Four minutes of setup in the rigging area is the difference between a smooth launch and being the bloke everyone on the ramp is quietly muttering about.
Salt water, engine vibration and a rail that was never designed for a dish. Here is how to mount and power a Starlink Mini properly on a boat.
You can have the best spot on the river and still be invisible, cold and out of battery by 10pm. Here's how to set a tinny up for a proper night session.
Spring is when big King George whiting move into the shallows — here is how to rig up, what to bait with, and when to be on the water for the best bite.
The first launch of spring should be the best one, not the one where you discover what winter did to your boat. A two-hour pre-season check covers engine, trailer and 12V.
Deep-dropping for blue-eye or gemfish is a winter staple, but should you go electric or stay manual? The honest 2026 guide to offshore reels, power draw, and gear setups.
A seized bearing at 100km/h is not an inconvenience, it is a wreck. Winter is the time to service the most neglected part of your boating setup.
The tuna are calling. Learn how to harden your boat's 12V system, audit your rigging, and stay safe in the Southern Ocean for the 2026 winter bluefin run.
Struggling to choose between side-scan, down-scan and traditional sonar? Our 2026 buyer's guide breaks down the technology to help you find more fish in Australian estuaries and bays.
Tackling salt spray, constant hull vibration, and electrolysis requires a rugged approach. Here is how to wire your open tinny for 12V electrical safety.
Cold water, empty beaches and rod tips bent over in the dark. The honest gear and rig guide to chasing tailor, salmon and mulloway from May to August.
Knowing where the fish are isn't luck. Here's how to wire and mount a GPS sounder on a tinny so you can read the bottom, stay on the bite and find the way home.
When the water cools and the wind drops, autumn turns Aussie estuaries into kayak fishing paradise. Here's the species, tackle and rigging loadout we paddle out with from May.
Skin-on snapper straight off the coals, lemon charred until it turns sweet, and a slaw that does the heavy lifting. Twenty minutes and one bowl to wash.
Asparagus is at its best right now and a flat hotplate does it justice. Twenty minutes, one plate to wash, and lunch sorted before the light goes.
One burner, one pot, and a smoky chorizo rice that beats most things you cook at home. This is the dinner that earns a permanent spot in the camp box.
Sweet, sticky and on the table in fifteen minutes flat — the camp stove dinner that makes a packet pasta night feel like a waste of a good sunset.
