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Wind Knots And Spinning Reels

Feb 28, 2024 | fishingworld.com.au | David Green |Kevin Savvas |Greg Finney |Sami Omari

TWISTS and tangles are an exceptionally frustrating occurrence when fishing and one of the most frustrating of these is a wind knot. Wind knots are synonymous with spin tackle and braided line and with this combo being the most popular amongst anglers, almost every fisher at some stage will experience that dreaded tangled wind knot annoyance when casting. Wind knots should really be called casting knots as they are formed by inconsistency in line speed coming off the reel whilst casting.
Wild wahoo - Fishing World Australia

Feb 28, 2024 | fishingworld.com.au | Kevin Savvas |David Green |Greg Finney |Ben Caddaye

WAHOO have always been one of my favourite species of fish to catch. In most areas they aren’t all that common, and off the Gold Coast where I live they turn up in erratic numbers each year. Some seasons we see plenty, but more generally we catch maybe half a dozen as by-catch when chasing billfish with lures. There are specific ways to target wahoo at certain times of the year and the following article will explain some of those methods in detail.
Finding Fish - Fishing World Australia

Jul 26, 2023 | fishingworld.com.au | Patrick Linehan |Chris Cleaver |Mick Fletoridis |Kevin Savvas

OVER many years of fishing I’ve discovered that the secret to consistent catches of just about any species usually comes down to one thing. The best tackle? A well organised boat? The best lures money can buy? Good braid and leader? Time on the water? No, no, no and no again. You can spend all the time on the water you like with the best gear and sharpest hooks but you’ll catch very little unless you actually find the fish to start with.
Big winter snapper

Jun 29, 2023 | fishingworld.com.au | Mick Fletoridis |Kevin Savvas |Dave Rae |Mark Frendin

I WATCHED the rhythmic sway of the rods in the holders over a lazy glass-like ocean. A message on the phone broke the ambience and I looked away to check it. However the unmistakable sound of creaking graphite and braid sizzling through the guides quickly had me scrambling to wrestle a bent rod from its holder with a serious fish connected to the other end. These early moments of a battle with a big red will keep you coming back time and again.
Fishing the wash

Jun 29, 2023 | fishingworld.com.au | Kevin Savvas |Dave Rae |Mark Frendin |Jamie Crawford

One of my earliest memories involves rock fishing at Malua Bay on the NSW south coast with my grandfather. As a six or seven year old I was catching silver bream (sweep) on a kids’ fibreglass rod and red plastic sidecast reel. It was an exciting experience for a youngster and many years later I still remember being fascinated by the soapy water those fish came from.
Big winter bream

Jun 21, 2023 | fishingworld.com.au | Dave Rae |Jamie Crawford |Kevin Savvas

I LOVE chasing bream in winter. While most pundits will tell you there’s nothing better than seeing cicada-obsessed bream slurp a lure off the surface, I get the same feeling when I detect that subtle bite that only comes when your fishing super-slow presentations in super-deep water. Over the past few winters we’ve had the opportunity to crack a pattern in my local river which has yielded some of the best bags of bream I’ve seen in decades.
Fishing knot basics

Jun 15, 2023 | fishingworld.com.au | Jamie Crawford |Scott Thomas |Kevin Savvas |Ben Caddaye

ALL fishos use knots. They link your line to the reel, line to trace and trace to terminals. We use them on anchor lines, tents and tarps. Some get by with just one or two favourites while others use a wider range of lashings. We have all had a knot failure at some stage. Sometimes it’s on a snag or while casting but the worst are when you are fighting a fish. Recently I was at Lake Awoonga. The day bite was slow, so we went into night mode.