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Start your own battle - Learn to fish

by Penn Fishing 16 Apr 2022 13:38 HKT
Start your own battle - Learn to fish © Penn Fishing

Blue water, big fish and screaming reels! Fishing offshore is exciting, and here in Australia we have some world class fishing opportunities right at our doorstep.

Depending on your location, some of the best fishing grounds are within reach to anyone with a smaller boat or at times, a kayak!

Live baiting for Kingfish

Think you're ready to battle one of the hardest fighting fish in the ocean, but don't know what you need or where to start? Come for a run with Michael Guest and drop some livebaits to some hungry kingfish. Guesty explains everything you need to know to start your own battle against your local kingfish population.

Bait fishing for snapper

Targeting snapper is a style of fishing that's accessible to just about anyone with a boat, or even a kayak. Through the cooler months, but not limited to, snapper sneak around on the inshore reefs and headlands in search of a feed and become quite aggressive towards your offerings. There are many ways to target snapper, but one of the most effective is a bit of 'old fashioned' bait fishing. In this clip, Michael Guest explains everything you need to know to be able to start your own battle.

Snapper on soft plastics

Keen to hang up the bait hooks and start catching snapper on soft plastics? A fantastic sport fish for the light tackle angler, a real addiction is often formed once you set the hooks on a big angry red that's just slammed your lure mid water moments after you've made your cast. See what snapper on plastics is all about and get geared up for battle as Michael Guest explains all you need to know to get started.

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