Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2017 i Fishing World

NOW in its sixth year, the Fishing for the Future Program continues to grow, with this year’s one day Cops and Koori Kids Fishing Workshop held in late January hailed as the most successful yet. Children from the Jerrinja Aboriginal Community had the chance to wet a line during the school holidays at the special Department of Primary Industries (DPI) fishing workshop at Orient Point run in partnership with the Shoalhaven Local Area Command. Shoalhaven LAC Aboriginal Issues Officer, Chief Inspector Steve Johnson, said this year’s event was the best of all the local workshops and the first time it has been held directly on community land. “The kids were awesome and they caught lots of fish,” Johnson said. “We had around 25 participants and they scored some good catches.…

ANTI-SOCIAL behavior by some fishers on Sydney’s ferry wharves is seriously jeopardising future access for all fishers to these popular fishing spots. While most anglers fishing the wharves do so responsibly, a small minority continue to do the wrong thing. There has been a recent upsurge in public complaints about excessive noise late at night upsetting nearby residents as well as litter and anti-social behavior. In order to ensure continued angling access to these facilities it is vital all fishers do the right thing now, as failure to do so will likely result in continued loss of access.…

SKIRTED trolling lures have a long history. A lot of the earlier models were designed and refined in Hawaii, but long before then many coastal people had learned that dragging combinations of feathers, fibres and fish skins behind canoes and simple sailing boats attracted the attention of many oceanic fish. Lure fishing for marlin began in the 1940s and 1950s with simple straight running designs in what was predominately a dead bait fishery at the time. In the 1960s the Hawaiians took the game up a notch, with new designs such as the famous plungers that changed the blue marlin fishery in that area forever and spread worldwide. Joe Yee and Bart Miller are two famous lure makers of the period, and it has had a long and colourful history…

THE record hot weather over summer provided me with the ideal conditions to get out on the water and field test the newest clothing release from Samaki, its new Marlin Long Sleeve Shirt. Being of fair skin and prone to burning quickly, I’ve got a wardrobe chockers with long sleeve fishing shirts of various types and I’ve got to say that the Samaki Marlin Long Sleeve Shirt is the most comfortable fishing shirt I’ve ever worn. The UPF 50 Samaki FishDry fabric that the shirt is constructed from is a lightweight 100 per cent polyester material that keeps you incredibly cool, yet still breathes. This shirt will be the first thing I pack for any tropical barra or bonefishing trips in the future. The attention to detail in the superb…

COBIA boats are built in the US state of Florida. The brand is part of a larger company which produces a few other well-known flats and bay boats – Hewes, Maverick and Pathfinder. Together with Cobia, these brands have a reputation for producing some of the finest sport fishing boats money can buy. Up until recently I was only familiar with these brands from brief visits to the US and via international magazines and websites. Now, with the distribution of Cobia Boats into Australia, fishos down under have the option of another first class centre console option for offshore sport fishing. The idea of using a centre console for game fishing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. In the past, these open boats were reserved for tropical climates and calm waters…

FISHING has its share of fads, a short-lived craze which comes and goes. Swimbaits however I’d rate as a phenomenon, something I firmly believe in Australia is here to stay! Swimbaits have been used for targeting Aussie fish for many years now. It’s just the type that’s widely been used we usually don’t call swimbaits. Paddle or T-Tail fish-shaped soft plastics are a swimbait in American terms and are exactly what’s been donging the barra in north and flatties and jew in south. However, the generic “swimbait” term in our country usually extends to the moulded plastic, wooden or resin multi-segmented lures as opposed to larger soft plastics. I confess this has taken up a fair chunk of my fishing time, understanding the whole concept and trying to up my…

