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Giving your lures a tune up

January 19, 2021 Fishing Monthly Comments Off on 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!

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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!

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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?

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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

November 20, 2017 Fishing Monthly 0

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 […]

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Jeanneau Merry Fisher Marlin 605 and 695

January 18, 2021 Comments Off on Jeanneau Merry Fisher Marlin 605 and 695

by Steve Morgan •We love head-to-head boat tests at Fishing Monthly and we’ve done several over the years. Combine this with the fact that none of us have been out in a European-built Jeanneau trailerboat […]

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Stessl Funseeker Bowrider 6.3 with Yamaha F200

January 18, 2021 Comments Off on Stessl Funseeker Bowrider 6.3 with Yamaha F200

by Steve Morgan •You might think that boat companies just take a fishing boat hull, whack a bowrider deck on the top, and presto an instant bowrider! That’s exactly what Gold Coast boat builder, Stessl […]

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Horizon 525 SunRunner with Mercury 115hp ProXS

January 18, 2021 Comments Off on Horizon 525 SunRunner with Mercury 115hp ProXS

by Steve Morgan •At Fishing Monthly, we like getting the first look at new ranges of boats. Horizon Plate is a new line-up from Horizon Aluminium Boats, sister brand to Stessl, which is built in […]

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