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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.

Yellow zone alive with plate size coral trout.

Ep. 5: Alive with Coral Trout!

April 27, 2023 Offshore fishing tips

The yellow zone around Lizard Island was alive with coral trout! Possibly due in part to the immense green zone seeding adjacent areas.

One more cast… (too many)!

April 20, 2023 Travelling Australia

When leaving a hot fishing session, cries of “one more cast” abound. This time we had one more cast too many and got smashed by

Huge GT on a barra lure -RMF Scaleblazer fishing topwater

Catching HUGE GT fishing topwater on a barra lure!

April 13, 2023 Travelling Australia

Catching huge GT topwater is about the most fun you can have with your pants on. While heading north to Lizard Island, I’d been hanging

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

Cruising the Palm Islands – Storms at Fantome

February 16, 2023 Travelling Australia

Cruising the Palm Islands on our way to the Swain reefs, we encountered some serious storms. Mostly because travelling in a La Nina event was

Large mouth nannygai fishing offshore Cairns

Fishing wide offshore Cairns

January 5, 2023 Offshore fishing tips

Today the goal was red emperor fishing wide offshore Cairns. In about 65 metres of water. Of course, we chose heatwave conditions to head far

Testing our (heavier) RMF Pillager 36 gram stick bait lures

November 24, 2022 Gear, Tackle, Knots

Our RMF Pillager sinking stick bait lures in 24 grams has been dynamite on fish! But in periods of stronger current or areas a bit

Best Sunglasses for Fishing IMO

August 25, 2022 Gear, Tackle, Knots

The best sunglasses for fishing are not just to protect your eyes from harsh glare. They are also an effective tool for fishing in general;

Ryan’s BEST offshore fishing lures

June 23, 2022 Gear, Tackle, Knots

People often ask me what are the best offshore fishing lures to catch trophy fish while travelling or going on a fishing charter. As a

Fishing Inshore Cooktown continued…

April 28, 2022 Travelling Australia

Our trip fishing inshore Cooktown continues… But wait! This is Episode 2 and you can watch the first episode here. The goal for this trip

Michaelmas Cay and Wonky Hole Nannygai

April 7, 2022 Travelling Australia

Michaelmas Cay is a lovely little bird sanctuary 21 nautical miles north east of Cairns. It is one of the most important bird nesting colonies

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