True Blue Aussie Family Fishing Board Game
Starlo Fishing Forever Australia on TV
Fishing With Soft Plastic Lures
Fishing With Soft Plastic Lure, STRAIGHT & SLOW
This time round, I’m continuing my series of tips on increasing your
success rates when fishing with soft plastic lures. Here are the
second two of my “10 Commandments” for effective soft plastic fishing:
3. RIG ’EM STRAIGHT!:
One area that brings more novice
soft plastic fishers undone than any other is the rigging of the
plastic tail on the jig head or hook. While it’s simple enough, this
part of the equation is all too easy to get wrong, and small errors
can translate into dramatically reduced catch rates! The biggest
secret is simply to take your time, get the tail on the hook nice and
straight, and then quickly test swim the lure beside the bank or boat
before beginning to fish with it. This might add 30 seconds or so to
the process but, trust me, it’s time well spent!
4. FISH ’EM SLOW!:
Nearly everyone (me included!) still
fishes their soft plastics a little too quickly at times. Remember,
these are very realistic, life-like lures. They have action, scent,
texture and taste that no hard-bodied lure (and very few natural
baits) can hope to match. So, don’t be afraid to really slow down and
give the fish a good chance to look at (and eat!) your soft lures. As
a basic guideline, start out slow with plastics and, if in doubt, slow
down some more! It’s almost impossible to go too slow.
Next time, two more tips to improve your catch rates when using soft
plastics…
Tight Lines.
STARLO
Starlo’s daughter, Amy, knows how to slowly tweak a soft plastic, and
Fishing Success With Soft Plastics Lures
SUCCESS WITH SOFT PLASTICS
As promised last time, I will be bringing you my tips for fishing
effectively with soft plastic lures over the next couple of
installments. Here are the first of my “10 Commandments” for success
with soft plastics:
1. USE THE RIGHT GEAR:
You’ll get more from your soft
plastics by matching them up with the right tackle. This begins with
responsive, high modulus graphite rods, fitted with lightweight,
low-friction runners and quality hardware. Reels should also be
ultra-smooth, with plenty of bearings for long life and trouble-free
performance. The line used on these modern lure fishing combos is
typically gel-spun polyethylene (either braided or fused GSP), rather
than traditional nylon monofilament. Gel-spun or GSP line has had an
immense impact on soft plastic fishing. Its incredible
strength-for-thickness and ultra-low stretch translate into
dramatically enhanced casting performance and an amazingly high level
of ‘feel” when it comes to detecting bites and setting hooks, not to
mention steering powerful fish away from line-cutting snags!
2.USE THE RIGHT RIG:
Wherever possible, avoid adding
swivels, clips, snaps, rings and other unnecessary items to the line
or leader when using soft plastics. The cleanest, most effective rig
of all is gel-spun main line connected straight to a nylon or
fluorocarbon leader using a sturdy, reliable and thin-profile knot
such as a Double Uni, Albright or Slim Beauty. This leader then
attaches directly to the jig head with either a tight, fully-locked
knot (in light leader material), or a small loop (in heavier
material). What could be easier (or safer) than two good knots between
you and the fish? (You’ll find these knots clearly illustrated in many
knot tying books and also on-line.)
Next time, two more tips to improve your catch rates when using soft
plastics…
Tight Lines.
STARLO
- Snapper are just one of many species you’ll begin catching in good
You can catch as many Snapper as you want with
Starlo fishing game goes to family show
Starlo fishing game goes to family show
The Melbourne 2008 National 4WD show, Fishing Show and Outdoors Expo was once again a great success. This was the fishing board game ‘Starlo Fishing Forever Australia’s’ first show and we’re happy to have had it presented by Ifish star Paul Worsteling on stage.
Many games were given away during his ‘Stumped’ performance, which allows everyday fishos to fire a question at Paul and if he is not able to talk for 3 minutes nonstop on the subject, they win a prize.
Congratulations to all the winners, and we hope those who won the game are now enjoying their fishing every day.
Eric Wagnon
BIG MUMMAS
BIG MUMMAS
Well, it’s big flathead time in our east coast estuaries and over the next couple of months many lucky anglers — visitors and residents alike — will cross paths with sort of “crocodiles” our waters are so justifiably famous for… giant dusky flathead from 70 cm in length up to… Well, who knows?
You’ll hear a lot of loose talk about “metre-plus” flatties, and they certainly do exist, but they are rare creatures! I’ve been fishing for 45 years and I’ve never seen a genuine metre-long “lizard”, although I’ve helped to measure a few that went very, very close, including specimens in the 94 to 97 cm range.
Starlo with a big dusky flathead just prior to its release. This one measured 86 cm
Those fish were absolute beasts and would have weighed in excess of 7 kg (over 15 pounds on the old scale).
One of the greatest things to happen in recreational angling over the past decade has been the widespread acceptance of the importance of these big “brood stock” flathead in the overall scheme of things, and the need to carefully release the “big mummas” that keep our waterways populated with baby flatties. It has been proven that any flattie over 70 cm is definitely a female, and it’s also known that the really big duskies are capable of producing millions of eggs each year! (Dusky flathead don’t seem to change sex, as some fish do, but the females live longer and grow much larger than the males.)
Protecting big dusky flathead is now enshrined in law in QLD, with a “slot size” limit between 40 and 70 cm (meaning flatties under 40 and over 70 cm must be released, by law) and a daily bag limit of five fish per person. Here in NSW the minimum legal length is 36 cm and we are allowed a very generous 10 duskies each per day, but only one of those may be over 70 cm in length.
