Beach, Estuary

Reflecting on 20 years of fishing & Wonboyn Report

Like many anglers, my first taste of fishing was with the ‘old man’, my dad.   I still have very fond memories of catching slimy mackerel off the breakwall at Moruya Airport on the NSW south coast.  The locals weren’t impressed, for some reason”Slimies” were only considered good for one thing … bait.  Of course, not everyone agrees with that sentiment. …

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Fishing stories, Photos, Top End Adventures, Uncategorized

Spacky Placky

Not many plackys can hold up to the rigors of multiple hits from toothy critters, hence the ‘soft plastic’ title. Give a ‘squidgy’ a tradies favourite though – the old Dunlop Volley – and they certainly redeem themselves. I’d go as far to call this guy a hard, mean placky with shoe eating capabilities! This is the result of my usual unpacking routine…

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