Rapala Breaking News Archive

  • Team Okuma Lauch Full Assault at Port Stephens – by Anthony Raco

    Team Okuma Lauch Full Assault at Port Stephens – by Anthony Raco

    The Band of Brothers crew has had a great start to the 2012 Marlin season. Our crew has been getting in on the action from as far south as Jervis Bay, right up to Port Stephens in the North.

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  • Port Phillip Bay Snapper in January – by Rob Paxevanos

    Port Phillip Bay Snapper in January – by Rob Paxevanos

    Spring is one of the easiest times to catch snapper in Port Philip Bay, but summer is very productive as well, and better still the whole family can join in the fun while on holiday.

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  • SUMMER BASSIN – by Rob Paxevanos

    SUMMER BASSIN – by Rob Paxevanos

    Warm balmy days; cicadas singing in the air; escaping the busy boat ramps and heading up into the hills to with a good mate to catch the majestic Aussie bass… Does it get any better?

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  • Giant Shallow Water Kingfish – by Lubin Pfeiffer

    Giant Shallow Water Kingfish – by Lubin Pfeiffer

    Quite a few large kingfish had been patrolling the northern Spencer Gulf in recent weeks, so I thought it would be a great chance to get out and have a shot. The sea was like glass as the boat glided off the trailer and into the water; a short journey down the coast to the live bait grounds followed while the day grew hotter.

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  • FISH’N’TIP, Gearing up for monster trout – by Rob Paxevanos

    FISH’N’TIP, Gearing up for monster trout – by Rob Paxevanos

    I recently returned from my biggest Fishing Australia monster trout hunt yet - a carefully planned stealth mission deep into the remote South West Wilderness of Tasmania amongst beautiful but unforgiving country where getting lost, injured or bitten by the large tiger snakes hanging in the trees were all a strong possibility.

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  • SA Night Snapper – by Lubin Pfeiffer

    SA Night Snapper – by Lubin Pfeiffer

    After the opening of our snapper season the wind had prevented any outing for almost a couple weeks now, and the next mission was almost canned as we made it out of the mangrove channel in to a rather large and lumpy sea.

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  • Rippin’ Rap Callop – by Lubin Pfeiffer

    Rippin’ Rap Callop – by Lubin Pfeiffer

    The lower Murray has been having a great run of Callop (Golden Perch) for the last couple of months. With the added hot weather we’ve been having they are really active now and have been nailing Rapala Rippin’ Raps with gusto.

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  • Late Spring Goldens – by Scott Gray

    Late Spring Goldens – by Scott Gray

    With late spring and early summer being the prime time to head out on the lakes after golden perch, I took my annual trip up to Lake Eildon in Northeast Victoria.

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  • Fishing Australia Overhead Combo – by Rob Paxevanos

    Fishing Australia Overhead Combo – by Rob Paxevanos

    In addition to the wide range of Fishing Australia Threadline outfits (bream, flathead, trout, golden perch, snapper, estuary, bay, beach, etc) Okuma have released a Fishing Australia Overhead Outfit to more tackle stores in the region that is perfect for most reef and game fishing scenarios.

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  • Noel Shelton Memorial Bass Catch – by Gregg Flett

    Noel Shelton Memorial Bass Catch – by Gregg Flett

    Over the weekend of the 19th/20th November, the Inaugural Noel Shelton Memorial Bass Catch hosted by the Clarencetown Fishing Club was held on the Williams River, Clarencetown. The weather gods handed out two 30+ degree days with 82 seniors and 24 kids from 3-16 years of age turning up to try their luck at winning the title/trophy.

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