Plumbing the depths

Roderick Walmsley | March 11

A rod loaded up and rigged in a Cannon manual downrigger. This model is mounted on a swivel base that slots into the boat’s rod holder. It’s portable and easy to use on the boat of your choice.

Around 7am we pulled up on a popular reef off the Gold Coast. We were keen to try for a Spanish mackerel so had forgone the early morning bite period to try to catch some live bait that we intended to troll slowly.

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Plumbing the depths
Roderick Walmsley March 11
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Surviving the snags
Roderick Walmsley March 09
Live-baiting LBG longtails
Darren Borg June 08
Toonumbar’s hidden treasures
Roderick Walmsley January 08
Towadi – a tantalising topwater treat
Roderick Walmsley July 06

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Jigging: A sporting chance

Roderick Walmsley | December 09

Rods and reels continue to evolve and the boys in the back room are constantly coming up with upgraded models of reels which feature more and more cranking power.

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Surviving the snags

Roderick Walmsley | March 09

The little hardbody lure sailed a little too far through the air and landed tight against the branch protruding from the bank, the wrong side of the tree. The bass hit the lure before my mate even turned the handle.

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Live-baiting LBG longtails

Darren Borg | June 08

With so many fishos now using lures to target their fish, the art of bait fishing, especially with live bait, is often neglected.

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Toonumbar’s hidden treasures

Roderick Walmsley | January 08

Hidden in the hills behind the little town of Kyogle is a little gem of a waterway called Toonumbar Dam. It was built in 1972 across Iron Pot Creek, in the headwaters of the Richmond River catchment, and holds about 11,000 megalitres when full.

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Towadi – a tantalising topwater treat

Roderick Walmsley | July 06

The small surface lure landed tight up against the rock wall. I let it sit for a few seconds and then started a walk-the-dog retrieve which got the lure swaying enticingly from side to side.

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