Tag: Boating Tips

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Lizard Island to Cairns – Cruising the Queensland coast

September 28, 2023 Travelling Australia

In this episode, we cruise the Queensland Coast from Lizard Island to Cairns. After 3 months or so on the boat during our Northern Safari, ...

Golden Snapper Fishing Challenge

July 27, 2023 Sounders / Fish Finders

With no fish left in the freezer, we set Ryan a Golden Snapper fishing challenge! He was pretty confident, claiming he could get one in ...

Boat skipper looking at weather app in boat

How to find a good anchorage when bad weather is on the way!

June 29, 2023 Offshore fishing tips

Finding a good anchorage, protected from upcoming weather and a substrate in which the anchor will hold - is imperative. Read this how to...

Ep 12 – Living on a boat during our Northern Safari

June 22, 2023 Boating tips

We spend 3-6 months a year living on a boat filming our YouTube and Online Fishing Courses. People ask "What's it like?" We eat alot ...

Ep. 8 Hectic fishing session during relentless bad weather

May 18, 2023 Offshore fishing tips

Hectic fishing session during relentless bad weather! Double hookups, waves crashing over the deck and Karen driving.

Fishing beside the green zone and looking for structure.

Ep. 6 Fishing beside the green zone

May 4, 2023 Sounders / Fish Finders

Trapped by the monsoon in Watsons Bay (Lizard Island), our only option was fishing beside the green zone. In an attempt to catch lunch, we ...

Fishing Cairns to Cooktown

April 6, 2023 Finding Wonky Holes

We are finally heading north and fishing Cairns to Cooktown on the way! After leaving Cairns and steaming through the night (to about 2am), we ...

Exhausted after fixing the boat bad luck

Boat bad luck be gone as we head north!

March 30, 2023 Boating tips

Desperate times call for desperate measures as we try and get rid of our boat bad luck! Karen does a smoking ceremony and buys a ...

Fishing off Cairns during Mood Swings repair

March 23, 2023 Offshore fishing tips

While the split water tank repair continues on Mood Swings, we decided to amuse ourselves fishing off Cairns. The tank repair was quite problematic (as ...