➀ ENVIRONMENT: SUPERTRAWLER COMING SOON? BY JOHN NEWBERY DAN Brown couldn’t have made this up but channel 9 might just be able to turn it into a mini-series. In 2013, after concerted efforts by conservationists, anglers, other commercial fishers and general members of the public the much-despised supertrawler Magiris left Australian waters after earlier being authorised by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) to catch a quota... ➁ FISH FACTS: FISH WELFARE - SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY! BY DR BEN DIGGLES THE fish welfare issue has finally hit mainstream media in this country following an emotive opinion piece by a “reformed” ex-recreational fisher in the West Australian newspaper. After Recfishwest replied with a letter to the editor attempting to set the record straight and introduce some facts into the debate...…

DENSE STORM STORM’S latest release under the Gomoku concept is the unique Gomoku Dense, a sinking minnow style hard bodied lure. The traditional slim minnow profile hard body has been a staple for light line lure fishos since the early days of the bream luring boom. But as has been evident over the last few years, the desires of anglers at the forefront of these techniques to fish a hard bodied lure deeper than ever before has seen the market weighing a hefty 6g for a 48mm lure, simply cast it out and allow it to hit the bottom, and then let the lure’s bib do all the work, bringing the lure to life and eliciting reactions from nearby predators. Available in six colours, the Storm Gomoku Dense looks to…

ABU GARCIA BLACK MAX SPINNING REEL ABU Garcia’s new Black Max spinning reel draws from the proven value and reliability synonymous with the Max name now in a spinning reel. Featuring the Rocket Line Management system, Abu Garcia says the Black Max spinning reel family will cast farther with less wind knots. In addition to the smooth four bearing system, the lightweight graphite frame and rotor delivers serious performance at a great price. Available in 20, 30, 40 and 60 sizes $69.95 RRP More info at abugarcia-fishing.com.au WIN PRIZES! As part of our New Product of the Month section, Berkley is offering a fantastic prize package. Simply email a photo of a fish you’ve caught on a Berkley Gulp! product (try and include pack in the photo) to…

IT’S no secret that New Zealand is one of the best trout fishing destinations in the world. NZ is known for its amazing gin-clear rivers, beautiful back-country and high abundance of good sized trout that will happily engulf a well presented fly or lure. If you don’t think that trout fishing could get any better than that - think again! Nestled in the middle of the South Island, there’s a hydro based canal system that not only powers the local power stations and provides a great location for salmon farms, it also boasts an amazing trophy trout fishery with fish consistently in excess of 20lbs. Some fish over 40lbs have even been taken! In fact, a recent need for maintenance saw Genesis Energy drain an 8km section of the canals,…

HOW many fishos, surfies, hikers, hunters, 4WDers and so on have wasted away valuable work hours scanning Google Earth satellite images in the search of the next hidden hot spot? I know I’m more than guilty of this! It can almost become an obsession, scrolling around and zooming in on these interactive satellite maps, forever wondering just what lurks in that difficult to access but amazing looking water secreted away in some long ignored corner of the countryside. There’s only so long a man can tease himself with these glimpses of promised lands until he can take it no more and just has to organise an exploratory visit to that hidden piece of water. This was the scenario that led myself and fellow light tackle luring nut, Jim Skouras to…

Each month we will select a Pic of the Month Major Prize Winner as well as FIVE other lucky winners for our Grin & Win section. Pic of the Month winners receive ALL of the great prizes you see here, while Grin & Win kids will each receive a cool Shimano cap and Squidgy DVD (right)! E-mail your entry and contact details to: pictures@fisho.com.au or post it to: Shimano Pic of the Month, Fishing World, GPO Box 606 Sydney NSW, 2001 Please include your name and age and details of your catch. Send a stamped, self addressed envelope if you want your photo back! Good luck! Visit the Shimano Junior Anglers’ website at www.shimanofish.com.au KIDS! Send us a digital photo or print of your catch and you could be…

“I was out in in the other day and my mate couldn’t believe it. There’s no other 17 footer that could do that.” How did the idea of this boat come about? It’s the first of its kind with a centre console, right? I’ve always owned a Devil and lately 90 per cent of my fishing has been casting. A cuddy gets in the way a bit and I wanted a casting deck and electric motor. I like casting from an elevated position and if I want to chase a king or jew I use the electric for anchoring. I have the 620 Sea Devil as well, so this boat has a different purpose. I use it for a lot of short trips; afternoon fishing after work or if…

