No. The training is pre-recorded and completely self-paced.

There are no live session times and no deadlines. You can start as soon as you enrol and work through the modules at your own speed.

You’ll also receive 12 months access to the private student Facebook group, where you can ask questions and learn alongside others working through the same structured framework.

Lifetime access to the course content is included.

You can watch it as many times as you like.

Offshore Opportunities is a comprehensive system, not a one-and-done video. Most students benefit from watching it through once to understand the full framework, then going back and focusing on specific areas as their skills improve.

You’ll pick up new details each time you revisit it.

As the saying goes, the man who chases two rabbits catches none. We recommend one complete run-through first, then using the workbook to decide where to focus next.

There is no expiry on the course content, so you can return to it before trips or whenever conditions change.

If you can watch YouTube, you can manage this.

The course is hosted inside a secure membership site and works on computer, tablet or phone. You simply log in and press play.

Everything is laid out clearly and in order, so you’re not clicking around trying to figure out where to start.

And if you do run into any issues, our tech support team is on hand during business hours to help you get sorted quickly.

We’ve had thousands of students complete our courses over the past 10 years — many of whom weren’t “tech people” either.

You’ll be fine.

If you are new to offshore fishing but serious about improving, yes.

This is not a boating course. It assumes you can operate your vessel safely offshore. What we focus on is how to think, plan and make better fishing decisions once you are there.

The first two modules are designed to get everyone up to speed. For newer anglers, they build a solid foundation. For more experienced fishos, they often serve as useful revision and help tighten up gaps in their approach.

Many beginners actually progress quickly because they learn the right framework from the start instead of developing habits that need fixing later.

You will also have access to the private student study group for 12 months. That is where beginners can ask questions, share screenshots, and learn from Ryan and experienced anglers who are applying the same system.

If you are willing to study and apply what is taught, you will be building your offshore fishing the right way from day one.

If you have been fishing offshore for years and catch good fish, that is great.

But there is a big difference between catching fish and fully understanding the patterns.

Most experienced anglers have solid days, but struggle with repeatability. When the run changes, the current pushes harder than expected, or the sharks move in, confidence drops and decision-making becomes reactive.

That is where a structured system makes the difference.

As a fishing guide for well over 3 decades, Ryan’s had thousands of trips. Thousands of fish. Watching patterns repeat across tides, moons, seasons and pressure.

That volume of exposure builds a level of pattern recognition most anglers simply have not had the opportunity to develop.

One of the most common pieces of feedback we receive from experienced students is this:

“I cannot believe how many fish I have been driving over.”

Or: “I did not realise how much I did not know.”

Offshore Opportunities is not about teaching you how to catch your first red. It is about tightening your thinking, sharpening your decision-making, and helping you consistently land on the better class of fish.

The difference is subtle. The results are not.

No. They serve different purposes.

Sounder Skills 2 focuses on setting up and tuning your electronics properly, understanding frequencies, beam angles and learning how to interpret what you’re seeing on the screen.

Offshore Opportunities focuses on where to start looking in the first place.

It’s about identifying high-probability areas using charts, geology, current and habitat — then using your sounder to assess them properly.

There is an offshore sounder section inside Offshore Opportunities to help students get up to speed, even if they haven’t completed Sounder Skills 2.

But the emphasis here is strategy and location planning, not deep electronics setup.

If Sounder Skills 2 helps you read the screen better, Offshore Opportunities helps you decide where to point the boat.

They complement each other well, but Offshore Opportunities stands alone as a complete offshore framework.

No. Each course focuses on different zones and levels of specialisation.

Catching Coral Trout focuses on coral reef systems and the specific habitat patterns that hold coral trout and other reef species. It’s a reef fishing strategy built around coral structure and trout behaviour.

Wonky Holes is a specialist course. It focuses on locating and fishing underwater spring systems and the specific habitat patterns that consistently hold large mouth nannygai. It’s very targeted.

Finding Fingermark is the nearshore equivalent of Offshore Opportunities. It focuses on structure and habitat in shallower, closer-in areas where fingermark and similar species live.

Offshore Opportunities sits further out inside the continental shelf. It covers the broader offshore paddock — ledges, rubble pads, riverbeds, shoals, isolates and foraging areas — and targets a range of quality demersals including nannygai, red emperor, pink snapper, pearl perch and more.

