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Archive - May 2017

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Gold Coast, winter blues and stripes

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Surfers Paradise SGFC held their social “Winter Blues” day over the weekend for a mixed bag. 6 boats competed resulting in 19 strikes and 5 tags (4 blues and a stripe) Therapy tagged a blue each...

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The Club Marine Broken Bay Invitational Tournament 2017

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

After the original tournament dates had to be postponed due to and east coast low that whipped up enormous seas this year’s Club Marine Broken Bay Invitational Tournament got underway on the...

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Aussie swording

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Report from Bluewater Mag editor Tim Simpson back from a successful swordfish trip to Tassie. Tim and wife Trish were in north-eastern Tasmania last week, fishing off St Helens with Josh and Chloe...

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SEQ delivering again

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Blacks and blues over the last few days off the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coasts for crews lucky enough to be able to fish mid-week. Tuesday on the Sunshine Coast, Lachland Tuckwell reported a 1-1-1...

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Exmouth Masters & Gamex Tourneys

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

The Masters Tournament was created by the Exmouth Game Fishing Club for anglers over 50 to target billfish and other pelagic species off Exmouth. This year it was extra interesting with four junior...

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Aussies swords and slams

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Capt. Daniel Klein’s team on Entourage joined the swordfish club over the weekend off Eden with two fish in two days of fishing.  Dan had the dream team on board with Brett Cornish on the rod...

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Gold Coast delivering again

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Some more good fishing off the Gold Coast this weekend with Lorraine on Capt. Bobby Jones’ Merlin releasing 4 from 5 blues on Saturday in the 300 to 45o lbs with Capt. Ross McCubbin and Capt...

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More Gold Coast good number

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Jesse Hill tells me he thinks he’s paying dues for his good fishing as he watched two boats release 4 blue marlin a piece on Tuesday without a single release himself. Though he (Jesse) was...

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May Day long weekend

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

In Queensland, yet another long weekend was sent off in style on the Gold Coast yesterday by Mat Stehmann fishing on the board Oceaneer who went 4 from 10 with Brandon Matthews tagging all 4 fish...

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Abel Tasman II

Abel Tasman III

Abel Tasman III is a luxury 75ft Salthouse motor sailor mothership…



Adventum

Adventum

Brand new 2018 launched 47 foot O’Brien Boat with Capt. Darren Haydon…



Reel Chase

Amokura

With Captain Brett Goetze at the helm of the Port Douglas based vessel…



Hard Core Gamefishing

Askari

The 55 foot is one of the latest from the Assegai Stable and run by Captain Corey Hard…



Atlantic Princess

Atlantic Princess

An exemplary motor yacht that delivers classic and luxurious vacations…



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Aukai

Australian Sport Fishing’s Capt Brent James & his fantastic crew onboard the 65 Precision…



Australian Fishing Expeditions

Australian Fishing Expeditions

Organising charters on the Great Barrier Reef for over 20 years…



Beluga

Beluga

From a leisure day out on the Great Barrier Reef, the possibilities are endless…



Big Fish Down Under

Big Fish Down Under

Capt. Dan McCarthy aboard the 47″ Moana III based in Cairns…



Black Ops

Black Ops

36 foot Black Watch skippered out of Cairns by Capt. Jason Legg…



Blue Lightning

Blue Lightning

Fishing the Abrolhos & Montebello Islands, WA with Capt. Chad Mills…



Ross Finlayson Marlin Charters

Bounty Hunter

Captain Ross Finlayson fishing the 43 O’Brien out of Cairns…



Topnotch Charters

Brilliant Company

Run by husband & wife team Russell + Marlene Hicks…



Marlin Fishing Australia

Calypso

Is a 47 foot purpose built O’Brien Boat skippered by Captain Tim Dean…



Cairns Black Marlin Charters

Hellraiser 2

A 43′ O’Brien game boat specifically built for extended charters on the Great Barrier Reef.…



Iona Game Fishing

Iona II

Captain Adam Jordan is at the helm of the 50 foot Custom-built Dick Ward Sportfisher…



Kalira Charters

Kalira

A Maritimo 500, launched in 2009 with Captain Ashley Wallis at the helm…



KEKOA Cairns Black Marlin Fishing

Kekoa

Capt. Luke Fallon is at the wheel of the 56ft O’Brien in Cairns & Fraser Island…



Levante

Levante

Based in Port Douglas and sistership of the new Zulu is a 44ft Assegai…



Mustique

Mustique

The 110ft mothership explores the most beautiful and remote locations on earth…



Saltaire Charters

Saltaire

Based in Port Douglas, Saltaire is skippered by Capt. Damien Colette …



Sea Fever Sport Fishing

Sea Fever (Reel Easy)

40ft O’Brien fishing Whitsundays to Lizard Island…



Tradition Charters

Tradition

Captain Tim Richardson run his Dick Ward built 49 foot Tradition…



Australian Game Fishing

Wild Turkey

Australian Sport Fishing Charters, providing extraordinary fishing adventures…



Zulu Game Fishing

Zulu

Captain Casey Dent is at the helm of the brand new 54 Assegai Zulu…


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