NZ Is Officially Going Off!

August 27th, 2010 | By Mark Armistead

New Zealand Kingfish Surface PoppingThe fishing is getting better as every week goes by over in NZ, with fat, well conditioned kingfish getting ready to spawn that are hitting both jigs & surface lures with aggression. Check out skipper Mark Armistead’s latest trip report and pics from a recent charter.

Tight Line Volume 3 Out Now

August 26th, 2010 | By Rowan Stanek

Online Sport Fishing Magazine - Tight LineThe latest issue of Fishead’s free online magazine ‘Tight Line’ has just been released. Volume 3 features a bunch of great articles covering everything from sneak peaks at next year’s tackle to line-burning inshore trevally, check it out here…

Poling For Tuna Is So Much Fun!

August 25th, 2010 | By Rowan Stanek

Yellowfin Tuna Poling VidThis video just goes to show that you don’t need to be fishing from a Pompanette game chair on the back of your custom Spencer game boat to catch a quality gamefish. Watch as these guys muscle a 120kg+ YFT into the boat in under 30 seconds!

New Caledonia Winter GTs!

August 24th, 2010 | By Rowan Stanek

New Caledonia GT PoppingItalian angler Alessandro Di Rito and is partner recently stayed at Nekweta lodge for 5 days, fitting in a few sessions on the lagoon between kitesurfing. His best GT for the trip was 43kg, but he’s sure he dropped a couple over the magic 50kg mark…

New Saltiga Is On The Way!

August 23rd, 2010 | By Rowan Stanek

Daiwa Saltiga 2010Sporting some sharp cosmetic upgrades, the new 2010 Saltiga looks to be a solid evolution of Daiwa’s flagship heavy duty saltwater spinning reels. With a bit of extra bling and a swag of impressive features, these reels will be on a few anglers’ wish lists for Christmas!

Vanuatu Sportfishing Variety!

August 20th, 2010 | By Rowan Stanek

Vanuatu Vertical Jigging & Surface PoppingSoon Young recently headed back over to Vanuatu for his second sport fishing adventure, fishing with skipper Andrea Traverso. During the trip he split his time between surface popping and vertical jigging, with a number of different species caught using both techniques.

Australia’s Fishing Future?

August 19th, 2010 | By Ocean Blue

Federal Election to decide Australia's recreational fishing futureSaturday’s Federal Election has the potential to determine the future of recreational and commercial fishing in Australia. Make sure you’re informed before you drop your ballot paper in the box this weekend, and consider how your vote could affect our right to fish!

28kg Kingfish Off The Surface!

August 18th, 2010 | By Mark Armistead

Topwater NZ Kingfish The topwater action in New Zealand has really started to fire; stickbaits have proven to be a better option than jigging during the last few sessions, with anglers taking advantage of the kingies’ aggressive surface bite and putting some serious bends in their casting rods.

Rompin News – 39 Sails & Plenty More!

August 12th, 2010 | By Ocean Blue

Rompin NewsAngler Greg Williams and 4 work mates got away for a great fishing trip to Kuala Rompin over the first week in August. They looked past their local options including barramundi fishing Kakadu for the trip up to the regions sailfish capital, Kuala Rompin Malaysia!