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May 12, 2015 •
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Views: 5807
Introduction We love fishing for Australian natives. Casting hardbodies, lipless cranks and spinnerbaits for Murray cod and Yellowbelly. So we decided to put some of the Assassin spinnerbaits that we use through their paces in this lure review. Spinnerbaits
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May 10, 2015 •
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Views: 6821
Introduction With a huge range of Wading boots on the market these days from numerous different brands, it is definitely a tough decision narrowing down exactly which model of boot to spend your hard earned cash on, and then hope they will do exactly what you
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April 22, 2015 •
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Views: 3163
In Depth Angler take you on an adventure to one of their special places. A hidden Stream where small trout abound and the scenery is stunning. A place where all you can hear is the water over the rocks and the birds in the trees. With a good sense of
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April 8, 2015 •
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Views: 9172
One of the best and most effective ways to target bream with lures is on the flats. By flats I mean any piece of water that’s bottom is generally flat or very slight gradient, but is generally 1m deep or less and covers a fair area. Flats can potentially go
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March 30, 2015 •
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Round 2 of the 2015 Vic bream series was held at Metung in the Gippsland lakes. Last year we were restricted to the major rivers due to bad weather but in stark contrast this year we had amazing weather, light winds and plenty of sunshine. While the nice
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March 27, 2015 •
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Views: 18680
One thing I found out when looking for a new pair of fishing sunglasses was that I didn’t know much about lens colour and how it can best be tailored to the type of fishing I do. So here is a summary of what I found and how it can help you if you are
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February 20, 2015 •
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Views: 14797
We take a look at one of Daiwa’s latest low profile baitcaster offerings, the Tatula. A mid range baitcaster that has a stack of features for its price range, performs well on the water, and is silky smooth. SPECIFICATIONS Model Tatula 100H
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February 6, 2015 •
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Views: 6531
In need of a heavier all round spin rod I decided to check out Daiwa’s Generation Black – Trauma Centre. This Red veneered model has the same great quality and affordable price of the numerous other generation black series rods, and looks to be my
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January 29, 2015 •
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Views: 18766
Remember that in Victoria, NSW and TAS we have closed season for all trout species every year. Put these dates in your diary so you don’t forget. The closed fishing season for trout (and other salmonids) for 2015 : VICTORIA – from midnight on
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January 21, 2015 •
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To scent or not to scent, that is the question! Most anglers seem to have an opinion on the effectiveness of using scent on fishing lures. Some people think scent is a gimmick, that it’s more inclined to catch the fisherman in the store as opposed to
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December 31, 2014 •
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Views: 15532
Daiwa’s generation black series of fishing rods offer great quality at such an affordable price, so lets have a look at my dedicated lightweight plastics rod, the Drunknmonkey 6101ULFS, by far my favourite lightweight plastics rod. Specifications Model
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December 14, 2014 •
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Views: 3842
The 2014 vic bream classic grand final was held down at the amazing mallacoota inlet in far eastern Victoria. Generally a bream fishermans paradise, the Mallacoota system can give anglers some of the best bream fishing they will ever come across, but for the
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October 27, 2014 •
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In Depth Angler had a successful trip up to our favourite natives fishery Lake Eildon, chasing our first Victorian yellowbelly for the 2014/15 season. The fish were quite active up to about 10.30am when they slowed down. We managed to get a little bit of
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October 17, 2014 •
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The 5th and final round of the 2014 Vic Bream Classics was held at Warnambool on the Hopkins River over the weekend. Such a small system can make fishing with 50 teams quite interesting and is a system known for its tough conditions and shy fish. This weekend
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October 13, 2014 •
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Views: 7200
I think everyone has experienced a bit of annoying time wasting at boat ramps before, and we all wished that there was a pamphlet given out to new boat owners on what to do and not to do when launching and retrieving your boat. Boat ramps can be a highly
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October 1, 2014 •
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Views: 15984
One of Australians favourite spinning reels, the Daiwa TD Sol II has been redesigned with some of Daiwa’s ground breaking technology to create an even better version of this mid range workhorse reel. SPECIFICATIONS Line Capacity 3lb/140m, 4lb/100m
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September 26, 2014 •
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Views: 13572
A 100% Tasmanian owned company is providing us fishermen with a great little creature bait which has been tried and tested on their local population of trout and is now expanding onto the mainland. Strike Tiger 1″ Nymph Specifications Type
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September 4, 2014 •
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Views: 3490
We recently had a bit of a muck around with a mate’s drone while on the water fishing. We used this as a bit of a test to see what sort of results and shots we will be able to get for some of our future fishing videos. Check it out!
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August 20, 2014 •
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Views: 7468
Part 2 of our Lure Fishing Basics article will cover lures, retrieves and locations. We are not going to go into huge amounts of details in this article, but hopefully just enough to give you some pointers and help direct you in the right direction to catch
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July 29, 2014 •
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I’ve always been interested in Trout behavior and why two trips to the same location can sometimes give such different results. So after recently fishing in one of Victoria’s western lakes which had a very cold water temp of around 8 degrees, I wanted to
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July 21, 2014 •
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GEAR If you are just getting into lure fishing, here are some basics that will help point you in the right direction of landing your first fish with lures. We are going to break this article up into 2 parts, with the first section being on lure fising gear.
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July 10, 2014 •
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Views: 6911
In Depth Angler is proud to share our latest video project with you. En Route To Adventure – Part 2 Snowy Mountains Trout. The En Route to Adventure series aims to take you on a visual journey, chasing Australia’s favorite species in some of our
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July 1, 2014 •
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These days there are thousands of different lures on the market to target bream. Lure fishing for bream has taken off in a big way over the past 10 years, and where we as anglers used to only have a handful of brands from overseas companies that could be
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June 23, 2014 •
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Views: 20381
In my opinion a 2-4kg rod is the perfect fishing all rounder. Its light enough to target smaller species that inhabit our southern estuary and freshwater reaches like bream, flathead, trout and redfin, yet still has the power needed for when those larger
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June 19, 2014 •
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Pre-fish day for round 4 of the Vic Bream classic dawned and we hit the water in beautiful winter conditions – still, crisp and with a great sunrise. We were here to fish the Glenelg river in far western Victoria for the next 3 days. Pre-fish saw us
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June 9, 2014 •
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Well what an experience this trip was. I had heard a lot about fishing the Eucumbene River at this time of year, but was not really sure what to expect. Leading up to the trip, pictures of big pre-spawn trout being caught from the Eucumbene area could be seen
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May 27, 2014 •
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Views: 6049
In Depth Angler headed back up into the Victorian high country to visit one of their favourite rivers, and to chase brown trout on lures. We packed the cameras and thought we would shoot a short video to give you a good look into how amazing the fishing and
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May 22, 2014 •
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Views: 11611
Ok guys, there are literally hundreds of different fishing knots out there, most of which work just as well as each other. The trick with fishing knots is to get comfortable and competent with handful of them, so when you get out on the water, your can
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May 13, 2014 •
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Views: 3664
Recently we have once again been invigorated with our trout stream fishing and have been bitten by the exploring bug. There is definitely something special and exciting about heading to a new trout water, that anticipation on the drive in, the hike through
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May 9, 2014 •
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Round 3 of the VIC Bream Classic was held down at the beautiful Gippsland lakes this year. This round ended up having a format we had never seen before due to the impending high winds and bad weather. The venue of Gippsland Lakes is a huge area and has the
