking. Since we covered the
Read More
Fishing the Fitzroy for Barramundi
June 10, 2021
Barra Fishing Tips
Fishing the Fitzroy net free zones for Barramundi and King Threadfin is certainly a ton of fun! The addition of a net free zone in
Read More
Installing the Livescope Transducer
June 3, 2021
Sounders / Fish Finders
In Episode 3 of our boat slipping saga, we fix more mistakes and install our new Livescope Transducer (LVS32). If you missed the first two
Read More
Essential boat maintenance tasks
May 27, 2021
Boating tips
Episode 2 in our essential boat maintenance series kicks off with us hauling Mood Swings out. You can watch Episode 1 here. We arrived at
Read More
Annual Boat Maintenance for Mood Swings
May 20, 2021
Boating tips
For those that follow us on social media, you’d know we pulled Mood Swings out for annual boat maintenance last week. Typically this involves a
Read More
Smashed by Proserpine Dam Barramundi
May 6, 2021
Barra Fishing Tips
On our way back from Rockhampton last month we decided to try for some Proserpine Dam Barramundi. Prossie Dam is notorious for big barra and
Read More
Smashed by King Threadfin in Rockhampton
April 29, 2021
King Threadfin
King Threadfin are one of the most underrated sportsfish in my opinion. They grow big and have a powerful thrusting tail that rips line off
Read More
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FILTER BY CATEGORIES
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FIND POSTS USING TAGS
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Barra Fishing Charters
Barra Fishing Tips
Best Barra Lures
Boating Tips
Camping in Australia
Cape Flattery
Cast net
Catching BIG Barramundi
Catching Live bait Tips
Catching Reef fish
Competitions
Cooking fresh fish
Coral trout
CREB track
Crocodiles
Exploring Australia
Finding Fish | Marine Electronics
Fishing Action Videos
Fishing for health
Fishing knots
fishing lures
fishing offshore
fishing reel tips
Funny Fishing Memes
Golden Snapper or Fingermark
Great Barrier Reef
GT
How to catch Mackerel
King Threadfin
Large mouth nannygai
Learn More | Tips & Tackle
Levitator lures
News & Updates
online fishing courses
Outboard engine tips
Pillager lures
red emperor
Ryan Moody Fishing lures
Safety
Scaleblazer lures
slow pitch jigging
Snorkelling coral reefs
Tackle maintenance
TOPWATER FISHING
Wonky holes
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