29 Jun , 2021
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A fascinating new product is aimed at helping solve the ongoing shark problem WA anglers face. Anyone who has seriously fished offshore north of Perth in recent years would be aware of the whaler p...
12 May , 2021
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A proven West Aussie performer, the latest innovative build from Fury Custom Boats has taken on an international flavour both in design and name as BARRY WISEMAN reports. Shortly before Covid-19 tu...
03 May , 2021
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Ever since my parents seriously considered a move to the Cocos Keeling Islands for work 35 years ago I’ve always wanted to fish at the remote Australian territory. So when Denmark’s Tony Rechichi l...
20 Mar , 2021
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The draft marine park management plan for the Buccaneer Archipelago and Dampier Peninsula was rather stealthily released by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) just ...
13 Mar , 2021
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The lockdown in some regions of WA was an untimely disruption for the lives of many people and that included metro boat fishers who were itching to head out and get amongst the metro run of Spanish...
06 Mar , 2021
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A new fishing competition aimed at sparking increased interest in chasing broadbill swordfish in WA launches next month. On the other side of the country broadbill swordfish are a very popular targ...
20 Dec , 2020
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Several of the latest Surtees boats are heading west from the Land of the Long White Cloud and BARRY WISEMAN looks at a centre console that has been built with the serious fisher in mind. Perth's C...
16 Dec , 2020
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I am not very technically minded when it comes to fishing gear. I love new gear, but when it comes to the ins and outs of the technologies that make them up or the technical jargon that companies u...
13 Dec , 2020
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Westerberg Aluminium Boats is one of Western Australia's founding plate aluminium boat builders and what you see is what you get - and that's just fine for Grant Gray of Waroona, as BARRY WISEMAN r...
18 Mar , 2020
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Leading marine electronics manufacturer Lowrance believes its new Hook Reveal units will make fishing easier than ever. Following on from the success of its similarly budget-friendly Hook2 units, t...