Personally, I reckon it’s probably time we came in line with the Banana Benders on this one!
Happily, lots of NSW anglers are nowadays voluntarily choosing to release any big flathead they catch, and I would really encourage you to do the same! Fish between about 40 and 55 cm are the best to eat, anyway, and by carefully unhooking and releasing the big mummas, you know there’ll be plenty of those “eaters” in our rivers and lakes for generations to come.
STARLO
Game fishing man gets caught
Game fishing man gets caught
A 51 year old man who killed a protected and endangered grey nurse shark has been fined $2,000.
The department of Primary Industries and Fisheries officers found the 1.7m FEMALE shark in the man’s boat about 15km from Pinnacle Point of Forster, which is an important grey nurse shark site. Fishos are reminded they need to know the rules and regulations within each state or territory in Australia before going fishing.
Anyone who sees a person fishing illegally is asked to call ‘Fishers Watch’. (Modern Fishing Nov. 2008)
The fishing board game ‘Starlo Fishing Forever Australia’ has joined the fight in trying to educate anglers to follow the rules and regulations.
Marc Sibille
How to breed and care all your discus fishes the best way
More manuals over the years have been written about keeping and breeding discus fish then any other exotic fish. This is because they are very popular with pet owners. Discus fish are very sensitive creatures, if you want to keep long lasting discus fish you need to be aware of there preferred living conditions and feeding and breeding habits.
Discus is a native of the calm and warm Amazon River Keeping discus fish requires the pet owner to have the right information about what to expect and what to offer them to make these exotic creatures happy. Discus fish keeps changing their behaviour according to the environmental factors.
Click Here For More Information
They are generally shy but if your planning to keep discus fish you will notice that they become quite aggressive to there own kind this is because of breeding territory protection. In this type of situation only the strong discus will survive and the week get attacked. Its best to keep to keep discus fish in groups of minimum six individuals is considered ideal. By keeping them in groups it will increase confidence in group members and lower the risk of misbehaviour. Keeping discus fish can bring lots of challenges and rewards at the same time too.
Here are some quick tips for you…
Pairing: Discus fish really don’t take well to arrange marriages, the best way to get a pair to gather is to buy a group of young unrelated fish of the same colour type and let them pair up themselves. This might happen from when the fish are half grown, spawning usually occurs when there ¾ of their adult size. The fish will usually remain a pair until the remainder of there lives.
Click Here For More Information
Spawning: Discus will choose a near vertical smooth site, which they clean and then the female will lay any ware from 80-400 eggs and then the male fertilises them. It can take between 50-60 hours for the eggs to hatch and another 36-48 hours until their swimming freely.
Breeding Tank: It’s best to keep the breeding tanks simple and to have a simple air powered filtration, spawning sites (terracotta cones, broad leafed plants or slate) and no substrate. The water needs to be very soft so the eggs can develop properly. The quality of the water needs to be excellent and have a temperature of about 84-88F. Also a suitable tank size is 24×18x18.
Click Here For More Information
Feeding and Conditioning: The parents will need a good and varied diet not just to condition them to spawn, but to provide nutrition when they are feeding their fry. Large water changes, a temperature rise and heavy feeding is often a good spawning trigger.
Fry Rearing: It’s a good idea to give the fry additional feedings of small foods such as (BBS) baby brine shrimp whilst with parents. You will notice after about 3-6 weeks the parents will be exhausted, also the fry will be growing fast it’s a good idea to remove them. This is where lots of tanks and water changes are needed to achieve a decent growth rate. I used to grow circa. 40 fry to just under 2" in a 55G tank, and this required heavy water changing. The discus market is saturated with fish, so it best to grow 20-50 excellent fry than 80 runts. Growth is reasonable, but not spectacular.
So if you’re thinking about breeding discus fish I hope these quick tips have been of some use to you.
Remember it pays to do your research. You can learn everything you need to know at discus fish secrets.
Click Here For More Information
Marc Sibille
Snapper Physical Description by Steve Starlo Starling
What is the Physical Description For The Snapper?
Starlo Fishing Forever Australia is the fishing board game which offers you Starlo’s profound knowledge of Australian fish and how to catch these fish using this fun and educational fishing game.
Here is an example of Starlo’s fishing tips and extra fishing information. This will allow you to correctly identify these fish in Australia.
This is for the SNAPPER.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
The snapper’s pink to red base colouration, covered in small, iridescent blue spots, is characteristic, although the intensity of both the base colour and the spots varies greatly from one area to another, and even between individuals from the same region.
Throughout much of their range, larger snapper (especially big males) often develop a distinct lump or bump atop their steep foreheads, as well as on their upper jaws.
These lumps can appear quite grotesque in extreme examples.
In certain areas (especially around New Zealand), even some very large snapper do not develop obvious humps and bumps, retaining the same general body shape as juveniles.
Eric Wagnon
http://www.starlofishingforeveraustralia.com
Snapper Maximum Size by Steve Starling
What’s the Maximum Size for the Snapper?
Starlo Fishing Forever Australia is the fishing board game which offers you Starlo’s profound knowledge of Australian fish and how to catch these fish using this fun and educational fishing game.
Here is an example of Starlo’s fishing tips and extra fishing information.
This will allow you to know what size you can expect when fishing for these fish in Australia.
This is for the SNAPPER.
MAXIMUM SIZE:
Up 1.2 m in length and weights of at least 20 kg, in very rare instances.
More commonly up to about 6 or 8 kg.
Juveniles (up to 1.5 kg) are common in many southern estuaries.
Eric Wagnon
http://www.starlofishingforeveraustralia.com
