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Giving your lures a tune up
• by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling Just like a car or a guitar, lures do their best work when they’re in tune and on song. It’s possible for almost any style of lure to go […]
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Back to Basics: Stayin’ alive!
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • A few very basic steps can not only improve your enjoyment of summertime fishing, but also dramatically reduce the likelihood of injury from accidents and mishaps. The summer ‘silly season,’ […]
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Back to Basics: Find the bait, find the fish!
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • It makes sense: find the food that predatory fish like to eat and those hunters shouldn’t be too far away! If you hang around other anglers long enough, you’re sure […]
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Back to Basics: Offshore trolling for dummies
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • Trolling lures in offshore waters doesn’t have to be a matter of ‘drag it and hope.’ A few simple tricks can dramatically improve your strike rate, wherever you fish and […]
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Back to Basics: Left verses right
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • It’s an argument almost as old as fishing itself: which hand should you crank your reel with? You might never have realised it, but almost every spinning reel or ‘eggbeater’ […]
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Back to Basics: Don’t be a fool with fuel
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • Too many people take the safety aspects involved with handling boat fuel for granted… potentially at their peril! I don’t mind admitting that I’m quietly terrified of petrol, especially in […]
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Back to Basics: Which is the ‘lecky for you?
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • Last month we looked at the benefits of using an electric motor. Now it’s time to examine the choices on offer and decide which make, model and configuration might best […]
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Back to Basics: Working with water temperature
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • Water temperature can be a key factor that dictates where fish will be found and what ‘mood’ or activity level they’re likely to display. In other words, how ‘catch-able’ they […]
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Back to Basics: Beating the baitcaster blues
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • Mastering modern overhead reels isn’t so difficult, if you follow a few basic steps. Last century, when I was much younger, casting overhead reels was a challenge and proficiency with […]
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Back to Basics: Putting on a puppet show
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • It turns out that successful lure fishing and puppetry have a great deal in common! Winter is finally behind us and, with it, the bulk of the ‘show’ season. Boat […]