THE CSIRO issued a plea during the summer holidays for people to stop discarding rubbish in places where it can end up in waterways. It noted that 8.4 million tonnes of rubbish end up in the world’s oceans each year. In Australia, there are about six items of plastic on our coastline for every person, with the worst hotspots being between Brisbane and Melbourne, the western coast of Tasmania and the southern part of Western Australia. Seabirds and sea turtles are significantly affected by eating discarded plastic, and while 40 per cent of litter found during clean-up activities is made up of beverage containers, discarded fishing equipment is also common. Take those bait packets, bottles, tackle wrappings and line off-cuts to the nearest bin or home with you.…

THE obvious first effect of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s decision to suspend the importation of green prawns after an outbreak of white spot disease in Queensland is an increase in the cost of prawns for both human consumption and bait. For some years, non-fishos have been bemused by messages on packets of green prawns stating “For human consumption only: do not use as bait.” That’s because the white spot virus, harmless to humans, is not killed by freezing and can infect both fish farms and waterways if it gets released accidentally through the use of infected green prawns as bait. Cooked prawns aren’t banned as cooking kills the virus. About $50 million worth of green prawns are imported annually and predictably Aussie seafood importers are upset by the ban,…

THE urbanisation of South East Queensland is proceeding at high speed. The rapid increase in population is predicted to continue, driving the need for housing and services. If you believe some observers, by the end of this century the coastal strip from Tweed to Noosa will be a string of densely-populated cities. This growth will consume much of the remaining farming and natural land and potentially adjacent wetlands. It’s conceivable that the islands that form the maze that is the southern bay and Broadwater areas, which includes Jumpinpin, will be targeted. As an angler, it is hard not to feel concerned about this. Strangely it’s our ongoing love affair with waterfront living that has provided an upside for fishos. This area has quite a few rivers draining the narrow coastal…

THE Mohawk is the latest edition to the already extensive Australian made Lively Lures range. I’ve been using the Mohawk for a few months now, mostly for wild river and impoundment bass in NSW. For being only 60mm long, the Mohawk is quite a chunky lure and has a fairly big profile when it’s swimming. The deep diving bib and tough construction of the Mohawk has proved to be very effective on my trips upstream fishing deep, river stone and boulder lined pools. With a quick few winds it will be well under a meter of water, diving quite rapidly with a tight action and levelling out at about 3.5m. The Mohawk is also quite buoyant which helps working it over boulders and also de-snagging when occasionally pinning some timber.…

THE "just-left-the-showroom" condition of my boat has seen me cop a bit of flack from mates. “You spend more time polishing it than you do fishing from it!” was one of the most common comments… until they saw the boat completely washed down with Salt-Away – in about 30 mins – after a long day offshore. As the product’s name suggests, Salt-Away is a maintenance product that quickly and easily removes salt from various surfaces. The label on the bottle claims it’s non-toxic, non-hazardous and biodegradable. What it’s made from I don’t really know, and it doesn’t really matter… it just works. As a salt-removing treatment / boat wash, this highly-concentrated product must be diluted to a ratio of around 512:1, which is achieved by using the Salt-Away auto-mixing unit.…

YOUR new game fishing trailer boat is parked in the driveway. Now it’s time to find a couple of willing deck hands, pick your weather window and hit the water. That sounds simple enough for some, but the prospect of driving offshore can be daunting for the inexperienced boatie. Unlike learning to drive a car, there’s no testing or qualification needed to take a boat to sea. You either learn by making mistakes or ask enough questions and take tips from others with more experience. Mistakes can be costly, so below are some essential tips for handling your boat offshore. Most people would feel confident taking on a trip to the outer reefs or continental shelf on a calm day, however when it turns nasty it pays to understand some…