There is some species overlap. For example, you might catch nannygai or snapper using principles from multiple courses.

But the difference is in the habitat focus and level of specialisation.

• Catching Coral Trout focuses on coral reef systems
• Wonky Holes is highly specific to offshore spring systems
• Finding Fingermark is a nearshore structure strategy
• Offshore Opportunities is comprehensive offshore planning across multiple habitat types

Many of our students go on to complete more than one course as their confidence grows and they decide to specialise further. They often tell us the frameworks complement each other and help them see the bigger picture.

You don’t need them all to succeed.

But they are designed to build on each other.

If you are targeting offshore demersal species that relate to structure and current, then yes.

While the course footage is filmed in Australian waters, the framework was designed to work worldwide.

Fish fill ecological niches. The names change from region to region, but their habits are remarkably similar. Red emperors in Queensland, snapper in southern states, groupers and snapper in Florida, they all relate to structure, current and feeding zones in predictable ways.

We have students in over 80 countries, and one of the most common pieces of feedback from anglers outside North Queensland is that they were surprised how well the principles translated to their own waters.

The key is to look for the similarities, not the differences.

Offshore Opportunities is built around habitat, current flow, positioning and assessment – not postcode.

If your target species live on offshore structure and respond to run and bait movement, the framework applies.

No.

A modern 3-in-1 transducer (2D, Down Imaging and Side Imaging) will give you more detail and make searching easier. Down Imaging in the 455–800 kHz range and Side Imaging in the 455–260 kHz range are very useful offshore. Relief shading and quality bathymetric charts also make pre-trip planning far more efficient.

But you do not need top-end gear to benefit from this course.

Ryan was catching quality offshore fish 30 years ago with electronics that would be considered very basic by today’s standards. The difference wasn’t the technology. It was understanding habitat, current and positioning.

Inside Offshore Opportunities we go deep into sonar and assessment methods. You’ll learn the differences between 2D, Down Imaging and Side Imaging, how frequencies affect what you see, how to get the most out of what you have — and just as importantly, the limitations of each mode so you don’t get misled.

Better gear can help.

But how you use it matters far more.

No.

Spot Lock makes boat positioning easier, but it is not essential.

The course covers positioning whether you use an electric motor or traditional anchoring methods.

The core content runs for approximately 7 hours in total.

That’s about one hour a night for a week.

If you’re serious about improving your offshore results, that’s a small investment compared to the time and fuel spent on unproductive trips.

There’s no fluff or filler. Every lesson is practical and structured. The workbook keeps you focused so you’re not jumping around.

You can complete it in a focused week or spread it over a few weekends. And with lifetime access, you can revisit sections before trips whenever you need to.

The two biggest hesitations we see are time and cost — especially from anglers who already catch a few good fish.

The most common comment afterwards?

“I wish I’d done this years ago.”

Seven hours now can change the way you fish for years.

Many students see improvements quickly — especially anglers who already have time on the water.

When the framework “joins the dots,” experienced fishos often hit the ground running because they suddenly understand why certain spots worked and why others didn’t.

That said, this is fishing, not magic.

The results come from applying the system consistently. If you study the material and adjust your planning, positioning and assessment methods, your results should improve — often noticeably.

Some anglers see immediate gains. For others, it builds steadily as the habits settle in.

The key is implementation.

The framework works. You just need to work the framework.

Because it is not a weekend seminar or a handful of tips.

Offshore Opportunities represents over 30 years of full-time offshore guiding experience, filmed over an entire year in varied conditions and structured into a clear, repeatable framework.

You are not paying for information you could piece together on YouTube. You are investing in pattern recognition built across thousands of trips, condensed into a system you can apply anywhere.

We have been teaching online for over 10 years with more than 30,000 students worldwide. The structure works. The teaching method works. The results speak for themselves.

Most offshore anglers have invested $50,000+ in boats, fuel and electronics. This course helps you maximise that investment for the next decade of fishing.

The $899 introductory rate is available for this launch only.

It is not a sale and it will not be repeated.

After the deadline, Offshore Opportunities returns permanently to $1299.

We have followed this same approach with previous flagship courses, and once the introductory rate ends, it does not come back.

If you have been considering it, this is the best opportunity you will have to secure it at this price.

Yes.

If you work through the course, apply the framework and feel it has not added value to your offshore fishing, contact us within 30 days and we will make it right.

We stand behind what we teach.